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Looking for info on Max Breoillette & Family

Looking for info on Max Breoillette & Family

Posted: 30 Oct 2004 5:12PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: BROUILLETTE
I AM SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION ON MAXIME BROUILLETTE, WHO WAS BORN IN QUEBEC, MARRIED ADALAIDE WEBB ABT 1850, MOVED TO WALLA WALLA WASHINGTON THEN MOVED HIS FAMILY TO PINCHER CREEK (CRAWLEY-FRENCHMAN FLATS) ABT 1887. THEY HAD 6 CHILDREN; GEORGE 1861, ANGELINE ADEL 1967, MARY E. 1867, HENRY 1875, JAMES PETER 1875, AND FRED 1887

Re: Looking for info on Max Breoillette & Family

Thelma Hartman (View posts)
Posted: 30 Oct 2004 11:36PM GMT
Classification: Query
here is a reference to him
http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/lh_page.asp?Goto=ljj...

from this site is the following
http://www.crowsnest-highway.ca/cgi-bin/citypage.pl?city=PIN...

Around this nucleus of pioneers other adventurers began to settle, notably the Bell brothers, Donald and Laidlaw, in 1881, the year that Beauvais Lake-based rancher Max Brouilette began shuttling a stage coach between Pincher Creek and Fort Macleod (later extended to Calgary and the tiny community of Coal Banks – now Lethbridge).

In 1883, when Charles Kettles bought the land now partially occupied by the western end of the Town and began branding his cattle “70”, Jas. H. Schofield opened a general store and there-in installed a bureau of the Post Office which his partner, Henry Ernest Hyde, managed. Brouilette formalized his stage coach service as the “Passenger Express Line.”

I would see if you can get any information from this group who helped compile the data for the above site

Pincher Creek & District Historical Society 1037 Bridge Ave. 627-3684


This book might be helpful
BROULETTE, Max; Fort Macleod, Our Colorful Past; Willow Creek

there is a copy at our downtown library - I will see if I can get there soon to see what it says.

Thelma Hartman

Re: Looking for info on Max Breoillette & Family

Thelma Hartman (View posts)
Posted: 30 Oct 2004 11:44PM GMT
Classification: Query
hello again,

from an earlier post on the Rootsweb site is this reference to a burial in Pincher Creek

Maxime BROUILETTE died 4 Apr 1895 age 60 plot B,4.

It was posted by Peter Goutbeck who may be able to provide some more information about the other family members and where they may be buried.

Thelma

Re: Looking for info on Max Breoillette & Family

Arlene Gort (View posts)
Posted: 31 Oct 2004 3:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Brouillette
Thelma
Thank you for your quick response. I spent a few days in Pincher Creek and found reference to Max Brouillette in a number of biographies. I would like to get a copy of the book you mentioned. "Our Colourful Past; Willow creek. I live in Edmonton.

Thanks again for the info.

Re: Looking for info on Max Breoillette & Family

Peter (View posts)
Posted: 31 Oct 2004 3:40PM GMT
Classification: Query
Arlene,
If you live in Edmonton then much of the you seek is available there.

The Master Surname Index (not online) (mostly burials in Alberta cemeteries) of the Alberta Genealogical Society lists various spellings of the name including;

Maxime BROUILLETTE, - 4 Apr 1895 age 60 yrs
and is buried in the Fairview Cemetery at Pincher Creek.

You can visit this AGS library at 10440 - 108 Ave, and search this yourself. The Edmonton Branch
http://agsedm.edmonton.ab.ca

This AGS Library also has information on James Peter and Adelaide BROUELETTE in the book "Alberta Index to Registrations of Births, Marriagers and Deaths 1870 - 1905".

All local history books of Alberta are available at the
Alberta Provincial Archives in Edmonton.
http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/preserving/paa_2002/index.asp

Peter
for the AGS

Re: Looking for info on Max Breoillette & Family

Posted: 6 Nov 2004 9:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 27 Jun 2005 5:38PM GMT
Arlene, I looked up the Breoillette name in some of the references about Pincher Creek that I have and found a short piece in"A History of Pincher Creek Ranches and the People Involved" by Wwilbur Lang. It is not a lot of info but there are other names that might provide a link. Let me know.

Re: Looking for info on Max Breoillette & Family

Arlene Gort (View posts)
Posted: 7 Nov 2004 2:39AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Brouillette
Thx for the lead I will see if the Armouries has a copy. Will let you know if I find further links.

Re: Looking for info on Max Breoillette & Family

dave decapua (View posts)
Posted: 20 Nov 2004 7:33PM GMT
Classification: Query
Max (Maximillion) Brouillette was the son of Pierre Brouillette and Angelique Lussier.

Re: Looking for info on Max Breoillette & Family

Posted: 20 Feb 2014 1:38AM GMT
Classification: Query
I know a bit about Max's son Charles Albert Brouillette who was born in Washington and died in Haines, Alaska. Charles had 3 sons and many of their descendants still live in Haines.
I see this thread is 10 years old so I have no idea if you still need information. Feel free to message me if you still are looking.
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