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Metis Paquettes

Posted: 1 Jul 2000 6:03PM GMT
Edited: 10 Jul 2001 6:13PM GMT
Hello,

I see from some of the messages already posted
that several of us are looking for Native American/
boriginal people in our Paquette lines. I am looking
for them too.

I know that there is a family of Paquettes whose
ancestor, Exerine DuBois, was the daughter of a
Mohawk Chief. I believe her husband's name was
Benjamin Paquette but I'd have to look it up.

Many people in this family moved west and ended up
in the Red River area. Others stayed behind. I
have been unable to find my gggrandmother in this
family but she did name one of her daughters
Exerine so I think I'm getting warm.

My gggrandmother was born in New York State in the
1830s. Her name was Catherine Paquette. I know that
many families fled Quebec in the late 1830s after the
Rebellion.

About two years ago, I found a reference for a family
of Paquettes at the Registrie de Hurons at St. Lorette
in Quebec. They were not mine so I didn't follow up
Some of you who are looking for NA/A lines might want
to try there.

In the meantime, I am going to Oswego and Ogdenburg in two
weeks and will visit the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation there.
If I turn up anything interesting about Paquettes, who wants
to know?

Good Medicine,
Mary

Mary, I want to know...

Posted: 12 Jul 2000 11:42AM GMT
Edited: 9 Jan 2005 4:21PM GMT
Hi Mary: It would be so interesting to know, as it seems Exerine is my ggrandmother, and I know both of us have been seeing this thread appear. Good luck on your journey and email me at buckndoe@look.ca. Doris

Paquette-Native Amer connection

Pam Captain (View posts)
Posted: 14 Jul 2000 1:53PM GMT
Hi Mary, going on ancestor search myself, last of July. My cousin and I will be in Malone, NY and in Montreal to hunt for data on other family surnames: Lauzon, Joyal, Lecuyer, McLeod. am interested in what you find. Our Paquettes had native amer ancestors but all we know is that our great grandfather, Alfred Paquette, was from the Saginaw, Michigan area, married Marie (Mary) Pamela Lecuyer in Montreal in 1979(?).
They lived mostly in Montreal and had 9 children. Mary Pamela Paquette is our grandmother. My cousin's name is Maria Joyal. My name is Mary Pamela Captain. An help appreciated.

Michigan

Posted: 19 Jul 2000 5:43PM GMT
Edited: 10 Jul 2001 6:13PM GMT
Hello Pam,

I learned a great deal about my family on the
trip but not much about the Paquet connection.
I do know some history about Metis (Mixed Blood)
migration to New England, New York, and Michigan
though.

Many people left Quebec circa 1838-39 after the
Rebellion there. Some went to the places mentioned
above and others went farther west to the Dakotas
and the Red River area.

I do know that Madonna's grandmother was decended
from the same family as my ggrandmother which was
L'Angelier. I think her L'Angelier relative was a
woman who married a Fortin. I have those lines and
they were from Bay City, Michigan and were Metis.

I have seven generations of Paquettes that were mixed
with Mohawk and many of them went west - most to Red
River but some may have stayed in Michigan. What are
your Paquet names? Maybe I have them in my charts.

Tansi,
Mary

Michigan Paquettes

Pam Captain (View posts)
Posted: 20 Jul 2000 7:00AM GMT
Mary...Thanks for the reply. I'm leaving for my trip tomorrow night and sometime next week I'll be able to come up with some first names. All I know now are Louis and Peter, brothers of my grandmother, but I know there were seven to nine children. Will send more information then.

Thanks, again....Pam

Michigan Paquette's

Kap Paquette (View posts)
Posted: 21 Jul 2000 5:42AM GMT
Pam,

When you get a chance visit the Paquette Family Tree posted by myself, i.e., Kap Paquette. I think we have a Peter and Louis in our background, also from Adrian, Michigan after which most of them show up in the Detroit City Directories in the late 1800's. They were sons of William and Ann/Anna Paquette.

Kap Paquette

Please let me know too!

Darlene Paquette (View posts)
Posted: 12 Aug 2000 9:11PM GMT
Hello Mary,

I have heard of a possible connection to Native Indians, but I was told by some that it was just a rumour. I have just recently been on this site and was surprised to find this such an avid topic. So yes any information you were able to get would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Darlene B Paquette

Native and Metis Paquettes

Posted: 13 Aug 2000 8:07AM GMT
Edited: 10 Jul 2001 6:13PM GMT
Hello Darlene,

It appears that my Paquettes were definitely
Metis (Mixed Blood) and lived in and around
communities of other Metis families. The route
my relatives took was from Quebec to Ogdensburg,
NY, then to Oswego and a couple of tiny villages
around there, and finally to Rochester. My ggrand-
mother died in Rochester but her youngest daughter
remained there and I assume she eventually married
and had children although I haven't gotten that
far yet.

The strongest Native/Aboriginal link I've found so
far has been the marriage of a Benjamin Paquette to
Exerine DuBois, the daughter of a Mohawk Chief. That
family eventually moved to the Metis settlements in
western Canada like Red River but there are some
of their descendants unaccounted for who may have
stopped in other places along the way - Michigan,
Minnesota, Montana?

Where did your Paquettes live?

Best regards, Mary

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Darlene Paquette (View posts)
Posted: 15 Aug 2000 8:56PM GMT
Hello Mary,

I am the only Paquette since my father died. I'm trying to aquire information on his history. Your information was interesting, thanks.

Darlene

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Darlene Paquette (View posts)
Posted: 15 Aug 2000 8:56PM GMT
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