Here is a brief family tree of the Pomaville line from Linwood, MI (from my grandfather to Henri). My uncle Fr. Ray Pomaville (Lawrence’s son) put together a family history some time ago-with info back to #4- but this name is where the info starts getting fuzzy. The info from #1 to #4 is from Denise Pomaville’s research.
I bought a book on the descendants of Henri Brault Dit Pomainville from Robert Brault in Canada a few years ago, but it didn’t go down to the Pomavilles in Michigan. He doesn’t have a link between #3 & #4. He has #3 listed with more children- 2 named for their father- but both died.
I’d love to find more info on #4 .Jean Baptiste Joseph Brault Dit Pominville. I have a note on him from my uncle’s book with the name spelled John Baptist Brault Dit Pominville: born 1730, buried Sept. 14, 1778 in Assumption Church, Sandwich MI. I couldn’t find a town by that name on the internet- but there is an Assumption Church, Sandwich, Essex, Ontario. There may be a death record there. If anyone has info on him- I’d love to see it posted.
Current Information:
1.Henri Brault Dit Pomainville: born 1635? (in Balon, Rochefort, LaRochell, Aunis, France?) Wife: Claude Dit LaFontaine DeCheurenville. Children: Jacques, Georges, Etienne, Jean-Baptiste, Joseph, Anne, Henri, Marie-Agnes, Louise Bro, Pierre, Genevieve-Elizabeth, Charles, Marie, Jen-Francois, Marguerite.
2.Georges Brault Dit Pomainville: born 1668? in Quebec. Wife: Barbe Brunet. Seven children: Nicolas, Francois, Jean-Baptiste, Anonyme, Marie-Josephite, Francoise-Angelique, Georges
3.Jean Baptiste Brault Dit Pomainville born 1699 in Quebec. Wife: Marie Canon. Eight children: Vital, Marie-Amable, Francoise, Marie-Michelle, Jean Baptiste, Jean Baptiste Joseph, Felicite, Marie-Josephte
4.Jean Baptiste Joseph Brault Dit Pominville born 1730-?, Quebec. Wife: Marie Veronique Bourdeau. Two children: Joseph, Louis.
5.Joseph Brault Dit Pominville born 1756-1796, Detroit. Wife: Louisa Chauvin. Six children: Elizabeth, Mary, Louisa, Julia, Joseph, Emerance,Teresa
6.Joseph Pominville 1791-1859 (b. Detroit d. Mt. Clemens, MI). Wife: Susanne Rivard. Six children: Joseph, Susanne, Charles, Maxime, Richard, Mary
7.Richard Pomaville 1829-1891, L’anse Creuse, MI. Wife: Amanda Moore. Five children: Richard, Angelica, Frances, Amanda, Daniel
8.Richard Pomaville 1853-1920, Mt Clemens. Wife: Louisa Bazinet. Nine or ten children: (Amanda-?), Jenny, Cephres, Joseph, Elizabeth, Noah, William, Victoria, Lawrence, Florence
9.Lawrence Pomaville 1895-1980 (b. Mt Clemens, MI, d. Linwood, MI) Wife: Delia Seymour. Seven children: Vivian, Lawrence David, Christine, Ramon, Noel, James, Thomas
Records of early Pomavilles in Michigan:
http://www.habitant.org/fchsm/ Look for Joseph Brault dit Pomainville under THE CADILLAC CONVOY. 1701- it would be too early for the Joseph listed as #5 on my list. Henri did have a son named Joseph Brault Pominville- he may have been about the right age to be this guy. Maybe a few brothers came to join him in Detroit?
http://www3.telus.net/public/dgarneau/metis12.htm 1745:
1. Marrage and a birth of child: Therese Paul.Pierre & Pierre Brault dit Pominville. Father: Etienne, son of Henri.
2. May 19: death-Joseph Brault dit Pominville died May 19, 1745. Father: Jean-Baptiste, son of Henri.
Look under 1784: birth record: #5 Joseph & Louise have child.