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A. A ('A'MT'f V t^iArr'VK/rvir:;. A A/fp'RTr A\f l A ./ .Y.f.vJ. .i; J J. A .v\..y J.Vj.^■ „> Jr ..v.j. v> A VOT T TM'P 7- V' V,v J 4 ,.Jl /••»* fl - iV"N TC‘"\7 'raTfri t: 'Vf TAXTATAIA t? / Y~<\'v'? rv? A *i> i, J,. .UJ/lViJ// A. 1 i.jA < A A A A v i; w;r\ v V ./ ; \ J; VV ' A J J ;x\r J .!V 1 , A v v ' V ■: ■! i: j j\l Ancestry of Michel Foisy 5 Jacques Lussier Lois Ledoux Pierre Charon Martin Foisy 1 (1646-1713) (1628-1708) (1672-1737) (ca. 1643-1729) = Catherine Clerice = Marie Valiquet = Marie Robin = Madeleine Beaudoin (1653- ) (1662- ) (1679- ) (1662-1703) Antoine2 Foisy = Marie Jeanne Lussier Pierre Ledoux = Madeleine Charon (1681-1760) (1692-1749) (1695- ) (1701-1762) Joseph-Marie Foisy = Marie-Marthe Ledoux 3 (1724-1792) (1728-1815) Antoine Foisy = 4 (1754-1831) Michel Foisy 5 (ca. 1782- ) Paul Desmarets Pierre Fontaine Francois Brousson Andre Langlois (1656- ) (1662- ) (1666-1740) (1675-1751) = Marie Tetro = Marguerite = M-Jean Colet = Francoise (1664- ) (1673-1713) Anthiaume Bissonnett (1659-1699) (1680- ) Paul Desmarets = Marguerite Fontaine Pierre Brousson = Josephette Langlois (1687-1739) (1698- ) (1696-1762) (1704-1775) Michel Desmarais = Marie-Josette Brousson ( - ) (1734- ) = JOSEPHTE JOSETTE DESMARAIS (1758- ) A FAMILY BECOMING AMERICAN VOLUME 2: Foisy dit Freniere/ Frenye ar Book Two . A FAMILY BECOMING AMERICAN VOLUME 2: Foisy dit Freniere/ Frenyear Book Two by David Watson Kruger Newbury Street Press Boston, Massachusetts 2012 Published and distributed by Newbury Street Press 101 Newbury Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3007 special publications imprint of the New England Historic Genealogical Society All rights reserved Copyright 2012 David Watson Kruger International Standard Book Number: 978-0-88082-281-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2012941268 No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, re¬ cording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permis¬ sion in writing from the copyright holder, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. Printed in the United States of America TABLE OF CONTENTS Book One TABLE OF CONTENTS vii ILLUSTRATIONS ix FOREWORD xi CONVENTIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED xiii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii INTRODUCTION 1 European Heritage 5 PART I: THE FOISY/FRENYEAR FAMILY Chapter 1: Colonial French and British Canada 7 Migration Within Canada 9 Henryville, Quebec, Canada 9 Papineau Rebellion, 1837-1838 10 Chapter 2: Vermont 13 Franklin County 13 Assimilation 15 Farming in Northern Vermont 16 Shoe Industry 18 Winooski and Burlington 18 Washington County 20 Religion 20 Education 24 Employment 26 Family Life 28 Societies 30 Chapter 3: Onward Migration 31 Fillmore County, Minnesota 31 Bremer and Black Hawk Counties, Iowa 34 Other Migration 34 A Family Becoming American: Foisy/Frenyear VI PART II: GENEALOGY OF THE FOISY/FRENYEAR FAMILY Chapter 1: First Five Generations in America 37 Chapter 2: Sixth Generation in America 47 Chapter 3: Seventh Generation in America 61 Chapter 4: Eighth Generation in America 123 Chapter 5: Ninth Generation in America 263 Chapter 6: Tenth Generation in America 465 Book Two TABLE OF CONTENTS xix PART II: GENEALOGY OF THE FOISY/FRENYEAR FAMILY Chapter 7: Eleventh Generation in America 655 Chapter 8: Twelfth Generation in America 789 Chapter 9: Thirteenth Generation in America 813 APPENDIX A: JOURNEY TO ILLINOIS 815 APPENDIX B: MILITARY SERVICE 819 APPENDIX C: LIST OF RESIDENCES 825 APPENDIX D: BIBLIOGRAPHY 941 APPENDIX E: INDEX TO PERSONS 953