Denis


					Denis Family History





			Quatrin Boucher m. Jeanne Denis in St. Etienne, Chaix, dioc. Maillezais, Poitou, France. Their son Jean Boucher m. Marie Madeleine Pare on Nov 12, 1678 in Ste. Anne, Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec. My line of descent moves with their daughter Elisabeth as shown below. The name Boucher is a rather famous one in Quebec. The area of Boucherville (which many of my lines descend from) was named for Pierre Boucher, who was born in Mortagne, Perche, France, which is in the area known today as Normandy. Pierre came to Canada in 1635 with his parents, Gaspard and Nicole (Lemaire) Boucher and his sisters Marie, Marguerite, and Madeleine (born at sea). When he was young, Pierre traveled extensively with Jesuit missionaries throughout New France and learned the native languages of Huron, Algonquin, Montagnais, and Iroquois. He was very well respected, having many responsibilities, including often acting as an interpreter. At age 22, he settled in the city of Trois-Rivieres, later becoming Governor of that same city.in 1653. He founded Boucherville after resigning as Governor in 1667. He died April 19, 1717 at the age of 95. He married twice in his life: first to a Huron native named Marie Ouebadinskoue but had no children with her, second to Jeanne Crevier in 1652 and the couple had 15 children. I do not know at this point whether or not Pierre and Quatrin Boucher were related, but the families were from the same area of Quebec, so it is possible. Quatrin Boucher's descendents, in the form of the LaRoche family, came to the US just before the 1870 census of ND. They were among the first families of a settlement named Oakwood, about 1 mile east of Grafton, ND. It still exists today, though it is a very small town, and the church (still in use) can be seen from the highway on the right hand side as you are traveling west towards Grafton from I-29. The settlement was mostly French Catholic, with a few Irish Catholic families attending church there in the first few years. Among the first settlers was Stanislaus LaRoche (brother to Pierre Laroche listed below), who is said to have walked to Oakwood from the train station in Grand Forks to join other members of his family. Having lived in the area, I wonder how long it took him to find Oakwood in the miles and miles of prairie, with not much to offer in the way of landmarks. Oakwood is about 70 miles north of Grand Forks. I also find myself wondering just how long it took him. Decendents of Quatrin Boucher and Jeanne Denis m. St. Etienne, Chaix, dioc. Maillezais, Poitou, France Jean Boucher m. Marie Madeleine Pare Nov 12, 1678 in Ste. Anne, Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec Elisabeth Boucher m. Jean Baptiste Lagarenne/Chenay July 8, 1703 in Ste. Anne, Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec Etienne Dumas m. Felicite Chenay/Chesnay Nov 1, 1731 in St. Antoine, Tilly, Lotbiniere Cty, Quebec Etienne Dumas m. Marie Anne Josette Piedalue Oct 8, 1764 in Chambly, Quebec Anne Marie Dumas m. Henry Schreibert (of Hessia) Nov 4, 1780 - married by notaire Bourassa Marie Dorothee Schreibert m. Pierre Laroche St. Remi, Quebec Canada Phebee Esther Laroche m. Moyse/Moise Vary Feb 2, 1858 in Ste. Isidore, Laprairie, Quebec Joseph Philias Vary m. Mary Poole April 23, 1883 in Oakwood, Walsh Cty, ND Mary Lily (Lillian Josephine) Vary m. Arthur Nicolai Nelson Nov 25, 1919 in Stephen Catholic Church, Marshall Cty, MN Marian Thelma Nelson m. George John Gryskiewicz Oct 29, 1946 in Stephen Catholic Church, Marshall Cty, MN

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