Anita E. (Sullivan) Hucksam
Note: Date of birth and death, and place of birth, of ancestors, when known, is in parentheses.
Anita Estelle (Sullivan) Hucksam is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great granddaughter of Claude Mius d'Entremont, Baron de Meuillon (1575-?, France), and of Guyon Turgies (France) and Marie Condot (France), and of Nicholas Motin (France) and Francoise de Vegurges, and of Hector Salazar and Antoinette de Courcelles, and of Antoine Bajolet (1580-?, France) and Jeanne Baudinet (1582-?, France).
She is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great granddaughter of Claude de St. Etienne de la Tour (a Baronet, France, born before 1600), and of Isaac Pesseley (1606-?, France) and Barbe Bajolet (1608-83, France), and of Louis Motin and Marie de Salazar), and of Jacques Amirault and Jeanne Laure, and of Noelle Surette (1653-?, France) and Francoise Coloide (1657-?, France) and of Etienne Pellerin (1646-1722, France) and Jeanne Savoie (1658-1735, Nova Scotia), and of Jacques Helie (1592-?, France) and Francoise deFaucon (1596-?, France).
Anita is the great-great-great-great-great-great granddaughter of Charles Amador de St. Etienne de la Tour (Governor of Acadia (French name for territory that included Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island), 1593-1666, France) and Jeanne Marie Motin (1615-?, France), and of Philippe Mius d'Entremont and Madeleine Helie (1618-1679, France), and of Pierre LeBlanc (Nova Scotia [N.S].) and Marie Babin, and of Jean Pitre and Marie Pesseley, and of Pierre LeBlanc and Marie Babin (N.S.), and of Isidore Belliveau (N.S.) and Ursule Amirault (N.S.), and of Pierre Surette (1679-1749, Prince Edward Island) and Jeanne Pellerin (1688-?, N.S.).
Anita is the great-great-great-great-great granddaughter of Jacques Mius d'Entremont (1654-1736, N.S.) and Anne de la Tour (1661-?, N.S.), and of Pierre Pothier (1704-1783, N.S.) and Marie Doucet (1708-64, N.S.), and of Francois Amirault (1644-1708, France) and Marie Pitre (1666-?, N.S.), and of Joseph LeBlanc (N.S.) and Marie Amirault (N.S.), and of Pierre Surette (1709-?, N.S.) and Catherine Brault (1711-?, N.S., and of Jacques Amirault (N.S.) and Margaret Amirault (N.S.)).
Anita is the great-great-great-great granddaughter of Jacques Mius d'Entremont (1702-59, N.S.) and Marguerite Amirault (1704-96, N.S.), and of Dominque Pothier (1732-?, N.S.) and Anne Surette (1733-?, N.S.), and of Joseph LeBlanc (N.S.) and Marguerite Belliveau (N.S.), and of Cyrille Pothier (N.S.) and Rosalie Borque (N.S.), and of Abel Duon (1722-1807, N.S.) and Anne d'Entremont (N.S.), and of Ange Amirault (N.S.) and Natalie Belliveau (N.S.), and of Joseph d'Entremont (N.S.) and Agnes Belliveau (N.S.).
Anita is the great-great-great granddaughter of Joseph LeBlanc and Marie Pothier, and of Benoni d'Entremont (1745-1848, N.S.) and Anne Pothier (1763-?, N.S.), and of Augustin Duon (N.S.) and Natalie Amirault (N.S.), and of Charles Pothier (1758-?, N.S.) and Marguerite d'Entremont (1764-?, N.S.).
She is the great-great granddaughter of Frederic LeBlanc (1790-1888, N.S.) and Anne d'Entremont (1798-1886, N.S.), and of Anselme Pothier (1792-?, N.S.) and Madelein Duon (1797-?, N.S.), and of Mathias McCarthy (Ireland) and Nellie Giblin (Ireland), and William Wanders (Germany) and Wilhelmina Frankhold (Germany).
Anita is the great-granddaughter of Joseph LeBlanc (1817-71, N.S.) and Francoise Pothier (1824-?, N.S.) and of William Wanders (1825-1906, Germany) and Ann McCarthy (1832-99, Ireland) and of Timothy and Joanna Donovan (Ireland) and of Michael and Ellen Sullivan (Ireland).
Anita is the granddaughter of Adelia Wanders (1859-1932, Boston, Mass.) and Louis LeBlanc (1850-?, N.S.) and of Edward Sullivan (1846-?, Ireland) and Mary Donovan (1841-1907, Ireland); and the son of Edward Sullivan (1873-1945, Boston) and Florence LeBlanc (1888-1980, Boston).
Anita is the wife of Robert J. Hucksam; the mother of Barbara Mione and Anita Cichocki; the grandmother of Robert, Bunny, and David Cichocki and Ann, Clare, Lynn, and Christine Mione; and the aunt of William, Rita, Diane, Clint, and Jon Galvin, and Robert, Betty Ann, Joseph, John, Thomas and Steven Sullivan. She is the great-aunt of Tara (Galvin) Weber, David Galvin, Emily, Stacy, and Edouard Sullivan. Anita is the great-great aunt of Ryan Weber.
Anita Estelle Sullivan was born on June 17, 1917, at home on 38 Colonial Avenue in Dorchester, Massachusetts. She was the twin of Wilfred Sullivan. She had two additional siblings: Robert, born in 1915; and Barbara, born in 1923. It is not certain who Anita's godparents, but they were most likely John and Molly LeBlanc, her uncle and aunt.
Anita was called "Nita" by her parents and brothers. She was nicknamed "Nee Nie" by her younger sister Barbara, who had difficulty pronouncing "Anita". She was known by this nickname by her children, grand-children and other relatives.
Anita is the daughter of Florence (LeBlanc) Sullivan, a former school teacher, and Edward Sullivan, a custodian in the Boston schools. On her mother's side, Anita is the grand-daughter of Louis LeBlanc, a carpenter and builder, and Adelia (Wanders) LeBlanc, a housewife. On her father's side, Anita is the grand-daughter of Edward Sullivan, a waiter and porter, and Mary Donovan, a housewife; both were Irish immigrants.
Anita attended the following schools: Roger Walcott (elementary) in Dorchester; Thompson Junior High in Dorchester; and Dorchester High School for Girls, where she graduated in 1935.
Anita formed close friendships with several girls at Dorchester High. These girls formed a social group called the Pegasus Club. (Note: In Greek mythology, Pegasus is a legendary winged-horse who is associated with ideas of poetic inspiration.) The club included Helen Geary, who married Anita's cousin Robert LeBlanc, and Dottie Hunter, who once dated Anita's older brother Robert. Many of the members of the Pegasus Club were Anita's life-long friends.
According to her brother Wilfred, Anita also referred to these friends as the "polyfenians". Anita's exact meaning is unknown, but "poly" is many, and the "fenians" were a secret society of Irish revolutionaries dedicated to overthrowing British rule in Ireland.
As a child, Anita took piano lessons for many years from a Miss Tabor. She also played the french horn and was in the marching band, at least in junior high school.
Anita liked to visit antique shops and flea markets. She enjoyed sewing and refinishing furniture. She also loved reading, especially mystery novels. She was expert at making fudge and frequently sent a delicious batch to appreciative children, grand-children, and even to a nephew or two.
Anita married Robert J. Hucksam on September 11, 1943, at St. Angela's Church in Mattapan. Her maid-of-honor was her sister Barbara. The best man was Robert's brother Harold. The reception was held at the Sullivan family home on West Selden Street in Mattapan. The location of their honeymoon is not known at this time.
Anita and Robert had the following children:
Prior to her marriage, Anita worked at the Gowdy Gum Company in Allston. Gowdy manufactured gum used in baseball cards. After her marriage, she worked for approximately 10 years in Filene's department store in Braintree.
Anita and Robert lived at 6 Wooddale Avenue, Mattapan, from 1945 until 1951. In 1951, only days after the birth of their daughter Barbara, the Hucksams moved into their new home at 76 Winthrop Avenue, Braintree. They lived in this home for the rest of their lives.
Anita and Robert purchased their summer home, known as the "barnhouse" in Milton Mills, New Hampshire in approximately 1960. They spent many summers in Milton Mills and often swam in nearby Lovell Lake. They also vacationed during the winter at Paradise Lakes Campground in Deltona, Florida.
Anita and Robert also enjoyed traveling. In Europe, they visited Ireland, Austria, Germany, and Denmark. Anita took many trips in the United States and Canada with her sister Barbara and her brother-in-law William. Their destinations included Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec (Gaspee Peninsula), and Prince Edward Island in Canada. They also traveled frequently to Booth Bay Harbor and Bar Harbor in Maine.
Anita died on January 29, 2001. Her funeral service was held at Saint Clare Church in Braintree. She is buried at Forest Hills Cemetery in Mattapan. Anita was well-loved by all and is greatly missed by her remaining brother, sister, children, grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.