My immediate family and genealogy

Below, you will find photos of my family and our four grand children  born on October 31 (Madeleine Bélanger) and November 2 2002 (Tristan McMillan). Later in 2006 were added Nyah McMillan born June 21 2006 and Nicole Belanger born November 7 of the same year. I also added an album of old photos some dating back to the 1890's. If you are a descendant of David Larocque married to Philomène Chevrier, their children, or Alexis Robillard and Charlotte Monptit and their children this album is for you. You may want to copy these photos and possibly had them printed out. The thumbnail picture can be enlarged. You will find the family tree of David Larocque, Philomène Chevrier, Alexis Robillard and Charlotte Monpetit. Click here to go to this album or click the image at the top. The caption is in French but I am sure you will make it out.  E-mail me if you have any questions. To view my complete genealogy all the way to my ancestors in France click here

Philomène Chevrier & David Larocque Click here for a write-up about this family	Alexis Robillard & Charlotte Monpetit

My grand-parents Larocque

Joseph Larocque and Emma Robillard  at their 50th wedding anniversary.

Picture taken in St-Lazare (Vaudreuil)  at the 50th wedding anniversary of my grand-parents. At the back from left to right, a sister of Emma Robillard, aunt Aubéline, aunt Élisabeth, my great father Joseph Larocque, my grand-mother Emma Robillard, aunt Blanche, Mr. Alfred Mercure and his wife Albertine Robillard (sister of Emma) Mr. Louis Augustin (husband of aunt Florence). First row Marcel Larivière (son of aunt Annie), aunt Alice, uncle Georges and his wife Maria Lacroix with their youngest son Georges-Émile sitting in front of them, aunt Florence, my father Henri, and aunt Annie. Uncle Arthur is missing. I suspect he was taking the photo.

Picture taken in St-Lazare during the summer of 1915. Starting from the back, left to right. Aunt Blanche, My grand-father Joseph Larocque, aunt Élisabeth, uncle Émile. In front my father Henri ( 7 year old) uncle Georges on the foreground, and aunt Florence (12 years old)

Georges Larocque was born December 1 1889 in St-Lazare. He married Maria Lacroix October 26 1915. Maria is the daughter of Adelard Lacroix (Jean-Baptiste & Adelaide Monpetit) and Cordelia Cool (Emile Cool and Adeline Turnboon). Their were married at St-Edouard Church in Montreal.
His first job was with Bell Canada as a lineman. After he got married he bought a half cleared plot of land near Foster in the Easter Townships.  Georges wasn't effraid of work and assisted of his wife Maria who had just as much energy coupled with a good mind helps him. They worked hard on that farm and had the help of their 7 children who again had inherited a good work habbit. During the summer Georges slaughter animals  and Maria with some of her children sells the meat to the surrounding villager around lake Brome; clients were many and were comming back for more. Later in life Georges and Maria helped their children in their multiple entreprises, Maurice and Georges-Emile in the hotel business, Germain with a transport company, Marcel had an appiary in Alberta, Georgette and her husband had a flourishing super market in Knowlton. It is with great admiration that I observed both Georges and Maria with their activities even later in life. Aunt Maria appeared to be immuned agains fatigue and I remember her helping in the kitchen Hotel in Sherbrooke.  Aunt Maria died in 1970 and Georges remarried Eva Goulet in St-Albert Alberta and were resident of retirement home in Morinville. He died in September 1977 a few days after my father, Georges being the oldest and my father the youngest of the family.

Children
Gerard,married Marguerite Léonard in Montréal on May 13th 1940.
Marcel,married Exilda Fournier in St-Albert Alberta on September 15th 1951.
Georgette, married Andre Beaudry in Cowansville Qc on February 23rd 1946.
Maurice, married Daisy McKelvey in Waterloo Qc. on may 25th 1947.
Germain, married Denise Ranger in Bedford on Jan 1949. Germain died of a hunting accident.
Germaine, married Claude Blanchard in Waterloo, Qc on April 19 1952.
Georges-Emile, married Elisabeth Riel in Cowansville on September 25th 1956.

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Annie (Marie-Anne) Larocquewas born on Dec 28 1890 in St-Lazare.She married Leopold Lariviere. They first lived in Syracuse New-York. She separated from Leopold Lariviere and moved to Burlington Vermont. She never remarried.
Children
Marcel Lariviere
 
 

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Arthur Larocquewas born on October 4th 1892 in St-Lazare. He leaves home at age 12. His first job was seeling Singer sewing machine. Afterward he became a salesman for the Khroeler Furniture and rose in the company. He met his wife Anne-Marie Desroches while selling a living room furniture. They were married on 11 novembre 1926 in Montreal (Ste-Cécile)
During the depression, he hae to find a job in Quebec north-west (Abitibi).There he became the manager of the telephone company. Among other thing he is the urbanist for the town of Val d'Or. A self-made man and autodidact, he learned english from Berlitz records. On a tip from gold prospectors in Abitibi, he invest all he has in penny stock and became weathy. He also helped to pay the for the education of some of his relative, the children of his brother Emile killed during a construction accident and for my father. He bought a domaine on Isle Bizard in Montreal suburb where he rose ten children. He died March 3 1965. Children
Louise, married Jean Guerin at Ile Bizard on June 23 1951.
Gabrielle, married Jean-Paul Daoust at Ile Bizard on September 1 1949.
Andre, married Louise Lemieux in Lachine on April 1952.
Helene,married Guy Nolin in Montreal (St-Pascal Baylon) on January 28th 1956.
Pierre, married Lisette Grenier in Shawinigan on June 16th 1958.
Jacqueline,married William Sharwell in Montreal in 1960.
Francois, married Jacqueline Dussault in Versun on September 5th 1959. Widow, he marries Monique Martin in Montreal on March 23rd 1969.
Antoine, married Michelle Arsenault in Montreal (St-Gerard Magellan) on December 17 1960.
Maurice,married Jocelyne Duhamel in Montreal (St-Antoine-Marie Claret) on August 3rd 1963.
Therese, married Gabriel Adam in Montreal on January 19 1966.
Edgard, (Dadou) died at 4 years old.

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Emile Larocquewas born on August 16th 1894 in St-Lazare. He married Yvonne (Eva) Joly in Berthier on January 10th 1916.
he died electrocuted during the construction of the tunnel under the mount Royal in Montreal July 28 1917. He was the father of a young son, Jean-Paul and his young wife Eva was carrying Charles-Emile.
Children
Jean-Paul,married Yolande Nichols in St-Hyacinthe on September 22nd 1945.
Charles-Emile,married Gaetane Piche in Montreal (St-Clement de Viauville)on april 3rd 1954.

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Aubeline Larocque was born on August 19 1897 in St-Lazare.She never married. She became a nurse and became a visiting nurse for the Metropolitain Life. She died on May 5th 1990.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Blanche Larocque was born October 12 1898 in St-Lazare. She was a nun in the congregation of Ste-Anne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Elisabeth Larocquewas born on October 31 1899 in St-Lazare. She became a Grey Nun . She died in August 1996.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Alice Larocquewas born June 9th 1902 in St-Lazare. She married Ernest Monty a Franco American from Massachussets in Montreal in Cathedral Marie Reine du Monde on April 28th 1930. All the children were born in the US.
 
 

 Children;
Louis, Died a few days after his birth.
Jeanne, Single
Alice, married Jean-Paul Diry in Burlington Vt. on December 28 1954.
Monique, Born on May 20th 1941 in Holyoke Massachussetts. She married Charles O'Brien in Burlington Vt on June 16th 1962. She died on March 16th 1997 in Cheektowaga N.Y. They had three children, Terrence, Marc and Kristen.

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Florence Larocque was born on September 13th 1905 in St-Lazare.She married the french industrialist Louis Augustin in St-Denis church in Montreal on November 14th 1936. They had no children. Mr Augustin had two sons from a previous marriage.

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Henri Larocque (my father) was born December 21th 1907 in St-Lazare. His older brother, Arthur, sent him to college in Rigaud and then to Toronto so he could learn English. Arthur sent him to learn the trade of Uphosterer at the Khroeler furniture factory in Stratford, Ontario. Later, he returned to St-Lazare where he cultivated his father farm and started a nursery. After the death of his father, he married Lucile Daoust in Dorion in May 18th 1948. he died on September 20th 1977. Children: Louis,He married Sophia Travlou in Calgary, Alberta on August 17th 1974. Enfant: Louis, Il épouse Sophia Travlou à Calgary, Alberta le 17 août 1974.

Ma mère Lucile Daoust-Larocque née le 19 mai 1910.  She died February 23 2005.

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During 2002 many things appened. First there was the announcement from Marilène and Chris that we were to become Grand-parents. A few weeks later the same news came from Isabelle and her friend Chad McMillan. In May, my mother came to live with us for a while before she was placed in a nursing home. Both our daughter and their spouse acquired homes. Chris and Marilène moved into their new home in July.
In September we went to Greece to visite my wife relatives. During our three weeks trip we stayed a week on the Island of Corfu. We later visited Delphie and Meteora in Central Greece.
In October Isabelle and Chad (McMillan) moved into their new townhouse.
On October 31^st  2002 Marilène and Chris Bélanger became the parents of lovely little girl of 6 pounds 10 ounces that they named Madeleine Sophia Larocque-Bélanger. We became grand-parents for the first time.  On November 2, Isabelle and Chad McMillan became parents of a little boy of 6 pound 12 ounces that they named Tristan. McMillan.  Last year (2006) Isabelle gave birth to a little girl, Nyah McMillan on June 21 (longest day of the year). Marilene also became a mother one more, November 7 of a second dauther, Nicole Bélanger Click here or on the photo below to get to the album
 

From left to right, Chris Belanger, my daughter Marilène, Nicole in front, my wife Sophie, Madeleine,
myself, Nyah (McMillan), my daughter Isabelle, Tristan and Chad Mc Millan.

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