Regis (Richard) Violette

Regis (Richard) Violette

Male 1856 - 1931  (75 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Regis (Richard) Violette 4 May 1856 Van Buren, ME; 6 May 1856 St Bruno, Van Buren, ME (son of Antoine (Anthony) Violette and Christine Thibodeau); 27 Jul 1931Lewiston, ME.

    Notes:

    DOB, DOD: Lippe pg 50

    Regis Nathalie (Athalie) Cyr 1 Jul 1878St Bruno, Van Buren, ME. Nathalie (daughter of Michel Cyr and Modeste Cyr) Jul 1860 ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    DOM: Genealogies of the Catholic Families of Maine, New Brunswick, and the Province of Quebec

    Children:
    1. Wilfred Violette 11 Aug 1879 Van Buren, ME; 26 Mar 1881Van Buren, ME.
    2. Flavie Agnes Violette 8 Apr 1881 Van Buren, ME; 4 Apr 1954Lewiston, ME.
    3. Athee Hattie Violette 28 Jun 1882 Van Buren, ME; 1 Oct 1958Lewiston, ME.
    4. Louis Edouard Violette 16 Jun 1884 Van Buren, ME; 18 May 1959Lewiston, ME.
    5. Charles Violette 30 Jun 1886 Van Buren, ME; 16 Sep 1954Lewiston, ME.
    6. Edith Violette 27 May 1888 Van Buren, ME; 14 Mar 1945Lewiston, ME.
    7. Christine Modeste Violette 7 Jun 1890 Van Buren, ME; 19 Jun 1924Lewiston, ME.
    8. Euphemie Violette 1 Sep 1891 Van Buren, ME; 23 May 1947Lewiston, ME.
    9. Andre Leonard Violette 22 Jan 1893 Van Buren, ME; 8 Nov 1897Van Buren, ME.
    10. Michel Victor Nelson Violette 8 May 1894 Van Buren, ME; 9 Jan 1967Lewiston, ME.
    11. Severin Alphonse Violette 19 Jan 1896 Van Buren, ME; 19 Jul 1896Van Buren, ME.
    12. Eva Violette 17 Jun 1897 Van Buren, ME; 23 Apr 1898Van Buren, ME.
    13. Regis Violette 7 Apr 1899 Van Buren, ME; 19 May 1899Van Buren, ME.
    14. Oswald Violette 17 May 1900 Van Buren, ME; 7 Jul 1955Lewiston, ME.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Antoine (Anthony) Violette 25 Dec 1824 St. Basile, NB (son of Dominique Violet and Rosalie (Rose) Michaud); 17 Oct 1903Van Buren, ME.

    Notes:

    DOB: Lippe pg 28 & Poitras pg 447
    DOD, DOM: Lippe pg 28

    GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Regis Antoine

    In Lippe pg 50, there is a daughter Marie listed who married Germain F. Desjardins. It has been discovered that this is an error. The Marie Violette who married Firmin Germain Desjardins was the daughter of Alexis Violette & Sophie Gauvin.

    Errata: 47h) delete Marie and move m. information to 63h)

    In Lippe pg 50, there is a daughter Eleonore listed who married Alphonse Violette. The 1870 and 1880 census does not have an Eleonore listed in this family. The Eleonore who married Alphonse Violette is d/o Regis & Marie Louise Martin.

    Errata 47i) delete Eleonore and move m. information to 44d)

    Note: Family Search record collection "Maine Births and Christenings 1739-1900" has an entry for a Losine Violette b. 21 Mar 1865 in Van Buren (same date as Come) and same parents as Come. Gary Levesque checked and the baptism record for Come is a single baptism in the church register and he doesn't have a baptism or death for anyone by Losine at St Bruno. So this record is most likely an error.

    Antoine Christine Thibodeau 22 Sep 1846St. Basile, NB. Christine (daughter of Paul Thibodeau and Marguerite Gagne) 1 Feb 1829 St. Basile, NB; 3 Mar 1829 St. Basile, NB; 19 Nov 1829Van Buren, ME; St Bruno, Van Buren, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Christine Thibodeau 1 Feb 1829 St. Basile, NB; 3 Mar 1829 St. Basile, NB (daughter of Paul Thibodeau and Marguerite Gagne); 19 Nov 1829Van Buren, ME; St Bruno, Van Buren, ME.

    Notes:

    DOB: Poitras pg 436
    DOD: Dubay, S92, F10 age 83.

    GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Christie

    Notes:

    DOM: Genealogies of the Catholic Families of Maine, New Brunswick, and the Province of Quebec & Lippe pg 28 & Poitras pg 2042

    Children:
    1. Alvina (Malvina) Venerande Violette 14 Nov 1848 Van Buren, ME; after 1920Van Buren, ME.
    2. Flavie Violette 22 Feb 1850 Van Buren, ME; before 1860.
    3. Paul Antoine Violette 6 Jun 1851 Van Buren, ME; 17 Jul 1934Van Buren, ME.
    4. Regis Violette Jan 1853 Van Buren, ME; 5 Mar 1853 St Bruno, Van Buren, ME.
    5. Pierre Antoine Violette 11 Sep 1854 Van Buren, ME; 13 Dec 1919Van Buren, ME.
    6. 1. Regis (Richard) Violette 4 May 1856 Van Buren, ME; 6 May 1856 St Bruno, Van Buren, ME; 27 Jul 1931Lewiston, ME.
    7. Francois (Frank) Violette 3 Feb 1858 Van Buren, ME; 13 Feb 1928Van Buren, ME.
    8. Aime Violette 7 Oct 1859 Van Buren, ME; before 1870Van Buren, ME.
    9. Flavie Violette 4 Jun 1861 Van Buren, ME; 21 Jan 1930Edmundston, NB; 23 Jan 1930Cathedrale de I'Immaculee-Conception, Edmundston, NB.
    10. Sophie Violette 12 Mar 1863 Van Buren, ME; 1 Jul 1890Ste. Anne de Madawaska, NB.
    11. Come Violette 21 Mar 1865 Van Buren, ME; 10 Jun 1914Van Buren, ME.
    12. Isaie Violette 25 Sep 1866 Van Buren, ME; 26 Jun 1926Van Buren, ME.
    13. Guillaume Violette 28 Jun 1868 Van Buren, ME.
    14. Zithee (Zite) Violette 3 Jun 1870 Van Buren, ME; 18 Jun 1870 St Bruno, Van Buren, ME; 21 Apr 1905Grand Isle, ME.
    15. Fleurant Violette 4 Dec 1871 Van Buren, ME; 19 Jan 1937Lawrence, MA.
    16. Elzear (Exias) Violette 5 Aug 1873 Van Buren, ME; 20 Sep 1955Montreal, QC.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Dominique Violet about 1777 Kennebecasis, NB (son of Francois Violet and Marie-Luce Thibodeau); 29 Jun 1850Van Buren, ME; 1 Jul 1850St Bruno, Van Buren, ME.

    Notes:

    DOB: based on age 12 as stated on the land petition of 1789 in Mercure page 148
    DOD: Lippe pg 22 has burial date
    Ensign, 4th Battallion, York Co., militia - Mercure Tome II pg 29

    Errata: 2i) change location of b. to Kennebecasis, New Brunswick; change date of d. to 29-6-1850

    Dominique Rosalie (Rose) Michaud 27 Sep 1813St. Basile, NB. Rosalie (daughter of Alexandre Michaud and Marie Euphrosine Tardif) 3 May 1794 St. Andre, Kamouraska, QC; 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Rosalie (Rose) Michaud 3 May 1794 St. Andre, Kamouraska, QC (daughter of Alexandre Michaud and Marie Euphrosine Tardif); 1860.

    Notes:

    DOM: Genealogies of the Catholic Families of Maine, New Brunswick, and the Province of Quebec & Mercure II pg 114

    Children:
    1. Louise Violette, twin 22 Jan 1815 St. Basile, NB; 2 Jan 1816St. Basile, NB; 4 Jan 1816St. Basile, NB.
    2. Emilie Violette, twin 22 Jan 1815 St. Basile, NB; 4 Aug 1838St. Basile, NB.
    3. Regis Violette 4 Aug 1816 St. Basile, NB; 28 Sep 1816 St. Basile, NB; 12 Aug 1881Saint Georges De Cacouna, QC.
    4. Elizabeth Violette 17 Jun 1818 St. Basile, NB; 16 Aug 1818 St. Basile, NB.
    5. Isaac Violette 14 Feb 1820 St. Basile, NB; 15 Feb 1820 St. Basile, NB; 9 Feb 1887Van Buren, ME.
    6. Cyrille Violette 18 Oct 1821 Van Buren, Aroostook, ME; 1 Jan 1822 St. Basile, NB; 27 Oct 1894Missoula, MT.
    7. Benoni Violette 4 Nov 1823 St. Basile, NB; 8 Nov 1823 St. Basile, NB; 23 Nov 1823St. Basile, NB; 25 Nov 1823St. Basile, NB.
    8. 2. Antoine (Anthony) Violette 25 Dec 1824 St. Basile, NB; 17 Oct 1903Van Buren, ME.
    9. Marguerite Violette 6 Jul 1827 St. Basile, NB; 8 Jul 1827 St. Basile, NB; 4 Feb 1879Van Buren, ME.
    10. Nathalie (Thalie) Violette 23 May 1830 St. Basile, NB; 25 May 1830 St. Basile, NB; about 1900Fairhaven, Whatcom, WA.
    11. Sylvain Violette about 1834 Van Buren, ME.
    12. Laurent Violette 6 Feb 1837 St. Basile, NB; 8 Feb 1837 St. Basile, NB.

  3. 6.  Paul Thibodeau 13 Jan 1774 Hammond River, Kennebecasis, NB; 15 Sep 1774 Kennebecasis, NB (son of Olivier Thibodeau and Madeleine Pothier); before 1860.

    Notes:

    In the 1850 Van Buren census he and his wife are living with their son Regis
    DOD: he is not with his sone in the 1860 Van Buren census, but his wife is, indicating he had passed.

    Paul Marguerite Gagne 16 Aug 1813St. Basile, NB. Marguerite (daughter of Joseph Gagne and Marie Pare, daughter of Joseph Gagne and Marguerite Grandmaison) about 1799. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Marguerite Gagne about 1799 (daughter of Joseph Gagne and Marie Pare, daughter of Joseph Gagne and Marguerite Grandmaison).

    Notes:

    DOB: 1850 Van Buren census, living with son Regis

    Children:
    1. Salome Thibodeau 9 Feb 1814 St. Basile, NB.
    2. Eusebe Thibodeau 2 Aug 1816 St. Basile, NB.
    3. Jerome Thibodeau 16 Feb 1818 St. Basile, NB.
    4. Jean Baptiste Thibodeau 17 Feb 1820 St. Basile, NB.
    5. Paul Thibodeau 28 Jan 1822 St. Basile, NB.
    6. Elizabeth Thibodeau 4 Jan 1824 St. Basile, NB; 1845.
    7. Regis Thibodeau 27 Feb 1825 St. Basile, NB.
    8. Vitaline Thibodeau 2 Nov 1826 St. Basile, NB.
    9. 3. Christine Thibodeau 1 Feb 1829 St. Basile, NB; 3 Mar 1829 St. Basile, NB; 19 Nov 1829Van Buren, ME; St Bruno, Van Buren, ME.
    10. Marie-Anne (Nancy) Thibodeau 7 Mar 1831 Grand Isle, ME; 9 Mar 1831 St. Basile, NB; 24 Feb 1868Van Buren, ME; St Bruno, Van Buren, ME.
    11. Damase Thibodeau 28 May 1833 St. Basile, NB.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Francois Violet 16 Dec 1744 Saintes, Charente-Maritime, France; 16 Dec 1744 St. Vivien, Saintes, France (son of Charles Francois Violet and Marie David); 10 Apr 1824Van Buren, ME; 12 Apr 1824St. Basile, NB.

    Notes:

    DOB: Lippe pg 21, from Saintes, France Civil records. Baptismal record states that he was baptised on the same day he was born.
    DOD: Lippe pg 21. He lived 79 yrs 3 mths 25 days. Mercure Tome III pg 57.
    First mention of Francois Violet in the St. John River area: about 1768 a small French settlement was formed on the Hammond River in the Kennebecasis region in which were included families bearing the names Thibodeau, Violette, Robichau, Gaudein, Blanchard, LeBlanc, and Doucet. Source Tome I pg 13 Papers of Prudent L. Mercure.
    Mercure Tome III pg 57 lists him as farmer, miller and master blacksmith.

    Francois Marie-Luce Thibodeau 6 May 1770Ekoupahaq, NB. Marie-Luce (daughter of Jean-Baptiste dit Cramatte Thibodeau and Marie Le Blanc) about 1750 Lower St. John River, NB; about 1800Van Buren, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Marie-Luce Thibodeau about 1750 Lower St. John River, NB (daughter of Jean-Baptiste dit Cramatte Thibodeau and Marie Le Blanc); about 1800Van Buren, ME.

    Notes:

    Prudent Mercure Papers: Pg. 13 Fr. Bailly states Marie Luce Thibodeau was born on the St. John River.

    Leo Cyr's "Madawaskan History" p.226 shows birthplace as Minas Basin, NS

    Notes:

    DOM: Genealogies of the Catholic Families of Maine, New Brunswick, and the Province of Quebec

    Francois and Marie-Luce were most likely married before witnesses during a civil ceremony at Kennebecasis in the fall of 1769; as was the custom. Later, on May 6, 1770, Fr. Bailey blessed the marriage at the Ecoupahag mission. The mission records were kept at Caraquet, but that is not where the ceremony was performed.

    Children:
    1. Marguerite Genevieve Violet 25 Jul 1770 Kennebecasis, NB; 15 Sep 1774 Ekoupahaq, NB; 30 Nov 1802St. Basile, NB; 5 Jul 1803St. Basile, NB.
    2. Augustin Violet 15 Sep 1772 Kennebecasis, NB; 15 Sep 1774 Ekoupahaq, NB; 27 Feb 1849St. Basile, NB; 1 Mar 1849St. Basile, NB.
    3. Marie Genevieve Violet 15 Mar 1774 Kennebecasis, NB; 15 Sep 1774 Kennebecasis, NB; 12 Oct 1853St. Basile, NB; 13 Oct 1853St. Basile, NB.
    4. Francois Violet Jr. about 1775 Kennebecasis, NB; 4 Mar 1856Van Buren, ME.
    5. Charles Amand Henri Violet about 1776 Kennebecasis, NB; before 1818St. Basile, NB.
    6. 4. Dominique Violet about 1777 Kennebecasis, NB; 29 Jun 1850Van Buren, ME; 1 Jul 1850St Bruno, Van Buren, ME.
    7. Louis Violet about 1779 Kennebecasis, NB.
    8. Marie Anne Josephte Violet about 1780 Kennebecasis, NB; about 1806.
    9. Madeleine Violet about 1781 Kennebecasis, NB; 13 Jun 1853St. Basile, NB; 15 Jun 1853St. Basile, NB.
    10. Benoni Guillaume (Benjamin) Violet about 1785 Kennebecasis, NB; 28 Mar 1812St. Basile, NB; 30 Mar 1812St. Basile, NB.
    11. Venerande Violet about 1787 Kennebecasis, NB; 1 Feb 1808 St. Basile, NB; 3 May 1812St. Basile, NB.
    12. Alexandre Violet 29 Sep 1789 Kennebecasis, NB; 23 Jun 1791 St. Basile, NB; 4 Sep 1856Van Buren, ME; 6 Sep 1856St Bruno, Van Buren, ME.
    13. Pierre Hilarion Violet 3 May 1792 St. Basile, NB; 17 Jun 1792 St. Basile, NB; 27 Oct 1871Lille, ME; 30 Oct 1871Mt. Carmel, Lille, ME.
    14. Marie Elizabeth Violet 17 Mar 1794 St. Basile, NB; 7 Jul 1794 St. Basile, NB; 2 Dec 1811St. Basile, NB; 4 Dec 1811St. Basile, NB.
    15. Isaac Joseph Violet 28 Oct 1796 St. Basile, NB; 6 Jan 1797 St. Basile, NB; 1 Jul 1850Van Buren, ME.

  3. 10.  Alexandre Michaud (son of Joseph Michaud and Marguerite Delauriers).

    Alexandre Marie Euphrosine Tardif 17 Jan 1791Kamouraska, QC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Marie Euphrosine Tardif (daughter of Etienne Tardif and Catherine Nadeau).
    Children:
    1. 5. Rosalie (Rose) Michaud 3 May 1794 St. Andre, Kamouraska, QC; 1860.
    2. Theotiste Michaud

  5. 12.  Olivier Thibodeau 14 Oct 1732 Grand-Pre, NS (son of Jean-Baptiste dit Cramatte Thibodeau and Marie Le Blanc); 13 Feb 1801Madawaska, NB.

    Notes:

    DOD: Poitras pg. 630

    Olivier Madeleine Pothier 23 Sep 1765Ste Anne de la Pocatiere, QC. Madeleine (daughter of Jean-Baptiste Pothier and Marie-Josephe Hebert) 2 Apr 1745 Beaubassin, NS; 13 Feb 1805St. Basile, NB; 11 Mar 1805St. Basile, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Madeleine Pothier 2 Apr 1745 Beaubassin, NS (daughter of Jean-Baptiste Pothier and Marie-Josephe Hebert); 13 Feb 1805St. Basile, NB; 11 Mar 1805St. Basile, NB.

    Notes:

    Mad Mar: Thibodeau pg.83

    Children:
    1. Firmin Thibodeau 25 Sep 1770 Hammond River, NB; 15 Sep 1774 Kennebecasis, NB; 28 Oct 1864St. Basile, NB.
    2. Madeleine Thibodeau 15 May 1771 Kennebecasis, NB; 15 Sep 1774 , Kennebecasis, NB; 8 Dec 1843St. Basile, NB.
    3. 6. Paul Thibodeau 13 Jan 1774 Hammond River, Kennebecasis, NB; 15 Sep 1774 Kennebecasis, NB; before 1860.
    4. Georges Thibodeau 1781; 30 Sep 1836St. Basile, NB.
    5. Toussaint Thibodeau
    6. Gregoire (Paul) Thibodeau 1768; 1854.
    7. Jean-Baptiste Thibodeau 1786; 1866.
    8. Olivier II Thibodeau 23 Aug 1766; 8 Mar 1851.
    9. Marie-Rose Thibodeau about 1779; 6 Nov 1850St. Basile, NB.

  7. 14.  Joseph Gagne

    Joseph Marie Pare 4 Jul 1808Ste. Anne, de Beaupre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Marie Pare (daughter of Jean Baptiste Pare and Angelique Therese Pepin).
    Children:
    1. 7. Marguerite Gagne about 1799.
    2. Marie Gagne