Notes for Francois dit Antaya Pelletier

Notes for Francois dit Antaya Pelletier

Source: Legends of Le Detroit, Early French Families, by Marie Caroline Watson Hamlin, published in late 1800s; pg. 311-312:
Pelletier
History states that when La Mothe Cadillac landed at Detroit he was greeted by two Coureurs des Bois, Pierre Roy and Francois Pelletier. This latter name stands very high in Canada and is found in every department of science and politics. Nicholas the first of the name came from Beance (France) and married in 1675 Jeanne Roussy. They settled at Sorrel, and left eight children to propagate their race. The eldest son Francois married Marguertie Madeline Morriseau by whom he had ten; one of them Marie Angelique, married 1709 Antoine de Gerlais, she was the godchild of the Baron D'Avugour, Gov. of Canada. Her brother Francois married 1689 Madeline Thumes Dufresne, daughter of a surgeon, whose son Francis Jean, born 1681 at Sorrel, married 1718, Marie Robert at Detoit, who afterwards married Louis Campeau. A brother (Jean) of Francois, who married Marguerite Madeline Morrisseau, married in 1662 at Quebec, Marie Genevieve Manevely de Rainville, daughter of Charles and Francoise de Blanet, de Perche, their son Jean Francois married 1685 Genevieve Le Tendre, who was godmother for Cadillac's child, the first child baptised in Detroit. She afterwards married Etienne Volant de St. Clause. Her son by Pelletier, Jean Francois married at Quebec Catherine Arnaud with whom Cadillac later had so much trouble, and who was very influential at the Castle St. Louis, Quebec, owing to his powerful family connections. There was another branch of Pelletier, to which belonged Michel, Sieur de la Prade and Seigneur de Gentilly, who married 1660 at Champlain, Jacqueline Chamboy.

Francois, son of Francois Antyat married 1689 Madeline Thumes, their son Jean Bapte, born August 15, 1691 at Sorrel, married at Detroit 1718, Marie Louise Robert whose son Jean Bapte married Marie Cornet; the children were: J. Bapte, married 1769 Cath. Valle dit Versailles; Therese married 1780 Jean Bapte Chapoton; Marie Josephette; Jacques Amable, born 1746; Francois, born 749; Andre, married 1763 Cath. Meloche; his son J. Bapte married 1809, Cath. Williams daughter of Thomas Williams and Cecile Campeau; Jacques, married 1778, Madeline Le Vanneur at Quebec. Their children were; 1. Archange, born 1782 named after her godmother Archange Barthe, wife of Jean Askin Governor of Mackinaw. She married in 1800 Mayer John Wipple U.S.A. son of Joseph and Eliza Fairfield of Manchester, Mass. The children of this union blended the happier traits of the Puritan with the graceful charms of the dark-eyed Norman race: 1. Eunice Fairchild died in infancy; 2. James Burbick, married 1812, Sophie Godfroy, daughter of Col. Gabriel and Therese Douaire de Bondy; 3. John Porter; 4. Charles Whiley, the well-known lawyer and chief justice of Michigan, married Marguerite Ann Brooks, daughter of Col. Edward Brooks, U.S.A. and Marguerite Anne May. 5. George Askin died young; 6. Caroline Hull died unmarried in 1878, leaving the memorey of a most saintly life. 7. Anne Hunt maried Pierre Desnoyers; 8. Henry Larned married Caroline Buckley, of Monroe, Michigan. His beautiful widow married Mr. Havey Mixer and resides at Detroit. Sylvia Larned died young.

10. Mary Wolcott, who inhereited the stately, elegant presence of her race which, added to fine conversational powers, make her a very interesting companion. 11. William Lecuyer married Louise Fairchild, he inherited his father's military talents and served with distinction in the late civil war, he died of wounds received in war. His only child Marie Louise, married, 1882, Edgar, son of Alexander Lewis. She died in the flower of her youth and beauty, universally regretted. 12. Eliza Susan married Charles Conaghan, a prominet citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio. She died in 1882 and left three sons. 13. Margaretta Torrey married Charles Hyde and resided at Cincinnati, Ohio; 14. Catherine Sophia married Edwin Skinner. Their children were: Henry Wipple married in1877, Mannie Avery, of Detroit; Edwin; Archange married 1881, Norton Strong, surgeon in the U.S.A., son of Norton and Ellen Chapin of Detroit; Bernard; 2. Catherine, born 1785, died unmarried; 3. Charles married 1806, Cecile Marthe Chapoton, daughter of Louis, whose sister Catherine married Major Antoine De Quindre, a daughter by this married, became the wife of Louis Beaufait; a son, Charles, married Eliza Vameter Cicotte, daughter of Francois and Philis Pettier, whose children are: Marianne married Alex. Chapoton, Jr.; Charles, a prominent insurance agent of Detroit; Helena; Madeline married Joseph Belanger, of Canada, a branch of whose family came to Detroit as early as 1715. He is well known in Detroit and deservedly popular; Agnes; Marthe married Ferdinand Zehner; 4. Antoine married 1780, Moniue Bienvenue Delisle, one of the oldest families in Detroit; 5. Felice married 1811. Peter Tallman, Capt. of Artillery, U.S.A., a daughter by this marriage, Marguerite became the wife of Capt. Moyer, of the British army. In 1819 she married Francois Cicotte; 6. Marianne married Capt. John Cleves Semmes, a nephew of the famous jurist, John Cleves Semmens, whose daughter Anna married President Harris. Capt. Semmes served with gallantry at Fort Erie. He created quite a sensation in 1813 by propounding the theory that the early was open at the poles and hat the interior was accessible and habitable. He died at Hamilton, Bulter County, Ohio, 1828. His descendants reside at Cincinnati; 7. Madeline married John Askin and resided at Malden, Canada; 8. Marguerite married Dr. Davis, surgeon in the U.S.A.