April 21, 2005:

To All;
 
Trying to find out more information on the following:
 
"Dick" Michel Richard Wilfrid Dubois, b. July 2, 1889, (son of Joseph Dubois and 
Margaret Cleary) married Elizabeth Dodge, b. April 19, 1902 on July 16, 1917, 
(in Black Donald Mines, Ontario), Elizabeth was the daughter of Jeremiah Dodge and Bridget 
Cecelia Bridgeman. Trying to find out or get more information on Elizabeth's parents, 
Jeremiah Dodge and Bridget Cecelia Bridgeman, can anyone help? 

The Dubois' are related to me through my GGGrandparents, Pascal Dubois and Adeline St. Amour 
(from St. Pierre de Wakefield).
 
Ken Armstrong
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Hi Ken:
 
These folks are mentioned in "People of Mount St. Patrick's -- Mount St. Patrick Parish, 
1843 to 1993" by Carol Bennett.
There is a picture (I think) of Elizabeth Dubois with her sons after they returned from WW2. Also, 
Jeremiah Dodge was a head of household in the 1851 census for Brougham Township.
 
There are also some Bridgemans at Mount St. Patrick, mentioned in the book.
 
Do you mind if I start a new page on our web site, based on your e-mail? I'll add what 
I can find to the new page.
 
... Al
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Thanks to Taylor Kennedy for this great picture of his Uncle Dick Dubois!


See also Edward DODGE and Rosaline D'AMOUR POTVIN

January 6, 2006:
Hi Ken et al,
 
I came across your note from April 2005 in which you were trying to find out more 
info about Elizabeth Dodge and her parents, Jeremiah Dodge and Bridget Bridgeman / Bridgman.  
 
You may be aware of a book published originally in 1990, called the Black Donald 
Story by Rita Quilty. There are several references to the Dodges, Dick Dubois, 
including pictures.  If you haven't seen the book,  I could provide more 
information from it. It's a very interesting history of the Black Donald Mine and 
the folks who lived there before the area was flooded.

The ISBN number is  0-9694992-0-5 and it contains about 200 pages, including many 
pictures of the buildings and people who lived there before the area was flooded.  
 
I'd be happy to do look-ups and scan some of the pictures for folks who live out of town.
 
As for me, I am seeking information about Ambrose Dodge who may have been 
Elizabeth's brother.  Any info you might have on him would be most gratefully 
appreciated.
 
Regards,
... Carol Gibson
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Hi Carol
Even though Dick Dubois was my mothers Uncle, I called him Uncle Dick. Reminds me 
of Crocodile Dundee, who used to go on Walkabouts.
 
Uncle Dick always had a bed and meal at Pepere's place.
Here's a picture of Dick and Elizabeth Dodge, they married when she was fifteen, 
and their children.
 
Unfortunately, I do not have the information on siblings fro Elizabeth.
 
... Taylor Kennedy

January 9, 2006:
Thanks Taylor, for the additional pictures! ... Al


See also Musical Heritage of the Ottawa Valley for pictures of some of the Dubois musicians.

April 6, 2006:
Hi Folks,
 
I'm the Granddaughter of Elizabeth and Richard Dubois.  Ambrose was indeed my 
Grandmother's brother.
My sister found this website and emailed it to me today as well as many other relatives.  
I will share information.
 
Cheers
Alice Dubois-Grenon
April 10, 2007:
Do you have any information on the  ancestry  of the Despatie family 
from St Pierre de Wakefield. (sometimes Despatie are referred to as Forget). 

Mathilde Dubois my great-grand mother was married to Joseph Despatie.  
My great-aunt Josephine Faubert married Joseph Dubois.  Lived in St Pierre 
de Wakefield, Qc 

Alphege Despatie married Alice Dubois daughter of Josephine Dubois. 

Any information would be greatly appreciated. 

Hoping to hear from you, 

Armand Charron
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Thanks to Taylor Kennedy who has contributed the following material
and has also responded to Armand with further information and some
excellent photographs.

Hello Armand
My great grandfather was Joseph Dubois. He married Marguerite Cleary in 1887 
and she died in 1900. He married Josephine Faubert August 3, 1900 and they 
had 4 more children, one being Alice Dubois who was born July 10, 1905. 
Joseph Dubois died January 7, 1929 and Josephine died June 9, 1949 both in 
St. Pierre du Wakefield. I will provide you more when I get home tonight 
from work. For the time being, here's some information. My grandmother was 
Cecelia Dubois a.k.a. Memere
Take care
Taylor Kennedy
April 15, 2008:

Hi Taylor 

Sending you pictures recently received.  Maybe you already have some of these….. 

Anyways, the third picture needs to be identified, if anyone knows who she is, please 
let me know.
Cheers,

... Armand

Dalton Donovan and Mathilda Dubois



Anna Despatie


Unknown


Rachel Despatie

... Armand
April 18, 2008:
Armand:

Could be Emma or Elmire Despatie. I think we are related more, as today I see a 
marriage of James Cleary to Elmire Despatie. Margaret Cleary his sister, is my great 
grandmother.

My great grandmothers son had your great Aunt and Uncle as Godparents

... Cousin Taylor


Taylor has also sent to Armand the marriage record of Rose De Lima Despatie and 
Joseph Faubert and the Baptism of Eduord Henri Charles Dubois, son of Joseph Dubois 
and Margaret Cleary. Godparents Francis Cleary and Emma Despatie.

June 8, 2008:
Hi Everyone
I just stumbled across this post and got chills! I've been searching for info on the 
Despatie family from St. Pierre for ages.  My Great grandmother was Anne Marie Despatie from 
St. Pierre de Wakefield.  Her father was Joseph Depatie and her mother was Matilde DuBois. 
Anne Marie had many brothers and at least 2 sisters, one of whom was Georgiana (sp?) who 
was a violinist and loved cats! Anne Marie died in childbirth with my grandmother in 1909 
and is buried at the Catholic Church in St. Pierre.  I've been to the church on a couple of 
occasions and have found lots of DuBois & Despatie there as well as on the Canadian census 
records but I have no idea how they are all related since I don't know the names of any 
brothers or sisters.

My grandma said Matilde was married more than once but I don't know if it was before or 
after Joseph. Anne Marie married my Great grandfather Joseph Poirier and they had one child, 
my grandma Marie Jeanne. Joseph died 5 years after Jeanne was born, of typhoid, I think.  
She was raised initially by Matilde but soon went to Granny Poirier's and then into a convent 
for her education. I will need to get out all my notes to see what other info I have but I 
was just so excited I had to dash off this note. 

I am very interested in exchanging information with everyone. Can anyone identify "Anna"? 
Could that be my gg grandma Anne Marie, Matilde's daughter?  We don't have any pictures of 
the family. Just two of the Poirier's, Adelard (Moose) and his wife Josephine.
 
PS From what I've seen on the other gen trees the Forget Depatie are a completely separate 
branch of the family.  Would be interesting to go back to 1700/1600's and see if we intersect.
 
Regards, Joanne
Westchester, New York
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Hi Joanne, I’m sure will have lots to share as my grand-mother is Rose Delima Despatie, 
daughter of Mathilde Dubois and Joseph Despatie.  Hope you get this e-mail prior to you 
being off-line. 

Talk to you soon,

... Armand
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Joanne: 

I have included some documents and pictures below which may interest you.  I have visited 
St Pierre de Wakefield many times and will be in that area in July.  My mother 91 is still 
alive and has 2 living sisters 84 & 89 years old. 

Talk to you soon, 

... Armand

August 19, 2009:

Hi to all you gen lovers like me , just wondered if i can get in here with you all for a bit ,
i'd like to tell you about my great aunt name Rose Delima Depatie , i don't think she is the 
same as yours but one never knows . My Rose born some time around 1895 and pased away in 1955  
after getting married she went to live in Hawkesbury along the quebec border which is not 
all that far from st peters wakefield , my granpa back in the good old days had relatives 
come to visit him from st andre avelin which is even closer to st peters wakefeild perhaps as 
close as the next valley over . I have been at the GEN thing for my Depatie tree for the 
past seven years and done so much research its not funny and all your Despatie name sound so 
familiar to me , i would be more then happy to share my info with you all . I can almost 
prove with every one's help that Depatie families living in Ontario along the Rideau river 
were very close related to those living on the Quebec side . 

Hi again all , my name is Ron Depatie , my granddad was Armand Depatie , my great grandad was 
Leon Forget Despatie ,  my great great grandad was Jacques Forget Dit Belisle married to 
Elmire , my 3 times great grandad was  Etienne Roture Dit Belisle married to Marie Alary , 
you can find many Alary's and Roture's in the cemetery at St andre Avelin Quebec. Please let 
me know if i qualify . Feel free to contact me and i will gladly share my stories , 

Thank you for taking the time to read this and i hope to hear from you's soon 

... Ron Depatie
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Here's a reply to Ron from Armand and a terrific picture, as well:

Hi Ron, not too sure how I would connect to you, but it is a coincidence that my grand-mother 
is also Rose Delima Despatie, born in St Pierre Wakefield in 1885 and passed away in 
Val-des-Bois, Qc in 1971.  In July as I visited family in the Gatineau area, I looked up 
Rollande Despatie Marengère and found her.  She is the daughter of Aldège Despatie and Alice 
Dubois.  My purpose was to acquire more information on our family.  It ended up that I had 
more information than her, but she was certainly happy to see pictures of her ancestors 
which she all recognized.  Apparently she left home at the age of 10 and lived with her 
grand-mother Victoria in St. Isidore, Ontario, (Plantagenet Township) and never really had a close 
contact with the family thereafter. 

I include a picture of my grand-mothers house in which Mathilde Dubois passed away in 
Val-des-Bois.



Always in search of information, 

... Armand Charron
North Bay 

P.S. Hi everyone, it’s been awhile…..

August 26, 2009:
Hi Ron
I have a Rose Delima Despatie born 1889 and married September 15, 1902 to Joseph Faubert. She 
was the daughter of Joseph Despatie and Mathilde Dubois. Any connections?
Taylor Kennedy
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Hi Guys
My great grandma was a Despatie and I've been in touch with Taylor who's been a great help 
with my search for info on my great grandpa. It's great to discover another "link in the chain".
Thanks for keeping me in the loop.  
 
My great grandma Marie Anne Despatie Poirier died 9 days after my grandma was born and 
although my grandma lived less than 10 miles away; as an orphan and only child she did not 
have strong ties with her mom's relatives but rather was raised by her dad's people.  So for 
me, the more family, the better!
... Joanne
October 27, 2009:

Hello to all, 

This picture was taken at my grand-mother’s house in Val-des-Bois in 1958.  I’m told that the lady above Aldège is Alice, can 
any of you confirm that? 

Received this picture from a cousin in Ottawa. 



... Armand


 April 24, 2012:

Hi Al;
 
In case you don’t have it:  Margaret Doreen Dubois d/o Richard Dubois and Elizabeth Dodge married Emile Louis Potvin, s/o Louis Potvin 
and Dora St Georges in St Jean Baptiste Church, Ottawa on 2 June 1945.  Witnesses were Gerard Potvin and Eunice Seid.  
Emile Louis Potvin was a grgrandson of Jean-Baptiste Potvin and Marie-Reine Albert.  Margaret Doreen Dubois was a grgrgranddaughter 
of Rose Rosalie Potvin, (married to Edward Dodge) sister to Jean-Baptiste Potvin. 
 
Frank Watters