Hebert/Abair Surname Index
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KANKAKEE HISTORY. (Courtesy Kankakee Area Chamber of Commerce) The land around Kankakee, located in the heart of the Kankakee River Valley, was considered a beautiful and fine place to live by the Pottawatomi Indians long before the ever increasing westward migration of the white settlers replaced them. For here was a rolling landscape with a beautiful river thickly bordered with groves of Oak, Hickory, Maple, Cedar and Black Walnut. With the land in places sloping gently to the water's edge and in others rising in sheer limestone bluffs many feet above the river,: and the abundant wildlife that inhabited the area, no more beautiful or varied scenery could be found, in the Middle West than in the Valley of the Kankakee and its tributaries. It is little wonder that the Indians call it, "Ti - yar - ac - ke," meaning wonderful land- wonderful home; or, that they established many villages within what are now called The Greater Kankakee Area. There were three main villages; "Inne - Maung" or Chief Yellow Head's Village in the eastern end of the county, "She - mor - gard," or Soldiers Village; and the principal settlement "Shaw- waw - nas -see," or Little Rock Village, located near the mouth of Rock Creek. All of this bountiful land and its many natural resources was ceded to the Federal Government at the treaty of Camp Tippecanoe in 1832. As soon as the news of the transfer of this desirable land reached New York, Vermont and other eastern states, young men and their families flocked to the area and established homes. As early as l834, numbers of settlers came and located on or near the river from Momence to Wilmington. Of all the millions of acres of land ceded by the Pottawatami Indian Nation to the Federal Government in 1832, the Kankakee and Iroquois River Valleys were from every viewpoint the most desirable. Good water and a plentiful supply of firewood and game made this an earthly paradise for the Indian, and it was no less attractive to the white man as is evidence by the fact that the ink was barely dry on the Treaty until settlers began to appear to claim these lands and clear it for homesteads. In 1832, Noel LeVasseur and his Pottawatami Indian wife, Watchekee, for whom the modern day city of Watseka is named, came to the area. He built the first log house at what is now Bourbonnais and opened a store to trade with the Indians and the few white men already settled in the area. The number of settlers in the area, which were mainly French Canadians from Quebec, increased to such a degree that in 1837, Mr. LeVasseur was engaged by the Federal Government to transfer the Indians from the area to a reservation in Iowa. In the mid 1800's, David Bradley started the Bradley Plow Works, later called the Bradley Factory. He manufactured farm implements and is known for the Bradley plow. In the early 1900's, Bradley built a home designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. This home is now the site of Yesteryear Restaurant. In 1891, North Kankakee was incorporated and named Bradley. From 1873 to 1883, the steamer Kang Brothers plied a steamer from Hanford's Landing, 10 miles below Kankakee, to Chicago via the river and the Illinois and Michigan Canal. With Kankakee being the focal point of overland and water transportation and industrialization the population grew to over 8,000. During the Civil War, Kankakee County demonstrated the patriotism of its people by establishing under orders of Governor Richard Yates, Camp Worchester, where over 1,600 volunteers formed the 76th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Under Col. A. W. Mack. This Regiment served through the war and participated in many of the decisive battles of the conflict. The natural resources, fertile soil, and early development of the Kankakee area lead to a strong agricultural economy. However, Kankakee has always enjoyed some industry. Several companies established in the mid and late 1800's still operate in the Kankakee area. The population during the strongly agricultural era were mostly Yankees, French, German, and Canadians. The increase of industry in the 1900's brought changes in the makeup of the citizenry. Added to the already existing population was a large influx of English, Irish, Polish, Bohemian, Slavic, Greek, Armenian, and Negro persons, swelling the early 1900 population to over 20,000 for the entire area. Therefore, the Kankakee Area is today truly an American City; beautiful in natural resources with rivers, forests, plains and parks; economically sound with agricultural products, industrial production, and recreational facilities; morally strong and civic minded with many fine churches, schools, hospitals, and a fine governing body. Proud of its heritage, its history, and its development, Kankakee stands secure in it future as the KEY CITY OF ILLINOIS. ANCESTRAL CHART Chart No. 1 Number 1 on this chart is the same as no. _ on chart no. 8 Alfred Joseph ABAIR ne HEBERT--- BORN: Nov 1885 #2 PLACE: Kankakee, Kankakee, IL MARR: 12 Sep 1912 4 Edward Joseph HEBERT I ------ PLACE: Kankakee, Kankakee, IL BORN: 10 Dec 1915 DIED: O5 Jan 1942 PLACE: Kankakee, Kankakee,IL PLACE: Kankakee, Kankakee, IL MARR: 29 Nov 1934 PLACE: Ashkum, Iroquois, IL 9 Hermeline Agnes BOUDREAU --- DIED: BORN: 22 Apr 1897 #3 PLACE: PLACE: Union Hill, Kankakee, IL 2 Edward Richard HEBERT II -- - DIED: 28 Jul 1985 BORN: 10 Mar 1943 PLACE: Bradley, Kankakee, IL PLACE: Kankakee, Kankakee, IL MARR: 10 Oct 1964 div. 10 Christian Albert MERKLE II - PLACE: Sonoma, Sonoma, CA BORN: 26 Nov 1873 DIED: PLACE: Danforth, Iroquois, IL PLACE: MARK: 19 Feb 1903 5 Lillian Gertrude MERKLE ----- PLACE: Ashkum, Iroquois, IL BORN: 01 Jan 1915 DIED: 12 Nov 1950 PLACE: Danforth, Iroquois, IL PLACE: Danforth, Iroquois, IL DIED: PLACE: 11 Anna Genevieve WALLACE ---- 1 Brenda Marie HEBERT------- BORN: 08 Apr 1883 BORN: 05 Feb 1966 PLACE: Ashkum, Iroquois, IL PLACE: Sonoma, Sonoma, CA DIED: 10 Jan 1970 MARR; PLACE: Danforth, Iroquois, IL PLACE: DIED: 12 Paul Edgar BEATTY ---------- PLACE: BORN: 27 Jun 1898 PLACE: Leechburg, Armstrong, PA a. Robert Stephen CHENNAULT ne SMITH II MARK: Dec 1916 b. Shannon Dale CONNOLLY 6 William Edgar BEATTY ------- PLACE: Armstrong Co, PA BORN: 05 Apr 1921 DIED: 16 Jun 1946 PLACE: Warren, Trumbull, OH PLACE: Leavittsburg, Trumbull, OH MARK: 23 Jul 1941 div. PLACE: Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, 13 Margaret Ellen NULPH -- - DIED; 31 may 1993 WA BORN: 1899 or 1900 PLACE: Rogue River, Jackson, OR PLACE: Armstrong C PA 3 Sharon Elizabeth BEATTY ---------------------------------- DIED: 12 Aug 1935 BORN: 21 Sep 1946 PLACE: Loomis, Placer, CA PLACE: Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, WA DIED: 14 Dewey Albert JOHNSON ------- PLACE: BORN: 19 Apr 1898 PLACE: Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, WA MARR: 23 Aug 1920 7 Ruth Elizabeth JOHNSON---------- PLACE: Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, WA B0RN: O6 Dec 1922 DIED: 14 Oct 1974 PLACE: Aberdeen, Grays Harbor,WA PLACE: Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, WA Name and address of submitter: DIED: Brenda Marie HEBERT PLACE: 15 Clara Isabel WATSON -------- 3915 S Mason Loop Rd #2 BORN: 25 Aug 1900 Tacoma WA 98409-2116 PLACE: Nanaimo, BC (206) 473-6719 DIED: 09 May 1969 PLACE: Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, WA ANCESTRAL CHART Chart No. 2 Number 1 on this chart is the same as no. 8 on chart no. 1 8 Joseph. HEBERT II--- BORN: #4 PLACE: MARR: 25 Oct 1813 4 Moyse Abair ne HEBERT I PLACE: St Luc, St Jan, PQ BORN: abt 1824 DIED: PLACE: PLACE: MARR: 03 Nov 1845 PLACE: St Valentin, St Jean, PQ 9 Marie METRAS------------ DIED: 28 Feb 1873 BORN: #5 PLACE: Kankakee, IL PLACE: 2 Moise Abair NE HEBERT II-----------------DIED: BORN: abt 27 Feb 1846 PLACE: PLACE: St Luc, St Jean, PQ MARR: 16 Aug 1868 10 Rene BOUDREAU PLACE: Kankakee, IL BORN: 30 Apr 1796 #6 DIED: 03 Sep 1919 PLACE: L’Acadie, St Jean, PQ PLACE: Kankakee, IL MARR: 01 July 1816 5 Marguerite BOUDREAU ----------------- PLACE: L’Acadie, PQ BORN: abt 1817 DIED: PLACE: Quebec PLACE: DIED: after 1880 PLACE: Kankakee Co, IL 11 Madeleine SURPRENANE 1 Alfred Joseph Abair HEBERT------------- BORN: #7 BORN: Nov 1885 PLACE: PLACE: Kankakee, IL DIED; MARR: 12 Sep 1912. PLACE: PLACE: Kankakee, IL DIED: 05 Jan 1942 12 Joseph FORTIER ----------------- PLACE: Kankakee, IL B0RN: #8 PLACE: Hermeline Agnes BOUDREAU MARR: 16 Jan 1797 . Spouse 6 Prudent FORTIER------------------------ PLACE: Louiseville, PQ BORN: DIED: PLACE: Quebec PLACE: MARR: 12 Jan 1830 PLACE: Berthierville, PQ 13 Madeleine CARPENTIER------------- DIED: BORN: #9 PLACE: PLACE: 3 Clementine FORTIER --------------------- DIED: BORN: Nov 1847 PLACE: PLACE: Berthiervle, PQ Augustin WOLFE, Germany DIED: 18 Oct 1922 14 Auguste-Louis--George Wolfe------ PLACE: Kankakee, IL BORN: Catherine QUERINE PLACE: MARR: 7 Olive WOLFE---------------------- PLACE: BORN:. abt 1806 DIED: PLACE: Quebec PLACE: DIED: after 1870 PLACE: Kankakee Co, IL 15 Louise BUISSON BORN: PLACE: DIED: PLACE: ANCESTRAL CHART Chart No. 3 Number 1 on this chart is the same as no. 9 on chart no. 1 8 Etienne BOUDREAU II--- BORN: 1774 #10 PLACE: MARR: 02 Jul 1804 4 Charles BOUDREAU----------------- PLACE: L'Acadie, St Jean, PQ BORN: abt 1825 DIED: PLACE: Quebec PLACE: MARR: 13 Jan 1846 PLACE: Napierreville, PQ 9 Marie-Louise BOURASSA------ DIED; BORN: #11 PLACE: Kankakee Co, IL PLACE: 2 Lucien BOUDREAU----------------- DIED: BORN: 02 Mar 1855 PLACE: PLACE: Quebec Francois GAREAU dit ST. ONGE MARR: abt 1874 10 Joseph GAREAU dit ST. ONGE ----------- PLACE: Kankakee Co, IL BORN: METHIER (sic) DIED: O6 May 1920 PLACE: PLACE: Kankakee, IL MARR: 18 Jan 1825 5 Marguerite GAREAU dite ST. ONGE------ PLACE: Napierreville, PQ BORN: abt 1825 DIED: PLACE: Quebec PLACE: DIED: PLACE: Kankakee Co, IL 11 Marguerite LANDRY-------- 1 Hermeline Agnes BOUDREAU-------------------- BORN: #12 BORN: 22 Apr 1897 PLACE: PLACE: Union Hi11, Kankakee, IL DIED: MARR: 12 Sep 1912 PLACE: PLACE: Kankakee, Kankakee, IL DIED: 28 Jul 1985 12 Jean-Baptiste DOXTODER ----------------- PLACE: Bradley, Kankakee, IL BORN: #13 PLACE: Alfred Joseph Abair ne HEBERT MARR: 04 Oct.