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KANKAKEE VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY ANCESTOR BOOK I BETOURNE/BERGERON ANCESTORS Bergeron Family Charts Pages 1 - 87 Family Photographs Betourne Family Charts Pages 88 - 130 Index Pages 131 - 134 Charts provided by Antoinette Bergeron Betourne, Member 191, 426 Regents Way, Apt. 1, Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914. Cover picture is from Toni & Earl's Wedding (September 15, 1934). 1996 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 1834, 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 pazks; 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 its future as the KEY CITY OF ILLINOIS. MULTI-PAGE PEDIGREE CHART Sat 16 SEP 1995 16:03:47 Bergeron Generation Limit: 99 Letter Codes: B=Born D=Died L=Living M=Marriage Chart 1 Number 1 on this chart (44) Bergeron, Eloi Edouard is the same person as (65) Bergeron, Antoine E +16 -------------------- 2 = -- number on chart +8--------------------------------+ B 07 MAR 1832 (53) Marcotte, Marie Adelaide (66) Bergeron, Louis Eugene Desi;D 30 MAR 1919 +17 -----------~ 3 _ -- +d ------------------------------- +M 07 NOV 1852 B 26 OCT 1859 ; (86) Bosse, Benjamin Near Indian Oaks, Il ;(54) Bosse, Lucie +18 ---------------------- 6= -- ;D 11 FEB 1948 +9 ------------------------------ + Kankakee, Il B 12 JUL 1834 ;(85) Lebel, Marie Victorie (La (47) Bergeron, Ivan Raphael,Lou ;M 01 FEB 1883 D 26 NOV 1921 +19 ---------------------- 5_ -- +2 --------------------------------+ Kankakee, Il ;8 19 NOV 1883 Kankakee, Illinois ; (191) Caron, Jean Baptiste +20 --------------------------- ;D 14 APR 1976 +10 ----------------------------- + Kankakee, Illinois ; ;B 1827 ; M 26 JUN 1912 ;(55) Caron, Marie Des Neiges ;D 22 JAN 1876 +21 --------------------------- Kankakee, Il +5 -------------------------------- +M 20 DEC 1856 B 05 AU6 1861 ; (193) Sylvestre, Louis Eusebe Bourbonnais, Illinois ;(192) Sylvestre, Jane Phebe +22 --------------------- 6 _ -- D 06 MAR 1893 +11 ----------------------------- + Kankakee, Illinois B 1835 ;(194) Houle, Marie Genevi8ve (21) Bergeron, Antoinette DesNei D 29 JAN 1882 +23 ---------------------- 7= -- 1 ------------------------------ B 08 OCT 1913 (1429) Coffey, Walton Martin Kankakee, Il (901) Coffey, George Andrew +26 ---------------------- 8_ -- L 1355 Lennington NW, Kankakee, +12 ----------------------------- + Illinois ;B 1844 ;(1430) Green, Margaret M 15 SEP 1934 (135) Coffey, Wesley Walton ;D BFR 1872 +25 --------------------------- Momence, Illinois +6 ------------------------------- +M ABT 1866 B JUN 1869 Knoxville, Union Township, Mar;(900) Unknown, Hannah E (Gould) +26 ---------------------------- D 26 JAN 1924 +13 ----------------------------- + Parsons, KS (Parsons Stat 8 28 DEC 1849 ;(56) Coffey, Abina Beatrice ;M 26 JUL 1890 D 23 AU6 1892 +27 --------------------------- +3 ---------------------------------+ Kansas City, Mo B 13 OCT 1893 Washington St, Clyde, KS Clou; +28 --------------------------- D 26 DEC 1979 +id ----------------------------- + Kankakee, Illinois ;(136) Castka, Louise M +29 --------------------------- +7 -------------------------------- + B JUN 1872 Bohemia +30 --------------------------- D BFR 1952 +15-------------------------------+ Last known: Fairbury, NE +31 ---------------------------- Spouse of person 1: Compiled by: Gary P. Betourne (10) Betourne, Earl Paul 6612 Coachman Drive B 26 MAY 1909 Bourbonnais, Illinois Springfield, Virginia 22152-2602 D O6 JUN 1988 Kankakee, Illinois (703)569-6094 -1- MULTI-PAGE PEDIGREE CHART Sat 16 SEP 1995 16:06:48 File: BETOURNE Generation Limit: 99 Letter Codes: B=Born D=Died L=Living M=Marriage Chart 2 Number 1 on this chart (39) Bergeron, Francois is the same person as (41) Bergeron, Pierre I +16 ---------------------- 9= -- number 16 on chart 1 +8 ------------------------------ + 6 JUL 1691 (49) LeClerc, Etiennette Steph (42) Bergeron, Jean Baptiste ;D BFR 1771 +17 --------------------- _10_ -- +4------------------------------- +M 28 APR 1716 B 1728 (75) Giguere, Martin (dit) Del Trois Rivieres, Province of Ou;(50) Giguere, Marie Madeleine +18 --------------------- it --- D 27 OCT 1815 +9-------------------------------+ ; Louiseville, Province of Ouebe B 01 APR 1696 ;(76) Pinard, Marie Francoise (43) Bergeron, Louis ;M 14 OCT 1760 D BFR 14 OCT 1750 +19 --------------------- 12_ -- +2 ------------------------------- + Louiseville, Province of Ouebe B 1761 (209) Brule, Antoine (dit) Fra Louiseville, Province of Ouebe; (91) Brule, Louis +20 --------------------- _13_--- ;D 08 MAR 1833 +10 ------------------------------ + St Antoine of Padua, Louisevil; ;B 1710 ;(210) Cottenoir, Marie Renee M 17 JUL 1768 ;(51) Brule, Genevieve ;D BFR 1790 +21 --------------------- _ld_--- St Antoine, Louiseville, Provi+5------------------------------- +M 13 FEB 1736 B ABT 1755 (207) Billy, Guillaume (dit) S Province of Quebec ;(92) Billy, Marie Madeleine +22 --------------------- 15_ -- D BFR 1845 +11 ------------------------------ + Province of Quebec B 29 MAR 1717 ;(208) Normandin. Marie Madelei