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TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 27, Number 2 — Autumn 2004 AFGS Mission Statement ............................................................................................................. 2 President’s Message ...................................................................................................................... 3 In Memoriam ................................................................................................................................... 6 Jean Guyon 1592-1634.................................................................................................................. 7 Annette’s Secret ........................................................................................................................... 11 Military Roots of the Dit Names ..............................................................................................17 Relying On Secondary Sources Can Be Risky ...................................................................25 Master Architect Left His Mark On Woonsocket ...............................................................31 Authors’ Guidelines ....................................................................................................................35 The Godefroy Family – A Continuing Story .........................................................................37 La Famille Vadenay .....................................................................................................................41 French Colonization in the New World ................................................................................43 The France-England Relationship1689-1870........................................................................44 Louis Truchon and Marie-Francoise Beauchamp ...............................................................47 The Deerfield Captives and Their Descendants ..................................................................55 Member’s Corner .........................................................................................................................63 Notary Records Can Help Us Paint A Picture of the Past ................................................83 The Beginning of the End ..........................................................................................................97 AFGS Research Policy ............................................................................................................. 101 Index To This Issue .................................................................................................................... 102 Accepted Standards of Conduct for Family History Researchers .......................... 110 Parting Shots .................................................................................................................112 1 AFGS Mission Statement The mission of the American-French Genealogical Society is: — To collect, preserve and publish genealogical, historical and bio- graphical matter relating to Americans of French and French-Cana- dian descent. — To play an active part in the preservation of French-Canadian heritage and culture in the United States. — To establish and maintain a reference library and research center for the benefit of its members. — To hold meetings for the instruction of its members. — To disseminate information of value to its members by way of a regularly published journal and other appropriate means. — To disseminate genealogical and historical information to the gen- eral public, using appropriate means. 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Roger Bartholomy, President Last year, on the occasion of Anniversary Remembrance of the bomb- our 25th Anniversary, the AFGS initiated ing of Pearl Harbor in 1991, and the 50th a Hall of Fame to honor individuals of Anniversary Celebration honoring local French-Canadian ancestry who have participants of the Normandy Invasion brought distinction to their heritage in 1994. He was honored as the Veteran through demonstrated accomplishments of the Year by the United Veteran Coun- in their life’s endeavors or to their dedi- cil in 1995. Also in 1995 he was named cation to serving their community. “Citizen of the Year” by the Woonsocket Kiwanis Club. He was chairman of the Inducted in the “Class of 2003” committee instrumental in having Route were Marie Louise BONIER, Alphonse 99 in Lincoln-Cumberland named the Iwo DESJARDINS, Dr. René JETTÉ and Jima Memorial Highway. In 2000 he was Bernard “Ben” MONDOR. Information on the committee of Operation Recogni- on their accomplishments can be found tion, a program to award high school on our website at http://www.afgs.org/ diplomas to World War II veterans who 25thyear.html had not completed their education due to entering military service during the This year the committee has War. He was also a member of the com- selected the following individuals for the mittee that organized a program honor- “Class of 2004”: ing the men and women of the “Greatest Generation” at the Stadium Theatre of Alphonse A. AUCLAIR, a Performing Arts in Woonsocket on Sun- Woonsocket native, was a member of day, May 30, 2004. the Woonsocket Police Force from 1952 to 1977. He served as Senator repre- Normand “Bill” BELISLE is a senting the 32nd Senatorial District from native of Manville, Rhode Island, and a 1979 to 1984. Al is a Marine Corps Vet- Korean War veteran. He is being hon- eran of World War II and an Iwo Jima ored as a high school hockey coach, survivor. He is one of the founding educator and humanitarian. In 1975 he members and former Commander of the became head hockey coach at Mount St. Joseph’s Veterans Association. St. Charles Academy in Woonsocket and led the team to victory in winning Al has been a strong sup- twenty-six consecutive state champion- porter of veteran’s causes throughout ships. No other high school hockey his civilian life. He organized the 50th team in the nation has ever achieved this 3 distinction. 1981 and was the Chairperson of the Modern Language Department from Bill has instilled his student- 1996 to 2001. She received her doctor- athletes with the dignity and nobility of ate in French Literature from the Uni- hard work, the pride to be champions, versity of Florida in Gainesville, Florida maintaining a fierce competitiveness al- in 1986. ways within the bounds of fair play and sportsmanship, while exemplifying a car- She is an active and respected ing supportive attitude towards his fel- member of the Franco-American com- low man and an undying interest in his munity and was selected the Franco- players’ total academic, personal and American of the Year by the Rhode Is- athletic development. land Heritage Commission in 1987. Sis- ter Eugena was elected to the Executive Dr. Ulysses FORGET was born Board of the French Institute at As- at Versailles, Iberville County, Quebec sumption College in Worcester, Massa- in 1898. He obtained his A.B. degree at chusetts in 1998. Laval University and his M. D. degree from the University of Montreal. He Sister Eugena is also a re- entered the private practice of medicine searcher and writer. She has received in Warren, Rhode Island in 1928. In 1934 two Salve Regina Small Grants in 1998 he studied diseases of the eyes, ears, and 1999 for research at the Quebec nose and throat in New York and in 1935 National Archives. In 2000 she was was appointed assistant physician at awarded the Salve Regina University the Massachusetts Eyes and Ear Infir- Presidential Grant for Research. Dr. mary. He was a member of the staff of St. Poulin has focused her research on Ann’s Hospital, Fall River, Massachu- women of the seventeenth century in setts, and also taught Ophthalmology New France, and to-date she has con- at St. Ann’s Hospital School of Nursing. tributed three articles on this topic for publication in “Je Me Souviens”. In Dr. Forget had a strong inter- addition to working on her fourth ar- est in genealogy and for many years ticle on the lives of the founding moth- devoted himself to collecting birth, mar- ers of New France, she is collaborating riage and death information on French with Dr. Claire Quintal on the transla- Canadians in Rhode Island and in the tion and annotation of “Gazette Massachusetts mill towns along the Française”, a newspaper published in Blackstone River Valley. He donated his Newport in 1780-81. extensive collection of this research ma- terial, which spans the years 1850 As you can see the accom- through 1900, to the AFGS. He will be plishments of our honorees is quite var- honored posthumously. ied. Sister Eugena POULIN, RSM The Hall of Fame celebration was is an adjunct professor of French at held at Savini’s Restaurant in Woon- Salve Regina University, Newport, RI. socket on October 30th. She has taught at the University since 4 Congratulations to the “Class community. We are extremely grateful of 2004” to the Auclair family for donating their collection to the AFGS and to Bob Last year A. Raymond and Ann Bellerose for the generous gift of his time AUCLAIR donated their extensive col- and expertise in creating “Woonsocket lection of Rhode Island memorabilia to Revisited”. The book may be purchased the AFGS in honor of his father Alphonse from the AFGS. All royalty payments AUCLAIR. AFGS member and local his- from the sale of this book go to the AFGS torian Robert R. BELLEROSE has orga- Library Fund for the specific purpose of nized photographs, business and trade helping to pay for the proper archival cards, and advertisements from this col- storage of these photographic items. lection in a book