On This Happy Mother's Day

Using TMG's companion utility product On This Day I am able to take a look into my database on any given day and see the events that occurred.

Louis-Arsene Robillard married Josephine Albert in 1887.

Cecile Godin dit Bellefeuille died in 1804.

And, Emilie Robillard was born in 1810. Today is also my Aunt Joan's birthday. Happy birthday, Aunt Joan!

“Write Quick”: War and a Woman’s Life in Letters, 1836-1867

I was recently informed that the Bethel Historical Society, of Bethel, Maine, will now be publishing a new edition of  “Write Quick”, a history of the Civil War based on letters, diaries, and documents from the ancestors of Anne Fox Chandonnet, formerly of Dracut, MA, & Roberta Gibson Pevear, of Exeter, NH. The price for the new edition has been reduced to $34.95, and Bethel will print on demand. However, they will print only soft cover. Please see The Bethel Historical Society website for more details, or contact Randall Bennett; director@bethelhistorical.org directly for orders.

On This Day: The Marriage of Joseph Achille Robillard & Delia Lepine

Joseph Achille Robillard, son of Octavien Robillard & Marie-Louise Naud, married Delia Lepine, daughter of Urgel Lepine and Elisse Beauchin (?), on 1 May, 1919 at the parish church of Ste-Melaine, Joliette County, Quebec. Joseph Achille Robillard was my first cousin 2x removed, and I am working on extracting the text below in order to translate it. I haven't done too many marriage records, so this may take me some time.

Update 3 May 2011: Here is my transcription thus far, a translation will follow once I am finished.

Le premire Mai mil neuf cent dix neuf. Apres le publication d'un ban de mariage faite au prone le notre messe paroissiale entre Achille Robillard, cultivateur, fils majeur de Octavien Robillard, cultivateur, et Marie Louise Naud de cette paroisse d'une part, et Delia Lepine fille majeure de Urgel Lepine, cultivateur, et de Elisse Beauchin (?) de cette paroisse d'autre part. ? la dispene de deux bans a le mariage accordie par Mgr...

Marriage records are so hard for me. I mean, I can always pluck out the important stuff, like dates and names, and I can tell if there's been a dispensation of consanguinity or affinity, but getting the rest right can be quite the challenge. Any help that anyone has to offer would be greatly appreciated : )

[Gabriel Drouin, Institut Généalogique Drouin, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Le Fonds Drouin 1621-1967, Quebec vital records, 1919, Ste-Melanie, Joliette, P.Q., pg 6, M. 1, Achille Robillard & Delia Lepine, register photocopy to the Greffe of Joliette]

Robillard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Robillard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Robillard

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Robillard is a surname of French or Breton origin. It is not uncommon in Canada and is known in certain areas of the United States, namely New England. People with this last name include:

• Alexander Robillard, Canadian politician
• Claude Robillard, the City of Montreal's first director of Urban Planning
• Duke Robillard, acclaimed blues guitarist and singer
• Elizabeth Robillard, Anglo/Canadian Actress and Holistic Medicine & Science Researcher
• G. Xavier Robillard, American writer, humorist
• Honoré Robillard, Canadian politician, brother of Alexander
• Lawrence Robillard, Anglo/Canadian Quantum Mechanic Theoretical Scientist
• Lucienne Robillard, Canadian politician
• Melanie Robillard, Canadian curler

Robillard may also refer to the:

• Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, a multi-purpose sports facility in Montreal, Quebec. It is named after the previously mentioned Claude Robillard

Categories: French-language surnames | Breton-language surnames | Breton loanwords | Disambiguation pages