Amanuensis Monday: Petition for Naturalization- Joseph Arthur Robillard

Amanuensis Monday is a daily blogging theme, originating at John Newmark's Transylvania Dutch, the theme encourages the transcription of family letters, journals, and other historical artifacts.

Last winter, Diane Leedburg Laferriere, a fellow member of the GLGC, and I took at trip to the NARA at Waltham, and this was one of the documents I rec'd.  Joseph Arthur, as if you didn't already know, was my paternal great grandfather : )
 
[Police Court, Lowell, Mass - Minor Series, Vol. 1892 - 1897;  Pet.  No. 1, pg. 645]


Commonwealth of Massachusetts

MIDDLESEX, SS.
To the Honorable the Justice of the Police Court of Lowell, holden at Lowell, in
the District of Lowell, in said County of Middlesex on the            Thirteenth       
day of September A. D. 1895.

RESPECTFULLY REPRESENTS                   Joseph Arthur Robillard         
of Lowell,               in said County, an alien, that he was born at       Ste Melanie
                           P.Q                         , in           Canada              , within
the dominions of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
                                                                                                                      
on the       twelfth       day of               Oct                , A.D. 1867, and is now
     twentyseven         years of age, that he emigrated from      Canada        and
arrived at         Lowell           , in the United States of America, on or about the
fifteenth day of              Jauy [sic]                , A. D. 1884, being then a minor under
the age of eighteen years, to wit, of the age of        seventeen      years, that he
has ever since resided withing the United States, being more than five years now last past,
that he now resides at No.              36 Aiken Ave                                Street, in
Lowell,                                 , in the District of Lowell, in said County of Middlesex,
and that his occupation is that of a                  weaver            ; that he desires and
it has been for three years last past, his bona-fide intention to become a citizen of
the said United States, and to renounce all allegiance, and fidelity to every foreign
prince, potentate, state and sovereignty whatsoever, and particullary to Victoria, Queen                                             as aforesaid, and that he has duly filed in said Police Court  of Lowell his application for Naturalization.  Wherefore he prays to be admitted by this Honorable Court to become a citizen of the said United States, according to the laws in such cases made and provided.

                                                                      /s/   Joseph Arthur Robillard  

MIDDLESEX, SS. SEP 20 1895, 189     .  Signed and sworn to,

                                                                     /s/ Edward W Trull
                                                                                           Asst clerk.


[Police Court, Lowell, Mass - Minor Series, Vol. 1892 - 1897;  Pet. No. 1, pg. 645A]

WE,                Camille Roussin           residing at No.             3 Salem         
Street, in             Lowell                    , and            Joseph Roy             , residing
at  No.      4 Willie Ave           street, in                        Lowell                 , both in said County, and both citizens of the United States of America, on oath, severally depose and say, that we have known         Joseph Arthur Robillard             , the foregoing petitioner, for more than five years last past, during all which time he has resided within the United States of America, and at least on year thereof in said Commonwealth, that he has during that time behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same; that he arrived in the United States while a minor aforesaid, and resided in said United States five years before he arrived at the age of twenty-one years,  and that we verily believe it has been, for three years past, his bona-fide intention to become a citizen of this United States.

                                                                       /s/ Camille Roussin
                                                                       /s/ Joseph Roy

MIDDLESEX, SS. SEP 20 1895 189     . Signed an sworn to:

                                                                       /s/ Edward W Trull
                                                                                             Asst clerk

I,  Joseph Arthur Robillard do solemnly swear that I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state and sovereignty whatsoever, and particularly to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,                                           whose subject I have heretofore been, that I have never been any of the orders of nobility, nor borne any hereditary title, and that I will suppoert the Constitution of the United States of America.
So help me God.
                                                                      /s/ Joseph Arthur Robillard

MIDDLESEX, SS. SEP 20 1895 189   
                     Sworn and admitted a citizen
                                                                     /s/ Edward W Trull
                                                                                           Asst Clerk

Greater Lowell Genealogy Club Meeting

Greater Lowell Genealogy Club Meeting

     Time: Saturday, September 24 · 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: Pollard Memorial Library
              401 Merrimack St.
              Lowell, MA

Are you curious on how to get started researching your family history? If so, we can help. New members are always welcome!

Please come join us for our first meeting of the season! Scheduled to be with us is Kim Zunino of the Lowell Historic Board. Kim, who is active in preserving and restoring Lowell's historical burial grounds, as well as other preservation projects, will be presenting the group with a project of our own. Under her direction, we will be transcribing and indexing a very large city collection, so please join us to hear the details and participate! Also on the agenda will be officer elections, which take place in October (we need a couple of dedicated, brave souls), as well as potential speakers and field trips!

As always, our meetings are open to the public, so bring a friend! If you decide you'd like to join, GLGC membership is $10.00 for the year. Find us on facebook!

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Hey everyone, just thought I 'd pop in here to say good morning and let you know that there's still not too much going on with me in regard to my genealogy research. Although I did join WikiTree, and I uploaded a gedcom to play around with. You can view my WikiTree here, http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Robillard-30. It's pretty fun, a good time waster if you as me. I also started looking into the children of David Wright and Margaret White, my g-g-grandparents. David was born in Scotalnd, abt. 1816 and Margaret from the IOM, b. abt. 1814. They are in my WikiTree if you're interested. Anyway, here's the latest from my backyard garden and the Textile Avenue Greenhouse. Have a great day!!

SNGF - My 16 Great-greats

 Dear Readers, we now interrupt you for Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun!!!

Ah, Genea-folks, it's Saturday Night again - are you ready for more Genealogy Fun?

Your mission tonight, should you decide to accept it, is to:

1)  List your 16 great-great-grandparents with their birth, death and marriage data (dates and places).  [Hint - you might use an Ancestral Name List from your software for this.]
2)  Determine the countries (or states) that these ancestors lived in at their birth and at their death.
3)  For extra credit, go make a "Heritage Pie" chart for the country of origin (birth place) for these 16 ancestors. [Hint: you could use the  chart generator from Kid Zone for this.] [Note: Thank you to Sheri Fenley for the "Heritage Pie" chart idea.]
4.  Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a post on Facebook or google+.

Here's mine:

16. Jerome⁵ Robillard (105) (Louis, #32) was born on 20 Jul 1825 at Ste-Elisabeth, Joliette, Quebec. He was baptized on 20 Jul 1825 at la paroisse de Ste-Elisabeth, Ste-Elisabeth, Joliette, Quebec. Charles Ribery (grand-father) and his spouse, Monique Ducharme, were Jerome's god-parents. He married Sophie Moussin dit Lajoie (155), daughter of Joseph Moussin dit Lajoie (1312) and Genevieve Paquin (1313), on 25 Jan 1848 at la paroisse de Sainte-Melanie-d'Ailleboust, Sainte-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec. He married Sophie Riberdy (106) (see #17), daughter of Pierre Riberdy (129) and Victoire Beauparlant (130), on 9 Nov 1863 at la paroisse de, Sainte-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec. He died on 16 Nov 1884 at Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at age 59. He was buried on 19 Nov 1884 dans la cave (in the cellar) de eglise at la paroisse de, Sainte-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec.

17. Sophie⁵ Riberdy (106) (Pierre, #34) was born on 19 Jul 1840 at Sainte-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec. She was baptized on 19 Jul 1840 at la paroisse de Sainte-Melanie-d'Ailleboust, Sainte-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec. She married Jerome Robillard (105) (see #16), son of Louis Robillard (191) and Genevieve Riberdy dit Sansoucy (381), on 9 Nov 1863 at la paroisse de, Sainte-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec. She married Jean-Baptiste Brissette dit Courchaine (824) on 23 Apr 1888 at la paroisse de, Sainte-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec. She died on 5 Oct 1895 at Sainte-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec, at age 55. She was buried on 7 Oct 1895 at dans le cave de l'eglise la paroisse de, Ste-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec 

18. Joseph⁵ Foucher (547) (Louis Faucher dit St-Maurice, #36) was born in Quebec. He married Flavie Bruneau (548) (see #19), daughter of Joseph Bruneau (940) and Flavie Trudel (941), on 20 Jan 1857 at la paroisse de Sainte-Melanie-d'Ailleboust, Sainte-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec. 
 

19. Flavie⁵ Bruneau (548) (Joseph, #38) was baptized on 13 May 1834 at la paroisse de Sainte-Melanie-d'Ailleboust, Sainte-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec. She married Joseph Foucher (547) (see #18), son of Louis Joseph Faucher dit St-Maurice (549) and Angel-Felicite Boucher dit Barbel (550), on 20 Jan 1857 at la paroisse de Sainte-Melanie-d'Ailleboust, Sainte-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec.

20. Marcel Boudreau, was born at New Brunswick, son of Marc Boudreau and Monique Melancon (Info not entered into database at this time)

 21. Ellen, Helen or Helene⁵ Grant, was a daughter of one of her grandfather's (John Grant) sons. John Grant was married to Ann Thebeau. (For more information on my Grant and Boudreau lines please contact me at callmeshell at gmail.com)

22. David ⁵Wright was born about 1816 at Scotland?
 

23. Mary⁵ White was born about 1814 at the Isle of Man?

24. Joseph Alfred 'Adam'⁵ Maille (59) (Eusebe, #48) was born on 25 Apr 1862 at St-Cuthbert, Berthier, Quebec. He was baptized as Joseph Alfred Mailler on 26 Apr 1862 at la paroisse de St-Cuthbert, St-Cuthbert, Berthier, Quebec. He married Marie Amanda Prud'homme (60) (see #25),daughter of Moise Prud'homme (454) and Adeline Philomene Desrosiers (457), on 30 Jan 1881 at Immaculate Conception church, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died on 20 Feb 1933 at Arlington St., Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at age 70.

25. Marie Amanda⁵ Prud'homme (60) (Moise, #50) was born on 14 Jul 1862 at Lanoraie, Berthier, Quebec. She was baptized on 14 Jul 1862 at la paroisse de Saint-Joseph, Lanoraie, Berthier, Quebec. She married Joseph Alfred 'Adam' Maille (59) (see #24), son of Eusebe Maille (68) and Angelique 'Rosalie' 'Angeline' Chevrette (69), on 30 Jan 1881 at Immaculate Conception church, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She died on 9 Sep 1933 at Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at age 71.

26. Charles Francois⁵ Therrien (498) (Jean, #52) was born on 29 Jan 1869 at St-Julien-de-Wolfestown, Wolfe, Quebec. He was baptized on 5 Feb 1869 at la paroisse de St-Julien, St-Julien-de-Wolfestown, Wolfe, Quebec. He married Marie Provencal (499) (see #27), daughter of Isidore Provencal (500) and Philomene Mercier (501), on 20 Apr 1891 at Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

27. Marie⁵ Provencal (499) (Isadore, #54) married Charles Francois Therrien (498) (see #26), son of Jean Baptiste Therrien (507) and Marie-Celina Letourneau (508), on 20 Apr 1891 at Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She was buried on 3 Mar 1953 at Cimetiere St-Joseph, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

28. Michael⁵ Moran (1261) (John, #56) was born circa 1867 at Ireland or England. He married Rose Kelley (1037) (see #29), daughter of Patrick Kelley (1415) and Rose Dacey (1416), on 11 Apr 1895 at Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 15 Dec 1906 at 32 Cross St., in the rear, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He was buried on 17 Dec 1906 at St. Patrick Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

29. Rose⁵ Kelley (1037) (Patrick, #58) was born circa Apr 1873 at Ireland or England. She married Michael Moran (1261) (see #28), son of John Moran (1410) and Bridget Higgins (1411), on 11 Apr 1895 at Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 19 Dec 1951 at Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She was buried on 22 Dec 1951 at St. Patrick Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

30. Claude Benjamin⁵ Ferron (215) (Joseph, #60) was born on 20 Oct 1844 at Massueville (Sorel), Richelieu, Quebec. He was baptized on 21 Oct 1844 at la paroisse de Saint-Aime, Massueville (Sorel), Richelieu, Quebec. He married Celina Lamay (217) on 31 Jul 1866 at la paroisse de Saint-Leon, Saint-Leon-le-Grande, Maskinonge, Quebec. He married Marie Georgiana Rabouin (216) (see #31), daughter of Frederic Rabouin (337) and Domithilde Guilmette (338), on 22 Aug 1876 at la paroisse de Saint-Paulin, Saint-Paulin, Maskinonge, Quebec. He died on 6 Nov 1930 at 9 Dutton St., Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at age 86. He was buried on 10 Nov 1930 at Cimetiere St-Joseph, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

31. Marie Georgiana⁵ Rabouin (216) (Frederic, #62) was born on 29 Apr 1856 at Yamachiche, Saint-Maurice, Quebec. She was baptized on 29 Apr 1856 at la paroisse de Sainte-Anne, Yamachiche, Saint-Maurice, Quebec. She married Claude Benjamin Ferron (215) (see #30), son of Joseph Ferron (233) and Marie Ouelette (234), on 22 Aug 1876 at la paroisse de Saint-Paulin, Saint-Paulin, Maskinonge, Quebec. She died on 6 Apr 1919 at Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at age 62. She was buried on 8 Apr 1919 at Cimetiere St-Joseph, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts.