Photo Right: Frank with one of his grand'daughters
Both photos circa 1900
Josette Clutchey was the second daughter of Jean Francis Cloutier and Charlotte Salois. According to some of the censuses, Josette was born in Quebec around 1830. She moved with the family until they arrived in Borelia, Ontario. As previously mentioned, it was believed that her older sister Rosalie, born in 1827, either died, married or was otherwise left behind when Jean and Charlotte came to Ontario in 1857. However, further research proved that........
Josette, along with her husband Frank LaChapelle, whom she married when she was 16, stayed with the family. At the time of 1861 census, Josette and Frank had five living children, and one had died. Their children are listed below the photos:
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Photo Left: Frank Lachapelle Photo Right: Frank with one of his grand'daughters Both photos circa 1900 |
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Arilla (b. 1848): Arilla married Jack Gibson.
Rosella (b. 1851): Rosella married James Mooney.
Adeline (b. 1853): Adeline's first marriage was to Noah Madden. Later she married a Brown, first name unknown and finally Albert Raymer.
Jewell (b. 1856): Jewell was born on February 15th. 1856. She married a gentleman whose last name was Knight, his first name we do not know.
Matilda (b. 1857 - d. 1912): Matilda (Tilly) was born on Sept. 20th. 1857. She married John J. Pearson about the year 1875. Matilda died on Oct. 5th. 1912.
Tilly LaChapelle (1857-1912) and John Pearson (1852-1936)
John (b. 1860 - d. 1860): John was born in February, 1860 and died on April 12th of the same year.
Charlotte (b 1861 - ): Charlotte was born on July 24th. 1861. She married Peter Raymer (Rehmer).
Sophie (b. 1865 - ): Sophie was born on June 10th. 1865. She married John Fallon.
Elizabeth (b. 1867 - d. 1965): Elizabeth was born on June 18th. 1867. On January 9th. 1888, she married Angus Walker ( b. 1857 - d. 1965). Elizabeth died March 29th. 1965, at the age of ninety-nine.
Ellen Agnes (b. 1868 - ): Ellen was born June 18th. 1868. She died as an infant.
Florence Marie (b. 1871 - ): Florence was born on July 26th. 1871. She died as an infant.
No further information has been found for Arilla. Of the eleven children in the LaChapelle family, ten were girls and the only boy, John died as an infant. The baptisms of Julie (Jewell) and Matilda are the earliest records we have of Josette's family. St. Joseph's church in Beaverton, Ontario, has these two records which give the following information:
On February 15th. 1856, Josette and Frank's daughter, Julie (also called Jewel) LaChapelle, was born at Port Perry. On January 26th. 1858, she was baptized with John Clouttier (sic) and Charlotte Clouttier (sic) as sponsors.
On the same day, their daughter, Domitille (also called Matilda and Tillie) LaChapelle, born Port Perry, on September 20th. 1857, was baptized with John Clouttier (sic) and Charlotte Clouttier (sic) as sponsors.
none known
They had one daughter
Mary Rose m. James Henry Wilson [ James William, Kathryn Marie, Paul Henry, Steven John, Elizabeth Ann ]
They had eight children, names only are known ..... James, Zita, Theda, Catherine, Margaret, Frances, Molly and Lloyd
Their three children were: Florence, Rose and Jack
They had no children
Their four chidren are: John, Margaret, Blanche and Ray
They adopted Ethel's great niece, June
Adeline LaChapelle was married three times hence her family is quite extensive. Her first marriage to Noah Madden produced one son, Clarence Noah Madden who married Pearl Francis Richards. That couple had 14 children. they are as follows: Clarence Richard, William, Russel James, Stanley Harold, Harold Noah, Pearl Florence, Arthur Earl, Jessie Evelyn, Maude Adeline, Violet, Lillian Mae, Joseph Henry, Florence, Daisy Helen. Her second marriage to ? Brown produced one child of whom there is no record. The third marriage to Albert Raymer produced three children, Laura, Albert and Violet of whom there are no further records. The families of many of the above are recorded in the text "Families in Transition". Further information can be obtained by E-Mailing Dave Clutchey.
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| On November 26 2002 the Webmaster Dave
Clutchey received the following information from Michelle Cloke Neuffeld, great great granddaughter of
Adeline LaChapelle. Adelines third marriage as noted above was to
Albert Raymer. The marriage produced three children one of whom was
Laura Raymer. Michelle informs us that Laura married Wilbert
Branscombe settling in the Niagara, Ontario region. They had five
children one of whom was Michele's grandmother Margaret. Margaret in
turn married William Cloke of Anyox, British Columbia and settled in and
around the Niagara-Burlington area. Margaret and William had five children
one of whom was Brian Cloke , Michele's father. Michele's mother was
Barbara Derry of Hamilton. The Clokes lived all across Canada,
settling finally in York region. Michele herself is married to Bryce
Neufeld and they live in Newmarket, Ontario.
Marie (Madden) Towells great granddaughter of Adeline Lachapelle from Adelines first marriage to Noah Madden, supplements the information above by informing us that Adeline Lachapelle died on Jan 12, 1934 and is buried in St. Catherines at Victoria Lawn Cemetery. Laura Branscombe, daughter of Adeline, died in 1960 and is buried in the same cemetery as her mother. Wilbert it appears, died in Massachusetts, USA. In a subsequent E-mail received November 27 2002, Marie reports that information from the 1901 census shows Laura M. Ray(h)mer was born May 24 1890 . Her brother Albert Jr., June 10 1983 and sister Violet August 10 1984. A step son was William Brown, presumably the son of Adeline's second husband whose name was Brown. William is buried under the name William Rahmer in the protestant cemetery in Orillia. William is listed as being 'Scotch' hence his father must have been from Scotland. The Rahmers (sic) are all listed as Dutch and Adeline , French. Clarence Madden is listed as being English it should be Irish. |
The Webmaster acknowledges and appreciates the contributions of Michele Neufeld and Marie Towells
Nothing is known of this couple at the present time>
Tilly LaChapelle was born in Port Perry on Sept. 20 1857 and was married in 1875 to John James Pearson a Quaker. They lived for a time in Lindsay, Ontario. Their children are as follows: Lionel Arthur, Robert Burns, Russel James, Harvie Allen, Annie Laura, Edith Louise, Catherine, Jennie Pearl, Mayette Maud, Frank Chisolm, Mary Lillian, William Murray, John Maurice.
Additional information on many of the above members of the family is available
Charlotte the seventh child of Josette Clutchey and Frank LaChapelle was named after her grandmother, Charlotte Salois. Little is known of this family except the names of the three children, James, b. 1886, Clarence, b.1888, and Joyce b. 1893.
The eighth child of Josette and Frank, Sophie and her husband John Fallon lived in Whitby, Ontario for a time where it is thought that most of the family members listed below were born. Little is known of this family beyond the children noted as follows: Mary Florence (b.1891)m. Walter Galt, James Arthur (b.1893), Anna Catherine (b.1896), William Edward and twin brother, George Gordon both (b. 1898), Genevieve? (b.1904), John Harold, (b.1908), Ellen Elizabeth (b. 1910).
Eliza LaChapelle and Children
Back Row L to R: Lily, Eliza (mother), Francis James, Philbert, Donald
Front Row L to R: Angus Jr., Agnes, Lorne, Earl, Roy
The portrait in front is that of Angus Walker Sr. Eliza's husband
Elizabeth known as Liza was the last child born to Josette and Frank to survive. Two girls born later, Ellen Agnes and Florence Marie, died as infants. Liza and Angus married January 9th 1888 . Their first eight children were born in Brechin, Ont. They were Donald (b.1888-d.1906); Francis James, (b.1889-?) m.1st. Loretta Agnes McHugh , 2nd Margaret Mary Erskine; John Philbert (b.1891), m. Lena Emma Gill; Lilly Elizabeth Josephine (b.1893 d.1906); Roy Stanislaus (b.1894 d.1917); Hugh Earl,(b.1896), m. Mildred Wilford; Angus Gauthier ( b.1898 d. 1977), m.Gladys Kinton: Lawrence (Lane) (b.1900-d.1903); John James, (b. 1905-d.1936),m. Jeanne Voase; Leonard Leo: (b.1908-d.1917); Agnes Carmel (b.1909-d.1994),m.James Wilcox.: Edmond:(b.1912 -) : Harold:(b.1914-1976), m. Eleanor Schultz.
The story of the Elizabeth and Angus Walker's family is very tragic. Two of their children died before they reached the age of ten, two died as teenagers and two were killed in World Wars, Roy WWI and Edmond WW2.
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Photo Left: Grandchildren of Eliz LaChapelle and Angus
Walker. They are the children of Francis James Walker seen in the
photo above. Left to Right: Helen (Walker) Couture, Roy Walker, Marguerite (Walker) Rigby
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