Date: 2010-06-20 09:51:00
For your benefit Ron, here is a quick translation:
Thank you Ron. Very nice of you and congratulations for your effort in French. For the forum reader's benefit, Ron was born in Ontario and always lived there. His peculiar line of descent caused him difficulties (in the search of his ancestors). Even Hans got lost.
The Despatie are issued from 3 ancestors Forget said Despastie who migrated into Quebec. Ron was trying to identify which one was his. However, within his line of descent, Bélisle said Despatie was used. His patronymic appeared with his ancestor Jacques (Rotureau). Ron's ancestors are Roture (or Rotureau) said Bélisle. See Jacques Rotureau's card on this site. It contains a biographic note.
We believe that Jacques's grand-father Étienne (married to Marie-Louise Renaud), is the origin of the situation. This man's father, also named Étienne (married to Angélique Berloin said Nantel), died when Étienne (son) was 3 or 4 years old. His mother remarried to Michel Forget said Despatie. His (half) brothers and sisters where therefore all Forget said Despatie within that context. When Étienne son was married, the priest used his real name, Roture said Bélisle. The Ste-Anne-des-Plaines priest knew well the situation and baptized the children and grand-children under the name Roture said Bélisle. It is mainly in Montreal that the name has changed to Béliste said Despatie, when Jacques children were married there. A note appears on each Jacques's children card specifying the name used at their wedding. Jacques Roture's children - said Bélisle, are all Despatie (exept of course, on the girl's side).
The mysterious part is that Jacques was the only Étienne's descendant to have used the name Despatie.