Hello from Maine, I'm curious to know if you folks can see any other children for:

ID No: 1171183
Firstname: Julien
Name: Caouette

In particular, I'm interested if there is a "Louis Caouette"

I have a booklet named "Famille (Caouette) Gaouette histoire et genealogie : notes diverses", which tells a most interesting story of Julien Caouette, and how he was taken away by an Indian at 5 years old, and returned at 15 years old  (St-Denis-sur-Richelieu region)..
A fascinating tale, and I believe that same Julien may be my ancestor, but in this booklet, he had a son "Louis Caouette", who would be a sibling to my G G Great Grandfather,  "Joseph Alphonse Gaouette",(b. 1869) son of Julien

If you look carefully, there are actually 2 Louis on the site.  Reach Julien and Lucie Phaneuf files with this link :

https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Caouette_Julien&pid=1171183

and scroll up the page.  You'll reach the section "bachelors and spinters" ( or "enfants célibatiares" in french ) childrens for this couple.  In these 14 Alphonse siblings, there is  Louis-Evariste, born in 1858, and Louis-Elphege born in 1867, deceased in 1868.

Yves

wow, how could I be so daft...

It was right before my eyes..

Thank you yet again for your help Yves

Rich

Can you scan the booklet and send it to me via the internal mail ?  I will join it to Julien's file. 

Yves

Well, it's 50 pages, but there's a section marked "Julien Caouette"

I can send screenshots from iPhone if that works

Rich

I just found that Louis-Evariste Caouette married Delia Girard.  I don't know where yet.  But, here's the find-a-grave link :

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146507374

Yves

It's interesting that Caouette became Gaouette..

We have wondered if it was related to the Indian story: perhaps I need to get you copies of the text(which is in French), and see what you can make of it..

Rich

It has nothing to do with the Indians. Our ancestors were illiterate and they pronounced their names as they had heard. The priest, who was educated, wrote the name according to what he heard. When the descendants learned to read and write, they perpetuated the priest’s spelling.
 

Yves

Yves, I'm not certain I have access to send mail..I can't seem to find how to ...

Rich

Get Julien's file with the link I gave earlier.  Then click on the icon  .  You'll then send an email directly to me because I,m the owner of the file.

Yves

Read you mail now.  Click on "My account" or "Mon compte" at top right.

Yves

thank you for the clarification of "Joseph"

:)

If you are interested, I would be happy to also put online, the story of this Indian adventure, to see your thoughts..?

Rich

Who is the author of this booklet ? Probably a religious. I read the Indian’s story and I think it’s exactly that, a story. Some of the details are unbelievable.

Yves