Rabideau
Frederick F. Rabideau Family
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Catlin Family & the Deerfield Massacre
Introduction Elizabeth (née Baldwin) Catlin, her husband James Catlin, and their family were among the many who suffered the devastating consequences of the 1704 Deerfield Massacre. Their story provides a poignant glimpse into the turbulent frontier of early New England, where settlers and Indigenous nations clashed in a struggle for survival and sovereignty. The Catlin Family in Deerfield James Catlin and Elizabeth Baldwin married in the late 17th century, settling in Deerfield, Massachusetts, a small but strategically significant frontier village. Like many in the region, the Catlins lived with the ever-present threat of conflict as tensions simmered between English settlers, French forces, and Indigenous groups, particularly the Mohawk and Abenaki,…
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Andre Robidou dit L’Espagnol
The following material has been extracted and modified from the original published at Robidou Association of North America. It is placed here under Fair Use; the original article may be viewed in its entirety here. The bulk of this article was researched and authored by Guy Rabideau,the son of Clyde Rabideau. Their website which offers access to their many outstanding genealogical texts may be found at clyderabideau.com. The following history details the life of Andre Robidou dit L’Espagnol prior to and in New France: Circa 1636-1640- Andre Robidou dit L’Espagnol is born in Sainte-Marie, Spain, the son of Manuel Robidou and Catherine Alue/ Alve. (Note: Sainte-Marie is noted as…
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The Raphael Robidoux Family of Altona, NY
This area may be augmented in the future as I attempt to uncover additional Census and/or photographic information for inclusion here. The Raphael (Russel) Robidoux & Family- 1880 The family lived in Altona, NY; their exact location is unknown as the street information was left blank on 1880 Census. At that time, Raphael (40) was a Laborer; he had been employed all during the 12 months preceding the June 1880 enumeration. Euphemie, Raphael’s wife (40) was Keeping House. Living with them were eight children including: Delia (19) Daughter Lois (16) Daughter Russel (13) Son Mary (11) Daughter Newell (9) Son (g-grandfather) Joseph (7) Elmira (5) Daughter Jeremiah (8mo. born Oct…
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Lacolle, Quebec- A brief history
Lacolle is the area from which the Joseph Dion family emigrated to the United States. Historically both Rabideau and Dion/ Deyo family members lived and traversed this region. Click here to read about the Lacolle Military Battles. source [the original site has been removed- minor edits and corrections from the original text made by ManyRoads] First written mention of Lacolle can be traced back to July 4, 1609 when Samuel de Champlain and his entourage stopped briefly at the mouth of a small stream for a meal before continuing southward up the Richelieu River into the lake which now bears his name. In his journal Champlain referred to the location…
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1920 to 1930 Easthampton (The Deyos and Rabideaus)
Based upon Census data, we know the following information regarding the Rabideau & Deyo branches of our family (note all photos are from Google). According to the 1920 US Census In 1920 the George Deyo Family lived at 214 Main Street in Altona, NY; father George (age 52) was a farm worker. Exina his wife (37) was keeping house. They had 6 children living with them at that time including: Edward (17) Leona (13)- my grandmother Lawrence (10) Clarence (6) Gilbert (2)- interestingly listed as a daughter on the 1920 Census Gerald (an infant) The Alexander Rabideau family, at that same time, lived at 21 Mt. Tom Avenue. Father, Alexander…
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The Rabideaus early Easthampton, Mass history
In the 1910s, the Rabideau family moved to Easthampton, Massachusetts from Clinton County, New York. They came in search of work and a future. As lumberjacks and forest workers, their future and earnings were becoming increasingly limited in upper New York and the promise of work in the mills of Massachusetts was alluring. Neither Frederick Louis Rabideau nor his brothers had an education. By 1920 the boys Alexander (18), Frederick (15) and Victor (16) were working in a plastic mill as laborers supporting the family. Alexander Rabideau (the boy’s father) and Florinda nee Simard were unemployed. The following history was written in the 1890s and may be found on the…
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60th
Not all genealogy is in the past. Some of it happens before your very eyes. This is one of those events and weeks for us. This week is my parents (Fred Rabideau & Luise Senger) 60th Wedding Anniversary. Today we are taking them out for a small dinner celebration. In those 60 years a lot has changed… the family has grown… life has progressed. But as you can see, the love remains.
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A Great Find! (part 2) -Raphael & Euphemie Robidoux
I received the following email this morning from Barb Deyo; it read: Hi Mark, I wanted to send this to you yesterday, but I have been having trouble with my e-mail. I read about you finding a picture of your ggg grandparents on line. That night we went for a short walk in the cemetery like we do very often, with my cat. She loves to run and lead us around the field. When it was time to go she led us to the front of the hedge to go home, (we usually go by the side) As I looked at the stone, guess what I saw? It was just…
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A Great Find!
One of the great joys of doing genealogy work is that every once in a while, you make a great find. A find that brings on a feeling of joy, wonder, and belonging. Yesterday was one of those days for me. I know I have been offering a lot of insights into issues associated with using Ancestry.com but yesterday’s experience reinforced “why I use and value Ancestry.” Lately, I have taken on the effort of cleaning up and adding to some of my earlier genealogical work. As you probably already know genealogy requires a lot of organization as well as continual care and feeding. Well, as luck would have it,…
