The Ancestors of Mike Gravel


by Robert Battle


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Mike Gravel should not be considered either exhaustive or definitive, but rather as a first draft.

This report was prepared by Robert Battle. The contribution of the undersigned is that of HTML-izing Mr. Battle's report.



William Addams Reitwiesner


wargs@wargs.com



Ancestry of Mike Gravel
1 Maurice Robert ("Mike") Gravel, b. 13 May 1930 Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, US senator from Alaska 1969-1981
PARENTS
2 Alphonse Gravel, b. c1897/8 Canada, "from the region of Sorel", imm. 1923
m. 1925 Southbridge, Worcester Co., MA
3 Marie Bourassa, b. 26 Jan 1901 Quebec, Canada, imm. 1910, d. 28 Dec 1989 [SSN 019-28-3813, issued MA 1952-4]
GRANDPARENTS
4 ___ Gravel: b. Canada
m.
5 ___: b. Canada
6 Frederic Bourassa: b. c1862 Quebec, Canada, imm. 1910 or 1911, d. bef. 1930
m. 25 Nov 1885 Burlington, VT
7 Caroline Baril: b. c1864/5 VT
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
12 Louis Bourassa: b. c1831 Quebec
m.
13 ___: b. Quebec, apparently d. bef. 1881
14 Hyacinthe Baril: b. 1829 Quebec, Canada
m. 4 Sep 1854
15 Caroline Landry: b. Quebec, Canada
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
28 Jean Baptiste Baril: b. 1798
m. 30 Sep 1823 St. Cuthbert, Quebec
29 Marie Marguerite Savoie: b. 1804, d. 1838
30 Pascal Landry: b. 13 Apr 1781 Kamouraska, Quebec, d. 19 Mar 1837
m.
31 Marie Laprise/Dufour: b. 1792, d. bef. 16 Sep 1863
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
56 Jean Baptiste Noel Baril: b. 1763
m. 9 Feb 1795 St. Cuthbert, Quebec
57 Euphrosine Auclair: b. 1770
60 Charles Landry: b. c1740 Grand Pre, Arcadia
m. 12 Oct 1772 Kamouraska, Quebec
61 Marie Josette Lavasseur:
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
112 Alexis Baril: b. 9 Apr 1735 St. Pierre les Becquets, Nicolet, Quebec, d. 28 Feb 1805
m. 2 Feb 1761 St. Pierre les Becquets
113 Marie Joseph Dubuc: b. 15 May 1740, d. 5 Jan 1813, bur. St. Cuthbert, Berthier, Quebec
120 Alexis Landry: d. 24 Jan 1808 Kamouraska, Quebec
m. 27 Nov 1737 Grand Pre, Arcadia
121 Marguerite Aucoin: b. 11 Apr 1718 Grand Pre
122 Joseph Clement Levasseur:
m. 15 Jan 1741/2 St. Louis de Kamouraska, Quebec
123 Marie Madeleine Albert:
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
224 Louis Baril: b. 28 Nov 1704 La Perade, Quebec
m. 28 Aug 1730 Cap Sante, Quebec
225 Marie Therese Tellier: b. 1 Jan 1706, d. 1780
226 Noel Augustin Dubuc: b. 1710
m. 23 Jan 1736 Champlain, Quebec
227 Marie Elisabeth Pepin: b. 15 Aug 1712 Champlain, d. 21 Feb 1744
240 Antoine Landry: b. 4 Dec 1683 Beaubassin, Acadia, d. c1755 Boston, MA
m. 1705 Grand Pre, Acadia
241 Marie-Blanche LeBlanc: b. 1688 Grand Pre, d. c1755 Boston
242 Rene Aucoin:
m.
243 Madeleine Bourg:
244 Pierre Levasseur: d. 26 Oct 1738 Kamouraska, Quebec
m. 8 May 1703 Notre Dame de Liesse, Riviere Ouelle
245 Elizabeth Michaud: d. 28 Jul 1766 Kamouraska
246 Pierre Albert:
m.
247 Louise Therese Grondin:
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
448 Louis Baril: b. 21 Apr 1678 Batiscan, Quebec, d. 21 Apr 1732 Ste Anne de la P'erade, Quebec
m. 4 Feb 1704 Batiscan
449 Ann Charlotte Trottier: b. 27 Nov 1688 Batiscan, d. 29 Apr 1753 Ste Ann de la P'erade
450 Jean Francois Tellier: b. 1666, d. 9 Dec 1732 Cap Sante, Quebec
m. 19 Nov 1692 Neuville, Quebec
451 Anne Page: b. 14 Mar 1673 L'Ange Gardien, Quebec
480 Antoine Landry: b. 1660 Port Royal, Acadia
m.
481 Marie Thibodeau: b. 1661 Port Royal
482 Antoine LeBlanc: d. 20 Jul 1730 St. Charles des Mines, Acadia
m.
483 Marie Bourgeois:
484 Martin Aucoin: d. 14 May 1711 Riviere aux Canards, Acadia
m.
485 Marie Gaudet:
486 Martin Bourg:
m.
487 Potet Marie Dupuis:
488 Laurent Levasseur:
m.
489 Marie Marchand:
490 Pierre Michaud:
m.
491 Marie Anselin:
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
896 Jean Baril: b. 5 Nay 1646 Saintonge[sic], France, d. 9 Feb 1724 Batiscan, Quebec
m. 1674 Batiscan
897 Marie Guillet dit Lajeunesse: b. 13 Oct 1658 Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec, d. 20 Oct 1681 Batiscan
898 Jean Baptiste Trottier: b. Jul 1646 at sea, d. 24 May 1703 Batiscan, Quebec
m. 24 Jun 1667 Ameau, Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec
899 Genevieve Lafond: b. 29 Feb 1652 Trois Rivieres, Quebec, d. 25 May 1703 Batiscan
960 Rene Landry:
m.
961 Marie Bernard:
962 Pierre Thibodeau: d. 26 Dec 1704 Port Royal, Acadia
m.
963 Jeanne Theriot:
964 Daniel LeBlanc:
m.
965 Francoise Gaudet:
966 Jacob Jacques Bourgeois:
m.
967 Jeanne Trahan:
968 Martin Aucoin:
m. 20 Jan 1641/2 Paroissiales, de Cougnes, Larochelle, France
969 Marie Salle:
970 Denis Gaudet:
m.
971 Martine Gauthier:
972 Antoine Bourg:
m.
973 Antoinette Landry:
974 Michel Dupuis:
m.
975 Marie Gauthreau:
976 Jean Levasseur dit Lavigne:
m. 23 Apr 1645
977 Marguerite Richard:
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
1794 Pierre Guillet dit Lajeunesse: d. 8 May 1695 Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec
m.
1795 Jeanne St. P'ere: b. 5 Feb 1627 St. Jean d'Angely, France, d. 20 Oct 1681 Cap de la Madeleine
9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS




EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS


and


from the CANADIAN DECENNIAL CENSUS



1930 - 8th Ward, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, e.d. 96, sheet 45a 

Gravel, Alphonse   Head  M W 32        M 27 CanFr CanFr CanFr   1923 Al    Carpenter    Railroad 
___, Marie         Wife  F W 29        M 24 CanFr CanFr VT      1910 Al 
___, Leonel[?]     Son   M W  4 6/12   S MA CanFr CanFr 
___, Bernard       Son   M W  1 9/12   S MA CanFr CanFr 

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1930 - Spencer, Worcester Co., MA, e.d. 275, sheet 10b 

Cournayer, Henry     Head    M W 34 M  29  MA    MA    CanFr              Welter      Shoe factory 
___, Edina A.        Wife    F W 24 M  19  CanFr CanFr VT      1910 Al 
Bourassa, Caroline   M-i-L   F W 65 Wd     VT    CanFr CanFr 

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1920 - Southbridge, Worcester Co., MA, e.d. 147, sheets 2a-b 

Bourasa, Frederick     Head  M W 57 M  1911 Al  Que Que Que    Carpenter 
___, Carrie            Wife  F W 55 M           VT  Que Que 
___, Laura             Dau   F W 27 S  1911 Al  Que Que VT 
Bourasa, Marie Louise  Dau   F W 24 S  1911 Al  Que Que VT     Polisher          Lens Factory 
___, Maria             Dau   F W 18 S  1911 Al  Que Que VT     Clerk Saleslady   Apparel 
___, Edina             Dau   F W 14 S  1911 Al  Que Que VT 
___, Armand            Son   M W 12 S  1911 Al  Que Que VT 
Leblanc, Rose          Board F W 27 S  1908 Al  Que Que Que    Press operator    Optical works 

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1881 - Ste-Ours, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada 

Louis Bourassa         50  Quebec  Cultivateur       Catholique 
Louis Bourassa         21  Quebec  Cultivateur       Catholique 
Frederic Bourassa      19  Quebec  Cultivateur  Son  Catholique 
Hormidas Bourassa      17  Quebec  Cultivateur       Catholique 
Maximiliene Bourassa   15  Quebec                    Catholique 
Rose Bourassa          13  Quebec                    Catholique 
Edmire Allard          54  Quebec                    Catholique 

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NOTES






1 -- http://pattyroy.com/RoyBenson/DetailedInfo/JosephGravel.htm



6 -- http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2526021&id=I36346 and http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bullfrog&id=I307479



7 -- http://www.gbnf.com/genealog3/baril/html/d0354/I15220.HTM



15 -- http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tcwlmo&id=I28392



31 -- http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/surnames.germain/71

















SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED


See above.







William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com