1529 Desautels Des Autels “Of The Altars”

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by  Kenneth Desautels

1529 Desautels
Des Autels “Of The Altars”
The Genealogical History of the
Desautels Family 1500 - 2010

By Kenneth R. Desautels
Shane G. Desautels, Editor

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The Desautels Coat-Of-Arms
By Kenneth Desautels
In an ancient region of France, known as Charolais (Charolles), an area within the
southern part of Burgandy in the year of 844, we will come upon a group of hills
called “Les Autels”. They were given the name at the request of the inhabitants of
the region where a group of mountains or plateaus resembled great flat table tops,
looking somewhat like altars of a church.

The ruler at the time was Charles II (The Bald) of the western Frankish Kingdom
(Modern France). He issued a Toulouse, an enactment or Capitulary, sanctioning
the use of the term “Autel” (French word for altar) as an official location name and
“Les Autels” became the name of the region. When in 1539, a decree was issued by
King Francois that all families were to take on surnames, the name of “DesAutels”
was already in use back in 1380 by Guiot DesAutels Captain of the Guard at Mt.
Vincent at Charolais.

Coats-of-Arms were already used as a means of identifying a family. The family
within the region of the hills called “Les Autels” was using the name but changed the
Les to Des and their name became “DesAutels” (of the Altars). In regards to the
Coat-of-Arms, Helms or crests were not yet in use, and would not come into used
until later. Thus the reason why the DesAutels Coat-of-Arms is plain, was not due to
rules or laws governing its design but rather to how old it was.

The name “DesAutels” first appeared at the time of heraldry with a coat-of-arms
which has an azure blue (sky blue) pennant with the design of a church altar in gold
and a gold heart surmounting the altar. The shape of the ecu or pennant, represents
the French Renaissance period. Being of only one color indicates it is a very old
family. The color of the field is that of the ancient bouclier, armor worn by the
Chevaliers. Azure blue indicated nobleness of purpose and gold was the highest
order. The term “surmounted” means to be above or on the altar, however it is very
unlikely that the heart would be attached to the Tabernacle as nothing is allowed to
either be placed upon the top or connected to the Tabernacle, not even flowers
under Catholic law, therefor, the gold heart would be rightfully placed above the
altar.

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Table of Contents
Page
Title Page 1
COAT-OF ARMS: Explanation of the coat-of-arms 2
Special Acknowledgements 16
Bibliography 18
Preface 19
Author’s Line: Parental listing of each Generation, condensed 23
Explanation To Use Of Genealogy 25
Part 1: Early Years Of Canadian Immigration ( New England ) French Canadians,
27
their Cultural Backgrounds
French Canadians, Their cultural Backgrounds 29
The Desautels In Ancient Times 31
The Story Of Malicome - The Ancestral Ville 33
Montreal Canada - A Land Of Adventure And Opportunity 36
The Recruits Of 1653 - Pierre Desautels Comes To Canada 40
List Of People Who Arrived At Montreal Before 1653 44
Pierre Establishes Himself In The New World 47
The Family Of Pierre And Catherine Desautels 50
Early Desautels Of France, Known, But Without Established Connection 51
Part 2: Beginning Of The Genealogy First Generation: Pierre Of France 1-1.
55
Married in 1595 in Malicorne,France to Renee Lebrun
Second Generation: Thomas 2-4 Of France. Child of Pierre 1-1and Renee Lebrun 57
Third Generation: Pierre of New France (Canada): Child of Thomas 2-4 and Marie
57
Marthe Buisson. First Marriage To Marie Remy.
A short input on the life of Pierre Desautels / Lapointe the 1st. 172
Pierre Desautels Dit Lapointe 1631–1708 “The Desautels Family, My Elusive
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Ancestors” By Debra McCann: A Documentation
Genealogical chart of the first four generations 178
Pierre Desautels Dit Lapointe 1677- 1753 (Son of Pierre the (1)) A Time Line. From
179
“The Desautels Family, My Elusive Ancestors” by Debra McCann. A Documentation
Third generation: Pierre 3-4. Child of Thomas 2-4 and Marie Marthe Buisson
183
Second Marriage to Catherine Lorion

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Photo: Louis Desautels and Marthe (Chagnon dit Larose) Desautels, IX.
191
Generation, (Great Grandparents) and their three sons and wives.
Photo: Edward Louis Desautels and (Selina Forget) Desautels X. Generation.
196
(Grandparents) (Golden Anniversary, Photo)
Photo: Edward and Selina’s Golden Anniversary along with their three sons 196
Photo: 3 sons of Edward and Selina (Wilde, Leo and Edgar) and of Edward and
197
the family dog at the back entrance way in East Douglas, Massachusetts
Photo: Edgar Desautels and Loretta (Supernault) Desautels marriage 198
Photo: 1919 World War I of Edgar Desautels. 1919 photo of wife Loretta at their
199
home on Frybick Ave, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and their car and family photo
Photo: 1935/36 , Edgar Desautels, manager of a Community store (market) corner
of North Quinsigamond Avenue and Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, 200
Massachusetts.
Photo: 35th Wedding Anniversary of Edgar and Loretta Desautels with their five
201
sons. A 1967 photo of Edgar and Loretta in California, visiting their son Lawrence
Photo: The 4 homes where the children of Edgar and Loretta Desautels were born 202
Photo: Marriage of Kenneth R. and Joan M. (Gamache) Desautels 1959 225
Photo: The children of Kenneth and Joan, 1970’s 226
Photo: The children of Kenneth and Joan as adults, August of 1995 227
Photo: The home of Kenneth and Joan at 12 Empire Street Shrewsbury,
228
Massachusetts
Photo: The home of Edgar and Loretta (Suprenault) Desautels built for them.
They lived here after his retirement, 1950/54 until their deaths, both in the early 229
1970’s; 12 Beaumont Rd, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Photo: The home of Edgar and Loretta as it appears in 2006 where Ken Desautels
moved in 1994 a year after retirement and where he lived before he was married, 230
the last home of his parents

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Photo: A photo of the Desautels family of Cesaire and Odille (Codot) Desautels of
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Marquette, Michigan.
Photo: A photo of Jean-Baptiste dit Lapointe and Lucie ( Laporte) Desautels 403
Photo: The Desautels “ Doty” family home and photos of Whitehall, Washington
470
City, New York
Story that entwines around Joseph Desautels, husband of Marie Josephe Bouteiller,
sister of Marguerite Bouteiller, who was married to Pierre Desautels, brother of
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Joseph. The story involves Benjamin Franklin, who had brought a printing press to
the Canadians to get them to join the American Revolution
Photo: Herman Joseph and Gretchen (Franzen) Desautels. Family Children 1972 547
Photo: Herman Joseph and Gretchen (Franzen) Desautels. Family Picture during a
547
wedding in 1973
Part 2 Index: Desautels Family Genealogy ( By Names Of Spouse) 943
Part 3: Genealogy Of The Allied (Parental) Names. Containing the Dates and
Places of Births, Marriages, and Deaths With Family Histories, Records, and 1016
Genealoical Charts
Part 4: Unidentified: A list of lines and individuals that have not been identified or
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connected to the genealogy

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Table of Contents: Supporting Documents
Birth, Marriage and Death Records. Numbers 1-17 Represent the Author’s Line
Pierre Desautels I: Marriage Record 1676 to Catherine Lorion.
1 671-672
Death Record 1708
Jean-Baptiste Desautels: Marriage Record 1738 to Marie Francoise
2. 673-674
Lefebvre.
3. Louis Desautels: Marriage Record 1768 to Marguerite Masse 675-677
Charles Desautels: Marriage Record 1798 to Marie Genevieve
4. 678-682
Chretienne/Bordeleau. Written and printed copies
5 Charles Desautels: Marriage Record 1817 to Judith Daigneau/Laprise. 683-684
Louis Desautels: Marriage Record 1865 to Marthe Chagnon/ Larose.
6 685-692
Baptism Record 844. Death Record 1894.
7 Marthe Chagnon / Larose: (wife of Louis) Baptism Record 1844 693
Edward Louis Desautels: Marriage Intention License Record 1894 and
Marriage Record 1895 to Selina (Celina) Forget. Baptism Record 1873
two copies Church document.
All civil records were kept in the State Capital Albany, N.Y. that was
8 702-706
destroyed by fire. I searched the Buffalo, N.Y. Directory for 1873 that
listed all Catholic churches and wrote to each one. The name is spelled
and written down the way he pronounced it. (Deshotell, Deshottel,
Deshotelle) as he was unable to write.
Selina Forget: Wife of Edward Louis Desautels. Birth Record 1873. 707-708
9.
Baptism Record 1873. 1222-23
Edgar Joseph Desautels: The name Joseph was never used.
10 Marriage Record 1919. Baptism Record 1897. Birth Record 1897. 709-713
Death Record 1972.
Loretta Suprenault (Suprenant): (Wife of Edgar Joseph)
11. 714
Baptism Record 1899.
Kenneth Robert Desautels: Birth Record 1929.
12. 760-769
Marriage Record 1959. Death Records
1273-
13. Joan Marie Gamache: (Wife of Kenneth Robert) Birth Record 1938
1274

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Bruce C Desautels. Birth Record 1960. Son of Kenneth R. and Joan
M.Gamache. Baptism Record 1960 Xerox copy from church but with the
name of a doctor of St Vincent Hospital in place of the pastor.
The word pastor was crossed off due to the fact that although Bruce was
baptized in church, they canceled it out as he had already been baptized
the day after birth, in the hospital, his being close to death.
14. 749-759
However, the hospital failed to notify the church and you cannot be
baptized twice and when the church found out the church voided the
record. When I applied for the record of baptism from the church, they
tried to claim that he was not baptized in church, however I told them that
I had the proof with photos. They then told us the truth and this is when
we learned that Bruce almost died the day after birth, which the hospital
never informed us.
Kathleen M Desautels: Daughter of Kenneth R. Desautels and Joan
15. 729-731
Marie Gamache. Birth Record 1962. Marriage record 1985.
Marlene L Desautels: Daughter of Kenneth R. Desautels and Joan M.
16 732-733
Gamache. Birth Record 1963.
Shane G Desautels: Son of Kenneth R. Desautels and Joan M.
17 Gamache. Birth Record 11-6-1965. Baptism Record (Church November 731-748
21,1965) Also other records
Lawrence J Desautels: Brother of Author, Kenneth Dedsautels.
18. 717-728
Death Record 1985
Joseph Zoile Desautels: Brother of Edward Louis and Great uncle of
19. the author Kenneth Desautels. Baptism Record 1879. (With English 696-700
translation )
Joseph Desautels: Marriage Record 1693, to Charlotte Chaudillon. Also
20 in French, Pieces Justificatives – Vente De Droits Successifs Par 796-797
Joseph Desautels)
Gilbert Desautels: Baptism Record 1679. Marriage Record 1708 to
21 798-800
Marie Charlotte Etienne/Gravois. Death Record 1755.
Joseph Desautels: Marriage Record 1745 to Marie Joseph Bouteiller.
22. 801-805
(With English translation)
Joseph Desautels: Son of Joseph and Marie Joseph Bouteiller. Baptism
23. 806
Record 1746

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La Fabrique Saint-Antoine, Longueuil: Recherches et certificats
Nous avons aussi Pierre ne en 1748
24 Michel Amable ne en 1750 897
Marie Joseph nee 1752
Explanation given in French
Michel Desautels: Marriage Record 1778 to Marie Amable
25 808-810
Vandandaigne/Gadbois.
Marie Anne Desautels: Child of Joseph Marie and Marie Joseph
26. 807
Bouteiller. Baptism Record 1747.
Antoine Etienne Desautels: Marriage Record 1762 to Marie Anne
27. 811
Munier.
28. Ambroise Desautels: Marriage Record 1798 to Francoise Auclaire. 813
29. Francois Desautels: Marriage Record 1810 to Catherine Brodeur. 815
30. Luc Desautels: Marriage Record 1846 to Lucie Majeur. 818
Jean-Baptiste Desautels: Baptism Record 1830 with English
31. translation. Marriage Record 1848 to Julie Amyot (Amiotte) with English 819-822
translation.
32. Julie Amyot: Baptism Record 1827, with English translation 823-824
33. Pierre Desautels: Marriage Record 1797 to Marguerite Martin 812
34. Francois Xavier Desautels: Marriage Record 1829 to Louise Boulee. 825
Joseph Desautels: Baptism Record 1865 (certified record) No certified
record of first marriage except what is mentioned in letter by Msgr.
35. Maurice Vincent. Marriage 1 1887 to Cordelia Landrereville. Marriage 2 827-829
1940 to Adele Nourrie. 2nd marriage is mentioned on the back of his
Baptism Record. Hand written letter of Joseph by Msgr. Maurice Vincent
Joseph Patrice Desautels: Son of Francois Xavier and Euphenie
36 835
David. Baptism Record 1858.
Francois Zeduque Desautels: Son of Edaurd and Sophie Aubury of
37 836
Peterborough, Ontario. Death Record 1916
Typed letter from Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Peterborough, Ontario:
Letter was in Regard to Francois Zeduque Desautels and Desautels of
that area in answer to my letter requesting information. In my letter, I
38 837-839
mention communication with an Ellen McKisson of Texas whose father
was Francois Xavier Desautels married to Elizabeth Stapley, one of our
major unidentified lines.

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Damase Desautels: Son of Edward Desautels and Sophie Aubrey
39 840-841
(Aubrie) Death Record 1923.
Victor Israel Desautels: Son of Michel Desautels and Mathilde
40 855-856
Quimineur (Timineur). Baptism Record 1848.
41. Francois Xavier Desautels: Baptism Record 1829 825
Francois Xavier Desautels: Marriage Record 1853 to Adelaide Chicoine
Francois Xavier Desautels: Son of Francois Xavier and Adelaide
42. Chicoine. Baptism Record 1856. Marriage Record 1877 to Marcellini 857-859
Laprade. Death Record 1934.
William Desautels: Son of Damase and Elizabeth Fitzgerald.
43. 842-846
Death Record 1899.
Joseph Disotell (Desautels): (Unidentified) Death Record 1894 Troy,
44. 871
New York. Born 1832
Bureau Du Protonotaire, Palais de Justice: Documented list of four
45. 817
persons, 46, 47, 48 and 49.
Jean Baptiste Desautels: Son of Jean Baptiste and Lucie (Louise)
46 816-817
Laporte) Birth Record and Baptism Record 1830.
Jean Baptiste Desautels: Son of Basile and Catherine Henry.
47. 816-817
Birth 1797. Marriage Record 1823 to Luce Laporte
Basile Desautels: Son of Basile and Therese Marcil.
48 816-817
Birth Record 1765. Marriage Record 1789 to Catherine Henry.
Basile Desautels: Son of Pierre and Marie Angelique Tuellieer.
49 816-817
Marriage Record 1761 to Therese Marcil
Edward Desotel (Desautels): (Unidentified) Marriage Record
50. 860
September (?) 11,1903.
Herman J Desautels: Son of Ernest and Rosalia Mary Fink.
51. 901-902
Birth Record 1922. Marriage Record 1950 to Mary Gretchen Franzen
Mary Gretchen Franzen: Wife of Herman J. Desautels.
52. 903
Birth Record 1922.
Daniel Ernest Desautels: Son of Herman and Gretchen (Franzen)
53. 920
Desautels. Birth Record 1955
David Paul Desautels: Son of Herman and Gretchen Desautels.
54. Birth Record 1951. Marriage Invitation card October 24,1981 to Rita 904-905
Renae Flaagan

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Elizabeth Anne Desautels: Daughter of Herman and Gretchen
55 906
(Franzen) Desautels) Birth Record 1952.
Deborah Jean Desautels: Daughter of Herman and Gretchen.
56. 907-908
Birth Record 1954. Death Record 1960.
Jacques Joseph Desautels: Son of Herman and Gretchen (Franzen)
57. 909
Desautels) Birth Record 1956.
Robert Herman Desautels: Son of Herman and Gretchen.
58. 910
Birth Record 1957.
George Dominic Desautels: Son of Herman and Gretchen.
59. 911
Birth Record 1959.
Suzanne Mary Desautels: Daughter of Herman and Gretchen.
60. Birth Record 1960. Marriage invitation card. October 1,1980 to Lodrego 912-913
Henry Domingo.
Thomas Peter Desasutels: Son of Herman and Gretchen (Franzen)
61 914
Desautels. Birth Record 1961.
Christopher Martin Desautels: Son of Herman and Gretchen
62. 915-916
Birth Record 1962. Death Record 1964.
Stephen Michael Desautels: Son of Herman and Gretchen.
63. 917
Birth Record 1964.
Kathryn Angela Desautels: Daughter of Herman and Gretchen.
64. 918
Birth Record 1967.
Letter from Edgar and Loretta Desautel: (State of Washington) great
grandson of Joseph DeGasper (DeGaspard) Letter to Mr. and Mrs.
65. 86
Herman Desautels of Granada Hills, California and forwarded to
Kenneth R. Desautels

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