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Laurette WHISSELL

Laurette WHISSELL

Female 1936 - 1993  (57 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Laurette WHISSELL was born on 30 Jan 1936 (daughter of Henri WHISSELL and M-Blanche NAULT); died on 18 Oct 1993.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henri WHISSELL was born on 17 Dec 1895 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,, (son of Frederick WHISSELL and Delia DORVAL); died on 9 Feb 1979; was buried in Temiscaming Cemetery, Temiscamingue County, Quebec, Canada.

    Henri married M-Blanche NAULT on 28 Feb 1922 in St-Andre-Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  M-Blanche NAULT
    Children:
    1. M-Yvonne-Fleurette WHISSELL was born on 18 Dec 1924 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,; died on 30 Sep 2015 in Quebec,,,,CANADA,Kipawa,Témiscamingue.
    2. Rheal Whissell was born in 1931; died on 24 Jul 2018 in Témiscamingue, Québec ; was buried on 28 Jul 2018 in Témiscamingue, Québec .
    3. 1. Laurette WHISSELL was born on 30 Jan 1936; died on 18 Oct 1993.
    4. Marguerite WHISSELL was born on 23 Dec 1938; died on 28 Mar 1986.
    5. Marcel WHISSELL
    6. Jean WHISSELL


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Frederick WHISSELL was born in Mar 1842 in St Andre d'Argenteuil,,,QUEBEC,, (son of Zacharie WHISSELL and Marie DESLOGES-POIRIER); died in Jan 1925 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,; was buried on 4 Jan 1925 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,.

    Notes:

    Mariage St-Andre Avellin, Quebec:
    Le onze fevrier mil huit cent soixante sept, nous cure soussigne, apres la publication de trois bans de mariage faite au prone de nos messes paroissiales entre Frederic Whissel cultivateur domicilie en cette paroisse fils majeur de Zacharie Whissel et de defunte Marie Desloges d'une part et Sinee Hay, domiciliee au meme lieu fille majeure de Richard Hay cultyivateur et Sinee Laray d'autre part. Ne s'etant decouvert aucun empechement a leur mariage, nous avons recu le mutuel consentement de mariage des epoux et leur avons donne la benediction nuptiale en presence de Pierre Brisebois et de Elie Boyer qui ainsi que les epoux ont declare ne savoir signer.

    C Guillaume

    Frederick married Delia DORVAL on 7 May 1894 in St-Andre-Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Delia DORVAL (daughter of Henri DORVAL and Adele GINGRAS).
    Children:
    1. 2. Henri WHISSELL was born on 17 Dec 1895 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,; died on 9 Feb 1979; was buried in Temiscaming Cemetery, Temiscamingue County, Quebec, Canada.
    2. Lionel WHISSELL was born in Aug 1899 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Zacharie WHISSELL was born on 16 Mar 1790 in Whitehall,,Washington Co.,NEW YORK,,USA or Lake George, New York, USA (son of George (Jurgen, Joris) WHISSELL (Wissel) and Sophie (Sophia, Fitje, Anna) FREELAND (Vreeland)); died on 17 Sep 1866 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,; was buried on 19 Sep 1866 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,.

    Notes:

    It is said that the Whetsels came from Alsace. Could this be Alsace Township in Pensylvania?

    Check out for possible Whetsel, Wesel, etc
    Vol 1 and Vol 2 of "Gravestones of Glengarry" by Alex W. Fraser, U.E.
    Volume I published 1976 ISBN 0919303080
    Volume II published 1978 ISBN 0919303250

    George Wetzel listed in the 1790 Virginia Census p 64 Shenandoah co.
    Abram Freeland listed in the 1790 Virginia Census p 78, Surry Co.

    George Whezel listed in the 1790 Pennsylvania Census p 36 Berks Co.
    There is also Lower Alsace township in this county, formerly Alsace co.
    Other Wetzel found on p 36, 37, 179, 176
    Also interesting is that three is Benjamin Freeland listed in Washington co. p 249.

    Visit the US 1790 Census at http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1790.htm

    Whitehall, Washington co., New York state, formerly called Skenesboro

    From: Francis T. Watters
    Date: Thursday, December 13, 2001 1:07 PM
    To: QUEBEC-L@rootsweb.com
    Subject: [QUEBEC] Whissel family - originally from Alsace

    The first Whisell who came to Canada was Zachary Whesel, born about 1810 in
    New York state, s/o George Zachary Vesel. George Zachary Vesel emigrated
    from Alsace to the US around 1780-1790. Whether he was a Hessian or not is
    not stated in the book that I have (La fascinante épopée de
    Saint-André-Avellin, by Jacques Lamarche, Editions Petite-Nation, 1996).
    But I wouldn't be surprised if perhaps he could be George Vensell, or
    Wentzel who is listed in John's book "Guide to help you find your Hessian
    Soldier of the American Revolution", pg 86 although that Vensell may have
    settled in PA and not NY. John might be able to provide more info on that.

    Zachary Whesel settled in Alexandria, Ont. where he married Eva Fischer.
    >From Alexandria he moved to St Andrews East, Que. He raised four boys (the
    article doesn't mention any girls): Stephen (Etienne), Frederick, Samuel
    and Isaac. Etienne's grandson moved to Papineauville, and the latter's son
    to St André-Avellin.

    Other link to Wentzel family from Nova Scotia "http://www.qcis.ns.ca/wentzell/guest.html"

    Bapteme St Andre Avellin:
    Le quatorze juin mil huit cent cinquante huit, nous cure soussigne, avons baptise Zacharie, ne le seize mai(mars?) mil sept cent nonante, du mariage legitime de George Whissel, cultivateur, et de Sophie Freeland, dans la cite de Whitehall (Etats Unis d'Amerique). Le Parain a ete Edouard Leduc ecuyer, maire de la municipalite de St-Andre-Avellin et la maraine Louise Seguin, qui ont signe avec nous.

    G A Proulx

    Ed Leduc
    L Seguin

    Certificat de Mariage 27 Juillet 1856, St-Andre-Avellin

    Le vingt sept juillet mil huit cent cinquante six, nous cure soussigne, vu la despense de trois bans de
    mariage accordes en vertu des pouvoirs que nous avons recu de sa Grandeur Mgr Jos. Eug. Bruno Guigues,
    Eveque de Bytown, entre Zacharie Whissel dit Sacarai, fils majeur de feu George Whissel, cultivateur et de Sophie
    Freeland de la paroisse de St Andre Avellin, d'une part et Marie Desloges, fille majeure de Joseph Desloges
    cultivateur et de Marie Dupuis, aussi de cette paroisse d'autre part, aucun empechement ne s'etant apporte a ce
    mariage, nous avons recu le mutuel consentement des deux epoux en presence de Eustache Turpin, pere, bedeau,
    et de Gabriel Cere, pere, qui n'ont pu signer leurs noms.

    Saint-André

    Registres 1818-1882: microfilm M128-54 (ANQM)

    Sepulture St-Andre Avellin:

    Le dix neuf septembre mil huit cent soixante six, nous cure soussigne avons inhume dans le cimetiere de cette paroisse le corps de Zacharie Whissel cultivateur domicilie en cette paroisse, decede au meme lieu le dix sept du courant a l'age de quatre vingt ans et cinq mois. Etaient presents Georges Whissel son fils, Emery Villeneuve et Francois Bourgeois qui ont declare ne savoir signer.

    From: "Elaine Brown"
    Subject: [Q-R] Germain Poirier aka Pierre Germain Whessel b. c. 1820
    Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:37:22 -0500

    I'm following up on a lead given to me by Gary Boivin about the spouse of my
    great-grandaunt Alice Burns. She married Germain Poirier I figure sometime
    around 1845 as their first child Amable Germain Poirier was baptised 31 Jan
    1847 at St. Alphonsus, Chapeau, Pontiac Co. with sponsors Bernard Byrn and
    Mary Cahill. There isn't a record of their marriage from 1846 onward.

    The story goes that a lady named Marguerite Treganning has written a book in
    French in which she says a family named Whessel came to Canada and the
    parents died aboard ship. The youngest lad Pierre Germain Whessel was taken
    in / adopted by a Poirier family west of Montreal. Since the Poiriers
    already had a son named Pierre he used his middle name of Germain. He was
    never again seen by his 2 much older brothers who were placed near
    St-Andre-Avellin, Quebec (Petite Nation, Papineau, Co). There is apparently
    a record that shows that he married an Irish girl with the last name of
    Burns.

    After a search on the Internet the only place I could find for the name
    Whessel was at St-Andre-Avellin so possibly the older brothers kept their
    names???

    Can anyone help me further with this mystery please? Is Whessel a French
    name? certainly Pierre and Germain are French names. My only other clue is a
    photo of Amable which shows him to be about 6' 5" with long white hair and
    beard.

    Thanks for any help,

    Need to visit the museum for http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1155278 for ancestors of Zachariah Whissell


    From: Ian Hendry
    Date: March 16, 2010 at 12:50:49 PM EDT
    To: Paul Antoine Lavoie
    Cc: 'Robert Whissiel' , karel
    Subject: Christopher Whiessiel

    Dear Paul-Antoine,

    Thank you very much for getting back to me. The mystery of our ancestor, Christopher Whiessiel, has been a part of family lore for as long as any of us can remember. I am very excited to hear that you too have heard the tale of the “7 brothers”. Since you have had no idea of our Christopher it makes the connection all the more intriguing. I have copied this email to my cousins, Dr. Robert Whissiel of Seattle, Washington, and Ms. Karel Horsley of Toronto. They have been researching the family name for decades and have been a true inspiration to me on this journey.



    Although it is difficult to say exactly where Christopher was born, the many censuses that he shows up in have him of German or French heritage. His son listed his birthplace as New York in the United States Census of 1880. My grandmother always told me his name was Christopher Lucius Addison LeMab Fischer Whiessiel. He was from a family of United Empire Loyalists, he was the 7th son of a 7th son, and that all of his brothers came to Canada as lumbermen.



    Based upon your record indicating Zacharie’s father was named George, I did some “surfing” on the internet and found an intriguing record. There is a Georg(e) Wissel listed in a immigration record showing him coming to North America as a Hessian soldier in the Brunswick regiment. That regiment was stationed exclusively in Quebec and upstate New York. In fact, they fought in the Battle of Skenesborough! The record shows that he came to an unknown port in 1776 and that he was born in 1751.



    If George had stayed in North America, it would be very probable that he would have been in the Skenesborough area at the end of the war, or he could have come back there at its conclusion. There were several British forts in the area. However I can find no records of a George Wissel or Whissel (or Whiessel, Wizel, etc.) for that matter.



    I also find the St. Andre-Avellin connection intriguing. There is a death record for a Z. Josephe Whissel in Russell Ontario (I’ll look it up and send it to you) - - I think she died in about 1882. She was born in St. Andre-Avellin. Could this be Zacharie’s daughter? Christopher’s family, and another family of Whissel’s that I believe to be Christopher’s brother (or nephew?) Mathew’s family all lived in Russell for a number of years. It is such a small village that I have to believe they would have been related in some way with a name like Whissel.



    I look forward to further correspondence,



    Sincerely,



    Ian B. Hendry



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    Ian B. Hendry

    1887 Cowden Avenue

    Memphis TN 38104

    901-276-2340

    901-299-3305 (cell)

    assenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
    about Georg Wissel
    Name: Georg Wissel
    Year: 1776
    Age: 25
    Estimated Birth
    Year: abt 1751
    Place: Port uncertain
    Source
    Publication
    Code:
    8560
    Primary
    Immigrant: Wissel, Georg
    Annotation:
    From the Staatsarchiv at Wolfenbuettel, Germany, where file 38B Alt.
    Nr. 260 is a summary list of Brunswick mercenaries sent to America in
    British service during the American Revolution. The detachment served
    mainly in Canada and northern New York. Most o
    Source
    Bibliography:
    SMITH, CLIFFORD NEAL. Brunswick Deserter-Immigrants of the
    American Revolution. (German-American Genealogical Research
    Monograph, 1.) Thomson, IL: Heritage House, 1973. [54p.]
    Page: 47

    According to the 1861 census, he stated he was born in Lake George, Warren Co. New York in 1790.

    According to his baptism, he stated he was born in the city of Whitehall, New York.

    Only 25 miles separate the2 cities. There is an obvious connection between the two. This is shortly after the American revolution. Was his father George a participant in the revolution?



    Zacharie married Marie DESLOGES-POIRIER on 27 Jul 1856 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,. Marie (daughter of Joseph DESLOGES-DIT-POIRIER and Marie DUPUIS) was born on 23 May 1804 in Vaudreuil(Ste-Madeleine), QUEBEC; died on 16 May 1865 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,; was buried on 18 May 1865 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Marie DESLOGES-POIRIER was born on 23 May 1804 in Vaudreuil(Ste-Madeleine), QUEBEC (daughter of Joseph DESLOGES-DIT-POIRIER and Marie DUPUIS); died on 16 May 1865 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,; was buried on 18 May 1865 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,.
    Children:
    1. Pierre WHISSELL was born about 1830 in St Andre d'Argenteuil,,,QUEBEC,,; died before 1889.
    2. Frederick WHISSELL was born about 1834 in St Andrews East,,,QUEBEC,,.
    3. Etienne-Guilbert WHISSELL was born about 1834 in St Andrews East,,,QUEBEC,,; died on 30 Apr 1910 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,; was buried on 30 Apr 1910 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,.
    4. Henry(Honore) WESSEL was born in Jun 1837 in St Andre d'Argenteuil,,,QUEBEC,,.
    5. Joseph WHISSELL was born in May 1840 in St Andre d'Argenteuil,,,QUEBEC,,.
    6. Marie WHISSELL was born about 1842.
    7. 4. Frederick WHISSELL was born in Mar 1842 in St Andre d'Argenteuil,,,QUEBEC,,; died in Jan 1925 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,; was buried on 4 Jan 1925 in St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,.

  3. 10.  Henri DORVAL

    Henri married Adele GINGRAS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Adele GINGRAS
    Children:
    1. 5. Delia DORVAL