deMoulpied Family and Genealogy

Aunt Jennie Remembers the Midwest de Moulpieds - Tommy, Archie, Clarence, Margie, and Thomas James

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 20:10:00 +0000

A wonderful email was received from Sandy Coleman. Her father was Tommy DeMoulpied. Tommy's sister is Jennie. Sandy has been visiting Aunt Jennie, age 93, and has put together a narrative below. Sandy's Great Grandfather, Thomas, was born to Nicholas who came over to Wisconsin from Guernsey and established the "Midwest" lineage of de Moulpieds. More to come...enjoy!

Archie and Jessie (Currier) DeMoulpied were married on March 23, 1914. They rode in on horse and buggy to Traverse City from Central Lake to get married at the Justice of the Peace.

Dad was born at home in what Aunt Jennie calls the “Tarpaper shack” (or tenant house) in Yuba. Aunt Jennie recalls that when the baby (Dad) was close to being born, Grandma and Grandpa made her walk to her Aunt Margie’s house in Yuba (Archie’s sister). They did not want her to be there when he was born. She was 8 at the time.

The tarpaper shack was moved to the farm after the original farmhouse burned down. The roof caught fire when sparks and hot ashes fell on it from the chimney. Aunt Jennie recalls her mom & dad putting her in the first “enclosed” vehicle they had. She may have been 3 or 4. They told her to stay there while they retrieved belongings from the burning house. She also recollects feeling the heat of the fire inside the car.

Archie & Jessie DeMoulpied lost the Yuba farm in the depression. From there they moved to a house near the Yuba Creek just off the main “highway” (31). Then they moved to a farmhouse on the Elk Lake Road. When they moved again in 1935 to Acme’s Deepwater Point, Aunt Jennie stayed with friends so that she could finish out her 8^th grade school year at Williamsburg High School. In 1937 they moved to Cedar Street in Traverse City. The house was and still is at the corner of Cedar and Third Streets, right across the street from Mark & Kerri’s duplex. That’s when Dad started Kindergarten at the Elmwood School at age 7. He would walk to and from school on his own until the kids at Immaculate Conception school made fun of him. Then his sister-in-law, Edith (Ervie) started walking with him. They moved to Monroe Street after that. The fourth house from Randolph Street, on the east side. Aunt Jennie says they live on Randolph Street too, either before or after Monroe. They also lived on Wayne Street after that. When Dad was in his late teens, his parents had a cottage built on Spider Lake. Grandpa Archie’s friend asked “Why in the hell would you want to be way out there in the sticks” according to Aunt Jennie. They stayed at the cottage in the summers and rented a cottage at 818 East Front Street near the college in the winters. I asked Aunt Jennie where they got the money to build the cottage. She said she really didn’t know. She thinks that friends and neighbors help build it over a period of time. Archie was not much of a carpenter or particularly handy. In the early years, Aunt Jennie recalls her dad working on the railroad. But later when they lived in Traverse City, he worked as a janitor in the TC School System. Grandma Jessie worked odd jobs. She remembers she worked at the “Little Mill” on Front Street sorting beans. She also worked at a small café called “Tom’s Red Hots” downtown. She worked in the kitchen. Tom wanted her to waitress but she suggested that he hire her 15 year old daughter, Jennie. And she did. Jessie also worked in the kitchen at the Elmwood School.

After Archie passed away, Jessie apparently sold the cottage and bought a house on Rose Street by the railroad tracks (now the TART trail). Archie died at the county hospital which was out on Cass Road where the TCAPS busses are now kept. He died of heart failure. A family friend worked at the hospital and called Jennie’s house to say that he was not doing well. Jessie was staying with Aunt Jennie and Uncle Dan at the time. Jessie did not want to go to the hospital so Jennie went by herself. When she arrived, her dad was in a back storage room with 6-7 other men on cot-like beds. It was like they were because they knew they were near death and there was nothing they could do for them. When she realized how bad off he was, she went to get her mother. By the time the two returned, Archie had passed.

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Thomas James DeMoulpied (my great-grandfather) was married to Lavina (Hosmer). They had children Clarence, Archie (my grandfather) and Margie. They were quite a “well to do” prominent family and lived in Central Lake in what looks like quite a nice house. Aunt Jennie has mentioned a couple of times that Thomas donated a fair amount of money to the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Lavina died from some sort of cancer Aunt Jennie thought. Thomas then married a gal named Lois. That is who Aunt Jennie remembers most. When Thomas passed away everything was left to Lois. The kids never received anything. Thomas was originally from South Dakota then moved to Racine, Wisconsin and then to Central Lake. He left a brother, John in Racine.

Thomas James DeMoulpied and Levina (Hosmer) DeMoulpied

(Levina had a twin sister, Laveena)

Children: Clarence, Archie and Margie

Son, Clarence married a woman named Tressie, had three children; May, Irma and Bud (Clarence Jr.). Clarence moved out west for some reason and nobody had heard from him after that. Margie married a Pearce and had a daughter, Betty who lives in Copemish today. Betty would be Dad’s and Aunt Jennie’s cousin. Jennie still sees her from time to time.

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Archie William DeMoulpied and Jessie (Currier) DeMoulpied

Children: Ervie, Evelyn, Jennie and Tommy

Jessie was from Charlotte, Michigan. Jessie met Archie at a Seventh Day Adventist Church camp or some similar event. Her mother died from Typhoid Fever when Jessie was 8-9. Jessie had a sister named Florence and a brother named Harry. She also had half-brother named Charlie. Jessie brought her elderly father, Charles A. Currier to Traverse City when he was older to live out his life at the State Hospital. It was said that he lost his mind over religion. Aunt Jennie thinks it was Alzheimer’s disease. Jennie’s mother took her to see her grandfather in the State Hospital. She remembers being afraid because of the stories she had heard. Her mother told her that everything would be alright once that got into his room.

The Gresley Apartments in Manchester

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 18:09:00 +0000

The Gresley Apartments in Manchester, NH were built by Edwin Lee Le Gresley in 1904. The current owner was just in contact...

"There are 2 identical buildings. One is called the Belmont and the other the Milton. Named after the current streets in Manchester NH."

She is trying to put the buildings on a historical registry and would like to get as much information as possible.

"Very curious how long it took to build these beautiful buildings, I was told they were always apartment buildings."

Edwin Le Gresley (grandson of Joseph de Mouliped) moved to California before 1930. However, he was still listed in the Manchester Directory as of 1921. He had a son Reginald, and a daughter Vivian. It seems Reginald perhaps did not marry, but more research is needed. Vivian graduated from UCLA around 1934 and married Pierson Forderer. They had Yvon Forderer around 1938 according to a 1940 census, living at: 384 Santa Anita Avenue Pasadena Judicial Los Angeles, Ca. Yvonn married David Arnold Todd II and is now living in Oklahoma. More on this family lineage at a later date.

If you have any information you can contribute, please comment.

The apartments have a lovely website: http://www.pillarmanors.com/. They have been beautifully restored and are quite elegant.

Charles deMouilpied Furniture Store

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 18:16:00 +0000

Last year the Manchester, New Hampshire Historical Association put out a wonderful calendar. What made the 2013 year special was it featured Charles' de Mouilpied's furniture store. According to the calender, the approximate year is 1915. The building still stands as a mainstay for Elm St. Earlier locations of his store are elsewhere on Elm St. and other locations in Manchester. This is perhaps the last location of the business.

De Moulpied Geneology from the Midwest

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 18:01:00 +0000

I received this thoughtful email which is loaded with de Moulpied information. It may be of use to some of you out there. I see that some of the births were in Washington. If anyone can verify that, much appreciated. The Washington connection has been a mystery so far. Thanks and enjoy!

I am not related to this family but my gr-grandfather married (W#2) widowed Tressa M. Windnagle Demoulpied 1926 @ Traverse City, MI. Tressa May Windnagle Demoulpied Hamilton d. 1942 @ Traverse City, MI - see Findagrave.com Mem#122851607. Her 1st husband & f/o four children was

Clarence Martin Demoulpied b. 1885 - d. 1918 SD (see Findagrave.com Mem#55565552). He was the son of Thomas James Demoulpied (b. 1857 WI - d. 1930 Antrim Co., MI) & Lavina Johnson (b. 1865 MI-d. 1912 Antrim Co., MI) - see "MI Deaths & Burials Index Records" (ancestry.com). Thomas J. Demoulpied did marry a 2nd wife after 1912 - see 1920 census record.

Children born to Clarence Martin Demoulpied & Tressa M. Windnagle (d/o Edward E. Windnagle -FAG.com Mem#75301384 & Ada Bronk - FAG.com Mem#75301392) were: Queen Bell Demoulpied Burton (b. 1904 MI-d. 1991 Mason Co., WA), May Demoulpied (b. 1907 WA), Clarence Earl Demoulpied (b. 1909 WA-d. 1984 Troup Co., GA - see GA Deaths & SS Death Index Records) & Irma Demoulpied (b. 1912 WA).

I am sharing this info with you in hopes that it may be helpful in some way. There is presently a "Don Demoulpied - contractor" @ Traverse City, MI.

What an interesting family origin you have!

Looking for Judith de Mouilpied

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 17:15:00 +0000

We have a request from a cousin looking for Judith de Mouilpied, born 1808 in St. Martin, Guernsey. She says:

I have been researching my ancestors for about two years now. My maternal Great Grandfather, Arthur Le Patourel, was born in St. Peter Port, Guernsey in 1881. His paternal Great Grandparents were Daniel Marquand Le Patourel and Judith de Mouilpied. I have traced the Le Patourel family history, on Guernsey, back to 1550 but, unfortunately, I have been unable to find out more about Judith de Mouilpied.

All I know about her is that she was born in St. Martin in 1808. Judith and Daniel had six children; Rachel (Patty) who was born in 1831, Daniel b.1836, Mary b.1838, Susan b.1841, Peter b.1845 and Henriette b.1848.

Do you have any idea who Judith's parents were? Does anyone have access to the St. Martin's records?

Can you help? Please contact me! Thanks.

Joseph de Mouilpied Ministered in Sorel, Canada

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 16:55:00 +0000

Up until now, the first ministerial position we knew for Joseph de Mouilpied was at St. Peter's Church in Malbay in 1860. There now appears to be some mention of him being at a church in Sorel, Quebec just prior to St. Peter's. Sorel is located between Montreal and Trois Rivieres on the Eastern side of the river, south of Nicolet. Pierreville is between Sorel and Nicolet. This is from a history book:

"In 1852, the parish activity increased sufficiently so as to merit an assistant clergyman. The Rev. Puricelle S. Williams was a missionary at River David, in the old Seigneury of Bourg Marie de l'Est. His services were obtained, and he came to Christ Church as curate to the Rector, while continuing his services at River David. He remained until 1857, when he was replaced by the Rev. Joseph De Mouilpied, who maintained the curacy until 1859. While serving at Sorel, Mr. De Mouilpied apparently also ministered to a group at Pierreville, Que.

An act of Parliament in 1860 changed the name of the town from "William Henry" to "Sorel", the old name of M. de Saurel never having been totally disused. Now the name of Prince William Henry became part of the history of Sorel, identified with the early growth and development of a town."

The 175th Anniversary History Of The Parish of Christ Church Sorel, Que., By The Rev. Edward P. Vokey can be accessed here:

http://www.anglicanhistory.org/canada/quebec/vokey1959/

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 18:33:00 +0000

A recent email arrived from South Australia - another person looking for de Mouilpieds. If you would like to connect with this person, just email me. This is what she had to say:

"I live in a small town called Cummins, in South Australia.

My mother (Jaqueline Anne, born Amhurst, Guernsey, 1951) is a DeMouilpied, one of 6 children of Rex (dec) and Madeleine (nee Bougourd). My grandparents came to Australia in the 1950's I believe, and resided at Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. I grew up in Coffs Harbour, but married and moved to South Australia ten years ago.

I would love to know more about the origin and history of the name."

Joseph de Mouilpied and His Children

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:20:00 +0000

Below is what is known so far, 3 generations worth, beginning with Joseph de Mouilpied If you can fill in any gaps, add dates or offer corrections, do tell! More generations will eventually follow.

Generation 1 -

1 – Joseph de Mouilpied, b. 6/22/1824, St. Andrews, Les Vaurioufs, Guernsey;

d. 3/19/1905, Manchester, NH; lived most of life in Canada.

m. 10/16/1848, St. Michaels Parish, Guernsey to:

Sophia Ogier, b. 4/13/1825, Guernsey;

d. 11/16/1876, Three Rivers, Quebec, buried St. James Anglican Church

Generation 2, Children of Joseph de Mouilpied:

1-Emily Sophia de Mouilpied, b. 9/13/1849, St. Martin, Guernsey,

d. 12/13/1904, Pointe St. Pierre, Gaspe, QC, buried in Church Cemetery

m. John Le Gresley, 5/4/1867 Cape Cove QC, b. approx 1829, d. 12/27/1877; buried in Pointe St. Pierre Cemetery

2^nd m. Rev. Canon George Radley-Walters, approx 1879; b. Approx 1851, d. 11/19/1916, buried next to Emily. From Torquay, England; Reverend in Malbay 1878-1914, built Parsonage at St. Peter Point (Pointe St. Pierre), QC

2-Sophia Hamelin de Mouilpied, b. 9/17/1850, St. Martin, Guernsey;

d. ?

m. John Elbridge Smith from Township of Compton, QC, in Nicolet, 2/29/1876

3-Francis (Frank) Arthur de Mouilpied, b 11/20/1852, St. Martin, Guernsey

d. before 1920 ? Seattle, WA

m. Emma Emily Drew, Lowell, MA 5/10/1882; b. 1867, Maine; d. 11/20/1935 Seattle

4-Charles de Mouilpied, b. 4/7/1854 QC, Canada,

d. 5/22/1929 Los Angeles, CA, buried Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, NH

m. Nellie Tyron 1/6/1876 in Lowell, MA; b. 10/26/1857, Moria, NY; d. 1/1/1948, buried Manchester, NH

5-Walter de Mouilpied, b. 4/4/1857 , Sorel, QC, Canada,

d. ? 1929, Hemmingford, Canada

m. Ella Adelia Martin, 7/27/1885 ; b. ? 1861; d. ? 1955 QC

6-Alfred Ogier de Mouilpied, b. 3/12/1861, St. Peter Point, QC

d. 9/5/1925, Manchester, NH, buried Pine Grove Cemetery

m. Marcella Ward 4/12/1890 Manchester, NH; b. 10/1863 from Lebanon, NH; d. 8/8/1929, Manchester, NH, buried Pine Grove Cemetery

Generation 3, Children of:

Emily Sophia (de Moulpied) and John Le Gresley

1-Laura Le Gresley b. 5/1/1868?,Gaspe, QC; d. ?; 1881 Guernsey Census, age 12 living w/ Ogier Family ? Grandparents/Aunts; d. ?

2- Edwin Lee Le Gresley b. 11/26/1869, Gaspe, QC; d. 9/22/1943 L.A., CA;

furniture store owner, builder Gresley Apartments, Manchester, NH;

m. ?; daughter Vivian Isabelle married 7/2/1936 to Pearson Franklin Forderer, Glendale, CA, son Reginald, daughter Gladys

3-Edith Emily Le Gresley b.10/4/1872, Gaspe, QC; d. 8/25/1945

m. John James Le Gros (James/Jack) 9/11/1895; b. ?, d. 2/1/1923, St. Peter Point, QC

4-Arthur Blondel Le Gresley b. 5/5/1875, d. ?

m. Matilda Le Marquand 6/24/ 1903, Manchester, NH; b. 9/29/1884

1901 Gaspe Census has Arthur

5-Ethel Le Gresley b. 7/20/1876; d. 8/5/1876

Emily Sophia (de Mouilpied) children with second Husband Rev. George Radley-Walters

1-Winnifred Radley-Walters, b. 12/30/1881, d.?, m? no children

2-Sydney Radley-Walters b. 11/7/1884, d.?, m. Marjorie Valpy

Sophia Hamelin (de Mouilpied) b. 9/17/1850 and John Elbridge Smith, unknown if children

Francis Arthur de Mouilpied and Emma Emily Drew

1- Blanche Mar de Mouilpied b. 11/1887 Lowell; d. 3/29/1971, Tacoma, Pierce, WA;

m. on 6/20/1906 to Earnest Leroy Mason; b.7/13/1885, d.1/12/1954; daughter Evelyn Irene (McCann) b. 1/15/1908, d. 1/10/2011; daughter Helen Louise (Scott) b. 3/30/1917, d. 5/12/2011

2- Ray de Mouilpied b. 12/25/1888, Seattle; d. 11/28/1941 Seattle, WA

Charles de Mouilpied and Nellie Tyron

1-Clara O. de Mouilpied b. 11/1877, d. 1961, m. Charles Hamilton George b. 6/16/74, d. 10/10/1944 Contoocook, NH; 2 sons, Charles Adna George b. 3/26/1906, d. 1/25/84, Murry R. George b. 1908, d. 2/14/1982; Contoocook, NH

2- Walter William de Moulpied b. 9/8/1876 Lowell, d. 8/26/1956; m. Bessie Whedon 12/24/1905, b. 9/8/1885, d. 6/8/1915; 2^nd m. Jessica May Evans 2/11/1917, b. 5/1/1887, d 5/8/1973

3- Maybelle de Moulpied, b. 12/12/1881, d. 1/22/1971, Goffstown, NH; never married

4- Elizabeth de Moulpied, b 5/26/1883, d. 1/19/1975, Manchester, NH; never married

5- Maude T. de Moulpied, b. 11/9/1888, d. 11/16/1892, Manchester, NH

6- Charles Kenneth de Moulpied, b. 10/3/1898, d. 7/29/1971 Maine; m. Bernice Newall 2/14/1920, divorced: m. Euphemia (Newton) Pollard 11/7/1927, daughter Dorothy? div; m. Elizabeth M. Pinkham, b. 1/22/1916, d. 6/4/1966 Maine; daughter Sandra b.3/30/1938, d. 10/3/2000 Brewer, Maine, m. William Littlefield 10/25/1957

Walter de Mouilpied, Dr. and Ella Adelia Martin

1- Gwendolyn Adelia de Mouilpied, b.1886, d.?, m 1910 Wilmur Pope Fisher ; daughter Phyllis Joy Fisher b. 4/17/1912, d.?, m. Erle Martin 12/9/1939

2- Reginald de Moulpied b. 9/7/1888, d. 12/25/1946, Canada, m. Annie May Fisher ?; Annie died 9/15/1956 (sister to Wilmer Fisher)

3- Ella Maud b. 1884

Alfred Ogier de Mouilpied and Marcela Ward

1-Lucille de Mouilpied, b. 4/1891, d. 10/18/1969, m. Charles Coe 1/30/1915, b. 1888, d. 9/8/1942; buried Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, NH

2-Arthur Ward de Moulpied, b. 12/5/1892, d. 2/21/1938, buried York, Maine, Church Cemetery; m. Margaret E. Cheney ?, b. 1908, d. 1991, at sea.

3- Mildred Mary de Moulpied b. 12/24/1893, d.1937, m. Robert Lake Bartlett 10/11/1919, b. 2/11/1994, d. 4/1966; daughter Mary Bartlett b. 1926, d. 3/31/1999 m. Swick, 2nd m. Mills

4- Paul Alfred de Moulpied b. 8/24/1897, d. 10/21/1965 at sea; m. Alice Watson, b.8/26/1999, d.6/21/1993

St. Peter's Church, Malbaie, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada, near Pointe St. Pierre. Joseph was Minister here 1860-1870.

Blondel Family Crest from Guernsey

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:21:00 +0000

Blondel is a big family name on Guernsey. Marie Blondel married Thomas de Mouilpied probably around 1808 or 1809 since their first child Marie was born in 1810. A previous blog post goes into the Blondel/deMouilpied marriage and the connection to Blondel de Nesle, the Minstrel. Several de Moulpied cousins have pulled out the same photo from a drawing that shows the Blondel Crest. It was originally with the deMouilpied crest as seen here.

On Islands like Guernsey, the crests (not coats) may have changed through the generations, or so I have been told. There is suppose to be a Blondel crest in the St. Saviour's Parish Church which was the parish of many Blondels. I was told it was in a corner, up high, just in case you happen to be in there and would like to confirm the sighting and also know if it is the same. (a photo would be fantastic!) What is interesting is a fancy "buy your family crest now" website actually has a similar crest with all the same number of windows. Very interesting.The image above is also in French.

So for all you Blondel followers, here you go.

deMouilpieds In South Wales

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:02:00 +0000

Some recent correspondences have brought together two de Mouilpied descendants from South Wales (UK.) Apparently a Nicolas de Mouilpied jumped ship before the 1900's and his son, also a Nicolas, went on to have 10 or 11 children. Some members have dropped the beginning de and also that first "i" resulting in the last name Moulpied. It is estimated the jumping Nicolas was born in 1883ish and his father, also probably a Nicolas b. 1840ish.

If you have any more information or genealogy on this branch of the family which settled in Wales, kindly be in touch. There are some enthusiastic de Mouilpieds (and Moulpieds) wanting to meet their local cousins.

Cheers.

Arthur Ward de Moulpied

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Sun, 02 May 2010 01:40:00 +0000

I happened to be in York, Maine today for an event and remembered that a deMoulpied was buried there. I thought Charles Kenneth de Moulpied was buried there but it turned out to be Arthur Ward de Moulpied. Before I went, some Internet clues suggested the First Parish Cemetery. The church is located right on the main drag going into York Village; a beautiful 250 year old building.
After driving up and down the rows, just on my way out I found the grave stone of Arthur Ward de Moulpied, section O, Lot TS, Row Z. The church has a list of people buried there.

The second photo here is as you enter the cemetery, looking to the left. The third stone back on the left is Arthur's.
Arthur Ward de Moulpied was born, according to my records, on December 5, 1892. However, on his grave stone it says 1893. I guess we'll have to sort that out.

Aurthur died on February 21, 1938 at the age of 45 (or so), still a very young man, leaving behind two very young children, Deborah and David. (not me)

Arthur married Margaret E. Cheney, b. April 29, 1909; d. 1992.

Arthur was the second child born to Alfred de Moulpied, b. March 12, 1861, Quebec, d. September 5, 1925 in Manchester, NH; and Marcella Ward, b. Oct 1863, d. August 8, 1929.

Arthur lived most of his life in Manchester. He apparently liked his politics and worked as a reporter for the Manchester Union Leader. He also served as a State Representative for New Hampshire.

Arthur also liked York, Maine. I remember my father talking about spending summers at the beach when he was a child. So it must have been the thing to do.

It was a lovely day in York. I can see why it would be a great place to be.

Du Port, Lord of Mouillepied

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:51:00 +0000

Below is a page from an old book called Dictionnaire historique et critique by Pierre Bayle who lived in the late 1600's. He was a Huguenot and his writing reflects his perspective. This book was published many times, well after he was dead. Wikipedia has some information about the author and book.

In the lower left paragraph, there is a mention of du Port, Lord de Mouillepied. Google translates the paragraph to read:

He married lady originally from Poitou. Heidanus is called in Latin a carlottam Portuguese. I believe that means Charlott du Port, She was the daughter of Peter du Port, Lord of Boismasson and Mouillepied, adviser to the king and curator living in the armies of his majesty, the only son of the Joaclim du Port, Poitevin gentleman, Lord of Mouillepied. , The mother of Peter du Port was named Jeanne du Chene only daughter of Joseph du Chene (lord of the Veil, and advises the king's physician, Anne, daughter of Margaret Buda, who was the father learned Guillaume Bude.

You can go to the Dictionnaire and see it much better (page 403) , and even down load it. Since this was written in the late 1600's, 100 years after the de Mouilpied (early spellings in Guernsey use de Mouillepied) Huguenots went to Guernsey, at least there remained a du Port in France.

So who went to Guernsey? Were they sons who would not be inheriting property and did not work for the King? Were they sons who became protestant and fled? These are mysteries still to be solved. Let me know if you have more information .. demoulpied@gmail.com

Photos of de Mouilpied Homesteads on Guernsey

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:25:00 +0000

A co-worker of a relative in Australia was visiting Guernsey and, knowing her last name was de Mouilpied, was kind enough to locate the two well known lovely homes and take photos. Note on the second photo the cursive iron writing on the house at the entrance of the name Mouilpied. An additional photo is of a recently renovated project of the local "fountain" on the street of Les Mouilpieds. I can't quite read it all, but there seems to be a path to what used to be running water. The plaque also goes out a limb with its translation of "muddy feet", which isn't quite as nice as "spring-fed". Enjoy the photos.

The Priaulx Library - Guernsey's Genealogy Center

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:44:00 +0000

Just a reminder that the heart of genealogy archives is the Priaulx Library, in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. This is where a large de Mouilpied file is located, in addition to many other old Guernsey Family names. Blondel has a very large file there as well. The Priaulx Library is where almost all the historical records are held in Guernsey and the staff there are professional and prompt.

At The Royal Court House, visitors have access to the Greffe, which houses all charters granted to Guernsey since 1394, in addition to ancient archives.

The following web-sites are suggested as good starting points for research
on Guernsey born ancestors.

The Priaulx Library
www.priaulxlibrary.co.uk

La Société Guernesiaise
www.societe.org.gg/sections/familyhistory.php

Alex Glendenning's award winning web-site
http://user.itl.net/~glen/guernsey.html

GENUKI is the entry point for all research for the United Kingdom & Ireland.

The Channel Island pages:
www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/CHIcontents.html

Telling Tales - Maybe Your Ancesters on Guernsey

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:01:00 +0000

Just in from Susan, geneaolgy researcher on Guernsey...her new book called "Telling Tales: Guernsey news, views, ideas, snippets and gossip from the early to mid-1800s”. Not sure if a de Mouilpied is in there, but maybe another Guernsey ancestor is. You can always write her and ask for a list of names I suppose. Looks like a nice anecdotal book to have.

Click here to go to her website and book page

Are you looking for a de Mouilpied relative? Let me know. I'll post it here.

Looking for Marthe de Mouilpied, Ollivier

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:27:00 +0000

This from Susan Patt:

I've been enjoying looking at your De Mouilpied blog. I am in the US but have a Guernsey Mariette/Marriette ancestor, Jaques, who married Ann Ollivier, dau of Samuel Ollivier & Marthe de Mouillpied. I have the baptismal records for 2 children of Samuel Ollivier & Marthe de Mouillpied (1720's) in St. Martin's. The marriage record for my ancestor, Anne, lists Samuel Ollivier & Marthe de Mouillpied as being "of La Fosse".

Beyond these details, I've not found any other direct link to the ancestors or siblings of this Marthe De Mouilpied! I have read through land records and church records but to no avail as of yet. It seems like Marthe would likely have been born not much later than 1700 considering the age of her children as well.

In addition, I do have mention of a Daniel De Mouillpied in late 1700's, also connected to my Marriette family as well as a Jeanne De Mouille-pied, listed as a godmother, to my ancestor Daniel Mariette, b 1754. (St Peter Port church)

I would be delighted to learn if you ever see my Marthe de Mouilpied or if you run across the following allied Channel Island names: Mariette/Marriette, Olivier/Ollivier, Blanche, Tourtel.

best wishes for a rich and rewarding research!! susanpatt@mac.com

Nhill Cemetery, Australian de Mouilpieds

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:17:00 +0000

Just to follow the previous entry, I came across this site listing the de Mouilpieds who are buried in the Nhill Cemetery, located in Victoria, Australia. Photographs are also available.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausvsac/Nhill.htm

They are:

DE MOUILPIED Arthur
DE MOUILPIED Eva Olive, Henry John
DE MOUILPIED Henry W, Mary J
DE MOUILPIED Hugh
De MOUILPIED Ruby Alma, Albert Thomas
DE MOUILPIED William G
DE OULPIED J L, Gwendolene Ivy

Hope this helps.

de Mouilpieds in Australia by Elizabeth Crawford

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:33:00 +0000

The Australian Connection.

Hello, my name is Elizabeth. I am a descendant of John de Mouilpied, son of Nicolas de Mouilpied and Rachel Martin who emigrated from Guernsey to Australia in 1853.

My husband and I recently visited Guernsey (we emigrated from Australia to the UK nearly 25 years ago) with a view to searching my family history. We also had a very enjoyable holiday. We established that Nicolas de Mouilpied, Rachel Martin and family were at ‘Les Pelleys, Catel’ on the 1841,1851 and 1861 census. Nicolas (son) left for America between 1841 and 1851. Jean (my GG grandfather) left for Australia in 1853. We had the Greff do a land search on ‘Les Pelleys’ and ‘de Mouilpied’. There are two properties in the Catel Parish. The property Nicolas and Rachel de Mouilpied were on was originally ‘Les Pelleys, Rue du Torval’ but from 1948 known as ‘Les Pelleys de Bas’

A very helpful lady at the Priaulx Library directed me to a book titled ‘Guernsey Emigrants to Australia 1828 – 1899’ by David W. Kreckeler. I found the two entries for de Mouilpied detailed below: -

De Mouilpied – Tullock Castle – Melbourne – 1852

Nicholas, 22, carpenter.

Birth. Guernsey. St Peter Port church register. Nicholas de Mouilpied and of Susanne Vidamour his wife, born on the 27^th Dec, 1830.Census. Guernsey, 1851. de Mouilpied. 381. St Peter Port.

Drowned at sea. Guernsey Star, 7^th April, 1853. Drowned,- on the 13^th Oct last, Mr Godfrey, second mate on board the Tullock Castle, on passage from London to Australia, near the Cape of Good Hope. Also, a week after, Nicholas, son of Mr Nicholas de Mouilpied, of this island, aged 22 years.

De Mouilpied – Koning Wilem II – Melbourne – 1853. John, 20

Birth. John de Mouilpied, son of Nicholas de Mouilpied and of Rachel Martin his wife, born on the 26^th March, 1822.(Note. John de Mouilpied is twin brother of Thomas)

Census. Guernsey. 1851. de Mouilpied. 255. Catel.

Death. Australia. Guernsey News, 14^th May, 1886. Died. – on the 15^th Jan, at Minyip, Victoria, Australia. John, son of Nicholas de Mouilpied, formerly of Les Pelleys, Guernsey, aged 63 years and 9 months.

I am not sure where the first one fits in. Maybe someone else will recognize the line. The second is my Great Great Grandfather.

The following entry is from the following website: -http://www.geocities.com/mepnab/d/d8.html?200917?200928 which lists Australian Pioneer Families

De Mouilpied

John De Mouilpied came c 1860 with Emma Stirling, and lived at Geelong.

2 children

Henry William De Mouilpied c 1858
John De Mouilpied 1861 #2859 lived 17 days

Henry William De Mouilpied c1858 wed #3571 to Mary Jane Bennett from South Australia, and lived at Nhill, then Yanac
3 children

Henry John De Mouilpied 1887 #30676
Mary Elizth De Mouilpied 1896 #24581
Gina May De Mouilpied 1899 #14840

I am concluding at this stage that John arrived in Australia as a single man as there is no entry for Emma Stirling in ‘Guernsey Emigrants to Australia 1828 – 1899’. It looks like John met and married Emma Stirling within a few years of arriving in Australia in 1853.

In the entry on Debby’s blog for May 4, 2009 Dianne Lockett mentions 6 children for Henry William de Mouilpied. I have been ‘trawling’ the Victorian Births, deaths and marriages online (website:- https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home) and found that Henry William had at least 9 children. I also found 2 more children for John and Emma.

My trawling revealed the following: -

Jean (John) de Mouilpied b.1822 (Guernsey) d.1886 (Minyip)

m. Emma Stirling b. 1835? d.1920 (Warracknabeal)

Lived in Geelong, 1860. 4 children

Henry William de Mouilpied b.1859 (Geelong)

m. 1886 Mary Jane Bennett b. 1869 Lived at Nhill

John de Mouilpied b. 1861 (Geelong) lived 17 days
John Thomas de Mouilpied b. 1875 d. 1959

m. Daisy Hill b. 1885 d. 1959

Mary Emma de Mouilpied b. 1877

m. 1905 George Alex Newell.

NB: - The entries for John Thomas and Mary Emma record their parents as John de Mouilpied and Emma Starling.

Henry William de Mouilpied b.1859 (Geelong)

m. 1886 Mary Jane Bennett b.1869

Lived at Nhill. 9 children

Henry John de Mouilpied b.1887 d. 1952

m. (1916) Eva Olive Harris

William George de Mouilpied b. 1890 d. 1957
Albert Thomas de Mouilpied b. 1892 d. 1972

m. 1919 Ruby Alma Zerbst d. 1971

Mary Elizabeth de Mouilpied b. 1896 Yanac

m. 1917 Reg Albert Kohn

Arthur de Mouilpied b. 1896 d. 1924 Nhill
Gina May de Mouilpied b. 1899 Yanac

m. 1918 Frederick David Olney

Ida de Mouilpied b. 1901 Yanac
Hugh de Mouilpied b. 1903 Yanac d. 1942

m. 1928 Ethel Eva Iris Hutchings b. 1912 d. 1935

m. 1938 Mary Catherine Short

Annie de Mouilpied b. 1906

Henry John de Mouilpied and Eva Olive Harris had twin boys who died within a couple of days and 4 girls. My mother is the youngest daughter.
I would love to hear from anyone else from this line. Please contact me on elizabethcrawford333@googlemail.com

Joseph's Wayward Tombstone Found

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:05:00 +0000

This is an amazing story. A friend from Manchester,NH, Dick, sent me this link to an article about a couple finding the original tombstone for Joseph de Moulpied.
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?articleId=d67ff604-65b8-463e-8dac-000b332bca20
In the event that the paper stops the link, I will copy the article below:

By MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
Saturday, Jun. 13, 2009

MANCHESTER – John Crawford made a rather odd discovery when he was clearing brush beside the house he moved into this past winter.

When his rake hit something solid, he was sure it was a piece of granite. But when he cleared the brush and a discarded Christmas tree, Crawford discovered a misplaced tombstone -- complete with a name, birth date and death date.

"It kind of freaked me out a little bit," said Crawford, who moved into the house at 42 Garfield Road about four months ago. His home is two houses from the corner of Calef Road and the sprawling Pine Grove Cemetery.

"It really doesn't make sense for this to be over here at all," Crawford said. "That belongs in a graveyard, not beside my garage."

The 20-by-15-inch stone bears the name of Joseph DeMoulpied, who lived from 1824 to 1903, according to its inscription.

While the city Parks, Recreation and Cemeteries Department could give no explanation of how the stone ended up beside the garage, information is available about DeMoulpied.

He was born in Guernsey, a small archipelago in the English Channel, according to a geology blog maintained by the DeMoulpied family. He eventually left the islands for Canada and served as an Anglican minister in Quebec.

Three of his children emigrated to America, and DeMoulpied showed up in Manchester in a 1900 census, living with his son Alfred.

John Crawford made a rather odd discovery when he was clearing brush beside the house he moved into this past winter. (DAVID LANE)

Cemetery workers removed the stone from Crawford's yard Wednesday, and it is has been placed in storage, said Judith Aron, cemetery supervisor at Pine Grove. When a burial is scheduled for the family lot, the cemetery will inform the family of the stone and ask them what they would like to do, she said.

She could not explain how the stone ended up at the Garfield Street home.

Cemetery records said Joseph was buried March 22, 1903, at Lot 2520, which he had purchased himself. In May 1915, the remains were removed and re-interred in the family plot -- Lot 3703 Chapel Lawn.

A large monument on the lot has the family name with a slightly different spelling -- DeMouilpied.

The house that Crawford rents has a large, fenced-in yard filled with an old travel trailer, a scrap pile and a storage shed. After discovering the DeMoulpied stone, Crawford combed the yard and found nothing else connected with the cemetery, he said.

He said he's glad to have discovered the stone.

"It's good I found it," Crawford said. "He's a minister; I'm sure he was a good man. Put him back where his son is."

The DeMoulpied blog said Joseph is buried alongside the family of his son Charles. Alfred has a separate plot, according to the blog, which is written by Debby DeMoulpied.

"What a life he must have had," wrote Debby, DeMoulpied's great-great-grandaughter. "Early-mid 1880s in quiet Guernsey and then taking such risk to move to Canada to minister with the hardships of such a remote area.

"And then finishing his life in bustling Manchester, the heart of millyards and the Industrial Revolution."

What fun!

John and Henry de Mouilpied in Australia

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:02:00 +0000

Dianne Lockett has written and kindly sent some photos regarding the John and Henry connection in Australia. The photo is actually of Mary Jane Bennett who married Henry William de Moulpied.

The photo (if I have this right) is, from left to right:
Mary Elizabeth b. 1896
Mary Jane Bennett b. 1866 in Kingston
Gina May b.1899
Hugh b.?

More below from other sites:

John De Mouilpied b. 1822, d.1886, (from Guernsey, son of Nicolas b. 1791, and Rachel Martin) came c1860 with Emma Stirling, and lived at Geelong
2 children	1. Henry William De Mouilpied c1858 2. John De Mouilpied 1861 #2859 lived 17 days
Henry William De Mouilpied c1858 wed 1886 #3571 to Mary Jane Bennett from South Australia, and lived at Nhill, then Yanac
3 children	1. Henry John De Mouilpied 1887 #30676 2. Mary Elizth De Mouilpied 1896 #24581 3. Gina May De Mouilpied 1899 #14840

Children
Henry John DeMouilpied (Born: 1887)
William George DeMouilpied (Born: 1890)
Arthur DeMouilpied (Born: 1894)
Mary Elizth DeMouilpied (Born: 1896)
Gina May DeMouilpied (Born: 1899)
Ida DeMouilpied (Born: 1901)

There appear to be more children according to another document but darn if I can get it up for now. Will try in another entry.

Can anyone add to this? Do you descend from anyone here? Please help fill in the lineage.

Thanks Dianne!

Additional Early Marriage Corrections for Thomas, to Michelle and Rachel Roberts

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:22:00 +0000

Here comes some sleuthing clarification from Cousin Kathy. On both early genealogy charts, (on the left of this blog) in the fourth generation you see Thomas marrying Michelle Robert. Well he did, but according to the family records in Guernsey, he also married Rachel Robert, probably a sister. Cousin Kathy recalls Rachel was first. Whew. According to the records, Michelle had 4 children, 3 girls starting names with "M", and one son. The 2 charts differ in total children. It appears one died within a year and the next child carried the same name, looks like Nicolas, from whom I descend.

Also, on the recent family chart, one of Thomas's daughter is listed as Laurence. It should be spelled Lorence (female name) married to Jean (male name for John). Confusing I know.

Cousin Kathy has created a large GED file that I hope to get on line soon. Stay with me!
Thanks Kathy for all your hard work. Also, if anyone on Guernsey wants to look any of this up, we would love it! Thanks.

deMouilpied Family Chart

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:40:00 +0000

I have heard from cousin Jane in England. She has sent this de Mouilpied Family chart. It's not a comprehensive genealogy tree, so if you are not on this don't worry. I have seen this before floating around and it's a good one. Jane comes from Marguerite, then Florinda down in the right lower part of the chart. Where do you fit in?
CLICK ON THE CHART AND IT WILL ENLARGE AND BE VERY CLEAR.

Looking for Le Gros - Good Jersey Name

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:31:00 +0000

Andrew from Canada is a descendant from Joseph deMouilpied and looking for more family information. Andrew comes by way of Emily de Mouilpied b.1849, Joseph's oldest child. Emily married John Le Gresley, 1867, another close Guernsey family. They had a daughter Edith Emily Le Gresley b. Oct. 4, 1872.

Edith went on to marry John James Le Gros, apparently an old Jersey name. The Le Gros name still remains in St. Peter Point, Gaspe, Canada, as the Le Gros House seen on the left side of this blog. They had 6 children: John Arthur b. 1897; Gladys Muriel b. 1903; Doris Emily b. 1905; Sydney James b. 1907; Winnifred b. 1909 and Harold b.1912. This Le Gros name is what Andrew needs help with. (Andrew comes by way of Sydney)

John James Le Gros had a father who was also a John James Le Gros who was born abt. 1840 in St. Mary, Jersey (the other Channel Island) His father was Thomas LeGros, b. 1811 also in St. Mary's, Jersey. And this is where Andrew needs help, he just can't seem to go back before Thomas.

Does anyone have information about the Le Gros family from Jersey?
Does any one know any one in Jersey who can help?

I know Guernsey has a fantastic library with Family Names on file filled with genealogy information. Does anyone know if Jersey's Library does the same?

If you are a descendant from Edith Emily Le Gros, Andrew has a great lineage and chart created. He also has documents about marriages, burials etc. And Andrew is enthusiastic. His email is:
aoreilly@shaw.ca

The Minstrel Blondel de Nesle - The Blondel and de Mouilpied Connection

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:08:00 +0000

Thomas deMouilpied, b.1780, d.1873, married Marie Blondel, b. 1786, d. 1849. I'm not sure when they married, but safe to say probably before their first child. If anyone has that information ... do tell please.

Though the focus here is deMouilpied, this Blondel family story is just too good to not blog about, it's amazing really. Marie Blondel descends from one of the more prominent Guernsey families on the Island, including the Blondels who once occupied the famous Le Gron House in St. Saviours. Her documented lineage goes back to the 1200's. A Balif Blondel is listed on one of the earliest Guensey Documents dated 1204 when Guernsey became independent from France. But there's more to the story - The Minstrel Blondel.

The Legend about Blondel de Nesle is one of the most romantic stories in English History. Books and articles have been written, and even a musical by Tim Rice. Blondel really was a minstrel, a troubadour, (trouvere in french) with over 20 songs and poetry, some archived in the British Museum and Oxford. Blondel was Minstrel to the infamous King Richard I of England, also known as The Lionheart. (the Disney movie Robin Hood talks about King Richard away on crusades, that's the one!) The most lengthy recently written book is called "Blondel's Song" by English writer David Boyle, worth every word on each page (called The Troubadour's Song" in the U.S.). Basically, Blondel rescues King Richard I and the rest is... history. All the links will bring you up to date on the available information about Blondel.

So what's the intrigue? The intrigue is that I grew up hearing the story about Blondel the Minstrel and being told, without a doubt, that we were direct descendants. Okay, so maybe my father was nutty about these stories passed down through the years...BUT. Why did so many other cousins, with whom there has only been recent contact, grow up hearing the same story? Cousin Kathy, Deb, Audrey, Rose-Mary and more, all have heard the same story. Cousins in England and Guernsey too. Kathy has an old letter talking about the Minstrel. I'll try to put it up on the blog next time.

The family story goes that the King rewarded Blondel with Property on Guernsey, unfortunately this would have to date from around 1200; almost impossible to find such records. Some legends have Blondel born in Picardi, France, but there is no record or proof of Blondel or other famliy lineage being from that area. The bulk of early Blondels, like de Moulpied , originate from Guernsey, over 1000 years ago.

My father told me the story several times, that he had heard himself, each time welling up with tears over the romantic possibility that we were descendants. So, much to my excitement, when I found our connection to Marie Blondel, I took heart that perhaps we really are descendants.

So my question to descendants of this marriage between Thomas deMoulpied and Marie Blondel, or descendants of Guersney Blondels, have you been told you were a descendant from the Minstrel Blondel de Nesle, the famous Troubadour??

To recap descendants:

Thomas deMoulpied married Marie Blondel and they had 7 children:
Marie 1810-1891;
Thomas b.1812, married Elizabeth Torode (another well known Guernsey name);
Rachel 1814-1873;
Jean (John) b.1816;
Sophie 1818-1852;
Charlotte 1821-1909, married Francis de la Mare; and
Joseph 1824-1905, married Sophie Ogier (my great great grand parents).
Thomas, Charlotte and Joseph were the only ones we know that had children.
Do you know more?

Need Help Finding deMouilpieds? Susan from Guernsey Ancestry to the Rescue

noreply@blogger.com (Debby de Moulpied) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:18:00 +0000

There's a new Pro in town and her name is Susan Ilie who hosts the website Guernsey Ancestry.com. Susan is basically a professional "looker upper" or rather a family history researcher. Any one who has tried to get information from anyone in Guernsey knows it can be challenging. Not anymore.

Susan has developed a great website (I love the logo!) with lots of information, fee options and terrific links. (Really, these are all the links you'll ever need) So if you run into a road block, here is someone who might help. Good Luck Susan and if you come across any de Mouilpied scoop, let us know! So check it out: click ... Guernsey Ancestry.com