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Famous and Interesting Relatives:
I have listed a few of the more prominent Croteau relatives who have made a mark in the world in their particular manner. If you know of any Croteau family members that you would like featured here, please let me know. I'm sure there are many more family members we are all proud of.
Photographer/Journalist Paul Chivers;
One
of our relatives has become a famous photographer! Paul has made his
living with a camera for almost 30 years. Until late 2008 he was chief
photographer at the North Bay Nugget. He started his career in 1981 hand-bombing
black & white film shot in mechanical, manual focus, thumb-wound cameras and led
the newspaper's progression through various colour processes (E-6, C-41) and
increasing degrees of automation culminating in the digital era.
He started working with digital images in 1994 using Photoshop 3.5 and flatbed-scanned colour enlargements. He wore out two Kodak RFS Film scanners over the following years until full digital capture took over in 2002.
Paul has taught photography at Canadore College since 1984, and has delivered
Basic Photography, Black & White Darkroom, Nature Photography workshops and
tours, and in recent years has developed a basic Digital Imaging course built
around Adobe Photoshop. This in turn has progressed into a series of advanced
digital imaging workshops and private tutoring. His photojournalism work has
been published in most major newspapers throughout Canada and many in the United
States. His nature photography has been use
d by conservation groups and
published in numerous magazines, books, and other publications. Freelance work
has led to publication in many trade magazines, brochures, posters, and other
promotional materials. Paul has received many awards for both photojournalism
and nature photography. He is featured at the
King's Framing & Art Gallery at 188 Voyer Rd, Corbeil ON.
He has several prints for sale that you can view here.
Paul Chivers has canoed and photographed throughout the Temagami region for almost 25 years. The photojournalist and photography instructor nurtures a passion for ‘lost’ and off the beaten track canoe routes. His extensive research shows that more than 10,000 km of documented canoe routes and undetermined distances of undocumented routes lie within 100 miles of his North Bay home. The seminal canoeing destinations of Temagami, Algonquin and Kipawa lie within that circle, along with countless rivers, creeks and lake routes.
His nature photography has been used by conservation groups and published in numerous magazines, books, and other publications. Freelance work has been published in many trade magazines, brochures, posters, and other promotional materials. Paul has received many awards for both photojournalism and nature photography.
Pierre Crotteau Soldier;
One of our relatives (Jodi Croteau) visited the WW I memorial cemetery Vimy Ridge, France - and took some pictures. She captured the name of Peter Crotteau.
I found a reference to this entry on the memorial, from the Canadian Veterans Affairs & Pre-embarkation Memorial Book
Pte CROTTEAU PETER
Date of Death: 15 Sep 1916
Service Number: 440944 - Company: 73
Burial: "VIMY MEMORIAL, France. Grave.
This memorial is dedicated to Pierre Croteau (aka: Peter Crotteau), born 20 Sep 1889, Warwick, QC, Canada to Joseph Francois Xavier Croteau b: 10 Aug 1852 and Philomene Gosselin b: 8 Sep 1852. He signed his WW I attestation documents on the 29 Nov 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was assigned to "B" Company when first recruited Unit: Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) Division: 28th Battalion. He indicated he lived in St. Peter, MAN, CAN when asked his present address.
18 April 1891 Census: Canada, Quebec, Arthabaska,
Warwick.
Name: Pierre Croteau Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Age: 1 1/2
Birth Year: abt 1889 Birthplace: Quebec Relation to Head of House: Fils
(Son) Religion: Roman Catholic French Canadian: Yes Father's Birth
Place: Quebec Mother's Birth Place: Quebec Province: Quebec District
Number: 152 District: Drummond and Arthabaska Subdistrict: Warwick
Archive Roll #: T-6394
31 March 1901 Census: Canada, Manitoba, Provencher,
DeSalaberry.
Name: Pierre Croteau Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Age: 11
Birth Date: 20 Sep 1890 Birthplace: Qc Relation to Head of House: Fils
(Son) Father's Name: Xavier Mother's Name: Phlomine Racial or Tribal
Origin: Française (French) Nationality: Canadian Religion: Roman
Catholic Province: Manitoba District: Provencher District Number: 10
Sub-District: De Salaberry Sub-District Number: A-2 Family Number: 62
Page: 8
1906 Census: Canada, Manitoba, Provencher District.
Name: Pierre Croteau Gender: Male Age: 16 Birthplace: Quebec Family
Number: 261 Relation to Head of House: Fils (Son) Father's Name: Havier
Mother's Name: Philomène Province: Manitoba Sub-District Description:
Townships 4, 5, 6 in Range 4 East Sub-District: 9 Page: 40
Relationship: 5th Cousin 3 times removed
He is Jodi Croteau's 2nd cousin, 3 times removed. Jodi and I are 8th cousins. It's an amazingly small world... ! Thank you Jodi for sharing the picture with the rest of the family.
Other Links:
Wikipedia Entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimy_Memorial
John Stephens Photo Gallery:
http://pages.interlog.com/~fatjack/vimy/vimy.html
Canadian Great War Project:
http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/index.asp
Soldiers of the WW I:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-100.01-e.php
Premier Rene LEVESQUE Family;
Premier
of Quebec, Rene LEVESQUE (b: 1922 d: 1987) appears in my family line.
We are 8th cousins through the common ancestor of Andre BERGERON
(b: 1643 d: 1712) whom married on the 9 Jul 1673, Marguerite DEMERS (b:
1659 d: 1725). Mr. Rene LEVESQUE was born August 24, 1922. He was a broadcast
journalist who entered politics in 1960 as a member of Quebec's Liberal Party.
In 1967, he helped found the Sovereignty Movement which later became the Parti
Quebecois (PQ) in 1968. He was elected Premier of Quebec in 1976, and
resigned in 1985. He died November 1, 1987.
Relationship: 8th Cousin
Former Prime Minister
Pierre Elliot Trudeau held the position of the 15th Prime Minister of Canada
longer than
anyone since William Lion Mackenzie King in 1948. Trudeau's style and attitude
as Prime Minister was all his own. Our common ancestor is Marie Angelique
Faye (4 Jan 1682 - 2 Sep 1731) married to Pierre Roy (17 Jun 1679 - 26 Apr
1743). There is a lot of information already on the net concerning Pierre
Trudeau so I'll not repeat what you can find through
Google.
Relationship: 6th Cousin 2 times removed
The Dionne Quintuplets Emilie, Yvonne, Annette, Cecile & Marie DIONNE all were born: 28 May 1934 in Corbeil, Ontario, Canada. The common ancestor is Charles Antoine BOISVERT (b: 1800) whom married Aurelie Henriette RITCHMAN (b: 1809 d: 1870). Multiple births were very uncommon in the early days and giving birth to 5 children at the same time was rather unique. These young ladies were exploited and put on show by the Province of Ontario and their family doctor when they were born. I believe 2 are still living in Montreal Quebec at this time. The City of North Bay has an excellent web site on the Dionne Family and of course it is non profit! They have some decent newsprint and photographs from the museum.
Relationship: 3rd Cousin one time removed
This is a photograph of the entire Dionne Family
Jean Baptist Leon Croteau born 06 June 1887 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, died 5 Feb 1970 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. A veteran of WW I in 1917 went on to become a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a civil engineer before becoming a lawyer. Not happy with one degree he went on to become a graduate of the University of Maine and North-Eastern University. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in graphology, the analyzing of handwriting. He and his wife, Hilma C Stedt b: 1892 are buried in the Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton, Worcester, MA, USA.
Relationship: 7th Cousin once removed
John Tougas Croteau (Doctorate) born 10 March 1910 in Holbrook, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, also lived in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, died 19 July 2007 at South Bend, Indiana, USA. He was educated in Worchester, MA, earning his AB (1931) at Holy Cross College and his master's (1932) and doctorate (1935) in economics from Clark University. Respected by colleagues and students alike, he was awarded honorary doctorates for his distinguished service in the credit union and cooperative movements by St. Joseph's University (1956), the University of Prince Edward Island (1976), and the University of Moncton (1976), all located in Canada.
He began his career in 1933 as Carnegie Chair of Economics and Sociology at Prince Wales College and St. Dunstan's College, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PEI). During the next 12 years he also served as director of adult education programs, manager of the credit union league as well as the PEI Cooperative Union, and executive secretary of the Adult Education League. For his tireless labour on behalf of working families, he became known in Canada as "The Apostle of the Cooperative Movement.
In 1938 the Prince Edward Island Credit Union League was formed. Dr. John T. Croteau was the first managing director and its mandate was to arrange promotional and educational meetings, distribute supplies and advise the offices. Dr. Croteau explained to the groups that a Credit Union was a co-operative credit society - a "baby bank" organized among a group of people and empowered by law to receive deposits and to make loans to the members of this group. Bank credit was scarce in the 1930's and so the idea of setting up community banks to make credit available to hard pressed farmers struck a popular note. In 1942, the League joined CUNA, Credit Union National Association, an organization based in Wisconsin and formed in 1934 to spread the Credit Union idea. John went, like his brother, continued with his education and in 1970 obtained his doctorate at Notre Dam University, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, USA.
Relationship: 7th Cousin once removed
Arsene Francois Xavier Croteau born 4 July 1891 in Saint Nicholas de Levis, Quebec, Canada. He and his wife Augustine Gelinas moved to the USA about 1892, first to Mansfield City, Connecticut, USA where he started as a college teacher according to the 1930 US Census. Information from the death certificate reports he was a retired professor from Fairfield University, Connecticut, USA when he died at age 100 on 2 Sep 1990. Fairfield University is first and foremost a Catholic and Jesuit University.
Distinguished Faculty or
Administrator Award
Given to a member of the faculty or administration for exemplary service
in the education of Fairfield University students. Mr. Arsene
Croteau received this award in 1975 .
New Article 2001: Laura A. Donohue of Dommerston, Vermont USA, a member of Fairfield University's Class of 2004, was recently awarded the Arsene Croteau Family Scholarship to study French. The scholarship was established to honour Professor Arsene Croteau who taught French at Fairfield for many years and is given each year to an outstanding student in French.
Relationship: 6th Cousin twice removed
Professor Dr.
James M Croteau, Western Michigan University, USA
Professor
Dr. James M Croteau born in Tennessee, USA is the grandson to
Arsene Francois Xavier Croteau. He is a Professor in the Department of
Counselor
Education and Counseling Psychology at
Western Michigan University. He received his doctoral and masters'
degrees in Counseling Psychology from Southern Illinois University. Jim
is a fellow of Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) and
Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay and
Bisexual Issues) of the American Psychological Association (APA).
His practice, scholarship and professional training specialties include lesbian, gay and bisexual issues and issues of race and racism in White Americans. His main areas of teaching include basic counseling skills, developmental theory, vocational psychology, and lesbian, gay and bisexual concerns. He has organized or edited two special journal issues and published more than 40 journal articles and book chapters. Jim has served on editorial boards for the Journal of Counseling and Development, the Journal of Vocational Behavior, and The Counseling Psychologist. In 2003, he received the Outstanding Achievement Award from APA's Committee on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns. He was lead editor and author of multiple chapters in the 2005 book entitled Deconstructing Heterosexism in the Counseling Professions: A Narrative Approach.
Relationship: 8th Cousin once removed
Ramsey B Crotteau born 15 April 1868 in Sherry, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA married Bertha Bartch born 1870 in Nasonville, Wisconsin, USA. He died at age 46, 27 Jun 1914 in San Diego, California, USA and returned to his home for burial.
This information was found in a book (Nuggets to Timber - Pioneer Days at Libby, Montana) published by the Libby Pioneer Society and the Libby Woman's Club in 1970. There is a reference to the sawmill company that Ramsey Crotteau was involved in Libby, Montana. it states...
"In the spring of 1906 a number of capitalists from Merrill, Wisconsin landed in Libby with their families and began construction of a modern sawmill plant. This firm was organized as the DAWSON LUMBER COMPANY. The members of the original firm were: Dennis E Dawson, James Hurley, James E Leary, F.M. McBride and Jim McBride, Ramsey Crotteau and Lewis DeRosia.
In 1906 the Dawson Lumber Company built a modern sawmill plant bringing workers and their families to the town in greater number. Many built homes and decided to make Libby their permanent home. In 1911, J. Neils and Associates bought the Dawson Lumber Mill and it was later named the Libby Lumber Company. Familiar with the timber industry, the owners believed that reforestation was a necessary part of the industry, and they implemented an active tree-planting program through the company."
Source: Libby Montana History
Relationship: 5th Cousin four times removed
This grave yard is located on the corner of Crotteau Road and
Treasure Avenue in Libby, Montana, USA
Sister Marie Croteau, PM, is older than the Province of Saskatchewan, having celebrated her 100th birthday on Jan 3. She is now a record setter as she is the only member of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary to live to such a ripe old age.
Sister Croteau is still mentally sharp and able to get around on her own with the aid of a walker. The sister who looks after her, Sister Beverly Pillar, describes her as a very determined lady. "You can do what ever you want." she say to Croteau, helping her describe her life now, but she is quickly corrected. "I do whatever I can, first off.", Croteau retorts with a laugh. Born near St. John, North Dakota (03 Jan 1905, USA) Marie Croteau was the fifth of what was to become a family of 12 children. Those who have grown up television, cars, and computer can only imagine what her childhood might have been like. Marie was 10 when her family moved to Saskatchewan. Land was cheap, and one of Marie's uncles had already made the move. Her father decided to take a farm in the young Province also.
Croteau entered the convent when she was 20 and for the next 33 years taught grades 5 and 6 in several communities around the Province including Duck Lake, The Pas, Debden and Prince Albert Saskatchewan. She retired from teaching when back troubles go the better of her and took on the work of sewing for her fellow sisters at the convent in Prince Albert where she has lived, as she puts it, "for along time now". She was a seamstress for the community for 12 years and now resides in the portion of the convent that functions as a nursing home for the elderly sisters.
Asked what she does with her time now, she jokes, "Now,
I'm loafing". But though she is partial to naps, she prays her
beads several times a day - "Because I have the time,: she says - and
goes to the chapel for mass in the morning, "when I don't forget that
it's time to go". She has dinner and supper in the main dining
room and likes keeping up-to-date with what's going on in and around the
convent. What does she think about being 100? "I think that it's going
far enough, but if God wants to keep me going on, I'll keep on.
I'm well served here, I'm well taken care of. I can't complain."
by Karin Tate-Penna (Saskatchewan)
Sister Marie Croteau is being presented her Centenarian
Medal
Sister Marie is the daughter of Anthime Stephen Croteau b:25 Dec 1876, and Irene M Mousette b: 26 Nov 1878 - both of Mendota, Dakota, Minnesota, USA who married 29 Aug 1898 in Tarsus, North Dakota, USA. Further information on this family can be obtained by visiting Mike Croteau's web site.
Relationship: 3rd Cousin once removed
S/Sgt. Donald Crotteau was born 18 Feb 1921 in Mosinee, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA died 24 Apr 1944 during WW II. He married Catherine Marjorie Kinney in Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin, USA circa 1941 just as the USA was entering WW II. SSgt. Croteau was part of the Combat Organization, with the 321st Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group From all the information I can gather at this time, it appears he was on a mission when his B-24D bomber was shot down over the Philippines in the South Pacific. There is one report that he was taken as a Prisoner of War and held captive by the Japanese. He earned the Purple Heart and Air Medals to name a few. He was brought home for burial in Wisconsin, USA. Thank you Terry Crotteau for your contribution and salutations to your father.
Relationship: 7th Cousin once removed
 Staff Sergeant Donald C. Crotteau |
 "Connell's Special" B-24 Bomber of the 90th Bomb Group - Jolly Rogers |
Dr. Rodney Croteau is a Professor of Biological Chemistry at Washington State University who has authored more than 300 publications. He has also authored 20 patents, received numerous honors and awards, and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Croteau is a leader in the field of terpenoid metabolism in plants and microbes. Terpenoids are the largest family of natural products and are key molecules in the flavor and fragrance industries. Rod Croteau began his work at the University in 1972 as a postdoctoral fellow and joined the faculty in 1974. One of the early faculty members of IBC, Croteau served as institute director from 1986 to 1989.
I have not yet found the relationship between this man and myself... I'm still working on it. Messages I have sent are either ignored, or not received.
Awards and Honors:
National Academy of Sciences
Two MERIT awards from the National Institutes of Health
2003 Eminent Faculty Award, Washington State University
Eisig-Tode Distinguished Professor of Forest Biotechnology
1992 Faculty Excellence Award for Research and Creative Activity
1990 Senior Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
See also: http://research.wsu.edu/national_academy/croteau.html Washington State University
American Actress
Lucille Fay LeSueur changed her name to Joan Crawford after a studio chief
decided her name sounded too much like "sewer." Her big break came in the film
Our Dancing Daughters, and Crawford is best known for her award winning
role in the film Mildred Pierce.
Relationship: 9th Cousin once removed
Sylvain Croteau is a founder of the Association for Croteau Families in 1989. He partnered with his mother [ Jacqueline Roux ] to write the book you see below. In 1991, the Association of Family Croteau Inc. published History and genealogy of the famille Croteau et de ses descendants, is the result at the time of his research on Croteau in Canada and the USA. He graduated from the University of Ottawa, Ontario in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences.
Sylvain's web site: http://enealogie.planete.qc.ca
Relationship: 8th Cousin
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Peter Crotteau WW I Soldier