Julia Marie Balthazar

Lifespan: 1844 — 1912

Summary

Born in St Athanase d’Iberville, Quebec — same town as Peter Young. Daughter of Moises Balthazar (1820, Québec City) and Josephine LeBlanc (1822, Montreal). Married Jacques Guilluame Bodoh (1836–1918). Ten children born 1862–1888. Died March 19, 1912 in New London, three years before son John. Buried at Most Precious Blood Cemetery — three generations there.

Relationships

• Spouse: Jacques Guilluame Bodoh (1836–1918)
• Children: 10 total, including John Bodoh (1882–1915)

Sources

• Little Chute Genealogy database — family chart.

Research Notes

• Born in St Athanase d’Iberville — same town as Peter Young (1847). These families knew each other in Quebec before emigrating.
• Parents married February 19, 1844 in Québec City. Julia born December 7 that year — first child.
• Mother Josephine LeBlanc died in Maple Creek (1901) — same community as Julie Guyette (d. 1899) and Elnora Surprise (d. 1904). Maple Creek was the family hub.
• Father Moises Balthazar died in Bear Creek (1890) — same area as Louise Lemonde (Jacques’s mother).
• LeBlanc is a very common French-Canadian/Acadian surname.
• Father Moises Balthazar’s parents: Martin Balthazar (~1790) & Marie Sophie Hebert (1799–1892, age 93!). Married 1816, St Mathias sur Richelieu. Moises buried St Mary Cemetery, Bear Creek.
• Mother Josephine LeBlanc’s parents: Jacques LeBlanc (1797, Chambly) & Mary Louise Masson (~1795). Married 1818, Chambly.
• LeBlanc line traced deep: Jacques (1797) → Jacques (1769) → Jacques (1737, d. Maple Creek WI 1798!) → Jacques (1704) → Julien (1666–1756, age 89) → IMMIGRANT: Jacques LeBlanc (1644, FRANCE) & Marie Suzanne Rousselin (1644, FRANCE). Married 1666, Montreal. Died 2 days apart in April 1710, Quebec City.