Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
IRONTON, MO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1912.

died in infancy, the latter born In
1890 married Marie Madeline De
Lahaye. These had issues a son
(my grand-father) and a daughter
who married Mr.. Dubuque. She
founded a convent in Montreal.
My grandfather was married
twice, 1st to Miss Lalumendiere
and by her had three children,
Barnard my father; Joseph and
Celeste. Marie Theresa Duquet
was the last progeny of Denis
Duquet, Sieur de La Chenoye and
of Catherine Gautier and she the
daughter of Philip Gautier, Sieur
de Comporte, de st. Etienne, du
Mont de Paris. Mr.. Gautier was
Sieur de Comporte, consellier du
Roy and provost des Marichaux
de France. The Gautiers some-
times signed: Gautier, iGauthier,
Gautthier, etc. They had sur
names, viz: de Comparte, de
Lachaye, de LaVirendiere, etc.,
and they all occupied the most
responsible positions and offices
in Canada under the French Gov
ernment, especially Rene, father
of Mdm. D'Youvilla. On my
mothers side / am contentto know
that one of my grand-father's
brothers, Rev. Mr.. Abadie, is cited
and associated with Massillon
Fenilon and others of similar
reputation and his other brothers,
two, were professional gentlemen,
one doctor of law, the other OF
medicine. One of my grand
father's nephews, Doet Abadie,
visited him in st. Louis and was
with him at the time of his death.
The gentleman returned to France,
but was never heard from and
consequ emily was supposed to
have been lost at sea. My grand
father left France quite young,
land because his parents desired
and insisted upon his study OF
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theology for the Priesthood, thai
rather than do violence to his in
Iclinations and convictions he pre-
ferred and accepted exile and loss
of an inheritance. The latter, how
ever, he more than compensated
in Upper Louisiana, where hi
amassed what was then considered
a very large fortune. My fathe
was married just four months be-
fore the death of grandfather
who was making preparations tt
return to France with all his family
and who, before consenting to the
marriage of his daughter, had OBJ
tained from my father the promise
to accompany the family to France
and there remain. 1t is proper
that give you the reasons tina
induced my grandfather Prattt
to assume that name instead o
Duprat and to quit his nativ
country. After the death of hi
father he lived with an unkihd
uncle who maltreated him. Fl
was then about 16 or II years oil
and had already developed grea
decisions of character. Rathe
than to submit to the indignitie
| heaped upon him he determines
: to leave the country, and to pre-
vent his identy the more fully
assumed the name Pratte. I re
; mem Der him we'll: he was truly {
courtly man, as Judge Luca
| Dupauntrop designated him.
have written these genealogie
{ with some reluctance, but though
it due to the memory of my an
cestors and their progeny.
u would prefer, if agreeable to yor
that you communicate all the cor
tents of my letter to your childre
y only, and this after my dealt
8 But l leave the matter entirely
J your discretion and pleasure.
y entirely consistent with the regula
: tions of the convent, you will re
. member me affectionately to m
u dear nieces Julia and Virgins
% With kind remembrances to m
y dear friend Joannis and to all yol
le children, to Mr.. Henri, Gour'
/ Tallie, and their children, accel
II for yourself my best wishes an
assurances of sincere affection.
" BARNARD PRATTE.
q Son of JOSEPH PRATTE.
WIN @N