Jacques Mete' Descendants

Felix Metty was born 19 October 1766 at River Aux Soble on the Northeast Coast of Detroit. Hubert, son of Felix, was born 29 November 1806 at Detroit. Frederic Hubert, son of Hubert, was born 20 April 1844 at Frenchtown, Monroe, MI. Arthur Prudence, son of Frederic, was born 14 November 1875 at Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL Clair Thomas, son of Arthur Prudence, was born 4 July 1914 at Currie, Murray, MN. Robert John, son of Clair Thomas, was born 4 November 1946 at Slayton, Murray, MN. Kesia Marie, daughter of Robert John, was born 6 April 1967 at Corpus Christi, TX.

Felix Metty was born 19 October 1766 at River Aux Soble on the Northeast Coast of Detroit Hubert, son of Felix, was born 29 November 1806 at Detroit and Frederic Hubert, son of Hubert, was born 20 April 1844 at Frenchtown, Monroe, MI. Arthur Prudence, son of Frederic, was born 14 November 1875 at Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL Arthur Joseph, son of Arthur Prudence, was born 21 July 1912 at Currie, Murray, MN. Cleo Francis, son of Arthur Joseph, was born 14 April 1939 at Currie, Murray, MN

I am certain that each of you is aware that Monroe, Michigan (formerly Frenchtown) is a very important focal point in the migration of the Metty family from Boucherville, Canada to various parts of the United States and ultimately back to Canada. Our ancestor Felix located there about 1818, and two of his sons married daughters of Francois Lacelle (LaSalle), who was residing there as early as 1810. Recently our cousin Patricia Smittendorf Thorson, sent the following article which I thought may be of interest to each of you. Battle CreekEnquirer: Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 Monroe - The site of a crushing and bloody U. S. defeat in the War of 1812 that left Detroit in British hands for months is being transformed into a memorial park, thanks to $2.25 million in federal and state loans. The Battle of the River Raisin at the American settlement of Frenchtown in January 1813 saw a force of about 1,300 British soldiers and their American Indian allies overhelm a U. S. force of about 900. All bu...

The Pottawatomie Gazette Wed 17 July 1867 page 3 - G. Metty signs ordinance as President of Board of Trustees, Town of Louisville. The Kansas Reporter - 21 Sep 1876 Thursday - Gilbert Metty had a valuable pony killed by lighting Thursday evening. The pony was only about 4 rods from the house when killed. The Kansas Reporter - 28 November 1879 - Gabe Metty is doing carpenter work on the renovation of the post office. He is a splendid workman. The Kansas Reporter - 9 November 1880 - Our respected citizen Mr Gilbert Metty, has been appointed City Marshal and street commissioner in place of James Roland, who resigned. Mr. Metty is one of the oldest citizens of the town and believes in law and good order. We congratulate the city council on making so good an appointment.

Detroit Library - Burton Collection MS 929.2 Mettez. The family was quite large and there are five representatives in the lists in 1820. Joseph Mettez had two sons, Theophilus and Rene living in Detroit in 1820. Theophilus was born in Sandwich district, 24 Nov. 1764, married Catherine Peliter. They had several children. Rene was born in Detroit 27 Feb. 1771, married Elizabeth Riopel. He was a tailor and had a shop in the city. He died 21 March 1845. There were some children of the next generation in Detroit in 1820. Marie Catherine, daughter of Theophilus, above, born 12 Nov. 1790 married (1) Francis Lepage dit St. Amant and (2) Joseph Maillet. She died in Detroit in 1849. Theophilus Jr. son of Theophilus, above, born 16 Sept. 1792 married Marie Gamelin. He died in Detroit 19 Sept. 1844. He was seventeen years old when the first printing press was brought to Detroit. The issue of the press, those in French, bore the name of Theophilus Mettez. Either this person or his partner set the t...

Joseph, son of Jacques Metay dit Ladouceur, was born on 20 May 1735 at Boucherville, province of Quebec. His mother was Marie Francoise Lalouette LeBeau. He was baptized there the same day. Since both his parents are buried at Boucherville, is seems reasonable to assume that this is where he spent his childhood. Sometime before 1757, Joseph made his way to the Detroit region. In 1749 the French Government was well aware of the strategic importance of Fort Ponachartrain and Detroit and also the agricultural value of the surrounding land. A public proclamation offered land and support for families willing to migrate west. One must wonder if this is what brought Joseph to the Detroit area, where he would marry and raise his family. The area where he chose to live was most probably the area where the Parish of Notre Dame de l'Assomption was later established. At the time of the conquest of New France by the British in 1760, the south shore along the Detroit river had a settlemen...

What is our family connection? The common ancestor of all of the Metty family of French descendent currently living in the United States and Canada is Felix. And a frequently asked question is just how many children did he and Catherine have? The best documented answer may be found in "French Familes of the Detroit River Region 1701-1936" Denissen Revision Vol. II. Herein we find listed the names of these children and an indication of their age. Anthony bp 5 Jun 1796 Leander b 14 Mar 1798 Detroit Richard b. 16 Apr 1799 Pelagia b. 28 Aug 1801 bp 1 Sep 1801 Detroit Albert b. 16 Jun bp. 20 Aug 1803 Detroit bur. there 23 Aug 1803 Charles b. 28 Oct 1804 Detroit Hubert b. 29 Nov 1806 Alexis b. 26 Apr 1809 Medard b. 18 Oct bp. 7 Nov 1811 Detroit bur there 18 Nov 1811 Francis Xavier b. 22 May 1813 Detroit Isabella b. 6 Aug 1815 Detroit bur. there 19 Aug 1815 Elisabeth b. 4 Jan 1817 Detroit Medard b. 9 Dec 1819 St Antoine bur the...

OCTOBER 12th 1957 Metty-Handy Nuptials Saturday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Before the altar decorated with yellow and bronze varigated Chrysanthem, Miss Donna Jean Metty became the bride oF A/2C James William Handy. The 2 o’clock ceremony Saturday was performed by Rev. F. I Sattlemeier at St. Peters Lutheran Church, Parents of the bridal couple are Mr. and Mrs Gordon Metty, Route, Three Rivers and Mr. and Mrs. William Handy, of 720 Portage Ave. The bridal gown was fashioned of chantilly lace over tulle and her veil was of illusion with a rhinestone tiara, her only jewelry was a single strand of pearls, a gift from the bridegroom. She carried white roses on a white Bible. Attending the bride was Miss Darlene Bohm as maid of honor. She was gowned in blue net and carried white carnations. Donald King served as best man, and ushers were Dick Metty and Kenneth Handy. The Lords Prayer and Oh perfec...

Pottawatomie county History First White Settlers who Came to the County For the Purpose of Agriculture and Stock-Raising and with the intention of Becoming Citizens Sketches of the Settlers of 1854 Dr. Sol Metty came from Michigan to what is now Pottawatomie county, Kansas, in 1854, arriving here September 15 of that year. He run a little store in Louisville and as a doctor was a specialist and treated mainly chronic diseases. He first married Miss Alice Palmer, who died* and later he married Miss Maggie McKowen. He was captain of Company G, of the Kansas militia in 1863. Dr. Metty, after residing in the vicinity of Louisville for nearly half a century, moved to Topeka a few years ago where he still resides. He is about 70 years of age. The RECORDER is indebted to Dr. Metty for considerable information regarding pioneers and early county history. *There is evidence that Alice Palmer did not die until the early 1930s. This article addresses Solomon as Dr. Metty, and the question h...

If anyone is interested in the location and action of Samuel's unit during his period of service, there is an excellent history of the unit to be found at: http://hometown.aol.com/dharvey/9thcav.htm

On May 23rd, 1891, Samuel Metty filed his Declaration for Original Invalid Pension in St. Joseph County, Michigan. In it he declares that he is 56 years of age and that he is unable to earn a support by manual labor by reason of deafness and rheumatism, attributable to his service in Company K, 9th Regiment of Michigan Volunteer Cavalry in the war of 1861. In a supporting statement given on the 25th day of May 1892 he further states that while in the army in February 1865 he contracted a severe cold in his head, from which he has suffered more or less since, but did not know it was catarrh until so informed by the examining physicians. On the 25th of May 1900, Samuel again filed a petition to include in his claim additional disabilities. Based on his physical examination at Three Rivers on September 13, 1899, the doctors discovered that he had “disease of liver and arteries.” In the original declaration his surname appears to be spelled Methy, but when he signed the form, he sig...

July 1st, 1913: The Topeka Daily Capital, page 6: Oliver Solomon 76 years old died at his home 2025 Van Buren St., yesterday afternoon. The funeral will be held at Assumption Church at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning. The body will be sent to Wamego for burial. July 2nd, 1913: Dr. S. T. Metty, Pioneer Kansas Physician, Dies Practiced Medicine for half century in Topeka - Funeral Today The funeral of Dr. S T Metty this morning at 8 o'clock at the Church of the Assumption will mark the passing away of another Kansas pioneer. Dr. Metty practiced medicine in Topeka for more than half a century; he died a the family home, 2025 Van Buren Street last Monday afternoon. S. T. Metty was born in Monroe, Mich., in 1837; he came to St. Mary's, Kan. in '54, one of the early settlers in that section of the state, where his name still is remembered, though for the last fifty years he has been a citizen of Topeka. He is survived by his wife and eight children: J. F. Metty, William Metty...

As noted earlier, Arthur and Josephine were married on June 2nd, 1936 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Currie, Murray, Minnesota. Their first of three sons was born on April 14th, 1939 on a farm approximately one and three quarter miles south of the village of Currie. They named me Cleo Francis. My maternal grandfather was named Francis, so my middle name of Francis is understandable, but I never heard my parents nor anyone else mention how the name Cleo was selected. It is rather interesting to note that several persons of both sex in the Currie area bear the name Cleo. I was christened on April 23rd, 1939 in the same church where my parents were married. Their second son followed on January 2nd, 1943. By this time our parents had relocated to another farm approximately five miles southeast of the village of Currie and it is here that Ronald Arthur was born. He too was christened at the same church and that event took place on January 10th, 1943. Their third an...

Ever wonder what became of Rose following the death of George! She is listed in the Rural Directory for St. Joseph County (period 1919-1924) as Metey, Rosa May owns 100 acres, 1 horse, 4 cattle. Well recently I discovered the obituary for Rosie May Flach published on 23 November 1973 and it reads as follows: Sturgis Daily Journal Mendon; Mrs. Rosie May FLACH, 88, died Thursday morning in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Raymond BERGHUIS, on Flach Rd., Rt. 1. She had been in failing health for several years. Mrs. FLACH was born near Fulton, Jan. 15, 1885, a daughter of Henry and Samantha (STILWELL) SHYER. She was married first to George METTY, who later died. She later married Leo FLACH on Sept. 27, 1920. They made their home on Flach Road. He died April 27, 1954. Surviving besides Mrs. BERGHUIS, are another daughter, Mrs. Bernadette MOYER, Constantine; a son, Willard FLACH, Vicksburg; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. One son, William, a brother, George and a sister, Do...

Several years ago, I contacted the U. S. Naval Academy and here is a summary of the history of the USS WAKIVA II. USS WAKIVA II (Yacht: t. 853 (gross); l. 239'6"; b. 30'6"; dr. 15'0" (mean); s. 15 k.; a 4 3", 2 .30-cal. mg) WAKIVA II - a steel hulled steam yacht built at Leith, Scotland, by Ramage and Ferguson - was launched on 3 February 1907 for Lamon V. Harkness. The graceful yacht served the Harkness family - first for Lamon V. and then for his son Harry - and ranged from the North Sea to the Netherlands East Indies in the halcyon days before the first World War. After the United States entered this conflict on the side of the Allies the Navy acquired WAKIVA II on 20 July 1917 and commissioned her on 6 August at the Boston Navy Yard, Lt. Comdr. Thomas R. Kurtz in command. While shipwrights were still laboring to complete the conversion of the erstwhile pleasure craft to a man-of-war for "distant service," Capt. Thomas P. Magruder hoisted ...

Margarete was born Dec. 28, 1852 at Indianapolis, Hancock County, Indiana, the daughter of James Andrew McKown and Maria Louisa Priddy. James Andrew was born May 1822 in Pennsylvania. His father was James Thomas McKown born 1787 Ireland and came with his father Thomas, to the United States around the age of 10 & settled in Pennsylvania. He moved to Indiana after Thomas’s death ca 1841. James Thomas McKown married Margaret McClelland who was also born in Ireland 1787 & came to U.S. about age 4. Interesting note: there is a picture of Margaret McClelland in the book "Any Given Day" written by Jessie Lee Brown Foveaux, a descendant of a sister of Margarete’s. Maria Louisa was born Jan. 1830 in Hancock Co., Indiana & died April 1858 when Margarete was about 5 years old. The McKown family came to Kansas in an ox wagon when Margarete was four years old &amp settled in St. George, Pottawatomie County. In the 1870 census Maggie was age 17 & was a milliner. Margar...

Earl Metty entered the Navy in 1917 on the 16th of April in Detroit Michigan. He was assigned to theUSS Wakiva. His vessel departed US waters for Europe on August 25, l917. The ship was sunk on May 22, 1918 off the coast of France. The crew after being rescued were taken to Brest, France. After returning to the United States he was discharged on 1 October, 1919 at Pittsburgh, PA. He attained the rank of BM1C.

Leander's first wife, Marie Anne Mouton, apparently had a relatively short life span. After giving birth to his six children, she seems to have disappeared from recorded history. The first clue to be found was the 1850 census. Leander is listed as head of household residing in Mendon Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. Living with him at that time were two of his sons, Solomon and Samuel, and his daughter Zoe who is believed to already be a widow. Also listed were Zoe's two daughters Marie and Caroline. Leander's youngest son is to be found listed in the household of his grandparents, Francis and Catherine Mouton.No record of Marie Anne is to be found. So what became of Marie Anne! The youngest son, William, was born in Dec of 1845. Did Marie Anne perhaps die as a result of this birth, or did she die accidentally or succumb to disease? These are questions to which we probably will never find an answer, unless it is to be found somewhere in the old courthouse records. And...

Leander, second son of Felix Metay and Catherine Le May, was united in marriage with Mary Ann Mouton, daughter of Francis Mouton and Catherine Navarre, on 10 January 1825 at St Antoine River Raisin. Mary Ann was the eldest child of Francis and Catherine, born 27 July 1810 at St. Antoine River Raisin. Thus she was just 14 years of age at the time of marriage while her husband was 26. Her father, Francis, was born circa 1772 at St Antoine River Raisin and her mother was born at the same place, sometime between 1792 and 1796. Francis and Catherine were married on 7 February 1809 before a civil magistrate and their marriage was ratified at St Antoine on 21 July 1810. In addition to Mary Ann, there were at least seven additional children: Frances b 16 Sep 1813; Francis b 12 Mar 1816; Gilbert b 13 July 1818 d 1904 bur St. Edward Cem, Mendon, MI m ca 1858 Catherine Lefleur, b 1842 Can. d 1909 Mendon; Genoni Silvester b. 15 Sep 1821; Catherine b 13 Aug 1824; Joseph b. 24 Jan 1828; and Oliver b...

Listed alphabetically below are the names of members of the METTY family who have been members of the armed forces of their country. This list is from the records I currently have in my possession and certainly is not all inclusive. If you have knowledge of someone with the surname METTY who is a descendant of Jacques Mete' and would like to have their name added to the list, please e-mail me their name, branch of service and dates of service if known and I will add them to this list. Alexis Metty, Michigan Calvary, entered 13 Dec 1862 and discharged 9 Jun 1865 Andrew Metty, Michigan Calvary, entered 2 Feb 1863 and discharged 17 Jul 1865 Anthony Metty, Territorial Militia, appointed ensigh 18 Dec 1824 Bernard Leroy Metty, U. S. Army, WWII Cleo Francis Metty, U. S. Coast Guard, entered 23 Sep 1958 and retired 30 Mar 1981 Cyril Metty, Michigan Infantry, entered 20 Feb 1865 and discharged 16 Sep 1865 Dennis Dale Metty, U. S. Navy Earl Gilbert Metty, U. S. Army, entered 19 Oct 1942 Ear...

This document can be found on the Bureau of Land Management website should you be interested in viewing or printing it. It is certificate #662 dated 24 July 1811 and begins: James Madison, President of the United States of America, to All to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: Know ye, that Felix Mette' ........ Note the spelling of our ancestors surname. The original french spelling had only one letter "t", but did have the accent mark on the final "e". This was 1811 and in the next few years, that final letter "e" would be changed to "y". But in the transition, there was a period of time during which the name was spelled Mettez. The land description places the property bordering on the River Rouge. Would it not be interesting to trace the ownership of this land and determine for what period of time it remained in the family and perhaps to what use it is being put to in our modern day!

For those of you familiar with Mendon, the sketches will aid you in visualizing the part Leander played in establishing the present town site. Unfortunately these are 8 1/2 by 11 pages and are not very legible, so if anyone wants copies of them, please contact me. Metty's Addition (first) was bounded by Main, Lake, State and Nottawa Streets. The Second addition was bounded by Main, Nottawa, Kline and the river. The following information appears in the History of St. Joseph County, MI 1877, published L. H. Everts & Co, Philadelphia, PA. p. 220 "... the next comer (to territory of Mendon Township) was Leander Metha, who came in from Monroe in 1835, and settled on the north side of the river on the present site of the village of Mendon... p. 221 "The first hewed log house was built by Leander Metha in 1834, near where Wakeman House now stands." p. 223 "The village of Mendon was first surveyed and platted in 1845, on the 22nd day of November, by Leander Metha, t...

Author: John McClellan Buckley, Vol. 1 page 512, published by Lewis Publisher 1913 FELIX METTY Among the early French settlers upon the River Raisin were several whose vigorous constitutions and simple mode of life carried them to a venerable age, an unusually large number of centenarians having passed nearly their whole lives in Monroe county. One of these notable Frenchmen was Felix Metty, who died here, almost upon the identical spot upon which he had lived for almost a century, at the age of one hundred and two years. The deceased was born in Canada, nearly opposite Detroit, in the year 1756. And at the period of early manhood removed to Detroit, where he participated in many of the perils and sufferings, incident to those times and to this frontier, until after the war of 1812, when he removed to Frenchtown and there remained till the day of his death. The old gentleman retained his vigor of body and mind until about a year before his death, walking regularly from the residence of...

To the union of Solomon and Alice there were born two sons. The eldest, Charles P., was born 10 May 1864 in Pottawatomie County, Kansas. The second was John L., born 25 September 1866 at Louisville, Pottawatomie, Kansas. Ironically, they would both die at a relatively young age, and in each case the cause of death was drowning . Charles drown in Vermillion River while ice skating at age of 24 years and 8 months on 12 January 1889 and is buried in the LaClede Cemetery, LaClede, KS. His younger brother John, met a similar fate at Topeka, Kansas on 19 March 1912, when he fell from a boat into the Kaw river. He 45 years of age. To the best of my knowledge, Charles left no descendants. John however, did leave descendants, some of whom today reside in Kansas, Utah, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri.

This is a copy of the court entry found in the Pottowatomie County clerk of court's office, Westmoreland, Kansas in 1982. It was preserved on microfilm and reads as follows: On the 9th of July 1863, I joined in wedlock Solomon T. Metty & Alice Palmer in the presence of Bernard (sp) Bertrand & Palmer McCartney. (Signature of official illegible) Received for record Aug 21, 1863 @ 12 o'clock. A. P. Smith, clerk

This photograph was taken circa 1954, during a visit by (Margaret) Vera Metty Rue (Mrs. Lester Rue) and her daughter Gloria Jean Rue to Currie, Minnesota. They came from their home in Corvallis, Oregon to visit Vera’s father, Arthur P. Metty and her brothers Arthur Joseph and Clair Metty. Cleo Francis Metty, eldest child of Arthur Joseph Metty, remembers being assigned to chauffeur Vera and Gloria around the Currie area so they could visit family and friends. His driving assignment helped fix the date of the visit because a person had to be at least fifteen years old to obtain a driving license at that time. Pictured left to right: Gloria Jean Rue, Vera Metty Rue, Arthur P. Metty, Robert John Metty, David Clair Metty. David and Robert are the sons of Clair Metty (grandchildren of Arthur P. Metty as is Gloria).

Jacques Mete' Descendants: Clair and Rita O'Connell Metty Felix Metty , Great, Great Grandfather of Clair Hubert Metty , Great Grandfather of Clair Frederic Metty , Grandfather of Clair Arthur Prudence Metty , Father of Clair Arthur Joseph Metty , Older Brother of Clair Cleo Francis Metty , Nephew of Clair

Clair Metty and Rita Veronica O’Connell, parents of David Clair and Robert John Metty. They were married on 7 July 1936 at St. Rose Of Lima Catholic Church in Avoca, Minnesota, a small town in southwestern Minnesota. Clair was born at the small town of Currie, Minnesota, a few miles from Avoca, on 4 July 1914. He remained in that area until WWII when he and Rita went to California to work in the defense industry. After WWII, Clair and Rita returned to the Currie area and stayed until 1954. They moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota that year and remained there until the present. Rita was the daughter of John and Catherine (Kearns) O’Connell, born on 8 April 1910 near Lime Creek, Minnesota. She died on 19 October 2004 at her home in Minneapolis and is buried at Resurrection Cemetary in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.

Solomon Timothy Metty born Oct. 7, 1837 Monroe Co., MI was the 5th child of Leander Metty & Marie Anne Mouton. He left MI for KS in the early 1850’s, arriving in Pottawatomie Co. where he later married & raised his family. Records show he married for the 1st time on July 9, 1863 to Alice C. Palmer & they had two sons. In 1863 Sol served as Captain of Co. G in Wabaunsee Co., KS Militia. He operated a grocery/drug store in Louisville, Pottawatomie Co., KS. He apparently practiced medicine because in 1901 he was certified as a M.D. based on 45 yr. experience. His school of practice was Alleopathic medicine. He married again on Aug. 31, 1872 at Louisville to Margarete Johanna McKown, a milliner. They had nine children, including Pearl Marie, my grandmother. Sol died June 30, 1913 Topeka, KS & was buried at St. Bernard’s Cemetery, Wamego, Pottawatomie Co., KS.

Gilbert, eldest son of Leander, was born 26 May 1829, at St Antoine on the River Raison. On 1 January 1850, at the age of 20, he was united in marriage with Ellen Laird, also 20 years of age, at the home of James Laird in Mendon, St. Joseph County, Michigan. In the census of 1850, recorded on 11 October, his occupation is shown to be that of a farmer, in St. Joseph County. The family moved to Kansas sometime between 1857 and November 1859. Gilbert and his family remained in the Louisville, KS area until around late 1884 or early 1885 when they moved to Polk County Florida where he homesteaded land near Bartow. Gilbert died before he could "prove up" on his claim. According to the records of his grandson Howard Dewey Metty, death occurred on 2 February 1889. Ellen followed him in death two years later on 31 March 1891. They are probably both buried in Bartow, but to date I have been unsuccessful in locating any information concerning their burial place. The children followed t...

The period of time immediately following the 1850 census was pivotal in the breakup of Leander's family. At the time of the 1850 census, the entire family were all located within the confines of St Joseph County. The three eldest, Zoe, Gaulbertus (Gilbert) and Sophia were all married and in fact, it appears that Zoe was perhaps already a widow. She and her two daughters, Maria and Caroline, are listed in the that 1850 census as residing in the household of Leander, along with his sons Solomon and Samuel. No where can I find a record nor mention of her husband John B. Ducharme at this time. We find Leander's youngest son living with his grandparents, Francis Mouton and Catherine Navarre. Zoe may have been the first of the family to go to Kansas as there is mention of her leaving as early as 1851 with the Bertrand family and she is listed as a settler of Pottawatomie County in 1853. We know that by 1855, Solomon and Samuel were in Kansas as they are listed in the 12th district ce...

I google'd Loftsman and it was identified as "A shipyard worker who lays down the ship's lines taken from plans supplied by the drawing office" Also the following was stated about the Oscar Daniels Company of Tampa Florida. Under record of pre -WWII Shipbuilding. "Almost nothing is known about this shipyard, which was located on the Ybor Channel in Tampa"

George was a person with many birth date or so it seems. On June 4, 1898 in Samuel's application for pension George is listed as being born on Aug 7th, 1881. However, unless other evidence is unearthed, we will have to accept the recording that Lisa discovered at the courthouse, 8 July of 1882, as being the correct date. Going back to the pension file, it does appear that the information was recorded by someone other than Samuel, as the writing does not match that of his signature. Speculating a little further, he could have given the information as 8-7-1881 (dd-mm-yr) and the recorder wrote it out as Aug 7th, 1881. That would still leave the year as being incorrect, but the month and day would agree with the courthouse records. As for George's death, here is something I found several years ago: George Metty, a well-known-farmer of Mendon Township, Dies by his own hand George, a well-to-do and well-known farmer of Mendon Township was discovered dead in his bedroom, at his home ...

One of the challenges of family research is the many variations for spelling of the surname. Recently I have been doing research on our earliest ancestor to come to North America. Here is a list of the name variations I found for him. And unbelievably, most of these were recorded at Ste Famille church in Boucherville, Canada. Jacques Mete Ladouceur Forcier Jacques Moitet Jacques Moitet Munier Jacques Methee Jacques Methe Jaques Mete Jean Mete Felix Forcier Metez In addition to these spellings, I have also found later generations with spellings such as Metay,Mettay, Mettez, Metteze, Metta, Metha, Mettie, and present day Metty. French archivists have informed me that Mete' (Metay) is probably an abbreviated form of the word "metayer" which translates to tenant farmer. LaDouceur = La is an adverb meaning there, then, or that; Douceur is understood to mean softness, mildness, or gentleness As for the term Forcier, I will leave that to someone else to define.

This is the gravesite for George Metty at Mendon Cemetery in Mendon, Michigan. There is a unique story behind George. His date of birth on record at the St. Joseph County Courthouse in Centreville, Michigan, states his birthday as July 8, 1882. As you can see here, it shows 1883. I do not have a hard copy of this birth record but wrote it down on my last visit. George married Mary Strong (16 at the time of marriage, daughter of Levi and Annie Strong) on April 3, 1902. Mary died on January 31, 1907 of strichnine poisoning. George remarried Rosie M Shyler (daughter of Harry Shyler of Fulton, Michigan) on December 7, 1908. She was 22 and George was 26. It is said that George was arrested for the death of Mary Strong Metty and had committed suicide by hanging at the St. Joseph County jail. These dates are verified via courthouse documents although no hard copy. The suicide is also verified by courthouse records. It is not verified however if this happened at the jail.

This is the grave of Molly Hannah Ferguson Metty. She is buried with her first husband and a son. This grave is located in Laird Cemetery, Mendon, Michigan.

This photo is from Lee Smittendorf. The photo was taken ca. 1940. I am not sure the names in order but his mother, Marjorie Metty Smittendorf is the second from the left in the back row.

Felix and his wife Catherine are the common ancestors of almost all of the METTY descendants that I have been able to identify to date, so I thought it would be beneficial to list what I know about them and their children. Which one is your ancestor!! Felix, son of Joseph and Catherine Dufour Metty was born on the 19th of October 1766 at River aux Soble, Northeast coast of Detroit, probably in the area of Sandwich which today lies in the Canadian Province of Ontario. His wife Catherine was the daughter of Theophile Le May and Mary Angelica Peltier and was born on 24 November 1775 in Detroit. They married on 21 October 1793 at Detroit. She was buried at Detroit on 19 May 1834. Felix died 17 November 1758 at Monroe. To this union was born at least 14 children: Anthony b. May 1796 Detroit; christened 5 June 1796 Leander b. 14 Mar 1798 Detroit; died circa 1853 Mendon, MI Richard b. 16 Apr 1799 Detroit; died 26 Sep 1882 Frenchtown, Monroe Co, MI Pelagia b. 28 Aug 1801 Detroit; buried 5 May ...

Frank and Hulda (wife) sitting Jenny (wife) Bill, Samuel, Emma, Johhny L, Isa, Mother Rover (Dog), Columbus Louis (2 Years) George, Sam, Ella

The date and place of death for Jaques Metay who was born in 1710

Jacques Metay dob: 1692, France, died Nov 11, 1747, France. Married to Jacqueline Durandest Jaques Metay dob: about 1710, France, died "Date/place unknown". Married to Francoise Bau. Joseph Metay dob: May 20, 1735, Quebec Canada, died Aug 25, 1791. Married to Catherine Dufour. Felix Metay dob Oct 19, 1766, Detroit Michigan, died Nov 17, 1858, Monroe Michigan. Married to Mary Catherine Lemay. Leander Metty dob Mar 14, 1798, Detroit Michigan, died 1856, Centerville Michigan (Exact date and burial place unknown) Married Marieanne Mouton. Samuel Metty dob May 25, 1836, Monroe Michigan, died Mar 4, 1909, Mendon Michigan. Married to Sara M White. William Benjamin Metty dob Aug 25, 1874, Leonidas Michigan, died Apr 29, 1940 Lockport Township (Three Rivers area) Michigan. Married to Jennie S Latta. Gordon Eugene Metty dob Nov 4, 1914, Battle Creek Michigan, died Jul 3, 1969 Three Rivers Michigan. Married to Pearl B Steen. Donna J Metty Handy dob Aug 16, 1940, Mendon Michigan. ...

A recent clue let to the retrieval of the death certificates of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Metty from the state of Florida, and the entry for marital state on Joseph's reads "widowed 18 hrs." Examination of his wife's death certificate reveals that she died on 20 October 1918 in the Emergency Hospital at Tampa, Florida. She was 53 years of age at the time and a resident at 409 East Street for six months. The cause of death was influenza. Her remains were returned to Detroit for burial. Her husband Joseph's certificate listing the same address, and same cause of death, indicates he was 52 yoa and that he died on 21 October 1921 at the Gordon Heils Hospital in Tampa. In both instants the place of birth is shown to be Michigan. I would assume that they both died of the strain of influenza commonly referred to as Spanish influenza which raged at that time. Joseph's occupation was listed as loftsman for the Oscar Daniels Co. Can anyone describe what a loftsman would do? J...

On the occasion of the Tricentennial of the settlement of Detroit in 2001, the Detroit 300 committee sought descendants of those families who settled in the city between the years 1701 and 1750. At the time I thought that Felix's father Joseph Metty had been in Detroit as early as the 1840s and thus submitted my name as a qualifying descendant. After review of my application, the committee agree that I was a descendant of the Tricentennial Original Settlers, but based it upon descendancy from Joseph's wife Catherine Dufour who was born in Detroit on 24 Aug 1740, daughter of Peter Dufour dit Bonvivant and M.Charlotte Gloria Roch. I do not know how many persons submitted or were certified, but each of us were awarded a certificate (as shown above) and invited to participate in the celebration and sit on the reveiwing stand during the event. Unfortunately other commitments prevented my returning to Michigan then, but at least I have this certificate as a stamp of approval on m...

History of Monroe County - 1913 "Among the early French settlers upon the River Raisin were several whose vigorous constitutions and simple mode of life carried them to a venerable age, and unusually large number of centenarians having passed nearly their whole lives in Monroe County. One of these notable Frenchmen was Felix Metty, who died here, almost upon the identical spot upon which he had lived for almost a century, at the age of one hundred and two years. The deceased was born in Canada, nearly opposite Detroit, in the year 1756. And at the period of early manhood removed to Detroit, where he participated in many of the perils and sufferings incident to those times and to this frontier, until after the War of 1812, when he removed to Frenchtown and there remained till the day of his death. The old gentleman retained his vigor of body and mind until almost a year before his death, walking regularly from the residence of his son, some three or four miles to the Roman Catholic...

Hubert Metty was born 29 November, 1806 in Detroit, MI, the sixth son of Felix and Catherine Lemay Metty. Sometime during the next 24 years, he made his was to St. Antoine area, on the River Raison (present day Monroe, MI) in what was then known as Washtenaw County, Michigan. There he married Julia on the 12th of January 1830. Julia gave birth to eleven children before her death on 14 July 1854. According to an article in The Monroe Commercial Appeal, the probable cause of death was cholera. She was buried in St Mary's Cemetery, Monroe, MI. Hubert was to marry twice more and sired at least three more children before his death on 7 May 1876 at Frenchtown, Monroe County, MI. He too is buried in St Mary's Cemetery, Monroe, MI. Hubert and several of his brothers, namely, Leander, Richard and Francis, are ancestors of most of the identifiable Metty descendants today.

These are the parents of Arthur Prudence Metty. Frederic was born 20 April 1844 in the area commonly referred to as Frenchtown, Monroe County, Michigan. By 1865 he had migrated to Kankakee, Illinois where on 28 November of that year he married Eugenie Archambault. The 1876 Directory for Kankakee lists him as living on Washington Avenue and employed as a clerk. Seven of their eight children were born in Kankakee. In late 1884 or early 1885 they migrated to Minnesota where their eighth child was born on 18 August 1885 at Ghent, Lyon County. They lived in the Currie, MN community for about 25 years and then moved to Granum, Alberta, Canada where Eugenie died on 10 May 1918. She was born in 1844 in Montreal, Canada. Frederic died circa 10 December 1919 in Granum and that is where they are both buried.

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Pictured here are Arthur Prudence Metty born 14 November 1875 in Kankakee, IL. and his wife Bertha Wichmann born 1 October 1878 in Redwood Falls, MN. They are the the parents of Arthur Joseph Metty. They were married on 18 February 1908 in Billings, MT and returned the Currie, MN area to make their home. They had three chidren, Arthur, Clair and Vera. Bertha died thirteen years after their marriage, on 18 February 1921. She is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Currie. On 13 June 1923, Arthur married Rita Judd of Thomson, IL. There were no children born of this union. He died on 21 April 1960 at Slayton, MN and is buried in Calvary Cemetery.

Arthur Joseph Metty and Anna Maria Josephine Boudreau, parents of Cleo Francis Metty. They were married on 2 June 1936 at Currie, Minnesota a small town in southwestern Minnesota. Arthur was born there on 21 July 1912, remained in that same area for the entirety of his life. He was the eldest son of Arthur Prudence Metty an Bertha Wichmann. He died there on 23 May 1993 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery at Currie. His spouse was the daughter of Joseph Francis Boudreau and Theodora Theresa Ruppert, born on 5 January 1915 at Currie, the eldest of her family. She died on 3 October 1990 at Marshall, MN and is buried beside Arhtur.