Felix & Catherine (Lemay) Metty's children

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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 there 22 Oct 1831
John Baptist b. 13 Nov 1823 St Antoine bur. there 9 Jan 1825

Thus it appears that three children died as infants, and two more as young children, apparently a common occurrence in that time period. I have found no evidence of additional children and would be very interested in hearing from anyone else who may have discovered more children of Felix and Catherine.

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