Jacques Mete' Descendants

Their son Medard was born 18 October 1811 at Detroit. He was christened there on 7 November 1811 and buried on 18 November of that same year. The next child was another son whom they named Francis Xavier. He too was born at Detroit on 22 May 1813 and christened at Assomption church in Sandwich. He married on 11 August 1834 in Detroit to Monica Campau daughter of Alexis and Agatha Chene Campau. A Francis Xavier Metty died on 24 March 1897 at Monroe, Michigan and was buried in St Patrick's cemetery at Carleton, Michigan. This is believed to be Felix's son. The next child born to Felix and Catherine was named Isabella. She was born on 6 August 1815 at Detroit and was buried there on 19 August 1815. The twelfth child, a daughter, was born 4 January 1817 at Detroit, Michigan, and named Elisabeth. In 1835 she married Francis Navarre at River Raisin. She married a second time to Oliver Ladue on 18 May 1864 at Monroe, Michigan. The last two children born to this union were sons, the fi...

The Pottawatomie Gazette" Aug. 20, 1869 "Sol. Metty requests all who are indebted to him to come forward and settle immediately either by money or note.But a settlement, he must and will have." Dec. 3, 1874 Kansas Reporter : "Mr. Sol Metty has another heir. It's a boy." KS Hist. Society microfilm #L2311 (This item is believed to be reporting on the birth of Jesse Frederick Metty who was the first born son of Solomon and Margaret McKown Metty, born 25 Nov 1874)

This picture dates from about 1920 or 1921 a shows two young lads setting off for school. J.R. on the left is my father Arthur J. Metty Jr, and on the right is his brother Clair Thomas Metty. They would have been about 9 and 7 years of age. They lived approximately two miles from the country school and this was their usual mode of transportation. It was either this or walk. Must have been a little cool on mornings similar to the one pictured here. Would like to see or learn how your parents and grandparents traveled to school.

Felix Metty was born 19 October 1766 at River Aux Soble on the Northeast Coast of Detroit Leander Metty born 14 March 1798 at Detriot Solomon Timothy Metty born 7 October 1837 at Monroe, Michigan (For picture see March 17th 2008 posting) Julia Sophronia Charlotte Metty born 29 May 1887 in Louisville Township, Pottawatomie County, Kansas the seventh child of Solomon and Margaret. Margaret Gertrude Coleman born 17 October 1907 in Pottawatomie County, Kansas Margaret Ann Kunesh born 21 September 1929, Cleveland, Ohio Susan Margaret Costello born 23 October 1954 Riverhead, NY