Jacques Mete' Descendants

Felix Metty was born 19 October 1766 at River Aux Soble on the Northeast Coast of Detroit Richard, son of Felix, was born on 16 April 1799 at Detroit Francis (Frank), son of Richard, was born 31 Aug 1834 at St Antoine, River Raisin Phillip Prosper, son of Francis, was born 24 Nov 1871 at Rockwood, Monroe, MI Aloysius (Pete) Emmanuel Metty was born 17 Mar 1907 at River Rouge, Wayne, MI Thomas Leo Metty was born 31 Mar 1933 at River Rouge, Wayne, MI Michael Raymond Metty was born 22 Sep 1962 at Taylor, Wayne, MI.

-Michael R. Metty (b. 9/22/1962-Detroit, Mi.) My portion of the family tree is as follows: My family moved from Taylor, Michigan to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1968, after my father retired from the Taylor fire department for health reasons. We moved to Gulfport, Florida in 1973,where I graduated from Boca Ciega High School. I enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 3 September 1980, and following Recruit training, was stationed on the USS Pensacola (LSD-38) at Little Creek, Va. I married Mary Elizabeth Qualls on 12 December 1980, and had our first child on 29 December 1981 (Michael R. Metty, II). Our second child was born on 29 December 1983 (Matthew R. Metty). After moving around the country/world to various duty stations, we finally settled in Kingsland, Georgia in June of 1995. I retired from the Navy on 31 January 2001, after over 20 years. After retiring from the Navy, I joined the Merchant Marines, and continued sailing around the world for the next 5 years. I am now employed with the Civi...

In the records of the University of Montreal, our ancestor is listed as being one of the Pioneers of Canada. The listing is as follows: Jacques Mete Ladouceur Forcier, immigrant. Birth: around 1692 at St-Pierre, Le Poire-sur-la-Roche, ev. Lucon, Poitour (auj. Le Poire-sur-Vie. ar. La Roche-sur-yon, Vendee). His parents are listed as Jacques Mete and Jacquette Durandet.

Marie Francoise Lalouette Lebeau, wife of our ancestor Jacques Mete Ladouceur Forcier, was born on 4 October 1703. Her parents were Rene Lalouette Lebeau and Marie Madeleine Guertin. She was baptized the day of her birth at Boucherville. On 19 December 1725, there is recorded the birth of her first child, Marguerite Bau, who was baptized that same day at the church in Boucherville. Three months later, Marie Francoise married for the first time, on 3 March 1721, Joseph Cornet, son of Francois Cornet and Marguerite Lecoze. Was Joseph perhaps the father of the baby Marguerite! Joseph was born about 1694 at Chateaulin, Eveche de Quimper Corentin, son of Francois Cornet and Marguerite Coy Lecoze. On 12 January 1727, a child of this couple was born at Boucherville and was name Marie Josephe. Then on 23 May 1727, Joseph was buried at Boucherville, leaving a grieving mother and two small children. In 1729, Marie Francoise gave birth to another daughter, this one named Marie Therese. T...

Picture here is a likeness of Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil, taken from the Canadian Military Heritage site. This likeness supposedly dates from about 1750. Second baron de Longueuil, b. at Longueuil, 18 Oct., 1687: d. on 17 Jan., 1755. He entered the army quite young, and, after having served in France, was appointed major of Montreal(1733), and received the cross of St. Louis (1734). As Governor of Montreal(1749) he administered the colony after Jonquière's death. He saved from suppression the General Hospital of Venerable Madame d'Youville, maliciously threatened with destruction. He married Catherine Charlotte de Gray in 1720. The Baron served in the garrison of New France for many years as part of the Montreal general Staff. In 1739-1740 he commanded the Canadian expedition which fought the Chickasaws in Louisiana. Earlier is was noted that Jacques Mete' served under the leadership of the Baron and the Baron was listed in the marriage record of Jacques first marriage ...

The earliest written record found for our first family member in the New World is the record of his first marriage,dated 1 December 1730. It is from the Ste Famille Catholic Church in Boucherville, Canada numbered 105140. According to the record, Jacuqes' occupation was that of a "soldat de la compagne de M. Le Baron de Longueuil." His residence is listed as being Longueuil and he is shown as originally coming from the "Paroisse de St.-Jean-Du-Poire, Diocese de Lucon." His parents are listed as Jacques Mete' and Jacquette Durandet. The bride is named as Francoise LeBeau, daughter of Rene LeBeau and Madeleine Guertin, a widow. Another listing of interest is Joseph Coronet, deceased, former husband of the bride. Other family members listed are Jacques LeBeau, Rene LeBeau and Ignace LeBeau, all brothers of the bride. Clergy listed were Isambart, Pretre, Cure, Longueuil, Devallierres, Pretre, Missionnaire de cette paroisse, and Normant Vicare General de Le'E...

Sepulcure No. 105589 Boucherville 1742-05-09 Rank Name Age M.S. Pr. Sex 01 FRANCOISE LEBEAU 042 m d f -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02 JACQUES METE SPOUSE OF 01 --- v p m -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 ANTOINE DAUNAI --- --- p m -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04 MARCHAND Occupation : PRETRE, CURE Residence : BOUCHERVILLE --- c p m -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The foregoing is a record of the entombment of our ancestor's first wife, Francoise LeBeau who died at the age of 42. The record is from Ste Famille Catholic Church at Boucherville, Canada. Although the record lists her age as being 42, other records list her birth as 4 October 1703 at Boucherville, so it is more probable that she was only 38 years of age at time of death. She died in the eleventh year of their marriage.