This is a picture of Antoine’s and Anne Jane’s Family. Each person is named in the video. They are all gathered at the Haileybury Homestead.This is an often occurring situation, as you will see in the video below.
Introduction
If you are descendents of Fredrick and Cora Grozelle you will see pictures of your parents and grandparents in a video called “Featuring your Grozelle Ancestors”. You can enjoy two other videoswhich feature pictures of Antoine and Anne Jane’s children. One video shows the daughers with their spouses and their children. The sons video follows the same format.
Because Fred Grozelle was our grandfather there are two videos featuring his working life and and one regarding his loss of Cora and Mary his wives.
The family tree line presented on this page completes the time line presented on the page introducing you to Medard de Groseilliers it with dates of birth of our family from Medard des Groseilliers early 1600s to Faye Smedley (Grozelle), 1938.
Table of Contents
- Early Ancestors
- Antoine and Anne Jane
- Their daughters
- Fredrick the prospector
- Cora and her family
- Mary’s family
fROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE
The Family Time Line
Early 1600s – Medard Chouart des Groseilliers was born in France. He explored Canada and was an influence in the development of the fur trade and the beginning of the Hudson Bay Company. We can trace our family routes to Medard des Groseilliers.
Early 1800s — Birth of Joachim Desgroseilliers
Son of François. Joachim marries Geneviève Rochon. Francois’s and Genevieve’s children move to Ontario. The payroll clerks changed the name Desgroseilliers to Grozelle. The names “Desgroseilliers” and“ Grozelle both exist today.
1842 — Birth of Antoine Alfred des Groseilliers (Grozelle)
Born in Châteauguay, Quebec. Antoine moves to Callander, Ontario. He Marries Geneviève Rochon.He marries a second time to Eleanore Laroche.
1869 – Birth of Antoine Grozelle Born in Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario Canada. He marries Anne Jane Johnston. They have seven children. Fredrick Louis Grozelle was my grandfather. He married Cora Lulu Farrell.
1894- Birth of Fredrick Louis Grozelle was our grandfather. He married Cora Lulu Farrell. They had 4 children. Richmond, Keith, Violet and Verne Grozelle.( Keith was Faye’s father.)
1918- Birth of Keith Percival Grozelle my father, marries Margaret Pearl Armstrong
1938- Birth of Faye Cora Louise Grozelle, marries Gordon Julian Smedley
Introductions to the Family
A quick way to the following videos click on the links below
Antoine, Jane Anne and Seven Children
Early Ancestors
Antoine and Anne Jane
Discover the history of the Grozelle family in Haileybury, Ontario. Learn about the warm relatives and the shared household of Antoine and Anne Jane Grozelle.
As a child I lived in Haileybury, Ontario. I was fortunate to spend time with this family.
You will see me as a 5 year old in a picture showing five generations.
I have met Alfred our great, great grandfather, at his home in Haileybury and in Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital. It was 1958, I was on my way to start my training at the Greater Niagara School of Nursing to become a nurse. He was 98 years old. He died of cancer.
Through the years,my family visited the Grozelle family home for many get togethers. The video shows a couple of these get togethers. My mother and father, Pearl and Keith, are in one of these pictures, as adults.
There are pictures of family get-togethers that show my father Keith as a child with his siblings.
Three Daughters and Their Families
VIDEO TWO
One of the Daughters -Dorothy Best (Grozelle) (pictured above)
The three daughters in the video with their families are:
- Violet married Alex Mosher and they had one daughter Corrine
- Pearl-married MJ crisp and they had two daughters-Norrine and Jacqueline (Jackie)
- Dorothy married Fred Best and they had two sons – Ronnie and Jimmy
Four Sons and Family
VIDEO THREE
The four sons in the video with their families are:
1, Cyril (Chic) who married Marg Elgins and they had one daughter – Linda
2. Percival (Percy) Married Mabel Corrine Sutherland and they had 2 Children – Betty and Bill
3. Harold never married.
4. Fredrick Louis (Fred) married Cora Farrell and they had four children – Richmond, Keith, Violet, Verne
A special Look at Fred Louis Grozelle, Our Grandfather
Fredrick Louis at Work
VIDEO FOUR
Antoine’s and Jane’s eldest son Fredrick, worked as a prospector. The video shows the many environments that he had to work in and live in. As you will see they were often tents or small cabins in the middle of the bush.
There were many pictures of his work as he would be a way from home for months at a time and to keep in contact he sent pictures.
Sadness Enters Fredrick’s Live
VIDEO FIVE
Cora Farrell Grozelle And Her Family
Mary Grozelle (O’Connell) And Family
Click image to view videos of Mary and Fred Grozelle’s son Freddie with his family.
Losses
