BLOW (BLEAU) FAMILY
Background:
Joseph Bleau (Joseph Bleau and Marie-Anne Hebert)
5 March 1821, St-Philippe, Laprairie Co.
Marguerite Monbleau (Denys Monbleau and Osithe Hebert)
Note: Monbleau dit Latulippe
Joseph Bleau/Blault (Joseph Bleau and Agathe Lavoix)
27 October 1792, St-Philippe
Marie-Anne Hebert (Fabien Hebert and Anastasie Landry)
Denis Monbleau (Denis Monbleau and Marie Lafetiere)
21 February 1803, St-Philippe
Marie-Osithe Hebert (Simon-Pierre Hebert and Marguerite Richard)
Simon Hebert (Pierre Hebert and Elizabeth Dupuy)
16 February 1775, St-Philippe
Marguerite Richard (Francois Richard and Marie David)
Joseph-Marie Blau (Alexis Blau and Madeleine Charon)
18 February 1760, Petite-Riviere
Marie-Agathe de Lavoie (Jacques de Lavoye and Angelique
Tremblay)
Alexis Blau (Barthelemy Blau and Barbe _ _, of
Notre-Dame-de-Grace, city and diocese of Evreux,
Normandy, France)
15 October 1712, Lorette
Madeleine Charon (Jean-Baptiste Charon-Laferriere and Anne
d'Anneville)
Fabien Hebert (Pierre Hebert and Elizabeth Dupuy of
St-Joseph, l'Acadie)
2 July 1769, Laprairie
Anastasie Landry (Germain Landry and Cecile Forest)
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1. Joseph Blow, b. c. l797/98, Canada. m. Margaret
Monbleau dit Latulippe/Tulip, b. c. l800/1802,
Canada--d. 1867, Grand Isle, Vt., age 66, dau. of
Damis and Jane Monbleau. 1840 census, Grand Isle, Vt.
1.1 John/Jerry/Ludger/Joseph/Eugene Blow/Blue, b. c.
l824/25/26 (or May 1825 at St. John's), Canada--
d. 12 April 1913, Grand Isle, Vt., age 87 years
11 months 6 days. m. Lucy/Lucie
Cootware/Courtois, b. c. l828/30, Vt. or Canada,
probably daughter of Charles Cootware. 1850
census, Plattsburgh, N.Y. as Jerry Blue, next to
family of Charles Cootware. 1860, 1880, 1900
censuses, Grand Isle, Vt.
1.1.1 Lucy/Lucie Blow, b. c. l848, Grand Isle,
Vt. m. 30 September 1866, Milton, Vt., by
Cath. priest M. Pigion (also recorded at
Grand Isle, Vt.) to John Collie/Jean Cote,
23, born Canada, son of Abraham Collie/Cote.
Also mentioned as Lucy Blow, b. c. l848/49,
Grand Isle, Vt., m. John Cotu/Cota (J. B.
Cote), b. c. 1845, Sandy Bay, P.Q. l870,
l880 censuses, Grand Isle, Vt.
1.1.1.1Joseph Cota, b. c. l867/68, Vt.
Born 20 September, baptized 10
November 1867, St. Rose de Lima,
South Hero, Vt. Godparents Ludger
Bleau and Lucie Courtois.
1.1.1.2Mary Cota, b. c. 1870, Vt.
1.1.1.3William Cota, b. c. 1872.
1.1.1.4Eliza Cota, b. c. 1874. Baptized
7 July 1874, St. Rose de Lima, South
Hero, Vt. Godparents Andre Bleau and
Margret Desjean.
1.1.1.5Abner Cota, b. c. 1877.
1.1.1.6Ursula Cota, b. c. 1878. m. 31
March 1897, Grand Isle, Vt., Napoleon
LaMott, son of Joseph and Gertrude
(Rabyor) LaMott.
1.1.1.7Edward Cote, age 28. m. 1909, St.
Joseph's, Burlington, Vt., Delia Emard.
(He born c. 1881).
1.1.2 Andrew Blow, b. 9 February 1851, Vt.--
d. 15 January 1929. m. Margaret/Maggie
Strong/Desjean (Laforce?), b. 28 April 1851,
Vt.--d. 30 May 1904. Buried Grand Isle, Vt.
cemetery.
1.1.2.1Joseph J. Blow 3d., b. c. 1869, Vt.
m. 23 December 1891, Grand Isle, Vt.,
Louisa May Bolton/Bluto, daughter of
Edward and Rachel (Glode) Bluteau.
1.1.2.2Lucy Blow, b. c. 1874.m. 24 June
1893, Plattsburgh, New York, Elmer
Cross.
1.1.2.3Lydia Blow, b. c. l879. m.
9 November 1895, Grand Isle, Vt., Edson
Abram Cross.
1.1.3 Joseph Eugene Bleau, born 9 January
1851--baptized 13 July 1852, St. Joseph's,
Burlington, Vt.
1.1.4 Marie Esilda Bleau, born 23 August
1853--baptized 23 September 1853, St.
Joseph's, Burlington, Vt.
1.1.5 Mary Blow, b. c. 1855, Vt. m. 30 November
1875, Grand Isle, Vt., William Cootware, son
of Charles and Sophia (St. Onge) Cootware.
1.1.6 William E. Blow, b. c. l856, Vt.--d. 1916.
m. 14 October 1878, Grand Isle, Vt., Mary
Provo, dau. of Louis and Mary (Latour)
Provo, b. 1861.Buried Grand Isle
Cemetery.
1.1.7 Charles Edward Blow, b. c. l859, Vt.--died
14 May 1881, Grand Isle, Vt. Charles Edouard
Bleau, baptized 10 July 1859, St. Peter's,
Plattsburgh, N.Y., born 19 November last. God-
parents: Joseph Hon and Julie Courdois.
1.1.8 Lydia Blow, b. 11 June 1861, Grand Isle,
Vt.--d. 29 July 1861, Grand Isle.
1.1.9 Catharine Elizabeth Blow, b. c. 1863, Vt.
m. 11 April 1880, Grand Isle, Vt., William
Lambert, b. _ _ February 1853, son of
William and Phila (Jersey) Lambert. 1900
census, Grand Isle, Vt.
1.1.10 Frances Caroline/Fanny Blow, b. c. 1866,
Vt. m. 22 June 1884, Grand Isle, Vt.,
George William Shepherd. Carolina Francisca
Bleau, bap. 15 July 1866, St. Rose de Lima,
South Hero, Vt.Godparents Benjamin Dube
and Caroline Laforce.
1.1.11 Mary Ann Blow, b. c. 1869, Vt. m.
1 July 1888, Grand Isle, Vt., Nicolas
Blow, 19, son of Moses and Margaret
(Bushey) Blow.
1.2 Joseph Bleau, baptized 6 May 1825, St-Cyprien-
de-Napierville. Age was indecipherable on the
microfilm copy.
1.3 Frank Blow, b. Jan. 1827, 1828, or c. 1829,
Canada--d. 5 July 1900. m. (1) rehab. 22 June 1853,
St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Ellen/Helen Hoyle/
Noyle (Helene Hogle), b. 1831--died 1888, or
b. c. 1832, of Sorel, Canada; m. (2) 21 July
1889, Grand Isle, Vt., Orilla (Bombard or
Martell) Hendee/Hender Wells, b. c. 1846/48, or
Jan. 1848, Vt., "dau. of Mose Bombard and Mrs.
Martell". 1800 census, Grand Isle, Vt. Buried
Grand Isle Cemetery.
1.3.1 Pauline Blau, baptized 20 June 1853, St.
Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., age 14 months.
Godparents: Eusebe Blau and Marguerite
MontBlau.
1.3.2 Frank Blow, b. 10 May 1854--baptized
14 January 1855, St. Joseph's, Burlington,
Vt. m. 27 May 1876, Grand Isle, Vt., Louisa
Bushey, 18, daughter of Peter and Sally
(LaMonda) Bushey.
1.3.3 George Blow, b.c. 1857, St. Catherines
P.Q. m. 7 April 1887, Grand Isle, Vt.,
Lilly Nichols, b. Elgin, Iowa.
1.3.3.1Ernest Blow, b. 25 March 1878,
Grand Isle, Vt.
1.3.3.2Bernice Blow (male), b.
25 September 1880, Grand Isle, Vt.
1.3.4 Martha Blow, b. 9 March 1862, Grand Isle,
Vt.
1.3.5 Ellen Blow, b. c. 1864, Vt.
1.3.6 Julia Ann Blow, b. 24 October 1866, Grand
Isle, Vt.
1.3.7 Mary A. Blow, b. c. 1869, Vt.
1.3.8 Lewis/Louis Blow, b. 28 March 1871, Grand
Isle, Vt.
1.3.9 Joseph W. Blow, b. _ _ December 1888.
1.4 Narcisse Bleau, baptized 16 January 1829,
St-Cyprien-de-Napierville, born the preceding
day.m. possibly _ _ Boucher.
1.4.1?? Narcisse Blau, bap. 18 July 1867, St.
Rose de Lima, South Hero, Vt. Godparents
(?) Lavoye and Philome Lavoye.
1.5 Moses Blow, b. c. May 1833/36, Canada--d. 23 May
1905, aged 72 years.Buried Grand Isle Cemetery.
m. (l) Lurinda Cootware, dau. of Charles Cootware,
who died c. 1860. Reine Courdois, age 24 years,
wife of Moyse Bleau, day laborer of this parish, was
buried 3 September 1853, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh,
N.Y.Witnesses: Charles Courdois, father of the
deceased, and Joseph Courvois [sic], her brother;
m. (2) Margaret Lucas/Bushey/Boucher/Blair, b. c.
1843, Malone or Beekmantown, N.Y. or P.Q., Canada.
1880 census, Grand Isle, Vt.
1.5.1 Moses Blow Jr., b. c. 1852/53--d. 2 July
1858, Grand Isle, Vt., aged 5 years 6 months
17 days. Baptized 8 June 1853, St. Peter's,
Plattsburgh, N.Y., Moyse, born 15 December last
of the legitimate marriage of Moyse Blaud and
Reine Courtois.Godparents: Hilaire Millet and
Sophie Giroux.
1.5.2 Lorinda Blow, b. c. 1859, Vt.--d. 1/5
April 1885/86, South Hero, age 22/age 25
years 4 months.m. 31 December 1875, Grand
Isle, Vt., William John Gasson, age 28, b.
Seven Oaks, Kent Co., England, son of Joseph
and Harriet (Bouks/Bokes) Gasson. He died
24 November 1895, age 50 years.Buried
Grand Isle Cemetery.
1.5.2.1Roy Gasson, born 9 August 1884,
South Hero, Vt.
1.5.3 Rosilla Blow, b. c. 1861/62, Grand Isle,
Vt. m. 21 May 1875, Grand Isle, John
LaMott, son of Antoine and Adela (Tatia)
LaMott.
1.5.4 Moses/Moyse J. Blow, b. 19 December 1863,
Grand Isle, Vt.Bap. 1 January 1864, St.
Rose de Lima, South Hero, Vt. Godparents
Fr. Aubert and Rose Roc. m. 10 March 1888,
Grand Isle, Capitola Rabadu, born Chazy,
N.Y.
1.5.5 Nicolas Blow, b. c. 1868/69, Vt. m.
1 July 1888, Grand Isle, Vt., Mary Ann Blow,
dau. of John and Lucy (Cootware) Blow. 1900
census, Grand Isle, Vt.
1.5.6 Sarah C. Blow, b. 12 November 1871, Grand
Isle, Vt. m. 30 November 1887, Grand Isle,
Jesse Oliver.
1.5.7 John Blow, b. 5 December 1874, Grand
Isle--d. 25 April 1918, South Hero, Vt., age
44 years 4 months. m. _ _
_ _.
1.5.8 Charles Blow, b. 1877, Grand Isle, Vt.
Charles Blau, born 18 June, bap. 8 July
1867, St. Rose de Lima, South Hero, Vt.
Godparents William Blau and Beene(?) Blau.
m. 24 July 1895, Grand Isle, Maud Emma
Campbell.
1.5.9 Gertie/Gertrude B. Blow, b. __ July/
24 September 1879, South Hero, Vt.--d.
_ _ October 1982, age 103 years, St.
Albans, Vt. m. (l) 1 December 1894, Grand
Isle, Vt., Henry Campbell, son of Albert and
Angeline (Wood) Campbell; m. (2) 1920, St.
Joseph's, Burlington, Vt., John A. Young/
Lajeunesse; m. (3) Alfred Cavana.
1.5.9.1Rodney Campbell, d. before 1982.
1.6 Hubert Bleau, son of Joseph Blau, laborer, and
Marguerite Monbleau of Grand Isle, Vt., baptized
7 June 1836, St-Jean-d'Iberville. Hibbard/
Hilarel Blow, b. November 1835 (or c. 1835/36),
Vt. m. (l) rehabilitated 22 June 1853, St. Peter's,
Plattsburgh, N.Y., Margaret Deriso/Exorci, b. c.
1832--d. 16 July 1907, age 75 years.Witnesses to
the marriage were Ludger and Francois Bleau; m. (2)
Margaret Blow(?). 1860, 1880, 1900 census, Grand
Isle, Vt.
1.6.1 Hibbard Blow, b. c. 1873.
1.7 Gedeon/Jed/Jedediah/Gad Blow, born 25 February
1840, Grand Isle, Vt.--d. 25 March 1914,
Shelburne, Vt. m. (1) 29 January 1860, North
Hero, Vt., Angeline/Angele/Priscille (Genet/
Gennette/Jeannotte) Durand of Chazy, N.Y., b. c.
1840, Sciota, N.Y.--d. 26 October 1875, Grand
Isle, Vt., dau. of Samuel and Ellen (Dewey)
Genett--who were Probably Anselme Jeannotte
and Helene Durand of Coopersville, N.Y.; m. (2)
30 April 1877, Grand Isle, Vt., (religious
ceremony same day, St. Joseph's Corbeau,
Coopersville, Clinton Co., N.Y.), Mary (Pelkey)
Willett/Marie Pelletier, b. c. 1852, Canada, dau.
of Charles and Clio (Duba) Pelkey. 1870, 1880
U.S. Census, Grand Isle, Vt.
1.7.1 Meader Arthur Blow, b. 1 September 1861,
Grand Isle, Vt.m. 29 March 1884, Grand
Isle, Ella M. Cross.
1.7.2 Edna S. Blow, b.c. 1863, Grand Isle, Vt.
m. 20 June 1883, Grand Isle, Rock Jabor, 25,
b. St. Roycee, Canada, son of Nicolas and
Margaret (Major) Jabor.Baptized as Agnes
Bleau, dau. of Gedeon Bleau and Angele
Jannot, 6 May (sic=Sept/Oct) 1863, St.
Joseph's Corbeau, Coopersville, Clinton Co.,
N.Y. Godparents Octave Jannot and Helene
Durant.
1.7.3 William Blow, b. c. 1864. Bap. 22 October
1865, St. Rose de Lima, South Hero, Vt.
Godparents: William Lachange and Lucie
Bleau. m. 14 May 1887, Grand Isle, Emma L.
Cross.
1.7.4 Charles Blow, b. c. 1866. Carolus Bleau,
bap. 29 July 1866, St. Rose de Lima, South
Hero, Vt. Godparents Eduardus Pontbrillant
and Milie Jeannotte.
1.7.5 Louella Blow, b. c. 1867/68.
1.7.6 Laurancy Blow, b. c. 1871.
1.7.7 Jed/Jeddie Winnie Blow, b. c. 1872. Age
37, m. 1 August 1910, Colchester, Vt., Delia
Bessette, 17, born Canada, dau. of Alphonse
Bessette and Lucie Demarais.
1.7.8 Eliza Blow, b. c. 1879.
1.7.9 Irving Blow, b. 17 June 1880, Grand Isle,
Vt.
1.8 William Blow, b. c. 1848, Vt.--d. 24 December
1861, Grand Isle, Vt., age 12 years 9 months
3 days.
??1.9 Emily Blow. m. Louis Provo.
??1.10 Martha/Adele Blow. m. c. 1860, George La
Pottrey. Lived at Grand Isle, Vt. Could also
be # 1.11.1.
1.10.1 Aglae Lapoterie, bap. 1863, St. Rose de
Lima, South Hero, Vt. Godparents Joseph
Blo and Julie St. Onge.
1.10.2 Oliverius Georgius LaPoterie, bap.
February 1867, St. Rose de Lima, South
Hero, Vt, son of Georgius LaPoterie and
Adelina Bleau. Godparents Joseph Bleau
and Angelica Paquette.
??1.ll Joseph Blow/Blass/Bloss, b. c. 1815. m.
5 June 1843, Grand Isle, Vt., Angeline Belle
Isle/Arcong Belisle, b. c. 1820/23--d. 1859,
buried 23 July 1859, St. Joseph's Corbeau,
Coopersville, Clinton C., N.Y., age 36, probably
daughter of Charles-David Belisle-Germain and
Marie-Anne Mongle. 1850 census, Joseph's wife's
name is given as Hariet, but her sister and
brother, Sarah A. Billings and John Billings are
in their household. Also referred to as Joseph
Bleau and Archange Belile.
1.11.1 Martha Blow, b. c. 1843, Vt.
1.11.2 Joseph Blow, b. c. 1846--d. 1895. Born
29 October 1846, baptized 14 February 1847,
St. Joseph's Corbeau, Coopersville, Clinton
Co., N.Y. m. (1) 29 September 1866, age 21,
St. Rose de Lima, South Hero, Vt., Angella
Paquette, age 18, dau. of Ludevico Paquette
and Margareta Phaneuf. Joseph Blow 3d.,
"age 26", m. (2) 19 October 1879, Grand
Isle, Vt., Anna Ryan, age 25, dau. of
William Ryan, b. 1845--d. 1916.Buried
Grand Isle Cemetery.
1.11.3 Mariette Blow, b. c. 1849, Vt. Marie,
born 25 April, baptized 14 October 1849, St.
Joseph's Corbeau, Coopersville, Clinton Co.,
N.Y. Godparents Francois Tremble and
Margueritte Monbleau. 1860 census, Town of
Chazy, Clinton Co., N.Y.
1.11.4 Marie-Louise Bleau, b. 28 September 1852,
baptized 26 October 1852, St. Joseph's,
Burlington, Vt.
1.11.5 Sara A. Blaut, b. 19 May 1855--baptized
20 May 1855, St. Joseph's, Burlington, Vt.
1.11.6 Melvin Blow, b. c. 1856, N.Y.
1.11.7 Angelina Blow, b. c. 1858, Grand Isle,
Vt. m. (1) 1879, Charles Edward Bean; m.
(2) 1885, Joseph Shonion. Angele Blaud,
dau. of Joseph Blaud and Archange Bellaire,
bap. 12 September 1858, St. Joseph's
Corbeau, Coopersville, Clinton Co., N.Y.,
born 6 August last. Godparents Joseph
Lepine and Cecile Desroux.
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2. Joseph Blow. m. before 1860, Martha Heading/Nedding.
1860 census, Town of Chazy, Clinton Co., N.Y., Joseph
Blow, age 39, born Canada West, shoemaker, with wife
Martha, age 22, born N.Y.Two children m. at Grand
Isle, Vt.
2.1 Mathilde Blau, dau. of Joseph Blau and Martha
Haden of Chazy, baptized 12 March 1864, St.
Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., born 12 March 1860.
Godparents: Joseph Noreau and Josette Dufresne.
Mary Blow, born Chazy, N.Y.--d. 7 August
1878, Grand Isle, Vt., age 18 years 4 months
25 days.
2.2 Emma Blow, b. Chazy, N.Y. m. 9 December 1884,
Grand Isle, Vt., Moses John Rugar, b.
Plattsburgh, N.Y., age 31 years, son of John and
Sarah (Pollock) Rugar. (Vt. VR, Montpelier).
3. Joseph Blow, b. c. 1820. m. Jane Wallace, b. c. 1846.
1880 census, Grand Isle Vt.
3.1 Nellie Blow, b. c. 1869.
3.2 Frederick Blow, b. c. 1870.
4. Daniel Bleau. m. c. 1900, probably at South Hero, Vt.,
Anna Cottenoir/Marie-Anne Courtois. A daughter Sara
May, bap. 1912.
5. Laurend Bleau. m. Lucie Corlay. (Could these be the
same as Ludger Bleau and Lucie Cootware/Courtois?Cf.
#1.1.9).
5.1 Catherine Bleau, bap. 1863, St. Rose de Lima,
South Hero, Vt. Godparents Louis Dubois and
Lucie Bleau.
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5.1 Catherine Bleau, bap. 1863, St. Rose de Lima,
South Hero, Vt. Godparents Louis Dubo