RochetteWmWalter1914-1963

Bourland in North Texas and Indian Territory During the Civil War: Fort Cobb, Fort Arbuckle & the Wichita Mountains

William Walter Rochette (1914-1963)

My direct ancestor is John Evangeliste Rochette

My direct ancestor is Virginia Beauchene

m. in Thompsonville, near Enfield, Hartford Co CT in Apr 1885 of John Evangeliste Rochette and Virginia Beauchene.

6.Wm Walter; b-May 17, 1893 Thomp'v, Hart Co C; d-Jan 14, 1963 Old Saybrook, M'sex Co m-Eliz Bedard

6. William Walter Rochette, m. in Old Saybrook, CT on Oct 14, 1914 to Elizabeth Marie Bedard [Oct 4, 1892 Thompsonville‑Nov 2, 1978 Glendora, LA Co CA], dau of Lucina Champoux and Louis Bedard. Rev O'Brien at marr. Walter b. Cypress Cem, Old Saybrook CT. Issue, 5 ch: Walter Louis Rochette, b. 1915 and m. Reardon (Walt was Capt in Army); Irving Raymond Rochette, b. 1917 and m. Brainard; Arthur Rochette, b. New Britian, d. Apr 13, 1919; Thelma Doris Rochette, b. 1925 New Britian and m. Johnson; Lawrence Harvey Rochette, b. 1929 Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co CT and m. Anderson.

Hello, Kristen Arseneau <kristen.arseneau@gmail.com> Sent: Wed, Jul 29, 2009 06:37 AM

I'm a distant relative that was playing around on the computer this morning and found your Rochette genealogy website. I just wanted to send you a quick thank you for taking the time to put this history together and put it on a website. Although I'm not the "keeper of the records" for our branch of the Rochettes, I found it interesting to spend my morning reading through our family history and recognizing the names from my childhood.

My maiden name was, Kristen Elizabeth O'Dell, and I'm the daughter of Dawn Rochette. My great grandparents were William Walter Rochette and Elizabeth Bedard (I'm named after her). My maternal grandfather was Irving Rochette. Although the surname has been lost with my mother's generation in our sub-branch of the family (Irving had 2 daughters - Dawn and Deborah Rochette), my brother and I have both given our children Rochette as a middle name in honor of our grandparents, whom we miss dearly.

We recently had an Old Saybrook Rochette family reunion (first in ~20 yrs), so this part of my history is fresh on my mind. I've also just gotten back from touring Normandy and the Loire with my mother and sister, so it was particularly interesting to see that our roots trace back to Rouen and Paris - we visited both places on our travels!

Thanks for putting this together and making it available to everyone.

Kristen Arseneau (yes, I married a good Quebecoise to keep the bloodline going)

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