[N. Baron.FTW]

On or about May 5, 1798, Pierre Brancheau (his wife Veronique Gelinas had died in March, 1795) and his oldest son Pierre Jr., along with Francois X. Leroux and his wife, Veronique Brancheau (daughter of Pierre Sr. and Veronique Gelinas); Ambroise Reau and spouse; Joseph Bonneau and spouse; Antoine Deneau and spouse; and Jean Baptiste Tremblay (no spouse) along with thirteen children started up the St. Lawrence River headed for New York. They arrived there in September, 1798 at a point of land near Cornwall, Ontario. They named this location Messena, New York for LeRoux's former home at Messena, France. The group remained there for the remainder of 1798 and 1799. Dissatisfied with this location, they moved on and during the summer of 1800 arrived in Monroe County, Michigan in an area later to be called Frenchtown. Here they settled down, clearing the land, cutting the trees to build their houses, and settling into a life of farming, hunting, and fishing. Their families were born and raised here and they prospered in their own way. There were no schools or churches when they arrived. A church, St. Charles Borromeo, was built in 1838, in Frenchtown (later Newport) on a piece of land donated by Jean Baptiste Trembley.
Pierre Sr. died after 1810 in Monroe County. Pierre Jr. met and married Margaret Rau of Monroe in 1808 and they had 16 children. Among them were Pierre III, Antoine, Jean Baptiste, David, and Isadore Gilbert. This was the start of the Brancheau family in Michigan.

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Patentee Name: Brancheau, Pierre
Accession Number: MI3140__.130
State: Michigan
Volume: 3140
Page: 130
Document Number: 422
Land Office: Detroit
Section Number: 422
Township: 7 South
Range: 9 East
Meridian/Survey Area: Michigan Principal Meridian
Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Private Land Claim
Date Signed: 30 May 1811
Acreage: 106.13

Comments: PATENT RECORD IMPERFECT

Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.

Measured in Metes and Bounds: Yes, this piece of land was described using the metes and bounds system of measure, instead of the cadastral surveying system. (Described in the introduction.)

Patentee Name: Brancheau, Pierre
Accession Number: MI3150__.187
State: Michigan
Volume: 3150
Page: 187
Document Number: 422
Land Office: Detroit
Section Number: 0
Meridian/Survey Area: Michigan Principal Meridian
Misc. Document Number: 185
Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Private Land Claim
Date Signed: 18 May 1811
Acreage: 106.13

Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.

Measured in Metes and Bounds: Yes, this piece of land was described using the metes and bounds system of measure, instead of the cadastral surveying system. (Described in the introduction.)

[Fabian.FTW]

[EKimling.FTW]

[N. Baron.FTW]

On or about May 5, 1798, Pierre Brancheau (his wife Veronique Gelinas had died in March, 1795) and his oldest son Pierre Jr., along with Francois X. Leroux and his wife, Veronique Brancheau (daughter of Pierre Sr. and Veronique Gelinas); Ambroise Reau and spouse; Joseph Bonneau and spouse; Antoine Deneau and spouse; and Jean Baptiste Tremblay (no spouse) along with thirteen children started up the St. Lawrence River headed for New York. They arrived there in September, 1798 at a point of land near Cornwall, Ontario. They named this location Messena, New York for LeRoux's former home at Messena, France. The group remained there for the remainder of 1798 and 1799. Dissatisfied with this location, they moved on and during the summer of 1800 arrived in Monroe County, Michigan in an area later to be called Frenchtown. Here they settled down, clearing the land, cutting the trees to build their houses, and settling into a life of farming, hunting, and fishing. Their families were born and raised here and they prospered in their own way. There were no schools or churches when they arrived. A church, St. Charles Borromeo, was built in 1838, in Frenchtown (later Newport) on a piece of land donated by Jean Baptiste Trembley.
Pierre Sr. died after 1810 in Monroe County. Pierre Jr. met and married Margaret Rau of Monroe in 1808 and they had 16 children. Among them were Pierre III, Antoine, Jean Baptiste, David, and Isadore Gilbert. This was the start of the Brancheau family in Michigan.

Copied from Doug Miller's Web Page (http://home.earthlink.net/~djmill/branchereau.html)
Compiled by Walter Brancheau

Patentee Name: Brancheau, Pierre
Accession Number: MI3140__.130
State: Michigan
Volume: 3140
Page: 130
Document Number: 422
Land Office: Detroit
Section Number: 422
Township: 7 South
Range: 9 East
Meridian/Survey Area: Michigan Principal Meridian
Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Private Land Claim
Date Signed: 30 May 1811
Acreage: 106.13

Comments: PATENT RECORD IMPERFECT

Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.

Measured in Metes and Bounds: Yes, this piece of land was described using the metes and bounds system of measure, instead of the cadastral surveying system. (Described in the introduction.)

Patentee Name: Brancheau, Pierre
Accession Number: MI3150__.187
State: Michigan
Volume: 3150
Page: 187
Document Number: 422
Land Office: Detroit
Section Number: 0
Meridian/Survey Area: Michigan Principal Meridian
Misc. Document Number: 185
Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Private Land Claim
Date Signed: 18 May 1811
Acreage: 106.13

Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.

Measured in Metes and Bounds: Yes, this piece of land was described using the metes and bounds system of measure, instead of the cadastral surveying system. (Described in the introduction.)

• Married: 12 FEB 1771 in Yamachiche, Quebec ^{6 1}

1. Pierre Brancheau b: 29 OCT 1772 in Yamachiche, Quebec
2. Francois-Noel Brancheau b: 26 OCT 1774 in Yamachiche, Quebec
3. Charles Brancheau b: 10 OCT 1776 in Yamachiche, Quebec
4. Veronique Brancheau b: ABT 1778 in District of Beauharnois, Quebec
5. Joseph Brancheau b: 24 JAN 1782 in District of Beauharnois, Quebec
6. Theresa Brancheau b: ABT 1783 in District of Beauharnois, Quebec
7. Jean Baptiste Brancheau b: ABT 1784 in Chateauguay,Quebec

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