Jack and Bonnie Cholette's Family Home Page

Family Photos

• Bonnie with her Dad's Family (Abt 1953) (115 KB)
  Standing: Bonnie's Aunt Marie & Uncle Bill, Uncle Baldo, Uncle Pete, Uncle Joe, her Dad, her cousin Sonny, her Aunt Sue; Seated: her Aunt Gloria, cousin Linda, Aunt Miffy, Aunt Elizabeth, her Grandmother, Bonnie and her Mother
• Jill's Wedding (1999) (34 KB)
  Our family at home just before leaving for church. Standing: Bob, Jill, Jack, Bonnie's sister Dianne and her husband Ken; Seated: Susan, Bonnie, Jeanne
• Bonnie with her Mother's Family 1949 (56 KB)
  Standing: Bonnie's mother, Uncle Pat & Aunt Teresa, Uncle Joe, Uncle Fran and Aunt Jeanne. Seated: her brother Joey with their Dad, her cousin Liz with their Grandmother and Bonnie with her Grandfather.
• Four Generations (1999) (41 KB)
  Great-Grandmother: Peg Castelli, Grandmother: Bonnie Cholette, Mother: Jeanne Dale, Daughter: Dana
• Jack with his Dad's Family 1959 (83 KB)
  My mother and dad with 4 of my father's brothers and his 4 sisters and their families at a celebration in 1959. (I'm in red plaid shirt on right side)
• Adelord Cholette and his Family (Abt. 1930) (126 KB)
  Adelord Cholette and his wife, Minnie Richer, with their nine children. My Dad, William, is standing, fourth from left.
• George Sholette and his wife Rosalba Brossoit (32 KB)
  George was the brother of my grandfather, Adelord Cholette. He and two of his brothers remained in Ogdensburg and changed the spelling of their name to Sholette. Essentially all Sholette's in the US can trace their ancestry to one of these three brothers.
• Joseph Giannone with his Siblings (Abt 1960) (119 KB)
  After an absence of 50 years, Ernest visited from Italy. Standing: Michael, Alfred, Tony, Albert; Seated: Lucy (Gelsi), Ernest, Joseph, Jenny (Massella)
• l'enfant perdu et retrouve ou pierre cholet (222 KB)
  This shows the front and back cover of this book about Pierre Cholet, the lost boy, which is discussed in one of the files, I've listed below
• My Great-Grandfather, John Palmer (Abt. 1920) (21 KB)
  I found this undated photo of John Palmer recently. I estimate it to be from about 1920.
• Bonnie and Jack (1989) (40 KB)
  This is Bonnie and me on our trip to France, Italy and Switzerland to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary
• Dedication of Plaque for Sebastien Cholet (233 KB)
  This is a grouping of four pictures: the brochure of the festival; some of the attendees at the dedication (Prof. Albert Cholette is in the center, to his rght is Mayor Philippe Lamy); the Plaque, itself; and the building on which it is attached (at red cross). See also the associated file listed below.
• Jack and Bonnie's Family (1998) (50 KB)
  From left to right: Susan & Dan, Beth & Bob, Geoff & Jeanne (holding Alice), Todd & Jill, and Bonnie

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of Sébastien* Cholet-dit-Laviolette (View PDF)


• Genealogy Report: Ancestors of our Children (View PDF)


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Hyacinthe* Cholet (View PDF)


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Domenico Castelvecchi (View PDF)


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Giacomo Giannone (View PDF)

Related Files

• Filles du Roi (The King's Daughters) (17 KB)
  The Filles du Roi or King's Daughters were a group of young women who emigrated from France to Quebec in the 1600s to provide wives to the men living there. Many of my ancestors were amoung this group.
• Our Royal Connection? (16 KB)
  Read here how all the Cholette's in North American may be related to King Edward IV of England
• Finding my Palmer and Penfold Ancestors (373 KB)
  This file shows the research methodology I used to find these ancestors. Also shown are descendant trees for both the Palmer and Penfold lines.
• The Richer Family (124 KB)
  This gives the ancestry of the Richer family, from my paternal grandmother, Melina Richer, back to Jacques Richer dit Louvetau and Marie Jofrion dit StJean, who were married April 7, 1698 in Quebec
• Cholette Marriages (780 couples) (278 KB)
  Listed are 780 marriages in my database with the name Cholette, Cholet or Sholette. If you find yours, go to the link shown on this page for an Alphabetized Listing of Individuals in my Tree, or send me an email at rochester.rr.com for additions or corrections.
• AFCA - Association of Cholette Families of America (11 KB)
  This describes the AFCA as well as giving details on how to join, how to contact me, and how to determine where your family connects to all other Cholette's. This applies whether your name is spelled Cholette, Sholette, Shoulette, Sholet, Cholet, or Laviolette. You do not need to join to gain many of the benefits of this.
• The Spelling of the Name Cholette (22 KB)
  Some spell it Cholette; others spell it Cholet, Sholette, Sholett, Shoulette or even Laviolette. To find out why, look at this file.
• Dedication of Plaque to Sebastien Cholet (6 KB)
  On August 26, 2001 Prof. Albert Cholette helped dedicate a plaque in Aubigne, France which commemorates Sebastien Cholet and Ane Heard as the original Quebec Pioneers for the Cholette name. Pictures associated with the ceremony are shown above under "Famly Photos"
• The First Cholette in North America (67 KB)
  This tells the story of Sebastien Cholet dit Laviolette who came to Quebec before 1700 and subsequently married Anne Heard, a British girl from New Hampshire who had been kidnapped by Indians. Virtually all Cholette's in Canada and the US are descended from this couple.
• Tracking the Route of (kidnapped) Pierre Cholet, (62 KB)
  Described in this file is the trip taken by my cousin Greg Sholette, his wife Janet and their daugter Ariana, as they follow the route traveled by Pierre Cholet as he tried to find his homeland. (See associated file about this kidnapped boy).
• Pierre Cholet--Child lost and then found (20 KB)
  This is the story of Pierre Cholet who was the half-brother of my great-grandfather, Mathias Cholette. In 1845, when Pierre was only 5 years old, he was kidnapped, taken to France and forced to serve in the Navy. He subsequently escaped and spent the next 25 years searching for his family in Quebec. Ultimately, he was successfully re-united with his parents.

Related Links

• Pierre Cholette's Web site of Cholette marriages
• Alphabetical list of all names in our family tree
• Les Filles du Roi (The King's Daughters)
• Family Tree of Jules DeGrand and Isabelle Cholette
• Brian Castine's Web page on Castelvecchi Genealogy
• Web site of AFCA (Cholette Association of Families