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We are researching my husband's line which includes: Chretien (Quebec and Maine), Breault(PQ,ME), Pelletier(PQ,ME), Larrivee(same), Morissette(same), Caron(same), among others.

We are also researching my line which includes: Rankin(PA,ME), Tedford (New Brunswick, Aroostook Co. ME),Rockwell (NB,ME), Bragg (Acton,ME area), Estabrook(Aroostook Co ME), Kelley(same), Burleigh(PEI, NB,ME),among others. I would love any info on Mary Ketch, d 1932 in Exeter, Maine, married to John Rockwell.

Special "road blocks" include:
Proof of marriage of Allen Shaw/Lydia York in early to mid 1800's, Wakefield, NB area
Info re: Joseph Lemuel Rankin/Martha Jane Travis marriage
mid 1800's, Clarion (?), PA
The Chretien Rankin Family Home Page
Updated April 4, 2006

sheila m chretien
p o box 84
harrington, maine 04643
A-United States
2074839757
chretien@prexar.com

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  • Rankin Tedford Gedcom with Allied Families (1369 KB)
    Allied Families include:Bragg, Burleigh, Drake, Estabrook, Hartzell, Ketch, Lobley, Owen, Sanborn, Shaw, Winkler, Witham, York, Zartman and others
  • Chretien Gedcom (654 KB)
    Chretien-Breault lines with allied families including Caron, DuBois, Larrivee, Metivier, Morissette, Vaillencourt Pelletier, Pratte
 

Family Photos

  • Rockwell Family and Friends 1921, Masardis, Maine (155 KB)
    Back: Clarence Edgar Rockwell, Lillie Violet Burleigh Rockwell (holding baby Hazel), Jen Robinson, Clara Mae Rockwell Front: Two Patchell Brothers with Florence Rockwell
  • Wedding Picture 4 March 1864 (180 KB)
    Abigail Sherburne (Shaburn) (Daughter of Joseph Sherburne and Hannah Abbott) of Shapleigh, Maine marrying Jefferson Bragg (son of William Bragg and Sally Denico) of Winslow, Maine
  • 1895 Ella and Lillie (86 KB)
    Mother Abby Eleanor Lobley, born in Charlotte, Maine daughter of Issac Lobley and Hannah Hughes. She first married Charles Owen and after his death, she wed widower John Burleigh. Here with Lillie, twin to Millie, at home in Medway The family later moved to Masardis, Maine
  • Wedding Picture 6 Oct 1889 (175 KB)
    Harry Judson Tedford, son of Benjamin Goudey Tedford and Harriet Isabel Shaw, born in Pleasant Valley, Nova Scotia, marrying Ruby Melvina Estabrook, daughter of William Estabrook and Lydia Kelley, born in Bancroft, Maine
  • Wedding Picture about 1900 (202 KB)
    Adam Emmanuel Hartzell (son of Adam Hartzell and Anna Winkler) of Armstrong County, PA weds Sarah Leora Bush Exact date unknown
  • 1900 John Burleigh (178 KB)
    Once thought to be the oldest man in Maine due to confusion of his birth certificate with his father's, John Burleigh of Masardis, Maine, about 1900
  • Sheila and Phil 1980 (195 KB)
    At home in Eastport, Maine Sheila Mae Rankin Bernard Chretien, daughter of Shirley Tedford and Perry Wm Rankin, and Philip Thomas Chretien, son of Guy Louis Chretien and Madeleine-Laurette Breault Christmas 1980
  • Wedding Picture 19 Feb 1925 (274 KB)
    Clara Mae Rockwell (Daughter of Clarence Rockwell and Lillie Burleigh)of Masardis, Maine weds Milo Victor Tedford (Son of Harry Judson Tedford and Ruby Melvina Estabrook)of Exeter, Maine in Dexter, Maine
  • 1903 Tedford Reunion, Brighton, New Brunswick (365 KB)
    Willard Stanley Tedford was about to go to the mission fields of India and a reunion was planned before that event. Nine of the ten siblings were present (Back) Joseph Herbert, Willard Stanley, Jessie, Addington Carr and Victor Lancelot (Front) Ralph, Arthur, Mary, Harry Judson
  • McEwen's Christmas 1998 (103 KB)
    R Douglas McEwen (Oct 1968-Mar 1999) amd Tracie Louise Bernard McEwen in Salt Lake City, Utah during Doug's last Christmas season before his death of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • 25th Anniversary 18Dec 1976 (1 KB)
    Shirley Mae Tedford (Daughter of Milo Victor Tedford and Clara Mae Rockwell) born in Wesbrook, Maine wed Perry William Rankin of Alfred, Maine 18Dec 1950
  • 1923 Tedford Reunion (249 KB)
    When Willard Tedford returned from India, another reunion was held. This time all ten siblings were present and looking slightly older
  • Sarah Ellis and Jeremiah Kelley (O'Kelia) (151 KB)
    Sarah and Jeremiah were the parents of Lydia Kelley. They were early settlers in Weston, Maine and are buried at Selden, Maine This photo was originally a tintype
  • Engagement Picture 1927 (120 KB)
    Olive Elizabeth Bragg (Daughter of William Bragg and Mary Elizabeth Witham) of Shapleigh, Maine engaged to Harry Raymond Rankin (son of Perry Martin Rankin and Anna Elizabeth Winkler) of Punxatawney, PA
  • William Bragg Family about 1912 (66 KB)
    Mary and William with Glenwood, Margaret. Olive, Elizabeth and Alfreda
  • Lydia Kelley and William H Estabrook 1860's (106 KB)
    Lydia and William lived in Weston, Maine in a house still standing near Cold Brook. William was originally from Estabrook Plantation in Amity, Maine, the son of Hamon Estabrook and Jemima Belyea After Lydia's death William married her sister Mary Ann "Serene" The three are buried at Selden, Maine
  • Engagement Picture 1927 (145 KB)
    Harry Raymond Rankin taken while working as a cable car driver in Sanford, Maine
  • Bragg Brothers about 1920 (59 KB)
    Glenwood, Earl, Richard, Lloyd, Acton, Maine
  • Mary Ketch and John Rockwell (67 KB)
    Mary Ketch was the daughter of George Ketch and Susan Drake of Carleton County, New Brunswick John Rockwell was the son of Almon Rockwell and Frances Lorin of New Brunswick. They were potato farmers in Moro, Maine where John was born John and Mary settled in Exeter, Maine where they raised a large family including Clarence E Rockwell Even in death they stayed together, dying within hours of one another. They are buried in Exeter.
  • Quarries of Pennsylvania around 1860 (141 KB)
    Rankin Brothers during a work break (l) unknown, (r) Lemuel, father of Perry Martin Rankin
  • Witham Homestead Acton, Maine (86 KB)
    Home no longer standing on the Hopper
  • John Burleigh and his New Car (53 KB)
    Josie Verrill Owen holding a child, John Burleigh and Abby Ella Lobley with a grandchild ready for a Sunday drive Early 1900's
  • 1991 Five Generations (180 KB)
    Sheila Mae Rankin Bernard Chretien, Tracie Louise Bernard McEwen, Shirley Mae Tedford Rankin, Clara Mae Rockwell Tedford, Sharon Louise McEwen
  • Mary Witham and William Bragg exact date unknown (73 KB)
    An older photo of the William Braggs taken in Acton, ME
  • 1907 Mother and Child (106 KB)
    Lillie Violet Burleigh Rockwell with her first child Clara Mae
  • John J Burleigh 1916 (126 KB)
    John J Burleigh, son of John Burleigh and Elizabeth Wallace in Ellerslie, Prince Edward Island, married Abby Eleanor Lobley. He died in Masardis, Maine 1917
  • USCG 1970 (56 KB)
    Philip T Chretien
  • 1925 Clara and Lloyd (91 KB)
    Lloyd Edgar Tedford born 1925 in Masardis, Maine with mother Clara Rockwell Tedford
  • 1919 Acton Corner School (68 KB)
    Students include Olive Bragg back row Also: Glenwood, Margaret, Elizabeth, and Alfred
 

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