Pierre Ignace Letain
Pierre Ignace Letain was the youngest of Pierre Letain's seven children. He was born at four o'clock in the morning on September the 7, 1830 at Laiche, a small suburbe of the town of Chassepierre, Belgium.
Following is his birth record
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Sept du mois d’août à dix heures du soir par-devant nous Bourgmestre officier de l’état civil de la commune de Chassepierre canton de florenville Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, est comparu Pierre Letain, cultivateur âgé de quarante trois ans, domicilié en cette commune, le quel nous a presenté un enfant du sexe masculin né à Laiche Aujourd’hui à quatre heures du matin, de lui declarant et de Jeanne Therese Boudoin son épouse.Et auquel il a déclaré vouloir donner les prénoms de Pierre Ignace
Lesdites déclaration et présentation faites en présence de Nicolas Letain âgé de trente cinq ans, cultivateur et de Jean-Baptiste Antoine âgé de soixante quatre ans, cultivateur domiciliés en cette commune, et ont les pere et temoins signé avec nous le présent acte de naissance, après qu’il leur en a été fait lecture
.Following is the marriage publication for Pierre Ignace Letain and Jeanne Marie Rampelle
Marriage Publication of Pierre Ignace Letain
PUBLICATION de Mariage entre Pierre Ignace Letain, cultivateur domicilié à Laiche, fils majeur de feu Piere Letain ????cultivateur domicilié à Laiche et Jeanne Marie Rempelle sans profession domiciliée aux Bulles, fille majeur des défunts Jean Nicolas Rempelle et Marie Catherine Robin, coyouir vivans cutvateurs domicilié aux Bulles
A letter to the Secretary of Records in Chassepierre about some information on the Letain family leaving Chassepierre for the Americas revealed that the Letain residence in Laiche was at no. 7 rue Marcy. A visit to Laiche in 1977 and inquiry of one of the town elders Odon Mernier who was related to the Letain family and a visit with that person to no. 7 Marcy St. showed that the old Letain house was still standing (note houses were made of stone in that area). However the house had been covered by a modern layer in front, though the rear of the house had not changed much. The current owner then was Jules Maréchal. A couple of pictures taken in 1977 are displayed here
Picture on the right: Front view of the Letain house in Belgium as it still stood in 1977.
Picture on the right Rear view of the Letain house as it still existed at no. 7 Marcy Street in 1977. Shown in the picture are (left)Odon Mernier and the then owner Jules Maréchal (right)
Pierre Ignace and his two sons Jean Ernest and Jean Baptiste, with their wives, as well with Jean Ernest's two sons Frederic and Julien and Jean Baptiste's daughter Marie Eugénie moved to the Americas 1892. It seems like Pierre Ignace's wife Jeanne Marie (Rampelle) either never came to the Americas or came and returned. She apparently did not like it here. According to the marriage records of Chassepierre, she had refused to attend the weddings of both her sons, apparently disapproving of their marrying Hussons. They settled somewhere between Deleau and Oak Lake in Manitoba. They stayed there homesteading for awhile then followed the Turtle River Trail to the village of Laurier. Apparently Jean Baptiste with his family decided to head for the Whitemouth area, while Pierre Ignace went with Jean Ernest and his family to Laurier.
Children of Pierre Ignace Letain
Pierre Letain (father of Pierre Ignace)