I am currently working on a portion of the Henss family and am ‘visiting’ Virginia/ Maryland at the time of the Revolutionary War. The person I am closely examining is a Mister John Hall; his wife is Mary Magdelene Smith. I just love it when the names are so incredibly unique! So here goes, I [...]
Both the Rabideau & Deyo families have roots in the area surrounding Lacolle Quebec. In the early to mid-1800s Lacolle was an area that saw numerous battles and skirmishes, both in the war of 1812 and the Patriotes Rebellion of 1837-1838 including: Battle Of Lacolle Mills (1812) Second Battle of Lacolle (1814) Battle at Odelltown [...]
Related Family Branches Our Rabideaus are descended from Quebec Catholics; our branch of the ‘Robidou’ family arrived in Clinton County, New York from Quebec in the 1850s. Raphael & Euphemie (photo right) were the first members of our family to reside in the United States. The Rabideaus of the Clinton County region of New York [...]
In the 1910s, the Rabideau family moved to Easthampton, Massachusetts from Clinton County, New York. They came in search of work and a future. As lumberjacks and forest workers, their future and earnings were becoming increasingly limited in upper New York and the promise of work in the mills of Massachusetts was alluring. Neither Frederick [...]
Professional Basketball in 1920s Easthampton, Massachusetts. I found this interesting tidbit of Easthampton history on the web. These events occurred about the time of my father’s birth and seemed informative of the the time and place that was Easthampton, Massachusetts. by: Edward Dwyer (source article) During the 1920s, pro basketball players played for semi-pro teams. [...]
The maps located in this area represent the locales near where the Rabideau/ Deyo parts of our family lived and worked after coming to the United States. The maps include areas of Upstate New York and New England (primarily Massachusetts).
Altona, NY Clinton County, NY 1892 Clinton County, NY 1895 Champlain Valley- 1844 Mooers Forks, NY Mooers and Cherubusco, NY New York State- 1846 New York State & New England- 1832 Rouses Point, NY
Contact us directly, 
