433. Leo Montroy Sedilot dit Montreuil
Leo fell of a roof and died, grand daughter Lecia doesn't know when, sometime in the 40s or 50s. His wife Lena died in 1970 something and was over 90.
531. Robert Edward Montreuil Montroy
My name is listed on my Baptismal and Birth Certificate as Robert Edward Montreuil in the records at Notre Dame Church and City Hall, Ogdensburg, New York. On the 1870 census of Ogdensburg, New York our family (probably Great Grandfather Antoine) adopted the English spelling of Montroy. I did uncover a Jean-Baptiste Cedilot married to Judith Cholette living in Ogdensburg in the 1850's. Tracing back I found a common ancestor in Jean-Baptiste Sedilot dit Montreuil's sons, Michel and Jean-Gabriel. Jack Cholette is descended from Michel who was married to Marie-Josephte Lalonde. We are descended from Jean-Gabriel and Marie-Amable Miville.
The main reason the Montreuil families and others moved to Eastern Ontario and Northern United States was the poor economic and political climate of the late 1700's and early 1800's. Between 1760,( the year the British "invaders" took power in Nouvelle France) and 1838, there were many conflicts between French-Canadians and English newcomers. All these conflicts ended with the Rebellion of 1837-1838, when radicals tried , without success, to stop the English domination by way of a civil war. The largest part of that war took place in Vaudreuil-Soulanges county. So for almost a century the region was under military domination. For those who were not farmers, there were few jobs.
Regarding the various dates of birth; some of these dates are actually baptismal dates which were shown in the church records instead of the date of birth. Usually the child was baptized within two or three days.
In researching at the Ogdensburg Public Library, I came across several items of interest regarding the Sedilot/Montreuil family. I found a reference to a (Role des engage du dit cannot) which gave Louis Montreuil in June 1743, Charles Montreuil de Soulanges in June 1752, and Francois Montreuil & Joseph Montreuil in June 1745, a Trade Passport to go into the interior by canoe to trade with the Indians for furs. I found a reference to a French Canadian fur trader named Louis Montra in a history of Chetek, Wisconsin, where I now live. He was married to an Indian Lady and ran a trading post in Chetek. He is buried where Lake Pokegama now covers the spot. Although the spelling is different, the pronounciation of Montreuil is the same??????? I am researching for more information.