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Hi All,
Enclosed you will find copies of the latest email’s that have been sent out as part of our
“Virtual Reunion-The Living Family Tree”
Jean Fameree-Miller sent this email on 2/26/08
Hello all of my FAMILY,
First, I wish to sincerely thank all of you who have helped me to acquire many emails that I couldn't have gotten without your help.I have had some real nice conversations with you and look forward to hearing more about you & yours through our VIRTUAL family village (via email).
In many of the conversations I had, Our Aunt Cate Wery came up & how she Blessed People some would call her a Faith Healer. So if any of you have stories to tell regarding Aunt Cate,Please share or a picture. Also, I am trying to acquire info regarding John Babtiste & Claire's Daughter Marie Joseph PerletMarried to Jean Joseph Perlet / Jean Francois Perlet/Francis??/ they came over to the US with Jean Babtiste & Claire & little Honore & had a daughter Anne. Any help with this is welcomed.I have attached a scanned copy of the Land Deed Where Jean Babtiste is granted 40 acres of land(yes the land my Dad Jule Fameree still lives on)& President Buchanan signed in 1859. I have also made an excel version of our Family tree(I know it is notcomplete,however, I think it will work just to get everyone's focus on where we came from & WE ARE ALL RELATED.) They have been scanned for virus' so please don't hesitate to open them. If there is someone in our Family that is not on the list please let me know& going forward we can include them & please do forward this to them! Also if you would like to share with a email challenged relative, print out a copy &share the hard copy.
well take good care.
Sincerely,
Jean Fameree-Miller
Richard Fammeree Sent this reply on 2/28/08
Thank you, Jean. You have such a generous, loving soul. I am honored to be your cousin.
And greetings, dear family! Adèle (Dorothea Webster Fammerée) is already eight months old and more beautiful and creative and observant every day. She is such a joy. Our newest game is Safari. Well, you can imagine. . . . Tout va tres bien--and will be even better next week when we travel to the warmth of Florida and Rachel’s parents and grandparents.
Here’s a puzzle. . . Perhaps a decade ago, I was having technical difficulty with my internet service. Quite late into the evening, I telephoned ATT to speak with a tech assistant. The wait was interminable. In the earliest hour of the next morning, the thin jazz suddenly stopped and someone finally said, “May I have your name?” I realized with a start that he knew how to spell Fammeree without assistance. This had never happened before. He explained, “ I went to school with a kid with that name.”“Where are you? “This service center is in British Columbia. “British Columbia?! Was he from British Columbia?” “Yes.”“What was he like?”“Tall. Thin. Dark eyes. Dark hair. Quiet.”“A loner?”“A loner.” I was so astonished, I omitted to ask his first name. “Where is he now?” “I have no idea. Right after high school he left for the Yukon. I Haven’t seen him or heard form him since.”I am still astonished by this revelation and hopeful that one day we shall find more family and ancestors who probably arrived to the new world through Quebec. But when? In the 18th century or even 17th century? And. . . another Fammeree with two “m”s. Hmmm. . . . Curious, indeed.
Did Jean-Baptiste [Jean’s great-great grandfather] and Constant[my great-great grandfather] have another brother who migrated? Perhaps,there were cousins, too.
Can anyone help with this? Dear family, If you choose to share an occasional update, simply choose REPLY ALL and everyone will receive your story/update.
Jean and I are beginnig to collect remembrances. I would like to publish a book one day. Please include all contact information.
Gros bisous,
Cousins Richard, Rachel and Adele Fammerée
Next is a response written by Kathy Ducat on 2/28/08
Hi Jean,
Family Tree:Kathleen Mary DucatMom: Harriet DucatHer Dad: John Collin Great to know you are in the midst of investigating our family roots. I live and play in Sun Prairie, WI. Jim Cunningham is my partnerMelissa Lynn Foss is my 27 year old daughter from Green BayBrendan Robert Baier is my 23 year old son from Green Bay Employment: Project Manager for Fiserv Integrasys Hobbies: Cross country skiing, running, tandem cycling, attending concerts and plays, reading, college, cooking, travel We would be extremely interested in going to Belgium so if you are planning a trip, maybe we could make it a group effort. My son is graduating as a high school history teacher. He will student teach next semester. It would be awesome if he could also join us in Europe – one of the best places to learn about history first hand. Phil Ducat, my youngest brother is also interested in the family rootsand perhaps a Belgium trip. It would be neat to attend a Richard Fammeree concert. I listened tosome of his work on the Internet. Have some corrections to our family and additions for the spreadsheet: What a neat idea - thank you over and over! Kathy Ducat 1961 (changed from 1962)Following Lynn is Paula 1965 Our spouses and children: Kathy DucatPartner: Jim CunninghamMelissa Foss 1981 - Melissa Foss spouse = Levi Foss, son = Ian Michael FossBrendan Baier 1985 Lynn KowaleskiPartner: Robert FifeBrett KowaleskiMegan Kowaleski Paula BurkartSpouse: DanJenna BurkartCorissa BurkartEvan Burkart Tim DucatSpouse: Kris DucatTrevor DucatCullen Ducat Phil DucatSpouse: DeannaVivienne Ducat 2007 Do you maintain a directory of phone, address, and e-mail info for ourfamily? It would be fun to publish it if people do not mind.
Much happy,
Kathy
Next Response written By Sylvie Rigot on 2/29/08 From Belgium!
Hello Jean.
Sorry for my english which is not very good.
Here are somethings to do our family tree bigger and bigger. I a m very happy to know that a so great family is living through the world.
I hope that you will receive that with the colours i wrote to explain who is who.
I am Sylvie Rigot, Simon Rigot'sister and Anne-Marie Rigot-Parfait's daughter.
My grand-grand mother was Adèle Fammerée. She married Léopold Rigot, and my grand father Fernand Rigot (1894 1981) was their son. Josephine, Fernand's sister, had a very sortly life, only a few mounths. She was younger than Fernand but i don't remeber the dates. Frédéric Fammerée knows it.
Fernand married Marguerite De Wulf (1895 -1989) in 1920 or 1921.
They had three children:
a girl Josine (1922-1988), and two boys, Emile, my father, (1926-1995) and Jean ( 1928 and still alive).
- Josine married in 1943 André Faut; they were divorced later.They ad a girl : Catheline, born in 1943.
In 1954 or 1955 i suppose, Josine (we named her "Ginette") married Henri Cuypers (born in 1927 and still alive).
- Emile married in 1953 Anne-Marie Parfait (1930 and still alive). They have four children.
Sylvie (1958) - Jean-Charles (1960) - Simon (1961) - Jérôme (1966)
- Jean married Anne-Marie Fonck (i don't know exactly when. They have two daughters
Françoise (1958) and Cécile (1960)
Catheline Faut Married Harouna Kazubwenge in 1981 i think. They don't have children
Sylvie Rigot (me)
married in 1976 Michel de Wouters d'Oplinter. One daughter: Valentine de Wouters d'Oplinter (1978).
Divorced (officially but separeted before in 1981) in 1987
I am living for 1983 with Philippe Vismara. We have two children: a daughter Charlie Vismara (1987) , and a son, Loup Vismara (1995)
Jean-Charles Rigot
married in 1983 Caroline Adam. They have a son: Adrien Rigot born (1992). Divorced
Married in 2002 Julie Seynave. They have a daughter: Gaëlle (2004)
Simon Rigot
Have a son with Mieke (Maria Van Cleemput) : Louis Rigot (1994)
Married in 2006 with Lydia Simons
Jérôme Rigot
Lives with Ruth Smet. They have a daughter: Esther Rigot (2003)
Valentine de Wouters d'Oplinter ( my daughter) lives with Damien Joachim (1975?) They will marry next 24 may
They have two children: Edgard Joachim (2004) and Amélie Joachim (2005)
Françoise Rigot (Jean Rigot's daughter) married in 1991 Simon Silberberg.
Two children: Léa Siberberg (1993 ?) and Raphaël Siberberg (1997 ?)
I send you my best feelings.
Friendly
Sylvie
Next comes Richards response to Sylvie on 2/29/08
Richard Fammerée here, little Adèle's papa and great-great grandson of Jean-Baptiste's little brother, Constant. Sylvie Rigot, who I am very happy to know personally, is a remarkably accomplished actress, scholar and woman. Her family is vibrant and creative. So happy to receive her note. And so happy that our family in Belgium and the US are becoming better acquainted. Thank you again, Jean, for all your work to help make this happen.
Love and blessings to all the family from Rachel, Richard and Adèle in a wintry Evanston, Illinois, for only another five days.
PS Adèle just scooted into my study and flashed one of those winning smiles we love so.
Next an additional email sent by Richard on 3/1/08
Bon jour, chere famille. Sunlight at last in Chicago! We are cheerful, to say the least.
Very happy to (virtually) meet cousine Kathy Ducat, her partner Jim, and family. She may attend one of my concerts or readings. How exciting. Remember, all family members receive a back stage pass. Really looking forward to doing a concert with the extraordinarily talented Simon Rigot and Cecile Rigot in Belgium. Now, that would be a concert for the entire family to attend! Love & blessings, Richard, Rachel et petite Adele Fammerée
