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From: Josie Ingraham <>
Subject: Louis Pichet 1797-1876
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:52:31 -0800 (PST)

Louis Pichet,Sr b: 1797 in St. Ours, Montreal, Canada d: October 28, 1876 in St. Paul, Marion, OR

married Marguerite Bercier b: Abt. 1813 m: February 03, 1840 in Vancouver, WA d: January 30, 1890 in St. Paul, Marion, OR

From the book, St. Paul, Oregon 1830 - 1890 written by Harvey J. McKay, "Louis Pichet came to Oregon about 1820. After fur trapping for a while he became a courier for the Hudson's Bay Company. He settled on a farm 3 miles SE of St. Paul about 1835." He built a large two story log house on his farm; and it became an inn, or stopping place for people newly arrived in or passing through St. Paul or St. Louis, Oregon.

(From Catholic Church Records of the Pacific NW Vancouver Annotation by Harriet Duncan Munnick) A65:
Louis Pichet I - dit Dupre was a Hudson's Bay employee of long standing. He was with work in 1831, being mentioned in "Pechette killed a bear" , "chased Indians to recover stolen horses", and "took two beaver". He settled a claim along Champoeg Creek in 1839, where he and his wife, Marguerite Bercier, produced twenty-one children, not all of whom lived, however, Descendants are dispersed widely over the West today. Of his daughters, Esther married Joseph Lavigneur, Louise Soulange married James Comtois, and Marguerite married Narcisse LaFontaine. Family recollection has it that one of his chief duties on brigades was that of "runner" carrying information headquarters from brigades in the field.

(From Catholic Church Records of the Pacific NW St. Paul Annotation by Harriet Duncan Munnick) A78: The historian Bancroft, writing from newspapers of the day, said of Pichet that "he left Canada in 1817 with a company of 25 trappers, and wintered on the plains, losing 7 of the number, and arrived at Astoria in 1818. Pichet roamed about California and Oregon for 12 years in the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1832 he settled on a farm in the Willamette Valley, where he resided for 40 years.

(From Catholic Church Records of the Pacific NW St. Paul Vol III) Page 101, S16: On October 30, 1876 buried Louis Pichet of this parish of St. Paul, deceased on the 28th instant at the age of 79 years.

Headstone reads, "Louis Pichette died 10-28-1876, age 79 years"

From George Brown, "Friends and Family of the French Prairie", lists uncle of Louis Pichet-Dupre as Francois Pichet "Dupre" who married Angelique Beaudreau-Graveline.

From Broderbund WFT V3, Tree #2309: Name of Louis Pichet Depre. Lists 1st wife, child, 2nd wife and 17 children and 6 generations going down on daughter, Louise Soulange's side.


I hope someone can use this information, I try to keep my references with the information.

Josephine

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