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THIS WEBSITE TELLS ABOUT THE DESCENDANTS OF MAXIME VANASSE DIT VERTEFEUILLE FROM QUEBEC AND FAMILY  WHO IMMIGRATED TO MICHIGAN AND CHANGED THEIR NAME TO GREENLEAF .

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Descendants of Maxime Greenleaf

 

Generation No. 1

1. MAXIME7 GREENLEAF (GABRIEL6 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, NICOLAS5, NICOLAS4, NICOLAS3, FRANCOIS NOEL2 VANASSE, PAUL1) Maxime Vanasse dit Vertefeuille who changed his name to Greenleaf was born 24 Feb 1804, and died in Anchorville St Clair Michigan. He married (1) AURELIE PRUDHOMME RUEL Abt. 1836. She was born Abt. 1817, and died 07 Jul 1844 in St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec. He married (2) JULIE LECUYER 14 Apr 1845 in St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec. She died 28 Sep 1845 in St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec. He married (3) SOPHIE JOSEPHINE MIRON/MIGNERON 26 Oct 1846 in St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec. She was born Abt. 1830, and died Bet. 1863 - 1870.

Children of MAXIME VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE/GREENLEAF and AURELIE PRUDHOMME RUEL are:

2. i. MAXIME8 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 06 Nov 1837, St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec.

ii. OLIVIER VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 04 Feb 1839, Ste Melanie de Joliette.

iii. CHARLES VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 23 Dec 1840, St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec; d. 02 Aug 1843, St Ambroise de Kildare.

iv. MARIE JULIE VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 07 Jun 1842, St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec; d. Apr 1844.

Child of MAXIME VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE/GREENLEAF and JULIE LECUYER is:

v. LEOCADIE8 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE/GREENLEAF, b. 17 Sep 1845, Ste Melanie de Joliette.

Children of MAXIME VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE/GREENLEAF and SOPHIE MIRON/MIGNERON are:

3. vi. ANTOINE8 GREENLEAF, b. 20 Jul 1847, St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec; d. 11 Nov 1913, Cottrellville St Clair Michigan.

vii. GEORGE GREENLEAF, b. 01 Sep 1848, St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec.

4. viii. JOSEPH ANTOINE GREENLEAF, b. 07 Mar 1852, St Jacques de Montcalm Quebec; d. 09 Feb 1920, Detroit Michigan.

ix. AMBROISE VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 27 May 1853; d. 30 May 1853, St Ambroise de Kildare.

x. MARIE DE LIMA GREENLEAF, b. 15 Oct 1854, St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec.

xi. SOPHIA GREENLEAF, b. 1857.

5. xii. LOUIS GREENLEAF, b. Sep 1858, Houghton Michigan; d. 20 Mar 1911.

xiii. JEROME GREENLEAF, b. Jan 1860, Michigan; m. CAROLINE ?.

xiv. NELSON GREENLEAF, b. Abt. 1861, Michigan.

xv. JOHN GREENLEAF, b. Abt. 1863, Michigan.

Generation No. 2

2. MAXIME8 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE (MAXIME7 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE/GREENLEAF, GABRIEL6 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, NICOLAS5, NICOLAS4, NICOLAS3, FRANCOIS NOEL2 VANASSE, PAUL1) was born 06 Nov 1837 in St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec. He married GENEVIEVE VALOIS 22 Jul 1856 in St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec.

Children of MAXIME VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE and GENEVIEVE VALOIS are:

i. CLARISSE9 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, m. (1) ADELARD MORIN, 31 Jul 1883, Ste Beatrix Quebec; m. (2) CHARLES ARPIN, 01 Jan 1907, St Paul de Joliette Quebec.

ii. CORDELIE VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, m. JOSEPH MARION, 28 Aug 1883, St Beatrix de Joliette Quebec.

iii. MAXIME VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. Abt. 1856; d. 26 Mar 1868, Ste Beatrix Quebec.

iv. AMBROISE MAXIME VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 29 May 1857, St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec.

v. MARIE CELESTINE VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 16 Sep 1858, St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec; d. 16 Jul 1866, St Ambroise de Kildare.

vi. JOSEPH VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 01 Jan 1860, St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec; m. ROSALIE STDENIS.

vii. MARIE LOUISE DELIA VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 17 Jul 1861, St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec.

viii. MARIE CELINE VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 11 May 1863, St Beatrix Quebec; m. (1) JOSEPH LATENDRESSE, 10 Sep 1894, St Beatrix de Joliette Quebec; b. 19 Dec 1867, St Beatrix Quebec; d. Abt. 1902, St Beatrix Quebec; m. (2) PIERRE LEVESQUE, 28 Apr 1900, Ste Anne Fall River MA; m. (3) JOSEPH PELLETIER, 08 Apr 1918, St Peter Providence RI.

6. ix. JOSEPH OLIVIER VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 05 May 1865, St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec.

x. CELESTINE VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 29 Mar 1868, Ste Beatrix Quebec; m. JOSEPH LATENDRESSE, 10 Sep 1894, Ste Beatrix Quebec.

xi. CELINE VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 13 Feb 1870, Ste Beatrix Quebec.

 

3. ANTOINE8 GREENLEAF (MAXIME7 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE/GREENLEAF, GABRIEL6 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, NICOLAS5, NICOLAS4, NICOLAS3, FRANCOIS NOEL2 VANASSE, PAUL1) was born 20 Jul 1847 in St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec, and died 11 Nov 1913 in Cottrellville St Clair Michigan. He married MATHILDA L HOLZMEISTER Abt. 1878. She was born 16 Aug 1856, and died 29 Apr 1940.

More About ANTOINE GREENLEAF:

Burial: Smith's Cemetery

More About MATHILDA L HOLZMEISTER:

Burial: Smith's Cemetery

Children of ANTOINE GREENLEAF and MATHILDA HOLZMEISTER are:

i. LOUIS9 GREENLEAF, b. Oct 1879, Michigan; d. Aft. 1920.

ii. ZITA GREENLEAF, b. Nov 1881, Michigan.

iii. DELLA GREENLEAF, b. May 1885, Michigan.

iv. LIZZIE GREENLEAF, b. Sep 1891, Michigan.

v. JOSIE GREENLEAF, b. Oct 1893, Michigan.

vi. HILDA GREENLEAF, b. Abt. 1901, Michigan.

4. JOSEPH ANTOINE8 GREENLEAF (MAXIME7 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE/GREENLEAF, GABRIEL6 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, NICOLAS5, NICOLAS4, NICOLAS3, FRANCOIS NOEL2 VANASSE, PAUL1) was born 07 Mar 1852 in St Jacques de Montcalm Quebec, and died 09 Feb 1920 in Detroit Michigan. He married (1) REGINA PETTIT. He married (2) MARY/MOLLY DOWD SULLIVAN Abt. 1876. She was born Mar 1857 in Michigan, and died Aft. 1910.

Children of JOSEPH GREENLEAF and MARY/MOLLY DOWD SULLIVAN are:

i. ANNIE9 GREENLEAF.

ii. JOSEPH ANTHONY GREENLEAF, b. Abt. 1877.

7. iii. GEORGE GREENLEAF, b. May 1879; d. Bef. 1930.

iv. MARY ELIZABETH GREENLEAF, b. Jul 1881.

v. LOUIS D GREENLEAF, b. Aug 1884.

vi. BEATRICE L GREENLEAF, b. Nov 1896.

vii. CECILIA GREENLEAF, b. 1901.

 

5. LOUIS8 GREENLEAF (MAXIME7 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE/GREENLEAF, GABRIEL6 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, NICOLAS5, NICOLAS4, NICOLAS3, FRANCOIS NOEL2 VANASSE, PAUL1) was born Sep 1858 in Houghton Michigan, and died 20 Mar 1911. He married (1) JULIA GRANDCHAMP Abt. 1881. She was born Mar 1858 in Michigan, and died Abt. 1901 in Pinconning Bay Michigan. He married (2) MARGARET DAVID Abt. 1901 in Michigan. She was born Abt. 1872 in Michigan.

Children of LOUIS GREENLEAF and JULIA GRANDCHAMP are:

i. CARA9 GREENLEAF, b. Jun 1882, Michigan.

ii. GOLDIE GREENLEAF, b. Dec 1883, Michigan.

iii. TIMOTHY GREENLEAF, b. Dec 1891, Michigan.

iv. RUSSELL GREENLEAF, b. Jan 1896, Michigan.

v. CELIA B GREENLEAF, b. Feb 1899, Michigan.

Child of LOUIS GREENLEAF and MARGARET DAVID is:

8. vi. EDWARD MAXIME9 GREENLEAF, b. 03 Dec 1902, Pincomming Bay Michigan; d. 10 Feb 1984, Pinsonning Bay Michigan.

 

Generation No. 3

6. JOSEPH OLIVIER9 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE (MAXIME8, MAXIME7 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE/GREENLEAF, GABRIEL6 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, NICOLAS5, NICOLAS4, NICOLAS3, FRANCOIS NOEL2 VANASSE, PAUL1) was born 05 May 1865 in St Ambroise de Kildare Quebec. He married EDWIGE LANDRY Abt. 1888.

Children of JOSEPH VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE and EDWIGE LANDRY are:

i. ANN EDWIGE10 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, m. LUC VAILLANCOURT, 27 May 1912, New Bedford MA.

ii. ALBINA VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, b. 21 Dec 1899; m. ARTHUR LIND, 16 Mar 1938, Ste Anne Fall River MA.

7. GEORGE9 GREENLEAF (JOSEPH ANTOINE8, MAXIME7 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE/GREENLEAF, GABRIEL6 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, NICOLAS5, NICOLAS4, NICOLAS3, FRANCOIS NOEL2 VANASSE, PAUL1) was born May 1879, and died Bef. 1930. He married BRIGID O'DONNELL. She was born in County Donegal Ireland, and died Nov 1961.

Children of GEORGE GREENLEAF and BRIGID O'DONNELL are:

i. MARY10 GREENLEAF, b. 1914

ii. JOSEPH ANTHONY GREENLEAF, b. 30 Jan 1915; d. 18 Nov 1981, Biloxi Mississippi; m. RUTH MATTSON, Hancock Michigan.

iii. MICHAEL MAURICE GREENLEAF, b. 1916; m. EVELYN IRENE SMITH; d. 09 Sep 2000, Houghton Michigan.

iv. BERDINE/BRIDGET GREENLEAF, b. 1918; m. FRANK HEUGAL.

v. JAMES GEORGE GREENLEAF, b. 1921; m. JOSEFINA GONZOLEZ, Guadelajara Mexico.

vi. ANN CECILIA GREENLEAF, b. 1924; m. JOHN GREGORICH.

8. EDWARD MAXIME9 GREENLEAF (LOUIS8, MAXIME7 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE/GREENLEAF, GABRIEL6 VERTEFEUILLE VANASSE, NICOLAS5, NICOLAS4, NICOLAS3, FRANCOIS NOEL2 VANASSE, PAUL1) was born 03 Dec 1902 in Pincomming Bay Michigan, and died 10 Feb 1984 in Pinsonning Bay Michigan. He married ANNIE VICTOIRE JACQUES 03 Jan 1933.

Child of EDWARD GREENLEAF and ANNIE JACQUES is:

i. JOSEPH THOMAS10 GREENLEAF, m. JANET ILENE POWELL, 21 Sep 1957, Detroit Michigan.

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