The Naquin Family Roots of New England
My mother Mary Lillian Naquin (1923-1992) was the only child born to Olan Naquin (1904-1940) and Bernice Pierrottie (1904-1977). Mary married Murphy J. Miller in 1937 at age 14. Olan was the third of six children born to Jules Alexandre Naquin (1872-1947) and Celestine Hollier (1879-1945). Olan’s siblings are Noah, Dorestran, Leana, Bessie and Leolla. The Naquin ancestors can be traced back to Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Jules A. Naquin was the fourth child of Michel Lufroy Naquin (b. 1830) and Aimee Marguerite Butler (b. 1839) and the only one born in the Mamou area. The rest of his siblings were born near the Houma, LA area, a place where many Naquin’s live. It remains for someone else to prove Michel L. Naquin and Aimee M. Butler are the progenitors of the Evangeline Parish Naquin families.
Jules’ maternal grandparents are Giles Newton Butler and Elizabeth Conningham. In their Marriage Certificate, it states that Elizabeth was a “...native of Baton Rouge [and the] legitimate daughter of William Conningham and Anne M. Bouillon…” Giles N. Butler states he is a “…a native of …New Hampshire [and the] legitimate son of Abial Butler and Feby Butler…” It is here that the Louisiana trail of Giles N. Butler ends.
After significant research in Concord, NH, it was determined that Giles’ parents are Abial Butler and Phebe Stiles. Abial (b. 1771) was born in Pelham, NH while Phebe Stiles (b. 1779) was born in MA. They were married in 1800 at Francestown, NH. Abial’s parents are Joseph Butler (b. 1713 at Woburn, MA) and Mary [Merrill] Ladd. Mary was first married to John Ladd but her parents are Nathaniel Merrill and Sarah Woodman. Joseph Butler is the son of John Butler (1677-1759) and Elizabeth Wilson.
John Butler was the first settler of Pelham, NH and in the 1880’s, the Town unveiled the Butler Monument. It was said that not only was he the first settler in Pelham but that he built himself “…a stout cabin with a moat and drawbridge and a sawmill. He was called Deacon and was chosen town clerk and a selectman. It was said that he was progenitor of numerous race of hardy, robust, honest yeomanry.”
Butler families derived their origin from the old counts of Briony or Biony in Normandy, a descendant of whom; Herveius Fitz Walter accompanied the Conqueror to England. The King conferred on him the office of Chief Butler of Ireland, hence his descendants took the surname of De Boteler or Butler.
Phebe Stiles’, Abial Butler’s wife, ancestry is challenging. Phebe was a very popular name during this period. Moreover the Stiles family is well known in the New England area and there is more than one Phebe Stiles who married Abel/Abial Butler. Some of the information in these old family books is not correct. Moreover information on Ancestry.com was not correct.
Phebe Stiles’ parents are Timothy Stiles (b. 1743) and Naomi McMillion. Timothy was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and lost his hearing from bursting cannon fire. Timothy Stiles’ grandmother is Hannah Foster. Hannah’s great grandfather Reginald Foster (b. 1595) “…was born in Exeter, County of Devon, England, and a descendant of an ancient and respectable family of that city, which was identified with those families in the northern counties of England who are known by the name of Forster, and had distinguished themselves in their successful achievements against their Scottish foes, and are mentioned in 'The Lay of the Last Minstrel' and 'Marmion'.
Rebecca Blake, wife of Robert Eames (Ames) was Jules A. Naquin’s sixth great grandmother and the grandmother of Hannah Foster. At about age 53 Rebecca was among the spectators for Rev. George Burroughs' hanging on Gallows Hill, Salem, on Aug. 19, 1692. She was in a house near the scene of the execution; and while there "the woman of the house" felt a pin stuck into her foot, as she said. Rebecca, not being as good as she might have been, was pointed out as the one who did it; and two warrants were issued for her arrest. She was imprisoned for witchcraft; stood trial, confessed and was sentenced to death. She was reprieved March 1693 after seven months in jail. She applied [petitioned] to selectmen for assistance when her husband died. She and her children were then taken in for winter 1693-94 by John Peabody. She applied for and had her name cleared and restitution paid in 1710.
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Jules A. Naquin was the fourth child of Michel Lufroy Naquin (b. 1830) and Aimee Marguerite Butler (b. 1839) and the only one born in the Mamou area. The rest of his siblings were born near the Houma, LA area, a place where many Naquin’s live. It remains for someone else to prove Michel L. Naquin and Aimee M. Butler are the progenitors of the Evangeline Parish Naquin families.
Jules’ maternal grandparents are Giles Newton Butler and Elizabeth Conningham. In their Marriage Certificate, it states that Elizabeth was a “...native of Baton Rouge [and the] legitimate daughter of William Conningham and Anne M. Bouillon…” Giles N. Butler states he is a “…a native of …New Hampshire [and the] legitimate son of Abial Butler and Feby Butler…” It is here that the Louisiana trail of Giles N. Butler ends.
After significant research in Concord, NH, it was determined that Giles’ parents are Abial Butler and Phebe Stiles. Abial (b. 1771) was born in Pelham, NH while Phebe Stiles (b. 1779) was born in MA. They were married in 1800 at Francestown, NH. Abial’s parents are Joseph Butler (b. 1713 at Woburn, MA) and Mary [Merrill] Ladd. Mary was first married to John Ladd but her parents are Nathaniel Merrill and Sarah Woodman. Joseph Butler is the son of John Butler (1677-1759) and Elizabeth Wilson.
John Butler was the first settler of Pelham, NH and in the 1880’s, the Town unveiled the Butler Monument. It was said that not only was he the first settler in Pelham but that he built himself “…a stout cabin with a moat and drawbridge and a sawmill. He was called Deacon and was chosen town clerk and a selectman. It was said that he was progenitor of numerous race of hardy, robust, honest yeomanry.”
Butler families derived their origin from the old counts of Briony or Biony in Normandy, a descendant of whom; Herveius Fitz Walter accompanied the Conqueror to England. The King conferred on him the office of Chief Butler of Ireland, hence his descendants took the surname of De Boteler or Butler.
Phebe Stiles’, Abial Butler’s wife, ancestry is challenging. Phebe was a very popular name during this period. Moreover the Stiles family is well known in the New England area and there is more than one Phebe Stiles who married Abel/Abial Butler. Some of the information in these old family books is not correct. Moreover information on Ancestry.com was not correct.
Phebe Stiles’ parents are Timothy Stiles (b. 1743) and Naomi McMillion. Timothy was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and lost his hearing from bursting cannon fire. Timothy Stiles’ grandmother is Hannah Foster. Hannah’s great grandfather Reginald Foster (b. 1595) “…was born in Exeter, County of Devon, England, and a descendant of an ancient and respectable family of that city, which was identified with those families in the northern counties of England who are known by the name of Forster, and had distinguished themselves in their successful achievements against their Scottish foes, and are mentioned in 'The Lay of the Last Minstrel' and 'Marmion'.
Rebecca Blake, wife of Robert Eames (Ames) was Jules A. Naquin’s sixth great grandmother and the grandmother of Hannah Foster. At about age 53 Rebecca was among the spectators for Rev. George Burroughs' hanging on Gallows Hill, Salem, on Aug. 19, 1692. She was in a house near the scene of the execution; and while there "the woman of the house" felt a pin stuck into her foot, as she said. Rebecca, not being as good as she might have been, was pointed out as the one who did it; and two warrants were issued for her arrest. She was imprisoned for witchcraft; stood trial, confessed and was sentenced to death. She was reprieved March 1693 after seven months in jail. She applied [petitioned] to selectmen for assistance when her husband died. She and her children were then taken in for winter 1693-94 by John Peabody. She applied for and had her name cleared and restitution paid in 1710.
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