My father served in the Korean War, or as it was called police action. He was a marine. Whenever I spoke to him about fighting in the war, he eluded to the fact that he did not much care for the Koreans. The experience of battle in Korea made him feel this way. He does not have anything good to say about going to fight in a war. All six children of my parents attended college. I feel that is quite an achievement considering that my ancestors lived by modest means as farmers and tradesmen. Education did not seem to be a main concern to them, but the better times struggled for over many generations has finally paid off. Not to say that the quality of life is necessarily any better; however I think education and a more active role in society translate to a more fulfilling life. Endnotes 1) Brault, Gerald J., The French Canadian Heritage in New England, page 111. 2) Ibid, page 112 3) Goubert, Pierre, Louis XIV and 20 Million Frenchmen, page 321 4) Brault, page 119 5) Ouellette, Susan, Lifelines, Vol. 8; No. 1, 1991, page 12 Bibliography The French Canadian Heritage in New England by Gerald Brault History of the Acadians by Bono Arsenault New Englands Outpost by John Barlette Breber; Hamden: Archon Books, 1965 A Short History of France by Herbert Batterfield, D. W. Brogan, H. C. Darby, J. Hampton Jackson; Cambridge University Press 1961 Louis XIV and Twenty Million Frenchmen by Pierre Goubert; New York Pantheon Books, 1966 Lifelines Vol. 8 No. 1 1991, page 12 by Susan Ouellette 1857 Census St. Peters Church, Plattsburgh, New York Introduction by Addie Shields, Marriage Records of Clinton County 1830-1880, Vol. 106 by Benoit Pontbriand Brault Ancestor Chart Vincent BRAULT M. ca 1631 Marie BOURG Port Royal, Acadia Francois BRAULT M. Ca 1702 Marie COMEAU Rivière-Aux-Canada Alexis BRAULT M. ca 1745 Marguerite BARIAULT Acadia Charles BRAULT M. 18 Oct. 1779 Marguerite CLOUATRE Laprairie, Quebec Alexis BRAULT M. 23 Jan. 1804 Felicite TROMBLAY LAcadie, Quebec Alexis BRAULT M. 21 Nov. 1831 Emilie GIROUX St. Philippe, Laprairie, Que Francois-Xavier BRAULT M. 14 Oct. 1862 Marguerite LEFEBVRE St. Martine, Quebec Francis Alfred BRAULT M. 23 September 1893 Roseanne DESMARAIS Plattsburgh, New York Mary Grace BRAULT M. 17 March 1928 Lawrence BAKER Plattsburgh, New York Richard BAKER M. 29 Nov. 1952 Florence TREMBLEY St. Matthews, Black Brook, NY Lynette BAKER M. July 1988 Paul DOW West Palm Beach, FL
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