Founding family - Catholic Sentinel
Founding family The Belleques â a blend of French Canadian voyageurs, Indigenous tribespeople and European migrants â are significant in the past, present and perhaps the future of Oregonâs church Frank Belleque and Maggie La Deroute were married in 1903 in St. Louis Church on French Prairie. Both were descendants of families with a mix of French Canadian and Indigenous heritage. 1/7/2021 12:39 PM select Julienne and Cyprien Belleque pose with daughters Malvina and Josephine in the mid-1870s. Julienne would die in a fir...
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