Francois Ostigui's Family

Francois Ostigui's Family
Compiled by Bruce De Larm
Date Last Updated: 12/06/2007

Francois Ostigui June 9, 1805 - August 1, 1897 (Louis Ostigui Dit Dominque + Marie Marguerite Dufault dit Raclos)
Marie Emilie Goguet September 19, 1801 - ? (Joseph Goguet + Marie Colin)

The family's surname appears as Ostigui Dit Dominque most of the time in the Catholic Church's Canadian records. Ostilly, Ostie, Ostillie, Ostiguy, and Ostigny (with and without the Dit Dominque) are common variations in the Canadian records. Osteyee is the most common version found in U. S. records.
Francois was baptized as Francois Osteguy in Marieville, Rouville, Québec.
Emilie was baptized in Chambly (St. Joseph), Rouville, Québec.
Francois brought his family to the Hague, N.Y. area a little before 1850, where most of them resided until after the Civil War.
Francois and Emily were married April 19, 1825 at St-Césaire, Rouville, Québec and had 8 children.
Francis Osteyee               September 15, 1826 - About 1869
    Marie Esther Beaudry     March 7, 1824 - December 15, 1890 (Jean Baptiste Beaudry + Marie Euphrosine Baille dit Printemps)
        Joseph L Delorme             September 25, 1813 - April 23, 1896
Francis and Esther were married September 1, 1844 and had 7 children.
    Esther and Joseph were married September 11, 1887 in Burlington, Chittenden Co., VT.

Lucy A. Osteyee                    March 12, 1834 - February 9, 1910
    Louis LeBounte              About 1825 - December 9, 1863        (Louis Lebounte + Amelia LaFontaine)
         Civil War: Enlisted September, 1862 at Crown Point, NY, Company H, 5th Cavalry, New York Volunteers
    Moses J. Beaudry   About 1837 - October 05, 1898    (Jean Baptiste Beaudry + Marie Euphrosine Baille dit Printemps)
        Civil War: Enlisted June 27, 1861 at Hague, NY, Company I, 62nd New York Volunteer Infantry
Lucy and Louis had 7 children.
Lucy and Moses were married October 26, 1865 and had 6 children.
Henry Osteyee                        About 1835 - May 5, 1864
        Civil War: Enlisted May 17, 1861 at Hague, NY, Company C, 62nd New York Volunteer Infantry
    Cornelia M. ?                     February 1836 - July 19, 1860
   Eunice Bevins                  April 11, 1846 - ?            (Abijah James Bevins + Sophia Kenyon)
Henry and Cornelia had 1 child, Joel Eugene Osteyee (born about 1859), who went to live with Henry's sister Margaret Guyette.
Henry was wounded on May 4, 1863 at Fredericksburg, VA. He was discharged in September and reenlisted on January 1, 1864. He was killed in battle at Wilderness, VA and buried on the field.
Henry and Eunice had no children. Eunice's uncle, William Bevins, was appointed her guardian for the administration of Henry's estate. William filed a probate petition on Eunice's behalf on June 23, 1864 (page 1, page 2).
Louis A. Osteyee                  About 1838 - 1916
        Civil War: Enlisted on December 18, 1863 in Company F, 118th Infantry Regiment New York.
    Bridget Malony                   About 1840 - ?                    (? Malony + Mary ?)
Bridget's mother was listed in the 1860 federal census as Mary Cunningham (Malony was the surname for all of the children).
Louis and Bridget had 8 children.
Margaret Osteyee                  About 1841 - ?
    Jerry Guyette                       About 1830 - ?
Margaret and Jerry had 4 children.
Eliza Osteyee                           About 1843 - ?
Edwin S. Osteyee                     About 1846 - 1911
        Civil War: Enlisted on December 16, 1861 in Company E, 12th Infantry Regiment New York.
    Melissa Smith                        About 1851 - ?                (? Smith + Polly ?)
Edwin and Melissa had 6 children.
Esther Osteyee                         About 1847 - ?
    Joseph Nadeau                    About 1836 - ?        (Phelix Neddo + Clarissa ?)
    Edward Champagne           About 1847 - ?
Esther and Joseph had 9 children.
Esther married Edward on September 5, 1913 in Ironville (Crown Point), Essex Co., NY.