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Statements about the family and the background carry a source number. Every entry on the People page comes from [S3] and shows its database page. Family sources, research findings and historical background are kept apart.

Family sources

Web pages, a database and photograph albums compiled by relatives between 2009 and 2013. None cites an original record, and S2 and S3 come from the same family circle, so their agreement is not independent confirmation. Statements about the family rest on these.

1. [S1] Original bauche.ca site — “100 Years in Canada” home page family source
   A page of the 2009 reunion site, compiled by relatives. Reunion of 6–9 August 2009 at Kenosee Lake; captions of the ancestral-home, five-brothers and two-sisters photographs.
2. [S2] Original bauche.ca site — “Descendants” page family source
   An undated page, signed with a first name only. Dates and places for Emile Joseph Bauche and Marie Felicie Copet, their marriage on 1 June 1888, burial at Grande Clairière, and the 1905 / 1908 / June 1909 crossings.
3. [S3] Bauche family database web pages (GED2WWW export of 18 May 2013), compiled by a family member family source
   1,980 individuals, 630 families, 504 surnames. Vital dates, places and family links for the descendants of Emile Joseph Bauche. The pages cite no sources of their own. The main page is dat70.htm; the children are on the pages it links to.
4. [S4] Original bauche.ca site — two family photo albums (pages fm.htm and gh.htm) family source
   Photographs and captions of the River La Lesse, the monument in Redu, the 2005 reunion in Belgium and the 2008 gathering.

Research findings

Published records, newspapers, rosters, cemetery lists and indexes that name the family, its in-laws or the Redu settlers.

1. [S8] Manitoba Historical Society — “Grande Clairière — History Book” (researched by Paulette Rey) research finding
   “In April 1889, new settlers began to arrive from Redu, Luxembourg. Among these were the Delaite, Stringer and Copet families.” Lists Bauche among the early families.
   https://mhs.mb.ca/docs/virtualmanitoba/grassland/documents/images/GrandeClariereHistArticle.pdf
2. [S9] Manitoba Historical Society, Deleau pages — “Belgian Immigration Account” (family history of the d’Arras family; unsigned) research finding
   Lists Belgian families at Bellegarde by home village, including “Redu (Bauche, Deloitte, Mahin, Mahy)” and “Maissin (Bertholet)”. A local-history account without footnotes: it names the families, not the dates.
   https://mhs.mb.ca/docs/virtualmanitoba/Deleau/stories/Belgian%20Immigration%20Account.pdf
3. [S10] Pierre Foursin, La colonisation française au Canada (Ottawa, 1891) — “Noms et origine des habitants de Grande-Clairière” research finding
   Printed roster of the colonists with their home villages. Three households are “de Redu (Luxembourg)”: Edmond Delaitte (wife and three children), Alphonse Copper with his daughter, and Cyrille Libert. (In French.)
   https://archive.org/details/cihm_30198
4. [S11] Louis Hacault, Les colonies belges et françaises du Manitoba. Lettres au Courrier de Bruxelles (Brussels, 1892) research finding
   A Belgian journalist’s 1890 tour. Independently lists “Edm. Delaitte… (de Redu, Luxembourg); Alp. Coppet et sa fille (id.)” followed by “Cyr. Libert (id.)”. (In French.)
   https://archive.org/details/P001887
5. [S12] Saskatchewan Education, La Saskatchewan française, vol. 2 (Regina, 1996) — “Les débuts de Saint-Maurice” research finding
   In 1891 Alphonse Copet, Cyrille Delaite, Joseph Delaite and Cyrille Libert take the first homesteads at the Fourth Coulee (Bellegarde). Quoting a parish history: “Tout ce monde nous vient du village de Redu.” (In French.)
   https://archive.org/details/micro_IA40243308_3015
6. [S13] Saskatchewan Cemetery Project — St. Maurice Cemetery, Bellegarde (transcription by Tanya Reimer) research finding
   Burials of Louis Amand Bauche (1890–1966), Louisa Mahin (1895–1967), Henry Bauche (1895–1985), Odile M. (1903–1982), Léandre Mahin (1869–1938), Marie Alphone Copet (1872–1928, “wife of L.”) and Alphonse Copet (1860–1942).
   https://saskgenweb.ca/cansacem/saint_maurice.html
7. [S14] Le Patriote de l’Ouest, 23 November 1938 — obituary of Léandre Mahin research finding
   Léandre Mahin, born at Redu, Belgium, on 25 February 1869, died 13 November 1938; his wife, née Marie Alphonsine Copet, had died ten years earlier. Read from machine-scanned text; the page image still needs to be checked. (In French.)
   https://archive.org/details/LSJ_1938112301
8. [S15] La Liberté et le Patriote, 28 October 1942 — obituary of Emile Bauche research finding
   Emile Bauche, aged 88, dies; the text says he came in 1909 with his wife and seven children, and names his sons René and Paul of Grande-Clairière. Machine-scanned text; page image to be checked. (In French.)
   https://archive.org/details/LLP_1942102801
9. [S16] La Liberté, 20 May 1982 — death notice of Sister Seraphine Bauche research finding
   “Samedi soir le 8 mai… Sr Seraphine Bauche, sœur du Sauveur… âgée de 81 ans.” 8 May 1982 was a Saturday; 8 May 1981 was a Friday. Names her brother Henri “de Redvers (Sask.)” and her sister Julia. (In French.)
   https://archive.org/details/LBT_1982052001
10. [S17] Nanaimo Family History Society — Passenger List Project: Quebec arrivals 1903–1910 (surnames Bair–Bank) research finding
    A free name index of the passenger lists. It holds seven “Banche” entries for 21 June 1909, ship Mount Temple, page 007-006, microfilm reel T-4761, country “Belguim” (sic): Emile 55, Emilei 15, Felicic 47, Henri 13, Julia 9, Paul 11, Seraphine 7.
    https://nanaimofamilyhistory.ca/passenger-list-project/passenger-list-names-bair-bank/
11. [S18] Library and Archives Canada — Passenger Lists 1865–1935: microfilm reels by port and date research finding
    Reel T-4761 holds Quebec arrivals from 7 June to 24 July 1909; T-4759/T-4760 cover July 1908–June 1909 and T-493 covers November 1907–June 1908.
    https://www.canada.ca/en/library-archives/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/immigration/passenger-lists-1865-1935/microfilm-reels-port-date.html
12. [S22] State Archives of Belgium civil marriages (index on Open Archives) — Forrières, 25 January 1866 research finding
    Marie Catherine Anastasie Bauche, 20, daughter of Amand Joseph Bauche and Marie Jeanne, marries Joseph Herin: a probable sister of Emile Joseph (same parents’ names).
    https://www.openarchieven.nl/abb:54e22315-9531-b3e1-b146-ca67ffdfbd9b/en
13. [S25] Find a Grave — Grande Clairière cemetery (St-Jean), description quoting Settlers, Sand and Steeple (1988), p. 9 research finding
    Lists “Bauche” among the early families of the district. A contributor’s quotation of a printed local history, so a pointer rather than the book itself.
    https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2552944/
14. [S26] Saskatchewan Archives, Guide des sources historiques des francophones (1983) — entry for Henri Bauche research finding
    Lists “Bellegarde, Pioneer History” by Henry (Henri) Bauche, written for the Redvers Optimist jubilee edition. We have not yet seen the text. (In French.)
    https://archive.org/details/micro_IA40243511_2060
15. [S27] Manitoba Historical Society — Irene Robson, history of Deleau (centennial, 1967) research finding
    Names a Bauche household among descendants of pioneers still living at Deleau, Manitoba. Whether it belongs to this family is unknown.
    https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/virtualmanitoba/Deleau/stories/1IreneRobson.html
16. [S28] La Liberté, 24 December 1982 — notice for Odile Mathilde Bauche, née Mahin research finding
    Machine-scanned fragments give her birthplace as Lesse, Redu, and her arrival in Canada as September 1909. The page was not read in full, so this is a pointer. (In French.)
    https://archive.org/details/LBT_1982122401
17. [S36] Ancestry — free public search-result indexes: Manitoba death and marriage indexes, passenger lists, 1901–1926 censuses, homestead grant registers research finding
    Search-result pages that anyone can open without an account show an index entry (name, date, place); the detail pages and images are behind a login and were not opened. An index entry proves that a record exists and what the indexer read, not what the record says in full.
    https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70601/?name=_Bauche
18. [S37] La Liberté et le Patriote — obituaries and parish columns, 1942–1966 (Peel’s Prairie Provinces, Internet Archive) research finding
    28 Oct 1942: Emile Bauche, aged 88, born at Redu (Luxembourg province). 22 Dec 1944: “Bauche (Marie Boulanger)”. 12 May 1956: René’s death noticed. 21 Apr 1966: Louis Bauche, “natif de Redu”. Read as machine-scanned search snippets; the page images were not seen. (In French.)
    https://archive.org/details/LLP_1942102801
19. [S38] Saskatchewan Archives — guide to francophone sources (1983): “Bellegarde, Pioneer History” by Henri Bauche research finding
    Lists an English-language “Bellegarde, Pioneer History” by Henri Bauche, from the Redvers Optimist jubilee edition (probably 1965). The text itself has not been found online.
    https://archive.org/details/micro_IA40243511_2060
20. [S39] Jean Ducat, Les Luxembourgeois partis dans le monde (2002) research finding
    The index and a page of the emigrant tables list Emile Bauche, Marie-Felicie Copet, Louis and René Bauche, with “Redu” as the place. The column headings were not readable, so the years are not used.
    https://archive.org/details/luxembourgeois-dans-le-monde

Historical background

Outside sources on the places and the period. They never name the Bauche family as such.

1. [S5] Manitoba Historical Society — Grande Clairière (page titled “Hartney & Cameron Heritage”, undated) background
   Father Jean Gaire arrives at Oak Lake parish in July 1888 and settles at a large clearing; forty French and Belgian immigrants arrive in March 1890; church and rectory by 1893; railway, stores, garages and a bank by 1906. Consulted 17 October 2026.
   https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/virtualmanitoba/grassland/specialplaces/grandeclairire.html
2. [S6] The Canadian Encyclopedia — “Belgians” background
   Waves of Belgian immigration to Canada; the 1896–1906 period; why Manitoba and Québec.
   https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/belgians
3. [S7] Wikipedia — Redu background
   Redu is a village of the municipality of Libin, Province of Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium.
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redu
4. [S19] Cornelius J. Jaenen (ed.), Promoters, Planters, and Pioneers: The Course and Context of Belgian Settlement in Western Canada (University of Calgary Press, 2011; open access) background
   Belgian emigration policy, the Antwerp emigration office, Canadian agents, chain migration and the “chain of Walloon parishes” laid out by Father Gaire.
   https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/57457/1/9781552385708.pdf
5. [S20] Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan — “Bellegarde” background
   Father Gaire reaches the Fourth Coulee in 1891; most of the original settlers came from Belgian Luxembourg.
   https://www.esask.uregina.ca/entry/bellegarde.html
6. [S23] Yvoir tourist office — Évrehailles (the hamlet of Bauche) background
   Bauche is a hamlet “built around the old railway station on the Yvoir–Ciney line, along the Bocq”, in the province of Namur.
   https://www.yvoir.be/en/leisure/tourism/tourism-website/presentation/the-villages/evrehailles
7. [S24] FamilySearch catalogue 516409 — civil registration of births, marriages and deaths of Redu (1796–1920) background
   Where the Redu civil acts can be read (free account). It is a finding aid, not evidence about the family.
   https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/516409
8. [S29] Wikipedia — SS Mount Temple (1901) background
   A Canadian Pacific steamer that, from 1903, ran London–Antwerp–Canada: Saint John and Halifax in winter, Montreal in summer. It was out of service for most of 1908 after running aground.
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Mount_Temple
9. [S30] Geneanet — surname page “Bauche” background
   Says the surname “probably appeared independently in several different places”: a shared name does not mean a shared ancestor.
   https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/BAUCHE
10. [S31] Jerripedia (Island Wiki) — Descendants of Josué Bauche background
    A Bauche family documented at St Ouen, Jersey, from 1629, some of whom emigrated to Canada (Gaspé, Ontario).
    https://theislandwiki.org/wiki/Descendants_of_Josue_Bauche
11. [S32] Wikipedia — Walloons in Wisconsin background
    Walloon emigrants to Door, Kewaunee and Brown counties came chiefly from Walloon Brabant and the Namur region in the 1850s.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walloons_in_Wisconsin
12. [S33] BAnQ — Morency family bulletin (Guillaume Bauche, “Bauche dit Morency”) background
    A settler from Montmorency who came to the Île d’Orléans about 1653; his descendants use the name Morency.
    https://collections.banq.qc.ca/document/s/t/VUqmb0v6EOHZv6-TBEdRRA
13. [S34] Wikipedia (in French) — Redu background
    Redu was a commune in its own right, including the hamlet of Lesse, until the 1977 merger into Libin. Consulted 17 October 2026.
    https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redu
14. [S35] Wikipedia — Grande-Clairière background
    Says the community “was founded by French and Belgian settlers in 1890”; it does not mention Father Gaire. Consulted 17 October 2026.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande-Clairi%C3%A8re
15. [S40] Manitoba Historical Society — Grande Clairière School No. 1121 background
    School district formally established May 1905 and dissolved 1968 (another MHS list says 1889–1968).
    https://mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/grandeclairiereschool.shtml
16. [S41] Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan — Bellegarde background
    Parish of St. Maurice established 1892; first church about 1899. Post office opened 1 August 1898 (National Archives of Canada records, via gentfamily.ca).
    https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/bellegarde.html
17. [S42] Manitoba Historical Society — Le Club Belge (Belgian Club), Winnipeg background
    Founded 1905 with 45 members, mainly West Flemish; clubhouse on Provencher Boulevard, St. Boniface. Not named “Belgian Canadian Club”.
    https://mhs.mb.ca/docs/organization/clubbelge.shtml

Leads: online family trees

Pointers to what the civil records should confirm. Never treated as proof.

1. [S21] Geneanet — public index of members’ family trees (Bauche, Copet, Mahin at Redu) lead, not proof
   Many trees agree on the Copet–Mahin–Bauche relationships, but several copy one another and none shows its documents. Used only as pointers to what the Belgian civil records should confirm.
   https://www.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/