Former Democrat Colorado Governor Dick Lamm gave this speech at an immigration overpopulation conference held early in 2004 (According to Snopes, Truthorfiction and other Urban Legend debunking sites)
(Note from Gary: You can find this at any number of places on the web, and comparison will reveal that it has been retyped and edited a number of times. Where text or spelling differed, I relied on a direct comparison of versions on the two truly excellent sites listed above.)
“A Plan to Destroy America”
"If you believe that America is too smug, too self-satisfied, too rich, then let's destroy America. It is not that hard to do. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall and that 'An autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide.'"
"Here is how they do it:
“First: To destroy America, turn America into a bilingual or multi-lingual and bicultural country." History shows that no nation can survive the tension, conflict and antagonism of two or more competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; however, it is a curse for a society to be bilingual. The historical scholar Seymour Lipset put it this way: ‘The histories of bilingual and bi-cultural societies that do not assimilate are histories of turmoil, tension and tragedy.’ Canada, Belgium, Malaysia, and Lebanon all face crises of national existence in which minorities press for autonomy, if not independence. Pakistan and Cyprus have divided. Nigeria suppressed an ethnic rebellion. France faces difficult times with Basques, Bretons and Corsicans.
“Second: To destroy America, Invent multiculturalism and encourage immigrants to maintain their culture. Make it an article of belief that all cultures are equal -- That there are no cultural differences. Make it an article of faith that the Black and Hispanic dropout rates are due solely to prejudice and discrimination by the majority. Every other explanation is out of bounds.
“Third: We could make the United States an 'Hispanic Quebec' without much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than unity. As Benjamin Schwarz said in the Atlantic Monthly recently: ‘The apparent success of our own multiethnic and multicultural experiment might have been achieved not by tolerance but by hegemony. Without the dominance that once dictated ethnocentricity and what it meant to be an American, we are left with only tolerance and pluralism to hold us together.’
“I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I would replace the melting pot metaphor with the salad bowl metaphor. It is important to ensure that we have various cultural subgroups living in America enforcing their differences rather than as Americans, emphasizing their similarities.
"Fourth, I would make our fastest growing demographic group the least educated. I would add a second underclass, unassimilated, undereducated and antagonistic to our population. I would have this second underclass have a 50% dropout rate from high school.
"My fifth point for destroying America would be to get big foundations and business to give these efforts lots of money. I would invest in ethnic identity and I would establish the cult of 'Victimology.' I would get all minorities to think that their lack of success was the fault of the majority. I would start a grievance industry blaming all minority failure on the majority population.
"My sixth plan for America's downfall would include dual citizenship, and promote divided loyalties. I would celebrate diversity over unity. I would stress differences rather than similarities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other- that is, when they are not killing each other. A diverse, peaceful, or stable society is against most historical precedent. People undervalue the unity it takes to keep a nation together. Look at the ancient Greeks. The Greeks believed that they belonged to the same race; they possessed a common Language and literature; and they worshipped the same Gods. All Greece took part in the Olympic games. A common enemy, Persia, threatened their liberty! Yet all these bonds were not strong enough to overcome two factors: Local patriotism and geographical conditions that nurtured political divisions. Greece fell. "E. Pluribus Unum" -- from many, one. In that historical reality, if we put the emphasis on the 'Pluribus' instead of the'Unum,' we will Balkanize America assuredly as Kosovo.
"Next to last, I would place all subjects off limits; make it taboo to talk about anything against the cult of 'diversity.' I would find a word similar to 'heretic' in the 16th century -- that stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking. Words like 'racist' or 'xenophobe' halt discussion and debate. Having made America a bi-lingual/bicultural country, having established multiculturalism, having the large foundations fund the doctrine of ‘Victimology,' I would next make it impossible to enforce our immigration laws. I would develop a mantra: That because immigration has been good for America, it must always be good. I would make every individual immigrant sympatric and ignore the cumulative impact of millions of them.
"Lastly, I would censor Victor Hanson Davis's book "Mexifornia." His book is dangerous. It exposes the plan to destroy America. If you feel America deserves to be destroyed, don't read that book."
Speech by Governor Dick Lamm at a 2004 immigration overpopulation conference in Washington, D.C. WikiPedia lists Lamm as Colorado’s 38th Governor. He served three terms.
Victor Davis Hanson was the author of "Mexifornia"
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Please note that this is a generational archive with any number of people taking a hand in the sequencing and entry.
Those of you looking for Jean Baptiste and his twin brother Antoine please go directly go Generation 7 (thnks, Gary)
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Descendants of Pierre Jean [Herpin] Arpin
Generation No. 1
1. PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1 ARPIN was born 1624 in St-Hilaire-entre-les-Eglises, Poitiers. He married CATHERINE OSBERE.
Notes for PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN] ARPIN:
For the next two generations the last name is spelled Herpin, then it changes to Arpin.
Child of PIERRE ARPIN and CATHERINE OSBERE is:
2. i. HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2 ARPIN, b. 1646; d. 1728.
Generation No. 2
2. HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2 ARPIN (PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1646, and died 1728. He married MARIE JACQUELINE COULON September 14, 1689 in St. Ours, Quebec. Notes for HENRI EMERY [HERPIN] ARPIN:His name is also referred to as Henri-Emery [Herpin] Arpin dit Potvin. The word "dit" means "also known as".
Children of HENRI ARPIN and MARIE COULON are:
3. i. PIERRE3 ARPIN, b. 1695; d. October 25, 1757, St. Ours, Quebec.
ii. JEAN BAPTISTE ARPIN, m. AGNES MARTIN, June 19, 1724, Contrecouer, Quebec.
Generation No. 3
3. PIERRE3 ARPIN (HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1695, and died October 25, 1757 in St. Ours, Quebec. He married MARGUERITE TRUCHON February 17, 1721 in St. Ours, Quebec. She was born May 11, 1704 in St. Francis, Canada, and died March 26, 1756.
Child of PIERRE ARPIN and MARGUERITE TRUCHON is:
4. i. PIERRE4 ARPIN.
Generation No. 4
4. PIERRE4 ARPIN (PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) He married MARIE ANNE VELLE July 06, 1753 in St. Ours, Quebec.
Child of PIERRE ARPIN and MARIE VELLE is:
5. i. PIERRE5 ARPIN, b. 1754.
Generation No. 5
5. PIERRE5 ARPIN (PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1754. He married ELIZABETH CHAPDELAINE January 26, 1778 in St. Ours, Quebec, daughter of LOUIS CHAPDELAINE and ELIZABETH DANSEREAU.
Children of PIERRE ARPIN and ELIZABETH CHAPDELAINE are:
6. i. MICHEL6 ARPIN, d. Abt. 1838.
7. ii. CHARLES ARPIN, b. 1788.
8. iii. PIERRE ARPIN.
Generation No. 6
6. MICHEL6 ARPIN (PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) died Abt. 1838. He married MARIE ANN MAGNAN February 08, 1813 in St. Ours, Quebec, daughter of CHARLES MAGNAN and ANNE LECLERC. She died Abt. 1838.
Notes for MICHEL ARPIN:
Michel is the correct spelling of this name.
Marriage Notes for MICHEL ARPIN and MARIE MAGNAN:
Michel and Marie died in a fire, according to their granddaughter Cecile Arpin Beeman. They had 12 children. John Baptiste and his twin brother Antoine were the last two born. Modeste Arpin was the oldest daughter. She married Paul Perodeau and their son, Narcisse Perodeau became the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1910 to 1929. When Michel and Marie died, John Baptiste and Antoine (age 6) went to live with their sister Modeste and her husband. (Note: Some other sources say the twins were nine when their parents died, and some say twelve.)
Children of MICHEL ARPIN and MARIE MAGNAN are:
9.
i. MODESTE7 ARPIN.
ii. MARIE ARPIN, m. AUGUSTIN GUERNON, February 01, 1842, St-Ours, Cte Richelieu.
iii. JOSEPHETE ANGELE ARPIN, m. FRANCOIS CHAPEDLAINE, February 18, 1840, St-Ours, Cte Richelieu.
10. iv. PAUL ARPIN.
11. v. PIERRE ARPIN.
vi. JOSEPH ARPIN, m. MARIE-LOUISE COITOU-ST-JEAN, September 14, 1847, Contrecoeur, Cte Vercheres.
12. vii. ANTOINE ARPIN, b. March 29, 1826; d. August 18, 1896.
13. viii. JOHN BAPTISTE ARPIN, b. March 29, 1826; d. May 09, 1892.
Generation 7
13. JOHN BAPTISTE7 ARPIN (MICHEL6, PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born March 29, 1826, and died May 09, 1892. He married CLARISSA COTEY September 05, 1859 in St. Thomas-de-Pierreville, daughter of LOUIS COTEY and MARY BIRON. She was born August 05, 1842, and died December 26, 1926.
Notes for JOHN BAPTISTE ARPIN:
John Baptiste Arpin came to Wisconsin from Canada in 1845 with his twin brother, Antoine. There were 12 children in the family. Their parents, Michael and Marie Arpin, died in about 1835 when the twins were nine years old. Their oldest sister, Modeste had already married, and she took them in. When they were 16 they became woodsmen. Together they started the John Arpin Lumber Company. For a while they also owned a saloon and a billiard hall.
In 1849, John Arpin went to the California Gold Rush by way of the Isthmus of Panama. From there he crossed on foot with some of his companions, and then they took a sailing vessel to San Francisco. After accumulating a small fortune, he returned to Wisconsin Rapids riding a mule all the way, following a wagon train. (This is from the writings of his son, Edmund P. Arpin, Sr.)
THESE ARE SOME MORE NOTES ABOUT JOHN ARPIN
WRITTEN BY HIS SON, EDMUND P. ARPIN:
My father was interested in logging and also for a short time owned a saloon and a billiard hall. At the time of the war (Civil War) he had a contract for carrying the mail to Dexterville. He used to make the trip with a small bay horse named Mack.
The downtown building burned about 1868, and we then moved into the old home on Drake Street. We lived there until the new home at 840 First Street North was built in 1889.
Dear mother worked hard during the early years in looking after the home, and even making soap and candles and culling corn for the camps. I used to be handyman around the home as brother Daniel went in the woods when he was 13 years old. Our father could not read or write and needed all the help he could get from us boys. So we were broken in early to keep busy in all the many duties that came up continually. I stayed in school until I graduated in 1880. Then I studied German one year at private school so as to enable me to go to the Wisconsin University. I went to Madison in 1881 with Byrde Vaughan with whom I had graduated in 1880.
I was taken sick after two months at the University and was obliged to abandon my school career. I well remember the winter of 1882 when my brother, Albert, died of diphtheria.
Notes for CLARISSA COTEY:
Clarissa (sometimes called "Clarice"), was brought up in St. Thomas-de-Pierreville, Canada, a province of Quebec. She attended a convent school near her home. Clarice had an older sister, Mary, who was married to Antoine Arpin. Antoine had a twin brother named John Baptiste Arpin. When Clarice was 16, John Baptiste Arpin (age 32), came to see her and after a short courtship, proposed. They were married in 1859.
Clarice Cotey Arpin had 17 children. Many records say 16, but the last child, Marie Ellen died at birth, and perhaps was not added to the list of children. She had her first child when she was 18, and her last at age 44. Six died as infants, three died as children or young adults, and the remaining eight lived long lives.
Her father and mother and other members of the family (except for one sister who was married to Zoelle Turcotte, a merchant at St. Thomas-de-Pierreville, Canada) moved to Grand Rapids, Wisconsin. Clarice's great uncle Francis Biron, was already living near there.
In her later years, Clarice became blind and lived with her daughter, Georgiana Buckley in the big house at 840 1st St. North, next door to Daniel Arpin's house. She died one cold morning when her nightgown accidentally brushed across an electric wire heater and caught fire.
Children of JOHN ARPIN and CLARISSA COTEY are:
i. EMMA MARY8 ARPIN, b. 1860; d. 1860.
Notes for EMMA MARY ARPIN:
Emma lived only 13 days.
ii. GEORGE EUGENE ARPIN, b. July 24, 1861; d. February 07, 1862.
Notes for GEORGE EUGENE ARPIN:
George lived 5 1/2 months.
iii. DANIEL J ARPIN, b. October 17, 1862; d. February 20, 1951; m. ELLA HATHAWAY.
Notes for DANIEL J ARPIN:
Daniel and his wife Ella built a huge house at 820 1st St. North, in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. It was finished around 1901. In 1991 the house was purchased and beautifully restored by Joseph and Andrea Kreeger. Next door at 840 1st St. N. was the home of his Daniel Arpin's father, John Baptiste Arpin. It was built 1889. It later became Aunt Georgie's house. The Kreegers also bought this house and are renovating it also.
17. iv. EDMUND PHILIP ARPIN, b. April 04, 1864, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; d. November 13, 1937.
18. v. GEORGIANA ARPIN, b. July 26, 1865; d. December 17, 1959.
vi. ELVINA ARPIN, b. December 15, 1866; d. June 08, 1888.
Notes for ELVINA ARPIN:
Elvina Arpin died June 19, 1888, after a long illness with consumption. She was a beautiful young woman, age 21 years, six months and two days.
19. vii. MARY DELIA ARPIN, b. March 24, 1868; d. 1946.
viii. JOSEPH SEVERE ARPIN, b. October 30, 1869; d. April 17, 1871.
20. ix. JOSEPH ZOEL ARPIN, b. May 02, 1871; d. February 27, 1942.
21. x. ARSENE LOUIS ARPIN, b. August 04, 1872; d. September 16, 1962.
22. xi. JOHN BAPTISTE ARPIN, JR., b. February 26, 1874.
xii. ALBERT ARPIN, b. April 03, 1875; d. April 13, 1882.
Notes for ALBERT ARPIN:
In the winter of 1882, Albert Arpin (age 7) died of diphtheria.
23. xiii. ARTHUR M. ARPIN, b. 1876; d. 1971.
xiv. EMMA CLARISA ARPIN, b. March 03, 1878; d. June 14, 1900.
xv. ANNA CLARISA ARPIN, b. September 24, 1879; d. November 24, 1879.
xvi. FRANCES ARPIN, b. March 05, 1881; d. July 20, 1881.
xvii. MARIE ELLEN ARPIN, b. October 08, 1886; d. October 08, 1886.
Notes for MARIE ELLEN ARPIN:
Died the day she was born.
Generation 8
22. JOHN BAPTISTE8 ARPIN, JR. (JOHN BAPTISTE7, MICHEL6, PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born February 26, 1874. He married CHARLOTTE WIELAND, daughter of N. WIELAND.
Children of JOHN ARPIN and CHARLOTTE WIELAND are:
40. i. LEON GEORGE9 ARPIN, b. 1898; d. 1975.
41. ii. PAUL HENRY ARPIN, b. 1900.
iii. CARL ARPIN, b. 1902.
iv. FRANCIS ARPIN, b. 1904.
42. v. JULIAN ARPIN, b. 1906.
43. vi. CHARLOTTE ARPIN, b. 1908; d. 1983.
44. vii. JOHN B. ARPIN, III., b. 1910.
45. viii. DONALD ARPIN, b. 1912; d. 1977.
ix. MARY JANE ARPIN, b. 1914; d. 1939; m. MILTON STOCKER.
Generation 9
40. LEON GEORGE9 ARPIN (JOHN BAPTISTE8, JOHN BAPTISTE7, MICHEL6, PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1898, and died 1975. He married HELEN Georgiana (NICK?) THAMAN. She was born 1898.
Children of LEON ARPIN and HELEN THAMAN are:
i. JOHN WILLIAM10 ARPIN, b. 1920; m. FLORENTINA BENSON; b. 1922.
ii. CHARLOTTE ARPIN, b. 1924; m. (1) ROBERT ORGAIN; m. (2) JAMES P. ARPIN.
Marriage Notes for CHARLOTTE ARPIN and ROBERT ORGAIN: Divorced in 1973.
iii. LEON GEORGE ARPIN, JR., b. 1926; m. SALLY KINNARD; b. 1927.
41. PAUL HENRY9 ARPIN (JOHN BAPTISTE8, JOHN BAPTISTE7, MICHEL6, PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1900. He married FLORENCE WEEKS. She was born 1900.
Children of PAUL ARPIN and FLORENCE WEEKS are:
i. MARGARET10 ARPIN, b. 1920; m. (1) DON DYE; m. (2) LYNN YAWN.
Marriage Notes for MARGARET ARPIN and DON DYE:
After Don passed away, Margaret married Lynn Yawn.
ii. JAMES PAUL ARPIN, b. 1922; m. (1) ALICIA DALSTROM; d. 1971; m. (2) CHARLOTTE ARPIN.
iii. ROBERT J. ARPIN, b. 1931; m. BETTY JANE GRAY.
iv. POLLY ARPIN, b. 1934; m. LYNWOOD JACKSON, JR.; b. 1933.
Generation 10
40. i. JOHN WILLIAM ARPIN, 10 (LEON GEORGE9 ARPIN, (JOHN BAPTISTE8, JOHN BAPTISTE7, MICHEL6, PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1898, and died 1975. He married Florentina Elizabeth Benson. She was born 1922.
Children of JOHN WILLIAM ARPIN and FLORENTINA ELIZABETH BENSON are:
i. PHILLIP JOHN ARPIN, b. 1945; m. DOROTHY (?), b. (?)
Marriage Notes for PHILLIP JOHN ARPIN and DOROTHY ARPIN: Divorced in 199(0)
ii. GARY NOEL ARPIN, b. 1946; m. HELEN LOIS MOORE, b. 1945
iii. LINDA ANN ARPIN, b. 1952, m. THOMAS SPITSNOGGLE, b. 195(?)
Marriage Notes for LINDA ANN ARPIN and THOMAS SPITSNOGGLE: Divorced in 199(0)
Generation 11
40. ii. GARY NOEL MICHAEL ARPIN, 11 (JOHN WILLIAM ARPIN, 10, LEON GEORGE9 ARPIN, JOHN BAPTISTE8, JOHN BAPTISTE7, MICHEL6, PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1898, and died 1975. He married HELEN LOIS MOORE in 1968. She was born 1945, the daughter of JOSEPH W. MOORE, I, b. (1918?), and EDNA Lois BRENN, b. 1920(?).
Generation 12
Children of GARY NOEL MICHAEL ARPIN AND HELEN LOIS MOORE ARPIN are:
i. WILLIAM PATRICK ARPIN, b. 1971 d. 2008, m. (SWSRU). Marriage notes: WILLIAM and (SWSRU) were divorced in 2000(?). WILLIAM remarried PAMELA LYNN HILL (maiden name) in 2007. William Patrick died on November 17th 2008, at Arlington, TX.
ii. DANIEL PAUL ARPIN, b. 1976
Those of you looking for Jean Baptiste and his twin brother Antoine please go directly go Generation 7 (thnks, Gary)
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Descendants of Pierre Jean [Herpin] Arpin
Generation No. 1
1. PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1 ARPIN was born 1624 in St-Hilaire-entre-les-Eglises, Poitiers. He married CATHERINE OSBERE.
Notes for PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN] ARPIN:
For the next two generations the last name is spelled Herpin, then it changes to Arpin.
Child of PIERRE ARPIN and CATHERINE OSBERE is:
2. i. HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2 ARPIN, b. 1646; d. 1728.
Generation No. 2
2. HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2 ARPIN (PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1646, and died 1728. He married MARIE JACQUELINE COULON September 14, 1689 in St. Ours, Quebec. Notes for HENRI EMERY [HERPIN] ARPIN:His name is also referred to as Henri-Emery [Herpin] Arpin dit Potvin. The word "dit" means "also known as".
Children of HENRI ARPIN and MARIE COULON are:
3. i. PIERRE3 ARPIN, b. 1695; d. October 25, 1757, St. Ours, Quebec.
ii. JEAN BAPTISTE ARPIN, m. AGNES MARTIN, June 19, 1724, Contrecouer, Quebec.
Generation No. 3
3. PIERRE3 ARPIN (HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1695, and died October 25, 1757 in St. Ours, Quebec. He married MARGUERITE TRUCHON February 17, 1721 in St. Ours, Quebec. She was born May 11, 1704 in St. Francis, Canada, and died March 26, 1756.
Child of PIERRE ARPIN and MARGUERITE TRUCHON is:
4. i. PIERRE4 ARPIN.
Generation No. 4
4. PIERRE4 ARPIN (PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) He married MARIE ANNE VELLE July 06, 1753 in St. Ours, Quebec.
Child of PIERRE ARPIN and MARIE VELLE is:
5. i. PIERRE5 ARPIN, b. 1754.
Generation No. 5
5. PIERRE5 ARPIN (PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1754. He married ELIZABETH CHAPDELAINE January 26, 1778 in St. Ours, Quebec, daughter of LOUIS CHAPDELAINE and ELIZABETH DANSEREAU.
Children of PIERRE ARPIN and ELIZABETH CHAPDELAINE are:
6. i. MICHEL6 ARPIN, d. Abt. 1838.
7. ii. CHARLES ARPIN, b. 1788.
8. iii. PIERRE ARPIN.
Generation No. 6
6. MICHEL6 ARPIN (PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) died Abt. 1838. He married MARIE ANN MAGNAN February 08, 1813 in St. Ours, Quebec, daughter of CHARLES MAGNAN and ANNE LECLERC. She died Abt. 1838.
Notes for MICHEL ARPIN:
Michel is the correct spelling of this name.
Marriage Notes for MICHEL ARPIN and MARIE MAGNAN:
Michel and Marie died in a fire, according to their granddaughter Cecile Arpin Beeman. They had 12 children. John Baptiste and his twin brother Antoine were the last two born. Modeste Arpin was the oldest daughter. She married Paul Perodeau and their son, Narcisse Perodeau became the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1910 to 1929. When Michel and Marie died, John Baptiste and Antoine (age 6) went to live with their sister Modeste and her husband. (Note: Some other sources say the twins were nine when their parents died, and some say twelve.)
Children of MICHEL ARPIN and MARIE MAGNAN are:
9.
i. MODESTE7 ARPIN.
ii. MARIE ARPIN, m. AUGUSTIN GUERNON, February 01, 1842, St-Ours, Cte Richelieu.
iii. JOSEPHETE ANGELE ARPIN, m. FRANCOIS CHAPEDLAINE, February 18, 1840, St-Ours, Cte Richelieu.
10. iv. PAUL ARPIN.
11. v. PIERRE ARPIN.
vi. JOSEPH ARPIN, m. MARIE-LOUISE COITOU-ST-JEAN, September 14, 1847, Contrecoeur, Cte Vercheres.
12. vii. ANTOINE ARPIN, b. March 29, 1826; d. August 18, 1896.
13. viii. JOHN BAPTISTE ARPIN, b. March 29, 1826; d. May 09, 1892.
Generation 7
13. JOHN BAPTISTE7 ARPIN (MICHEL6, PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born March 29, 1826, and died May 09, 1892. He married CLARISSA COTEY September 05, 1859 in St. Thomas-de-Pierreville, daughter of LOUIS COTEY and MARY BIRON. She was born August 05, 1842, and died December 26, 1926.
Notes for JOHN BAPTISTE ARPIN:
John Baptiste Arpin came to Wisconsin from Canada in 1845 with his twin brother, Antoine. There were 12 children in the family. Their parents, Michael and Marie Arpin, died in about 1835 when the twins were nine years old. Their oldest sister, Modeste had already married, and she took them in. When they were 16 they became woodsmen. Together they started the John Arpin Lumber Company. For a while they also owned a saloon and a billiard hall.
In 1849, John Arpin went to the California Gold Rush by way of the Isthmus of Panama. From there he crossed on foot with some of his companions, and then they took a sailing vessel to San Francisco. After accumulating a small fortune, he returned to Wisconsin Rapids riding a mule all the way, following a wagon train. (This is from the writings of his son, Edmund P. Arpin, Sr.)
THESE ARE SOME MORE NOTES ABOUT JOHN ARPIN
WRITTEN BY HIS SON, EDMUND P. ARPIN:
My father was interested in logging and also for a short time owned a saloon and a billiard hall. At the time of the war (Civil War) he had a contract for carrying the mail to Dexterville. He used to make the trip with a small bay horse named Mack.
The downtown building burned about 1868, and we then moved into the old home on Drake Street. We lived there until the new home at 840 First Street North was built in 1889.
Dear mother worked hard during the early years in looking after the home, and even making soap and candles and culling corn for the camps. I used to be handyman around the home as brother Daniel went in the woods when he was 13 years old. Our father could not read or write and needed all the help he could get from us boys. So we were broken in early to keep busy in all the many duties that came up continually. I stayed in school until I graduated in 1880. Then I studied German one year at private school so as to enable me to go to the Wisconsin University. I went to Madison in 1881 with Byrde Vaughan with whom I had graduated in 1880.
I was taken sick after two months at the University and was obliged to abandon my school career. I well remember the winter of 1882 when my brother, Albert, died of diphtheria.
Notes for CLARISSA COTEY:
Clarissa (sometimes called "Clarice"), was brought up in St. Thomas-de-Pierreville, Canada, a province of Quebec. She attended a convent school near her home. Clarice had an older sister, Mary, who was married to Antoine Arpin. Antoine had a twin brother named John Baptiste Arpin. When Clarice was 16, John Baptiste Arpin (age 32), came to see her and after a short courtship, proposed. They were married in 1859.
Clarice Cotey Arpin had 17 children. Many records say 16, but the last child, Marie Ellen died at birth, and perhaps was not added to the list of children. She had her first child when she was 18, and her last at age 44. Six died as infants, three died as children or young adults, and the remaining eight lived long lives.
Her father and mother and other members of the family (except for one sister who was married to Zoelle Turcotte, a merchant at St. Thomas-de-Pierreville, Canada) moved to Grand Rapids, Wisconsin. Clarice's great uncle Francis Biron, was already living near there.
In her later years, Clarice became blind and lived with her daughter, Georgiana Buckley in the big house at 840 1st St. North, next door to Daniel Arpin's house. She died one cold morning when her nightgown accidentally brushed across an electric wire heater and caught fire.
Children of JOHN ARPIN and CLARISSA COTEY are:
i. EMMA MARY8 ARPIN, b. 1860; d. 1860.
Notes for EMMA MARY ARPIN:
Emma lived only 13 days.
ii. GEORGE EUGENE ARPIN, b. July 24, 1861; d. February 07, 1862.
Notes for GEORGE EUGENE ARPIN:
George lived 5 1/2 months.
iii. DANIEL J ARPIN, b. October 17, 1862; d. February 20, 1951; m. ELLA HATHAWAY.
Notes for DANIEL J ARPIN:
Daniel and his wife Ella built a huge house at 820 1st St. North, in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. It was finished around 1901. In 1991 the house was purchased and beautifully restored by Joseph and Andrea Kreeger. Next door at 840 1st St. N. was the home of his Daniel Arpin's father, John Baptiste Arpin. It was built 1889. It later became Aunt Georgie's house. The Kreegers also bought this house and are renovating it also.
17. iv. EDMUND PHILIP ARPIN, b. April 04, 1864, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; d. November 13, 1937.
18. v. GEORGIANA ARPIN, b. July 26, 1865; d. December 17, 1959.
vi. ELVINA ARPIN, b. December 15, 1866; d. June 08, 1888.
Notes for ELVINA ARPIN:
Elvina Arpin died June 19, 1888, after a long illness with consumption. She was a beautiful young woman, age 21 years, six months and two days.
19. vii. MARY DELIA ARPIN, b. March 24, 1868; d. 1946.
viii. JOSEPH SEVERE ARPIN, b. October 30, 1869; d. April 17, 1871.
20. ix. JOSEPH ZOEL ARPIN, b. May 02, 1871; d. February 27, 1942.
21. x. ARSENE LOUIS ARPIN, b. August 04, 1872; d. September 16, 1962.
22. xi. JOHN BAPTISTE ARPIN, JR., b. February 26, 1874.
xii. ALBERT ARPIN, b. April 03, 1875; d. April 13, 1882.
Notes for ALBERT ARPIN:
In the winter of 1882, Albert Arpin (age 7) died of diphtheria.
23. xiii. ARTHUR M. ARPIN, b. 1876; d. 1971.
xiv. EMMA CLARISA ARPIN, b. March 03, 1878; d. June 14, 1900.
xv. ANNA CLARISA ARPIN, b. September 24, 1879; d. November 24, 1879.
xvi. FRANCES ARPIN, b. March 05, 1881; d. July 20, 1881.
xvii. MARIE ELLEN ARPIN, b. October 08, 1886; d. October 08, 1886.
Notes for MARIE ELLEN ARPIN:
Died the day she was born.
Generation 8
22. JOHN BAPTISTE8 ARPIN, JR. (JOHN BAPTISTE7, MICHEL6, PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born February 26, 1874. He married CHARLOTTE WIELAND, daughter of N. WIELAND.
Children of JOHN ARPIN and CHARLOTTE WIELAND are:
40. i. LEON GEORGE9 ARPIN, b. 1898; d. 1975.
41. ii. PAUL HENRY ARPIN, b. 1900.
iii. CARL ARPIN, b. 1902.
iv. FRANCIS ARPIN, b. 1904.
42. v. JULIAN ARPIN, b. 1906.
43. vi. CHARLOTTE ARPIN, b. 1908; d. 1983.
44. vii. JOHN B. ARPIN, III., b. 1910.
45. viii. DONALD ARPIN, b. 1912; d. 1977.
ix. MARY JANE ARPIN, b. 1914; d. 1939; m. MILTON STOCKER.
Generation 9
40. LEON GEORGE9 ARPIN (JOHN BAPTISTE8, JOHN BAPTISTE7, MICHEL6, PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1898, and died 1975. He married HELEN Georgiana (NICK?) THAMAN. She was born 1898.
Children of LEON ARPIN and HELEN THAMAN are:
i. JOHN WILLIAM10 ARPIN, b. 1920; m. FLORENTINA BENSON; b. 1922.
ii. CHARLOTTE ARPIN, b. 1924; m. (1) ROBERT ORGAIN; m. (2) JAMES P. ARPIN.
Marriage Notes for CHARLOTTE ARPIN and ROBERT ORGAIN: Divorced in 1973.
iii. LEON GEORGE ARPIN, JR., b. 1926; m. SALLY KINNARD; b. 1927.
41. PAUL HENRY9 ARPIN (JOHN BAPTISTE8, JOHN BAPTISTE7, MICHEL6, PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1900. He married FLORENCE WEEKS. She was born 1900.
Children of PAUL ARPIN and FLORENCE WEEKS are:
i. MARGARET10 ARPIN, b. 1920; m. (1) DON DYE; m. (2) LYNN YAWN.
Marriage Notes for MARGARET ARPIN and DON DYE:
After Don passed away, Margaret married Lynn Yawn.
ii. JAMES PAUL ARPIN, b. 1922; m. (1) ALICIA DALSTROM; d. 1971; m. (2) CHARLOTTE ARPIN.
iii. ROBERT J. ARPIN, b. 1931; m. BETTY JANE GRAY.
iv. POLLY ARPIN, b. 1934; m. LYNWOOD JACKSON, JR.; b. 1933.
Generation 10
40. i. JOHN WILLIAM ARPIN, 10 (LEON GEORGE9 ARPIN, (JOHN BAPTISTE8, JOHN BAPTISTE7, MICHEL6, PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1898, and died 1975. He married Florentina Elizabeth Benson. She was born 1922.
Children of JOHN WILLIAM ARPIN and FLORENTINA ELIZABETH BENSON are:
i. PHILLIP JOHN ARPIN, b. 1945; m. DOROTHY (?), b. (?)
Marriage Notes for PHILLIP JOHN ARPIN and DOROTHY ARPIN: Divorced in 199(0)
ii. GARY NOEL ARPIN, b. 1946; m. HELEN LOIS MOORE, b. 1945
iii. LINDA ANN ARPIN, b. 1952, m. THOMAS SPITSNOGGLE, b. 195(?)
Marriage Notes for LINDA ANN ARPIN and THOMAS SPITSNOGGLE: Divorced in 199(0)
Generation 11
40. ii. GARY NOEL MICHAEL ARPIN, 11 (JOHN WILLIAM ARPIN, 10, LEON GEORGE9 ARPIN, JOHN BAPTISTE8, JOHN BAPTISTE7, MICHEL6, PIERRE5, PIERRE4, PIERRE3, HENRI EMERY [HERPIN]2, PIERRE JEAN [HERPIN]1) was born 1898, and died 1975. He married HELEN LOIS MOORE in 1968. She was born 1945, the daughter of JOSEPH W. MOORE, I, b. (1918?), and EDNA Lois BRENN, b. 1920(?).
Generation 12
Children of GARY NOEL MICHAEL ARPIN AND HELEN LOIS MOORE ARPIN are:
i. WILLIAM PATRICK ARPIN, b. 1971 d. 2008, m. (SWSRU). Marriage notes: WILLIAM and (SWSRU) were divorced in 2000(?). WILLIAM remarried PAMELA LYNN HILL (maiden name) in 2007. William Patrick died on November 17th 2008, at Arlington, TX.
ii. DANIEL PAUL ARPIN, b. 1976
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Obama is Leading us to Economic Failure!
I posted a rant on another site earlier this evening and really wanted to write some more about the way I feel...
Barack Obama is guiding us into the Socialist "Greek Model" of economic failure. Spend, borrow, spend, borrow, spend, borrow and repeat until failure. I honestly believe that Obama's Model for the New World Order includes bringing the USA to her knees in some sort of cosmic capitulation to his sickening socialist ethic.
Survival as a nation and Survival as an economic entity will require us, the USA, to spend less, reduce government size and intrusion, severely reduce our deficit and restore Governmental sanity.
We might even have to stop being Earth's Super Cop, retreat behind our borders, and defend them zealously against Extremist Terrorists who hate us because we have more than they do. We have the greatest, most powerful, advanced military on Earth -- they can and will keep us safe from harm.
Under Socialist Obama and our misled Democrat brothers and sisters our very Survival is in doubt. Obama has imminent American economic failure in his playbook -- On Purpose! That and playing Apologist to every third world loser failure that stumbles into his benevolent purview.
Obama and his pawn socialists have lost track of reality!
Constitutionalists are the Loyal Opposition! We believe that there are damned good reasons why we are the most powerful nation on the face of the planet -- and we decry Obama's propensity to apologize for two centuries of history...
Obama only represents the USA because he is our current President. The Constitution does not say we have to love him. Doesn't even say we've gotta like him! The Presidency is a transient position Obama. Loyal American citizens will prove that to you in November of 2012.
God Bless the United States of America -- the Land We Love…
Barack Obama is guiding us into the Socialist "Greek Model" of economic failure. Spend, borrow, spend, borrow, spend, borrow and repeat until failure. I honestly believe that Obama's Model for the New World Order includes bringing the USA to her knees in some sort of cosmic capitulation to his sickening socialist ethic.
Survival as a nation and Survival as an economic entity will require us, the USA, to spend less, reduce government size and intrusion, severely reduce our deficit and restore Governmental sanity.
We might even have to stop being Earth's Super Cop, retreat behind our borders, and defend them zealously against Extremist Terrorists who hate us because we have more than they do. We have the greatest, most powerful, advanced military on Earth -- they can and will keep us safe from harm.
Under Socialist Obama and our misled Democrat brothers and sisters our very Survival is in doubt. Obama has imminent American economic failure in his playbook -- On Purpose! That and playing Apologist to every third world loser failure that stumbles into his benevolent purview.
Obama and his pawn socialists have lost track of reality!
Constitutionalists are the Loyal Opposition! We believe that there are damned good reasons why we are the most powerful nation on the face of the planet -- and we decry Obama's propensity to apologize for two centuries of history...
Obama only represents the USA because he is our current President. The Constitution does not say we have to love him. Doesn't even say we've gotta like him! The Presidency is a transient position Obama. Loyal American citizens will prove that to you in November of 2012.
God Bless the United States of America -- the Land We Love…
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