A Bit of Background

Background Detail

The earliest male MALAQUIN we can link with of at this point is

Francois Olivier.

Of French descent ,possibly born in Essonne,Ile-de-France.

Francois married Louise Phillipine MONTILLET

Francois and Louise had at least three children that we know of -

Olivier Alexandre, whom in turn had six children.

Louise born two years after Olivier and

Augustine Florence born two years after that.

We are concerned with the two youngest sons of Olivier for this narrative.

Joseph Benoit who migrated to Australia and

Waldemar Stanislas who migrated to New Zealand when he was 21 years old.

There are still many gaps in this story but we are slowly filling in the gaps, joining the dots to make a picture that tells of the lives of our ancestors.

From the small gems of information I have been able to gather from various www sites and family stories passed down, it would appear that Francois Olivier was a locksmith by occupation, and Olivier Alexandre was a Professor of French.