Damien  BERUBE

BÉRUBÉ - Same origin as BARABÉ, from the Greek name BARRABAS, derived from the Aramaic 'bar' which means son and 'aah' which means father, therefore 'son of the father'. Or even regional deformation, in Normandy, of BARNABÉ. Damien Bérubé was born in 1647 in Roquefort near Yvetot, in Normandy. Son of Robert Bérubé and Catherine Ferrecoq, he married Jeanne Sauvenier, daughter of Jacques Sauvenier and Antoinette Babillette. From their union were born 6 children. He is a mason. He arrived in the country in 1671 on the ship 'Le St-Jean-Baptiste'. In 1681, he owned 1 gun, 6 cattle and 10 acres of land. He died on March 7, 1688, two of his children were buried the next day. All probably died of a contagious disease that occurred in the family.

Damien Berube does not know the words of the song: 'Will I ever again see my Normandy?' It is because we all have Norman blood in our veins. More than 1300 men and women from Normandy crossed the Atlantic in order to conquer Canada, not to mention the 43 Jesuits of whom 4 earned the halo of sainthood and martyrdom.

Damien Berube came from Normandy. His ancestors had their roots among the Scandinavian adventurers under Rolland the Conquerer, who in 911, subjugated parts of Normandy: Talou, the regions of Caux and of Roumois.

Damien Berube came from the town of Rocquefort, a suburb of Fauville-en-Caux. Arrondissement of Yvetot, De- partment of Seine-Maritime. His baptismal certificate, dated 2 February 1647, reads 'Damien Berrube son of Robert and of Catherine Ferrocog.' His godfather was Jean-Baptiste Deschamps, Sieur of Boishebert, Seigneur of Costecoste, of Montaubert, and of Landres; father ofthe future Seigneur of Riviere-Ouelle. As for the godmother, she was named Catherine