___ ~Marthe Caroline Treuch

Born in Baulieu, Doubs in 1880, †1940

Siblings

Edmond ___

Émile ___

Charles ___

Anna ___

Married to ~Pierre Verdier and then to ~Charles Tavernier

Children

Oncle René ___

Tante Pierrette ___

Oncle Marcel ___

Tante Marguerite

Tante Marthe ___

Mamie Paulette ___

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From a letter written by ~Mamie Paulette

Maman was a widow with five kids. The pretty widow without neither love nor money did not know what to do to feed her family. This is when the mother of her late husband decided to teach her an old trade that had been hers. The idea was to order all the needed supplies to make umbrellas and teach the widow how to build them. This is what was done. Maman was working harder and harder but still with five kids in the middle of a war things were not easy. However since she owned a large house she decided to rent out a couple of rooms to bachelors.

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Joséphine Verdier, Grand-mère Treuch's mother-in-law is the one who taught the family how to make umbrellas.

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