THE

Delaurier

FAMILY HISTORY

1700's

The Beginning

The Delauriers are a very old Canadian family having arrived sometime in the early-mid 1700's from Bourges, France. They came to escape the French Revolution because they were nobility.

 

The Revolution wasn’t until 1789,  but one of the earliest records that  were found  was of  Francis Delaurier as having married in Montreal in 1748. He went up river to Detroit and was married there. His son (also named Francis) had a son, Jean Baptiste. Jean Baptiste fought in the War of 1812 and was given a pension by the American government for fighting in the War of 1812 and received a land grant and purchased property across the river in Maidstone, Ontario.

Maidstone (township) was a township in Essex County in Ontario, Canada, from the Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1999. 

1800's

Point Pelee

Point Pelee National Park (established 1918) is a protected area at the tip of Point Pelee, a long peninsula extending into the western end of Lake Erie, south of Leamington, Ontario. Middle Island — Canada’s southernmost piece of land located southwest of Point Pelee — was added to the park in 2000. At 15 km2, Point Pelee National Park is Canada’s second smallest national park. It’s also the southernmost tip of Canada’s mainland, located further south than northern California.

Maidstone (township) was a township in Essex County in Ontario, Canada, from the Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1999. 

1800

1851-1861

The Delaurier

Homestead

DeLaurier House is approached along a boardwalk at the western edge of the marsh lands at Point Pelee. It is located in Point Pelee National Park and was originally constructed between 1851 and 1861 by Oliver DeLaurier. The house was occupied by the DeLaurier family until 1966 when it was designated as "Recognized" because of its historical associations and architectural significance, and for its relationship to its environment. 

Wellington Tavern

1967

1970

Betty & Norm's

Pizza Palace

1978

Country Boy

1987

Country Boy too

1993

Midnight Cowboy

1996

October

Pepper's

Bar & Grill

1998

July

NEw York's

Steak, Seafood

& Pasta Co.

December

 Crab Shack

 

Crabby DickS

2000

2010

St.Joachim Diner

Formerly known as Country Boy Tavern, the restaurant was revamped by Chef Debra Delaurier and transformed it into

St. Joachim Diner. Located in Belle River, Ontario, St. Joachim Diner served up local, homemade diner food from breakfast to dinner. 

John Catucci, host of the Canadian Food Network's You Gotta Eat Here!, with Chef Debra Delaurier
John Catucci, host of the Canadian Food Network's You Gotta Eat Here!, with Chef Debra Delaurier
John Catucci, host of the Canadian Food Network's You Gotta Eat Here!, with Chef Debra Delaurier

cookbook

Our Family Fridge

The book's mission statement is to enjoy the benefits of home cooking.

The entire book is based around the ideology that cooking from scratch in your own kitchen will provide your family with an increase of health and well-being that could never be achieved through the purchase of premade or processed products.

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Our Family Fridge authors (from left to right) 
Patricia Morris, Debra Delaurier, and Mandy Buindo

Pickles

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