. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. i^ Cvx. ARTHUR EDOUARD YALOIS THE name of Valois is unmistakably French and aristo-cratic in its origin. We might reckon it royal but for thefact that the great nobleman who was the great-grandfather ofits present owner was so hot a radical that he found it expedientto leave France and come to America. He settled in Canada,where his son was a wealthy landowner at Montreal, and where hisgrandson became an eminent physician and surgeon at Valois-ville. The last-named, Michael Francois Valois, took part inthe French-Canadian rebellion against Eng
. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. i^ Cvx. ARTHUR EDOUARD YALOIS THE name of Valois is unmistakably French and aristo-cratic in its origin. We might reckon it royal but for thefact that the great nobleman who was the great-grandfather ofits present owner was so hot a radical that he found it expedientto leave France and come to America. He settled in Canada,where his son was a wealthy landowner at Montreal, and where hisgrandson became an eminent physician and surgeon at Valois-ville. The last-named, Michael Francois Valois, took part inthe French-Canadian rebellion against England in 1837, andmight have been put to death, as some of his comrades were, hadhe not come to the United States for safety. He remainedin Franklin County, New York, until the amnesty was pro-claimed, and then returned to Canada and resumed his professional reputation was very gi-eat, and he attainedprominence as a member of ParUament and as Prefect ofJacques Cartier County. Arthur Edouard Valois is a son of Dr. Valois. He was bornat Valoisv
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