Louis Hyatt

I found a Civil War record for a Louis Hyatt who was a Private in Company 1 of the 1^st Vermont Infantry. He became a prisoner of war at Savage Station. He also joined Company B of the 5th Vermont Infantry, and was part of Winfield Scott Hancock 1st A. C, and was promoted to a Corporal and then Captain. Based on his fighting units, it appears he fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, but this needs to be confirmed. I could not help but wonder about this man, what was it like to have been in the Civil War, to be a prisoner of war, who was his family, and was he a Malo. I decided to track this man.

What I found was that Louis was born in 1834 in Marieville, Québec.  His birth name was Louis Ayotte as shown in his birth record below.  His patents, according to this record were Louis Ayotte and Genevieve Harris (1815-1865). Louis’ marriage record to Genevieve gave his surname as Ayet dit Malo! I was then able to trace his family tree to Jean Hayet dit St Malo.

Louis Jr. married and divorced Mary Etta "Mariette" Seeley and they had the following children:

Genevieve Cynthia "Jennie" Hyatt 1870 – 1973

George Lewis Hyatt 1872 – 1949

Charles Frederick "Freddie" Hyatt 1874 – 1964

Helen Maud Hyatt 1877 – 1965

Genevieve Cynthia "Jennie" Hyatt 1870 – 1973

Besides Vermont, Louis also lived in New York and Minnesota. Louis died in Chatfield, Fillmore Co., Minnesota.

Ancestors of Louis Ayet dit Malo "Hyatt"

Generation 1

1.            Louis Ayet dit Malo "Hyatt", son of Louis Ayet dit Malo and Genevieve Harris was born on 02 Nov 1834 in Quebec, Canada. He died on 10 Jun 1911 in Chatfield, Fillmore Co., Minnesota (Age: 76). He married Mary Etta "Mariette" Seeley, daughter of George Seeley and Cynthia Calkins on 12 Jun 1869 in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York. She was born on 27 Jul 1849 in Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York. She died in Mar 1930 in California (Age: 80).

Generation 2

2.            Louis Ayet dit Malo, son of Pierre Paul Ayet dit Malo and Marie Berard Lépine was born on 13 Apr 1809 in Marieville.Co.Rouville, Québec. He married Genevieve Harris, daughter of George Harris in 1833 in Marieville, Québec.

3.            Genevieve Harris, daughter of George Harris was born about 1815 in Ireland. She died on 19 juin 1865 in Marieville.Co.Rouville, Québec.

Generation 3

4.            Pierre Paul Ayet dit Malo, son of Louis Hayet dit Malo and Marie Josephe Gervais was born on 29 juin 1771 in Vercheres, Quebec, Canada. He died in 1832 in Marieville (St-Nom-de-Marie and Ste-Marie-de-Monnoir), Québec. He married Marie Berard Lépine.

5.            Marie Berard Lépine was born on 30 Jun 1773 in Verchères, Quebec, Canada. She died (Y). 

Generation 4

8.            Louis Hayet dit Malo, son of Jean Baptiste Hayet Malo and Marie Madeleine Petit dit Lapre was born on 01 Jul 1725 in Varennes, Quebec. He died on 25 Dec 1776 in Verchères, Quebec, Canada. He married Marie Josephe Gervais, daughter of Nicholas Gervais and Francoise Archambault on 15 Feb 1762 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, Canada.

9.            Marie Josephe Gervais, daughter of Nicholas Gervais and Francoise Archambault was born on 04 août 1738 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, Canada. She died on 06 Oct 1792 in Vercheres, Quebec, Canada.

Generation 5

16.         Jean Baptiste Hayet Malo, son of Jean Hayet Malo and Catherine Galbrun was born on 17 février 1690 in Pointe aux Trembles, le Sainte-Thérèse, Ile de Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He died on 27 SEPTEMBRE 1759 in Varennes, Québec, Canada. He married Marie Madeleine Petit dit Lapre on 23 Nov 1723 in Varennes, Quebec, Canada.

17.         Marie Madeleine Petit dit Lapre was born on 20 Mar 1700 in Verchères, Quebec, Canada. She died on 29 Oct 1770 in Varennes, Quebec, Canada.

Generation 6

32.         Jean Hayet Malo, son of Gilles Hayet and Jeanne Héreault or Hereau was born on 1639 or 1636 in Sr-Malo, Rennes, Bretagne, France (Lieu indéterminé en France). He died on 21 Dec 1721 in St Anne, Verenner, Vercheres, Quebec (le Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada). He married Catherine Galbrun, daughter of Simon Galbrun and Francoise Duverger on 30 décembre 1680 in St-Enfant-Jesus, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Ile-de-Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

33.         Catherine Galbrun, daughter of Simon Galbrun and Francoise Duverger was born on 10 Oct 1667 in Montreal, Ile-de-Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She died about 10 Jan 1744 in Ste-Anne-Varennes, Vercheres, Quebec, Canada.