Talk:Jacques Vieau

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I have a book that spells his name "Vieaux", and says he had 13 children. (Bruce, William George (1936). A Short History of Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Bruch Publishing Company. LLCN 36010193). Just FYI. --Fang Aili 22:49, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Vieaux is a valid but much less common spelling of the name. Other variations are Viau(d), Veio, View and Jarveau. An account by their son Andrew (see external links) and a related UW article [1] only name twelve children. I'll have to look around for that book sometime. 72.131.44.247 04:27, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
I think Milwaukee historian John Gurda put it best in his book The Making of Milwaukee by saying "Jacques Vieau had at least twelve children..." I'd venture to guess that any unnamed children were probably stillborn or died soon after birth. Sulfur 21:30, 28 July 2006 (UTC)