The Paradis Branch, Our Yesterdays, Jefferson Co., MT USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. "List transcribed and organized by Ellen Rae Thiel, thieljl@aol.com All rights reserved." Copyright, 1998 by Ellen Rae Thiel. This file may be freely copied for non-profit purposes. All other rights reserved. The Paradis Branch A happy matrimonial event was solemnized in St. John's Catholic Church in the Boulder Valley when Miss Uretta Pauline Ryan and Mr. Ned (Nazaire) Paradis were united in marriage on April 20, 1904. Miss Ryan, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Ryan, pioneer settlers of the Boulder Valley, was born May 18, 1975, at the ranch home in the Valley. She attended school at St. Vincent's Academy in Helena and later St. Mary's in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Being a talented musician, she was much in demand at all social functions. Mr. Paradis was born in Quebec, Canada, on February 19, 1867, the son John Bapitiste Paradis and Mary Anne Johnston. He attended school in Canada and migrated to the States at an early age, eventually joining his brother, Alex, in 1888. His brother, Alex, lived in Boulder and was a cattle buyer and a butcher. Ned was made an American citizen on October, 1894. Ned and Uretta lived at the Ryan ranch for a number of years. In 1913, they bought the Shope home in Boulder. The Shope home was where Irvin (Shorty) Shope, a well known Montana artist, was born. Three children were born to the Paradis-Ryan union: George, whose birthdate is November 20, 1906; Marie Paradis Swartz, December 7, 1907; and Uretta Paradis Jackson, May 10, 1910. At the present time if Ned and Uretta were alive, they would have the following: three children, ten grandchildren, thirty-three great grandchildren, and six great great grandchildren - all alive and doing well. My Mom and Dad were loved by all who knew them. They were always ready to lend a helping hand, were active in church and community affairs, and were an addition to any community. I think my Dad had the distinction of being the only one to ever be elected to an office in Jefferson County on both the Democratic and Republican tickets at the same election. SUBMITTED BY MRS. MARIE PARADIS SWARTZ