I have a great grandfather who is named Louis
Charest, but this last name can also be spelled
Charette (or so I hear). What information do you want to know. My Louis
Charest born in the 1845 in Canada. Then around the mid 1860s I believe he went to live in southern CA. I think from the 1860s-1880s he lived down there. Then in 1890, he married again (I think) a lady named
Olive Mastin. I am wondering if your Mary Violet was my Louis Charette's first wife. (If any of these dates, names or locations sounds familiar please email me.)