What happened to the children of Louis Riel? (Written specially for the Sunday Patrie by Charles Holmes) Bellehumeur? So where did this name of Monet or Monette that number of writers have said was the name of the wife of Louis Riel? He gives us a written explanation in a letter written to his mother Julie de la Gimodiere, widow of Louis Riel.
Brooks, Georgia. Brooks is a town in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 524. The town should not be confused with Brooks County, Georgia. Contents.
Brandon, Hillsborough County -- This town is named for the family of John Brandon, a man who moved his family and all their possessions to Florida. Brooksville, Hernando County -- Brooksville comes from Preston Brooks, a former congressman of South Carolina.ort Lauderdale, Broward County -- This one comes from Maj. William Lauderdale. Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County -- Named for Lt. Col. Benjamin Kendrick Pierce, the brother of former U.S. President Franklin Pierce, the fort was headquarters of the Army of the South under General Jesup.