tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48039870411255011222024-03-19T12:07:44.348-07:00My Acadian RootsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-79430796709135231402018-04-28T05:32:00.001-07:002018-04-28T05:58:52.191-07:00Euphremie Godin (1868-1953) worked until she was 81 years old!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marie Euphremie Godin is my Great Great Great Aunt on my Dad's side of the family. She was born in Caraquet, New Brunswick on October 12, 1868. Euphremie was the 9th and last child of Joseph Godin and Tharsile Hache. She would have had many hands taking care of her; her closest sibling was 9 years older than her!<br />
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Euphremie attended school and learned to read,write and speak English and French. She would have been in school during the <a href="https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Acadiensis/article/viewFile/11312/12062" target="_blank">1875 Caraquet riots</a>; a clash over the Common Schools Act elimination of religious education in New Brunswick. That must have been a scary time for her as it happened right in her community, in fact only 18 houses away!<br />
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When Euphremie was in her 20's (1891to 1901) she (and her mother & father) lived with her sister, Mathilde, and her family. Sometime between 1901 and 1911 she began living and working as a servant at <span style="font-family: inherit;">the college Sacre-Coeur de Caraquet, </span>located across from the
parish church, St-Pierre-aux-liens, in the Village of Caraquet, N.B.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Bâtiment central construit par Mgr Théophile Allard entre 1894-1898, qui abritait les premiers éléments du Collège du Sacré-CÅur de Caraquet. C'était âla bâtisse du curéâ comme on le disait dans le temps. Il se situait au sud de la route principale,..." height="290" src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5rv1lsh4V1ryl6jko1_500.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr>
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Image obtained April 28, 2018 from https://78.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5rv1lsh4V1ryl6jko1_500.jpg</td></tr>
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She probably worked there until it was destroyed by fire December 30-31, 1915 (rebuilt in Bathurst). Hopefully she was visiting with family for the holidays and not in the building during the fire.<br />
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After the fire, she began working as a housemaid for the parish. She continued to work as a housekeeper and cook for the parish until she was 81 years old. Her last years were most likely spent in the care of her great niece Julie (Mathilde's granddaughter). She suffered from chronic bronchitis and died of bronchial pneumonia on October 13, 1953 one day after her 85th birthday.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-60525697361608788202018-03-05T06:25:00.000-08:002018-03-05T06:27:40.598-08:0052 Ancestors: Elizabeth Legace (1861-1940)Elizabeth Legace is my 2nd great aunt (on my Mom's side).<br />
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Elizabeth was born Sept 1, 1867 in Bathurst, New Brunswick; two months to the day that New Brunswick became part of the Dominion of Canada. She is the third daughter and last child of <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/11/52-ancestors-isaac-legacelegacylagassyl.html" target="_blank">Isaac Legace</a> and Thersile Daigle. Although she lost her mother before she was 3 years old she still had plenty of siblings to grow up with as her father remarried and had an additional eight children.<br />
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Elizabeth was 5'2" with a medium complexion, brown hair and eyes. She was able to speak French and English but never learned to read or write. Her inability to read or write did not stop her from venturing to Moncton, New Brunswick for a job as a domestic servant sometime between the ages of 12 and 19. She is recorded as being a domestic servant on the April 1891 Canadian census for New Brunswick, working for a Scotish General Freight Agent; this will be the last time she will be recorded as single. In a little over a month, on May 18, 1891, she will marry Jacques Leblanc at St. Bernard parish in Moncton, New Brunswick. Elizabeth will settle into Jacques farm home with his mother and sister Helen, in Fox Creek, Westmorland county, New Brunswick.<br />
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Elizabeth and Jacques would start their family right away with their first child born in November 1892; a son named Isaac, named after Elizabeth's father. Helen's help was probably greatly appreciated as they would continue to grow their family by 10 more; 6 daughters and 4 more sons; between 1884 and 1914. Jacques supported their growing family at first as a farmer then also as a plummer/pipefitter working in a factory.<br />
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Sometime between 1915 and 1921 Elizabeth's father came to live her family. It was during this time that the First World War was in full swing. Elizabeth's family was not left untouched by the war. Her oldest living son, Emanuel, was enlisted and fought overseas between 1916 -1919. The fall of 1919 was a happy time for Elizabeth's family, it brought 3 marriages to her family, two on the same day at different churches! This reduced the size of her family living at home to 10 (herself, Jacques, her father Isaac and 7 children). 1920 brought not only the arrival of the first of Elizabeth's many grandchildren it ended with the death of her husband Jacques on Christmas day. Just a short 14 months later, Feb. 1922, Elizabeth will mourn the death of her father.<br />
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In November 1923 Elizabeth, two daughters and a son travel to Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; following two other daughters who went before her in Jan 1923; to stay with her sons, Emanual who settled there in June 1921 and Arcade who settled there in Oct. 1922. Elizabeth is still living in Lynn in 1930 with three of her 11 children and possibly their spouses and some boarders.<br />
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Sometime between 1930 and 1935 Elizabeth returned to Fox Creek, Westmorland county, New Brunswick. At 68 years old she found herself in love again and married widower Camille Richard on the 20th of October 1935 at St. Anselme parish in Fox Creek. They resided on the Main road of Fox Creek for 14 years until her death on May 9, 1949 at 81 years old.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-6520291816649748572017-06-17T04:17:00.000-07:002017-06-17T04:17:20.661-07:0052 Ancestors: Marie Christine Hache (1828 - 1901?)This is my 40th entry! I'm back to my fathers side of my family tree, just in time for Father's Day.<br />
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Marie Christine Hache is my Great Great Grandmother on the Mazerolle side of the family.<br />
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Christine was born in Caraquet, New Brunswick on March 30, 1828 to Jean Hache and Sophie Legere. She was the second daughter to be born and either the 4th or 5th child out of five or six children (still working on confirming one brother). Christine, like all of her siblings, was baptised at St. Pierre Aux Liens parish in Caraquet. One of her godparents was Stanilas Legere, possibly her mothers brother, still to be confirmed.<br />
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On April 13, 1847, when Christine was 19 years old she married 28 year old <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/03/52-ancestors-germain-mazerolle-1819.html" target="_blank">Germain Mazerolle</a> at St. Jean Baptiste and St. Joseph parish in Tracadie. William Thompson and Angele Hache were their witnesses. They were both living in Pokemouche at the time of their marriage. I wonder why they were married in Tracadie instead of Pokemouche or Caraquet, both of which would have been closer. Perhaps it was where the priest was at that time.<br />
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Christine and Germain started on their family right away with the birth of their 1st child arriving the very next year after they were married. They raised their family on a 40 acre farm (10 which was improved in 1861) in Inkerman. Their family continued to grow for the next 14 years with the addition of 9 more children for a total of 5 boys and 5 girls. Their last child, a girl named Christine, was born in 1871.<br />
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Christine still had a house full of children (or could we say adults) in 1881 with 8 of her 10 children, ranging in age between 10-32, still at home. By 1891 Christine and Germain were the head of the household with only one son (Roman) and his wife living with them. Four of their five sons (I can not find any information on one son (Joseph) past 1881) raised their family next door. I am assuming that they were given a piece of the 40 acres that belonged to Germain and Christine. In 1901, Christine and Germain are still living with Roman and his wife, however, the head of the household is now listed as Roman and his wife.<br />
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When Christine was between 82 and 92 years old she died; I am assuming that she died as she can no longer be found on the 1911 census. I have not been able to find any records of her death, but I'm still searching. I wish I knew more about her other than it appears she was a hardworking farmer's wife who led a pretty stable life with family all around her.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-5577919600505614832016-07-10T11:01:00.001-07:002016-07-10T11:03:02.054-07:0052 Ancestors: Tarsille Boudreau (about 1819 - 1902)In honour of the upcoming family reunion of the descendants of <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/06/52-ancestors-hilaire-pitre-18178-1902.html" target="_blank">Hilaire Pitre</a> and Tarsille Boudreau July 29 - August 1, 2016 I am going to write about my Great Great Grand Mother Tarsille Boudreau.<br />
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Tarsille (Tharsille or Theresa) was the 8th of 11 children born to Thimothe Boudreau and Verande Doucet. She was born about 1819 ( I have been unable to find her baptism records). She likely was raised in Petit Rocher New Brunswick as the baptism records that I was able to find for her siblings born before and after her state they are from Petit Rocher.<br />
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When Tarsille was about 16 years old she married 17 1/2 year old Hilaire Pitre at St. Polycarpe parish in Petit Rocher September 1, 1835. Together they had 11 children; 6 girls and 5 boys. Their first child a girl, arrived two years after they were married and their last child was born when Tarsille was about 44 years old.<br />
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Tarsille died September 1, 1902 in Petit Rocher on her 67th wedding anniversary when she was about 83 years old. She must have been in ill health during her final years as her death certificate states the cause of her death was age and the duration of her illness was four years.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-28286174410844104312016-04-09T07:05:00.001-07:002016-04-09T07:10:18.774-07:0052 Ancestors: Patrice Lebreton (1846-1928)Patrice Lebreton is my Great Great Grandfather on my Dad's side of the family.<br />
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Patrice Lebreton, son of Jean Lebreton and Sara Young, was born March 6, 1846 and baptized two days later on March 8 at St. Jean Baptiste and St. Joseph parish in Tracadie, New Brunswick and died at Maltempec, New Brunswick on March 12, 1928. The godparents of Patrice were Julien Lebreton and his spouse Elisabeth (Young) Lebreton [probably brother and sister to Jean and Sara but still to be confirmed]. Patrice married Margaret Comeau, daughter of <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2015/01/52-ancestors-2015-marin-comeau-182-1899.html" target="_blank">Marin Comeau</a> and Charlotte Drisdelle, sometime between 1871-1873.<br />
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Patrice made his living as a farmer and lived in the areas of Inkerman all his life as supported by all census records from 1861 - 1921. Patrice had at least one brother (George) and two sisters (Margaret and Susan). Patrice must have been close to his family as his brother George named one of his sons Patrice (see Canadian census 1871) and both of his sisters lived with Patrice and his family at some point in their lives (see census 1891 and 1911).<br />
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Patrice and Margaret had nine children between 1873-1899 (five sons and four daughters). Patrice was able to speak both French and English, however he was never able to read and write. His sons lived next door or just a short distance from him. When he reached the age where he stopped running a farm on his own, he and Margaret lived with his son Nazaire (see 1921 census). Patrice died March 12, 1928 5 days after his 82 birthday and was buried March 24, 1928 in Upper Pokemouche, New Brunswick at <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=143701187&CRid=2484678&" style="color: #552255; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Cemetery</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> , </span>Plot: St-Marc (See <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143701187&ref=acom">Find a Grave</a>).<br />
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Children of Patrice and Margaret:<br />
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Marie Marguerite Lebreton<br />
<a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/02/52-ancestors-week-5-elizabeth-lebreton.html">Marie Elisabeth Lebreton</a><br />
David Lebreton<br />
Francois Dassise Lebreton<br />
Nazaire Lebreton<br />
Mary Georgina Lebreton<br />
Edmond Lebreton<br />
Mary Helene Lebreton<br />
Joseph Patrice LebretonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-22918727311404535302016-03-20T15:08:00.003-07:002016-03-20T15:18:23.522-07:0052 Ancestors: Tarsiel Arseneau (1822 - between 1891-1901)Tarsiel (possibly Teresa) Arseneau is my Great Great Grandmother on my Mom's side of the family.<br />
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Tarsiel was the first born child of Isadore Arseneau and Victoire Duguay. She was born in Petit Rocher, New Brunswick on November 19, 1822. Tarsiel was baptised at Ste. Famille Parish in Bathurst on Dec 1, 1822.<br />
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Tarsiel'sfather was listed as a farmer at the time of her baptism. I assume that she would have been expected to help her mother with her younger siblings as she was the oldest of her ten siblings (one of only two girls). Her last three siblings were born after she was married and started a family of her own and were probably raised near Tarsiel and her family.<br />
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Eight days after Tarsiel turned 17 years old she married 25 year old <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/08/52-ancestors-william-christie-1814.html" target="_blank">William Christie</a> on November 27, 1839 in Petit Rocher, New Brunswick with John Christie (William's brother?) and Isidore Arseneau (Tarsiel's brother or father?) as their witnesses.<br />
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Tarsiel and William had 12 children in their years together. Sometime between 1875 and 1881 Tarsiel became a widow. On the 1881 census at 60 years of age, she is listed as a farmer and the head of the household with five of her unmarried children living with her. It appears she had family support near by as one of her younger brothers was living just 2 families away. By 1891 Tarsiel was living with her son <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/02/52-ancestors-alexander-christie-1853.html" target="_blank">Alexander </a>and his wife and children. Sometime between 1891 and 1901 Tarsiel died.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-8177259217017958942015-05-19T12:58:00.000-07:002015-05-19T12:58:03.744-07:0052 Ancestors: Francois D'Assise (Dasi) Hebert (1841 - 1922)Francois D'Assise Hebert is my Great Great Grandfather on my Dad's side of the family tree.<br />
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Francois D'Assise, or Dasi/Dazi as most records seem to refer to him as, was born May 18, 1841 in Shippagan, Gloucester county, New Brunswick to <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/10/52-ancestors-benjamin-hebert-1798-1878.html" target="_blank">Benjamin Hebert</a> and Colette Duguay. Dasi was the 8th child of Benjamin and the 2nd child for Colette. Dasi was baptised on September 1841 when he was 4 months old. He was the 13th of 21 children baptised that day at St. Jerome parish in Shippagan. The priest was only by every 6 months, his birth had just missed the last visit of the priest.<br />
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Dasi was raised on one of the largest farms (250 acres, 20 acres identified as improved with cows, oxen, sheep and swine) on the West Side of Shippagan with his 10 other siblings. In 1861 he was living at home on the farm with 6 of his siblings. He is unable to read or write so he probably never went to school. There is no occupation listed for Dasi on the 1861 census. With such a large farm it could be assumed that he worked on the farm, however with such a large fishing community he may have earned some money as a fisherman.<br />
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On August 6, 1864 when Dasi was 23 years old he married Marie Robert in Shippagan at St. Jerome Parish. Dasi and Marie must have met at church as I have been unable to find her family living near the Heberts anywhere on the 1861 census.<br />
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Cod fishing was booming in Gloucester county between 1875-1900 this is where over 70% of the cod caught in New Brunswick was landed with over 50% of that in the Shippagan/Caraquet area. Working as a fisherman must have paid well as I would have assumed that Dasi would have farmed part of his Father's land after he was married he however went on to become a fisherman. Between 1861 and 1871 Dasi went from being a farmer to earning a living as a fisherman. In 1871, he and Marie were living near Dasi's parents, only 3 households away. They were sharing a household with their 4 children and another couple (Charles and Olive Mallet). Charles Mallet was a hired fisherman as well as Dasi's three younger brothers. They lived next door to several Navigators, I wonder if this is how he was hired on as a fisherman.<br />
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Dasi is still earning a living as a fisherman in 1881 Shippagan. He and Marie now have 8 children at home, the youngest my Great Grandmother <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/02/52-ancestors-beatrice-hebert-1880-1914.html" target="_blank">Beatrice Hebert</a>. Dasi's siblings are still living near by almost all of them fishermen.<br />
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Dasi and Marie had 8 children living at home in 1891 ranging in ages from 22 to just under 2 years old (the last of their 12 children). By 1891, Dasi and 4 of his brothers (who live near by) are starting to transition back to farming as they are now earning a living as farmers and a fishermen. I wonder if the work was getting to hard for 40 year olds or did they start to sense the decline in fishing for the area.<br />
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Sometime around 1900 Dasi moved his family from Shippagan to Paquetville and fully transitioned to earning a living as a farmer. His children had started to marry and move out on their own as he only had 4 children living at home in 1901. Living next door were 2 sons and a brother. Between 1901 and 1906 Marie died and left Dasi as a widower. Dasi remarried Jan 22, 1906 to Adeline Drysdelle (also a widower).<br />
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Dasi was still farming at 70 years old in Paquetville. He and is new wife Adeline and her son were living with Dasi's son Joseph and his family (his wife and 3 children). Dasi was surrounded by family with 2 sons, a brother and nephews living next door.<br />
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At 80 years old in 1921 Dasi was no longer farming. He and Adeline were living in Paquetville with his son Joseph, his wife and their 7 children.<br />
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The winter of 1921/22 proved to be to much for Dasi. He died on Feb 3, 1922 at 80 years 9 months old. He is listed as dying of old age while living in Paquetville presumably with his son Joseph who submitted the notification of his death.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-41396860639127863532015-02-28T05:35:00.000-08:002015-02-28T05:36:16.060-08:0052 Ancestors: Ann (Annie) Godin (1874 - 1948)Ann (Annie) Godin is my Great Grandmother on my Mom's side of the family. She was born May 31, 1874 in Petit Rocher, Gloucester county, New Brunswick. Annie was the 7th child of <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/03/52-ancestors-marcelline-marie-roy-1845.html" target="_blank">Marcelline Roy</a> and the 2nd child of Joseph Godin.<br />
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Annie and her 14 siblings were raised in Beresford, Gloucester county, New Brunswick; just down the road from Petit Rocher. She was raised next door to her future husband and probably had many interactions with his family.<br />
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Annie's father earned a living as a labourer and farmer. The farm must have been used to help feed the family. Annie was lucky enough to have been born after the Common School Act which allowed her to attend primary school for free; where she learned to read and write. She would have most likely helped her mother with her 8 younger siblings and did farm chores before and after school.<br />
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On June 21, 1892, just after Annie's 18th birthday, she married her recently widowed (6 months) neighbour, <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/01/52ancestors-week-4-21-children.html" target="_blank">Victor Pitre</a>, who was 13 years older than her. I wonder if she helped Victor look after his 4 young children after the death of his wife and maybe even before. Did a romance blossom or was it a marriage of need for Victor? Which ever it was they went on to have 16 more children!<br />
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Annie and Victor raised their family of 21 children in Beresford right next door to Victor's family and several household away from Annie's family, until at least 1921. They always had a large number of children at home from just 4 when they were first married to 10 children still living at home in 1921 ranging in age from 3-24 years old.<br />
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Annie and Victor continued to live in Beresford until at least 1930 when Victor died. It is quite possible that Annie continued to live there until 1945. Her death certificate states that she lived in West Bathurst for 3 years, prior to that I am guessing that she continued to live in Beresford. Her death was reported by her daughter Delores Pitre (my grandmother). I wonder if she lived her last 3 years with my grandparents? Annie was under a doctors care from May 10 to 24th 1948. She was just shy of her 74th birthday when she died May 24, 1948 from heart problems.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-39424002353252395812015-02-07T05:38:00.001-08:002015-02-07T05:38:35.960-08:0052 Ancestors: Celeste Young (about 1814 - after 1856) daughter of a MicmacCeleste Young is my Great-Great-Great Grandmother on my Dad's side. She was born to Etienne Young and Marie Lavigne sometime in late 1814 or early 1815, the writing on the baptism records is to faded to made out the date she was born. Celeste was baptised at Ste. Famille parish in Bathurst, New Brunswick on March 30, 1815 when she was a few months old.<br />
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Celeste had at least 2 brothers also baptised at Ste. Famille parish. It was on one of these brothers baptism records that Celeste's father was recorded as being a Micmac. A little further research determined that Etienne's mother was recorded as a sauvagesse. She was most likely was a full Micmac.<br />
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It is unknown how or where Celeste grew up. Did she grow up on a farm or did she travel around while her father hunted? Sometime between when she was born and when she was married she moved from the Bathurst area to Caraquet, approximately 75km away.<br />
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When Celeste was about 20 years old she married widower Benjamin Theriault on May 27, 1834 in Caraquet, New Brunswick at St. Pierre-aux-Liens parish. How did she meet Benjamin? Probably through the church or maybe as a domestic.<br />
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Celeste and Benjamin had at least 4 children (3 girls and 1 boy) born several years apart. It was unusually to have such a large gap between children, I wonder if she lost some children in between these births. Her last child that I was able to find was my Great-Great Grandmother <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/07/52-ancestors-marie-theriault-1853-1950.html" target="_blank">Marie Theriault</a>.<br />
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The birth of Marie Theriault on Nov 6, 1856 is the last time I was able to find any records for Celeste. I was unable to find any record of Celeste and Benjamin on the 1861 New Brunswick census, they both may have died between Marie's birth and 1861. This leaves more questions unanswered about where Marie was raised.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-80754514770580407972015-01-17T12:48:00.000-08:002015-01-17T12:48:00.962-08:0052 Ancestors: Francois Xavier Christie (1866 - 1922)Well, here is my next ancestor post. I was relectant to write it as I feel they are all starting to sound the same and don't provide much information or interesting facts. So far most of my ancestors have the same story; they are born, raised, marry, earn a living as a farmer or marry a farmer, have children and die all in the same area.<br />
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This week I am writing about my Great Great Uncle Francois Xavier Christie. Francois was the last child of <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/08/52-ancestors-william-christie-1814.html" target="_blank">William Christie</a> and Tarsiel Arseneau and the brother of my Great Grandfather <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/02/52-ancestors-alexander-christie-1853.html" target="_blank">Alexander Christie</a>. He was born about Dec 8, 1864 in Peter's River, between Bathurst and Beresford, New Brunswick, Canada. I have not been able to find baptism or birth records to verify his birth date; this birth date was taken from census records. I'm pretty confident that this is the correct year and month, as his age has been consistently reported since 1871 and there were several times December was listed as his birth month.<br />
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Francois like his older siblings went to school at a young age (6) and continued until he was at least 16 years old learning to read, write and speak English. On Nov 10, 1890 when Francois was just shy of his 26th birthday he married Margaret Comeau. His brother William was one of his witnesses;who two weeks later married Margaret's sister Marie Anne. Francois and William lived, in the parish of Beresford, village of Robertville, next door to each other and raised their families side by side until at least 1901. When he was first married Francois earned a living as a labourer, by the time of the 1901 census he was earning a living as a farmer and had three children (2 sons and a daughter). In 1911, he was still living and farming in Robertville however his family had grown by another 2 sons. In 1918 Francois would become a widower and would raise his last two sons alone.<br />
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On Dec 12, 1922 in Saint Therese parish, Robertville, New Brunswick, Francois would die. The death certificate states that the cause of death is no medicine. His burial is listed as the catholic cemetery at St. Therese, NB.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-13819534870755381152015-01-04T13:55:00.002-08:002015-01-04T13:55:42.122-08:0052 Ancestors (2015) - Marin Comeau (182? - 1899) Tracadie to Inkerman New BrunswickAnother year and another 52 Ancestors challenge. I didn't quite make it to 52 ancestors last year. I only managed to write about 31 ancestors, but that was 31 more ancestors than I had written about before and as a result I conducted a lot more research.<br />
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This week I'm writing about my Great Great Great Grandfather Marin Comeau. He was the Grandfather of my Great Grandmother <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/02/52-ancestors-week-5-elizabeth-lebreton.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth Lebreton</a>. I have not been able to find any record of his birth or baptism so I am not sure when or where he was actually born. All records seem to point to him being born in Tracadie, Gloucester county, New Brunswick sometime in the 1820's.<br />
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Marin married Charlotte Drisdelle August 2, 1853 in Tracadie at the St.Jean Baptiste et Ste Joseph parish. The witnesses to his marriage were Victoire Drisdelle and Michel Lebreton, possibly a relative but as yet undetermined. Unfortunately their entry in the parish registry did not include the names of their parents so I am at a bit of a brick wall in determining who their parents were.<br />
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Marin and Charlotte had at least 2 daughters born in Tracadie; Heloize born November 2, 1854 and Margaret (my Great Great Grandmother) born October 19, 1856. Sometime between the birth of Margaret and October 1858 Marin moved from Tracadie to the Inkerman area of Gloucester county, New Brunswick.<br />
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On October 26, 1858 Marin married Celeste Roussel in Inkerman at St. Michel parish. Their witnesses were Paschal LaClare and Marie Como (relative of Marin's ?). Again neither of their parents were listed in the parish registry of their marriage, still no link to Marin's parents.<br />
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I have been unable to find any record of where Marin lived between 1858 and 1871 but I assume it was in the Inkerman area. In 1871, Marin, Celeste and Margaret were living in Inkerman in the same household as another family (Isiah, Ann, John and Elizabeth Albert). Marin's occupation was listed as Farmer and Shingle Maker. In 1881, Marin was earning a living as a day labourer. He and Celeste were living on their own in a household next door to Margaret and her family. By 1891, Marin and Celeste were living with Margaret and her family with no occupation being identified for Marin.<br />
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Death came to Marin on April 9, 1899 as a result of contracting consumption (tuberculosis).<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-27691029127073623422014-11-08T06:54:00.003-08:002014-11-08T06:54:53.568-08:0052 Ancestors: Isaac Legace/Legacy/Lagassy/Legassey/.... about 1840 - 1922Ancestor number 31 that I am writing about this time is my Great-great Grandfather Isaac Legace from my Mom's side of my family tree.<br />
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I can not find any record of Isaac's birth or baptism in the church records in Bathurst or Petit Rocher, New Brunswick, Canada. Some of the records are very faded and hard to read so he might be there but I have not been able to decipher it. I think his parents might be Francis Legassey and Matilda Boudreau. They were married in Petit Rocher in 1830 so they would be a good match age wise to be Isaac's parents. There were not many Legace (or the various spellings) in the church records of the early 1800's so the chance that they are his parents are good. The 1851 census records for Gloucester county New Brunswick would have been an excellent place to confirm my suspicions; Isaac would have been young enough to still be home. Unfortunately these particular census records did not survive.<br />
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Isaac married Tharsile (Theresa) Daigle on August 7, 1860 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada at the Ste. Famille Parish; unfortunately there is no mention of who their parents were. The 1861 census records for Gloucester county New Brunswick list Isaac and Theresa living in the Northern Section of the parish of Bathurst and Isaac earning a living as a Lumberer. Three households away lived Francis and Matilda Legassey with their 7 children and it is noted that their was a marriage in the previous year (possibly Isaac and Theresa).<br />
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Isaac and Theresa started their family right way with the birth of their first child, my Great Grandmother<a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/06/52-ancestors-margaret-legace-1861-1940.html" target="_blank"> Margaret Ann Legace</a> on September 17, 1861. They had at least 2 other children (both girls) before Isaac was widowed sometime between 1868 - 1871. In 1871 Isaac was unable to read or write, was widowed and earning a living as a Farmer while raising his 3 young girls aged 9, 5 and 3 in the parish of Bathurst.<br />
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Sometime between 1871 and 1873 Isaac married Nora Daly. Isaac continued to farm in the Bathurst area while caring for his growing family. By 1881 Isaac had living in his household: his wife Nora, his three daughters from his first marriage and four sons from his marriage to Nora. The McAlpine's New Brunswick Directory 1889-1896, lists an Isaac Legacy as a farmer in Tete-a-Gouche River S.S. of the Bathurst area. Isaac continued to farm and raise his ever growing family in the Bathurst area. In 1991 Isaac and Nora had an additional son and three more daughters. At this time all of Isaac's children were living at home except for this first three daughters. Isaac must have been a successful farmer of a pretty big farm as he employed a farm hand to help him out at the farm. I don't think this was any of his sons as they are not listed as having a profession or occupation.<br />
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The 1900's have Isaac continuing to farm but this time each year the family he supports is shrinking. In 1911, he is still farming in South Tetagouche, Bathurst with only his wife Nora and youngest son William still at home. After the death of Nora in 1915 Isaac moved to Fox Creek, Moncton, New Brunswick to live with his daughter Elizabeth who was recently widowed. I wonder why he moved so far away from Bathurst when many of this other children still lived in the area. Did his family convince him to move in with Elizabeth to help her because she was recently widowed? It is here in Fox Creek where Isaac died on February 13, 1922, at approximately 82 years old, and is buried at the St. Anselme Parish.<br />
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Isaac's death was reported by his 22 year old grandson. It is interesting to note that his death certificate lists his year of birth as 1826; 4 years before his suspected parents married. The death notice published in L'Acadien February 17, 1922 lists Isaac's age as 96 years old, probably using the information from the death certificate. This information is suspect as all of the census records point to a year of birth around 1840.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-55327169020732838982014-10-18T10:59:00.001-07:002014-10-18T10:59:13.752-07:0052 Ancestors: Benjamin Hebert: 1798 - 1878 It's been awhile since I've written anything, I have lots of excuses some valid, some not. I'm going to try and get back to my regular weekend postings. This will be my 30th post in the 52 Ancestors challenge. I haven't managed to write weekly but I am striving to keep writing.<br />
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This week I am writing about my Great-great-great Grandfather, Benjamin Hebert.<br />
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Benjamin was born December 2, 1798 to Joseph Hebert and Theotiste Doucet in possibly Bathurst, Gloucester county, New Brunswick. He was baptized in West Bathurst at St. Famille parish on April 7, 1799 the same day as 4 other baptisms. His godparents were listed as Dominique Doucet and Isabelle Robisson. This could possibly be the brother and sister-in-law of Theotiste.<br />
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On November 3, 1817 when Benjamin was 19 years old he married Magdeline Duguay in West Bathurst at St. Famille parish. At the time of his marriage both his mother and father were deceased. Benjamin and Magdeline were married the same day as another couple Augustin Godin and Marguerite Robertson. It must have been a double wedding! They had 3 instead of the usual 2 witnesses and these witnesses are also the same people Augustin and Marguerite had, Pierre Degrace, Augustin Godin, and Tranquille Doucet.<br />
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Benjamin and Magdeline must have moved to Shippagan, Gloucester county, New Brunswick some time after they were married as this is where they had at least 6 children baptized (5 boys and 1 girl). Sometime between the birth of their last child in 1835 and 1840 Magdeline died and Benjamin married for a second time to Colette Duguay. I have not been able to find a record for Benjamin and Colette's marriage so I am left wondering if Colette and Magdeline were related or was Duguay just a common last name in the area. Benjamin and Colette has at least 4 children, all boys, the oldest was my great-great grandfather Dazi Hebert.<br />
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Benjamin was living in Shippagan with his wife Colette and his 3 youngest sons when the 1871 census of New Brunswick was taken. At this time Benjamin was listed as earning a living as a farmer. I could probably assume that he was also a fisherman in his younger days as 6 of his sons who were living with him or near by were either fishermen or farmers and fishermen in 1871.<br />
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Benjamin died April 26, 1878 in Shippagan and was buried in the St. Jerome parish cemetery. The following people were listed in the parish registry as being in attendance: Ferdinand Hebert, Nicholas Chiasson, Jos. B. Dugue & al.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-40132689913944517942014-08-30T07:56:00.001-07:002014-08-30T07:56:33.118-07:0052 Ancestors: William Christie (1814 - between 1875 - 1881)I have slowed down on my weekly ancestor posts as I wanted to dig back a little deeper and post some information from earlier in the 1800's. It is taking me a little longer to find information from the early part of the 1800's.<br />
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I am on story 29 of my 52 Ancestors challenge. This week I am back to my Mom's side of the family, specifically the Christie's.<br />
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William (a.k.a. Guillaume) Christie, the father of <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/02/52-ancestors-alexander-christie-1853.html" target="_blank">Alexander Christie</a>, was born April 7, 1814 to William (Bill/Guillaume) Christie and Francoise Vienneau. He was baptized on the 9th of June 1814 at Ste. Famille Parish in Bathurst, New Brunswick. His god parents were Joseph Boudrault and Elizabeth LeJeune. These were most likely relatives as his grandmothers maiden name was LeJeune. William was one of one of many William Christie's in his family. He was named after his father and grandfather and he also named one of his sons William and many of his grandchildren have William as a middle name. This has presented some challenges in determining which William Christie records are referring to.<br />
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William lived in Petit Rocher with his parents and at least 2 older siblings and 3 younger siblings. It is in Petit Rocher where he must have met his wife Teresa (Tarsiel) Arseneau. William and Teresa were married in Petit Rocher November 27, 1839 with John Christie (William's brother?) and Isidore Arseneau (Teresa's brother?) as their witnesses.<br />
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William supported his family by farming. He and Teresa had 12 children between 1840 and 1866. They started raising their family in Petit Rocher but by 1861 they are listed as living in the northern section of the Parish of Bathurst. They may have moved their family when Teresa's father left them land after his death. Between January and March 1855 William paid 5 shillings to 6 children and co-heirs of Isadore Arseneau (Teresa's father) and in September 1856 paid 5 shillings to 3 additional sons and co-heirs of Isadore Arseneau in consideration of the will and desire of Isadore Arseneau.<br />
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This land consisted of "<i>...part of lot A adjoining the north parish line of Bathurst aforesaid and originally granted to the said Isadore Arseneau deceased under the name of Theodore Arseneau Viz. to commence at the north east point of the dividing line between said lot A and the lot owned or occupied by John Boyle thence following the said dividing line southerly and westerly to the rear of the grant then northerly along the said rear thirty rods thence to the shore parallel with the said division line thence following the courses of the shore to the place of beginning save and except the salt marsh in front of the same heretofore conveyed to the late Germain Landry which salt marsh is especially reserved and excepted out of this conveyance to contain fifty acres more or less together with all and singular the rights members privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining with there version and reversions remainder and remainders rents issues and profits thereof....</i>"<br />
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There are several land records in the 1830's and 1850's that involve a William Christie that need some further review to determine if this is this William or his father.<br />
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On May 19th 1875 William filed his will with the land registry office. It states that he is from Peter's River Parish of Bathurst and is of feeble health but sound mind. He leaves everything to his wife until her death and then it is to fall to his son John who is to give specific items to his brothers Alex and William, maintain his brothers Charles and Francis until they are of age and give his sister Louisa sheep.<br />
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William died between the time his will was registered and the next census in 1881.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-9281606159332394912014-08-17T05:44:00.000-07:002014-08-17T05:44:04.268-07:0052 Ancestors: Isaac Hebert (1872 - 1936)I'm back this week to my Dad's side of the family or more specifically to my Grandmother's side.<br />
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Isaac Hebert is my Great Great Uncle. He was the first born son of Dazi (Dasie, D'Assis, plus other spellings) and Marie (Clementine) Robert and brother to my Great Grandmother <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/02/52-ancestors-beatrice-hebert-1880-1914.html" target="_blank">Beatrice Hebert</a>. Although I have not found any baptism or birth records for him I believe that he was most likely born in Shippagan on March 8-9, 1871-72 based on the contents of various census records and his death certificate.<br />
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Isaac lived and worked along side his father as a farmer and fisherman in Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada, with his 10 other siblings, until at least 1891. On Sept 7, 1891 Isaac married widower Angele Thibodeau in the Roman Catholic Church of Shippagan. One of the witnesses to his marriage was Isaac's younger brother Honore.<br />
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Isaac and Angele lived in Shippagan when their first three children were born where I assume that he continued to support his family with farming and fishing. Isaac must have felt strong ties to his family as he name his first born son and daughter after his parents.<br />
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Sometime between 1895 and 1897 Isaac moved his family from Shippagan to Paquetville (a distance of about 50 kilometers). This move would have happened during the same time period that Isaac's father moved his family from Shippagan to Paquetville. I wonder if they moved at the same time or did one family move first and get settled and the other follow them? The 1901 census has them living just one household away from each other with another Hebert family in between (possibly a brother to Dazi, based on the age stated). Isaac's family continued to grow with the addition of three more children, unfortunately their last child died when only one month old. Isaac supported this growing family mainly by farming but he also supplemented his income as a labourer, earning $48 dollars for 2 months of work in 1901. In 1911 Isaac was still farming but he only had his two youngest children left at home. Sometime between 1911 and 1921 Isaac and Angele adopted a son who was born around 1907. Who is this child and how and why did they adopt him? Another genealogy puzzle to solve.<br />
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Isaac continued to farm right up until his death from Tuberculosis on Feb 28, 1936 in Paquetville, Range St. Georges.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-22703754290002907772014-08-03T06:26:00.003-07:002014-08-03T06:26:49.646-07:0052 Ancestors: Pierre Pitre 1856 - 1938Pierre Pitre is my Great Great Uncle. He was the 8th child of <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/06/52-ancestors-hilaire-pitre-18178-1902.html" target="_blank">Hilaire </a>Pitre and Tarsille Boudreau and was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada sometime around 1856. When Pierre was 3 or 4 months old he moved with his family to Beresford, New Brunswick, Canada (according to a typed written note at the bottom of his death certificate). This might be incorrect as Pierre's younger brother Victor was baptized in Feb/61 in Bathurst and is recorded on the 1861 census (taken in April) as living in Beresford. I think who provided the information may have confused who was a few months old when the family moved to Beresford.<br />
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Pierre was raised in Beresford where he attended school with his siblings and learned to read and write and speak both English and French. In 1881, Pierre was farming with his father and living at home with his older widowed sister (Jane), younger brother (Victor), older brother (Joseph) and his wife (Helene) and their young son (Alphonse).<br />
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Sometime between the 1881 Census; when he was single and living with his parents; and 1885; the birth of his first child; Pierre married Elizabeth Doucet. I have not been able to find their marriage recorded in the county register or parish registry. I'm going to have to expand my parish records search to Petit Rocher and West Bathurst and be on the look out for alternate spellings.<br />
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Pierre provided for his family by farming and working as a labourer. He and Elizabeth raised 8 of their 9 children, from their marriage date until at least 1901, on the farm not far from where Pierre's parents and 3 of his 4 brothers lived. Pierre's children were sent to school and learned to read and write and spoke English and French. When his sons were older (15-16) they began helping out on the farm and working odd jobs or at the sawmill. Sometime between 1901 and 1911 Pierre moved his family off of the family land and 60 houses/farms way towards the middle of Beresford. Why did Pierre move his family away from where he had lived almost his entire life? Did it have something to do with the death of his parents in 1902? Was he not given any of his father's land? For whatever reason he moved his family, he returned to the family land and was living next door to his brother Victor in 1921 with his wife Elizabeth, his grandson, daughter-in-law and son Joseph.<br />
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Pierre died December 26, 1938 at approximately 83 years old. It must have been a sad Christmas that year.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-27776139938304489592014-07-27T16:17:00.000-07:002014-07-27T16:17:03.248-07:0052 Ancestors: Marie Mazerolle (1856/7 - 1955) I'm back over to the Mazerolle side of my family tree, this time to Marie Mazerolle my Great Great Aunt.<br />
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Marie was the fifth child and second daughter of <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/03/52-ancestors-germain-mazerolle-1819.html" target="_blank">Germain Mazerolle</a> and Christine Hache. I have been unable to locate Marie's baptism certificate to confirm her date of birth, guess I will need to look page by page on the parish registry to see if I can find it (no time to do that last week!). Her age and birth year vary over the census years, they were listed as: 1856 (5yrs old in 1861), 1861 (30yrs old in 1891 & 40yrs old in 1901) to 1866 (45years old in 1911). Her birth month, May, when stated has always been consistent. Based her first showing up on the census records in 1861 and her death certificate I have concluded that she was born in May of 1856/57 in Pokemouche, Gloucester county, New Brunswick, Canada.<br />
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Marie was raised and went to school (learning to read and write) in Inkerman, Gloucester county, New Brunswick, Canada with her 9 brothers and sisters. She continued to live in Inkerman even after her marriage to George Bruno St. Pierre on Sunday Jan 6, 1878 at l'Immaculee Conception parish, Pokemouche-en-Haut. It must have been a celebration for the whole community that Sunday mass, welcoming in the new year and the beginning of a new family.<br />
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Marie and George lived with George's parents and younger siblings at the start of their marriage until at least after their second child was born. It must have been a lively household as Marie & her mother-in-law both had children born around the same time (Marie's first child and her mother-in-law's last child). With large families this must happen often as my oldest sibling and my youngest aunt on my Dad's side can attest to.<br />
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When Marie and George moved into their own household they did not move far, the lived right next door! They continued to live right next door raising their 11 children (4 boys & 7 girls) until at least 1901. Starting around this time Marie's children began to marry and start families of their own. By 1911, with the 4 oldest children married, they were down to only 7 children living at home. In 1921 they were living in the Cowan Creek area of Inkerman with only their youngest child still living at home. They were not far from their 3 youngest sons as they settled with their families right next door to each other with Marie and George living in the middle of them. Marie may have been losing her children to marriage but she was rapidly gaining grandchildren (9 living next door).<br />
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At some point between census periods or after 1921 Marie adopted a 12th child, a girl. I don't have any information on this child, other than her name and who she married. This information was obtained from Marie's funeral notice that was published in the Nov 11, 1955 edition of l'Evangeline. This is another mystery to solve!<br />
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At the time of her death Marie was still living in the Cowan Creek are of Inkerman, possibly with her youngest son. Marie's death was reported by her youngest son on October 31, 1955. She was 98/99 years old at the time of her death. This seems like an incredibly long life for anyone, let alone someone who was born in 1856/7. We seem to have some long lives on the Mazerolle side of the family tree.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-69552585223733899632014-07-19T06:07:00.002-07:002014-07-19T06:07:40.800-07:0052 Ancestors: Joseph Alexander Christie (1886 - 1979) Sawmill worker to Sawmill ManagerJoseph Alexander Christie is my Great Uncle on my Mom's side of my family tree. He was born on May 24, 1886 to <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/02/52-ancestors-alexander-christie-1853.html" target="_blank">Alexander Christie</a> and <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/06/52-ancestors-margaret-legace-1861-1940.html" target="_blank">Margaret Legace</a> in Peter's River (West Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada), he was their third child and first son. Joseph was baptized on May 30, 1886 when he was 6 days old. His baptism sponsors were Francis Christie and Elizabeth Legacey, most likely his Uncle and Aunt.<br />
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In 1891 Joseph lived in West Bathurst with his parents, 2 older sisters, a younger sister and brother and his grandmother Teresa Christie (Arseneault). He went to school and learned to read and write. Sometime after completing his schooling he went to work for the sawmill in Beresford, this must have been how he met his future wife as she was from Petit Rocher (just a little further down the road).<br />
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When Joseph was 21 he married Rose Godin in Petit Rocher, Gloucester, New Brunswick on May 21, 1907 at St. Polycarpe parish. The witnesses for their marriage were <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/05/52-ancestors-margaret-b-christie-1886.html" target="_blank">Maggie Christie</a> (Joseph's sister) and Arthur Godin (Rose's brother?). Joseph and Rose started their family right away with the birth of their first child Catheline in April 1908 and a second daughter Delia in May 1910. Joseph worked on average 60 hours per week earning less than $10 per week. In 1910 his yearly earnings from the sawmill were $320 for 48 weeks of work. This was close to the average wage and hours of work for mill workers in 1910. In 1911 Joseph's household consisted of his wife Rose, daughters Catheline and Delia and a 4 year old girl from the U.S. that is listed as a lodger. I don't know how this girl came to live with them or what happened to her after 1911, she is a mystery to solve!<br />
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Joseph and Rose continued to expand their family with the birth of daughters Margarette in 1915, Frances in 1917 and Josephine in 1919. In 1920 after the death of his sister <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/01/52-ancestors-saturday-january-18-2014.html" target="_blank">Brigitte </a>and her husband, Joseph's nephew Wilfred Daigle came to live with him (finally a boy in the house!). Joseph and Rose continued their family with a 6th daughter, Georgine, in 1921. Joseph and his family were living in West Bathurst in 1921 and Joseph continued to work at the sawmill except that he was no longer a labourer, he had moved to Manager and now earned $1000 per year. Joseph continued to work at the sawmill until his retirement sometime between 1953-1957.<br />
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Joseph lived his entire life in West Bathurst. He died in 1979 at the age of 92 and is buried in the New Holy Family Roman Catholic Cemetry in Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-17499172975349684532014-07-05T06:37:00.002-07:002014-07-05T11:48:42.555-07:0052 Ancestors: Marie Theriault (1853-1950)Marie Theriault is my Great Great Grandmother and spouse of <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.com/2014/02/52-ancestors-aime-godin-1852-1909.html" target="_blank">Aime Godin</a>. She was born November 6 1853 in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada to Benjamin Theriault and Celeste Young.<br />
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I don't know much about Marie's childhood, I have not been able to find any official records for her before her marriage to Aime Godin on Feb 18, 1879 in Caraquet. Was she the oldest, youngest or somewhere in between? Did she come from a small or large family? Her death record state she was born in Caraquet and her marriage record have her being married in Caraquet. I can make the assumption that she probably was raised in Caraquet. Clearly, I need to dig a little deeper into her family!<br />
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Marie was approximately 25 when she married 26 year old Aimi Godin on Feb 18, 1879 in Caraquet at the parish of St-Pierre-aux-Liens. It is from Marie's marriage record that I was able to determine who her parents were.<br />
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Marie and Aime started their family right away with their first child, Jean-Aime (my Great Grandfather), born in November 1879/80. Their 10 children were born within a year or two of each other except for a four year gap between their third and fourth child. I wonder if they had additional children within this time period (1882-1886) that died as infants? I will have to go back and scroll through the parish baptism records for this period to see if I can find any additional children baptised for Marie and Aime.<br />
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After the death of her husband, Aime, in 1909, Marie's son Aime became the head of the household (according to the 1911 census). In 1911 the only children living at home were Aime (head of the house) and Marie's daughter Amanda (born in 1891). At this time she also lived next door to her eldest child (my Great Grandfather Jean-Aime) and his growing family. I wonder if my grandmother had any memories of living next door to her grandmother, she would have been 6 years old at that time. My grandmother has passed on now, it is to bad that I never had a conversation with her about her past.<br />
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Marie lived the rest of her life with her son Aime. On the 1921 census she is living with her son Aime and his family and next door to another of her son's, Nicolas and his family. Marie experienced so many things in her lifetime; the birth of Canada as a country, World War 1 and World War 2 not to mention all of the changes in technology from transportation by horse and wagon to the use of cars and the use or telephones to communicate and the invention of television for entertainment. Aime reported the death of his mother, Marie, May 1, 1950 in Paquetville, New Brunswick of old age.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-42273975516173089622014-06-29T05:09:00.003-07:002014-06-29T05:09:38.747-07:0052 Ancestors: Hilaire Pitre (1817/8-1902) Farmer, Carpenter and Store MerchantHilaire Pitre is my Great Great Grandfather. He is the father of <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/01/52ancestors-week-4-21-children.html" target="_blank">Victor Pitre</a>.<br />
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Hilaire was the 6th child of Jean Baptiste Pitre and Marie Hache. He was baptized April 6, 1818 in the Ste. Famille parish, Nipisiguit (Bathurst), New Brunswick. This was the first time the missionary priest had visited since November 1817 and was one of many children baptized that day. The only time that Hilaire's actual birthday is recorded anywhere is on the 1901 census, it is listed as Jan 8, 1817. It is unlikely that the year of his birth is 1817 since it would have been unusual for a family to wait a year to have their child baptized if they had the opportunity to do so sooner. However, the ages listed for Hilaire on most census records do match with an 1817 birth year. He at least believed that he was born in 1817!<br />
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Hilaire married Tarsille (Teresa?) Boudreau on September 1, 1835 in the St. Polycarpe parish in Petit Rocher, New Brunswick. They settled in Beresford, New Brunswick, which is about halfway between Bathurst and Petit Rocher. It is here that Hilaire raised his family of 10 (5 boys and 5 girls) working as a farmer, carpenter and finally as a general store merchant. Hilaire must have worked until the day he died as he is listed as a general store merchant on the 1901 census at the age of 84. As his family married and started families of their own they did not move far away. In 1901, Hilaire was living surrounded by 1 daughter, 3 sons and 20 grandchildren! It must have been wonderful to have his family so close by. Hilaire deeded his land to 4 of his 5 sons (one must have died), I wonder if some of this land is still within the family.<br />
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Hilaire died about 2 months after his wife on October 24, 1902 in Petit Rocher, New Brunswick at the age of 84/85, no cause of death listed. Was it old age or a broken heart at the loss of his wife?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-57866078046146414302014-06-21T16:55:00.001-07:002014-06-21T16:55:04.614-07:0052 Ancestors: Joseph Cyrille Mazerolle (1893-1918) Spanish Flu VictimJoseph Cyrille Mazerolle is my 1st Cousin Twice removed. He is the grandson of <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/03/52-ancestors-germain-mazerolle-1819.html" target="_blank">Germain Mazerolle</a>. Cyrille was the third child of Urbain Mazerolle and Caroline Albert.<br />
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Cyrille was born Nov 22, 1893 in Pokemouche, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. He lived with his parents and 8 siblings on a farm in Inkerman and Upper Pokemouche. Next door to Cyrille and his family were his grandparents, several uncles and their families all earning their living as a farmer. Cyrille was also a farmer when he became old enough.<br />
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Farmer was the occupation he listed when he was arrested in Upper Pokemouche on July 11, 1918 for defaulting on his draft orders. Why did he not report for the draft? Was it because he could only speak French (1901 census indicates he only spoke French; unable to locate 1911 census) in what would most likely be an English environment. Was it a fear of dying? By July 1918 Canada had fought in many battles (Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, etc.) and had lost many men. Did he believe that he was exempt from the draft because he was a farmer? Prime Minister Borden promised labouring farmers exemptions during his campaign but broke this promise after the election. We will never know his reason for not reporting.<br />
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Four days after being arrested for defaulting, Cyrille underwent medical examination in Sussex, Kings county, New Brunswick where he was declared fit for duty but lacked training. The description on his calling up describe him as 6 feet tall with a 39 inch chest, fair complexion, blue eyes and black hair with no distinctive marks.<br />
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Cyrill's time as a soldier was short, it is unknown if he even completed his training. He fell ill November 22, 1918 (approximately) of the Spanish Influenza while in Upper Pokemouche and died one week later on November 29, 1918. Cyrille was one of the 776 Canadian Expeditionary Force members for whom the Spanish Influenza Pandemic was fatal.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-7326196044736805972014-06-14T05:45:00.001-07:002014-06-14T05:45:18.884-07:0052 Ancestors: Margaret Legace (1861-1940)Margaret Ann Legace is my Great Grandmother. She is the wife of <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/02/52-ancestors-alexander-christie-1853.html" target="_blank">Alexander Christie</a> from an earlier post.<br />
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Margaret or Maggie, as records seem to refer to her as, was born September 17-22, 1861 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada. She was the 1st born child of Isaac Legace and Thersile (Theresa) Daigle. Margaret was baptised when she was just a few days old, sponsors were Michael Daigle and Angel Pitre (more research needed to find out who they were), in West Bathurst at Ste. Famille Parish. The more research I do, the more I find that Ste. Famille Parish is a big part of my roots on my mothers side. So many, almost everyone so far, have either been baptised, married or buried in this parish. Maybe I should do some research on the parish.<br />
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Margaret lost her mother when she was between 7-10 years old. She would have had to assume the role of running the household; cooking, cleaning and looking after her 2 younger sisters while her father was working the farm. Margaret would have continued this daunting task until sometime between 1871-1873 when her father re-married. This most likely was the reason she was unable to read and write as Margaret would not have been able to go to school with all of these household duties to look after. She most likely continued to assist her step-mother (who was deaf) with the running of the household and looking after the two brothers who were born before she was married.<br />
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On October 30, 1882 when Margaret was 21 years old she married Alexander Christie in West Bathurst at Ste. Famille Parish, the same parish she and Alexander were baptised. The witnesses to their marriage were William Christie and Mary Jane Boyle. William Christie could have been Alexander's brother. I don't know who Mary Jane Boyle could be as I have not found any connection to a Boyle in the family tree yet.<br />
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Margaret and Alexander has 12 children (4 girls and 8 boys) all who were able to read, write and speak both French and English. I wonder if Margaret felt that this was a priority for her children as she never went to school and only learned to read and write and speak English after her marriage to Alexander. I wonder if she learned along side her youngest children.<br />
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Margaret lived her entire life in West Bathurst. She died Jan 27, 1940 from hypertension (heart attack) when she was 78 years old. Margaret outlived her husband and 6 of her 12 children.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-72782361398075446482014-06-07T06:31:00.001-07:002014-07-05T04:33:33.921-07:0052 Ancestors: Nicolas Godin (1886-1958)Nicolas Godin is my Great Great Uncle from my Dad's side of the family. He is my Grandmother's uncle. He was the 4th of 10 children born to <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/02/52-ancestors-aime-godin-1852-1909.html" target="_blank">Aime Godin</a> and Marie Theriault. Although I have been unable to find a baptism or birth record for Nicolas his age and birthday are consistently recorded to support a birth date of May 17, 1886 in Paquetville, New Brunswick, Canada.<br />
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Nicolas, like his father before him and his male siblings was also a farmer. He must have became a full time farmer around 15-16 years old (school must have stopped at this age) as he was able to read, write and speak French and all siblings younger than 16 were attending school and those 16 and older were farmers or listed with no occupation.<br />
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On Thanksgiving day October 14, 1907, Nicolas Godin married Marie Antoinette Godin (10 years his senior) in Paquetville at St. Augustin of Paquetville Parish. They were both from this parish and must have met there originally. After their marriage Nicolas and Antoinette quite possibly lived in the same dwelling as Antoinette's parents. The 1911 census records Nicolas, Antoinette and their 4 month old son Dosithee living in an "appartment" with Antoinette's parents and 3 of her siblings. My guess is that they lived in the same house but had separate living quarters. In 1911, Nicolas was supplementing his farming income with carpentry work to support his growing family. Unfortunately, this son like their daughter, Nelida, 2 years previous would die before his 1st birthday. Such sadness to have lost two children back to back at such a young age when they were just starting their family.<br />
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In 1921, Nicolas and Antoinette are still living in Paquetville as a farming family but now have 3 children, 2 girls and a boy! They continue to live in Paquetville until Sept 1939 when they moved about 10km away to the community of Notre-Dames-des-Erables with their son Armand as reported in the September 7, 1939 edition of the La Voix d'Evangeline. Nicolas lived in Notre-Dames-des-Erables until his death August 15, 1958. According to is death certificate he spent the last 5 days of his life in the Hotel-Dieu St. Joseph (hospital) and died of a stomach ulcer. Nicolas is buried in the cemetry at Paroisse De Notre Dame De Auxiliatrice Roman Catholic, Gloucester County.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-84116098662965856102014-05-31T05:48:00.001-07:002014-05-31T05:48:53.649-07:0052 Ancestors: Margaret B Christie (1886-1949) The reason my siblings and I were born?This week I am writing about my Great Aunt Margaret B. Christie.<br />
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Margaret was the second child of <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/02/52-ancestors-alexander-christie-1853.html" target="_blank">Alexander Christie</a> and Margaret Ann Legace. She was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada on April 16, 1885. She was probably baptisted at Ste. Famille parish like the siblings that are younger than her but I am unable to confirm this as the records for Ste. Famille start on page 9, June 21, 1885. Such is the way with genealogy, not all of the records survive.<br />
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Margaret lived with her parents until at least 1901, after that I am unable to find her again until she is married to Frank Leonard Best on May 1, 1916 in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada. Frank was a WW1 Soldier stationed in Sussex in 1916. Margaret must have met Frank in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada where his parents were living. Margaret's death certificate states she lived in Saint John since approximately 1914. Where was she in 1911 that she is not listed on a census record? How and why did she move to Saint John, almost 400km away from Bathurst? In the early 1900's that seems like such a great distance for a single unmarried women to be away from her family. I did not know that I had relatives living in Saint John prior to my parents. I wonder if knowing a relative in the city was a factor in my mom's decision to move to Saint John and work. If so, then Margaret was the reason my parents met and my siblings and I were born!<br />
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Margaret and Frank only had a short time together before Frank was shipped overseas in June of 1916. His pending deployment overseas probably hastened their marriage. Margaret lived in various areas of Saint John while Frank was overseas, sometimes on her own other times with Frank's parents. When Frank was first deployed overseas Margaret lived on Paradise Row, for several months in 1917 she lived with Frank's parents and then in 1918 she moved to Prince Street where she and Frank are listed as living at the time of his discharge in January 1919.<br />
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According to the 1921 census Margaret and Frank lived in a rented single family 6 room wood house on Moore Street with a one year old daughter. Did they have any other children? I think they had one other daughter, I'm still trying to confirm with more reliable sources. They did move at least one other time to Main Street where Margaret is listed as residing at the time of her death.<br />
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Margaret died on March 2, 1949 in Saint Joseph's Hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage due to Hypertension (stroke?). I wonder if my older siblings have any recollection of Margaret and Frank Best and their family.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803987041125501122.post-61926169602645183762014-05-27T18:24:00.000-07:002014-05-27T18:24:16.054-07:0052 Ancestors: Theodore Godin (1911 - 1916)I am back over to the Mazerolle-Godin side of my family tree with a very short post as there is not much to find when it is a child you are researching.<br />
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Theodore Godin is my Great Uncle. He was born in Paquetville, New Brunswick, Canada in April of 1911 (according to the 1911 census). He was the youngest child of Jean-Aimie Godin and <a href="http://myacadianroots.blogspot.ca/2014/02/52-ancestors-beatrice-hebert-1880-1914.html" target="_blank">Beatrice Hebert</a>. Theodore had two older sisters and two older brothers. I wonder if he had any memories of his mother as he was only 2 years and 9 months when she died. After the death of his mother his family moved to St. Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada.<br />
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Theodore died July 28, 1916 at St. Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada when he was only 5 years and 3 months old. He would not have been in school yet. I wonder if he was looking forward to going to school with the rest of his siblings. How he died or the length of illness is not listed on his death certificate. Why was the reason for his death not listed? You would think that it would be unusual for a child of this age to die without any cause of death noted. Someday I will have to see if I can find where he might be buried in St. Isidore.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16833293393727636545noreply@blogger.com0