Marie-Vitaline
DESMARAIS
(b.
15 February 1824
,
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
d.
13 April 1895
,
Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
)
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Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS was born 15 February 1824 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS and Magdeleine (Madeleine) LACASSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Benoit DESMARAIS and Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE (maternal) Joseph LACASSE and Marie-Apolline LACROIXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Vitaline married Pierre MARTIN 30 August 1842 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children. Pierre MARTIN was born 18 November 1823 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Pierre died 19 April 1864 in Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE.
Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS died 13 April 1895 in Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada.
Desmarais Name Meaning
French: habitational name with fused preposition and definite article des ‘from the’ for someone from any of various places called Les Marais (from Old French mareis ‘marsh’). Alternatively the name may simply have been topographic. Compare Demarais Demar Demara Demarie and Demore .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames: Demarais, Desharnais, Desjardins, Demars, De Marinis, Demara, Dardis
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Family and Children of Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS
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Pierre MARTIN-- Date: 30 August 1842 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Pierre MARTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE
He is the son of Jean Baptiste Martin and Marguerite Laperche (deceased) of the parish of St Hyacinthe.
She is the daughter of Jean Baptiste Desmarais and Magdelaine Lacasse of this parish.
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre MARTIN and Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS:
Marie-Vitaline-Florentine MARTIN (b.30 July 1843, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. abt. 1850, )

Marie-Elisabeth MARTIN (b.13 November 1844, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 3 June 1857, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Pierre MARTIN (b.May 1846, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 9 January 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )


Parmelia (Adelina) MARTIN (b.21 August 1848, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 7 July 1944, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Edouard RENAUD dit LOCAS abt. 1872 in , Massachusetts, USA
Hermine MARTIN (b.abt. 1850, , Vermont, USA d. 15 December 1898, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada )
m. Joseph TRAHAN 29 June 1874 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)
Philomene MARTIN (b.13 October 1852, Middlebury, Vermont, USA d. 20 April 1931, Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada)
m. Joseph-Auguste TRAHAN 10 August 1873 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)
Aglae MARTIN (b.February 1854, , Vermont, USA d. , )
m. Olivier CHAUVIN 12 October 1874 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)
m. Samuel BOUDIETTE (BOUTIETTE) 27 July 1912 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph MARTIN (b.15 May 1855, Middlebury, Vermont, USA d. 3 April 1917, Thompson, Connecticut, USA )
m. Aglae GREGOIRE 19 February 1882 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)
Jean Baptiste MARTIN (b.June 1857, , Vermont, USA d. 14 May 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Michel-Hormisdas MARTIN (b.10 August 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 29 July 1859, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
Albina MARTIN (b.abt. 1858, , Vermont, USA d. , )
m. Joseph LAROSE 19 August 1888 in Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada


Pierre MARTIN (b.24 June 1860, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 24 November 1877, Thompson, Connecticut, USA )



Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Pierre MARTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE
He is the son of Jean Baptiste Martin and Marguerite Laperche (deceased) of the parish of St Hyacinthe.
She is the daughter of Jean Baptiste Desmarais and Magdelaine Lacasse of this parish.
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre MARTIN and Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS:












m. Edouard RENAUD dit LOCAS abt. 1872 in , Massachusetts, USA


m. Joseph TRAHAN 29 June 1874 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)


m. Joseph-Auguste TRAHAN 10 August 1873 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)


m. Olivier CHAUVIN 12 October 1874 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)
m. Samuel BOUDIETTE (BOUTIETTE) 27 July 1912 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA



m. Aglae GREGOIRE 19 February 1882 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)







m. Joseph LAROSE 19 August 1888 in Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada




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15 February 1824
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada


1824 Baptism. St-Jean-Baptiste, Rouville, PQ.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783




Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS and Pierre MARTIN 30 August 1842, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)
She was 18 years old.


1842 Marriage. Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Rouville, PQ.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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Marie-Vitaline-Florentine MARTIN was born 30 July 1843, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Marie-Vitaline was 19 years old.

Marie-Elisabeth MARTIN was born 13 November 1844, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Marie-Vitaline was 20 years old.

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Pierre MARTIN was born May 1846, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Marie-Vitaline was 22 years old.

Parmelia (Adelina) MARTIN was born 21 August 1848, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Marie-Vitaline was 24 years old.
1850 Middlebury, Addison, Vermont
name: Desniere Martin
residence: Middlebury, Addison, Vermont
age: 27 years
calculated birth year: 1823
birthplace: Canada
gender: Female
race (original):
race (expanded):
death month:
death year:
film number: 27446
digital gs number: 4191106
image number: 00272
line number: 8
dwelling house number: 114
family number: 124
marital status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
Peter Martin M 27y
Desniere Martin F 27y
Mary Martin F 7y
Betsy Martin F 6y
Peter Martin M 4y
Cimion Martin F 2m
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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name: Desniere Martin
residence: Middlebury, Addison, Vermont
age: 27 years
calculated birth year: 1823
birthplace: Canada
gender: Female
race (original):
race (expanded):
death month:
death year:
film number: 27446
digital gs number: 4191106
image number: 00272
line number: 8
dwelling house number: 114
family number: 124
marital status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
Peter Martin M 27y
Desniere Martin F 27y
Mary Martin F 7y
Betsy Martin F 6y
Peter Martin M 4y
Cimion Martin F 2m
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Philomene MARTIN was born 13 October 1852, Middlebury, Vermont, USA (East Middlebury) (Farmingdale)
Marie-Vitaline was 28 years old.


Aglae MARTIN was born February 1854, , Vermont, USA
Marie-Vitaline was 29 years old.

Joseph MARTIN was born 15 May 1855, Middlebury, Vermont, USA (East Middlebury) (Farmingdale)
Marie-Vitaline was 31 years old.

1857 - Godparent
Godmother to Arthur Martin, 24 Nov 1857, Notre Dame du Rosaire, Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec. Arthur is the son of Jean Baptiste Martin and Aurelie Guertin.
The twenty-fourth November one thousand eight hundred
fifty-seven, we the undersigned pastor
baptized Arthur, born on the same day of the
legitimate marriage of Jean Baptiste Martin
farmer and of Aurélie Guertin of the area.
Godfather Joseph Dufresne who signed below, godmother
Vitaline Desmarais who did not know how to sign.
[Signatures] Jos Desfresne JResther, prst
Born on and Baptized on 24 November 1857
in Notre-Dame du Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, Québec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Godmother to Arthur Martin, 24 Nov 1857, Notre Dame du Rosaire, Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec. Arthur is the son of Jean Baptiste Martin and Aurelie Guertin.
The twenty-fourth November one thousand eight hundred
fifty-seven, we the undersigned pastor
baptized Arthur, born on the same day of the
legitimate marriage of Jean Baptiste Martin
farmer and of Aurélie Guertin of the area.
Godfather Joseph Dufresne who signed below, godmother
Vitaline Desmarais who did not know how to sign.
[Signatures] Jos Desfresne JResther, prst
Born on and Baptized on 24 November 1857
in Notre-Dame du Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, Québec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Jean Baptiste MARTIN was born June 1857, , Vermont, USA
Marie-Vitaline was 33 years old.

Marie-Elisabeth MARTIN died 3 June 1857, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Marie-Vitaline was 33 years old.

Pierre MARTIN died 9 January 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Marie-Vitaline was 33 years old.

Jean Baptiste MARTIN died 14 May 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Marie-Vitaline was 34 years old.

Michel-Hormisdas MARTIN was born 10 August 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Marie-Vitaline was 34 years old.

Pierre MARTIN was born 24 June 1860, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Marie-Vitaline was 36 years old.

Pierre MARTIN died 19 April 1864, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)



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Philomene MARTIN married 10 August 1873, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville) to Joseph-Auguste TRAHAN


Hermine MARTIN married 29 June 1874, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville) to Joseph TRAHAN

Aglae MARTIN married 12 October 1874, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville) to Olivier CHAUVIN
1875 - Godparent
There is a baptism record for a Joseph Hermas Trahan, b. 31 Mar 1875, son of Joseph and Hermine Martin, baptised 4 Apr 1875. Godparents: Dominique Trahan and Vitaline Desmarais
Source: Baptisms of St. Joseph Catholic Church, No. Grosvenor Dale, CT, 1872-1990, Pawtucket, RI : American French Genealogical Society, c1992 Page 334.
There is a baptism record for a Joseph Hermas Trahan, b. 31 Mar 1875, son of Joseph and Hermine Martin, baptised 4 Apr 1875. Godparents: Dominique Trahan and Vitaline Desmarais
Source: Baptisms of St. Joseph Catholic Church, No. Grosvenor Dale, CT, 1872-1990, Pawtucket, RI : American French Genealogical Society, c1992 Page 334.
1876 - Godparent
(From Baptisms of St. Joseph Catholic Church, North Grosvenordale, CT) 'CHAUVIN, Hyacinthe Olivier Joseph. (b) 21 Jun.1876. s/ o Olivier & Aglae Martin. (bapt) 21 Jun.1876. (wit) Hyacinthe Martial & Vitaline Desmarais.'
(From Baptisms of St. Joseph Catholic Church, North Grosvenordale, CT) 'CHAUVIN, Hyacinthe Olivier Joseph. (b) 21 Jun.1876. s/ o Olivier & Aglae Martin. (bapt) 21 Jun.1876. (wit) Hyacinthe Martial & Vitaline Desmarais.'

Pierre MARTIN died 24 November 1877, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)
Marie-Vitaline was 53 years old.


Joseph MARTIN married 19 February 1882, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville) to Aglae GREGOIRE

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Albina MARTIN married 19 August 1888, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada to Joseph LAROSE

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1891 Canadian Census Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Source: www.ogs.on.ca/ ogspi/ 9/ o095_e03.htm#376
1891 census @ca.on.095&1/ 2e family 376
@ca.on.nipissing.bonfield_chisholm_boulter_ferris p90 film T6355 lds1465780
7 TRAHAN {MARTIN} Philomène f 39 widow US Que Que RC farmer
8 TRAHAN Adolphe m 16 - - US Que US RC
son of TRAHAN Auguste & MARTIN Philomene
Adolphe married 1894 @ca.on.nipissing.bonfield.sainte_bernadette_rc to LARIVEE Emmelie dtr of LARIVEE Joseph & SAINT_PIERRE Victoria
'Melia' 14 with parents Bonfield Chisholm Boulter Ferris 1891 census @ca.on.095&1/ 2e family 110
9 TRAHAN Henery m 14 - - Que Que US RC
son of TRAHAN Auguste & MARTIN Philomene
Henri married 1900 to FOISY Rose-Anna dtr of FOISY Joseph & ARCHAMBAULT Julie ( 1874 )
Rosana 8 with parents Bonfield Chisholm Boulter Ferris 1891 census @ca.on.095&1/ 2e family 025
Rose-Anna widow m2 1916 @ca.on.nipissing.bonfield.sainte_bernadette_rc to SASSEVILLE Georges son of SASSEVILLE Jerome & THIBOUTOT Calixte ( married 1876 )
George 10 with...Read MORE...
Source: www.ogs.on.ca/ ogspi/ 9/ o095_e03.htm#376
1891 census @ca.on.095&1/ 2e family 376
@ca.on.nipissing.bonfield_chisholm_boulter_ferris p90 film T6355 lds1465780
7 TRAHAN {MARTIN} Philomène f 39 widow US Que Que RC farmer
8 TRAHAN Adolphe m 16 - - US Que US RC
son of TRAHAN Auguste & MARTIN Philomene
Adolphe married 1894 @ca.on.nipissing.bonfield.sainte_bernadette_rc to LARIVEE Emmelie dtr of LARIVEE Joseph & SAINT_PIERRE Victoria
'Melia' 14 with parents Bonfield Chisholm Boulter Ferris 1891 census @ca.on.095&1/ 2e family 110
9 TRAHAN Henery m 14 - - Que Que US RC
son of TRAHAN Auguste & MARTIN Philomene
Henri married 1900 to FOISY Rose-Anna dtr of FOISY Joseph & ARCHAMBAULT Julie ( 1874 )
Rosana 8 with parents Bonfield Chisholm Boulter Ferris 1891 census @ca.on.095&1/ 2e family 025
Rose-Anna widow m2 1916 @ca.on.nipissing.bonfield.sainte_bernadette_rc to SASSEVILLE Georges son of SASSEVILLE Jerome & THIBOUTOT Calixte ( married 1876 )
George 10 with...Read MORE...



Death
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GSU film number: 1853697
Digital GS number: 4172053
Image number: 208
Reference number: yr 1895 cn 1110
Collection: Ontario Deaths 1869-1947
Name: Mrs P. Martin
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GSU film number: 1853697
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Collection: Ontario Deaths 1869-1947


1895 Death
Ste Bernadette Soubirous, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
"Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923," images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.3.1/ TH-1942-24481-30184-62?cc=1927566&wc=13975759 : accessed 23 Oct 2013), Nipissing Bonfield Ste Bernadette Soubirous Baptisms, marriages, burials 1884-1910 image 154 of 184.
Marie-Vitaline is buried at: Ste. Bernadette Cemetery
Bluesea Road
Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
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