HELP! Ancestor is complete! Grave has been located flag female ancestor  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 LACROIX

Spouse(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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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS

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Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS married Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor 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


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Children of Pierre MARTIN and Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS:

flag girl ancestor Marie-Vitaline-Florentine MARTIN (b.30 July 1843, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1850, )

Ancestor is complete!flag girl ancestor Marie-Elisabeth MARTIN (b.13 November 1844, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada   d. 3 June 1857, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Ancestor is complete!flag boy ancestor Pierre MARTIN (b.May 1846, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada   d. 9 January 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!immigrant - Canada to US  photo of Parmelia (Adelina) MARTIN  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

immigrant - US to Canada  female ancestor 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)

immigrant - US to Canada  female ancestor 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)

flag female ancestor 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

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor 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)

flag baby boy ancestor Jean Baptiste MARTIN (b.June 1857, , Vermont, USA  d. 14 May 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Ancestor is complete!flag baby boy ancestor Michel-Hormisdas MARTIN (b.10 August 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada   d. 29 July 1859, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Albina MARTIN (b.abt. 1858, , Vermont, USA  d. , )
m. Joseph LAROSE 19 August 1888 in Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!immigrant - Canada to US  male ancestor Pierre MARTIN (b.24 June 1860, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada   d. 24 November 1877, Thompson, Connecticut, USA )



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birth1824 Birth
15 February 1824
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
marriage1842 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS and Pierre MARTIN 30 August 1842, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

She was 18 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of Child
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.
1844 Birth of Child
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.
1846 Birth of Child
Pierre MARTIN was born May 1846, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Vitaline was 22 years old.
1848 Birth of Child
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
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film number: 27446
digital gs number: 4191106
image number: 00272
line number: 8
dwelling house number: 114
family number: 124
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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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News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Birth of Child
Philomene MARTIN was born 13 October 1852, Middlebury, Vermont, USA (East Middlebury) (Farmingdale)

Marie-Vitaline was 28 years old.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Birth of Child
Aglae MARTIN was born February 1854, , Vermont, USA

Marie-Vitaline was 29 years old.
1855 Birth of Child
Joseph MARTIN was born 15 May 1855, Middlebury, Vermont, USA (East Middlebury) (Farmingdale)

Marie-Vitaline was 31 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
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
1857 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste MARTIN was born June 1857, , Vermont, USA

Marie-Vitaline was 33 years old.
1857 Death of Child
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.
1858 Death of Child
Pierre MARTIN died 9 January 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Vitaline was 33 years old.
1858 Death of Child
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.
1858 Birth of Child
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.
1860 Birth of Child
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.
1864 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre MARTIN died 19 April 1864, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1873 Marriage of Child
Philomene MARTIN married 10 August 1873, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville) to Joseph-Auguste TRAHAN
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1874 Marriage of Child
Hermine MARTIN married 29 June 1874, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville) to Joseph TRAHAN
marriage1874 Marriage of Child
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.
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.'
1877 Death of Child
Pierre MARTIN died 24 November 1877, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

Marie-Vitaline was 53 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1882 Marriage of Child
Joseph MARTIN married 19 February 1882, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville) to Aglae GREGOIRE
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
marriage1888 Marriage of Child
Albina MARTIN married 19 August 1888, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada to Joseph LAROSE
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 )
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Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Death
Name: Mrs P. Martin
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Death date: 13 Apr 1895
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Death place: Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario
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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

Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS - 1895 Death Ste Bernadette Soubirous, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada  Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923, images, FamilySearc
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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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