Family: Leo Achille Lirette / Emilia Rose Alma Lemmelin (F343)

m. 22 Aug 1925


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  • Leo Achille LiretteFather | Male
    Leo Achille Lirette

    Born  4 Feb 1904  Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  4 Feb 1904  Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Feb 1964  Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  20 Feb 1964  Dearborn Heights, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  22 Aug 1925  [1, 2]  Montreal (Immaculee Conception), Quebec, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Olivier Prosper Lirette | F553 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Marie Anna Lavallee | F553 Group Sheet 

    Emilia Rose Alma LemmelinMother | Female
    Emilia Rose Alma Lemmelin

    Born  6 Aug 1904  Montreal (Sacre Coeur de Jesus), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  7 Aug 1904  Montreal (Sacre Coeur de Jesus), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Apr 1973  Westland, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  9 Apr 1973  Dearborn Heights, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Narcisse Lemmelin | F339 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Delina Heroux | F339 Group Sheet 

    Roland Oliver LiretteChild 1 | Male
    Roland Oliver Lirette

    Born  18 Jan 1927  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  23 Jan 1927  Detroit (St. Mary of Redford), Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Jan 1997  Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  15 Jan 1997  Dearborn Heights, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Florence Leona Raymond | F45 
    Married  23 Aug 1947  Detroit (Holy Redeemer), Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Jeannine Delina LiretteChild 2 | Female
    Jeannine Delina Lirette

    Born  23 Jul 1929  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened    Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Charles Emerson Graham | F552 
    Married  1 Oct 1949  Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Photos
    L'Immaculee Conception, Montreal
    L'Immaculee Conception, Montreal
    Lirette & Lemmelin
    Lirette & Lemmelin
    (l to r) Emilia Lemmelin Lirette, Delina Heroux, Narcisse Lemmelin, Leo Lirette, (front) Jeanne Lirette, Roland Lirette
    Leo & Emilia Lirette Family
    Leo & Emilia Lirette Family
    Jeanne Lirette, Leo Lirette, Emilia Lemmelin Lirette, Roland Lirette (l to r)
    Lirette Lemmelin marriage certificate A
    Lirette Lemmelin marriage certificate A
    Lirette Lemmelin marriage certificate B
    Lirette Lemmelin marriage certificate B
    Lirette Lemmelin marriage contract cover.jpg
    Lirette Lemmelin marriage contract cover.jpg
    Lirette Lemmelin marriage contract bill
    Lirette Lemmelin marriage contract bill
    Leo & Emilia Lirette Wedding
    Leo & Emilia Lirette Wedding
    Their wedding day.
    Leo & Emilia Lirette
    Leo & Emilia Lirette
    Taken in the basement of their home on Faust in Detroit.
    Lirette home on Faust
    Lirette home on Faust
    6349 Faust, Detroit, Michigan
    Leo & Emilia Lirette 1926
    Leo & Emilia Lirette 1926
    (l to r) Jeanne Lemmelin, Delina Heroux Lemmelin, Aurore Lemmelin Thomas, Leo Lirette, Emilia Lemmelin Lirette (pregnant with Roland) Children: Gerald Thomas, Cecile Thomas
    Leo Lirette & Emilia Lemmelin Wedding Day
    Leo Lirette & Emilia Lemmelin Wedding Day
    Picture taken at Immaculee-Conception Catholic Church in Montreal, Quebec.
    Leo Lirette & Emilia Lemmelin Wedding
    Leo Lirette & Emilia Lemmelin Wedding
    Immaculee-Conception, Montreal, Quebec
    Leo & Emilia Lirette with Roland
    Leo & Emilia Lirette with Roland
    Leo & Emilia Lirette with children
    Leo & Emilia Lirette with children
    Roland, Leo, Emilia, Jeanne (l to r)
    Lirette family three generations
    Lirette family three generations
    back row: Chuck Graham, Leo Lirette, Roland Lirette
    middle row: Karen Graham, Jean Lirette Graham, Emilia Lemmelin Lirette, Florence Raymond Lirette, Carol Lirette
    front row: Patricia Lirette Kubus, Linda Lirette Armstrong, Irene Lirette Gauthier
    Emilia Lemmelin & Leo Lirette
    Emilia Lemmelin & Leo Lirette
    Leo Lirette & Emilia Lemmelin wedding day
    Leo Lirette & Emilia Lemmelin wedding day
    Emilia Lemmelin & Leo Lirette wedding day
    Emilia Lemmelin & Leo Lirette wedding day
    Leo Lirette & Emilia Lemmelin
    Leo Lirette & Emilia Lemmelin
    Emilia Lemmelin & Leo Lirette
    Emilia Lemmelin & Leo Lirette
    Leo Lirette & Emilia Lemmelin
    Leo Lirette & Emilia Lemmelin
    Emilia Lemmelin & Leo Lirette
    Emilia Lemmelin & Leo Lirette
    Emilia Lemmelin & Leo Lirette
    Emilia Lemmelin & Leo Lirette
    Leo & Emilia Lirette
    Leo & Emilia Lirette
    Leo & Emilia Lirette
    Leo & Emilia Lirette
    Leo & Emilia wedding day
    Leo & Emilia wedding day
    (top of steps) Narcisse Lemmelin & Olivier Lirette
    (middle of steps) Delina Heroux Lemmelin & Anna Lavallee Lirette
    (bottom) Emilia Lemmelin Lirette & Leo Lirette
    Leo & Emilia Lirette
    Leo & Emilia Lirette
    Leo & Emilia Lirette
    Leo & Emilia Lirette
    Leo & Emilia Lirette family
    Leo & Emilia Lirette family
    Jeanne, Emilia, Roland & Leo
    Leo & Emilia Lirette family
    Leo & Emilia Lirette family
    Leo, Emilia, Roland & Jeanne
    Leo & Emilia Lirette family
    Leo & Emilia Lirette family
    Emilia, Leo, Jeanne & Roland
    Leo & Emilia Lirette family
    Leo & Emilia Lirette family
    Emilia & Leo Lirette
    Emilia & Leo Lirette
    Leo & Emilia with children
    Leo & Emilia with children
    Roland, Jeanne, Emilia & Leo Lirette
    Leo & Emilia
    Leo & Emilia
    Sitting on their front porch.

  • Notes  Married:
    • Notation made in the parish register at baptism for Leo - married 22 Aug 1923 at L'Immaculee Mtl to Emilia Lemelin. [3]

    Marriage Contract:
    • Notary J. L. Isidore Ducharme of 4033 Notre Dame Est, Montreal, drew up the contract.

      Marriage Contract dated 21 Aug 1925:

      L'an mil neuf cent vingt cinq, le vingt-unieme jour du mois d'aout.
      Devant Mtre J. L. Isidore Ducharme, Notarie pour la Province de Quebec, soussigne, residant et pratiquant en la cite de Montreal.
      Ont Comparu:
      Monsieur Leo Lirette, mecanicien, demeurant a Highland Park, dans l'etat de Michigan un des Estats-Unis d'Amerique, fils majeur issu du legitime mariage de Monsieur Olivier Lirette, menuisier, de la cite de Montreal, avec Dame Anna Lavallee, stipulant pour lui-meme,
      D'une part:
      Et Mademoiselle Emilia Lemmelin, de la cite de Montreal, fille majeurs issue du legitime mariage de Monsieur Narcisse Lemmelin, mecanicien, du meme lieu, avec Dame Delina Heroux, stipulant pour elle-meme.
      D'autre part.
      Lesquels ont arrete comme suit les conventions civiles du mariage projete entre eux, savoir:
      Les futures expoux seront separes de biens, conformement aux dispositions des articles 1422 et suivants du code civil: en consequence la future epouse aura la jouissance libre de ses revenus, elle pourra sur ses simples quittances toucher et percevoir toutes sommes d'argent a elle dues, et elle pourra en un mot faire tous les actes de la plus entiere administration.
      Les futurs epoux ne seront pas tenus des dettes l'un de l'autre faites et creees avant ou pendant la duree du present furtur mariage.
      Le futur epoux sera seul tenu aux frais et depenses du present futur mariage, la future epouse y renoncant tant pour elle-meme que pour les enfants qui pourraient naitre du present futur mariage.
      En consideration du present futur mariage et aussi en consideration de la renonciation ci-dessus, le futur epoux fait donation a la future epouse, acceptant, d'une somme de trois mille dollars ($3,000.00), laquelle somme sera payee par le futur epoux a la future epouse au fur et a mesure que besoin sera, et devra etre employee exclusivement a l'achat de meubles et effets de menage devant servir a garnir le domicle conjugal, lesquels meubles et effets de menage seront insaisissables bien que cessibles.
      Il est toutefois expressement convenu que si la future epouse meurt avant le futur epoux, les meubles et effets de menage qui auront ete acquis a meme le montant de trois mille dollars qui fait l'objet de la donation ci-dessus, redeviendront par le fait meme la propriete absolue du futur epoux.
      En outre, en consideration du present futur mariage et de la renonciation ci-dessus, le furtur epoux transporte a la furture epouse, acceptant, a titre de gain de survie, les benefices d'une police d'assurance au montant de mille dollars que le futur epoux a fait emettre sur sa vie pur la compagnie d'assurance dite "Metropolitan Life Insurance Company": en consequence le futur epoux revoque expressement par les presentes toute imputation anterieure des benefices de cette dite police d'assurance, et il s'engage a faire effectuer et accepter par la dite compagnie d'assurance, aussitot que possible apres la celebration du present futur mariage, tous transports des benefices de la dite police d'assurance dans le sens de la donation ci-dessus, et il s'engage en outre a maintenir cette dite police d'assurance constamment en vigueur en en payant regulierement les primes.
      Enfin il est expressement convenu que, advenant le deces de la future epouse apres le futur epoux ou son convolen secondes noces sans qu'il y ait d'enfant issu du present futur mariage, les meubles et effets de menage qui auront ete acquis a meme la somme de trois mille dollars qui fait.
      l'objet
      l'objet de la donation entrevifs ci-dessus devront alors retourner a la famille du futur epoux.
      Les biens de la future spouse, en outre de ce qui vient de lui etre donne, consistent en ses habits, hardes et linges de corps, bijoux, joyaux, et autres objets mobiliers quelconques a son usage personnel, y compris ses cadeaux de noces.
      Dont Acte:
      A Montreal, sous le numero quatre mille cinq cent soixante-treize du repoertoire du Notarie soussigne;
      Et lecture faite, les futurs epoux et le pere du futur epoux on signe avec moi Notarie.
      (Signe) Emilia Lemmelin, Leo Lirette, O. Lirette, Is. Ducharme, N.P.
      Vraie copie de la minute des presentes demeuree en mon Etude.

      TRANSLATION
      In the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, the twenty-first day of August.
      Before J. L. Isidore Ducharme, Notary for the Province of Quebec, soussigne, resident and practicing in the city of Montreal.
      Have compared:
      Mr. Leo Lirette, mechanic, residing in Highland Park, in the state of Michigan, one of the United States of America, son major of the legitimate marriage of Mr. Olivier Lirette, carpenter, of the city of Montreal, with Dame Anna Lavallee, stipulating for himself,
      Firstly:
      And Miss Emilia Lemmelin, of the city of Montreal, a major daughter of the legitimate marriage of Mr. Narcisse Lemmelin, mechanic, of the same place, with Dame Delina Heroux, stipulating for herself.
      On the other hand.
      Which have decided as follows the civil conventions of the planned marriage between them, namely:
      The future expoux will be separated from property, in accordance with the provisions of articles 1422 and following of the civil code: consequently, the future wife will have the free enjoyment of her income, she will be able on her simple receipts to touch and collect all sums of money due to her. and in a word it will be able to do all the acts of the most complete administration.
      The future spouses will not be held liable for each other's debts created before or during the duration of this marriage.
      The future bridegroom will be the only one held at the expense and expenses of the present future marriage, the future wife giving up so much for herself as for the children who could be born of the present future marriage.
      In consideration of the present future marriage and also in consideration of the above waiver, the future spouse makes a donation to the future bride, accepting, of a sum of three thousand dollars ($ 3,000.00), which sum will be paid by the future spouse to the future wife as and when necessary shall be and shall be used exclusively for the purchase of furniture and household effects to be used to furnish the matrimonial property, which furniture and household effects shall be exempt from seizure, although transferable.
      However, it is expressly agreed that if the future wife dies before the bridegroom, the furniture and household effects which will have been acquired from the amount of three thousand dollars which is the object of the donation above, will in fact become even the absolute property of the future spouse.
      In addition, in consideration of the present future marriage and the above waiver, the deceased spouse shall be transported to the spouse, accepting, as a survival benefit, the benefits of an insurance policy in the amount of one thousand dollars. the future spouse has made the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company insure his pure life: consequently, the future spouse expressly revokes by the present all previous imputation of the profits of this insurance policy, and he undertakes to have the said insurance company carry out and accept, as soon as possible after the celebration of the present future marriage, all transportation of the benefits of the said insurance policy in the sense of the donation above, and he furthermore undertakes to maintain this so-called insurance policy in force by regularly paying the premiums.
      Finally, it is expressly agreed that, in the event of the death of the future wife after the future spouse or his second marriage, without there being any child born of the present future marriage, the furniture and household effects which will have been acquired even the sum of three thousand dollars that makes.
      subject
      The object of the above-mentioned donation will then have to return to the family of the future spouse.
      The property of the future spouse, in addition to what has just been given to her, consists of her clothes, (?) hardes and (?) body cloths, jewelry, jewels, and other movable objects of any kind for her personal use, including her wedding gifts.
      Of which Act:
      In Montreal, under the number four thousand five hundred and seventy-three of the repertory of the undersigned Notary;
      And reading done, the future spouses and the father of the future spouse sign with me notary.
      (Signed) Emilia Lemmelin, Leo Lirette, O. Lirette, Is. Ducharme, N.P.
      True copy of the minute of the present ones remained in my Study.

    Marriage Ceremony:
    • Present at the ceremony were Olivier Lirette, father of groom, and Narcisse Lemmelin, father of the bride.

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] Lemmelin Family Record Book, Jeanne Lemmelin Lavalle (sister of Emila Lemmelin Lirette), (Handwritten family history of Narcisse & Delima Lemelin family, Montreal, Quebec; Date unknown.) (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S6] Drouin Collection - Quebec, Gabriel Drouin, ((ancestry.com : 2008)), accessed 28 Feb 2011), 1925 - Marriage - M-93, Leo Lirette & Emilia Lemelin; Immaculee Conception, Montreal, Quebec. (Reliability: 4), 27 Feb 2011.

    3. [S226] Genealogie Quebec, Drouin Institute, Drouin Institute, (\i Genealogy Quebec\i0 . https://www.genealogiequebec.com : 2016.), (https://www.genealogiequebec.com : accessed 7 Feb 2020); 5 Feb 1904 Baptism for Joseph Leo Achile, son of Olivier Lirette and Anna Lavallee; NBMDS - Baptisms - St-Felix-de-Valois, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec. (Reliability: 3).