Alcide Napoleon Raymond

Alcide Napoleon Raymond

Male 1907 - 1994  (86 years)

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  • Name Alcide Napoleon Raymond 
    Born 7 Jul 1907  St. Philippe, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christened 7 Jul 1907  St. Philippe, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Godparents 7 Jul 1907  St. Philippe, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • His godparents were Napoleon Raymond and Malvina Neveu, his grandparents.
    Census 1911  Cobalt, Timiskaming, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3

    • Raymond, Napoleon, age 29, pipe fitter
      Raymond, Mirza, age 27
      Raymond, Alcide, age 4
      Raymond, Lucile, age 2
      Raymond, Adela, age 4/12 months

      north ward - Russel 94
    Census 1921  Brownsburg, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4

    • Raymond, Napoleon, 39 years, born US, immigrated 1883, nat, can speak Eng, can read/write, journalier, earnings $1200
      Raymond Merisa, 37 years, can speak Eng, can read/write
      Raymond, Alcide, 14 years, can speak Eng, can read/write, journalier, earnings $750
      Raymond, Lucille, 12 years, cannot speak Eng, can read.write, student
      Raymond, Adila, 10 years, cannot speak Eng, can read/write, student
      Raymond, Roger, 8 years, cannot speak Eng, can read/write
      Raymond, Ivan, 6 years, cannot speak Eng, cannot read/write
    City Directory 1927-1928  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    5111 Renville Ave 
    • Raymond, Alcide inspr r 5111 Renville av
    Census 1930  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6

    • Raymond, Napoleon, head, 47 years, carpenter at auto factory
      Raymond, Mirza, wife, 46 years, immigrated 1923
      Raymond, Alcide, 22 years, immigrated 1923, gear inspector at auto factory
      Raymond, Adelle, 19 years, immigrated 1923, wrapper at automobile hardware factory
      Raymond, Roger, 17 years, immigrated 1923, wrapper at laundry
      Raymond, Ivan, 15 years, immigrated 1923
      Raymond, Raynand, 7 years, immigrated 1923
      Raymond, Maurice, 6 years, immigrated 1923
      Raymond, Florence, 5 years
      Raymond, Claire, 2 years 3/12 months
      Ouellette, Emile, boarder, 22 years, immigrated 1925

      Monthly rent on home was $55.00.
    City Directory 1931  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    1931 Morrell 
    • Raymond, Alcide inspr r 1931 Morrell
    Census 1940  Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8

    • Raymond, Alcide A., 33 years, born Canada French, laborer, automobile ind.
      Raymond, Blanche, 32 years, born Canada French
      Raymond, George, 7 years, born Michigan
      Raymond, Rosemary, 6 years, born Michigan
      Eddington, Thomas, lodger, 70 years, born Ohio
      O'Neil, John, lodger, 35 years, born Ireland
      Forsberg, Alfred, lodger, 35 years, born Sweden
    Buried Jun 1994  St. Joachim, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Arrangements through Hacket-Metcalf Funeral Home, Dearborn, Michigan.
    Blanche Raymond cemetery stone
    Alcide Raymond cemetery stone
    West of Joachim, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
    Funeral Card 10 Jun 1994  [10
    Alcide Raymond obituary card
    Alcide Raymond obituary card
    Died 10 Jun 1994  Dearborn Heights, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 11
    Obituary 12 Jun 1994  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Detroit Free Press 
    • Raymond, Alcide "Shorty" of Dearborn, June 10, age 86. Beloved husband of the late Blanche; dear father of George (Joanne) and Rosemarie (Robert) Marijanovich; also survived by three brothers, three sisters; ten grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services from Hackett-Metcalf Funeral Home, 2640 Monroe (near W. Outer Drive), Dearborn, Monday 11:30 a.m. to St. Albert the Great Church noon mass. Visitation Sunday 2-9 p.m. Rosary 7 p.m. Memorial contributions to the hospice of your choice would be appreciated.
    Alcide Raymond obituary
    Alcide Raymond obituary
    Name Joseph Napoleon Alcide Raymond  [1
    Name Shorty Raymond  [10
    Residence Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Last residence according to Social Security.
    _UID 7E452BC931424BBA8EDBC36E67AB7AD0259A 
    Person ID I3  Lirette Family Tree
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2020 

    Father Napoleon Raymond,   b. 24 Jun 1882, Republic, Marquette, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1958, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Mirza Marguerite Cholette,   b. 18 Mar 1884, St. Philippe, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1980, Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 2 Jul 1906  Ste. Therese de Blainville, Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    • Annual taffy pulls in November around the Feast of St. Catherine. All of the family members in the area. [13]
    Raymond 50th wedding announcement
    Raymond 50th wedding announcement
    Raymond-Cholette wedding photo
    Raymond-Cholette wedding photo
    Napoleon & Mirza's 50th Wedding Anniversary Mass
    Napoleon & Mirza's 50th Wedding Anniversary Mass
    Raymond 50th Wedding
    Raymond 50th Wedding
    Napoleon & Mirza Raymond 50th Anniversary
    Napoleon & Mirza Raymond 50th Anniversary
    Raymond girls
    Raymond girls
    Florence Raymond Lirette, Lucile Raymond Lefebvre, Adele Raymond Ouellette and Claire Raymond Pelletier
    Raymond boys
    Raymond boys
    Maurice "Fats", Ivan, Alcide "Shorty" and Raynald
    Napoleon & Mirza Raymond 50th Wedding Anniversary
    Napoleon & Mirza Raymond 50th Wedding Anniversary
    Marriage 1956  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    50th Anniversary Celebration 
    • Newspaper article cut out of paper (no name or date):

      FETE RAYMOND GOLD WEDDING

      Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Raymond, 14608 Sussex, will observe their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday with a high mass of thansgiving at St. Mary's of Redford Church.
      Married in Montreal, the couple came to Detroit in 1911. Raymond, 79, retired from the Ford Motor Co. in 1952 after 35 years' service. His wife, Mary, is 75.
      The couple has four sons, Alcide, Ivan, Raynald and Maurice; four daughters, Mrs. Lucille Lefebre, Mrs. Adela Ouellette, Mrs. Florence Lirette and Mrs. Claire Pelletier, 25 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
      A reception will be held Saturday night at Mother O'Mear's 5028 Joy.


      St. Mary's of Redford Church is located at 14750 Saint Mary's Street, Detroit, Michigan 48227
    50th Anniversary Celebration
    50th Anniversary Celebration
    Raymond 50th Wedding Mass
    Raymond 50th Wedding Mass
    Residence Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    2184 Morrell Ave 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Blanche Mailloux dit Moison,   b. 12 Jun 1908, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1985, Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1931  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17
    Divorced 11 Sep 1946 
    Children 
     1. George Raymond,   b. 19 May 1933,   d. 13 Feb 2010, Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Rosemarie Raymond
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2020 
    Family ID F37  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bessie Seher,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 4 Dec 1948  Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F5859  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Lucille and Alcide Raymond
    Alcide and Lucille Raymond
    Side two of postcard Mirza Cholette Raymond wrote to her sister Dorina Cholette.
    Mirza Cholette Raymond postcard
    Mirza Cholette Raymond postcard
    Postcard Mirza Cholette Raymond wrote to her sister Dorina Cholette.
    Alcide (Shorty) and Blanche Raymond
    Alcide (Shorty) and Blanche Raymond
    Taken in Glendale, Arizona
    Shorty Raymond and family
    Shorty Raymond and family
    front row: Dolores Ouellette, Rosemarie Raymond, George Raymond and Simone Ouellette - back row: Ivan Raymond, Mirza Raymond, Alcide Raymond, Blanche Raymond, Clifford Raymond, Emile Ouellette and Florence Raymond
    Alcide 'Shorty' Raymond
    Alcide "Shorty" Raymond

  • Notes 
    • (Research):His nickname in the family is "Shorty".

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Drouin Collection - Quebec, Gabriel Drouin, ((ancestry.com : 2008)), accessed 28 Apr 2010), 1907, Baptism - B-39; St. Philippe d-Argenteuil, Quebec. (Reliability: 4), 28 Apr 2010.

    2. [S106] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration, (\i Ancestry.com\i0 ), entry for Alcide Raymond, 1994, SS no. 386-05-5755, accessed 22 Jun 2012 (Reliability: 3), 22 Jun 2012.

    3. [S97] 1911 Canadian Census, Canadian Government, Ontario, dist. 99 Nipissing, sub. dist. 45 Cobalt, Russel, page 32 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S99] 1921 - Canadian Census - Quebec - Ancestry, Canada. Quebec., (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. \i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : Aug 2013), district 149 - Argenteuil, sub-district 2 - Chatham township, Brownsburg, p. 25, dwelling 315, family 245, Napoleon Raymond; (ancestry.com : accessed 21 Aug 2013); citing Library and Archives Canada, Sixth Census of Canada, 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Reliability: 3), 21 Aug 2013.

    5. [S101] Michigan, Detroit, City Directory 1927-28 - Ancestry, R. L. Polk & Co., Directory Building, 431 Howard St., Detroit, Michigan, (\i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2011), 1927-28: 1831;
    6. [S102] 1930 US Federal Census, Michigan, Wayne, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 1057, Detroit, enumeration district (ED) 82-614, sheet 5A, p. 111, dwelling 58, family 3, Napoleon Raymond, accessed 28 Apr 2010 (Reliability: 4), 28 Apr 2010.
      Ward 18, Block 414, Precinct 5

    7. [S103] Michigan, Detroit, City Directory 1931-32 - Ancestry, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Directory Building, 431 Howard St., Detroit, Michigan, (\i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2011), 1931-32 Detroit City Directory: pg 1383;
    8. [S108] 1940 US Federal Census, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), T627, roll Dearborn - blk 314, Wayne County, Dearborn, enumeration district (ED) 82-24B, sheet 8B, household 149, Alcide A. Raymond, accessed 17 Nov 2012 (Reliability: 3), 17 Nov 2012.

    9. [S107] Rosemarie Raymond Marijanovich (Reliability: 4), 30 Aug 2008.

    10. [S15] Funeral Prayer Card (Reliability: 4).

    11. [S15] Funeral Prayer Card, possession of Irene Gauthier (Reliability: 4).

    12. [S316] Newspapers.com (Ancestry), Detroit Free Press, "Alcide Raymond," 12 Jun 1994, p. 25, col. 8; digital images, \i Newspapers.com\i0 (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S4] Dolores Ouellette Gaylord (Reliability: 4), 30 Aug 2008.

    14. [S3] Ste. Therese d'Avila, Ste. Therese marriages 1789-1991, [Agency/Creator], ([Publisher City].), 971.424/S14 K2r., page 312. (Reliability: 4), 20 May 2010.

    15. [S2] Irene Lirette Gauthier, Irene Lirette Gauthier (Reliability: 4), 31 Oct 2007.

    16. [S194] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics., (www.ancestry.com : 2015.), (www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 Feb 2017), 1931 -Detroit - Marriage (County #398819, State #99088) of Alcide Raymond & Blanche Mailloux; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics. (Reliability: 3), 5 Feb 2017.

    17. [S274] Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, ((www.ancestry.com : 2014)), accessed 10 Feb 2020), 11 Sep 1946 - Divorce Decree for Alcide Raymond and Blanche Raymond, Wayne County, Michigan; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan. (Reliability: 3).

    18. [S194] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics., (www.ancestry.com : 2015.), (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Feb 2018), 1948 Marriage - Alcide Raymond and Bessie Seher; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan. (Reliability: 3), 7 Feb 2018.