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| 10001 | 96 years old | Racicot, Jacques (I2076)
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| 10002 | 96 years old | Seguin, Francoise (I6468)
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| 10003 | 97 years old | Grondin, Marie Agnes (I915)
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| 10004 | 97 years old at time of death. | Valliere, Etienne (I321)
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| 10005 | 99 years old at time of death. | Richer, Jacques (I641)
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| 10006 | ; 45 years old at time of death | Renaud, Jean Baptiste (I5162)
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| 10007 | ?b?Alaska Calls?/b? __ Two Escanaba Men Leaving on Big Adventure __ Roads to research and adventure are opening up for two Escanaba men, James E. (Bud) Pryal and J. Harvey Gauthier who are starting this week for the interior of northern Alaska where they will be employed by the U.S. department of interior, on a geological survey. Pryal, whos home is at 1312 First avenue north, and Gauthier, a resident of Bark River, will leave Escanaba, Friday morning for Seattle, Washington, at which point they will embark for Sitka, Alaska, sailing May 5 on the S.S. Laconia of the Alaskan Line. There they will entrain for the northernmost point of the Alaskan railway and continue by packtrain, penetrating to the wilderness and mountain country of this vas territory. ?b?Will Write Stores?/b? While in Alaska, the two local residents also plan to investigate certain gold interests which they have in that country. They expect to remain in Alaska until the early part of November, and should the gold claims prove lucrative they intend to take up residence in Alaska. Mr. Pryal promises that the book world may look forward to a number of short stories dealing with his experiences in the far north. The two also intend to sell pictures of the trip to finance an expedition into Manchurin, where Mr. Gauthier is interested in the living conditions of the natives. The government survey with which Pryal and Gauthier will be connected is regarded as the most significant effort yet made to determine the mineral values of Alaska. | Gauthier, John Harvey (I9)
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| 10008 | ?b?BAGLEY?/b? A postoffice and station on the C. & N. W. Ry., in the township and county of Menominee, 32 miles north of Menominee, and an equal distance southwest of Escanaba. It was settled in 1873, and named in honor of ex-governor John J. Bagley. Population, 25. Hemlock, bark, cedar posts and venison are the principal shipments. Mail, daily. Henry G. A Wachter, postmaster. Business Directory. Nadeau, B, farmer Nadeau, David, farmer Nadeau, Louis, farmer | Nadeau, Barney (I51)
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| 10009 | ?b?BAGLEY?/b? A postoffice and station on the C. & N. W. Ry., in the township and county of Menominee, 32 miles north of Menominee, and an equal distance southwest of Escanaba. It was settled in 1873, and named in honor of ex-governor John J. Bagley. Population, 25. Hemlock, bark, cedar posts and venison are the principal shipments. Mail, daily. Henry G. A Wachter, postmaster. Business Directory. Nadeau, B, farmer Nadeau, David, farmer Nadeau, Louis, farmer | Nadeau, David (I75)
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| 10010 | ?b?BAGLEY?/b? A postoffice and station on the C. & N. W. Ry., in the township and county of Menominee, 32 miles north of Menominee, and an equal distance southwest of Escanaba. It was settled in 1873, and named in honor of ex-governor John J. Bagley. Population, 25. Hemlock, bark, cedar posts and venison are the principal shipments. Mail, daily. Henry G. A Wachter, postmaster. Business Directory. Nadeau, B, farmer Nadeau, David, farmer Nadeau, Louis, farmer | Nadeau, Louis (I76)
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| 10011 | ?b?Mr. Telesphore Gauthier of Nadeau, Eighty-Seven Years Old, Family Reunion Today?/b? Telesphore Gauthier, one of the oldest residents of this part of the peninsula, and the senior member of a highly esteemed pioneer family, will celebrate his eighty-seventh birthday anniversary, which was Friday, March 22, at a family reunion today at his home in Nadeau. Mr. Gauthier will have with him for the happy occasion, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren, and the day will be marked by a birthday dinner and supper, and by open house at the Gauthier residence, during which old neighbors and friends will call to extend their congratulations. Mr. Gauthier was born in Laurian, Canada, March 22, 1853, and his marriage took place in Alfred, Ontario, August 11, 1870. He moved with his family to Nadeau in 1881 and has lived there continuously since that time. He engaged in farming for many years, retiring from active work about twenty years ago. ?i?In Fair Health?/i? He and Mrs. Gauthier, who died in November, 1936, celebrated their golden wedding in 1920 and their sixieth wedding anniversary in 1930. Mr. Gauthier has ten children living, ranging in age from 48 to 68 years; 66 grandchildren, 102 great grandchildren, and six great great grandchildren. In fact, if it were possible to have his entire family group with him today, the gathering would number 184 persons. He is in fair health for his many years, and is a devote member of St. Bruno's parish in Nadeau, attending church services regularly. His hobbies are reading and gardening, and he finds pleasure in both, as well as visiting with his neighbors and friends of many years. He also is a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters and takes great interest in the activities of the fraternal organization. ?i?Children of Family?/i? His sons and daughters, many of whom with their families, will be at Nadeau today to join in the celebration of his birthday anniversary, are: Mrs. Delia Bodette, of this city; Peter Gauthier, of Munising; Mrs. Georgiana Racicot, who makes her home with him at Nadeau; Mrs. Emma Faille of Chicago; Mrs. Adolph Seymour of Breitung; Napoleon Gauthier of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Charles Dezer of New York City; Mrs. Jerry Beaudoin, of Magnolia, N.J.; Mrs. Jerry Gumker of Neenah, Wis.; and John Gauthier of Bark River. Mrs. Bodette, Miss Belle Bodette, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown, of this city, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Villeneuve of Gladstone, and Mr. and Mrs. William Barker of Manistique are among those who are driving to Nadeau for the reunion, and other members of the family expected to attend include Peter Gauthier of Munising, Mrs. Faille of Chicago, Mrs. Seymour of Breitung, Mrs. Bunker of Neenah and John Gauthier of Bark River. | Gauthier, Telesphore (I49)
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| 10012 | ?b?Mrs. Georgiana Racicot?/b? 110 Hazel St., Neenah Age 92, passed away Sunday evening. She was born June 26, 1874 in L'Orignal, Ontario and came to American November 20, 1879 residing in Nadeau, Mich. where her family was engaged in farming. After her marriage to Joseph Racicot she lived in Nadeau and Schaffer, Mich. before coming to Neenah in 1923. Mrs. Racicot was a member of St. Margaret Mary Church and was an honorary member of the Christian Mothers Society. Her husband preceded her in death in 1930. Survivors are five daughters, Mrs. William Lindquist, Royal Oak, Mich.; Mrs. Paul Borchart, San Mateo, Calif.; Sister M. Germaine, O.P. and Sister M. Colombiere, O.P. Adrian Dominican Sisters; Mrs. George Park, with whom Mrs. Racicot made her home for the past 18 years; three son, Louis, Escanaba, Mich.; Walter and Raymond, both of Detroit, Mich.; one sister, Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart Convent of Charity, Green Bay; 38 grandchildren; 110 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; 2 children from the sixth generation. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Kessler Funeral Home, Neenah and at 10:30 a.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Rev. Leo H. Ost will officiate. Interment will be in St. Margaret Cemetery. Friends my call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday where the rosary will be prayed at 8 p.m. | Gauthier, Marie Georgiana (I88)
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| 10013 | ?b?Nadeau Couple Celebrates Sixieth Wedding Anniver'y?/b? Nadeau, Aug. 11 - A tiny little great grandmother, tremulous and just a little bewildered, in her dress of white satin and her veil and orange blossoms, and the proud great grandfather, who stood smiling at her side, enjoying the bustle and excitement were the center of interest in a family gathering of over one hundred relatives Monday. The couple was Mr. and Mrs. Telesphore Gauthier of Nadeau, residents of that community since 1881. The occasion was the sixieth anniversary of their wedding. The anniversary celebration brought members of the family from all parts of the ensure, from as far away as New York City, New Jersey, and from any number of other places in a reunion in honor of the aged couple. Among them were children, grandchildren and great grand children of Mr. and Mrs. Gauthier whose descendants, 128 persons, number 10 children, all of whom were present, sixty-nine grandchildren and forty-nine great grandchildren. The celebration of the anniversary itself had as its background, St. Bruno's church, which has been the parish church of the family. It opened with religious services in the morning, a selema high mass at 10 o'clock, at which the couple renewed the vows they had taken sixty years ago, in Alfred, Ontario, Canada, when Mr. Gauthier , then a young man of seventeen, took Catherine LeClaire as his bride. Rev. Father Sperlein, pastor of St. Bruno's church, was celebrant of the mass; Rev. Father Joseph Hollinger, of Hermansville, was decon; Rev. Father James Miller of Menominee, sub-decon, and Rev. Father D. Joseph Breault, of Bark River, master of ceremonies, Rev. Father Joseph Schaul, of Spalding, was in the sanctuary. The sermon, a beautiful tribute to the aged couple and their example of a happy home and family life, was delivered by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Raymond G. Jacques of Escanaba. Attending them at the service were Mrs. Jerry Beaudwin of Magnolia, and Napoleon Gauthier of Detroit. ?i?Anniversary Dinner?/i? Following the service, the couple was surrounded by relatives and friends in the large church yard, where they received the congratulations of family and friends, while a group of women of the parish busied themselves with last minute details arranging the long tables in the yard for the anniversary dinner. This was served a short time following the service. Seated at one table were Mr. and Mrs. Gauthier, their ten children and the visiting clergymen. The centerpiece of this table, a large four-layer wedding cake, iced in pink and white, made by William Barker of Manistique, one of the grandsons. Other members of the family and friends were seated at other tables, arranged near by. Cut flowers were used on all tables. The menu was delicious and was well served. In charge of preparing and serving the dinner, were Mesdames J. Larch, D. Paquette, L. Varhon, A. Fish, A. Dantine, P. Poupore, E. Dupone, O. Lawin and E. Trembly and Misses M. Sperlein, E. Poupore, G. Paquette, H. Nadeau and O. Perras. Following the dinner Mr. and Mrs. Gauthier were presented with a purse, the gift of their family. The remainder of the afternoon was spent in visiting and receiving the congratulations of members of the community. ?i?Family Matters?/i? Family guests present at the celebration were: Mrs. Nick Beaudette, Escanaba; Mr. and Mrs. Hill Rutledge, two daughters, Erna Mae and Elinor, Elkhart, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. William Barker and three children, Lorraine, Theresa and Norbert Lincoln, Manistique; Mrs. and Mrs. Roy Beaudette, Green Bay; Clifford Bodette, Chester, Pa.; Ralph and Henry Beaudette, Escanaba; Mrs. Joseph Racicot, Nadeau; Marie Racicot, Nadeau; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Racicot and children, Eunice, Geraldine, Elvira, Louis Melvin and Harold Raymond of Schaffer; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Racicot and children, Violet, Ione, Beatrice, Francis, Kenneth, Arbutus and Clementine, of McFarland; Sisters Germaine and Columbier of the Dominican Order, who are from the Mother House at Adrain, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Racicot, daughter, Dolores, and son, Jerome Russell, of Appleton; Mrs. and Mrs. Raymond Racicot and children, Arlyle and Raymond, Jr., Detroit; Mrs. William Lindquist, Detroit; Mrs. Alice Lane and daughter, Arlyle, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Parker and son, Ralph, Jr., Mrs. Jerry Bunker and Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Bunker and son, Gene of Neenah, Wis.; Mrs. Emil Faille, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Seymour and children, John, Catherine Ann, Agnes Marie and Helen of Iron Mountain; Mrs. Charles Dezer, New York City; Mrs. Jerry Beaudwin and son, Robert, of Magnolia, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gauthier, Manising (sic); Mrs. Andrew Joncas and children, Charles, Loretta, Lorraine, Francis, Andrew, Jr., June and Irene, of Escanaba; Mrs. Harold Radloff and son, Carl, of Munising; Mrs. Irene Sault and daughter, Jacqueline, Munising; Earl Gauthier, Munising; Napoleon Gauthier, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. John G. Gauthier and children, Harvey, Milwaukee, Ruth, Robert, Lawrence, David and Theresa, Bark River; Harry Leclaire, Iron Mountain, adopted son, and his daughters, Sister Imelda, a Dominican nun, of Kenosha, and Genevieve and Virginia, Iron Mountain. ?i?"Until Death Do Us Part"?/i? Asked the secret of sixty years of happy, contented married life, Mr. Gauthier, who finds English easier than his wife, smiled and obligingly answered for both of them, "When we took our vows sixty years ago, we took them 'until death do us part,' and have always meant that too. | Gauthier, Telesphore (I49)
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| 10014 | ?b?Violet Lantzy?/b? (December 20, 1918 - December 10, 2012) Passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at her daughter's home. Age 93 years. Violet was born December 20, 1918 in Detroit to Robert and Viola McCoy. She married Darrell F. Lantzy on November 9, 1940 and he preceded her in April 1993. Violet was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, St. Charles and was a lecturer until a few years ago. She enjoyed going to the Brady Senior Center and was a strong supporter of Right to Life. Violet was a home maker raising her ten children. Surviving are her children and spouses, Sr. Eileen of Lansing OSM, Daniel Lantzy, Darrell (Liz) Lantzy, Emmett Lantzy, Margaret (Dan) Hoffman, Patrick (Kim) Lantzy, Henry (Wendy) Lantzy, Timothy (Bluma) Lantzy, Anthony Lantzy and Jerome (Alma) Lantzy; 16 grandchildren, Amy, Katie, Patricia, Daniel, Matthew, Christopher, Jon, Theresa, Jennifer, Chris, Donna, Brittany, Chelsea, Amber, Victoria and Andrew; 12 great grandchildren; sister Pat (Tom) Dooley and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded by a sister and brother-in-law, Alyce and Larry Gauthier. Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Immaculate Conception Church, St. Charles. Fr. Todd Arnberg will officiate with burial in All Saints Cemetery, Waterford. The family will receive visitors at the Kendall Funeral Home, St. Charles on Friday, December 14th from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until time of Mass. On Friday, a Rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m. and a Prayer Vigil at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Right to LIfe of Michigan or Immaculate Conception Altar Society. *Obituary listed at kendallfuneralhome.net - Kendall Funeral Home, Inc., 316 W. Belle Ave., St. Charles, Michigan 48655 | McCoy, Violet Mildred (I41)
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| 10015 | ?i?"mort de fievre lente"?/i? - died from slow fever | Gagne, Pierre (I8391)
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| 10016 | ?i?La Grande Recure de 1653?/i? - Julien Daubigeon, occupation: ?i?defricheur, laboureur. ?/i?Julien came with his wife Perrine who was pregnant. They received 180 livres in advace on wages. | Daubigeon, Julien (I8389)
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| 10017 | ?u?District of Alaska?/u? (Alaska admitted as State on January 3, 1959 and four divisions abolished on February 20, 1960. There is now a single Judicial District) ?u?Marshall, Date; Vice ?/u?Williamson, Fred, Jun 14, 1960 (C); himself as Marshal Bayer, George A., Apr 14, 1961 (C); Williamson (separated) Bayer, Geroge A., May 22, 1965 (C) Miller, Noman D., Aug 13 1969 (C.A.); Bayer (retired) | Bayer, George Andrew (I16)
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| 10018 | ?u?Le N?crologue | Source Source: S190 (S190)
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| 10019 | A "?i?Testimony of freedom to marry?/i?" was completed on 15 December 1757. Guillaume Lacroix "acquired permission to get married on the depositions of Julien Veval and Jean Mallet accepted by Monsignor". | Lacroix dit Corbin, Guillaume (I673)
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| 10020 | A committee consisting of Isaac I. Voorhies, Ira Donelson and William Tilden, appraised and divided real estate from the Estate of Peter Leonard. | Leonard, Peter (I293)
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| 10021 | A COMPLETE three-chair barber shop, fixtures for sale. Call at the Sweeney House, 348 Franklin st., corner of Riopelle. | Sweeney, Joseph (I289)
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| 10022 | A contract was drawn up by notary Vachier. | Family F438
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| 10023 | A contract between Francoise and Marin Gervais was drawn up by notary Duquet. It was later annulled. | Pilois, Francoise (I1739)
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| 10024 | A contract was drawn up before notary Audouart between Rene and Marguerite Rosee, widow of Pierre Gagne. Rene was given a three year lease on a piece of land with a cabin on the Beaupre Coast. The farm had three arpents of frontage on the river. He was to pay three-and-a-half poincons (equivalent to about forty Canadian gallons) of wheat for the first year, and for three remaining years, a poincon-and-a-half of wheat, a poincon of pea, plus three livres. The rent was paid to Pierre le Picard. | Lavoye, Rene (I1494)
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| 10025 | A contract was drawn up before notary Gilles Rageot. | Family F3290
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| 10026 | A contract was drawn up between Marie and Antoine Dumas before notary, Louis Chambalon. | Tessier, Marie Madeleine (I1292)
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| 10027 | A contract was drawn up by notary Audouart. | Family F2907
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| 10028 | A contract was drawn up by notary Duquet which indicated that Francois Dubois dit Lafrance and Pierre Moler agreed to work for Guillaume Alvert. They were to burn and clear a piece of land with 8 days for the sum of 30 livres each and 10 minots of wheat. | Dubois dit Lafrance, Francois (I4216)
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| 10029 | A contract was drawn up by notary Gilles Rageot between Marie and Etienne Rageat Lelionnais. This contract was later annulled on 26 May 1685. | Bissonnet, Marie Madeleine (I1459)
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| 10030 | A contract was drawn up by notary Jacques Pinguet. | Family F656
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| 10031 | A contract was drawn up by notary Paul Vachon stating that Jacques owed 45 silver livres to Jean Picart, a merchant from Sainte-Anne du Petit-Cap. The document said that Jacques was "living in the parish of our lady of chasteau Richer". Jacques stated that he could not write or sign his name. | Lehoux, Jacques (I1114)
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| 10032 | A contract was drawn up by notary Teuleron. The contract was for three years at 100 livres per year. | Richaume, Simon (I2108)
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| 10033 | A contract was signed at the Mignault home. Jean would give a dowry of 300 livres to Sainte. Jean Mignault would give two arpents of frontage from his farm and permission to use stone, wood, cut and ready, to build a house. | Family F232
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| 10034 | A copy of the contract drawn up by notary Gatineau was deposited with notary Severin Ameau. | Family F903
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| 10035 | A decree by the Superior Council of New France gave majority and emancipation to Paul. (It was necessary at the time to be 25 years old in order reach the age of majority.) Paul left Ile d'Orleans and settled at Lanoraie where he was second in command of the militia in 1746. | Belouin, Paul (I6711)
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| 10036 | A family legend regarding Edouard and Monique has been passed down from their granddaughters, Mildred Valliere Stark and Mable Valliere Daoust. Edouard and Monique were living in the Houghton County, Michigan area. Edouard was a fur trapper. When Edouard was gone and the Indians came around, Monique would bang pots and pans together to scare them away. They would hide in the cave beneath the Douglas-Houghton Falls. | Valliere, Edouard (I263)
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| 10037 | A family quarrel over Jean estate lasted 5 years. The Sovereign Council had to step in and resolve the situation. | Guyon dit Buisson, Jean (I7187)
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| 10038 | A few years after the death of Leo, Emilia moved to Mohawk Mobile Home Court, 28495 Joy Road, Westland, Michigan. She lived there until her death. | Lemmelin, Emilia Rose Alma (I752)
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| 10039 | A fire consumed nearly all of their possessions. | Cochon, Rene Sieur de L'Averdiere (I1069)
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| 10040 | A group of 3 officiers and 4 solders, which included Pierre, were killed by the Iroquois. | Jette, Pierre Nicolas (I10416)
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| 10041 | A marriage contract was drawn up by notary Claude Aubert. | Family F383
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| 10042 | A marriage date possibility but cannot be proven: Marriage date of 7 August 1788 was noted in the St. John Valley Times of Madawaska, Maine on 10 June 1998. I think that they would have married in or near Kamouraska. But this marriage is not recorded in the parish records for Kamouraska. Also not found in PRDH with any other date. It's unlikely that Marie Anne married at age 12 years. There is also too large of a time gap between the 1788 date and the birth of their first child in 1794. | Family F143
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| 10043 | A new agreement was reached between Gilles and Charles d'Ailleboust. Gilles owed 2,000 livres to his creditor. Charles only wanted to be repaid 275 livres "in Christian commiseration and in consideration of the proverty and the fire which occurred shortly before to Lauzon and his wife". This was notarized by Benigne Basset. | Lauzon, Gilles (I10576)
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| 10044 | A petition for adoption was signed on 17 June 1679 for Marie Marguerite Verdon. It stated that "Marie-Marguerite Verdon, daughter of the late Jean Verdon resident of the coast of Saint-Lambert belonging to Laprairie de la Magdeleine a young orphan being only about three years old and abandoned and relinquished by her mother in flight and nearly all others and having little property is in the care of Jean Magnan who has had the said minor at his home for five or six months..." No other record of Marguerite Richer was noted. Marguerite may have returned to France. | Richer, Marguerite (I5860)
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| 10045 | A piece of land, ceded by the Jesuit Jacques Fremin to Jean Inard on 29 June 1673, passed into the had of Pierre Richer on 3 may 1674. The land was 60 arpents, three in frontage by twenty deep. His neighbors were Marin Deneau on the north and Jean Verdon on the south. Pierre paid 360 francs, 50 of which were paid in beaver skins or in silver and the balance in local merchandise, wheat, peas, etc. He committed to complete the framework for a dwelling, while Inard agreed to build two rooms, one upstairs, and one below at his expense. | Richer, Pierre (I5861)
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| 10046 | A private contract was drawn up by notary Jacques deChambly (ecuyer, seigneur, capitaine, commandant du Fort Louis). | Family F3501
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| 10047 | a release of spiritual affinity was granted M. Souart celebrated the marriage with permission of the Grand Vicare. "Le dit Perrin ayant peche avec la dite Jeanne Merrin, sa commere, elle se touvait grosse de son fait de pres de 8 mois et ainsi, c'etait pour eviter la scandale." "the said Perrin having sinned with the said Jeanne Merrin, the gossip, to find her gross act of close to 8 months pregnant and thus, it was to avoid the scandal" | Family F303
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| 10048 | A second concession was made by the Sulpicians to Jean. It was 120 arpents on the banks of Lake Saint-Louis. This contract has, however, disappeared from the records. | Lalonde dit Lesperance, Jean (I583)
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| 10049 | A service contract between Etienne and Guillaume Hubou was drawn up by notary Martial Piraube. It can be noted that Etienne received an above average education because of his signature on the contract. | Racine, Etienne (I1172)
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| 10050 | A TAX-TITLE CASE A Peculiar Feature Developed in One Just Settled. Some time ago Edward Valliere, a Frenchman who ownes a small piece of land on the Gilbert farm, received notice from Thomas Wood, who is quite extensively engaged in the tax-title business, that he (Wood) had tax-titles on the lot owned by Valliere and inviting a settlement. Valliere discovered from the records that Wood had titles for the county and State taxes of 1872, 1873, 1874 and 1875. These had cost him about sixty cents a year - a total of about $2.50. When Valliere, considerably alarmed, went to Wood to negotiate for the purchase of the titles from him he asked $50 for them. This was refused by Valliere, who finally offered $15 for them. This sum Valliere says Wood finally agreed to take but refused to record the deeds he had obtained from the State, and on this matter they split and the negotiations were off. Wood continued to hold the tax-titles. There was nothing at all new about the affair thus far. All tax-title speculators manage to get interest, many times compounded, on their investments, but this case developed a peculiar feature. A few days ago Vallier was served with what purported to be a true copy of a declaration in ejectment in the case of "Thomas Wood vs. Edward Valliere" duty filed in the Wayne Circuit Court. It was drawn on one of the appropriate blanks, properly filled out - with the exceptions that dates were conspicuously absent - and was apparently regular enough. The "declaration" recited in the ordinary legal verbiage that Valliere was unlawfully withholding possession of premises belonging to Wood to his damage, etc., $1,000. Valliere then consulted an attorney, and the latter called upon Seth E. Engle, who appeared in this declarations as Wood's attorney. Engle agreed to settle the case for $15 and $1 extra- officer's fees for filing the declaration. This was agreed to and the $16 was paid. Engle then fave the following formal stipulation discontinuing the case. It is in due and approved form: ?i?Circuit Court for the County of Wayne Thomas Wood vs. Edward Valliere It is stipulated this cause may be and hereby is discontinued without costs, the matter having been settled this March 5, 1885. S. E. Engle Attorney for plaintiff. ?/i? No such case as "Wood vs. Valliere" was begun in the Wayne Circuit Court. A reporter for THE FREE PRESS closely examined the entry fee book yesterday and found no such case entered. Deputy County Clerk John Marshall also examined the indexes and records and assured THE FREE PRESS representative that no such suit had been begun. The threatened suit succeeded in producing its effect, the payment of $16. The offense against the laws in none unless embodied in this formal statement on the back of the declaration served on Valliere: ?i?To thewithin named defendent: Take notice, that on filing a declaration in this cause (of which the within is a true copy) as commencement of suit, a rule was entered in the Book of Common Rules, kept by the clerk of said court, in his office, in the City Hall, Detroit, requiring you to appear and plead to said declaration within twenty days after service on you of a copy thereof, and notice of said rule or judgement, etc. Yours, etc., S. E. Engle Plaintiff Attorney ?/i? This is but on case, but there "is no means of tellin to what extent such a practice may have been used to get money for tax titles by the holders thereof. "If these facts could be present, in court," said a well-known attorney yesterday, "they would cause a prompt suppression of the practice."?i? ?/i? | Valliere, Edouard (I263)
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