Historical Document: Joseph Lagace m. Emma St-Hilaire, 1885 (French Canadians)
This is the marriage of French-Canadians
Joseph Lagace and Emma St-Hilaire
** provided by Peter Lagasse **
Information extracted from Marriage Record
by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault
Joseph Lagace (son of Jean Lagace and Caroline Huart) and Emma St-Hilaire (daughter of Louis St-Hilaire and Judith Boissonneau) were married on January 12th, 1885, following the usual publication of three bans.
Joseph was a labourer and of legal age at the time of his marriage, whereas Emma St-Hilaire was a minor and required her parents’ consent to marry. The priest, Father Vallee, confirmed that both bride and groom were from his parish (St-Flavien de Lotbiniere) and that there were no known impediments to the marriage.
Official witnesses to the marriage were the bride’s godmother Mathilda Boissonneault and Omere St-Hilaire.
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This is a photograph of my maternal grandmother Eveline Melvine Luce standing in front of the Adelard Lagace family home in Bathurst, New Brunswick. I believe it dates from the late 1940s. There’s a notation on the back from my mother Golda Lagace where she says that ”This is the home where I was born“.
This home was actually at the center of a very small, but very busy, family farm. My grandparents raised chickens and hogs, as well as a cow to keep the family supplied with milk. All 14 children had chores to do and so did the cats!
This is why my mother doesn’t view cats quite like I do. When she was growing up the cats on her farm were fairly wild. They lived in the barn and in the fields. They were there to keep the rats at bay! According to my mother they weren’t very friendly and it took a brave child to approach their sharp teeth and claws. Yet if you take a look at this photograph you’ll see a cat brushing up against my grandmother’s leg and I have to think – since she knew the cat was there – that she wanted the cat in the photograph.
My grandfather Adelard Lagace worked long hours, six days a week, at the Bathurst Paper Mill, so my grandmother’s life must have been very tough as she managed the family farm while bearing and raising 14 children. I can only imagine what solace this cat might have provided throughout the long depression years.
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Today we have a very special treat – the first of what will be several Guest Posts by Maine family historian Peter Lagasse. Peter and I first met a few months ago when he contacted me with extra information about his Lagasse (Lagace) lineage. We have something in common besides genealogy because we’re both from the field of education – though Peter’s background is in the states of Maine and Vermont where he’s been active for over 25 years.
His interest in genealogy started only four years ago but I can attest to the fact that he’s already amassed a fair amount of information on his French Canadian ancestors. Peter will be sharing genealogical information, and various photographs, artefacts and primary documents related to his Lagasse/Lagace lineage, but in addition, he’ll also be sharing some surprising twists in the process of his research. Last of all, Peter will introduce other non-Lagace connections to his Canadian heritage since one cannot tell the story of a family while disregarding the other lines of one’s heritage!
Guest Post 1: Peter Lagasse
The information so graciously shared by Evelyn about my Lagace/Mignier Quebec line ( Evelyn in Montreal: Some Lagasses of Maine/Massachusetts/New Hampshire) will be revised slightly from the information I will share about Joseph Lagace/Mignier’s other children and two more marriages. We will keep Joseph Lagace/Mignier as number 9 but his children from Emma St Hilaire will have numbers changed because of additions. I wish to give thanks to my second cousin, Murielle Mailhot, of Montreal for giving me leads to Joseph’s other marriages. Murielle’s grandmother, Florida Lagace/Mignier was the sister of my grandfather, Joseph Gaudiose Lagace/Mignier.
Note: Peter’s direct ancestors marked in bold/green.
FOURTH GENERATION
Joseph Lagasse, Mortuary Card 22 nov 1948.
9. Joseph Lagace/Mignier (Jean Baptiste 3, Joseph Paul 2, Basile 1) married Emma St-Hilaire on 12 Jan 1885 in St-Flavien (Lotbiniere), Quebec, Canada. Emma’s parents were Louis St-Hilaire and Judith Boissonneault. Children from this marriage included: +16 M i. Joseph Guadiose Lagace/Mignier. +17 F ii. M.-Anne Lagace/Mignier. +18 F iii. Marie Josephine Lagace/Mignier. +19 F iv. Eugenie Lagace/Mignier. +20 F v. Florida Lagace/Mignier. +21 F vi. Emma Lagace/Mignier
Joseph’s second wife was Leda St-Hilaire sister of Emma St-Hilaire, and daughter of Louis St-Hilaire and Judith Boissonneault. The marriage was on 14 Sep 1896 in St-Flavien (Lotbiniere), Quebec, Canada. They had no children. Leda did have 4 children from her previous marriage to Ludger Alfred Miville dit Deschenes. (More will be shared about these children on a later post.)
Joseph’s third wife was Zelire (Zilia) Baron daughter of Joseph Baron and Celina Charest. The marriage was on 4 Oct 1926 in St-Flavien, (Lotbiniere), Quebec, Canada. They had no children.
10. Anne Lagace/Mignier (Jean Baptiste 3, Joseph Paul 2, Basile 1) married Francois Xavier Fortier (son of Francois Xavier fortier and Rosalie Lambert) on 24 Oct 1881 in St-Flavien (Lotbiniere ), Quebec, Canada.
11. Amabilis Lagace/Mignier (Paul 3, Joseph Paul 2, Basile 1) married Philias Demers on 25 Nov 1890 in St-Nicolas (Levi )in the Chaudiere-Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. Philias was the son of Charles Demers and Desanges Roger.
12. Virginie Lagace/Mignier (Anselme 3, Joseph Paul 2, Basile 1) married Modeste Simoneau (son of Xavier Simoneau and Constance Olivier) on 13 Apr 1874 in St-Gilles (Lotbiniere) in the Chaudiere-Appalaches in Quebec, Canada.
13. Amabilis Lagace/Mignier (Anselme 3, Joseph Paul 2, Basile 1) married Alphonse Couet on 8 Nov 1886 in Ste-Croix (Lotbiniere). Quebec, Canada. His parents were Jacques Couet and Remie Cote.
14. Georgiana Lagace/Mignier (Anselme 3, Joseph Paul 2, Basile 1) married Napoleon Marion on 1 Feb 1893 in Ste-Croix, Quebec. Georgiana’s parents were Firmin Marion and Vict.(probably Victoire) Lambert.
15. Edmond Lagace/Mignier (Anselme 3, Joseph Paul 2, Basile 1) married Delvina Bergeron (daughter of Louis Bergeron and Philomene Tremblay) on 22 Jan 1894 in Ste-Croix, Quebec.
Joseph Lagasse's Home For His Last Ten Years
FIFTH GENERATION
St-George Parish Church - Manchester, N.H. (USA)
16. Joseph Gaudiose Lagace/Mignier (Joseph 4, Jean Baptiste 3, Joseph Paul 2, Basile 1) b. 25 Nov 1885 in St Flavien,(Lotbiniere),Quebec, Canada, d. 11 Dec 1926 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (buried in St-Flavien), married Marie Agnes Ross (daughter of Auguste Ross and Marie Euphemie Gagnon) in Ste-George Parish, Manchester, New Hampshire on 3 May 1909. They had one child + 21 M I. Joseph Gaudiose Rolland Lagace/Mignier.
17. M.-Anne Lagace/Mignier (Joseph 4, Jean Baptiste 3, Joseph Paul 2, Basile 1) b. Mar 1887 in St Flavien, (Lotbiniere), Quebec, Canada, d. 1925, married Donant Ross (son of Auguste Ross and Marie Euphemie Gagnon) in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States on 15 Apr 1907.
18. Marie Josephine Lagace/Mignier (Joseph 4, Jean Baptiste 3, Joseph Paul 2, Basile 1) b. 2 Mar 1889 in St Flavien, (Lotbiniere), Quebec, Canada, married Alphonse Joseph Lafrance.
19. Eugenie Lagace/Mignier (Joseph 4, Jean Baptiste 3, Joseph Paul 2, Basile 1) b. 1890 in St Flavien, (Lotbiniere), Quebec, Canada, d. 25 Nov 1958 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States, married Joseph Lucien Lemay in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States on 19 Aug 1912.
20. Florida Lagace/Mignier (Joseph 4, Jean Baptiste 3, Joseph Paul 2, Basile 1) b. 6 Jan 1892 in St Flavien, (Lotbiniere), Quebec, Canada, d. 19 May 1957 in St Flavien, (Lotbiniere), Quebec, Canada, married Joseph Lemay (son of Johnny Lemay and Delvina Dubois) in St Flavien, (Lotbiniere), Quebec, Canada on 23 Jan 1911.
21. Emma Lagace/Mignier (Joseph 4, Jean Baptiste 3, Joseph Paul 2, Basile 1) b. 14 Aug 1893 in St Flavien, (Lotbiniere), Quebec, Canada, married Alfred Berthiaume in St Frederic, Drummondville, Quebec, Canada on 12 Jul 1915.
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