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Canada / Re: Labatte Family from Orillia, Ontario, Canada
« on: Saturday 12 August 17 22:23 BST (UK) »
I thought I could not reply to this thread but it seems I can. Hurray!
Louis Napoleon (AKA "John") Born 2 January 1878. Died October 21 1959.
Marceline Gaudette born June 6 1877 (she was a year older than Gran Pa). She died on March 27 1957. her birth year is not right on the original post.
They married on August 16 1897 - almost 120 years from the date I am posting this.
They had 11 children - not all of whom made it to adulthood.
Joseph Napoleon B August 4 1898 D. sometime before the 1901 census
Marie Louise (Lucy) B May 5 1900 D June 26 1973 [Desjardins]
Marie Laura Born July 11, 1902 D Feb 4 1904
John Paul Born June 16 1904 Died July 9, 1907
Elizabeth Born July 13 1906 Died 1971 [Dusome]
Agnes Born July 13 1908 Died Aug 5 1975 [Burgie]
Marie Julie Félicité (aka Phyllis) Born July 10, 1910 D Sept 18 1932
Edith Adelaide Born Feb 13 1913 Died June 29 1971 [Burgess]
Mary Born March 12, 1915 Died Mar 11 1987 [Ball]
Cecile Pauline (NOT Cecil) my mom Born Oct 3 1918 Died may 11, 1980 [Mahon; Kilby]
Irene Kathleen Born July 29, 1922 Died Dec 27 1987 [Inglis]
And yes, both the Labatte's and the Gaudette's were Metis. We are not related to the Labatt's of the beer (although Gran pa dropped the final "te" from his name early in the last century. He used to say he was the John Labatte who drank the beer, not the John Labatt that made it.
Louis Napoleon (AKA "John") Born 2 January 1878. Died October 21 1959.
Marceline Gaudette born June 6 1877 (she was a year older than Gran Pa). She died on March 27 1957. her birth year is not right on the original post.
They married on August 16 1897 - almost 120 years from the date I am posting this.
They had 11 children - not all of whom made it to adulthood.
Joseph Napoleon B August 4 1898 D. sometime before the 1901 census
Marie Louise (Lucy) B May 5 1900 D June 26 1973 [Desjardins]
Marie Laura Born July 11, 1902 D Feb 4 1904
John Paul Born June 16 1904 Died July 9, 1907
Elizabeth Born July 13 1906 Died 1971 [Dusome]
Agnes Born July 13 1908 Died Aug 5 1975 [Burgie]
Marie Julie Félicité (aka Phyllis) Born July 10, 1910 D Sept 18 1932
Edith Adelaide Born Feb 13 1913 Died June 29 1971 [Burgess]
Mary Born March 12, 1915 Died Mar 11 1987 [Ball]
Cecile Pauline (NOT Cecil) my mom Born Oct 3 1918 Died may 11, 1980 [Mahon; Kilby]
Irene Kathleen Born July 29, 1922 Died Dec 27 1987 [Inglis]
And yes, both the Labatte's and the Gaudette's were Metis. We are not related to the Labatt's of the beer (although Gran pa dropped the final "te" from his name early in the last century. He used to say he was the John Labatte who drank the beer, not the John Labatt that made it.