Hello,
First of all, sorry for my english. I'm much better in french.
My name is Ghislain Picard, i'm 39 and i was born at St-Marcel-de-Richelieu, small village neighbor of this other small village of St-Hugues (St-Hugues-de-Bagot).
My back back grandfather was Adolphe Picard that you mention 2 years ago. It's because i make some research about his first wife Sara that i found this thread that you wrote. I don't know, two years later, if you'll see this post.
For your information, the complete last name of Adolphe was Destroismaisons-Picard. He changed it to Picard-Destroismaisons and after, like many other Picard in the area of St-Hugues, they choosed to short it and only used Picard.
With my research, i found that Adolphe was born january 18 1839 and baptized january 20 1839 at the small city of St-Hyacinthe, 15 miles at the south of St-Hugues, following the Yamaska river. Adolphe's father was Charles (my back back back grandfather) and his mother was Edwidge/Hedwidge Valin.
Adolphe married Sara/Sarah/Saraly/Marie-Sara Withman (yes, found 4 differents first names about the same girl) june 17 1860 at the Christ's Church of Sorel City, a city on the south shore of the big St-Lawrence river, 29 miles at north-west of St-Hugues. I don't know why they go so far just to get married, but i have the feeling it's because the local priest didn't accept to marry them about the Sara's religion, language or origin.
I didn't found when she died, but april 14 1863, always at St-Hugues, Adolphe married a second wife, Marguerite Proulx, born in 1843.
Just before, Sara and Adolphe had a baby girl at march 30 1861 and baptized april 2 1861 at St-Hugues. Her first name was the same of her mother, Marie-Sara Picard. Her godfather was André Bélanger and her godmother was Julie Lefebvre. But it's all information that i found about this baby.
About the old paper scanned that you post here was wrote by the priest of St-Hugues. I can read that's about a baby boy without first name, dead at his birth, august 30 1843, baptized and go the same day at the cimetery of St-Hugues. Child from Jon Witman (farmer) and Catherine Sey, also living at St-Hugues, with the name of two witness.
Adolphe always lived at St-Hugues until he died at 73 years old, june 25 1911, going to the St-Hugues cimetery june 28 1911. He had 12 other childs with his second wife. The latest was my back grandfather Philippe, born october 27 1884 and baptized 2 days later.
Now, i'll read and try to understand all your posts to found some informations about his first wife Sara. But just for your information, about your post of the Ancestry web site, Adèle Ménard and John Withman/Wicheman seems they had 6 childs, no William, all at St-Hugues:
http://www.cjutras.org/CJ_WICHEMAN-J.html#F157255But they have some missing people on these website.
Bye bye
Ghislain Picard
The image of the 1861 census was on *Ancestry*. Unfortunately, the 1861 census is the only one not available for free through the Canadian National Archives. How did you access the Drouin Collection record you posted? If you have that access on line you should get the 1861 census as well.
Or if your local public library subscribes to Ancestry Library Edition you would have access to the image that way. Also, some Family History Centers (the familysearch folks) subscribe as well.
That said ....
Line 36 on page 150 is a Jack Witman 32 Anglican Farmer married to Adele Menard 22 Roman Catholic.
John, Cath, and Ann are on lines 44, 45, and 46.
Then did you note that line 47 has an Adolphe Picard 23 Farmer married to Sara Witman 17? They are noted as having married within the past year (something like that).
The screen is bouncing ... I will continue.
