Philomène (Bachand) Milotte (1846 - 1930)

Born 20 Sep 1846 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Richelieu, Bas-Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Napoleon Milotte — married 1 Jun 1863 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Richelieu, Bas-Canada

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1930 at age 83 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, États-Unis d'Amérique

Biography

Philomène (Bachand) Milotte est né en Québec, Canada.

Philomène (Bachand) Milotte was born on the 20th of September 1846 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Richelieu, Bas-Canada and baptized that same day.^[1] Her parents were François Xavier Bachand and Marie Marguerite Fontaine.^[1]

Philomène married Napoleon Milotte on the 1st of June 1863 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu. They had ten known children.

1. Napoleon Milotte (~1865 - )
2. Marie Malvina (Milotte) McDuff (~1865 - 1939)
3. Joseph Elzéar Milotte (1867 - )
4. Emma Philomène (Milotte) Robitaille (1869 - >1924)
5. Alfred Milotte (~1872 - >1925)
6. Louise A. A. Milotte (1873 - 1873)
7. Albert Milotte (1874 - 1875)
8. Alphonse Pierre Milotte (1876 - 1948)
9. Marie Louise (Milotte) Rivard (1877 - 1955)
10. Marie Anne Milotte (~1879 - ).

Philomène died on April 30, 1930 in Pawtucket, RI.^[2][3]

Mrs. Philomene (Bochand) Miloette, 84-year-old Darlington resident, died yesterday following a prolonged illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hormisdas Rivard, 104 Blackburn street, Well-known in the Darlington section of the city. Mrs. Milotte was the wife of the late Napoleon Milotte, who died last year. Mrs. Milotte, who traced her ancestry back to early Canadian settlers, and who herself was born in Canada. Observed with Mr. Milotte their 65th wedding anniversary last June. Her family says she devoted her life to prayer and presiding over her grandchildren and great-granchildren. Mrs. Milotte was married to Mr. Milotte in 1863 at St. Mare, Canada, coming to Fall River, Mass in April 1872. She residedin that city for 11 years, later living in New Bedford for 35 years. She came to Darlington 12 years ago.

Mrs. Milotte is survived by two sons, Napoleon and Alphonse Milotte of New Bedford; four daughters, Mrs. Malvina McDuff, Mrs. Emma Robltaille, Mrs. Marie Louise Rivard, and Mrs. Marianna Bourgois of New Bedford. Thirty-one grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild also survive.

The funeral will be held from her late home tomorrow morning at 8:30 o’clock, with a solemn high mass of requiem in St. Cecilia’s Church at 9 o’clock. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery.

MILOTTE – In Pawtucket, April 30, Philomene (Bachand), widow of Napoleon Milotte. Funeral from the home of her daughter, Mres. Hormisdas Rivard, 104 Blackburn street, Friday, May 2 at 3:30 p.m. Solemn high mass of requiem at St. Ceollias Church at 9 o’clock. Relatives and friends are invited. Interment at Notre Dame Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 Saint-Marc Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1830-1876 Birth and Baptism
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Philomene Milotte Death Notice, Pawtucket Times, published in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on Thursday, May 1st, 1930, page 2, https://pawtucket.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&by=1930&bdd=1930&bm=5&bd=1&d=05011930-05011930&fn=pawtucket_times_usa_rhode_island_pawtucket_19300501_english_2&df=1&dt=10
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Philomene Milotte Obituary, Pawtucket Times, published in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on Thursday, May 1st, 1930, page 4, https://pawtucket.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&by=1930&bdd=1930&bm=5&bd=1&d=05011930-05011930&fn=pawtucket_times_usa_rhode_island_pawtucket_19300501_english_4&df=1&dt=10

• 1861 Census of Canada. (St-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Verchères, Canada East) Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1329-1330 Image
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6S-XQR : 19 February 2021), Philomine Milotte in household of Napolion Milotte, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 97, sheet 103D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,524.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M95R-YMR : accessed 11 November 2021), Filomen Milotte in household of Napoleon Milotte, Precinct 1 New Bedford city Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 172, sheet 16B, family 281, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,638.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMZT-YXD : accessed 11 November 2021), Philomene Millotte in household of Homisdas Rivard, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 243, sheet 15B, line 78, family 295, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2173; FHL microfilm 2,341,907.