Marguerite (Caissie) Desprey (1859 - 1918)

Born 29 Mar 1859 in Grande-Digue, Kent, Colony of New Brunswick

Ancestors

Wife of Napoléon (Després) Desprey — married 2 Feb 1880 in Grande-Digue, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

Died 5 Nov 1918 at age 59 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

Marguerite Caissie ("Henriette" in her baptism record) was born on 29 Mar 1859 and baptized on 3 Apr 1859 in Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, the daughter of Fidèle Caissie and Séraphie Poirier.^[1][2]

In the 1861 census Margret, age 2, was in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick.^[3]

Marguerite married Napoléon Després, son of Louis Després and Perpétue Robichaud, on 2 Feb 1880 in Grande-Digue.^[4]

In the 1901 census Marguerite, age 41, was the wife of Jacques Deprè in Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick.^[5] Her date of birth was given as 11 Jul 1859.

In the 1911 census Margret, age 48, was the wife of John Deprey in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.^[6] Her date of birth was given as Jul 1862.

She died on 5 Nov 1918 in Amherst.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing G > Grande-Digue > 1800-1889, Henriette Quessy baptism on 3 Apr 1859.
2. ↑ Baptism (Transcription): Grande-Digue, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, catholique, Baptêmes et Mariages 1800-1875, Sépultures 1802-1875 ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 6), Image #1344, baptism for Henriette Quessy, 3 Apr 1859, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016/C-3017, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016/C-3017, accessed 12 Jan 2024.
3. ↑ 1861 Census: "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 18 March 2024), Margret Casey (2) in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 37, Line: 1441, Microfilm reel number: C-1002-1003, Image number: 4108515_00084, Item ID number: 44149576.

   Fidel Casey, Husband, 39
   Seraphie Casey, Wife, 45
   Mary Casey, Daughter, 13
   Simon Casey, Son, 11
   Gilbert Casey, Son, 7
   Plaside Casey, Son, 5
   Margret Casey, Daughter, 2
   

4. ↑ Marriage: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing G > Grande-Digue > 1800-1889, p. 112, Napoléon Despres and Marguerite Caissey marriage on 2 Feb 1880.
5. ↑ 1901 Census: "Census of Canada, 1901", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 18 March 2024), Marguerite Deprè (41), wife, in Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in Prince Edward Island; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 22, Family number: 184, Microfilm reel number: T-6445, Image number: z000032698, Item ID number: 33969330. The household included Jacques Deprè 45, wife Marguerite Deprè 41, son Livoie Deprè 21, son Joseph Deprè 18, son Placide Deprè 16, son Louis Deprè 12, daughter Marie Deprè 9, and daughter Marceline Deprè 7.
6. ↑ 1911 Census: "Census of Canada, 1911", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 18 March 2024), Margret Deprey (48), wife, in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Prince Edward Island; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 14, Family number: 126, Microfilm reel number: T-20358, Image number: e001968230, Item ID number: 7737995. The household included John Deprey 53, wife Margret Deprey 48, and daughter Mary Deprey 18.
7. ↑ Death: "Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths," online database with images. Entry for Maggie Deprey; 5 Nov 1918, Amherst, death number 39-00256. Death Certificate, Nova Scotia Archives: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics (archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 18 Mar 2024).