Vital Guerin (1832 - 1912)

Born 25 Feb 1832 in St. Remi, Quebec, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Boyer — married 6 Nov 1855 in Canada

Died 16 Jul 1912 at age 80 in Little Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States

Biography

Vital Guerin has French origins.

Research Notes:

Note: His father is listed as having married or having had a child with Marie Beaupre Brissette (or . Marie Brissette dite Beaupre , Marie Beaupre dite Brissette) BIRTH 1814 • Lile, , Quebec, Canada DEATH 1859 • Québec, , Quebec, Canada. She might be his mother. Saint-Remi, Monteregie Region, (Note: His "stepmother" Adele was born in 1927 and too young to have had Vital Jr. ) His father and grandfather both migrated to the Mississippi River area as fur traders in 1832 the year of his birth. All his death document sources do not list his mother's name. He died after his father. He might not have known who his mother was. Confirmation Sources are Required . Baraboo-1 19:08, 5 April 2020 (UTC)Quebec, Canada^[1][2][3]

Note: He might have migrated to Minnesota after his father died. Confirmation is needed. Locating his marriage document might list his parents as is the custom the French Quebec.

Family Reference:

9 sources: ^[4]

" Vital Guerin

Birth 25 February 1832 Saint-Rémi-d'Amherst, Amherst, Les Laurentides, Quebec, Canada

Death 16 July 1912 Little Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States

Burial July 1912 Saint Johns Cemetery, Little Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States

Residence • 1880 St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States

Residence • 1885 New Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota

Father:

Vital Guerin 1812–1870

Spouse:

Marie Elise Boyer 1835–1912

Marriage: 6 November 1855 Canada

Children:

Marie Louise Guerin 1858–Deceased

Philomene Guerin 1859–Deceased

Julia Guerin 1866–Deceased

Anne Louise Guerin 1867–1938

Alphonsine Guerin 1868–1957

Emma Philomena Guerin 1876–1968

David Guerin" ^[5]

Historical Biographical Excerpt

Shoreview Press by Michelle Miron Managing Editor

" The family’s American legacy started when the younger Guerins’ great-grandfather, fur trader Vital Guerin (1812-1870) immigrated to St. Paul from St. Remi, Canada, in 1832 (Vital was also spelled Vetel, Vitel or Vetal depending on the source).

He reportedly became the city’s first millionaire (sources say he later was defrauded of his money) and donated land for what would become the Ramsey County Court House, the county jail, St. Paul City Hall and the St. Paul Cathedral.

His son Vital Guerin Jr. emigrated from Canada to St. Paul later on and settled in Little Canada in 1890, setting up a blacksmith operation near 104 E. Little Canada Rd. that would burn down in 1912.

He and his wife were the parents of David C. Guerin (1878-1972), who established the Guerin Texaco station in 1923 on the northwest corner of Rice Street and Owasso Boulevard." ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ [(https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/150022233/person/312000082522/facts)]
2. ↑ [(https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/150022233/person/312000387710/facts)]
3. ↑ [(https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/150022233/person/312000387709/story)]
4. ↑ [(https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/94SG-2KG)]
5. ↑ [(https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/94SG-2KG)]
6. ↑ [(https://www.presspubs.com/shoreview/news/guerins-honored-as-shoreview-heritage-family/article_7c0069f1-2db5-566f-8b01-06278c1155e3.html)]