Marie Adelaide Martin is a descendant of an Acadian
Marie Adelaide, daughter of J Bapt Martin and Marguerite Doucet, was born 29 Sep 1805 and baptized the same day in the parish of La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac, Pointe-du-Lac, Bas-Canada. [1]
Olivier Lefevre dit Descoteaux, adult son of Francois Lefevre dit Descoteaux and the late Josette Gina, and Adelaide Martin, adult daughter of Jean Baptiste Martin and Marguerite Doucet, were married 21 Aug 1827 in the parish of La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac, Pointe-du-Lac, Bas-Canada. [2]
Adelaide Martin, wife of the late Olivier Descoteaux and with a given age of eighty-two years, died 31 Oct 1888 and was buried 3 Nov 1888 in the cemetery of Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada. [3]
Research Notes
A second couple, also named Olivier Descoteaux and Adelaide Martin, were married 16 Oct 1832 in Pointe-du-Lac. Care needs to be taken to make sure the correct children are attached to the correct parents.
Sources
↑ Baptismal record: "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99Q-CYN7?cc=1321742&wc=HZ9J-JWL%3A17467001%2C17467002%2C20123301 : 16 July 2014), Pointe-du-Lac > La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac > Index, baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1749-1825 Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1744-1840 > image 388 of 731; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
↑ Marriage record, Olivier Lefevre dit Descoteaux and Adelaide Martin: "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899Q-CTGK?cc=1321742&wc=HZ9J-JWL%3A17467001%2C17467002%2C20123301 : 16 July 2014), Pointe-du-Lac > La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac > Index, baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1749-1825 Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1744-1840 > image 533 of 731; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
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DNA Connections
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