François Mercier (1833 - 1916)

Born 8 Nov 1833 in La Malbaie, Bas-Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Philomène (Lizot) Mercier — married 26 May 1856 in L'Assomption, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada-Est

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1916 at age 83 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biographie

François Mercier naquît en 1833 à La Malbaie, Bas-Canada, de Simon Mercier (1788-) et d'Elizabeth Fortier (1797-). Il fut baptisé François à l'église St-Étienne, mais plus tard dans sa vie il s'appella François Xavier ou François X. L'acte de baptême appelle sa mère « Marie Barbe ».^[1]

En 1856 à l'église de l'Assomption de Rivière-Ouelle, François épousa Marie Philomène (Lizot) Mercier (1836-1917), fille de Laurent Fortier (1761-1844) et de Marguerite Audet (1759-1840).^[2]

Philomène, François, et plusieurs enfants migrèrent aux États-Unis en 1874. Le recensement de 1900 les trouve à Fall River avec un des enfants adultes né au Canada et trois nés dans le Massachusetts.^[3] En 1910, Philomène et François habitaient avec leur fils Edward et sa famille.^[4]

François décéda à Fall River en 1916, à l'âge de 77 ans.^[5][6]

Biography

François Mercier was born in 1833 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada, to Simon Mercier (1788-) and Elizabeth Fortier (1797-). He was baptized François at the church of St-Étienne, but later in life he was called François Xavier or François X. The baptismal record calls his mother “Marie Barbe”.^[1]

In 1856 at the Assomption church in Rivière-Ouelle, François married Marie Philomène (Lizot) Mercier (1836-1917), daughter of Laurent Fortier (1761- 1844) and Marguerite Audet (1759-1840).^[2]

Philomène, François, and several children migrated to the United States in 1874. The 1900 census finds them in Fall River with one of the adult children born in Canada and three born in Massachusetts.^[3] In 1910, Philomène and François lived with their son Edward and his family.^[4]

François died in Fall River in 1916, 77 years old.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Baptême/Baptism: "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968"
   Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1091 #11195561 (accessed 16 January 2024)
   François Mercier baptism on 9 Nov 1833, child of Cimon Mercier & Marie Barbe Fortier, in La Malbaie, Québec (Quebec), Canada.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Mariage/Marriage: "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968"
   Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1091 #9731890 (accessed 16 January 2024)
   Francois Mercier marriage to Philomene Lizot in 1856 in Riviere-Ouelle (Rivière-Ouelle), Québec (Quebec), Canada.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Fall River Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 636; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0145
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7602 #22724639 (accessed 16 January 2024)
   Francis Mercier (66), married head of household in Fall River Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts. Born in Canada.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Fall River Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_577; Page: 21a; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1374590
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7884 #109442276 (accessed 16 January 2024)
   Francois Mercier (76), married father, in household of Edward Mercier (30) in Fall River Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Canada French.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980"
   Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916-1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; Volume Number: 27; Page number: 167; Reference Number: F63.M363 v.70
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 3659 #1543909 (accessed 16 January 2024)
   Francois X Mercier death 1916 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #199517773 (accessed 16 January 2024)
   Memorial page for Francois Xavier Mercier (9 Nov 1833-17 Dec 1916), citing Notre Dame Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: Section 5C, lot 34, Pass 3-4); Maintained by GatheringAncestors (contributor 48119847).

• Baptism of child Marie Anne Mercier: "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968"
  Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1091 #28189203 (accessed 15 January 2024)
  François Mercier's child Marie Anne Mercier baptism on 3 Jul 1860 in Saint-Octave-de-Metis (St-Octave-de-Métis), Québec (Quebec), Canada.
• Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  Fall River Daily Evening News; Publication Date: 18 Dec 1916; Publication Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/603288960/?article=c77bdf29-7cee-43e3-93ac-173a63bd16a1&focus=0.2644255,0.25253096,0.38300234,0.35504466&xid=3355
  Ancestry ca Record 61843 #773540288 (accessed 16 January 2024)
  Name: F X Mercier; Gender: Male; Birth Place: Blc Que; Residence Place: Flint Village; Death Date: Abt 1916; Death Place: 177 Flint street; Obituary Date: 18 Dec 1916; Obituary Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA; Newspaper Title: Fall River Daily Evening News; Spouse: Phllomen Lisotte; Child: Louis Frank X Samuel Jean Baptists Charles Edward Adjuteur Lu Aster Hypolit Ouel-lette Henri Martin Pushaw.