Mary Margaret (Quesnelle) Stacey (1912 - 1981)

Born 12 Jun 1912 in Canada

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Mary Margaret Quesnelle was a woman of French-Canadian heritage who was born on June 12, 1911 in Tiny, Ontario. She was the youngest daughter of Francois-Xavier and Marie Delina Quesnelle, who had a large family of 13 children. She grew up in a rural area surrounded by nature and family. She met her first husband, Thomas Edward Stacey, when she was only 15 years old. They eloped to Penetanguishene, a town on the shores of Georgian Bay, where they got married on October 11, 1926. They had at least children Quesnelle, who was born in 1911. Mary lived a happy and simple life with Thomas until he passed away in 1981. She died later that year at the age of 69. She was buried in the Sainte-Anne Cemetery in Penetanguishene, where she had started her journey as a young bride.

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Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMH1-WQ1 : 2 March 2021), Mary Margaret Quesnelle, 12 Jun 1911; citing Birth, Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,424,652

Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMR-CVVM : 8 March 2021), Thomas Edward Stacey and Mary Margaret Quesnelle, 11 Oct 1926; citing registration , Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,425,723.