Emerence was born in 1810, the daughter of Julien Rossignol and his first wife, Susanne Boucher. She married at age 28 to a widower with children. They had 5 children of their own, but only 1 lived to adulthood. Her husbnd died when she was 38 and she never remarried, but rather lived with her daughter and family until she died. Emerence passed away in 1884 at 74 years old.
Timeline
1810 Jan 23 - Birth - St Andre, Kamouraska, Bas Canada[1]
1838 Nov 27 - Marriage to Elie Michaud - St Patrice, Rivière-du-Loup, Bas Canada[2]
1839 Oct 15 - Birth of Daughter Virginie Michaud - St Patrice, Rivière-du-Loup, Bas Canada[3] - died Oct 17, 1841[4]
1841 Jan 28 - Birth of Son Antoine Michaud - St Patrice, Rivière-du-Loup, Bas Canada[5] - died Oct 21, 1841[6]
1842 Dec 9 - Birth of Daughter Emerence Leocadie Michaud - St Patrice, Rivière-du-Loup, Bas Canada[7] - died Jan 19, 1843[8]
1844 Jan 16 - Birth of Son Jean Baptiste Napoleon Michaud - St Patrice, Rivière-du-Loup, Bas Canada[9] - died Feb 12, 1844[10]
1845 Jun 11 - Birth of Daughter Eliza Michaud - St Patrice, Riviere du Loup, Bas Canada[11]
1848 Aug 17 - Death of Husband Elie Michaud - St Patrice, Rivière-du-Loup, Bas Canada[12]
1851 Census of Canada[13] - Rivière du Loup en bas, Kamouraska County, Canada East (Quebec), Canada
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Mar Stat
Occupation
Emerence Rossignol
Head
F
40
Bas Canada
Wd
None listed
Eliza Michaud
Daughter
F
5
Bas Canada
S
1861 Census of Canada[14] - Notre-Dame-du-Portage, Témiscouata, Canada East, Canada
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Mar Stat
Occupation
Emerence Rossignol
Head
F
53
Bas Canada
Wd
None listed
Eliza Michaud
Daughter
F
15
Bas Canada
S
1871 Census of Canada[15] - St Antonin, Témiscouata, Quebec
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Mar Stat
Occupation
Joseph Nadeau
Head
M
27
Quebec
M
Cultivateur
Elisa Nadeau
Wife
F
24
Quebec
M
Joseph Nadeau
Son
M
8
Quebec
S
Axide Nadeau
Son
M
5
Quebec
S
Lida Nadeau
Daughter
F
4
Quebec
S
Lumina Nadeau
Daughter
F
10 mo
Quebec
S
Merana Rolsignol
Mother- in-law
F
60
Quebec
Wd
Seraphine Bourgoin
Other
F
20
Quebec
S
Domestique
1881 Census of Canada[16] - Ascot, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Mar Stat
Occupation
Joseph Nadeau
Head
M
38
Quebec
M
Cultivateur
Eliza Nadeau
Wife
F
36
Quebec
M
Joseph Nadeau
Son
M
18
Quebec
S
Farm laborer
Alcide Nadeau
Son
M
14
Quebec
S
Farm laborer
Aleda Nadeau
Daughter
F
13
Quebec
S
Lumina Nadeau
Daughter
F
10
Quebec
S
Malvina Nadeau
Daughter
F
9
Quebec
S
Maria Nadeau
Daughter
F
4
Quebec
S
Ermerance Rosegnol
Mother- in-law
F
73
Quebec
Wd
1884 Jun 6 - Death - St-Michel, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada[17]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emerence by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emerence: