G2G: Annette Estelle (Borrie) Trombly 1904-1982. French. Need Help finding her parents?

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Annette Estelle Trombly formerly Borrie aka Barre [uncertain]

Born 1 Jul 1904 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, US

ANCESTORS ancestors

Daughter of Joseph A Borrie[uncertain] and Edwardina (Benoit) Borrie [uncertain]

Wife of William Joseph Trombly — married 23 Mar 1967 in Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Question: We need help finding who her parents are? The surname is possibly mispelled could be “Barre” or a similar spelling. We need resources, help categorizing and updating her profile with any info which would show her Geneaology. She is my great grandma and I have very little info. She spoke fluent French. I have her gravesite info on her profile. The parents we have listed are not certain.  Any help is appreciated. Thank you wikitree family!

WikiTree profile: Annette Trombly
in Genealogy Help by Golden Owl (1.0m points)
retagged by Andrew Simpier

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well, working up the line, I find Émélie Vigeant, minor daughter of Joseph Vigeant and of Marguerite Patenaude, marrying Joseph Barré, minor son of Jean Baptiste Barré and Catherine Arbec, on 30 Sept 1856 in Pointe-Olivier (St-Mathias), all being residents of St-Mathias sur Richelieu.  https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/img/acte/4818646  Drouin collection marriage image (membership), so your dates of birth for them are off.

They had the following children born to them on this side of the border:

Joseph Achille Barré, born 17 Nov 1857 baptized 18th in Marieville https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/5366982  baptism Drouin

Marie Émélie Rose Barré, born & bapt 14 Jun 1859 Pointe-Olivier (St-Mathias)  https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/4740344 bapt Drouin

Jacques Barré, b 22 May 1861 bapt 23 Marieville, place of residence noted as St-Mathias https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/5367467 bapt Drouin

After that the family doesn't show any more entries. presumably they went south, although there might be more baptisms which are simply not indexed, this is around the cut-off date for published indexing of.such in Drouin.

I suspect there may be a generation missing in your tree, your Joseph A is said to be around 30 in 1910.  Unless there is another Joseph A born around 1880 to Émélie and Joseph (who married in 1856), then something doesn't jive.  It's entirely possible that there is indeed another one born to them, they're both listed as minors on their marriage record, so would be physically possible for Émélie.  But you'll have to dig in US records for that,

Check if you can find them on 1871 census anywhere.
by Owl (925k points)
selected by Andrew Simpier

This is confirming some leads we had but weren’t confident. Thank you!!

I will check the 1861 Census I can see the gap now

We just got the death record for Annette Estelle Borrie Trombly shows parents Much work now putting it all together. She is the daughter of Michael Borrie and Camillia DeBuke

Michael or Michel with Camillia don't show up in records here.

I’m very excited found her obit and she is mentioned 3 times in the clips. I wanted to share the update! laugh


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Do you have her marriage and death certificates?
by Owl (950k points)

No death record. I do have her find a grave details and link. Her marriage record i don’t have yet.

Just got the death record and now much work to do

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