Born in Vernois-sur-Mance, Haute-Saône, Franche-Comté, France
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Antoine Goyette
— married
12 Sep 1864 in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Adolph Goyette and Walter Goyette
Died
at age 48
in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States
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Biography
Hortense "Mary" Gerin, daughter of Joseph and Anna Gerin, was born about 1846 in France[1]. She appeared on a passenger list with her parents on the S.S. London sailing from Le Havre, France and arriving in New York on 21 Oct. 1853.[2] She appeared on the census of 2 June 1860 in the home of her parents at Wygandt, Iroquois, Illinois.[3]
She married Antoine Goyette, son of Louis Goyette, on 12 Sep. 1864 at Kankakee County, Illinois.[4]
She and Antoine appeared on the census of 12 June 1880 at Papineau, Iroquois, Illinois.[5]
Mary died on 31 Dec. 1893 at Kankakee County, Illinois.[6] and was buried at Saint Anne Township Cemetery, Saint Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois. Her memorial has a photo of her headstone.[7]
Passenger List 21 Oct. 1853
- Joseph Gerain age 35.
- Anne Gerain age 34
- Auguste Gerain age 22
- Hortense Gerain age 6
- Sylvie Gerain age 5
- Joseph Gerain age 11/12.[2]
Census
2 June 1860
Wygandt, Iroquois, Illinois
- Joseph Gerin 38 b. France farmer.
- D Gerin 40 f. b. France.
- Hortence Gerin 14 b. France.
- Sylvie Gerin 13 b. France.
- G Gerin 11 m. b. France.[3]
12 June 1880
Papineau, Iroquois, Illinois
- Antony Goyette 38 b. Canada farmer.
- Hortance Goyette 35 wife b. France.
- Antoine Goyette 15 son b. IL.
- Louis Goyette 13 son b. IL.
- Etienne Goyette 11 son b. IL.
- Fredy Goyette 8 son b. IL.
- Harvy Goyette 7 son b. IL.
- Adolph Goyette 4 son b. IL.
- Rosana Goyette 2 dau. b. IL.[5]
Sources
- ↑ “France, Haute-Saône, registres paroissiaux et d’état civil, 1551-1872", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NBF-BWHX : 19 September 2022), Marie Hortance Jerrain, 1845.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Year: 1853; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 9; List Number: 1073 Hortense Gerain 1853 Pass List.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Year: 1860; Census Place: Wygandt, Iroquois, Illinois; Page: 5; Family History Library Film: 803186 1860 US Census Joseph Gerin
- ↑ Marie Iared, Spouse Name: Anthony Goyette Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Year: 1880; Census Place: Papineau, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: 214; Page: 324A; Enumeration District: 139 1880 US Census Anthony Goyette
- ↑ Mary Goyette Kankakee County, Illinois Death Index, 1870-1992
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #99594462 Mary Goyette
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hortence by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Hortence:
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