Marie Catherine Bérubé (1814)

Born 13 Sep 1814 in Rivière-Ouelle, Bas-Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Félix Sirois — married 11 Jan 1836 in Rivière-Ouelle, Kamouraska, Bas-Canada

Wife of Joseph Paradis — married 4 Nov 1856 in St-Alexandre, Kamouraska, Bas-Canada

Descendants

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Biography

Catherine Bérubé is one of twins.

Marie Catherine and Marie Rosalie were twins born 13 Sep 1814. They were the daughters of Ambroise Bérubé and Catherine Paradis. They were baptized 14 Sep 1814 in Rivière-Ouelle, their godparents were: Marie Catherine- her uncle Gabriel Lévêque and her aunt Louise Lacroix wife of Henry Paradis; Marie Rosalie- Germain Lévêque and his wife Catherine Plourde. ^[1] Note that on the same day, the entry just above this one, is for Marie Henriette Bérubé daughter of a different couple.

On 11 Jan 1836, in Rivière-Ouelle, Félix Sirois adult son of Joseph Sirois and Archange Miville Deschênes married Catherine Bérubé adult daughter of Ambroise Bérubé and the late Catherine Paradis. Witnesses included both fathers, no signatures. ^[2]

• Dispensation was obtained for a third degree of consanguinity. They were second cousins through Jean Baptiste Paradis and his wife Marie Josphe Lévesque. They were also related along multiple other lines.

On 4 Nov 1856, in St-Alexandre de Kamouraska, Joseph Paradis widower of Sophie Caron married Catherine Bérubé widow of Félix Sirois. No relatives were witness and no signatures. ^[3]

They had one child, Pierre Paradis born and baptized 6 Dec 1856 in St-Alexandre de Kamouraska. ^[4] Pierre died at the age of 8 days, on14 Dec 1856, and was buried 3 days later in the cemetery of the above parish. Both acts are on the same page in the register. ^[5]

Catherine Bérubé began life along the St-Lawrence river in Rivière-Ouelle. She moved north to St-Alexandre de Kamouraska and finally moved inland to St-Epiphane which is about 70 miles from Madawaska, New Brunswick, and Madawaska, Maine where many of her children had settled. Her second husband, Joseph Paradis, died 2 Feb 1885. He was buried 2 days later in St-Epiphane de Viger. ^[6] and she moved to Madawaska.

Catherine Bérubé died of the flu on 17 Feb 1894, at the age of 78 years, in St-Francis-Xavier-de-Madawaska. ^[7] She was buried 20 Feb 1894 in the cemetery of the above parish. In attendance were Georges Bouchard and Pascal Sirois, a son from her first marriage. ^{[8] [9]}

Census

• 1861 St Antonin, St-Alexandre, Kamouraska, Québec. Page 80, Lines 23 to 37. Joseph Paradis, his wife Catherine Bérubé and their children from their first marriages, including Xavier Paradis and Basilice Sirois. ^[10]

• 1871 St Antonin, St-Alexandre, Kamouraska, Québec. Page 80, Lines 17 to 20. Joseph Paradis, his wife Catherine and a child each of their first marriages, Xavier Paradis and Basilice Sirois. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ genealogiequebec, Drouin Collection of Parish Registers Baptism IGD(Drouin) (forfait/paid service)
2. ↑ genealogiequebec, Drouin Collection of Parish Registers Marriage 1 IGD(Drouin) (forfait/paid service)
3. ↑ genealogiequebec, Drouin Collection of Parish Registers Marriage 2 IGD(Drouin) (forfait/paid service)
4. ↑ genealogiequebec, Drouin Collection of Parish Registers Baptism Pierre Paradis IGD(Drouin) (forfait/paid service)
5. ↑ genealogiequebec, Drouin Collection of Parish Registers Burial Pierre Paradis IGD(Drouin) (forfait/paid subscription)
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. Original data:Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. St-Epiphane, 1885, Image 3 of 25, Leaflet #3. Burial Joseph Eusèbe Paradis Ancestry (membership)
7. ↑ "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938," database with images, FamilySearch: 21 May 2014, 004529714 > image 151 of 1423; Provincial Archives, Fredericton. Death Registration Family Search
8. ↑ genealogiequebec, Drouin Collection of Parish Registers , Acadia, St-François-Xavier, 1894. Page 286 of the register.Image Burial IGD (membership)
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #183183012 Grave Marker Image
10. ↑ Library and Public Archives Canada 1861 Census
11. ↑ Library and Public Archives Canada 1871 Census

• PRDH: Research Programme in Historical Demography (membership): Individu: 750817 Catherine BERUBE