Elizabeth (Barbeau) Viau (1857 - 1920)

Born 1857 in La Prairie, Laprairie, Québec, Canada

Ancestors

Died 24 Sep 1920 at about age 63 in Omaha Ward 5, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Barbeau Name Study.

Elizabeth (Barbeau) Viau has French origins.

Research Notes:

Note: She was married in Canada and may have followed the French Canadian custom of keeping her given last name upon marriage. She migrated to the the United States and may have listed her last name as her husband's to follow the American custom. Her American census records and her memorial stone list her last name as Viau. Confirmation is needed.

Family Information

" Elizabeth Barbeau

Female Birth 1857 Quebec, Canada

Death 24 September 1920

BURIAL

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA

PLOT Section L, Block 4, Lot 23 MEMORIAL ID 113356838

Spouse:

Jean Baptiste Zotique Viau 1845–1919

Marriage: 21 June 1880 Saint-Constant, Laprairie, Quebec, Canada

Children of Elizabeth Barbeau and Jean Baptiste Zotique Viau

Zoe Viau 1882–Deceased

Rose Delima Viau 1884–1945 " ^{[1] [2]}

1861 Canadian Census

Note: Her parents and siblings are listed. She is listed as catholic born in Bas Canada.

Item Number: 492435

Surname: Barbeau Given Name(s): Elizabeth Age: 4

Province: Canada East (Quebec) District Name: Laprairie Sub-District Name: St. Constant

View digitized page of Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) for Image No.: 4108782_00187 JPG (Image No.: 4108782_00187) ^[3]

United States Census, 1920

Elizabeth Viau

Census Event Date: 1920

Event Place: Omaha Ward 5, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Female Age: 62

Marital Status: Widowed

Race (Original): White Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Own or Rent: Own Birth Year (Estimated): 1858 Birthplace: Canada Father's Birthplace: Canada Mother's Birthplace: Canada

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Elizabeth Viau Head Female 62 Canada

Zoie H Viau Daughter Female 37 Nebraska (Stenographer) ^[4]

Sources

• 1871 Canadian Census

1. ↑ [(https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7JD-5BK)]
2. ↑ [(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113356838)]
3. ↑ [(http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=img&id=4108782_00187)]
4. ↑ [(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R65-4FK?i=10&cc=1488411&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMCKM-R8G)]