George Telesphore Bard (abt. 1859 - 1933)

Born about 14 Aug 1859 in St. Pascal, Kamouraska, Quebec

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Georgiana Leopoldine Alexina (Belisle) Bard — married 21 Apr 1891 in Fall River, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1933 at about age 73 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

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Biography

George Telesphore Bard

He is the son of Zephirin (Ephraim) Bard and Élizabeth Marie Roy (1831-1886)

He was the eighth of thirteen (16 ?) children.

His name is very often misspelled.

In 1861, age 2, Census Canada East (Quebec), District Name: Kamouraska, Sub-District Name: St. Paschal ^[1]

In 1871, age 13, Census Canada East (Quebec), District Name: Kamouraska, Sub-District Name: St. Paschal, listed as Philesphore among 11 children ^[2]

There are immigration records for Telesphore Bard in 1875, 1879, and 1889. It was common for Canadians to travel back and forth between the United States and Canada for especially for work.

In 1880 in Fall River, Mass, he is one of 9 children, age 23, listed as Thelesfort ^[3]. His father worked in a cotton mill and Thelesfort was a weaver.

Interesting that in 1881, Census Canada East (Quebec), District Name: Kamouraska, Sub-District Name: St. Paschal,he is one of 9 children, age 22, listed as Telesphore ^[4]

He was naturalized as an American citizen on October 26, 1892 in Fall River, Massachusetts. His birth date is shown as 14 Aug 1862 ^[5]

In 1900 she and her husband resided with children Eva, Albert and Roland and her mother and her sister's two children in Fall River ^[6]

In 1910 in Fall River, he and his wife and two children worked in cotton mills. The family included two other of their children. ^[7]

In 1920 in Fall River, he and his wife and 2 sons worked in cotton mills, her daughter was a salesgirl in a music store. ^[8]

1930 Fall River, he worked in a cotton mill, his daughter Eva, age 38, worked in a department store. ^[9]

Telesphore is listed in the Fall River City Directory at several different addresses over the years:

26 OCT 1892 20 East Globe Street, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

FROM 1900 TO 1902 834 King Philip Street, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

FROM 1904 TO 1909 14 Wilbur Street, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts ^[10][11]

FROM 1913 TO 1915 672 Dwelley Street, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

FROM 1917 TO 1922: 351 Montaup Street, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

FROM 1925 TO 1933 84 Peckham Street, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

He is listed as a weaver in several records, including his marriage record,. He is listed as a farmer in at least one record.

and the amended birth record of Charles E. J. Bard

Birth

George Telesphore Bard' was born August 4, 1859 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraska County, Quebec, United Province of Canada, British North America

His naturalization record lists his birth as 14 Aug 1862

His original baptismal record shows his name as George Telesphore, but all other records refer to him as Telesphore.

Baptized Saint-Pascal, August 14, 1859 ^[12]

A partial translation of his baptism record: "The 14th August, 1859 we take soufoyne? with the baptism George Telesphore ne before ?? the legitimate son of the marriage of Zephirin Bard, farmer and Eliza Roy of this parish. Godparents Pierre Roy and Arthenuse? Bard .. godfather no signature, signed Arthemise Bard .. signed by Priest ? "

Marriage

He married Marie Georgiana Leopoldine Alexina (Belisle) Bard (abt.1867-abt.1951) on April 21, 1891 in Fall River. Reverend George Lefebre officiated which means the ceremony was probably held at Saint Ann's. ^{[13] [14]} He was 29 and she was 24.

Spouse's Father Joseph Spouse's Mother listed as Georgiana

The Bard-Barde Notes Historique Repertoire De Mariages reports that Telesphore Bard married Lucy Gilbert. However, this is an error. Telesphore's brother Joseph married Lucy Gilbert in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Death

He died on March 19, 1933 in Fall River, Massachusetts. (Findagrave, needs source)

Burial

He was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery in Fall River in Grave 8217, Row 11, Section 4E, Pass 16-17 - Find A Grave (obituary included) ^[15]

Family

Preliminary (updates/adding profiles invited)

1. Eva Bard (1892-1981)
2. Albert Telesphore Bard (1895-1975)
3. William Roland Bard (1897-1958)
4. Charles Edward Bard (1903-1993)

see places of residence above to correct sources Charles / Joseph

Charles Edward

• R03 "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23BZ-DX4

S032 #R02 Brayton, Arthur; City Clerk, Births Registered in the City of Fall River for the Year 1903

• S033 #R03 Crowther, John; City Clerk, Additions to and Corrections in the Copies of Records of Births Returned to the Secretary of The Commonwealth from the City of Fall River for the Year Nineteen-Hundred and Three, Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920

temp for Joseph bard birth

• R02 "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX4B-ZZH

Research Notes

My research adds to the extensive documentation of Rosalie's family by descendants Greg Bard and Sue Duff Jones.

Personal records of Greg Bard

Additional family stories and photos are available upon request from the Seguin Family Website ^[16]

Repositories

Family Search sources George Telesphore Bard

George Telesphore Bard at NosOrigines.qc.ca

George Telesphore Bard at Ancestry.com

Drouin Collection: Six Databases

Needs correction - Link to image ‡

Family Research Summary

A summary of my research of our Seguin line will be provided in the Research Notes of Rosalie Seguin (1844-1921)

Sources

1. ↑ 1861 Census Canada https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=img&id=4108781_00254
2. ↑ 1871 Census Canada https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=img&id=4395566_00362
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYB-H47?cc=1417683&wc=XHDV-HZ9%3A1589405656%2C1589405655%2C1589396509%2C1589395243 : 24 December 2015), Massachusetts > Bristol > Fall River > ED 83 > image 1 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
4. ↑ 1881 Census Canada https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1881&op=img&id=e008138788
5. ↑ "United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-D7SX-BC?cc=1840474&wc=M6Y6-JZ9%3A165324701 : 20 May 2014), Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont B630 (A.M.) - B650 (Woolf) > image 1161 of 6139; citing NARA microfilm publication M1299 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZNS-XQZ?cc=1325221&wc=9B7K-C6K%3A1030549901%2C1030641801%2C1030943801 : 5 August 2014), Massachusetts > Bristol > ED 114 Fall River city Ward 2 > image 25 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJ8-D2Y?cc=1727033&wc=QZZQ-PS3%3A133638101%2C133638902%2C134746501%2C1589089225 : 24 June 2017), Massachusetts > Bristol > Fall River Ward 1 > ED 120 > image 59 of 60; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR6L-6HP?cc=1488411&wc=QZJP-PGW%3A1036470801%2C1036729001%2C1036744001%2C1589332467 : 11 September 2019), Massachusetts > Bristol > Fall River Ward 1 > ED 34 > image 42 of 76; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R4L-5CM?cc=1810731&wc=QZFS-XYB%3A648804401%2C648802702%2C648967501%2C1589282343 : 8 December 2015), Massachusetts > Bristol > Fall River > ED 13 > image 28 of 40; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
10. ↑ #S032 Entry for Joseph Bard, p. 48 (20 January 1904)
11. ↑ #S033 Entry for Charles E. J. Bard, p. 63 (8 JAN 1918)
12. ↑ "Parish records of St Pascal-de-Kamouraska, Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99Q-CY8S?cc=1321742&wc=HCX8-T38%3A22129201%2C22129202%2C22282701 : 16 July 2014), Saint-Pascal > Saint-Pascal > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1843-1863 > image 566 of 700; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9QB-ZSTN?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D9-2NT%3A353350701%2C353350702%2C353367001 : 13 July 2016), Bristol > Fall River > Marriages 1890-1892 vol 12 > image 74 of 186 (411 of 761) ; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XXFQ-LNP?cc=1469062&wc=3PM9-N38%3A1063289201 : 24 May 2018), 004332361 > image 163 of 688; State Archives, Boston.
15. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38625307/george-telesphore-bard at Find A Grave
16. ↑ http://seguins.us.

Telesphore Bard migrated from Quebec to the United States.