Elizabeth (Belisle) Parnell (1865 - 1949)

Born 3 May 1865 in Somerset, WI

Ancestors

Wife of Lawrence Parnell — married 6 Jul 1880 in Somerset, St Croix, Wisconsin

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1949 at age 83 in Somerset, St Croix Cty, Wisconsin

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1863, the daughter of Augustin Belisle & Eleanore (Germain).

The 1880 census shows 16 year old Elieze in her parent's house, just one month before her wedding to Lawrence Parnell.^[1]

Marriage & Family

On July 6th, 1880, Elieze married Lawrence Parnell in Somerset, Wisconsin.^[2]

At the turn of the century, Lawrence & Elieze have 9 children in the house, from Edward, age 18, down to 4 month old baby Edwidge.^[3]

The 1910 census shows Elieze having produced her 13th child, Elmer, less than 1 year old.^[4]

Lawrence and Elieze raised 13 children, 9 boys and 4 girls, as follows:

1. Edward born 1881

2. Angele 1883

3. Louis 1885

4. Edmond 1887

5. Rose 1890

6. Narcisse 1893

7. Albert 1895

8. Laura 1897

9. Edwidge 1900

10. Andrew 1902

11. Raymond 1904

12. Clarence 1906

13. Elmer 1909

In 1930, Lawrence and Elieze celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with about 150 of their closest family & friends. It was quite a party, for the full story, see the free space profile.^[5]

Elizabeth (Belisle) Parnell passed away in 1949, and is buried in St Anne's cemetery in Somerset, Wisconsin.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Fed Census Wisconsin, 16 yr old Daughter of Augustin Belisle. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNHF-1YF
2. ↑ "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8R-3QP : 16 March 2018), Lawrent Parnell and Elise Belisle, 06 Jul 1881; citing , St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,275,539.
3. ↑ 1900 Fed Census Wisconsin for Elieze, wife of Lawrence Parnell. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM2Z-9JT
4. ↑ 1910 Fed Census Wisc, for Elieze (Belisle) Parnell. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPV9-KG6
5. ↑ Space_Parnell_50th_Wedding_Anniversary https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:Parnell_50th_Wedding_Anniversary&public=1
6. ↑ * Find A Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87295499/elizabeth-parnell

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Research Notes

Marriage record seems to have conflicting dates, but actual wedding seems to have been 6 July 1880.