Rosalie Bellefontaine was born on 6 Nov 1809 and baptized in Memramcook the next day, the daughter of Régis Bellefontaine and Scholastique Bourgeois.[1] Her godparents were Etienne Richard and Julie Leblanc.
She married Pierre Goguen, son of Sévère Goguen and Apolline Saulnier in Barachois on 24 Jan 1831.[2] Witnesses were Eusebe McGraw, cousin, Fabien Boudrot, friend of the groom, Regis Bellefontaine, father, and Thomas Leblanc, cousin of the bride.
Children of Pierre Goguen and Rosalie Bellefontaine:
In the 1861 census Rosalie (age 52) lived in Dundas, New Brunswick.[3] She lived with her husband "Peter" (53) and children Catherine (20), Rose (17), Fidel (14), Vetal (9), and Adeline (11). The household of her son David was listed next to them in the census.
In the 1871 census Rosalie (age 60) lived in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick.[4] She was listed with her husband Pierre (61) and children Vital (19) and Adele (20).
She was buried on 20 Sep 1873 in Cocagne, under the name Marie Fontaine.[5] The age given on her burial record was 66 years, the wife of Pierre Gueguen.
Sources
↑ Memramcook, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Saint-Thomas, catholique, Baptêmes et Mariages 1806-1870, Sépultures 1807-1870 ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 8), Image # 333, Baptism record / Rosalie Bellefontaine / 7 Nov 1809 digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3018, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3018 accessed 17 Jun 2021.
↑ Barachois, incluant Tediche et Aboujagane, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Saint-Henri, catholique, Baptêmes 1812-1870, Mariages 1820-1870, Sépultures 1812-1870 ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 2), Image # 299, Marriage record / Pierre Goguen & Rosalie Bellefontaine / 24 Jan 1831 digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed 17 Jun 2021.
↑ "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 31 Dec 2022). Item ID Number: 46062114, entry for Rosalie Genang, Age: 52, Province: New Brunswick, District Number: 5, Sub-District Name: Dundas, Sub-District Number: 2, Page Number: 15, Line Number: 587, Microfilm: C-1002-1003, Image Number: 4108515_00062.
↑ "Census of Canada, 1871," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 31 Dec 2022). Item ID Number: 41422513, entry for Rosalie Gueguen, Age: 60, Marital Status: Married, Province: New Brunswick, District Name: Kent, District Number: 185, Sub-District Name: Dundas, Sub-District Number: g, Page Number: 64, Line Number: 1, Microfilm: C-10391, Image Number: 4396662_00446.
↑ "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing C > Cocagne St-Pierre > 1862-1899, Rosalie Bellefontaine burial on 20 Sep 1873.
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