Jean Charles René Camus (abt. 1765)

Born about 8 Jul 1765 in St-Pierre, St-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

Ancestors

Husband of Marie (l'Official) Camus — married 24 Sep 1799 in Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Bas-Canada, Amérique coloniale britannique

Descendants

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Biography

Research Notes

We do not know if his birth date was also his baptismal date. We know that he was baptized in St. Pierre.

It states in the marriage document of 1799 that Jean and Marie were married civilly on 23 Sep 1792 in Bay St. George, Newfoundland, in front of four witnesses. The marriage in 1799 was a revalidation. Their children were officially recognized on that day too.

Baptism

St-Pierre, St-Pierre-et-Miquelon

8 juillet 1765

CAMUS, JEAN CHARLES RENÉ, Sujet

CAMUS, JEAN, Père

CLERMONT, JEANNE, Mère ^[1]

Marriage

Québec (Notre-Dame-de-Québec)

24 septembre 1799

CAMUS, JEAN RENE, Sujet, Origine : ST-PIERRE DE TERRE-NEUVE

LOFFICIAL, MARIE, Sujet, Origine : BAIE-ST-GEORGES, ILE DE TERRE-NEUVE

CAMUS, JEAN, Père de l'époux, décédé

CLERMONT, JEANNE, Mère de l'époux

LOFFICIAL, HENRI, Père de l'épouse

LHEGOUE, ELISABETH, Mère de l'épouse ^[2]

Extract Paroisse du Notre-Dame de Quebec

16, rue de Buade, Quebec. G1R 4A1

(English translation of the original French text)

Extract of the Register of baptisms, marriages and burials of the parish of Our Lady of Quebec for the year 1799.

On the 24th of September 1799, we the undersigned Vicar General and Parish Priest of Quebec having excused from publication Jean-Rene Camus native fisherman from St. Pierre, Newfoundland, son of the late Jean Camus and of Jeanne Clermont on the one hand and of Marie L’Official, native of Bay St. George, island of Newfoundland, daughter of Henry L’Official and of Elizabeth Shegone on the other hand. The above Jean-Rene Camus and Marie L’Official having already taken each other for husband and wife on the 23rd of September 1792 in the presence of four witnesses at the said place of Bay St. George where there was no Priest who was able to bless their union.

We received again their mutual consent and gave them the nuptial blessing according to the form of Holy Mother the Church and the said Jean-Rene Camus and Marie L’Official having presented their children issued from their cohabitation as husband and wife namely Jean, born September 3, 179_, Jeanne, born January 13, 1796 and Elizabeth, born May 3, 1798.

They recognizing them as their legitimate offspring requested of us to declare them as such, which we did by the present act all in the presence of Francois Benoit, brother in law, Georges and Anne L’Official, brother and sister of the wife who along with the said wife declared that they were unable to sign this request.

Jean-Rene Camus

J.O. Plessis, Vic. Gen.

Online source gives the right information about the marriage of Jean and Marie but is incorrectly cited as the marriage of Francois Benoit and Anne L'Official^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Archives nationales St-Pierre-et-Miquelon: St-Pierre: Naissances 1765 Baptism Registration, page 7
2. ↑ Institut Généalogique Drouin: Le Lafrance: Mariages 1621-1918 Marriage Registration
3. ↑ [1]

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