Antoine Durocher (1828 - 1916)

Born 17 Dec 1828 in Belle River, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Zoe (Grondin) Durocher — married 19 Nov 1851 in Assumption church, Sandwich, Essex. Ontario

Husband of Elizabeth Catherine (Chevalier) Durocher — married 23 Nov 1869 in Belle River, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1916 at age 87 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Antoine Durocher was born on December 17, 1828 in Belle River, Essex, Ontario, Canada, son of Thomas Casimir Durocher (1799–<1842) and Catherine Charron (~1803– ). ^[1]

Antoine (22) married Zoe Grondin (19) (born on January 28, 1832 in Amherstburg, Ontario; daughter of Joseph Grondin and Marie Dube) on November 19, 1851 in Assumption church, Sandwich, Essex. Ontario.

Their children were:

• Marie Émilie Durocher (1852–1951)
• Antoine Israel Quiton Durocher (1854–1936)
• Mathilde Durocher (1856–1944)
• Thomas Durocher (1859–1907)
• Zoe Josephine Durocher (1862– )
• Victoire Durocher (1865–1906)

Antoine (40) married Elizabeth Catherine Chevalier (19) (born on June 26, 1850 in St. Simon Jude Ch., Belle River; daughter of Francois Chevalier and Genevieve (Campeau) Chevalier) on November 23, 1869 in Belle River. ^[2]

Their children were:

• Paul Alfred Durocher (1870–1950)
• Jerome Durocher (1872–1942)
• Philippe Adolphe Durocher (1874–1939)
• Joseph Laurent Durocher (1875– )
• Agnes Adelaide Durocher (~1877–1938)
• Patrick Joseph Durocher (1878–~1955)
• Marie Febronie Durocher (1880–1880)
• Rosalie Elizabeth Durocher (1881–1955)
• Marcille Fibroni Durocher (1883–1952)
• Anna Delima Durocher (~1885–1964)
• Mary Louisa Durocher (~1887–<1889)
• Francois Ferdinand Durocher (1890–1987)

Residence

• In 1851, Antoine was living in Essex, Sub-Enumeration District: Rochester, number 60. ^[3]
• In the 1861 Census: Antoine was living in Rochester township in a log cabin that was built in 1828 with his wife, 4 children, and brother Charles.
• In the 1871 census, Antonie (42) and living with wife and children in Rochester Township, Ontario.
• In the 1881 Census, Antoine (51) in Rochester Township, Ontario
• In the 1901 census, Antoine (~71) living with wife and 6 children in Essex North
• In the 1911 census, Antonie (82) was living in Tuscarora in Windsor.

Antoine died on February 2, 1916 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, aged 87. He was buried in Saint Alphonsus Roman Catholic Cemetery, Windsor, Essex County, Ontario. ^{[4] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209671175/antoine-durocher: accessed 07 April 2023), memorial page for Antoine Durocher (17 Dec 1828–2 Feb 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209671175, citing Saint Alphonsus Roman Catholic Cemetery, Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Ron Martin (contributor 47581225).
2. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMFJ-Q3K : 8 March 2021), Antoine Derocher and Elizabeth Chevalier, 23 Nov 1869; citing registration , Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,473.
3. ↑ Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1061&h=2045412&ssrc=pt&tid=71250878&pid=122250722643&usePUB=true Year: 1851; Census Place: Essex, Sub-Enumeration District: Rochester, number 60; Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11720; Page: 15; Line: 31. Listing: Antwine Duroche, Age 26, profession, trade, or occupation: farmer, Religion: Roman Catholic.
4. ↑ Michigan Death Records, 1897-1929. Microfilm publication, 302 rolls. Library of Michigan. Lansing, Michigan. https://michiganology.org. The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008531802; Roll Number: 232; Certificate Number: 1027. Citing: Antoine Durocher, 86m yrs, death date: 2 Feb 1916, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

See also:

• Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923; Diocese of London Archives, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/61505/images/FS_005107227_00096?usePUB=true&_phsrc=a441971926&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=899251 Baptism, Death, Confirmation, Burial; Registre Paroisse St-Pierre, Raleigh, Tilbury East, Kent (1802-1836). Citant: Antoine Durocher né 17 Dec 1828, bapt 25 Jan 1829. Fils de Thomas Durocher et Catherine Charron.
• Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967; Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1109&h=1124446&ssrc=pt&tid=71250878&pid=122250722643&usePUB=true Registre Paroisse Assomption, Sandwich, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada. Citant: Mariage 19 Nov 1851, entre Antoine Durocher, fils de Thomas Durocher et Catherine Charron, et Zoe Grondin, fille de Joseph Grondin, et Marie Dubé.
• Obituary - The Windsor Evening Record, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada. 3 Feb 1916; The Windsor Star; Publication Date: 3 Feb 1916; Publication Place: Windsor, Ontario, Canada; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/500258832/?article=7977e67f-57ee-4cd5-b937-6efa198d590a&focus=0.5719998,0.49625376,0.70520574,0.7223385&xid=3355
• Rev Christian Denissen, Genealogy of the French Families of the Detroit River Region, 1701-1936.(GFFDRR), 1987, ISBN: 0943112028; Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, Detroit, Michigan. page 456. Citing: Thomas Casimir Durocher (1799-1842) and family.

Repository

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