Pierre Gendreau (1826 - 1910)

Born 6 Apr 1826 in Montmagny, Bas-Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Barbe Caron — married 9 Aug 1852 in Ste-Luce, Frenchville, Aroostook, Maine

Descendants

Died 14 Aug 1910 at age 84 in St. Francis, Aroostook, Maine, United States

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Biography

Pierre (aka Peter) Gendreau was born on 6 Apr 1826 and was baptized the next day in Saint-Thomas parish in Montmagny. He was the son of Pierre Gendreau and Marie Catherine Gamache of Cap Saint-Ignace. Godparents at Pierre's baptism were Vincent Jalbert and Cecile Cohouet [Caouette]. ^[1]

At age 26 Pierre married Barbe Caron on 9 Aug 1852 in Sainte-Luce parish in Frenchville, Aroostook, Maine. ^[2] They raised their very large family in Saint Francis, Aroostook, Maine.

Pierre/Peter died at age 88 on 14 Aug 1910; he was buried in Saint Charles Catholic Cemetery in Saint Francis, Aroostook, Maine.

Home in 1860: ^[3]Township 17 Range 9, Aroostook, Maine

Peter Gendreau 36

Babe Gendreau 25

Julie Gendreau 6

Sophie Gendreau 4

Louise Gendreau 3

Amos Gendreau 8/12

Home in 1880: ^[4]Saint Francis, Aroostook, Maine,

Peter Jandreau 53 (b. Canada)

Babin Jandreau 46 (b. New Brunswick)

Julia Jandreau 26 (b. Maine)

Louis Jandreau 23

Amos Jandreau 20

Virginia Jandreau 18

John Jandreau 16

Sarah Jandreau 14

Raymond Jandreau 12

Barbara Jandreau 10

Frederick Jandreau 8

Home in 1900: ^[5]St Francis Plantation, Aroostook, Maine

Peter Jendreau 77 (Apr 1823)

Bab Jendreau 66 (Apr 1833)

Fred Jendreau 30 (May 1870)

Helen Jendreau 29 (Aug 1870) 1871?

Sources

1. ↑ Drouin Genealogical Institute [$] Baptism; see also Baptême/Baptismal record [B-25] for Pierre Gendreau. "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 16 July 2014), Montmagny > Saint-Thomas > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1813-1840 > image 306 of 709; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal. Free access.]
2. ↑ Mariage/Marriage record [M-10] for Pierre Gendreault and Barbe Caron. Sainte-Luce Parish Register. 9 Aug 1852, Frenchville, Aroostook, Maine. Upper St John Valley website. http://www.upperstjohn.com/steluce/marriagedetail.php?id=205
3. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 17 Range 9, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: M653_434; Page: 491; Family History Library Film: 803434
4. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Francis, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: 476; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 198
5. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: St Francis Plantation, Aroostook, Maine; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1240588

• Baptism record on Ancestry.com
• Marriage record on Ancestry.com
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHT-V39 : 12 December 2017), Peter Gendreau, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMLC-65V : accessed 28 June 2020), Peter Jendreau, Allagahs, St. Francis & St. John Plantations & T.11-20-R.9-17, Aroostook, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 9B, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,588.
• Death: Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 21

Repositories

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 October 2018), memorial page for Pierre “Peter” Gendreau, II (7 Apr 1826–14 Aug 1910), Find A Grave Memorial no. 177906424, citing Saint Charles Catholic Cemetery, Saint Francis, Aroostook County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by researcherjax (contributor 49201876) .

Acknowledgments

• Profile for Gendreau-28 managed by Robert Daigle, created by Reno Rossignol through import of Rossignol 2.GED in 2013.
• Profile for Gendreau-139 managed by Sheila Beardslee, created by Darryl Rowles.