Joseph Elfeges McDuff (1861 - 1932)

Born 10 Mar 1861 in Verchères, Bas-Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Malvina (Milotte) McDuff — married 11 Jun 1883 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 22 May 1932 at age 71 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Biography

Joseph Elfeges was born and baptized on 10 March, 1861, in Verchères, Bas-Canada.. He is the son of Joseph McDuff and Eloise Messier. The baptism took place at the church of Saint-François-Xavier and his godparents were Jean Baptiste Geoffrion and Théotique Monjean. The baptismal record only records his first name of Joseph. The middle name of Elfeges appears later in a census record.^[1]

Joseph had a younger brother, baptized as Joseph Hormidas, who was born in January 1864. Sadly, he passed away when he was only three months old, on 12 April 1864. ^[2].

In 1871, Joseph Elfeges was living with his parents and younger sisters Marie and Rosanna in Roxton Falls, Shefford, in the province of Québec, in the newly formed country of Canada.^[3]

Joseph McDuff married Melvina Milotte on the 11th of June 1883 in Fall River, Massachusetts. ^[4] Melvina and Joseph had at least seven children.

In the 1910 census Joseph (age 46) was the married head of household in New Bedford Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.^[5]

Children

Alpheche "Alfred" Mcduff 1884–1911^[6]

Albert N McDuff 1885–1948​​^[7][8][9]

Benjamin Arthur McDuff 1887-^[10][11]

Mary Roseanna McDuff 1889-Deceased^[12][13][14]

Alice M McDuff 1889–Deceased^[15][16][17]

Emile McDuff 1891-

John B McDuff 1894-

Joseph died on 22 May 1932 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States at the age of 70 after having suffered from chronic Bright's Disease. He is buried in Notre Dame cemetery, Pawtucket.^[18]

Melvina died seven years later on 9 February 1939.^[19]

Obituary

Joseph McDuff

"The death of Joseph McDuff, husband of Malvina (Millotte) McDuff occurred yesterday morninf in his home, 26 Norris avenue, after a brief illness. He was in his 71st year.

"Born in Canada, he removed to Fall River at the age of 12. He lived for many years in Fall River and New Bedford. He came to Pawtucket 17 years ago and was well known in Pleasant View and Darlington.

"Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, Albert W of this city, Arthur B. of Boston and Emile of New York city, two daughters, Mrs. Rose Anna Clermont of Granby, P.Q., and Mrs. Alice Bessette of this city, a sister, Mrs. Mary Langlois of Varennes, P.Q., 22 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

"The funeral will be held from his late residence Wednesday morning at 8:15 with a high mass of requiem in St. Cecilia's Church at 9 o'clock. Interment will be in Notre Dame cemetery." ^[20]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Canada, Quebec Catholic P...rish Registers, 1621-1979"Catalog: Registres paroissiaux Registres, 10 avril 1858 - 1876
   Image path: Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 > Verchères > Saint-François-Xavier-de-Verchères > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1858-1876 > image 105 of 703
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 11 November 2021)
2. ↑ "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99Q-9FXY?cc=1321742&wc=HC81-829%3A25106001%2C25106002%2C21979703 : 16 July 2014), Varennes > Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1849-1867 > image 491 of 605; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
3. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 Census of Canada". Year: 1871; Census Place: Roxton Falls, Shefford, Quebec; Roll: C-10074; Page: 41. Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 1578 #3200424 (accessed 7 October 2021). Joseph Elfoges Mcduff (line 10, family 167) in Roxton Falls, Shefford, Quebec. Born in Quebec.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915". New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 2511 #14157846 (accessed 7 October 2021). Marie A Milotte marriage to Joseph McDuff on 11 Jun 1883 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
5. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 184, sheet 9B, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 578; FHL microfilm 1,374,591.
   FamilySearch (accessed 14 November 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00262
   Joseph Mcduff (46), married head of household in New Bedford Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Canada.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4DZ-1S9 : 2 March 2021), Malvina Milotte in entry for Alpheche Mcduff, 18 May 1911; citing New Bedford,,Massachusetts, 384, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,396,047.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXDJ-6J1 : 27 October 2020), Malvina in entry for Albert McDuff, 1885.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTJ-14ZM : 10 November 2020), Malvina in entry for Albert McDuff, 21 Jun 1885; citing Birth, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004362883.
9. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24H-CSX4 : 4 November 2020), Malvina Millotte in entry for Albert McDuff, 1906.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28J-6W2T : 22 July 2021), Malvina Milotte in entry for Benjamin A McDuff and Della A Galvin, 13 Apr 1914; citing Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 828,825.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4XM-D79 : 10 March 2021), Melvina Milotte in entry for Benjamin Arthur Macduff and Della Agnes Galvin, 13 Apr 1914; citing Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,947.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZJM-PTN2 : 10 November 2020), Mary R. McDuff, 1888.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX6H-7FN : 27 October 2020), Mary R. McDuff, 1888.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTL-QG2M : 9 November 2020), Mary C./McNuff, 7 Sep 1888; citing Birth, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009313.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZNR-YGMM : 10 November 2020), Melvina L. in entry for Alice M. McDuff, 1889.
16. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ6W-53R : 15 January 2020), Melvina P. in entry for Alice M. McDuff, 1889.
17. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZT-Q4YN : 22 July 2021), Malvina Milotte in entry for Eugene Joseph Bessette and Alice Mcduff, 21 Feb 1916; citing Marriage, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009341.
18. ↑ "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9H7-NRCM?cc=1935767 : 4 November 2020), > image 1 of 1; Rhode Island State Archives, Providence. Death of Joseph.
19. ↑ Death Registration for Malvina: "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"
    Citing Death, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, various city archives, Rhode Island; FHL microfilm 2,047,845.
    FamilySearch (accessed 10 November 2021)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00316
    Melvina McDuff, 9 Feb 1939
20. ↑ The Pawtucket [RI] Times, 23 May 1932, p. 3, col. 5. http://pawtucket.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k=duff&i=f&by=1932&bdd=1930&d=05221932-05311932&m=between&ord=k1&fn=pawtucket_times_usa_rhode_island_pawtucket_19320523_english_3&df=1&dt=6