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Sara Poirier (1849 - 1933)

Sara Poirier
Born in Caraquet, New Brunswickmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 20 Nov 1882 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canadamap
[children unknown]
Died at age 84 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canadamap
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Biography

Sara was born in Caraquet, NB, on May 8, 1849, to Jean-Louis Poirier and Marie Cormier. She was baptised on May 9, 1849. Her godfather was Juste Haché, and her godmother was Appolline Poirier [1]

On (?), Sara married George Legere in Caraquet. [2]

On November 20, 1882, widowed, Sara married widower Sylvain Boudreau (his first wife was Rufine Chiasson) in Caraquet.[3] [4]

Sara died on July 29,1933, in Caraquet, New Brunswick, likely of old age (she was 89 years and 8 months old). She was buried on July 31, 1933, in Caraquet. Her death was reported by her brother Théotime Poirier of Pointe Rocheuse, NB, and the death certificate lists her name as "Sara Boudreau".[5]


Research Notes

The two sources - the church register and death register, disagree on her birth date. The church register lists 8 May 1849, but the death register November 30, 1843 Need to double-check!.............Denise Chiasson on September 8, 2017

Sources

  1. Naissances et baptêmes, Paroisse Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Caraquet, NB 1841-1865, Volume 2, compilé et édité par Audette O. Haché, SHND 1994
  2. "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-NBBY : 20 February 2021), Sylvain Boudreau and Sarah Poirier Legere, 20 Nov 1882; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 380, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 845,796.
  3. "New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938," database with images, FamilySearch : 9 December 2014, Sara Boudreau, 29 Jul 1933; citing Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, certificate 060368, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,134,670.
  4. "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-NBBY : 20 February 2021), Sylvain Boudreau and Sarah Poirier Legere, 20 Nov 1882; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 380, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 845,796.
  5. "New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938," database with images, FamilySearch : 9 December 2014, Sara Boudreau, 29 Jul 1933; citing Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, certificate 060368, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,134,670.




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