Marie Seraphie (Pothier) Surette (1864 - aft. 1888)

Born 25 Aug 1864 in Tusket Wedge, British Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Onésiphore Surette — married 30 Jan 1888 in St. Michael's in Tusket Wedge, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Marie (Pothier) Surette is a descendant of an Acadian

Marie Seraphie Pothier was the daughter of Calixte Pothier and Catherine Pothier.^[1]
She was born August 25, 1864,^[1] in Tusket Wedge, Nova Scotia^[2][3] and was baptised August 26, 1864 at St. Michael's^[1] in Tusket Wedge.^[3]
She grew up in the family home on the west side of the main road just south of the Black Pond Road in Tusket Wedge.^[2]
She married Onesiphore Surette, the son of Sylvain Dosithee Surette and Marie Madeleine Boudreau, on January 30, 1888 at St. Michael's.^[4]
Marie Seraphie died some time after 1891 as she appears on that year's census report.^[5]

Census Data
1871 Canadian Census:
Pierre A. Potier, age 72, occupation-carpenter
Pelagie Potier, age age 74
Calixte Potier, age 35, occupation-carpenter
Marie Potier, age 6
Theodore Potier, age 29, occupation-carpenter
Silvie Potier, age 20
Ann M. Potier, age 7 months^[6]

1881 Canadian Census:
Calixte Potier, age 45, occupation-carpenter
M. Emilie Potier, age 26
Marie Potier, age 16, occupation-servant
Jean Potier, age 8
Andre W. Potier, age 6
Pierre F. Potier, age 1^[7]

1891 Canadian Census:
Onesiphore Surette, age34, occupation-sailor
Marie Surette-Wife, age 26
Emma Surette-Daughter, age 1
Nathalie LeBlanc-Lodger, widowed, age 35, occupation-house keeper
Marie N. LeBlanc-Lodger, age 7
Frank LeBlanc-Lodger, age 14, occupation-g. servant^[5]

Research Notes

Her husband is listed as Seaford Surette on the Marriage Registration, but as Onesiphore Surette in "Genealogy Saint Michael's Parish Wedgeport 1767-1925" ISBN 0-9735513-0-5. Wedgeport Sport Tuna Fishing Museum and Interpretive Centre Wedgeport, NS Canada BOW 2B0, Published 2004. Page 355, Line 11B21

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Genealogy Saint Michael's Parish Wedgeport 1767-1925" ISBN 0-9735513-0-5. Wedgeport Sport Tuna Fishing Museum and Interpretive Centre Wedgeport, NS Canada BOW 2B0, Published 2004. Page 355, Line 11B21.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Stephen G. Surette;"Tusket Wedge";Prepublication edition printed by the author in 1973;Page 10
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Argyle Township Court House Archives:Town of Wedgeport Fonds The community of Wedgeport, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, prior to 1910, was part of the Municipality of the District of Argyle and was known as Tusket Wedge. In 1908 residents petitioned the Provincial Government for town incorporation and on 16 May 1910, the Town of Wedgeport was officially incorporated. The communities currently known as Upper Wedgeport, Wedgeport, and Lower Wedgeport, became a single town, separate from the Municipality of Argyle. On 22 December 1947, the Town of Wedgeport was disincorporated and rejoined the Municipality of the District of Argyle; Last accessed online January 26, 2017 at: [1]
4. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives:Vital Statistic:Marie Pothier and Seaford Surette married 1888 in Yarmouth County:Item can be found in Registration Year: 1888 - Book: 1839 - Page: 229 - Number: 14:Last accessed online October 7, 2017 at: Marriage Registration
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Library and Archives Canada: Censuses: 1891 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District-Yarmouth #44: SubDistrict-Tusket Wedge #14: Pages 18 & 19: Family-67: Last accessed online January 12, 2019 at: 1891 Census
6. ↑ Library and Archives Canada: Censuses: 1871 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District-Yarmouth #192: SubDistrict-Plymouth #A: Page 1: House-1: Family-1: Last accessed online January 9, 2019 at: 1871 Census
7. ↑ Library and Archives Canada: Censuses: 1881 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District-Yarmouth #14: Subdistrict-Plymouth #A: Page 55: House-218: Family-221: Last accessed online July 4, 2019 at: 1881 Census