Marie Adelaide Potvin (1828 - 1916)

Born 2 Jul 1828 in St-Ours, Bas-Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Jean Baptiste Gedeon Labossiere — married 19 Feb 1849 in St-Ours, Bas-Canada

Descendants

Died 25 Feb 1916 at age 87 in Somerset, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Marie Adelaide Potvin was born on a Wednesday, July 02, 1828 at St. Ours, Quebec to Joseph Arpin Potvin, and Catherine Bergevin-Langevin. She was at least the 10th. child of 12 that have been found in the historical records. Marie was baptized the very next day as was so common in those days for fear of infant mortality. ^[1] Her God Parents were Francois Chapdelaine and Catherine Arpin. It is not known who these people were.

On February 19, 1849, when she was about 20 ½ years old, Marie married Jean-Baptiste Gedeon Labossiere in Immaculee-Conception Church St. Ours. ^[2] Sadly, her mother had already passed away, but from the parish record, it appears that her father was alive. They went on to have 11 children, nine boys and two girls, all born in St. Ours. They had one set of twins, Adolphe & Calixte, who although they were still living in St. Ours, were baptized at nearby St. Denis. It could be that Marie had gone there for better care as it may have been known she was carrying twins.

Not much is known about Adelaide’s family, but she did have at least one older sister, Edesse Potvin who had married Jean-Baptiste’s older brother, Olivier Labossiere on January 29, 1849, also at St. Ours only three weeks earlier. So two Labossiere brothers married two Potvin sisters only three weeks apart.

1861 Canada Census image number 4108815_00291 Quebec Richelieu St Ours Page 35 Lines 13-23: gedeon Labossiere, 41 farmer; Adelaide Potvin, 31; seven Labossiere children: Edouarrd, 12; Victorina, 9; Amede, 8; Pierre, 7; Clement, 5; TWINS: Calice, 2; Adolphe, 2; mother, Angelique Lamoureux, 71. ^[3] No Census Date on sheet.

It is estimated that the Jean-Baptiste Gedeon and Adelaide Labossiere family probably lived in the United States, at Manchaug, Sutton, Massachusetts, for only a year or so, between 1869 and 1870, but this duration cannot be proven yet. Their daughter. Victorine married in 1875 at St. Ours, Quebec, Canada and son, Amedee, married at East Douglas in 1879. They were definitely living at Manchaug near Sutton, MA for the 1870 census, next door to Gedeon's younger brother, Olivier and his family. 1870 US Census MA, Worcester, Sutton, Manchaug, Page 56 Lines 10-22: John Labosea, (Jean Baptiste Gedeon Labossiere ),52: wife, Delia, (Adelaide Potvin), 42: 11 children: Edward, 20; Celiena, (Victorine), 18; Ammida, (Amede), 17; Peter, (Pierre), 15; Freman, (Clement), 14; TWINS: Adolph, 11; Calis, (Calixte), 11; Leas, (Leasse), 9; Alfred, 6; Oliver, 4; George, 1. Census date: July 1, 1870. ^[4]

Jean Baptiste Gedeon Labossiere and his family were living at Saint-Ours, Quebec, Canada in the 1871 ^[5]Canada census thus they must have moved back to Canada. They have eight children at home at that time. Gedeon and Aldelaide had 11 children by the time of the 1871 census and eight children appear to be with them, but some of the names are different and the ages are off quite a bit. The census listing for the family is: [Correct names and ages are in brackets.] J.Bte. Labossiere, 55 (53); Delaide, (Adelaide), Labossiere-Potvin, 40 (43): eight children: Edouard, 17 (21); Delaide, 16, (Victoire, 19); Pierre, 12 (16); Clement, 8 (13); J.Bte. 14, (Amedee, 17); Anna, 7 (Leasse, 9: Adolphe, 5 (11); Calix, 5 (11); No date on census, but officially it began April 2, 1871. It is difficult to tell which of the children is which. It is unknown if the family moved back to Massachusetts after 1871.

Another version of the story which is supposed to have been written by a grand daughter has the Jean-Baptiste Gedeon Labossiere - Adelaide Potvin family arriving from Manchaug, Massachusetts, U.S.A. in 1880. They then homesteaded on the northeast of 6-5-9. This means the North East quarter or 160 acres of Section 6, Township 5, Range 9. The town of Sutton, MA, near East Douglas contains five villages, known as Sutton Center, Manchaug, Wilkinsonville, West Sutton, and South Sutton. Thus this version of the story is certainly as correct as the one derived from the historical records, perhaps even more accurate. The homesteading part is certainly correct as two homestead documents have been found at Archives Canada.

There is documentation to show that they actually did live in Manchaug, but there is some evidence that they returned to St-Ours from about 1872 - 1879. St-Ours Parish records of 1877-1899 image 99 of 983 Feb. 28, 1879: Jean-Baptiste Gedeon Labossiere & his wife Adelaide Potvin were the godparents to a Clara Lamoureux, child of Bruno Lamoureux & Lina Lachambre. ^[6] They may have moved to MA by October when Amedee married. Gedeon moved to Manitoba by the spring of 1880 , but it appears that Adelaide and some of the younger children stayed behind at Sutton for awhile as they are found in the 1880 US Census.

1880 US Census Massachusetts-Worcester-Sutton Dist 68 E.D. 831 Page 13, Lines 31-39: Delene Labircy Potvin; five Labossiere children: Peter (Pierre), 25; Phelena, (Sophie Lalime ??), 20; Cora (Leasse ??), 17; Fred, 15; George,11. ^[7] Census date: June 5, 1880.

1881 Canada Census Manitoba Marguette District 186 Sub Dist Mountain Page 12 Lines 2-11: jedeon (Gedeon), 63; Dalagede (Adelaide), 60; Adolphe, 21; his twin brother, Collice (Calixte), 21; Clemau, (Clement), 23; Fred, (Alfred), 16; George, 12; Meddie, 25, (Amedee); Mary, (marie, Amedee's wife), 20; and Louise, 18, (Leasse). ^[8] No census date on sheet.

1891 Canada Census image number 30953_148097-00567 Manitoba Selkirk Lorne Page 68 Lines 3-4 Zedeo, (Gedeon), Labossiere, 71; Adelaide Labossiere-Potvin, 61 census date, May 22, 1891. ^[9]

Jean-Baptiste Gedeon and Adelaide continued to farm in the St. Leon area for 15 years until Jean-Baptiste's death on November 07, 1895. He is buried in the St. Leon cemetery.

1901 Canada Census image number z000015376 Manitoba Lisgar C2 Lorne P. 5 Lines 10-11Calixte Labossiere 40 mother Adelaide Potvin - Labossiere ^[10] Both of the birth dates given in this census are incorrect, see their baptism records.

1906 Western Canada Census image number e001202836 Manitoba Macdonald 4 Page 14, Lines 15-6 Clex, (Calixte), Labossiere, 45; mother, Deline, (Adelaide), Labossiere-Potvin, 75, Census date: June 26, 1906. ^[11]

1911 Canada Census image number e001948355 Manitoba Macdonald 18 B10 Page 9 Lines 4-5 Colin, (Calixte), Labossiere, 51 and his mother, Adel, (Adelaide) Labossiere-Potvin, 84. Census date: June 20, 1911. ^[12] This was the last census for Adelaide as she passed away in Feb. 1916. Calixte lived on his own for awhile, then went to live with his older brother, Pierre.

Adelaide, later moved to nearby Somerset and she died there on February 25, 1916. There does not appear to be a grave marker for her. It is not known for certain where she is buried. Marie Adelaide Potvin is descended from seven Filles du Roi and two Carignan Soldiers.

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99Q-79CV?cc=1321742&wc=HC3Z-K68%3A22102301%2C20430401%2C22909001 : 16 July 2014), Saint-Ours > Immaculée-Conception > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1807-1836 > image 437 of 686; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
2. ↑ "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99Q-7D81?cc=1321742&wc=HCV3-DP8%3A22102301%2C20430401%2C16247801 : 16 July 2014), Saint-Ours > Immaculée-Conception > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1837-1857 > image 410 of 649; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
3. ↑ http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/jpg/4108815_00291.jpg
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTV3-WRS?i=55&cc=1438024&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMDQX-8NC
5. ↑ http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1871/jpg/4395547_00107.jpg
6. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8996-2HFY?i=98&wc=HC4S-2NL%3A22102301%2C20430401%2C13625503&cc=1321742
7. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBH-LZN?i=12&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMHFS-C7L
8. ↑ http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e329/e008210272.jpg
9. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=pdf&id=30953_148097-00567
10. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1901&op=img&id=z000015376
11. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1906&op=pdf&id=e001202836
12. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1911&op=pdf&id=e001948355

• LDS Church, FamilySearch.org: St. Ours, Quebec. St. Ours, Immaculee-Conception 1807-1836 image 437 / 686. Baptism of Marie Adelaide Potvin. July 3, 1828; born July 2, 1828.
• LDS Church, Ibid.: Immaculee Conception, St. Ours, Quebec. Immaculee-Conception St. Ours 1837-1857 image 410 of 649. Marriage of Marie-Adelaide Potvin to jean Baptiste Gedeon Labossiere. Feb. 19, 1849.
• Maniitoba Vital Statistics, Registration Number 1916-012148. Death of Marie Adelaide Potvin Feb. 25, 1916 at Somerset, Manitoba.
• https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Potvin_Marie-Adelaide&pid=138905