Louis Edmond Ruel (1860 - 1927)

Born 15 Mar 1860 in St-Charles, Bellechasse, Bas-Canada

Ancestors

Died 9 Feb 1927 at age 66 in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Louis Edmond was the son of Anselme Ruelle and Anastasie Gosselin of St-Charles. He was born 15 Mar 1860 and was baptized the same day in St-Gervais de Bellechasse. His godparents were Nicolas Beaudoin and Marie Lafontaine, no signatures. ^[1]

On 26 Dec 1881, in Adams, Massachusetts, Louis Rouell, 21 year old wagon maker born in Canada, son of Oscene and Anistacia married Ada Gaudette, 20 years old born in Adams, daughter of Anthony and Rosa. It was the first marriage for each of them. ^[2]

Louis Ruel remarried in Oct 1914. A death certificate possibly belonging to his wife has the following information:

• Edith Ruel died 10 Jul 1913 at 1366 Woodward, Detroit, Michigan, of valvular heart disease. She was born in Adams, Massachusetts, was 51 years and 10 months old and was the daughter of Anthony Gaudette, born in Canada, and Rosella Spring, born in Adams, Massachusetts. The informant was Marie E. ONeill, of the above address, possibly her daughter who married a George ONeill (see obituary below). She was buried in Pittsville, Massachusetts 7-12-1913. ^[3]

On 12 Oct 1914, in Adams, Massachusetts, Louis Ruel, 54 year old wagon maker born in Canada, son of Samuel and Anna Gosselin married Belznire Bedard, 39 years old born in Canada, daughter of Sifroid and Maire (sic) Dion. It was the second marriage for each of them. ^[4]

Louis Ruel died 9 Feb 1927 in Plunkett Memorial Hospital, Adams, Massachusetts. His Obituary reads: ^[5]

Louis Ruel, 66, of Cheshire Harbor died early this morning at Plunkett Memorial Hospital following an operation for mastoid which he underwent recently.

Mr. Ruel was born in Canada but had spent the past 44 years in Adams. He was a wheelwright by trade and for a number of years conducted a shop where the Pritchard blacksmith shop is located on Maple street. For some time past he had been associated with P. J. Whelan, blacksmith.

Mr. Ruel was well known in Adams where he took an active part in the affairs of the town. He was of an amiable disposition and made friends easily, and his death will be a loss to the community. He was a member of the Pittsfield lodge of Moose.

He is survived by his widow and 9 children: ....... He also leaves 3 stepsons.....and 2 sisters Mrs. Leblanc of Fall River and Mrs. Geauvin of Southbridge and a half brother and sister in Canada.

The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock from Notre Dame church.

Census

• 1861 St-Charles, Bellechasse, Canada-Est. Page 78, Lines 30 to 38. Anastasie Gosselin, widowed, and 8 children. ^[6]

• 1871 St-Charles, Bellechasse, Québec. Page 30, Lines 7 to 19. Antoine Plante, his wife Anastasie, 11 children, some from each of their previous marriages, 3 children born after their marriage in 1861. The last names of the Ruel children are mistakenly given as Plante. ^[7]

• 1881 St-Charles, Bellechasse, Québec. Page 33, Lines 7 to 13. Antoine Plante, his wife Anastasie Gosselin, 2 children from her previous marriage, Josephine and Louis Ruel, 3 children they share including Julianna Plante. ^[8]

Notes

His second wife was first married to Arthur Prudhomme:

• United States Census, 1900, Citing household of Mary Bedard, Adams town (southeast part), Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States; enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 4B, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,631. Digital Folder Number 004113816; Image Number 00695. Listing: Mary Bedard (widowed, 48). Children: Josephine 18, Lena 16, Nelson 12, Fred 9, Belsemire 24, with her husband Arthur Phrudhomme 31, and son Arthur 1.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. Original data:Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. St-Gervais, Bellechasse, 1860. Image 8 of 44. Leaflet 7 verso. Baptism Ancestry (membership)
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. 1881, Image 26 of 1258. Marriage 1 Ancestry (membership)
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Death Records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan. Certificates, 1897-1920, Wayne (Detroit), 1913. Death Certificate Edith Ruel Ancestry (membership)
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. 1914, Image 7 of 10. Marriage 2 Ancestry (membership)
5. ↑ Newspapers.com, The North Adams Transcript, North Adams, Massachusetts, Wednesday, 9 Feb 1927, Page 8. Obituary Newspapers.com (membership)
6. ↑ Library and Public Archives of Canada 1861 Census
7. ↑ Librairy and Public Archives of Canada 1871 Census
8. ↑ Librairy and Public Archives of Canada 1881 Census