Marguerite
Soucy
aka Souci
Born
11 Jun 1796 in
Saint-Basile, Madawaska, Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors
Wife of
Etienne Michaud
— married
4 Oct 1819 in Saint-Basile, New Brunswick
Descendants
Died
9 Mar 1879
at age 82
in
Van Buren, Aroostook, Maine, USA
Profile last modified 20 Jun 2023
| Created 17 Apr 2014
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Biography
Marguerite Soucy is a descendant of an Acadian
Marguerite was born in 1796, the daughter of Joseph Soucy and Marie Thibodeau . Marguerite married when she was 23, the 4th wife of Étienne Michaud , who was 66 at the time. They had at least six children, the last born when Étienne was 86.
Marguerite was 44 when Étienne died. After his death, she moved to Maine, as did some of her children. An 1870 US Census shows her as a domestic servant living and working in an ecclesiastical setting. Margurite died in 1879 at 82 years old
Timeline
1796 Jun 11 - Birth - St-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick - Baptized Aug 14, 1796[1]
1827 Dec 28 - Birth of Daughter Salome Michaud - St-Basile de Madawaska, New Brunswick[5]
1833 Dec 19 - Birth of Daughter Rose Michaud - St-André, Kamouraska, Bas-Canada[7]
1839 Feb 17 - Birth of Son Pierre Michaud - Saint Bruno, Van Buren, Aroostook, Maine, USA[8]
1841 Jan 24 - Death of Husband Étienne Michaud - St-André, Kamouraska, Bas-Canada[9]
1870 United States Federal Census[10] - Van Buren, Aroostook, Maine, USA
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Mar Stat Occupation
P H Beaudet Head M 26 Canada R.C. Clergyman
Edmund Charles Other M 42 France Teacher
Charles Corbin Other M 20 Canada Domestic Servant
Christian Deonse Other F 45 Canada Housekeeper
Margaret Souci Other F 75 New Brunswick Domestic Servant
Louisa Peltier Other F 44 Canada Domestic Servant
1879 Mar 9 - Death - Van Buren, Aroostook, Maine, USA[11]
Sources
↑ Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) 1792-1837 - S - St-Basile - 1792-1837, image 35, Baptism #73 - $Ancestry Image
↑ Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) 1792-1837 - S - St-Basile - 1792-1837, image 207, Marriage #6 - $Ancestry Image
↑ Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 - S - St-Basile - 1792-1837, Image 226, Baptism #35 - $Ancestry Image
↑ Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 - Saint-André - Saint-André - Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1791-1834, Image 660 Family Search
↑ Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 - S - St-Basile - 1792-1837, Image 325, Baptism #3 - $Ancestry Image
↑ Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 - S - St-Basile - 1792-1837, Image 415, Baptism #107 - $Ancestry Image
↑ Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 - Saint-André - Saint-André - Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1791-1834, Image 913 Family Search
↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CM-RLV : 14 January 2020), Marguerite Soucy in entry for Pierre Michaud, 1839.
↑ Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 - Saint-André - Saint-André - Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1835-1880, Image 244, Sepulture #3 Family Search
↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D8-J79 : 29 May 2021), Margaret Souci in entry for P H Beaudet, 1870.
↑ Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1695-1954 - V - Van - Buren - 1841-1882, Image 584 - $Ancestry Image
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