Jean Mandé Surette (1857 - 1929)

Born 18 Nov 1857 in Tusket Wedge, Yarmouth County, British Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Colombe (Pothier) Surette — married 5 Nov 1889 in St.Michael's in Tusket Wedge, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1929 at age 71 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Mandé Surette is a descendant of an Acadian

Jean Mande Surette was the son of Pierre Surette and Rosalie LeBlanc.^[1]
He was born November 18, 1857^[1] in Tusket Wedge, Nova Scotia.^[2][3]
He grew up in the family home located at 52 Surette Road in Tusket Wedge.^[4][3]
He was a plasterer by trade working in both Wedgeport, and in the Boston, Massachusetts area.^[2]
He married Colombe Pothier, the daughter of Jean Baptiste Pothier and Leonice LeBlanc, on November 5, 1889 at St. Michael's^[1] in Tusket Wedge.^[3]
The couple settled into the home he had inherited from his father^[2] located at 52 Surette Road in Tusket Wedge^[4][3] where they raised their family of 6 children

1. Anne Claire "Clara" born in 1892^[1][5]
2. Marie Blanche born in 1895^[1]
3. Marie Bella "Myra" born in 1898^[3]
4. Grace Serita born in 1900^[1]
5. Anne Francoise born a twin in 1903^[1]
6. Mande Raphael born a twin in 1903^[6]

Jean Mande died November 9, 1929 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, Massachusetts.^[1]

Census Data
1871 Canadian Census:
Pierre Surette, age 45, occupation-mason
Rosalie Surette, age 46
Jean S. Surette, age 14
Jean M. Surette, age 12
Anne P. Surette, age 10
Frederic J. Surette, age 8
Celine Surette, age 6
Marthe Surette, age 4
Anne N. Surette, age 2
Marie O. Surette, age 4 months^[7]

1881 Canadian Census:
Rosalie Surette-Widow, age 55
Soloman Surette, age 25, occupation-fisherman
Mande Surette, age 23, occupation-plasterer
Perpetue Surette, age 19, occupation-servant
Job fr. Surette, age 18, occupation-fisherman
Selenie Surette, age 15, occupation-servant
Marthe Surette, age 14
A. Nathalie Surette, age 13
Constance Surette, age 10^[8]

1891 Canadian Census:
Rosalie Surette-Widow, age 65
Mande Surette-Son, age 33, occupation-mason plasterer
Colombe Surette-Daughter, age 26
Solomon Surette-Son, age 35, occupation-fisherman
Perptuse Surette-Daughter, age 29, occupation-servant
Celina Surette-Daughter, age 25, occupation-house keeper
Marthe Surette-Daughter, age 24, occupation-teacher.P school
Nathalie Surette-Daughter, age 22, occupation-chamber maid
Constance Surette-Daughter, age 20^[9]

1901 Canadian Census:
Mande Surette-Head, age 43, born November 18, 1857, occupation-mason
Colomba Surette-Wife, age 36, born May 8, 1864
Anne C. Surette-Daughter, age 8, born December 5, 1892
Mary B. Surette-Daughter, age 6, born October 24, 1894
Myra B. Surette-Daughter, age 2, born July 16, 1898
Grace C. Surette-Daughter, age 3 months, born December 25, 1900
Solomon Surette-Lodger, age 46, born February 8, 1858, occupation-mariner
Annie P. Surette-Lodger, age 39, born August 17, 1861, occupation-tailoress
Mary C. Surette-Domestic, age 30, born December 24, 1780, occupation-servant
Rosalie Surette-Mother, age 74, born July 27, 1826^[10]

1911 Canadian Census:
Jean Mande Surette-Head. residing in Wedgeport, age 53, born November 1858, occupation-labourer
Colombre Surette-Wife, age 47, born May 1864
Anne Clara Surette-Daughter, age 18, born December 1892, occupation-tailor
Mary Belle Surette-Daughter, age 12, born July 1898
Grace Cerita Surette-Daughter, age 10, born December 1900
Mande Ralph Surette-Son, age 5, born May 1903
Annie Francis Surette-Daughter, age 8, born 1905
Rosalie Surette-Mother, age 86, born July 1824
Mary Constance Surette-Sister, age 41, born December 1864, occupation-house keeper^[11]

1920 U.S. Census:
John M. Surette-Head, residing on Prospect Street in Cambridge Massachusetts, age 61, born in Canada, immigrated to the U.S. in 1891, occupation-self-employed plasterer
Colombe Surette-Wife, age 55, born in Canada, immigrated to the U.S. in 1893
Surette-829|Blanche M. Surette]]-Daughter, age 25, born in Canada, immigrated to the U.S. in 1914, occupation-clerk in a rubber factory
Myra B. Surette-Daughter, age 21, born in Canada, immigrated to the U.S, in 1913, occupation-machine operator in a box factory
Grace C. Surette-Daughter, age 19, born in Canada, immigrated to the U.S. in 1913, occupation-stenographer in a department store
Annie F. Surette-Daughter, age 16, born in Canada, immigrated to the U.S. in 1913
Ralph M. Surette-Son, age 16, born in Canada, immigrated to the U.S. in 1913
Constance M. Surette-Sister, age 49, born in Canada, immigrated to the U.S. in 1913^[12]

Sources

• Wikipedia: Canadian Confederation: The British colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into one Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867: Last accessed online February 9, 2019 at: Canadian Confederation

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} "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 434, Line 153 and Lines 1532 thru 15326
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Stephen G. Surette: "Tusket Wedge" : Copyright 1995: Page 49
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} 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. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Stephen G. Surette: "THE EARLY SURETTES OF WEDGEPORT AND SOME OF THEIR HOUSES ": Published in the Argus, the quarterly newsletter of the Argyle Municipality Historical and Genealogical Society: Vol. 3, No. 2, Summer 2018: Page 34
5. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23YW-MX4 : 14 October 2017), Colombe Pothier in entry for Jean Onesime Pothier and Clara Anna Surette, 26 Jun 1916; citing Marriage, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 65, page 380, State Archives, Boston.
6. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives: Vital Statistics: Mande Ralph Surette, born 1903 in Wedgeport, Yarmouth County: Item can be found in Registration Year: 1903 - Page: 99000559: Last accessed online October 31, 2018 at: Birth Registration for Mande Raphael Surette
7. ↑ Library and Archives Canada: Censuses: 1871 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District-Yarmouth #192: SubDistrict-#A, Polling District No 5: Pages 21 & 22: House-65: Family-70: Last accesed online March 3, 2019 at: 1871 Census Page 21 and 1871 Census Page 22
8. ↑ Library and Archives Canada: Censuses: 1881 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District-Yarmouth #14: SubDistrict-Plymouth #A: Pages 40 & 41: House-156: Family-159: Last accessed online March 3, 2019 at: 1881 Census
9. ↑ Library and Archives Canada: Censuses: 1891 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District-Yarmouth #44: SubDistrict-Tusket Wedge #14: Pages 16 & 17: Family-60: Last accessed online March 3, 2019 at: 1891 Census
10. ↑ Library and Archives Canada: Censuses: 1901 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District-Yarmouth #42: Subdistrict -#T Tusket Wedge: Page 10: House-71: Family-71: Last accessed online August 1, 2019 at: 1901 Census
11. ↑ Library and Archives Canada: Censuses: 1911 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District-Yarmouth #53: Subdistrict-Wedgeport #19: Page 25: House-189: Family-196: Last accessed online August 1, 2019 at: 1911 Census
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRNG-DB9?cc=1488411&wc=QZJY-HYZ%3A1036470801%2C1037075901%2C1037734001%2C1589332801 : 11 September 2019), Massachusetts > Middlesex > Cambridge Ward 5 > ED 50 > image 19 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).