The Obituary of Mr. Edmond Maille, Lowell, Massachusetts

Published in the Lowell Sun, 11 Oct., 1952, pg. 3.

EDMOND MAILLE

Edmond Maille of 63 Norcross street, husband of Mrs. Virginie (Cayer) Maille, died last night at St. John's hospital after a long illness. He was 85. He was the son of the late Eusebe and Angele (Charette [sic]) Maille. Mr. Maille was born in Canada. For many years he was employed as a carpenter at the old Hamilton mills. He retired 10 years ago. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Maria Lemire, Mrs. Alice Lebleu and Mrs. Frederick J. Marshall, all of Lowell; three brothers, Harvey of Lowell, Phillip of Springfield and Arthur, better known as Eddie, of Lowell and several nieces and nephews, including Rev. Sister Jean d'Avila of the Grey Nuns of the Cross of this city. He held membership in the Holy Name society of Notre dame de Lourdes parish.

MAILLE--Died in Lowell, Oct. 10, at St. John's hospital, Edmond Maille of 63 Norcross street, husband of Virginie (Cayer) Maille. Funeral Monday morning at 9 o'clock from the Archambault funeral home, 311 Pawtucket street. Solemn high mass at 10 o'clock in Notre Dame de Lourdes church. Calling hours from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p. m. today and Sunday. Burial in St. Joseph's cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of Funeral Directors Amedee Archambault and Son.

Sentimental Sunday: 1027-Église Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Cuthbert 1879

1027-Église Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Cuthbert 1879
Originally uploaded by Jean20100

 Browsing though a photo set on flickr belonging to Jean20100 entitled, ÉGLISES DU QUÉBEC (Quebec Churchs) 
I find a photograph of the church of St-Cuthbert de Berthier. This is the church that some of my Maille family ancestors centered their lives around in the 18th and 19th centuries. My cousin, Kevin Maille, recently visited St-Cuthbert and this is what he had to say in an e-mail that was sent to me,

"..I had to get to St. Cuthbert. It was just a short way off the main highway heading toward Trois Riviere and QC. It was also really cool to see the old town. Lots of small homes, but neat as a pin. In the center is the old church. It was huge and still is the center of community . We spoke to a guy mowing the lawn who spoke English and he took us to the parish priest who didn't speak a word of English. We manage to get him to open his records for us. I didn't learn a lot but have some copies from the old church archives. I did learn that Jean Baptiste Maillet died there which mean that the family had been there longer than I thought. JB is Alexander's son who is Pierre's son. All farms...all flat. Beautiful area though. Also, NO Maillet grave stones at the church graveyard. I have no idea why. They said that they would not have had a cemetery at the farm because Catholics didn't do that. I have no idea where Eusebe would be! They may have been to poor for markers."

My g-g-g-grandfather Eusebe Maille was a resident of Lowell Massachusetts in 1880. He went back to St-Cuthbert before 1886 and died there on 17 July 1887 and was buried on the 19th at the cemetery of the parish of St-Cuthbert. I was surprised to find out from Kevin's e-mail that there is no marker in the cemetery for Eusebe. Also, even though Eusebe's sons were settled in Lowell at this time, (but I believe still retaining a home in St-Cuthbert) I have yet to find a death notice published in Lowell in regard to Eusebe's death.

Eusebe's wife, Angelique Chevrette, dies in 1908 in Lowell and sadly is not buried with her husband in St-Cuthbert.

The Burial of Eusebe Maille, 1887, St-Cuthbert, Berthier, Quebec

This is a follow up to an older post made back in 2008 in regard to Angelique Cheverette and Eusebe Maille. In May of 2009 I found Eusebe's burial record. He died 17 July 1887 and was buried on the 19th at the cemetery of the parish of St-Cuthbert, Berhier, Quebec. Please click the image below to view a copy of the original record. Back in 08 when I wrote the intial blog referenced above there was some controversy surrounding the marriage(s) of Angelique and her maternal parentage. While this record doesn't clear up the parentage issue, I do believe it certainly clears up the marriage issue. It is my belief that Angelique only married one time, to Eusebe Maille, despite what has been published on a certain Chevrette website.

[Gabriel Drouin, Institut Généalogique Drouin, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Le Fonds Drouin 1621-1967, Quebec vital records, 1887, St-Cuthbert, Co.Berthier, P.Q., pg.19, S.53., Eusebe Mailler, register photocopy to the Greffe of Joliette]