Funeral Card Friday: A la Douce Memoire de Louis Mayotte

Funeral Card Friday is a daily blogging prompt from GeneaBloggers - the genealogy community's resource for blogging. Originating from Dee Akard's blog, Funeral Cards and Genealogy, Dee encourages those of us who genea-blog to share our funeral card collection on the first Friday of each month.

This week's funeral card, ou cartes mortuaires dans Francais, is a card that was made for one of my youngest daughter's paternal (on her father's maternal side) great-grand uncles, Louis Mayotte. I posted Louis' obituary a few weeks ago. Believed to have been originally published in L'Etoile in Lowell, MA, the obituary text is all in French (which has been extracted and translated) as is the text in this funeral card. Please see my extraction and translation below the card. I received both the obituary and funeral card from another of Louis' nieces, Sue Johnson nee Mayotte. Sue and I have been sharing our research in regard to her and my daughter's father's Mayotte line, as well as with the other  related branches of this family.

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A LA DOUCE MEMOIRE DE 
Louis Mayotte
EPOUX DE LILLIAN FRENETTE
Decede le 15 fevrier 1934, a l'age de
26 ans, 7 mois et 19 jours.

Je te supplie, espouse bien-aimee, et vous,
chers enfants, chers frere et soeurs,
parents et amis cheris, ainsi que tous ceux
qui m'ont connu de vous souvenir de moi
dans vos prieres.
Adieu, chere epouse que j' ai tant aimee
et vous enfants de ma tendresse adieu!
O qu 'il est dur et cruel ce sacrifice!
J'avais demande a Dieu quelques annes
encore, chers enfants, afin d'affermir vos
pas chancelants. Dieu ne l'a pas voulu, que
sa sainte volonte soit faite.
Parents et amis, ne pleurez pas celui que
vous avez perdu, Je n'etais qu'un depot que
Dieu vous a repris. Consolez vous!
Jesus, misericorde. (100 jours d'ind.)
Une Communion, une priere s'il vous
plait.
MADE IN FRANCE

IN THE SWEET MEMORY OF
Louis Mayotte
HUSBAND OF LILLIAN FRENETTE
Died the 15 February 1934, at the age of
26 years, 7 months and 19 days.

I beseech thee, beloved bride, and you,
dear children, dear brother and sisters,
parents and close friends, and all those
who knew me to remember me
in your prayers.
Farewell, dear wife that I have loved so much
and to you my children a tender farewell!
O it is hard and cruel this sacrifice!
I asked God for a few more years,
dear children, to help strengthen your
faltering steps. God did not want that,
may his holy will be done.
Relatives and friends, weep not for the one
you've lost, I was just a receptacle which
was once His. Comfort yourself!
Merciful, Jesus. (100 days of indulgence.)
A prayer of Communion, if you
please.
MADE IN FRANCE

Tombstone Tuesday: Louis Mayotte, Cimetiere St-Joseph, Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Louis Mayotte, the son of Olympe (Jean-Louis, Eualie Roberge) and Marie Alice Blanche Jodoin (Joseph, Parmelie Dupont), was the brother of my youngest daughter's great-grandmother, Celine Courtois nee Mayotte. Louis died in Lowell Massachusetts on 15 February, 1934 at the age of 26. He is buried in Section Q, lot 89 with his parents and two of his brothers, Olympe Gerard and Jerome. I have included his obituary below.

Unfortunately, the exact publication information of the obituary is not known. However, I am led to believe that it was published in the Franco-American newspaper, L'Etoile. I have included a translation below.

M. LOUIS MAYOTTE
         EST DECEDE HIER

Ce jeune boulanger etait proprietaire de la boulangerie Sunkist  dans la rue Cheever. ---Funerailles a 9h.15 lundi matin a St-Jean-Baptiste.

C'est avec regret    que les nom breux amis de M. Louis Mayotte du numero 201,   rue  Cheever  apprendront la nouvelle de sa mort survenue hier apres-midi a l'hopital St-Joseph, a l'age de 26 ans, 7 mois et 19 jours.

Il etait ne et avait ete eleve en cette ville depuis cinq ans il etait proprietaire de la boulangerie Sunkist, situee sur la rue Cheever. Il etait un jeune homme d'un caratere doux et aimable et un jeune Franco-Americain estime.

Il laisse son espous Mme. Lilliane Mayotte nee Frenette:, deux enfants, Andre et Paul mayotte; ses parents, M et Mme Olympe (Jodoin) Mayotte; deux soeurs, Mlls Celine et Therese Mayotte, et trois freres, Jerome, Gerard et Robert Mayotte. ? etait membre de la Societe de la Sainte-Famille de la paroisse St-Joseph. Le defunt tut transporte a la demeure de ses parents, 215 rue Cheever par l'entrepreneur M-R. Laurin.

Ses funerailles imposantes auront lieu lundi matin a 8h.15 de la demeure mortuaire. Le service solennel sera celebre a 9h.15 en l'eglise St-jean-baptiste avec diacre, sousdiacre et choeur de chant. Parents et amis sont pries d'y assister L'inhumation se fera dans le lot de la famille au cimetiere St-Joseph.

Les arrangements funeraires ont ete confies l'entrepreneur M.-R. Laurin.

My translation:

MR. LOUIS MAYOTTE
         DIED YESTERDAY

The young baker was the owner of the Sunkist bakery on Cheever street. ----Funeral at 9:15 Monday morning at St-Jean-Baptiste.

  It is with deep regret that the many friends of Mr. Louis Mayotte, number 201, Cheever street,. will learn the news of his death yesterday morning at St.-Joseph hospital, at the age of 26 years, 7 months and 19 days.

He was born and bred in this city and became the owner of the Sunkist bakery, located at Cheever street, five years ago. He was a young man of  character,  sweet and kind, a young Franco-American that everybody loved..

He leaves his bride Mrs. Lilliane Mayotte nee Frenette; two children, Andre and Paul Mayotte, his parents, Mr. and Ms. Olympe (Jodoin) Mayotte, two sisters, Misses Celine and Therese Mayotte, and three brothers, Jerome, and Robert Gerard Mayotte. He was a member of Societe de la Sainte-Famille at St-Joseph parish. The undertaker M R Laurin carried the deceased to the house of his parents, at 215 Cheever St

An impressive funeral will begin Monday morning at 8:15 at the funeral home. The funeral service will be held at 9:15 at St-Jean-Baptiste with deacon, sub-deacon and choir. Friends and family are invited. The burial will take place in the family plot in St-Joseph's cemetery.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to undertaker M.-R. Laurin.

Thank you to Ruth Major Lapierre & Sue Johnson nee Mayotte. Ruth, the author of  Major Boutron et/and compagnies, helped me with the obituary translation and Sue sent me the very nicely photographed photos you see above as well as a copy of the original obituary clipping.

L'Etoile, 1886 - 1957, Lowell, Massachusetts

Today I am working on extracting and translating a few obituaries that I think were published in the Franco-American newspaper L'Etoile.  The word étoile, in French, means star. From the personal collection of Susan Johnson nee Mayotte, the obituaries  I have are .jpg copies of  originals that were clipped out of a newspaper. The text is all in French, so I'm only guessing that they were published in L'Etoile. However, the years of death (1934 & 1938) for the persons the obituaries were written for fit the dates of publication  for this newspaper (1886 to 1957). Also, I believe it may have been the only French newspaper published in Lowell at the time these obituaries went to print. So the likelihood that they were published in L'Etoile, in my opinion, is high. 

L'Etoile is available on microfilm at the Boston Public Library. Also, the Library of Congress states that the Institute Canada-American Bibliotheque in Manchester, NH, has copies of the original newspapers. Where is this Institute Canada-American Bibliotheque? Do they mean the ACGS? I'll have to look into this as Manchester is certainly closer to me then Boston.

Update: After a bit of  research  I am led to believe that L'Institute Canada-American is now called the Association Canado-Americiane. The ACA is a Franco-American fraternal benefit society and, according to their website, they are located at 52 Concord Street in a historic building in downtown Manchester, NH. The ACA shares the building with The Franco-American Centre and I think it is here that I will find those original copies of L'Etoile. I'm going to call them in the morning to confirm this information. Also, I do believe I will be able to find copies of L'Etoile at the Center for Lowell History, located at 40 French St. in downtown Lowell. I have submitted a query asking them if the collection is complete and if the copies are originals or on microfilm, as I would really prefer to view original copies over microfilm.

Wordless Wednesday: Celine Courtois nee Mayotte

Therese Mayotte, Alice Mayotte nee Jodoin, Gerard Mayotte and Celine Courtois nee Mayotte

Photograph received from the personal collection of Susan Mayotte Johnson 2010

The Obituary of Olympe E. Mayotte of Lowell, Massachusetts

Published in The Lowell Sun ,15 Jan, 1945, pg. 3.

OLYMPE MAYOTTE

Olympe E. Mayotte, a well known resident of this city, died yesterday at the age of 71 years. He made his home at 80 Ford street. He was for many years a member of St. Joseph's parish and was a member of the Holy Family society. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Alice (Jodoin) Mayotte; two daughters, Mrs. Celine Beaudry of this city; Pfc Therese Mayotte, WAC, at Camp Campbell Ky.; two sons, Sgt. Gerard Mayotte, U.S.A., somewhere in England; Pfc Robert Mayotte, U.S.A., stationed at Camp Gordon Ga.; a sister Mrs. Louise Ducharme of Joliette, P.Q.; a brother, Joseph Mayotte of Hamilton Ont. and four grandchildren.

MAYOTTE -- Died in this city, Jan 14, Olympe E. Mayotte. Relatives and friends may call at the M. R. Laurin funeral home, 295 Pawtucket street, after 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Funeral Thursday morning from the funeral home. Solemn high funeral mass at 10 o'clock at St. Jean Baptiste church. Burial in St. Joseph's cemetery.

Published in The Lowell Sun, 19 Jan, 1945, pg. 3.

OLYMPE. E. MAYOTTE

The funeral of Olympe E. Mayotte, 80 Ford street, a well known resident of the Holy Name society of St. Joseph's parish, took place yesterday from the M. R. Laurin funeral home, 295 Pawtucket street. At 10 o'clock at St. jean Baptiste church, a solemn high funeral mass was celebrated by Rev. Felix Tessier, a nephew from St. Zephirin parish of Cochitate, assisted by Rev. Gerard Trahant, OMI, as deacon, and Rev. Armand Morrisette, OMI as sub-deacon.

The choir, under the direction of the organist, Charles Belanger, sang a mass of requiem, a composition of Rodolphe E. Pepin, soloists being Arthur E. Paquin, Emile Lagasse, Wolfred Jacques and Arthur Germain. Many parishioner attended. Bearers, all members of the Holy Family society of St. Joseph;s parish were, Morrill Ledoux, Alexandre Beaudoin, Liboire Gauthier, Pierre Houle, Alphonse Desroschers and Joseph Clouner. There were numerous flowers and mass cards. Burial took place in the family lot in St. Joseph's cemetery where Rev. Fr. Tessier assisted by Rev. Fr. Fournier recited the committal prayers. Arrangements were in charge of Funeral Director M.R. Laurin.

Tombstone Tuesday: Jerome Mayotte, Cimetière Saint-Joseph, Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Jerome Mayotte was the son of Olympe (Jean-Louis, Eualie Roberge) and Marie Alice Blanche Jodoin (Joseph, Parmelie Dupont). He was born c. 1913 in Lowell, MA, the brother of Louis, Olympe Gerard,  Celine, Therese, Gerard and Robert. He died 17 April 1938 and was buried in Section Q, lot 89 on 20 April, 1938. His obituary appears in the 18 April 1938 edition of the Lowell Sun on page 3.

JEROME MAYOTTE

Jerome Mayotte, husband of Blanche (Bernard) Mayotte of 235 Pleasant street, Dracut died last night at St. Joseph's hospital after a short illnes, aged 24 years. He leaves his wife; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Olympe (Jodoin) Mayotte; two sisters, Mrs. Albert Beaudry and Miss Therese Mayotte and two brothers, Girard and Albert Mayotte of Lowell. The body was removed to the Archambault funeral home at 205 Pawtucket street where relatives and friends may call.

Published 20 April 1938 in The Lowell Sun, pg. 3.

JEROME MAYOTTE

The funeral of Jerome Mayotte of 235 Pleasant street, Dracut who died Sunday at St. Joseph's hospital took place this morning at 8'oclock from the funeral home, 205 Pawtucket street. Many relatives and friends, including many from out-of-town were present. At 9 o'clock at St. Jean Baptiste church a solemn high funeral mass was celebrated by Rev. Arthur O. Mercier of St. Therese church, Dracut, assisted by Rev. Narcisse Cotnoir, O M I, as deacon and Rev. Alphone Breault, O M I, as sub-deacon. Seated on the sanctuary was Rev. Eugene Fournier O M I., of St. Joseph's church. The choir, under the direction of Georges Ayotte, sang the requiem mass by Pietro a Yon. The solos were sustained by Eugene Corbeil, Rodolphe Morirsette, Lionel Turcotte and Lucien Morrisette. As the body was taken from the church, Requiem ? was sung by the choir. Mrs. Georges Ayotte was the organist. The bearers were Gerard ?, Leo Blanchette, Arthur Michelin, Gerard Jodoin, Arthur Paradis and Donald Chaput. Burial was in the family lot in St. Joseph's cemetery were committal prayers were read by Rev. Fr. Mercier. There were many flowers. Funeral Directors Amdee Archambault & Sons were in charge.

Surname Saturday: Courtois

1. Brian Savard

2. His mother, Pauline (Courtois)(Savard) Gagne

3. Albert H -. b. 30 Dec 1903, Worcester, MA, m. Celine Mayotte  abt. 1951, d. 29 April 1986, Lowell, MA

4. Theophile - b. 15 July 1874, Lowell, MA, m. Victoria Montbleau 29 June 1896, Lowell, MA, d. 1 Feb 1949, Lowell, MA  buried 4 Feb 1949 Cimetiere St-Joseph, Chelmsford, MA

5. Moise - born  & baptised 27 July 1843, St-Joseph de Maskinonge, Maskinonge, Quebec, m. Clothilde Longtin 19 Sept. 1871, St-Joseph church, Lowell, MA, d. 26 Jan 1930 Lowell, MA, buried 29 Jan 1930, Cimetiere St-Joseph, Chelmsford, MA.

6. Moise - b. 13 Sept 1819 and baptised on the 14th at St-Joseph de Maskinonge, Maskinonge, Quebec, m. Marie Claire Dupuis 18 Oct 1842, St-Joseph de Maskinonge, Maskinonge, Quebec, d. 20 Sept. 1892 and buried 23 Sept at Notre dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec.

Burial of Moise Courtois I

7. Gabriel - m. Marie Etienne Lemyre dit Gaucher 24 Aug. 1815, St-Joseph de Maskinonge, Maskinonge, Quebec, d. 14 Jan 1839, buried 16 Jan 1849 St-Joseph de Maskinonge, Maskinonge, Quebec

Gabriel - baptised 18 April 1742, Ste-Anne-de-la_Perade, Champlain, Quebec, m. Marguerite Vien(t) 28 Aug. 1780, Ste-Anne-de-la-Perade, Champlain, Quebec, buried 29 June 1819, St-Joseph de Maskinonge, Maskinonge, Quebec

The burial of Gabriel III

8. Gabriel - b. 24 April 1702, Batiscan, Champlain, Quebec, m. Marie-Josephe Baril dit Ducheny, Ste-Anne de la Perade, Champlain, Quebec, d. 8 Nov. 1779 La Perade, buried 9 Nov. 1779, Ste-Anne-de-la-Perade, Champlain, Quebec.

9. Gabriel - b. 5 Sept. 1672, Quebec, Quebec, Quebec, m. Elisabeth Moreau, 5 April 1701, Batiscan, Champlain, Quebec, d. 10 Feb 1779, La Perade, Champlain, Quebec

10. Charles - baptised 27 April 1663, St-martin de canteleu, Rouen, Normandie, France m. Marguerite Berger 9 Oct 1670, Notre Dame de Quebec, New France, d. 8 April 1694, Hotel Dieu, Quebec

Marriage of Charles and Marguerite Berger

[Gabriel Drouin, Institut Généalogique Drouin, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Le Fonds Drouin 1621-1967, Quebec vital records, 1667 - 1679, Notre Dame de Quebec, Quebec P.Q., ancestry image 190/232, Charles Courtois et Marguerite Berger, register photocopy to the Basilica of Quebec]

11. Antoine - m. Esther Lebrun before 27 April 1663, France

For more information on Brian's Courtois line, please contact me.

Tombstone Tuesday: Albert Courtois & Celine Mayotte, Cimetière Saint-Joseph, Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Section E, lot 142. Buried here is Albert H. Courtois. Albert was born the 30th of December, 1903 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Theophile Courtois and Victoria Monbleau. He married Celine Mayotte and died on the 29th of April 1986. Celine Mayotte, Albert's wife, daughter of Olympe Mayotte and Marie-Blanche-Alice Jodoin, was born on the 16th of July, 1915 in Lowell, Massachusetts. She died on the 29th of October 1970 in Lowell, MA.

The Obituary of Mrs. Celine Courtois, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1970

Published in The Lowell Sun Saturday, October 31, 1970 pg. 7

Mrs. Comtois [sic]
...topstitcher
Mrs. Celine (Mayotte) Courtois, wife of Albert Courtois, died Thursday evening at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born in Lowell and had been a life long resident of this community, establishing her residence at 380 Adams St. By occupation, she had been a topstitcher. She was the daughter of the late Olympe and Alice (Jodoin) Mayotte. Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Savard of Lowell; a son, Richard Courtois of Lowell; a sister, Mrs. Therese Marquis of Forge Village; and a brother, Gerard of Lowell.


COURTOIS -- Died October 29 in Lowell, Mrs. Celine (Mayotte) Courtois of 380 Adams St. Calling hours from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Tremblay Funeral Home 744 Merrimack St. Funeral high mass in St. Jean Baptiste Church Monday at 9 a.m. Burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Tremblay Funeral Home.

The Obituary of Albert H. Courtois, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1986

Albert H. Courtois
...World War II veteran
Mr. Albert H. Courtois, widower of Celine (Mayotte) Courtois, died in Lowell yesterday.
He was born in Lowell, and had been a lifelong resident of the city. He lived at 15 Common Avenue.
He was the son of the late Theophile and Victoria (Montbleau) Courtois. He was a communicant of St. Jean Baptiste Parish. Before his retirement he was a packer at Educator Crackers for many years. He was a lifelong memebr of the C.C.A. Club.
He is survived by one son, Richard Courtois of Lowell; One Daughter, Mrs. Pauline Gagne of Lowell; One Brother, Lionel Courtois of Dracut; two sisters, mrs. Evelynn Loiselle of Lowell and Mrs Juliette L'Abbee also of Lowell; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

COURTOIS---Died April 29, Albert H. Courtois WWII Veteran of 15 Common Ave. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the TREMBLAY FUNERAL HOME, 744 Merrimack St. Funeral Mass in St. Jean Baptiste (Upper) Church Friday at Eleven A.M. Burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Parking in the Aiken Street parking lot. Funeral Director Roland P. Dozois.

Published in the Lowel Sun on 30 April 1986, pg. 17.

It is to be noted that all obituaries and other newspaper articles are transcribed exactly as they were printed.

The Obituary of Mrs Alice Mayotte nee Jodoin, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1953

Alice Mayotte nee Jodoin was the wife of Olympe Mayotte and the mother of Celine Courtois nee Mayotte. Celine, our daughter's namesake, was married to Albert H. Courtois, grandfather of my hard working, better half, Brian.

Published in The Lowell Sunday Sun, 20 Sept 1953, pg. 3.

MRS ALICE MAYOTTE
Mrs. Alice Mayotte, widow of Olympe Mayotte, and a well known resident of this city, died last night at her home, 80 Ford street.
Mrs. Mayotte was born in Canada, the daughter of the late Joseph Jodoin and the late Parmelie Dupont. She was a parishioner of Ste. Jean Baptiste church and a member of Ste. Anne's sodality connected with her parish.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Albert Courtois and Mrs. Armand Marquis, both of Lowell; two sons, Gerard Mayotte and Robert Mayotte, both of Lowell; five sisters, Rev. Sr. Ste. Clemence of the Grey Nuns of the Cross in Ottawa, Mrs. Antolnette Sabourin of Upton, Canada; Mrs Clementine Benoit of St. Hyacinthe, Canada; Miss Germain Jodoin of Upton, Canada and Miss Sidonnie Jodoin of Montreal; one brother, Alfred Jodoin of Montreal; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.


MAYOTTE--Died, in Lowell, Sept. 19, Mrs. Alice (Jodoin) Mayotte. Relatives and friends may call at the M. R. Laurin funeral home, 295 Pawtucket street from 1 to 10 pm today and Monday. Funeral Tuesday morning. A solemn high mass will be celebrated at 9 o'clock at St. Jean Baptiste church. Burial in St. Joseph's cemetery. Funeral Director M. R. Laurin in charge.