Sentimental Sunday: 1042-Église Sainte-Mélanie, Sainte-Mélanie 1869

1042-Église Sainte-Mélanie, Sainte-Mélanie 1869
Originally uploaded by Jean20100

 While browsing flicker this morning I found this picture of the church some of my Robillard ancestors centered their lives around in the mid to late 19th century and early 20th century. Flickr has a blog this option so I thought I would share. The church looks to be in pretty good shape for a church that is 141 years old. My g-g-grandfather, Jerome Robillard's burial record from Ste-Melanie has the abbreviation, inh.cave l'eglise which means inhume dans le caveau de l'eglise and translates to, buried in the basement of the church. Someday I will make it up there to Ste-Melanie to pay my respects. To see more photos of some old Quebec churches please see the photographer's set entitled, ÉGLISES DU QUÉBEC (Quebec Churchs)

On This Day: The Birth of Marie Elizabeth Delima Charron dit Ducharme

Using TMG's companion utility product On This Day I am able to take a look into my database on any given day and see the events that occurred.

On this day in 1872 Marie-Elizabeth-Delima Charron dit Ducharme was born. She was baptized at the parish church of St-Felix-de-Valois on 10 July, 1872. The daughter of Georges Charron dit Ducharme and Henriette Robillard. Her godfather was Alfred Antoine Robillard, son of Louis Robillard of Ste-Melanie and her godmother was Elise Lesiege, daughter of  Isac (sp?) Lesiege also of Ste-Melanie.

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 [Gabriel Drouin, Institut Généalogique Drouin, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Le Fonds Drouin 1621-1967, Quebec vital records, 1872, St-Felix-de-Valois, Joliette, P.Q., pg. 11, B.51, Marie Elizabeth Delima Ducharme, register photocopy to the Greffe of Joliette]

Henriette and Marie Elizabeth Delima's godfather, Alfred Antoine, were siblings. Their parents, Louis and Genevieve Riberdy dit Sansoucy, were married 4 August 1823 at the parish of Ste-Elisabeth in Joliette county, Quebec. Louis and Genevieve are my paternal g-g-g-grandparents.

[Gabriel Drouin, Institut Généalogique Drouin, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Le Fonds Drouin 1621-1967, Quebec vital records, 1823, Ste-Elisabeth Co-Joliette P.Q., pg.13, M. Louis Robillard et Genevieve Ribardy, register copy to the Greffe of Joliette]

Marie Elizabeth Delima Charron dit Ducharme died 2 months after she was born and was buried on 3 September 1872 in the cemetery of the parish of St-Felix-de-Valois, Joliette county, Quebec.

[Gabriel Drouin, Institut Généalogique Drouin, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Le Fonds Drouin 1621-1967, Quebec vital records, 1872, St-Felix-de-Valois, Joliette, P.Q., pg 15, S. 28, Marie Elizabeth Charron dit Ducharme, register photocopy to the Greffe of Joliette]

Wordless Wednesday: Paul E. Maille, Meadowcroft St., Lowell, MA

April & Sabrina

Camping along the river on Tripoli Rd