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Looking for for information and sources for couple François Xavier Guay and Marie Blanchettte

According to Nos origines Marie is Marie Willemine Blanchette, daughter of Germain Blanchette and Charlotte Filion. Her profile is already on Wikitree (Blanchete-352, but can't find records (marriage, baptism records, or censuses) that would connect her to François Xavier Guay or Marie Anne Guay.

Thank you,

Ali

Answer 1

I added FamilySearch sources for Marie Anne's baptism in 1889 in Hull, and her marriage to Philias Rochon in 1909 in Hull; both list her parents as Francois Xavier Guay and Marie Blanchette.

Edit to add: I also added a source for her and her parents on the 1901 census in Hull, that has the exact same birth date for Marie Anne. Note that her mother Marie in this census record (when you look at the image) has a birthdate given as May 26th 1858. The profile of Blanchette-352 has May 26th 1856, but she wouldn't be the first person to fib about her age as she was a bit older than her husband Francois Xavier.

No luck with a marriage record for Francois Xavier Guay and Marie Blanchette yet.

Comments

Also added one for the 1891 census, which show Marie and Xavier and family living adjacent to Ger. and Charlotte Blanchet, which aligns with those being her parents.

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Thank you for your help and valid sources.

Answer 2

Correct link https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Blanchette-352

Answer 3

FX Guay and Marie Blanchette were married around 1882 in the Hull - Ottawa region ...

We have the baptism of Marie Anne in 1889, but not those of Joséphine and Clara.

Records from 1880-1885 are not in the Familysearch catalog...
* https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2535917?availability=Family%20History%20Library
* https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bsubject_id%3A575382

Hull: On June 5, 1888, a fire destroyed the church, the presbytery and 400 houses
* https://www.omiworld.org/fr/lemma/hull-paroisse-notre-dame-province-oblate-de-lest-du-canada-fr/

Comments

Martin,

Thank you for this information on the 1888 fire in Hull. I read the article, very interesting.  Baptism source are very appreciated.

Ali