Bernadin Després was born on 29 Nov 1852 and baptized on 20 Dec 1852 in Cocagne, New Brunswick, the son of François Xavier Després and Anne Melanson.[1][2] His godparents were François Bourque and Marie Blanche Després.
In the 1861 census Bilardian (age 8) was listed with his parents and siblings in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick.[3]
In the 1871 census Benabee (age 16) was in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick.[4]
Bernard married Virginie Goguen, daughter of Fabien Goguen and Isabelle Leblanc, on 4 Mar 1878 in Cocagne.[5]
Sources
↑ Baptism: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 3 Jan 2024); citing C > Cocagne St-Pierre > 1800-1864, Bernardin Despres baptism on 20 Dec 1852.
↑ Baptism (Transcription): Cocagne, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Saint-Pierre, catholique, Baptêmes, Mariages, Sépultures 1800-1870, ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 5), Image #1039, baptism for Bernardin Despres, 20 Dec 1852, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed 3 Jan 2024.
↑ 1861 Census: "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 3 January 2024), Bilardian Dupray (8) in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 59, Line: 2423, Microfilm reel number: C-1002-1003, Image number: 4108515_00106, Item ID number: 44150078.
↑ 1871 Census: "Census of Canada, 1871", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 3 January 2024), Benabee Depree (16) in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in New Brunswick; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 6, Line: 11, Microfilm reel number: C-10391, Image number: 4396662_00337, Item ID number: 40782931.
↑ Marriage: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 28 Mar 2024); citing C > Cocagne St-Pierre > 1862-1899, 1876 to 1886 section p. 50, Bernard Despres and Virginie Goguen marriage on 4 Mar 1878.
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