Marie Adélaïde (Morin) Barnum (1839 - 1901)

Born 14 Jul 1839 in Shipton Township, Lower Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Jehiel Richards Barnum — married about 1865 in Québec Province, Canada

Descendants

Died 25 Jan 1901 at age 61 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Birth and Baptism
Marie Adélaïde Morin was born on 14 Jul 1839 at Shipton Township, and was baptized on 8 Sep 1839 at Saint-Michel de Sherbrooke, Bas-Canada.^[1] She was the daughter of Louis Marie Morin and Marie Ermine Beaudreau dit Labonte.

Marriage
Jehiel Barnum and Marie Adélaïde Morin were married about 1864. Neither a marriage record nor marriage contact has been found.

Children of this marriage:

1. Marie-Elise Barnum
2. Louis Octave Barnum
3. Maude Caroline Barnum
4. Charles Gustave Barnum
5. Eunice A. Barnum

Death

Date: 25 JAN 1901

Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska

Burial:

Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska

Note: She was buried in Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, beside her husband Jehiel.

Research Note

According to family history, Mary Adelaide spoke only French. In the 1880 census for Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska her brother's last name is shown as Maren. On her son Louis Octave Barnum's death certificate, it is listed as Moran. On the birth records of her daughter Elisa Marie in Canada her last name is Morin. The 1880 census lists her age as 41 and shows her born in Canada. In the 1900 census for Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, she lived with her son Louis Octave Barnum at 1823 North 23rd Street and was a widow, month of birth given as July. She is also listed as having 5 children with three still living in 1900.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism FamilySearch. Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979, Sherbrooke > Saint-Michel-de-Sherbrooke > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1834-1850 > image 71 of 376; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.