Henriette (Williams) LaBelle (1849 - 1879)

Born 30 Dec 1849 in Cocagne, Kent, Colony of New Brunswick

Ancestors

Daughter of Joseph Williams and Marguerite Cormier

Wife of Pascal (Lebel) LaBelle — married 20 Jun 1873 in Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 4 May 1879 at age 29 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Henriette (Williams) LaBelle is a descendant of an Acadian

Henriette Williams was born December 30, 1849 in Cocagne, New Brunswick.^[1][2] She was the firstborn child of Joseph Williams and Marguerite Cormier

In the 1861 Census of Canada, Henriette lived her family in the parish of Dundas, Kent county, New Brunswick.^[3] Her father Joseph was working as a farmer and Henriette, age 11, was one of 9 children. She and 2 of her siblings were in school.

In the 1871 Census of Canada, Henriette lived with her family in Dundas.^[4]. In this census their surname was written as "Guillaume" (the French version of William). The census shows that her parents were born in New Brunswick, their religion was Catholic, and they were of French origin. Her father's profession was now teacher and Henriette, age 20, was working as a day labourer. It also notes that her mother was unable to read or write.

On June 23, 1873 in Cocagne, Henriette married her husband Pascal Lebel at the age of 23.^[5][6] Their parents are not named in the marriage record. By 1875, the couple had moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where their daughter Alice was born.

Children of Pascal Lebel and Henriette Williams:

1. Marie Marguerite Lebel, born 25 Dec 1873 in Cocagne. Died young.
2. Alice Marie LaBelle, born 19 Jun 1875 in Minneapolis.
3. Frank Clarence LaBelle, born 23 Jun 1878 in Minneapolis.

On May 4, 1879, Henriette died in Minneapolis of tuberculosis when she was only 29 years old.^[7][8] After her death, her children Alice and Frank, aged 3 and 1, were raised by Pascal's parents Francois and Marcelline Lebel.^[9]

Research Notes

Even though Henriette's parents are not named in her marriage record, we know that she is the daughter of Joseph Williams and Marguerite Cormier because they are named in her death record, and the age in her death record matches the year on her baptism record.

Her name is written as "Hannah" Labell in her death record but her matching Find A Grave entry (which was originally created using cemetery records) has her name as Henrietta. Also, their daughter Alice's 1875 birth record from Minneapolis shows her parents are Paschal and Henriette LaBel, so we know this couple moved to Minneapolis.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism (typed transcription) - "Parish registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, " database with images, Canadian Heritage, Library and Archives Canada. Image 1031 of 1353. Baptism for Henriette William, 6 Jan 1850, accessed 28 May 2021.

   On the sixth of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, We, the Priest, the undersigned, baptized under condition, Henriette, born on the thirtieth of December last, of the legitimate marriage of Joseph William and Marguerite Cormier of this parish. Godfather Fidele Cormier, godmother Scholastique Cormier who did not know how to sign.

2. ↑ "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1110 #116663 (accessed 4 November 2021)
   Name: Henriette Williams; Event Year: 1800-1864; Event: Naissance (Birth); Religion: Catholique; City: Cocagne St-Pierre; Place or Church Name: Cocagne St-Pierre; Province: Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) (New Brunswick).
3. ↑ "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 1 Dec 2022). Item ID Number: 44149835, entry for Auriet Williams, Age: 11, Province: New Brunswick, District Number: 5, Sub-District Name: Dundas, Sub-District Number: 2, Page Number: 47, Line Number: 1956, Microfilm: C-1002-1003, Image Number: 4108515_00094.
4. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1871," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 1 Dec 2022). Item ID Number: 41422537, entry for Henriette Guillaume, Age: 20, Province: New Brunswick, District Name: Kent, District Number: 185, Sub-District Name: Dundas, Sub-District Number: g, Page Number: 65, Line Number: 5, Microfilm: C-10391, Image Number: 4396662_00446.
5. ↑ "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
   Citing Dundas, , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 273, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 845,797.
   FamilySearch (accessed 4 November 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00406
   Paschal Lebel and Henriette William, 12 Jun 1873

   On the 12th day of June 1873, Paschal Lebel of the parish of Dundas and Henriette William of the same parish were married by bans by the undersigned. This marriage was solemnized between us (his mark) (her mark) in presence of Alphie White, ??. Registered 28th Dec 1873.

6. ↑ "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1110 #814384 (accessed 4 November 2021)
   Name: Henriette William; Event Year: 1862-1899; Event: Mariage (Marriage); Religion: Catholique; City: Cocagne St-Pierre; Place or Church Name: Cocagne St-Pierre; Province: Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) (New Brunswick); Spouse: Pascal Lebel.
7. ↑ "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001"
   Citing Death, multiple county courthouses, Minnesota.
   FamilySearch (accessed 4 November 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 01420
   Hannah Lobell, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States

   Hennepin county, city of Minneapolis : May 4, 1879, Hannah Labell, fem., married, 30, born in N.B., died of Consumption, parents Joseph + Marg. Williams born in N.B.

8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images. Memorial page for Henrietta Williams Labell (30 Dec 1849–4 May 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 105643150, citing Saint Anthony Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by leslie (contributor 47513444). Accessed 4 Nov 2021.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880"
   Citing enumeration district ED 206, sheet 385D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,629.
   FamilySearch (accessed 4 November 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00377
   Frank Salle in household of Fransise Salle, Township 151 Range 46, Polk, Minnesota, United States

DNA Confirmation:

• Maternal relationship is confirmed through Mitochondrial DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. Muriel (Parke) Sorensen, FTDNA kit # 988907, and her matrilineal cousin, Linda (Webster) Wisking, FTDNA kit # 417897, have a Full Sequence mtDNA match with a Genetic Distance = 0, matching exactly at HVR1, HVR2, and the Coding Region, thereby confirming their direct maternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is Radegonde Lambert, the 8x great grandmother of Muriel (Parke) Sorensen and 9x great grandmother of Linda (Webster) Wisking.
  • The subject of this profile is Henriette Williams, the great grandmother of tester Muriel (Parke) Sorensen and the 5x great granddaughter of the MRCA Radegonde Lambert through her daughter Marie Blanchard.