Philomene (Colin) DeVost (abt. 1853 - 1934)

Born about 8 Mar 1853 in St Hilaire, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Octave DeVost — married 22 Oct 1892 in St. Hilaire, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

Died 25 Sep 1934 at about age 81 in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Philomene Colin was born on March 8, 1853, in New Brunswick, Canada to Honoré Colin and Emerance Plourde. She married Octave DeVost on October 22 1892 in Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada. She died on September 25, 1934, at the age of 81, and was buried in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada.

Sources

• 1861 Census: "1861 Census of Canada"
  Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1004; Page number: 6
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1570 #775221423 (accessed 2 February 2024)
  Philomene Collier (9) daughter in household of Henry Collier (35) in Madawaska, Victoria, New Brunswick.
• 1891 Census: "1891 Census of Canada"
  Year: 1891; Census Place: St Hilaire, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada; Roll: T-6305; Family No: 139; Page number: 36
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1274 #1308777 (accessed 2 February 2024)
  Philomene Collin (39), single fille (daughter), in household of Honore Collin (67) in St Hilaire, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in New Brunswick.
• 1901 Census: "1901 Census of Canada"
  Year: 1901; Census Place: Fraserville (Town/Ville), Temiscouata, Quebec; Page: 14; Family No: 123
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8826 #8148464 (accessed 2 February 2024)
  Philomène Devost (48), married épouse (wife), in household of Octave Devost (57) in Canada, Quebec. Born in St Hilaire.
• 1921 Census: "1921 Census of Canada"
  Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 145; Census Place: Riviere du Loup, Témiscouata, Quebec; Page Number: 2; Line Number: 21
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8991 #3789136 (accessed 2 February 2024)
  Philomina Devost (65), married épouse (wife), in household of Octave Devost (77) at 12 2 St Joseph, Témiscouata, 2 St Joseph, Quebec, Canada. Born in New Brunswick.
• Marriage: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946"
  Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1110 #300398538 (accessed 2 February 2024)
  Philomene Colin marriage to Octave Devost in 1892-1894 in Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) (New Brunswick).
• Burial: "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968"
  Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1091 #8544895 (accessed 2 February 2024)
  Philomène Colin burial (died on 25 Sep 1934) on 25 Sep 1934 in Riviere-du-Loup (Rivière-du-Loup), Québec (Quebec), Canada. Born in about 1854.
• Burial: "Web: Canadian Headstone Index, 1840-2017"
  Canadian Headstones; Canada; Canadian Headstone Photo Project
  Ancestry Record 70477 #2521802 (accessed 2 February 2024)
  Philomène Colin burial in Saint-Patrice+, Rivière-Du-Loup, Bas Saint-Laurent - Rivière-Du-Loup, Québec, Canada.