Olive
Després
Born in Cocagne, Kent, Colony of New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jean Despres
and Seraphie Surette
Sister of
Thadée Després, Hippolyte Despres, Philomène Després, Maxime Després, Sara Despres, Marie Després, Eugène Després, Marguerite Després, Jean Amable Despres and Sylvestre Despres
Wife of
Maxime Melanson
— married
Aug 1863 in Cocagne, Kent, Colony of New Brunswick
Mother of
Antoine Melanson
Died
at age 78
in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2023
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Biography
Olive Després was born on 25 Mar 1844 in Cocagne, Kent, Colony of New Brunswick, daughter of Jean Despres and Seraphie Surette.[1][2]
Olive married Maxime Melanson, son of Simon Melanson, at the beginning of August 1863 in Cocagne.[3][4] A dispensation was granted for 3 degrees of consanguinity (they were second cousins, view relationship).
She died on 26 Dec 1922 in Dundas.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Baptism: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing C > Cocagne St-Pierre > 1800-1864, Olive Despres baptism on 21 May 1844.
- ↑ 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 #1016, baptism for Olive Despres, 21 May 1844, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed 8 Jul 2023.
- ↑ Marriage: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing C > Cocagne St-Pierre > 1862-1899, Maxime Melanson and Olive Després marriage on Aug 1863.
- ↑ Marriage (Transcription): Cocagne, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Saint-Pierre, catholique, Baptêmes, Mariages, Sépultures 1800-1870, ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 5), Image #1142, marriage for Maxime Melanson and Olive Després, Aug 1863, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed 13 Sep 2023.
- ↑ Death: "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938", FamilySearch Record: XGC1-TSF FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-Y3S9-MCH, Olive Després death 26 Dec 1922 (age 79), daughter of Jean Després, in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick; citing Reference: 015443; Digital film/folder number: 4529730; FHL microfilm: 2134625; Image number: 00459; Record number: 459; Packet letter: A.
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~6.25%
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~6.25%
~12.50%
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Georges Bourgeois :
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Joan Prout :
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~1.56%
Roger Nowlan :
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~1.37%
Clorice Surette :
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~1.17%
Roger Savoie :
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~0.78%
Gérard Arsenault :
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~0.78%
Ray Girouard :
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