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Lévi Després (1858 - 1948)

Lévi Després
Born in Cocagne, Kent, Colony of New Brunswickmap
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Husband of — married 11 Aug 1878 in Escuminac, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canadamap
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Died at age 89 in Rogersville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canadamap
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Biography

Lévi Després was born on 10 Nov 1858 and baptized on 14 Feb 1859 in Cocagne, New Brunswick, the son of Louis Després and Perpétue Robichaud.[1][2] His godparents were Valentin Després and Elizabeth Després.

In the 1861 census Livie (age 3) was listed with his parents and siblings in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick.[3]

In the 1871 census Levie (age 11) was listed with his widowed mother and his siblings in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick.[4]

Lévi married Rebecca Savoie ("Robichau" in the marriage record) on 11 Aug 1878 in Escuminac.[5][6] He was noted as being from Cocagne and she was from Pointe-Ann Sapin. Witnesses were Sifroi Gray and Rose Robichaud.

He died on 25 Feb 1948 in Rogersville.[7] The informant on his death record was his son Ceo Despres of Rogersville.

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  1. ↑ 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, Lévi Despres baptism on 14 Feb 1859.
  2. ↑ 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 #1059, baptism for Lévi Despres, 14 Feb 1859, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed 3 Jan 2024.
  3. ↑ 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), Livie Dupray (3) in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 60, Line: 2450, Microfilm reel number: C-1002-1003, Image number: 4108515_00107, Item ID number: 44150095.
  4. ↑ 1871 Census: "Census of Canada, 1871", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 3 January 2024), Levie Depree (11) in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in New Brunswick; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 6, Line: 5, Microfilm reel number: C-10391, Image number: 4396662_00337, Item ID number: 40782925.
  5. ↑ Marriage: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 28 March 2024); citing E > Escuminac > 1853-1899., Lévi Depré and Rebecca Robichau marriage on 11 Aug 1878.
  6. ↑ Marriage: "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950", FamilySearch Record: QVBF-JD3Z (accessed 28 March 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MF-Q95P-R, Levi Desprey marriage to Rebecca Robicheau on 11 Aug 1878 in Carleton, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; citing Page: 408; Digital film/folder number: 005418860; FHL microfilm: 000845797; Image number: 476.
  7. ↑ Death: "RS141C5: Index to Death Certificates," online database with images. Entry for Levi Despres; Registration: 1614, Volume: 182, Microfilm: F19586, 25 Feb 1948, Northumberland, Birth: 10 Nov 1858 in Cocagne NB, Age at Death: 89, Spouse: Rebecca Savoie, Parents: Louis Despres & unknown, Death certificate, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141) (archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/?culture=en-CA : accessed 28 Mar 2024).

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