Sylvestre Després was born on 24 Aug 1870 and baptized on 3 Nov 1870 in Cocagne, New Brunswick, the son of Sylvain Després and Victoire Martin.[1][2] His godparents were Eugène Després and Marie Anne Després.
In the 1871 and 1881 census Sylvestre was listed with his parents and siblings in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick.[3][4]
Sylvestre, age 22, married Marie Jeanne Goguen, age 22, daughter of Denis Goguen and Mary Watson, on 21 Oct 1894 in Cocagne.[5][6]
In the 1901 census Sylvain [sic], age 30, fisherman, was the head of household in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick.[7]
Sources
↑ 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 > 1862-1899, 1870 to 1875 section p. 11, Silvestre Despres baptism on 3 Nov 1870.
↑ 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 #1122, baptism for Silvestre Despres, 3 Nov 1870, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed 3 Jan 2024.
↑ 1871 Census: "Census of Canada, 1871", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 3 January 2024), Silvestre Depréé (7 months) in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in New Brunswick; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 3, Line: 4, Microfilm reel number: C-10391, Image number: 4396662_00335, Item ID number: 40782904.
↑ 1881 Census: "Census of Canada, 1881", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 3 January 2024), Sylveste Depree (9) in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in New Brunswick; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 49, Family number: 184, Microfilm reel number: C-13185, Image number: e008134815, Item ID number: 21024512.
↑ Marriage: "RS141B7: Index to New Brunswick Marriages," online database with images. Entry for Sylvestre Dupre and Marie Jeanne Goguen; Registration Number: 1580, Code: B4/1894, 21 Oct 1894, Kent, Grooms' parents: Sylvain Dupré and Victoire Martin, Bride's parents: Denis Goguen and Mary Watson. Marriage Certificate Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141) (archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/?culture=en-CA : accessed 29 Mar 2024).
↑ Marriage: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 29 Mar 2024); citing C > Cocagne St-Pierre > 1862-1899, 1886 to 1899 section p. 164, Sylvestre Despres and Marie Jeanne Goguen marriage on 21 Oct 1894.
↑ 1901 Census: "Census of Canada, 1901", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 30 March 2024), Sylvain Depres (30), Fisherman, head of household in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in New Brunswick; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 13, Family number: 97, Microfilm reel number: T-6441, Image number: z000026747, Item ID number: 33969397.
Depres Sylvain, M, Head, 20 Mar 1871, 30
Depres Marie, F, Wife, 25 Jun 1872, 28
Depres Adelline, F, Daughter, 10 Jul 1897, 3
Depres Goseph, M, Son, 23 Apr 1900, 1
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