1838 Parish Records for French Canadians in US

Missionary Baptisms Extracted from Church Registers in Quebec

May 20, 2009 Rosemary E. Bachelor

Listed here are baptisms by Canadian missionaries for French Canadians living in nearby Vermont and New York. Genealogists use such records to trace family history.

Family history buffs often struggle to fit into a proper family tree those first French Canadian ancestors who came to the United States. The record trail just vanishes! More than 20 years ago, Virginia E. DeMarce extracted entries for French Canadians in the U. S. from an unusual set of records in Quebec. No researcher descending from these families could have guessed where the records were.

The St-Jean-Chrysostome Parish Records

Early Parish Registers for St-Jean-Chrysostome in Chateauguay Co., Quebec, begin with baptisms performed by missionaries who traveled across the border into nearby Vermont and New York. Most of the families served were French Canadians, some of whom had English or American spouses. Family researchers may wish to first read an introduction to the records.

The following entries give the mother’s maiden name instead of her husband’s surname. Names in parentheses are the Godparents.

June 14, 1838, baptized Francois, b. Feb. 17 to Jean-Baptiste Lamontagne, cooper, in New York, and Emelie LeComte. (Charles Sir and Therese Hogg)

July 15, 1838, bpt Louis, born June 2 to Toussaint Duval, mason at Hemmingford, New York, and Charlotte Curonne. (Louis Favreau and Suzanne Suprenant)

Oct. 26, 1838, bpt Pierre O, age 2 mo., six days, son of Narcisse Vaudrun, farm laborer in New York, and Rosalie Rousseau. (Pierre Vaudrun and Josette Beaudais)

Oct. 29, 1838, bpt Eloise, age 3 months, daughter of Pierre Lemieux, laborer, at Chateauguay, NY, and Mary Sampson. (Moise Dorick and Josephte Beaudin)

Oct. 29, 1838, bpt Mary, age 8 months, daughter of Louis Ouellet, farmer at Chateauguay, NY, and Mary Ladouceur. (Joseph Ouellet and Margaret Payan/Pavan)

Oct. 29, 1838, bpt Philomene, aged 2 weeks, daughter of Benjamin Girard, laborer at Chateauguay, NY, and Rachael St. Denis. (Pierre Lemieux and Mary Sampson)

Feb. 2, 1839, bpt. Caroline, age 3 months, daughter of Pierre Kimeneur, farm laborer, Vermont, and Marie-Reine Donais. (Antoine Daigle and Louise Bedard)

Feb. 3, 1839, bpt Mary, age 2, daughter of Francois Vernant, laborer, New York, and Mary Menard. (Bernardin Tetreau and Esther Jarie)

Feb. 3, 1839, bpt. Joseph, age 1 month, son of Francois Xavier Rousselle, laborer, New York, and Julie Desautels. (Antoine Rousselle and Catherine Gayette)

Feb 3, 1839, bpt. Joseph, four months, son of Francois Baron, farm laborer, NY, and Marie Euphrosine Chamberland. (Antoine Daigle and Marguerite Hamel)

Feb. 3, 1839, bpt. Alexandre, age 2, and Abraham, 9 months, children of John Anderson, farm laborer, New York, and Esther Helie. (Francois Xavier Baron and Hedvige Bachan; Abraham Diette and Johanna Melony)

March 9, 1839, bpt. Francois, age 3 months, son of Charles Sir, carpenter, New York, and Therese Hogg. (Jean-Baptiste Deschambault and Emilie Lecompte)

March 20, 1839, bpt Charles, age 5 weeks, son of Augustine Gauthier, farmer, New York, and Florence Castonguay. (Charles Castonguay and Genevieve Destroismaisons)

March 20, 1839, bpt. Salome, age 9 months, daughter of Simon Boudria, farmer, New York, and Marie-Anne Lavoie. (Augustin Gauthier and Florence Castonguay)

(The next list begins with May 6, 1839 entries)

Source:

Lost in Canada? (Vol. 14, No. 3, August, 1988) Baptisms of French Canadians in the United States

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