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The Marriage date of the first François & Marie
Arlene DeRagon asked me what my source was for the marriage date of François Darragon and Marie Guillemet. I thought that I would post my reply here as a discussion since I am sure others are also wondering. What has been common knowledge is that the parish register for the year 1697 is supposedly *lost*.
A few years back, I had the oportunity to visit the Robarts Library in Toronto. This library is a part of the University of Toronto. At Robarts, I found yet another edition of the "Réportoire des Mariages de l'Île d'Orléans" (I know of 3 editions now - the other two I found in the Ottawa Public Library). This new edition that I found is another transcription of the original parish register and was published in 1966. There were two editions published in 1966 - one copy by The "Société Canadienne de Génealogie", Québec and the other published by "Le Centre de Génealogie S.C." Ottawa, Ontario. A third copy of the register was published as a second edition in 1984 (by the Quebec Society).
It was the copy by the Ottawa Society that had the actual marriage date. I have attached the page here for everyone, as well as the cover page.
What does everyone think? Could this be the real marriage date of the first ancestor?
A few years back, I had the oportunity to visit the Robarts Library in Toronto. This library is a part of the University of Toronto. At Robarts, I found yet another edition of the "Réportoire des Mariages de l'Île d'Orléans" (I know of 3 editions now - the other two I found in the Ottawa Public Library). This new edition that I found is another transcription of the original parish register and was published in 1966. There were two editions published in 1966 - one copy by The "Société Canadienne de Génealogie", Québec and the other published by "Le Centre de Génealogie S.C." Ottawa, Ontario. A third copy of the register was published as a second edition in 1984 (by the Quebec Society).
It was the copy by the Ottawa Society that had the actual marriage date. I have attached the page here for everyone, as well as the cover page.
What does everyone think? Could this be the real marriage date of the first ancestor?
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Permalink Reply by Arlene DeRagon on
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Thank you, Michelle:
The explanation and confirmation of the marriage date for Francois Daragon and Marie Guillemet is definitely believable. Prior to this the only date that we found was a hand written "avant le 29 juillet 1697" that we received in a letter from the cure at St. Jean, Ile d'Orleans in 1982. We were told that the marriage register for the year 1697 at St. Jean had been lost.
A "Notary Vente - 26 Juillet 1697" by Notary Louis Chambalon (page 190 1st part) confirmed that Francois Daragon was the son-in-law of Nicolas Guillemet and Marie Celle. Quote: "Nicolas Guillemet et Marie Celle de St.Jean, I.O., a Francois Daragon, leur gendre, du meme lieu, de 1 1/2 arpentpris sur leur habitation de 5 arpent x moitie de'Ile."
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Permalink Reply by Michelle Eber on
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Every source that I have come across over the years has said that the records for 1697 were lost so I was quite surprised that this particular book had a day and month included. I have attached here the preface to this particular edition which explains where the editors retrieved their data, namely from duplicate copies of the original register. Although I find it strange that only one book has the original marriage date in it, I too think that it is credible.
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Permalink Reply by Denis Gerard Brown on
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The year is the same as the one I have.
Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec. Rene Jette 1983.
Does it have them married in St Jean, Ile de Orleans, Quebec Canada?
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Yes, it has the marriage place at St-Jean, l'Île d'Orléans.
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