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Marie Cecile Major 1849–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1849

Birth Location: Maria, Co. Bonaventure,, Québec, Canada

Death Date: 25 Mar 1940

Death Location: Maria, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

Father: Alexandre Majeur

Mother: Angelique Major

Spouse(s): Honore Mercier

Children(s): Melanie Mercier, Florida Mercier, Alphonse Mercier, Fardinand Mercier, Louise Mercier, Lucie Mercier, Auguste Mercier, Delina Mercier, Philiasse Mercier

Marie Cecile Major was born in 1849 in Maria, Co. Bonaventure,, Québec, Canada, the child of Alexandre Majeur And Angelique Major. In 1891, Marie Cecile Major resided in Maria West, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada. Marie Cecile Major married Honore Mercier, and had children including Alphonse Mercier, Auguste Mercier, Delina Mercier, Fardinand Mercier, Florida Mercier, Louise Mercier, Lucie Mercier, Melanie Mercier, Philiasse Mercier. Marie Cecile Major passed away in 1940 in Maria, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • Marie Cecile Major was born in 1849 in Maria, Co. Bonaventure,, Québec, Canada, the child of Alexandre Majeur And Angelique Major.
  • In 1891, Marie Cecile Major resided in Maria West, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada.
  • Marie Cecile Major married Honore Mercier, and had children including Alphonse Mercier, Auguste Mercier, Delina Mercier, Fardinand Mercier, Florida Mercier, Louise Mercier, Lucie Mercier, Melanie Mercier, Philiasse Mercier.
  • Marie Cecile Major passed away in 1940 in Maria, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Marie Major's Ancestors

Self
Marie Major
1849–1940
Birth Place: Maria, Co. Bonaventure,, Québec, Canada
Parents
Alexandre Majeur
1811–1903
Maria cté Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Angelique Major
1818–1909
Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Etienne Berthelot
1767–1853
Québec, Quebec, Canada
Angélique Leblanc
1792–1873
Carleton (Bonaventure) Québec
Louis Normandeau
1784–1877
Carleton (Bonaventure) Québec
Suzanne (\ Susanne (Marie)) Berthelot
1790–1829
St-Joseph, Carleton, Avignon, Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Louis Normandeau
1754–1832
Marie Audet
1756–1841
Etienne Berthelot
1767–1853
Marthe Comeau
1768–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Lapointe
1717–1790
Marie Julien
1732–1812

Marie Major's Descendants

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Marie (Cecile) Major (5 Jan 1849–25 Mar 1940) m. Honore Mercier (1854-03-03–1918)
  1. 1. Melanie Mercier 1888–1963 m. James Poirier 1878–1952
    1. 1. Mary (Louise) Poirier 1922–2005 m. Charles (Alfred) Guitard 1921–1988
      1. 1. John (Charles) Guitard 1946–2009
    2. 2. John (Joseph) Poirier 1919–1997
    3. 3. Lodia Poirier 1913–
    4. 4. Shirley Poirier 1932–2020 m. JACKY GUITARD 1925–1975 m. Jean (Edouard) Guitard 1926– m. JOHN (GUITARD) (JACK) 1925–1975
    5. 5. Elisabeth ((Bessie)) Poirier 1911–2015
    6. 6. Aime Poirier 1917–1971 m. Kathleen (Mary) Harris 1917–2002
    7. 7. Romain Poirier 1915–
    8. 8. Henri Poirier 1925–
    9. 9. Marguerite Poirier 1923–1968
    10. 10. Joseph (Aime) Poirier 1918–1971
  2. 2. Florida Mercier 1887–
  3. 3. Alphonse Mercier 1885–
  4. 4. Fardinand Mercier 1884–
  5. 5. Louise Mercier 1883–
  6. 6. Lucie Mercier 1881–
  7. 7. Auguste Mercier 1890–
  8. 8. Delina Mercier 1878–
  9. 9. Philiasse Mercier 1880–

Marie Major's Timeline

4 Records

1849
5 Jan 1849
Birth of Marie Cecile Major in Maria, Co. Bonaventure,, Québec, Canada
Maria, Co. Bonaventure,, Québec, Canada
1849
29 Janv 1849
Marie Cecile Major was baptized in Carleton, Québec, Canada
Carleton, Québec, Canada
1891
1891
Age 42
Marie Cecile Major resided here in Maria West, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Maria West, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
1940
25 Mar 1940
Age 91
Death of Marie Cecile Major in Maria, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Maria, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1849
    Event Place: Maria, Co. Bonaventure,, Québec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Maria West, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada; Roll: T-6388; Family No: 13
    [2] Quebec, Canada, Death Registers, Drouin Genealogical Institute; Quebec, Canada; Quebec Death Indexes, 1926-1997

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Janv 1849
    Event Place: Carleton, Québec, Canada
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Maria West, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Maria West, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada; Roll: T-6388; Family No: 13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maria
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Death Registers, Drouin Genealogical Institute; Quebec, Canada; Quebec Death Indexes, 1926-1997

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Canada, World War I CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1940
    Event Place: Maria, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Death Registers, Drouin Genealogical Institute; Quebec, Canada; Quebec Death Indexes, 1926-1997

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