Florence Evelyn Hughes

Notes:

Birth certificate reads: Clarabel Evelyn Hughes

Obituary of Evelyn C. Minicola nee Hughes

MINICOLA, Evelyn C. - Evelyn passed away peacefully into the arms of Our Lord on March 6, 2009 at the age of 100. Beloved wife of the late Victor E. Minicola (1980). Loving mother of Peter (Angela) of Peterborough, Thomas (Diane) of Ennismore, James (Donna) of Omemee, Judith McRae (Barry) of Brampton. Predeceased by Yvonne Lowes, Donna Dorris (Bill), Shirley McLean (Glenn) and Nancy Jamieson. Evelyn is survived by her son-in-laws Mark Lowes and Ross Jamieson. Her family will always treasure the love and kindness she extended to our family and friends as she welcomed them warmly to join us for her wonderful dinners in both our home and at the cottage on Stoney Lake. In the early rears, mother was a talented pianist and milliner. Her love for the arts continued as she raised her family and she expressed her talents in oil paintings and she also enjoyed singing with her family and friends as well as in the choir. “Grandma Ev“ will be missed by her many grandchildren and great- grandchildren. Evelyn was predeceased by her parents Joseph and Catherine (Turcotte) Hughes and her sisters Gertrude Heffron, Ada Porter, Kathleen Whalen, Blanche Douglas, Sister Bernice Hughes R.H.S.J., Sister Macrena C.S.J. and her brothers Lester, Osbourne and Guy Hughes. Visitation will be held on Friday from 10-11 am at St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church (859 Barnardo St.) with a Funeral Mass immediately following at 11 am. Reverend Fr. Bill Moloney officiating. Interment Highland Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society, Peterborough Regional Health Center Palliative Care or the Canadian Alzheimer Society would be appreciated by the family. You are back in Dad's arms for eternity. 11437456

March 11, 2009 (The Peterborough Examiner, ON)

Collected March 25th, 2022 From:
https://www.mesaieux.com/Obituary/Evelyn-C.-HUGUES/572318

Florence married Vittorio Emmanuelle Minicola on 19 Jan 1930. Vittorio (son of Donato Martino Minicola and Adelina Ferrara) was born on 8 Sep 1907 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Oct 1980 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Yvonne Bernice Minicola was born on 20 May 1931; died on 11 May 2005 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
2. Shirley Margaret Minicola was born on 20 Jul 1932 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Oct 1999 in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.
3. Donna Ann Minicola was born on 10 Jul 1935; died on 22 Jan 2009 in Trenton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 2009 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
4. Nancy Marie Minicola was born on 28 Jul 1936 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Sep 2000 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
5. Living
6. James Patrick Minicola was born on 17 Mar 1941 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Oct 2019 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
7. Peter Joseph Minicola was born on 15 Feb 1942 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Jan 2020 in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada.
8. Judith Evelyn Minicola was born on 14 Oct 1947; died on 2 Jan 2014.

Joseph married Catherine Menance Turcotte on 7 Jan 1890 in McDonalds Corners, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Bruno Urgel Turcotte and Maria Ange Guenard) was born on 8 Feb 1872 in Ompah, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Mar 1949 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 20 Mar 1949 in Stoco, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Occupation: Farmer

Burial info/marker photo from:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136579765/patrick-hughes

Marker says "Died FEB 14 1885 / AGED / 54 YEARS"

Hughes family history and emigration.

Patrick Hughes and his two sisters, Ellen & Susannah came to Canada from Armagh Co., Ireland in the 1840's. They arrived at Perth, Lanark Co, where they did farm and domestic work. Patrick and Ellen married Anne and James Legary another sister and brother combination of French Canadian descent. The Irish and French marriages were common as they held the same Roman Catholic religion. Although the majority of Irish are Catholics, however, most Hughes are Protestants. So the RC faith of this Hughes branch adds a particular characteristic to their history. Apparently the change of faith took place in Ireland.

Patrick and his wife Anne (Legary) first rented a farm Lot 21, Con 12, Bathurst Twp near Playfairville, just a couple miles up the MIssissippi River from her parent's home near Balderson. A few years later they settled their own farm Lot 18, Con 1, North Sherbrooke Twp above the High Falls at Dalhousie Lake about 8 miles further up the Mississippi River. Patrick Hughes' sister Ellen and her husband James Legary also purchased a farm nearby. Susannah never married. They all spent the rest of their lives in the community of Dalhousie Lake which had a post office until the late 1940's.

They are all buried in the Catholic cemetery beside St. Columbkill Church, McDonald's Corners. The first grave in this cemetery was the interment of Patrick Hughes. Gravestones were erected in their memory to mark the plots in the churchyard.

Source: Letter from Bill Amell 3 Sept. 1978

Buried:
St. Columbkill Cemetary, McDonald Crs, Ontario

Patrick married Anne Legary on 6 Jul 1851 in Perth, Ontario, Canada. Anne (daughter of Joseph Legary and Ann (Nancy) Ellison) was born on 5 Feb 1827 in Balderson, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Mar 1911 in Dalhousie Lake, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Columbkill church, McDonalds Corners, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Headstone/buriual information from:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136579778/anne-hughes

Buried:
St. Columbkill Cemetary, McDonald Crs, Ontario

Notes:

Married:
St. John's R.C. Church

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1871, Palmerston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; 1871 Census of Canada
• Residence: 1906, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, CANADA

Notes:

1906 Census of Canada lists Bruno living in Humboldt, SK with his son David and daughter in law Mary and their 9 children
Still listed as Married but no mention of Bruno's wife Marie Guenard.

1871 Census of Canada

Name Brunno Turecot
Sex Male
Age 40
Event Date 1871
Event Place Palmerston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Event Place (Original) Palmerston, Addington, Ontario
Sub-District Palmerston
Sub-District Number n
District Number 64
Birth Year (Estimated) 1831
Birthplace Q
Marital Status Married
Nationality French
Religion Catholic
Event Type Census
Event Place Note Palmerston n, Addington 64, Ontario
Household Identifier 67
House Number 65
Line Number 5
Page 21
Affiliate Film Number C-9998

Bruno married Maria Ange Guenard about 1857. Maria (daughter of Alexander Guenard and Catherine LaFreniere) was born on 5 Feb 1840; was christened on 7 Feb 1840 in St-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Quebec, Canada; died on 1 Feb 1909 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Surname variations:
Guignard: origin - From the Germanic name Winhard from Win 'friend' and hard 'hard, strong'
Variations: Dignard, Genord, Genore, Guinard, Guinyard

Owen married Elizabeth McGinnis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Burial Info:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158090552/joseph-legary

Interred 13 Sep 1854 aged (blank) years in presence of (blank). (Most likely Joseph Legary born Lower Canada circa 1790 found on the 1852 census in Bathurst with wife Ann Ellison)
[St. John the Baptist Parish Register]
Son of Jacques-Joseph Legaré and Marie-Agnès Trudel.
Surname on 1852 census as Legary.

A Sergeant in the Canadian Fencibles he completed Settlement Duties on Lot 27, X Concession of Bathurst Twp. 31 Dec 1819 and was Granted a Patent for the land on 17 May 1820.
He married Anne "Nancy" Ellison 4 Nov 1817 at the First Presbyterian Church by the Rev. William Bell

A veteran of the war of 1812

More about Joseph Legary and his military service in the war of 1812:

https://gravesideproject.ca/?p=328

Thanks to Bill Amell

Joseph Legary military service: War of 1812:

Between 1808 and 1813, Quartermaster Sergeant (QMSgt) Joseph Legare had risen through the ranks and was a staff member of the regiment. A few months later, the regiment was dispatched south of Montreal, and would help to defend the territory against an American invasion in October 1813 at the Battle of Chateauguay.

The colonial regiment was renamed the Canadian Fencibles, and posted to serve garrison duty between 1814 and 1815 to defend Fort Henry at Kingston, which was a strategic location at the entrance of the St. Lawrence River, and the gateway to Lake Ontario.

Credit: William Amell - full story at the following link:
https://gravesideproject.ca/?p=328



War of 1812 Perth Military Records - Joseph Legary listed on the right hand side half way down:

https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4651/11

Full record - line 610 on the left:

https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4651/49

More 1812 records - he was awarded the Chateauguay medal for serving in that battle in the war of 1812:
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/mass-digitized-archives/british-military-naval-records-documents/Pages/item.aspx?PageID=1672723

Joseph Legare awarded 100 acres in Broughton township for his service in the war of 1812 (Page 5 (683):
https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4370530?docsearchtext=quebec%20gazette%201839%20august%2029

Joseph married Ann (Nancy) Ellison on 4 Nov 1817 in Perth, Ontario, Canada. Ann (daughter of Samuel Ellison and Ann Ellison) was born on 17 Aug 1800; died on 25 Nov 1865 in Bathurst, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also known as Nancy Anne Elysie Allison

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157227184/anne-smith
Ann remarried after Joseph Legare's death.

See link for grave marker transcription and death date.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1839, Ile-du-Grand-Calumet, Quebec, Canada
• Residence: 1854, Lake Stoco, Ontario, Canada; A forest fire burned the entire island of Grand Calumet in 1853 and rather than stay and rebuild they chose to venture into the recently opened area around Stoco Lake.
• Residence: 1858, Mellon Lake, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Ompah, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Census/Residence information supplied by William Amell

Joseph married Marguerite Brien dit Desrochers on 12 Jan 1813 in L'Assomption, Quebec, CANADA. Marguerite was born on 27 Feb 1797 in L'Assomption, Quebec, CANADA; was christened on 28 Feb 1797 in L'Assomption, Quebec, CANADA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Adoptive parents: "Marguerite's foster father would be Jean-Baptiste-André Brien married to Marie Perreault"


Marguerite Brien aka Desrochers
Born [date unknown] [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of Joseph Marie Turcotte — married 12 Jan 1813 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canadamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of Marie Justine Turcotte and Virginie (Turcotte) Fleury
Died after 5 Oct 1849 [location unknown]
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Marguerite Brien was adopted
Adoptive Parents Biological Parents
Father: Andre Jean Baptiste Brien Father: Unknown
Mother: Marie C Perrault Mother: Unknown
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1 Biography
2 Note
3 Note
4 Sources

Biography

She and Joseph lived in Grand Calumet in 1849 as noted on their son's marriage record.[1]


Note

PRDH notes her as born out of wedlock (Bourque-573 23:19, 13 August 2018 (UTC))

Marguerite Brien dit Desrochers This info came from a man in Petawawa who has also researched the Turcotte family. Marguerite, the wife of Joseph Turcotte, is something of a mystery. She was the foster daughter of Jean-Baptiste Andre Brien dit Desrochers and Marie-Louise Parent who did not have any natural children of their own. Marguerite is clearly recorded as "Marguerite alias Brien dite Desrochers" which means she was using their family name. Now usually in these old Catholic records names are scrupulously recorded but with family stories being common in several of her children's descendants, it would appear that Marguerite may have been an Indian who was fostered by the Brien dit Desrochers family in L'Assomption, Quebec. Later in her life she called herself "Marguerite Desrochers" and "Marguerite Durocher" and in one case "Marguerite Brien". So, unfortunately, there is no further information about her ancestry. I always make sure to record her name as Marguerite alias Brien dite Desrochers just the way she appears in the earliest records. [2]
Note

removed date of death as on verification, she and her husband have a last known child born in September 1835 in L'Assomption: Gilbert, so cannot have been deceased in 1832. There is also a marriage of their son Xavier (François Xavier, born 9 Jan 1820) in 1849 in Ste-Anne-du-Grand-Calumet mission, which lists both her and her husband as being residents of Grand-Calumet parish (Northwest of Ottawa near Campbell's Bay).

Date of birth needs verification, no baptism found for her on that date or close after.

Parents should be removed as all evidence shows they were foster parents, therefore not correct to have them listed there, they can be listed here in bio, Jean Baptiste André Brien dit Desrochers and Marie Louise Perrault (not Parent as noted above)

The following are the entries found for this marriage:

-Marriage 12 Jan 1813 in L'Assomption, she is listed as Marguerite dite Brien fille dans a...(illegible word) named for her, both cited as residing in that parish, witness for her is Jean Baptiste André Brien père nouricier, as well as another Brien listed as her friend.[3]

-baptism 2 June 1814 in St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan of son Joseph, born 1 June, she is listed as Marguerite Brien

-baptism 9 Jan 1820 in L'Assomption of son François Xavier, born same day, listed as Marguerite Brien

-birth and baptism 22 Oct 1822 in L'Assomption, son Nazaire, listed as Marguerite Brien

-birth and baptism 30 Jan 1824 in L'Assomption, daughter Marie Judith, listed as Marguerite Brien

-birth and baptism 23 Apr 1826 in L'Assomption, daughter Marie Justine, listed as Marguerite Desrochers

-birth 5 Oct baptism 6th Oct 1831 in St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, son Bruno Urgel , listed as Marguerite Brien Derocher

-birth 7 Nov baptism 8 Nov 1833 in L'Assomption, daughter Émilie Virginie, listed as Marguerite Desrochers

-marriage 2 Mar 1835 in St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan of son Joseph with Marcelline Veine (Venne), listed as Marguerite Brien Desrochers

-birth and baptism 20 Sept 1835 in L'Assomption, son Gilbert, listed as Marguerite Brien

-birth 15 Aug and baptism 17 Sept 1840 in Buckingham (east of Ottawa), daughter Sophia, listed as Margret Brien (sic), they are listed as living in Grand-Calumet in that document (which was in English and not French)

-marriage 5 Oct 1849 in Ste-Anne-du-Grand-Calumet, son Xavier with Sophie St-Jean, listed as Marguerite Durocher, everybody resident of Grand-Calumet

In no document does she sign, she is unable to per evidence of her marriage record. So variations on her last name that was used are actually clerical. In most instances of these records, she was not even present, baptisms normally had father and godparents present only.

NOTE:In nosorigines she is listed as being 16 on her marriage and being born in l'Assomption Parrish - which makes sense because that's where her husband and adoptive father are from. It says on her marriage certificate that she was born 'sans aveu' it means that she was illegitimate (mother & father unknown, or usually not married). This would mean that she was born in 1797 and not 1790. There was no baptism of a girl on April 7, 1790 or for the next month. However, on February 28, 1797 a Marie-Marguerite (illegitimate) was baptized in l'Assomption. She is the only Marie-Marguerite (ill.) born that year. Her godparents where a married man and his sister-in-law: Pierre Lebegue 35(Lebrecque - Lesperance) and Marie Josette Janson-Neveu 47. Usually godparents are chosen from relatives. Had she been native - the term 'sauvagesse' would have been written on her marriage contract. Marie Petrin.

-No marriages of children of this couple after 1849 found in Quebec.


Sources

Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997

↑ Drouin Genealogical Institute (membership required) [ https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/3960119 Son Xaviers marriage record] Her name was spelled Durocher
↑ source: e-mail - [email address removed]
↑ Drouin Genealogical Institute (needs subscription) [ https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/2208300 Marriage]

L'Assomption 1813-01-12 TURCOT, JOSEPH Sujet - Résidence : LASSOMPTION âge maj Ét. civ. célib. BRIEN, MARGUERITE Sujet - Résidence : LASSOMPTION Ét. civ. célib. TURCOT, JEAN BAPTISTE Père de l'époux - GAGNON, MARIE ADELAIDE Mère de l'époux -

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brien-150

A Marriage contract notarized by Mercier and Raymond of L’Assomption dated January 6th, 1813 likely held in the repository at Joliette. The contract was
an elaborate four-page document endorsed by two notaries.
Marguerite was identified as “De dix-
sept ans, fille naturelle et adoptif.”
The document lists the names of 33 persons who assembled for the occasion, including her entourage of 12 of her
friends. The dowry included a cash amount of 124 Pounds,
a chest of 24 drawers, bed and bedding, a double sideboard,
a milking cow, two female sheep, six hens and a cock by her
benefactor, and a sleigh and saddle by his parents. Plus, “le dite future epoux a donit doue le dite future epouse de la somme de six cent livres” translates as “said future husband endows said future wife with the sum of 600 pounds.”2
At that time, the Pound was the regular currency in Canada.

Clarification on the meaning of "fille naturelle" from many sources on French Canadian Genealogy:

Clarifying French Records
When searching for your aboriginal ancestry this
phrase may cause some confusion: “fille naturelle et
adoptive” translates as “illegitimate and adopted
daughter”. Naturelle means illegitimate, it does not
mean native.
Colette is one of our most valuable volunteer
researchers and often advises us on French issues.
Thanks Colette for clarifying this.

https://www.omfrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/issue22-mar2011.pdf

Notes:

Alexander Guenard grave marker:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190952157/alexander-c-genore

Alexander married Catherine LaFreniere on 21 Jul 1828 in Ste-Elisabeth, Quebec, Canada. Catherine was born in Dec 1811 in Joliette, Quebec, Canada; died in Jun 1897 in Hastings, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]