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Surnames: COTA - CARTIER - LAFRANCE - TONNONCOURT - FOURQUIN - DUSSEAU
Classification: Query
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I've checked the MA vital records and here's what I found :
Lewis (Louis) COTA, born c. 1846 in Richford (Franklin Co.) VT, (son of Joseph COTA and
Mary Ann ...) and Margaret CARTER (Cartier), born. c. 1848 in Canada, (daugther of ...
& ... Carter) married 09/12/1871 in Northampton, MA.
I found the death record for a Margaret CARTIER (LAFRANCE) Northampton MA in 1882. Her
parents were stated as : Antoine & Mary ...).
All those datas lead to one marriage :
Louis CARTIER dit LAFRANCE (s/o Louis & Modeste DUSSEAU) married Mar. 01 1859 in
St-Michel d'Yamaska (Yamaska Co.) Quebec to Marie-Exerille FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE (d/o
Antoine & Exupere DESROCY dit LINCOURT).
Louis Cartier's wife died in Northampton MA in 1881/82 and Louis died in Dakota in
1903 (Cartier datas found at my genealogical society).
I've checked the Vermont vital records, but I found nothing relating to a COTA family
in Richford VT.
I've also found an obtuary in the Index for the Richford VT Gazette and Journal
(1880-1957) for a John COTA, 77 years old, born in La Presentation (St-Hyacinthe Co.
Quebec). He died in Richford Jan. 15 1898, at his son's Arms Hill house. The OB states
John had a daughter living in Valleyfield Qc and that his burial would take place in
Sutton (Brome Co.) Quebec.
In the 1900 US federal Census for North Dakota, Rolette Co, village of Dunseith, I found
two entries that might be of some interest:
# 3536 :
COTE, Louis, widower (30 yrs marr.), born Canada East (US migration 1870)
COTE, John (son) b. 11-67 in Canada (US migration 1879)
COTE, Rose (d) b. 10-80 in Canada (US 1879)
COTE, Lizzie (d) b. 02-82 MA
COTE, Maggie (d) b. 03-84 MA
COTE, Louise (d) b. 23-84 MA
Also :
# 3435 :
LAFRANCE, Louis, widower (39 yrs marr.) b. 04-37 Canada East, farmer (US 1850)
LAFRANCE, Alice (d) b. 09-78 MA
TONNONCOURT, Joseph, b. 03-78 Canada East (US 1890), famer
If I find any Cartier or Cote lead, I'll let you know.
Dominique Ritchot