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Author: jparker194
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After two hours of searching, I've been able to identify the family involved, though
not every name listed in the 25 Mar 1936 newspaper article whose image you posted. The
family definitely comes from the village of St. Paul, Joliette Co., Quebec, which is
located about 20km north of the St. Lawrence River, and about 60km directly north of
Montreal. This is Joseph Mederic Chamberland, b. 13 Aug 1865, St Paul de Joliette,
Quebec, Canada, d. 18 Jan 1946, Holyoke, Hampden Co., MA, who married c1892, Marie Louise
LaForest, b. 8 Oct 1870, St Paul Ermite, Quebec, Canada, d. 29 Dec 1950, South Hadley, MA,
with 2 children listed for them:
- Marie Irene Josephine Chamberland, b. 15 Mar 1903, d. 17 Oct 1987, Holyoke, Hampden Co.,
MA, wife of Thomas Louise Gregoire
- Paul Edward Chamberland, b. 18 Jul 1907, St. Paul de Joliette, Quebec, d. 10 Oct 1994,
Holyoke, Hampden Co., MA, whose first? wife was Estelle L. Crete, and whose other wife, if
this is to be believed(?!), was his sister Irene, by whom they had a daughter Theresa
Mary, b. 23 Apr 1928.
Most of this information comes from sn
Ancestry.com Family Tree online, which traces
the ancestry back a couple of generations, then makes an incorrect connection with one of
the descendants of a pioneer ancestor, Simon Chamberland of Quebec - so beware - problems
here!
1930 Census data as follows:
- 1930 Census, 55 Summer St., Holyoke Ward 1, Hampden Co., MA, p. 62A, #50/151, 14 Apr
1930, Mederic [listed as Medeine] Chamberlane, head, age 65, married age 27, $16,
carpenter - construction co., rents, doesn't own a radio, CAN/CAN/CAN(all French);
Laforest, wife, age 59, married age 21, CAN/CAN/CAN(all French); Irene, daughter, single,
age 27, spinner - cotten mill, CAN/CAN/CAN(all French); Paul, son, single, age 22, paper
maker - paper mill, CAN/CAN/CAN(all French); also Stella Crete, boarder, single, age 20,
winder - thread mill, CAN(French)/CAN(French)/MI
I've maintained a complete listing here of all 1881 Census for all
Chamberlain/lin/lands throughout Canada, and I see that there are 9 different listings in
Ste. Paul, Joliette, Quebec, one of which matches one of the twins Baptiste and Joseph:
- 1881 Census, Ste. Paul, Joliette, Quebec, Canada, J. Baptiste Chamberlain, p. 040, dist.
87C, household #226, male, age 21, domestique; listed in household of Joseph Rivais,
widowed, age 73, cultivateur; Alfrid, age 27, cultivateur; Joseph, age 1; William, age 1,
b. Jul 9/12; also Matilde Prudhomme, age 20 (prob. wife of Joseph Rivais] - all ethnic
French, Catholique, b. QUE
But I haven't determined how the twins are related to Joseph Mederic - probably
cousins, I suppose. Anyway, more can be determined from other Canadian Census data, no
doubt. And, if you will track down the person who sumitted the
Ancestry.com listing
recently, you will no doubt be able to find living descendants in the Holyoke, MA,
vicinity, and elsewhere. For instance, the Gregoire children, whose names are listed,
lived there in Holyoke and several of them died just recently. Theresa May Chamberland
married Grover Cleveland Twiss, with several children (names withheld), and this couple
died just recently in Granby, MA.
The earliest known ancestor is Joseph Chamberland, b. 1830, Ste. Paul de Joliette,
Quebec, who married Esther Racette, 24 Oct 1870, St. Thomas, Joliette, which is located a
couple of miles east of St. Paul. Perhaps you or someone else can help me identify his
parents there.
Please contact me via Email if you wish to discuss this information in greater
detail, or if you can share additional information with me, as you proceed, for my
research files, with regard to this interesting family. James B. Parker
(jbparker(a)provide.net).
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