Hi Helen;
My name is Cliff Augot - my partner is Brenda Hunt daughter of Theresa Monk in Hr. Breton. As you know you & Brenda are cousins. Most of the family have little interest in Genealogy but it is a bit of a passion of mine.
I have done a great deal of work on the LeBlanc side (very interesting stuff) but have just begun to scratch the surface on the Monk side. I was working my way back from Edward (b.1855) & wife Mary Fahie (b.1856) when I came across this post.
Something just seems out of sink with Edwards parents & the note about their marriage.
I came across a census note indicating that Catherine Debay was born in 1799 or 1800 & as your note mentions she was getting married for the second time in 1830. The record shows that she had a son named Edward Maurice Monk in 1833 but of course this is not the same Edward who married Mary Fahie as this Edward was not born until 1855/6. They were still alive when Theresa's was a little girl.
With the bit of digging I have done so far it seems that there is a generation between these two Edwards. They do not appear to be direct descendants but rather the parents of the younger Edward (b.1855) seems to be James R. Monk (b.1821) & Mary Ann Dewolf (b.1821).
As you mentioned this is really confusing stuff but here is a reference that makes sense to me...
https://www.onegreatfamily.com/fh/James-Monk/547070871 . It also points to his grandparents as being John T. Monk & Susanne Tucker.
I would really appreciate it if you could help me figure this out. email if you like
caugot@yahoo.caThanks
Cliff