I am looking for parent of Onesime Gravel and Marie Fortin
married in Dawson in 1900
Tank you
Richard Savard

Hello Richard,
If you phone or write to the Yukon Archives, Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2C6 (phone number can be found on the web), they will send you, free of charge, a copy of the entry of the marriage you are looking for from the book "Baptemes, Mariages, Sepultures de Ste-Marie de Dawson City Yukon 1898-1956". It takes a while to arrive, but it should include the names of both sets of parents, mine did.
Good luck!

Hello Richard:

I have the record of this marriage from the index of the St Mary's Catholic Church Register.

I have many pages of actual records from the Church, but, nothing that early I'm afraid.

Onesime GRAVEL & Marie FORTIN were married June 27, 1900.

Neither set of parents were named. This is quite unusual for this index.

Guests/Witnesses were Jolk? TREMBLAY & Wilfrid TREMBLAY.


According to the 1901 Census, Onesime as born circa 1872. In 1881 there is an Onesime GRAVEL born circa 1872 in Quebec, parents Alphe & Louise.

There is a Charles Gravelle, aged 64, living on Bonanza Creek, Yukon in 1901.....Onesime & Mary are also living on Bonanza Creek in 1901. There are a Frederick TREMBLAY & a George TREMBLAY living with them (partner & lodger)

Their son Joseph Alfred Onesime, was born Jan 5, 1902. Godfather is listed as Charles GRAVEL.The Godmother is listed as Mme Emelie TREMBLAY, represented by Marie Agnes BINET.

Found something interesting in Quebec in 1901....Louise GRAVEL (wife to Alphe & mother to Onesime in 1881)is listed by a researcher as nee TREMBLAY. Alphe is listed/corrected as Alphee Olivier, son of Louis Anselme & Julie GALIEN.

Seems to point fairly strongly to Onesimes mother being Louise TREMBLAY & his father being Alphe/Alhphee GRAVEL?

Mary/Marie FORTIN is too common a name to tackle!:-)

Hope this is of some help.

Ginny

Thank you for info Marie Fortin dauther of Cleophas Fortin and Emilienne Tremblay.His sister Emelie Fortin married Jack (Pierre Nolasque) Tremblay
Richard Savard

Just saw this post. Marie Fortin was my Great Aunt. Her sister Laure was my great grandmother and Emilie Fortin Tremblay actually raised my grandmother (Laure's 8th child.
All of the info is in my tree "Schrom"
I would be happy to share with you anything I have.