Looking for information and source documentation on the parents of Abraham LaChapelle born 1845 who married Mary Charpontier (Charpentier). The lived in the Georgina area of Simcoe County Ontario in 1881 (Census). I have found many links that claim this Abraham was a son of Louis Langlois LaChapelle (born 1812) who was married to Eliza Sedore but have not seen any source documentation. Too many people have been posting speculation and unsourced data on the net which makes it difficult to accurately trace information.
Anyone who might have a census document, mariage or birth document of Abraham which can trace this line please let me know. Much appreciated.
Sid

i HAVE FOUND mARY lACHAPELLE LISTED IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WITH THE DATE OF DEATH LISTED AS jULY 7, 1934. HER DATE OF BIRTH SHOWSJUNE 5 1852 IN SORRELL QUEBEC. ABRAHAM MUST HAVE DIED EARLIER AS SHE IS SHOWED A A WIDOWER IN 1934. iT LIST A LIFETIME EVEN THOUGH ONLY 38 YEARS AS A RESIDENT. mY GREAT GRANDMOTHER WAS MARY SISTER lAURA,WHO MARRIED pAUL CURRIER, SHE WAS MENTIONED IN lAURA DEATH IT SJPWS mRS lAcHAPELLE AND mRS aRTHURS AS HER SISTERS/ YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT jACKIE.SCOTT@ROGERS.COM IF NEED BE

Hi Jackie.
This is great. If Mary and Iaura were sisters, I would love to see any information that you have on Iaura's parents. I have nothing on Mary Charpontier and would love to see what you have. Do you have any pictures of her?
Do you have Mary's death certificate?
I tried your email, but no answer.

Sid

Hi Sid

I’ve had the same trouble researching this family line. It is an extremely complex family to research for numerous reasons. I have found a couple of records for an Abraham LaChapelle born abt. The same time but I’m not 100% certain that they are for the same Abraham LaChapelle you are researching.

1. Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934 about Peter Abe LaChapelle. Death Date: 17 Apr 1910.
Death Location: Simcoe. Estimated Birth Year: 1846. Birth Location: Twp of King. Father: Louis LaChapelle. Mother: Abbey Sedore.

2. 1901 Census of Canada about Abraham LaChapelle. Birth Date: 9 Oct 1845. Birthplace: Ontario. Spouse’s Name: Mary. Racial or Tribal Origin: French. Nationality: Canadian.
Religion: Roman Catholic. Occupation: Laborer Saw Mill. Province: Ontario.
District: Simcoe (East/est). District Number: 113. Sub-District: Tay.
Sub-District Number: M-4.

Your welcome to send me a direct email through Ancestry.com if you would like.

Kind Regards Patti Molenaar

Hi Patti,

Yes, he's the same Abraham P. LaChapelle who I'm researching as well.

1881 Canadian Census Georgina, York North, Ontario
Abram LaChapelle M Male French 35 O Labourer Roman Catholic
Mary LaChapelle M Female French 30 Quebec RC
Frank LaChapelle Male French 10 O RC
Charlotte LaChapelle Female French 7 O
Malcolm LaChapelle Male French 4 O
Abigale LaChapelle Female French 2 O

1901 Canadian Census Simcoe County, Tay Township
LaChapelle, Abraham M Head M 9 OCT 1846 55 ONT
LaChapelle, Mary F Wife M 5 JUNE 1852 49 QUE
LaChapelle, Franklin M Son S 4 ??? 1870 30 ONT
LaChapelle, Malcolm M Son S 27 MARCH 1877 24 ONT
LaChapelle, Abby F Dau S 15 JUNE 1879 21 ONT
LaChapelle, Angus M Son S 16 JULY 1881 19 ONT
LaChapelle, Laura F Dau S 3 NOV 1888 12 ONT

I don't have a birth certificate for him and so the birthdate has to be 'estimated' off the census right now. I hate doing that because the census enumerators were notorious for making mistakes (No!) and so makes the information unreliable. Not only that, but most of their handwriting was/is hard to read.

Anyway, I am more so interested in researching Abraham's parents, Louis LaChapelle and Eliza Sedore. If you come accross any information about them I would love to see it.

Unfortunately, it may well be that I will have to make a 'research holiday' out east to Ontario to search the parish records myself one day. I do have a pretty good pedigree file on this LaChapelle family, but the person who gave it to me could not give me any source documentation for any of the information and so, I have to treat it as speculative research for now. I'm an advocate for source documentation.

Happy hunting.
Cheers, Sid