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Regis Pigeon Mystery

Regis Pigeon Mystery

Posted: 9 Sep 2011 5:27PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pigeon brunelle brabant lamarre
Hi everyone,

I was looking for some assistance. regarding my ancestor Regis Pigeon and his marriages.

I have evidence of three wives based on marriage and baptismal records for his children, but I can only find hard evidence of two marriages.

Here is what I know based on church records.

1. My ancestor Phillippe Brunelle married Malvina Pigeon (believed to be Marie Malvina Pigeon) on 20 Feb 1871 in saint Francois Xavier de Shefford. Her parents are listed as Regis Pigeon and Marie Bruebon of St. Polycarpe Parish. <-- this is the marriage in question.

I have marriage records for Regis' two wives. He was first married to Catherine Brabant at an unknown date but she died in 1853. He then married Florence Lamarre in 1854. Both marriages took place in St. Polycarpe Parish.

The baptismal record for Malvina indicates her mother as Catherine Brabant, not Marie Bruebon.

Is anyone aware of an error in the marriage record indicated in paragraph one? I can find no evidence that Catherine Brabant's full name was Marie Catherine Brabant. I suspect it might be, but I cannot confirm it.

If you have any information that might help, I would greatly appreciate it.

Respectfully,
Keith Mageau

Objet : Regis Pigeon Mystery

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 1:49AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi, in fact the error you report is simply a bad misunderstanding of the name of Marie Brabant. The priest wrote in fact in the parish register "Branban" but it looks like Breuban, but rest assured, it sure is Marie Brabant. You have to understand that the priest had to write the names as they were told to him as nobody among the parents or the married couple could read or write. This explains that.

FYI, Regis married Catherine Brabant on May 4th, 1846 in St-Polycarpe. Upon the death of Catherine on Nov. 17th, 1853, he remarried Florence Lamarre on Aug. 14, 1854 in St-Polycarpe.

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