Hi again,
I just checked the 1900 census for MA/US, and there were 14 people with the AUDETTE name living in Bristol County, MA. And most of them were born in Canada !! That makes me wonder if the AUDETTE couple came from Canada to the US in 1860's (~1870 after Civil War), and then returned to Canada. All the people were "white."
There were 34 people in MA with the name in 1900 and almost all of them were born in Canada !
I just checked the BUREAU name and was surprised to see only one couple in MA in 1900. But, on the same page there is a Joseph BUREAU who didn't appear in the Index for the census.
BUREAU, PETER (1900 U.S. Census)
MASSACHUSETTS , MIDDLESEX, 5-WD CAMBRIDGE
Age: 54, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: CANA
Series: T623 Roll: 657 Page: 297
Again, this couple was born in French-Canada, and Peter migrated in 1887. Peter and Rose had been married for 10 yrs.
I'm not sure that Joseph's name was BUREAU but that's what the handwriting looks to me. It looks like he was a widower with several children with him from 22 down to 3. And, he had come down in 1875 from French-Canada.
In 1900 there were only 17 people with the BUREAU name in MA, and 10 of them were in New England and New York.
Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA)
Board Administrator
P.S. I just remembered to check 1880 for AUDETTE in MA and found:
AUDETTE, CHARLES (1880 U.S. Census)
MASSACHUSETTS , BRISTOL, TAUNTON
Age: 31, Race: WHITE, Born: CANA
Series: T9 Roll: 525 Page: 295
Same thing; only a few people with the name; most a large family in Lawrence, MA.
You should check for the AUDETTE name in the 1881 census for Canada.
www.familysearch.org(I find going to the old version of that web site is easier for me.)