Searching for info on Eleanore D. (Leanora) Donais, b. ~1826 in Canada (?) who married a Boudreau/Beaudreau in 1843, and also info on their daughter, Mary (my gggrandmother), b. 1853, possibly in Minnesota. Thank you!

Eleanor Donais
Birth: 2 JUL 1826 in Quebec

Father: Jean_Baptiste Donais Desnoyers b: 5 JAN 1782 in Boucherville,QC
Mother: Marie-Archange Arceneau b: in Quebec

Marriage 1 Jean_Baptiste Baudreau b: 6 JUN 1824 in Sorel,QC
Married: 6 JUN 1843 in St. Pierre,Sorel,QC
Children
Emerentienne Baudreau b: 1844 in Sorel,Quebec
Joseph Baudreau
Helen Baudreau b: 11 NOV 1848 in Minnesota
Caroline Baudreau b: 1860 in Maple Grove Twns,Hennepin,MN
Jennette Baudreau b: 1863 in Maple Grove,Hennepin,MN
John Baudreau b: 1870 in Maple Grove,Hennepin,MN

did not see a mary

Hi Karen,
I'm researching this same family, hoping (praying) that this is my "Antoine Donais"'s family.

I found a couple of census entries that will interest you.

1860 Nov 14 Census; Maple Grove; Hennepin Co. MN; Pg# 116 & 117; Dw# 1141; Fam# 975; Beaudreau (spelled Bodreau on census), John 33, b. Can, Farmer, Value of Real Estate $1,600, Value of Personal Estate $700; w/Leonora D. 33 b. Can; Mariah 16; Joseph (Jos) 14; Ellen 12; (next pg.) Mary 8; Anna 6; Christine 5; (Can't read name--looks like Zetelend??) age 3; Sarah 2; + Frank Donnah? (possibly Francois Donais??) 25, Laborer, born Can & Louis Luses/Leises? Laborer b. Can. (Mariah & Joseph b. Can; all other children b. MN

With that in mind that I looked him up on the 1870 census. I found John Baptiste, but no Eleanor/Leonor! Don't know what to make of this. Here's the listing:

1870 Jul 30 Census; Maple Grove; Hennepin Co. MN; Pg# 24?; Dw# 133; Fam# 133; Beaudreau, John 47 Farmer, born Can; Value of Real Estate $3,000; Value of Personal Estate $695; w/Emma 45 b. Can; Christian 16 works on farm (in the 1860 census is listed as Christine & Female; here is listed as Christian & Male???); (next child's name is illegible again, but looks like Whitoraina ) age 14; Sarah 12; Caroline 10; Jenette 7; & John 3/12. (All children b. MN)

I'm sure they're both the same family. Do we assume Eleanor died between 1860-1870? Or could 'Emma' be another form of Eleanor?

Anyway...hope this helps!
Best Regards,
Judy King

Karen,
I just found Marie, I believe, in the 1900 MN Census, Red Lake Falls, Red Lake Co. She's listed as Marie Gervais 55, b. April 1845 Canada (widow). She had 16 children! 12 survived! She's a farmer; has several children still at home (I'll transcribe it more thoroughly tomorrow); and living with her is Baptiste Beaudro (Father) b. June 1824 Canada (immigrated 1846), Occupation listed as 'Capitalist'. =)
More tomorrow,
Judy

Couldn't wait to transcribe it, so here it is:
1900 Jun 26; Red Lake Falls; Red Lake Co. MN; ED# 378; Pg# 19B; Dw# 327; Fam# 321/322; Gervais Marie (Head) 55 b. Apr 1845 Can (parents b. Can) Farmer (16 ch/12 surv) Immigrated 1849; w/Eugene 28 b.Aug 1871 MN (fb. NY/mb. Can) Logging (something??); William 26 b. Sep 1873 MN Teaming; Louis 16 b. Mar 1884; Dexter 14 b. Feb 1886 MN; + Rose Miller (dau) 26 b. Jun 1873 Married 10 yrs (4 ch/2 surv); Henry (Miller) (grandson) 8 b. Nov 1891 MT; George (Miller) 7 b. Feb. 1893 MT & Baptiste Beaudro (Father) (widow) 75 b. Jun 1824 Can (parents b. Can) Immigrated 1846 Occ: Capitalist

Thank you so much for your reply and information. I believe we are researching the same Eleanor/Leonora Donais. The names and ages of her children appear to match. According to my information Eleanor was born in about 1826, and married to Joseph or Jean Baptiste Boudreau (b. June 6, 1824 in Sorel, QC). Eleanor was the daughter of Jean Baptiste Donais and Marie Archange Arceneau.

One of Eleanor's daughters, Mary J. (b. 1852-53, d. 1942) was my gg-grandmother. However, please note that my information on Eleanor originally came from the LDS Family Search and has not been confirmed with any original sources, so I cannot be certain that this information is correct.

I will do some more checking and let you know if I find anything :o).

Thank you!
Karen Nowlin

Hi Karen,
You're very welcome. I'm doing the same thing...trying to confirm that this is MY family. My 2nd gr-grandfather Antoine is likely (but not proven) a brother to your Eleanor--at least that's what I'm hoping! =)
I'm going to proceed on that premise, and if it turns out not to be true, at least I've had 'fun' following the line!
As I find more, will be happy to share with you as well.
Good Luck!
Judy

According to my information, Eleanor did have a brother named Antoine, but I do not have any information on him. Their ancestors all appear to have been born in Quebec and before that, in France, but information on them is incomplete.

Good luck and happy hunting!
Karen

Hello, I think I am related to both of you. My GG Grandmother is Maria Beaudreau, maybe the oldest child in this family. Born April 15, 1842 in Quebec. She married Henry Gervais. Their daughter Anna Gervais "Celestine" was my G Grandmother. I am willing to share anything I have. . Sharon

Hi Sharon,
Good to hear from you. What I REALLY need is.....still....to know whether or not 'my' Antoine is the same as this one. So far what I've seen is that Antoine, son of Jean Baptiste & Marie-Archange, was b. 01 Sep 1815. That ALMOST fits. BUT---MY Antoine was married 19 Mar 1831 in Cheboygan, Michigan. There's the problem. IF he was b. 1815, he'd be only 16 when married. That's pretty young, even in those days; though it IS possible.
ANYWAY---would you have any info on Antoine other than birth date? I somehow must get past this hurdle before I can be certain he's a part of this family.
Thanks so much.
Judy