Extracts: Transcribed and Translated by Rosalie Ferris

from the church of

St-Cyprien de Napierville

Napierville, Quebec

All DUQUET(TE) ENTRIES from AUG 1866 to NOV 1876

(listed by date)

This is a direct result of the donation of Kathy Barnello! Thanks, Kathy!

B 103. Marie Odile Duquet

"The 2nd of August, eighteen hundred sixty-six, we the undersigned, vicar of St-Cypren, baptized Marie Odile, born yesterday of the legitimate marriage of Camil Duquet, laborer, and of Marie Turgeon of this parish. The godfather was Cyprien Lamarre, and the godmother was Delima Turgeon, who, along with the father, did not know how to sign."

[signature: F. X. Geoffroy ptre]

M 7. Julien Duquette and Valerie Tetrault

"The 24th of February, eighteen hundred seventy-three, after the publication of three bans of marriage made at the homily of our parish mass, and at that of St. Bernard de Lacolle, as it was proved by the certificate of Monsieur A Gasse, parish priest, well in the date of the twenty-third of the current, between Julien Duquette, farmer, adult son of Medard Duquette and of Marie Cusson of St. Bernard de Lacolle on the one side, and M. Valerie Tetrault, minor daughter of Louis Tetrault, farmer, and of Genivive Gamache, of this parish, on the other side. Having been found without impeachment to said marriage, we the undersigned, vicar of St. Cyprien, with the consent of the parents of the minor daughter, have received their mutual consent to marriage and have given them the nuptial blessing in the presence of Louis Tetrault, father of the bride, and Julien Duquette, --- to the groom; the father of the bride did not know how to sign; the groom, bride, and many of their parents and friends signed with us."

[signature: Valerize Tetreault]

[signature: Julien Duquette]

[signature: Julien Duquette] [signature: Joseph Savage]

[signature: Louis Eujine Tetreault] [signature: Marie Tetreault]

[signature: Henriette Grigoire] [signature: Marie Lucier]

[signature: Lambert Lucier] [signature: M. Auclair ptre]

M 10. Joseph Duquette and Aglae Guilrie

"The 10th of June, eighteen hundred seventy-three, after the publication of three bans of marriage made at the homily of our parish mass, and at that of St. Bernard de Lacolle, as it was proved by the certificate of Monsieur A. S. Jasse, parish priest of said place, in the date of the eighth of the current, between Joseph Duquette, farmer, adult son of Julien Duquette and of the late Louise Sauvage of St. Bernard de Lacolle on the one side, and Aglae Guilrie, minor daughter of Joseph Guilrie, farmer, and of Emilie Caron, of this parish, on the other side. Having been found without impeachment to said marriage, we the undersigned,vicar of St. Cyprien, with the consent of the parents of the minor party, have received their mutual consent to marriage and have given them the nuptial blessing in the presence of Joseph Guilrie, father of the bride, and Julien Duquette, father of the groom; the groom, bride and the father of the groom, and some of thier parents and friends signed with us; the father of the bride didn't know how to sign."

[signature: Aglaee Guillerie]

[signature: Joseph Duquette]

[signature: Julien Duquette]

[signature: John Duquette] [signature: Alphonsine Giroux]

[signature: Joseph Sauvage] [signature: Alphonse]

[signature: Joseph Brosseau]

[signature: Belzemire Thorn] [signature: Alcesie(?) Giroux]

[signature: M. Auclair ptre]

B 80. Marie Georgiana Duquet

"The 14th of August, eighteen hundred seventy-five, we the undersigned, vicar of St-Cypren, baptized Marie Georgiana, born yesterday of the legitimate marriage of Adelard Duquet, farmer of this parish, and of Mathilde St-Denis. The godfather was Camille Duquet, and the godmother was Marie Turgeon his wife, who, along with the father, did not know how to sign."

[signature: S. J. Lafortune ptre]

S 31. Marie Georgiana Duquet

"The 19th of September, eighteen hundred seventy-five, we the undersigned, vicar of St-Cyprien, buried in the cemetery of this parish, the body of Marie Georgiana, died yesterday at the age of five weeks, child of Adelard Duquet, farmer of this parish, and Domitile St. Denis. Present were Adelard Duquet and Narcisse Lafond, who did not know how to sign."

[signature: S. J. Lafortune ptre]

B 81. J. Pierre Escilias Duquet

"The 29th of June, eighteen hundred seventy-six, we the undersigned, vicar of St-Cypren, baptized Joseph Pierre Escilias, born this morning, legitimate son of Adelard Duquet, laborer of this parish, and of Domitile St. Denis. The godfather was Jules St. Denis, farmer of the parish of St-Valentin, and the godmother was Julie Girard his wife, who all two signed with us. The father did not know how to sign."

[The next page containing the signatures was omited, sorry.]

M. J. B. Duquet and Me. Pauline Lavoie

"The year eighteen hundred thirty-six, the 10th of August, after one publication of promise made last Sunday at the homily of the parish mass, in this parish, and the dispense of publication of the other two bans, obtained by Monsieur Viau, Vicar General, between Jean Baptiste Duquet, laborer, adult, widow of Agnes Normandin, of this parish on the one side, and Marie Paulline Lavoie, minor daughter of the late Prosper Lavoie and Marie Hippolyte Bisson, her father and mother also of this parish, on the other side. Having been found without impeachment or opposition to this marriage, we, the undersigned priests, vicar of this parish, given the consent of the father of the bride, have given them the nuptial blessing after receiving their mutual consent, by --- of present, in the presence of Jean Baptiste Bertrand, Isaac Binet, Hubert Hebert, and Prosper Lavoie, father of the bride, Abraham Lavoie, her brother, Francois Lavoie, her brother, who, along with the groom, have stated that they did not know how to sign, and Medard Lavoie, brother of the bride, signed below this statement."

[signature: Medard Lavoie] [signature: J. E. Leveque ptre]