Sorry in advance if you receive this more than once, I am sending to all lists I am a member of that I believe may have something to contribute. Lois LACLAIR Looking to confirm/add to info on the following line: Charles LECLAIRE (b. ~1810 d. ~1885, VT) a journalier (day-worker) residing in Coventry, VT; married on 13 Mar 1843 Cantons de l'Est Marie-Rose CLEMENT (b. 1811 d. 1906, VT) also of Coventry, VT Charles parents Jean LECLAIR & Marie PARENT Marie-Rose parents Charles CLEMENT & Marie-Rose LEMIEUX Witnesses were: Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE brother-in-law (didn't say whether of groom or bride); Francois COURTCHAINE friend of the bride; Francois-Xavier SAVOIE; & Israel LAFFOND. The priest was Joseph BARETTE who was a missionary ordained in 1842. The record does not indicate exactly where the marriage took place. It could have actually occurred in VT. Additional sources: Marriage also found in Blue Drouin per Best Bell Q-R list. Birth & death info per VT vitals, and grave of Marie. Their children in birth order to date: 1. Francoise LECLERC b. 1828 m. Jean Baptiste CHATEAUNEUF May 20, 1850, Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead; Jean Baptiste parents were Jean Baptiste DERANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF and Theotiste COTE (Des E.U.) 2. Joseph b. 1830 Source: VT records. 3. Matilde LECLERE b. 1833 m. Louis CHATEAUNEUF Sept 15, 1851 at Sacre Coeur, Stanstead Louis parents were Jean Baptiste CHATEAUNEUF and Theotiste COTE Matilde parents were Charles LECLERE and Josephte CLEMENT Source: BMS2000 in Québec, Canada found in Cabot, VT (Not sure she is theirs as mother's first name is different, but she fits in perfectly age wise and she married into the same family as 3 of the other children.) 4. Charles LECLERC aka LECLAIR, LACLARE, and LACLAIR b. 1835 Berlin, VT d. 1914 Barton, VT Buried St. Paul's in Barton; m.1 Nov 12, 1855 at Sacre Coeur Stanstead, Qc, Canada Rosalie CHATEAUNEUF b.? d. 1878 at only 38 years old buried in Albany, VT Rosalie parents were Jean Baptiste CHATEAUNEUF et Theotiste COTE They had 10 children >1856-1876< Source: BMS2000 in Québec, Canada and Blue Drouin Charles m.2 after VT census was taken in Barton 1880, Julia DUROCHER. Julia d. 1930 and is buried next to Charles in St. Paul's cemetery. (Charles & Julia are my paternal G-grandparents) They had 6 children >1881-1897< 5. Dana Frederick LACLAIR Born 1837 Died 1912 Buried Sheffield, VT m. Mary R. JOYAL, Mary DUFF, and possibly Becky RICE. Source: VT records. 6. Martha b. 1840 Source: VT records. 7. Marie LECLERC aka Mary (age 1) baptized 12 Mar 1843 This entry indicated that the parents were from Coventry, VT. 8. Isaac Fletcher LECLAIR born 16 Mar 1844, baptized 26 May 1844. died 1919, buried Barton, VT; m. Elise FRAPPIER Feb 27, 1865 at St. Thomas, Compton Elise parents were Noel FRAPPIER and Marie Rose DURAND Marriage Source: Blue Drouin per Best Bill They had 13 children >1866-1896< Source: VT records for info on children, marriage, death, and burial info. 9. Francois LECLERC aka Frank LACLAIR (per his grave stone) born 11 April 1846, baptized 12 July 1846. Buried in Stanstead he died in 1878 at only 32yrs; Godparents Francois CHAINE & Domithilde LECLERC. (don't know who Domithilde is, but must be a family member) Entry indicates the parents were from Barton. Frank m. Sophia CHATEAUNEUF Dec 10, 1864 Derby, VT possibly reaffirmed 1866 Sacre Coeur, Stanstead (I have 2 dates and haven't yet figured out how that happened -- maybe they had a civil service in VT in 1864 then had the priest redo it in 1866.) Sophia parents were Jean Baptiste CHATEAUNEUF and Theotiste COTE Source: BMS2000 in Québec, Canada, & grave site. 10. Louis LECLAIRE aka Lewis LACLAIR (per his grave stone) born 2 May baptized 18 July 1848 at Sacre Coeur, Stanstead, Qc. m. Mary R. JOYAL 1868. Died 1871 only 23yrs, VT buried Stanstead. 11. Zoe LECLERC aka Zoya LACLARE (per her grave stone) born 19 May baptized 29 Sept 1850 at Sacre Coeur, Stanstead. Godparents Charles LECLERE & Zoe DERALEAU. (these are obviously family members, but where do they fit in?) m. John Robinson and Freeman DEGREENIA-born Aug 1884 Warden, PQ, Canada died Dec 1916 Barton, VT. Zoya d . 1917 Buried Barton, VT source: VT records & living direct descendent doing her own research on this particular line. 12. Victoria LACLAIR Born 1852 Source: VT records. 13. Elva LACLAIR Born 1855 Died 1893 Buried Barton married. W. L. SWITZER Aug. 6, 1873 Source: VT records. 14. Matilde LACLAIR Born 1857 m. Joseph Patrick CARTIER Source: VT records. 15. & 16. Twins both died 3/28/1858 Source: VT records. 17. Michael LACLAIR Born 1859 Source: VT records. Sources for all above info unless otherwise individually noted: "Missions des Cantons de l'Est, Baptemes-Mariages-Sepultures, 1826-1846," an unpublished works in the ACGS Library titled "Quebec Parish & Missionary Records of Northern New York & Vermont...Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, & Abjurations, and "Stanstead Comte marriage repertoire" & "LDS Reel 1, 031,643," per Jerry Lesperance in December 2002. *****Frank and Louis share a grave stone that says "sons of Charles sr., Mary R Laclair, on the bottom of the stone in small letters it says A. J. Smith Barton Vt., stone maker."