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Author: LSLangille Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7537.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I believe this might be the family you're searching for: "Canada Census, 1851" name: Edouard Adam gender: Male age: 1 estimated birth year: 1850 birthplace: Maskinonge province: Canada East (Quebec) district: St. Maurice County district number: 26 sub-district: St Joseph sub-district number: 394 page number: 49 line number: 2 library and archives canada film number: C_1141 ** no image ============================ Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 Name: Edouard Adam Event: Baptême (Baptism) Baptism Year: 1852 Baptism Location: Maskinongé, Québec (Quebec) Place of Worship or Institution: St-Joseph *** Son of Maxime http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1091&iid=d1p_25591117&fn=Edouard&ln=Adam&st=r&ssrc=&pid=6899849 =========================== 1861 Census of Canada Name: Pierre Roy Gender: Male Age: 37 Birth Year: 1824 Birthplace: Lower Canada Marital Status: Married Home in 1861: Maskinongé, Canada East Religion: Roman Catholic Film Number: C1293-1294 Page Number: 135 Household Members: Name Age Pierre Roy 37 (Virginie's father) *** entire family is on the census image but transcriber only listed Pierre. http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1570&iid=4108790_00290&fn=Pierre&ln=Roy&st=r&ssrc=&pid=793895702 =========================== 1871 Census of Canada Name: Edouard Adam Gender: Male Age: 18 Birth Year: abt 1853 Birth Place: Quebec Religion: Catholic Origin: French Province: Quebec District: Maskinongé District Number: 128 Subdistrict: St Didace Subdistrict Number: f Household Members: Name Age Maxime Adam 41 Anne Adam 45 Edouard Adam 18 Louise Adam 17 Pierre Adam 15 Marie Adam 12 Olimpe Adam 10 Anasthasie Adam 9 Louis Adam 5 Elmire Adam 3 Joseph Adam 1 http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1578&iid=4395482_00047&fn=Edouard&ln=Adam&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1328412 ========================= 1871 Census of Canada Name: Virginie Roy Gender: Female Age: 13 Birth Year: abt 1858 Birth Place: Quebec Religion: Catholic Origin: French Province: Quebec District: Maskinongé District Number: 128 Subdistrict: St Didace Subdistrict Number: f Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Pierre Roy 51 Amable Roy 50 Pierre Roy 26 Joseph Roy 24 Virginie Roy 13 Alphonsine Roy 10 Norbert Roy 11 Armidas Roy 7 André Roy 15 http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1578&iid=4395481_00620&fn=Pierre&ln=Roy&st=r&ssrc=&pid=785248 =========================== 1881 Census of Canada Name: Edouard Adam Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 28 Birth Year: 1853 Birthplace: Quebec Religion: Catholic Nationality: Can Occupation: Farmer Province: Quebec District Number: 85 District: Maskinongé Sub-District Number: J Subdistrict: St Didace Division: 1 Household Members: Name Age Edouard Adam 28 (birthplace - Quebec, Religion - Catholique) Virginie Roy 22 (birthplace - Quebec, Religion - Catholique) Marie Adam 5 (birthplace - Quebec, Religion - Catholique) --->> actually born 30 July 1897 in Fall River, Massachusetts Eugenie Adam 2 (birthplace - Quebec, Religion - Catholique) Marie Louise Adam 7/12 (birthplace - Quebec, Religion - Catholique) http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1577&iid=31229_C_13214-00710&fn=Edouard&ln=Adam&st=r&ssrc=&pid=3880005 =========================== 1891 Census of Canada Name: Edouard Adam Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 37 Birth Year: abt 1854 Birthplace: Quebec Relation to Head of House: Head Religion: Roman Catholic French Canadian: Yes Spouse's Name: Virginie Adam Father's Birth Place: Quebec Mother's Birth Place: Quebec Province: Quebec District Number: 166 District: Maskinongé Subdistrict: St Didace Household Members: Name Age Edouard Adam 37 Virginie Adam 33 Marie Adam 15 (female) Eugenie Adam 12 (female) M Louise Adam 11 (female) Hdaige Adam 9 (male) Wilfrid Adam 7 (male) Louis Adam 5 (male) Rodolphe Adam 3 (male) Leandre Adam 2 (male) Augustine Adam 3/12 (female) http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1274&iid=30953_148204-00795&fn=Edouard&ln=Adam&st=r&ssrc=&pid=931666 =========================== 1911 Census of Canada Name: Edouard Adam Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 59 Birth Date: Aug 1852 Birthplace: Quebec Relation to Head of House: Chef (Head) Spouse's Name: Virginie Adam Tribal: French Province: Quebec District: Joliette District Number: 163 Sub-District Number: 9 Place of Habitation: Ste Elizabeth Household Members: Name Age Edouard Adam 59 (n. Aug. 1852) Virginie Adam 54 (n.Sept. 1856) Léandre Adam 22 (n. Feb. 1889) Albertine Adam 21 (n. Mar. 1890) Rodolphe Adam 23 (n. July 1887) Rosanna Adam 17 (n. June 1893) Adebertina Adam 13 (July 1897) Gibiana Adam 11 (n. Sept. 1899) Edouard Adam 2/12 (n. April 1911) (*** all born in Quebec, Canada) http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=8947&iid=e083_e002057569&fn=Edouard&ln=Adam&st=r&ssrc=&pid=8555953 =========================== It appears that both Eduoard and Virginie were born in Quebec, Canada. On the birth of daughter in Massachusetts, they may have been visiting as census records show most all the other children were born in Quebec. Other links that might help: http://www.fichierorigine.com/ http://www.genealogysearch.org/canada/quebec.html http://www.banq.qc.ca/collections/genealogie/inst_recherche_ligne/index.html?language_id=1 http://www.cangenealogy.com/quebec.html Good luck! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. 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