This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dklart Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.leduc/545.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Leduc/Laduke are prolific in numbers, add the given names Joseph (and Mary/Marie) and you have your research cut out for you to do. Researching the whole family, not just your direct ancestors help to put the puzzle together. French Canadian's were fond of family naming patterns, this can help distinguish one Leduc family from another or give clues about who might belong to whom. =========================================================== >From looking at this census, we might guess that Joseph and Agnes were married in Massachusetts, their first child on this record was born there. 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com transcription] Name: Joseph Leduke Home in 1900: Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island Age: 31 Birth Date: Apr 1869 Birthplace: Rhode Island Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to head-of-house: Head Father's Birthplace: Canada Fr Mother's Birthplace: Canada Fr Spouse's Name: Agnes Leduke Marriage year: 1889 Marital Status: Married Years married: 11 Household Members: Name Age Joseph Leduke 31 Agnes Leduke 31 Agnes Leduke 10 Clifford Leduke 7 Rosianna Leduke 6 Nellie E Leduke 2 Susetta J Baker 19 =========================================================== That guess proves true: (familysearch.org)Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915 Name: Joseph Laduke Event Date: 18 Aug 1888 Event Place: West Boylston, Massachusetts Gender: Male Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: 1869 Father: Clifford [note: this given is Anglicized from Cleophas] Mother: Mary (Trembly) Spouse: Agnes Key Spouse's Father: Daniel Spouse's Mother: Kate (Garvey) Record Number: 262 Film Number: 1415225 Digital Folder Number: 4279534 Image Number: 00899 ***Two of Joseph's siblings were married in West Boyleston, MA in 1900, Anne (b abt 1883, Farmerville, MA), and John, (b abt 1876, Natick , RI). It should be noted that the mother's maiden in both these records is Trombly. ========================================================== >From the marriage evidence we can search further back: 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph Leduc Home in 1880: Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire Age: 10 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of Household: Son Father's name: Clephace Leduc Father's birthplace: Canada Mother's name: Mary Leduc Mother's birthplace: Canada Occupation: Works In Cotton Mill Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Cannot read/write: Household Members: Name Age Clephace Leduc 33 Mary Leduc 34 Mary Leduc 14 [b Rhode Island] Joseph Leduc 10 Almena Leduc 8 Rosina Leduc 6 John Leduc 4 Louis Leduc 1 Emma Leduc 15 >From this census, we learn that Clifford (Cleophas) an Mary Trembly might have married in the the US (Rhode Island, Mass, Vermont, New Hampshire) around 1865. The first child, Mary (b abt 1866) is listed as being born in Rhode Island. We also learn that Clifford (Cleophas) has a sister, Emma, born in Canada. More family to investigate. ========================================================= I would continue to search for this family in the 1870 US Census, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and all surrounding States (New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and possibly Connecticut), the usual suspects French Canadian's migrated to. You'll want to find a marriage record for Clifford (Cleophas) Leduc and Mary/Marie Trembly/Trombly. I believe this occurred in the US, I didn't find one in the Canadian records. This will confirm their parentage and allow you to move backwards. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.