I suspect you are right in a lot of cases. And also, parents kind of "made arrangements" sometimes for their kids to marry someone. There were also planned marriages, whereby both parties brought something to the marriage, like land, etc. Personally, I prefer having had the choice of the man I really WANTED! I can remember a couple dates I had when I was younger, and my mother and his mother would think it would be cute if we got together.... Well, the mothers might have had a lot more in common than their kids did with each other!!! -----Original Message----- From: quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of D. O' Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:27 AM To: quebec@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [QUEBEC] Paradis/Beaudoin Remember also that WWI had just ended, Spanish flu was on the rise and women's suffrage in Quebec didn't start until about 1940. Women didn't work outside the home in those days and occupation choices were marriage, religious life, domestic, teaching or nursing; office work was done by men from mailroom to secretary. Those women who had worked in munitions plants during the War were out of work after 1918. Many widowed women with children would place them in an orphange during the week and would earn money as domestic. Marrying someone you barely knew must have seemed like the only safe choice for many. Survival took precedence over love and romance. Just my thoughts...... Cheers! Doreen > From: momsmith@fnwusers.com > To: quebec@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:56:40 -0500 > Subject: Re: [QUEBEC] Paradis/Beaudoin > > You both make a good point. People in those days needed both a wife and > husband in the household. > > -----Original Message----- > From: quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Odile St Amour > Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 6:57 PM > To: quebec@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [QUEBEC] Paradis/Beaudoin > > in those days that was very commun, look today couple get separated and > shack up few months later.. sometimes is only few weeks.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diane Tamulion" <d.tamulion@att.net> > To: <quebec@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 6:47 PM > Subject: Re: [QUEBEC] Paradis/Beaudoin > > > > He probably didn't wait very long if he had children. He had to have > > someone to take care of them. My 4th great grandfather only waited 3 > > months > > before he remarried, because he had 3 small children under the age of 5. > > Diane in Wisconsin > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "MASmith" <momsmith@fnwusers.com> > > To: <quebec@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 12:17 PM > > Subject: Re: [QUEBEC] Paradis/Beaudoin > > > > > >> He didn't wait long to remarry!!!!! > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > >> Behalf Of Sue J > >> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:31 PM > >> To: quebec@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: Re: [QUEBEC] Paradis/Beaudoin > >> > >> Hi Renee, > >> Yes, she died 6 January 1919 in St. Honore de Shenley, Beauce. She is > >> death # 2 for the year. > >> Sue > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > >> Behalf Of Renee Cummings > >> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:37 PM > >> To: quebec@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: Re: [QUEBEC] Paradis/Beaudoin > >> > >> Thank ou very much for looking it up. > >> Do you remember the year Clothilde died. > >> Renee > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > >> Behalf Of Sue J > >> Sent: January-21-10 7:02 PM > >> To: quebec@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: Re: [QUEBEC] Paradis/Beaudoin > >> > >> Hi Renee, > >> I checked Ancestry for you. Their marriages are not listed yet. I only > >> found the death for Clothilde. > >> Sue > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > >> Behalf Of Renee Cummings > >> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:53 PM > >> To: QUEBEC-RESEARCH@ro > >> Cc: QUEBEC-L > >> Subject: [QUEBEC] Paradis/Beaudoin > >> > >> Good afternoon > >> I have a puzzle here:) > >> Joseph Beaudoin w/o of Clothilde Paradis mar.Adele Paradis w/o Charles > >> Jacques Apr 21 1919 St- Honore - Beauce. > >> Joseph Beaudoin mar. Clothilde Paradis Sep. 16 1901 St-Honore Beauce > >> According to the rep of Dorchester-Beauce-Frontenac the two ladies are > >> sisters and d/o Pierre-Julien Paradis & Philomene Dion. > >> but > >> Adele Paradis mar. Charles Jacques 24 Jul 1894 at St-Honore I found the > >> marriage in LDS Pilot site and the parents of Adele are Edouard & Celina > >> Carbonneau. > >> > >> LDS pilot site only goes to 1900 as you know, could some kind soul please > >> check ancestry for the 1901 & 1919 marriages to see who the parents for > >> Clothilde are and if Adele who married in 1919 was the widow of Charles > >> Jacques. > >> > >> Thank you for your help > >> Renee > >> . > >> . _________________________________________________________________ Say Happy New Year with Messenger for Mobile. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9706117 . . Search the Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=QUEBEC . Browse the Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/QUEBEC/ . 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