This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mindfoggs2 Surnames: CHAMPAGNE, PAQUETTE, GOUSIE Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.rhodeisland.unknown/2105.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: For future reference so that you can do any new posts not in this thread on the specific county board, Central Falls is in Providence County. In reading the exchange here so far, I don't know if the French Catholic repertoire format was followed in the US in churches that were primarily French Canadian congregations. That is, listing a woman with her maiden name even though she was married. So for Marie Louise Paquette & Thomas Champagne, unless you have evidence that they were indeed husband and wife in 1903 at the time of the baptism of Nectaire Thomas Joseph Gousie, it would probably be wisest to consider that they were each single people. Should it work out that no one with access to the book of marriages for Notre Dame, CF answers y this post, you can always contact the RI State Archives. They should have this marriage in their records and be able to provide you with a copy of the civil marriage record for a small and reasonable fee. Rhode Island State Archives 337 Westminster Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Telephone: (401) 222-2353 Fax: (401) 222-3199 Email: reference@sec.state.ri.us Web: www.state.ri.us/archives/ ~~website is poorly designed and pretty much useless from a genealogy point of view. Open to the public Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Deaths from about 1856 to 1957. Births and marriages from about 1856 to 1907. On 1 Jan of each year, another year's records are released so 1957/1907 will increase to 1958/1908 next 1 Jan 09. Anything which falls after 1957/1907 must be obtained from the RI Health Dept. / Vital Records. Archives also has RI State Censuses done on the "5" years from 1865 - 1935 with the exception of 1895 which is MIA. 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.