Hortense ARBOUR

Autres événements/attributs:

• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Notes:

 

Although her daughter's marriage record shows that Hortense was marriedto a man named Joseph ARBOUR, we believe that there is no such person.Helene was probably an illegitimate child and a fictitious father was created to give her some legitimacy.
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Bio from Facebook on 27 April 2010:
27 April 1841 -- Born and baptised in L'Islet, Quebec, Marie-Hortense ARBOUR was the 3rd of 13 children of CharlesARBOUR and Marie-Euphrosine FORTIN. Right from the beginning it almost appears as if Hortense was alittle unlike the rest of her family. All of her siblings were born and baptized in Perce, Quebec, which is also where Hortense grew up. However, Hortense was baptized in the community in which her mother was born and raised and in which her parents were married. Although typical ofthe time, Hortense had no occupation outside the home but she no doubtwas a tremendous help to her mother in caring for her younger siblings. In fact, she was one of 3 sisters in her family who never married andwho died as spinsters in middle age. When she was 27-years old, though, Hortense seems to have had an illicit affair. On 06 April 1869, she gave birth to her daughter, Helene ARBOUR. Their situation is a bit unusual in that Hortense actually claimed Helene (aka Ellen) at her baptism, but no mention was made of a father. Although Helene's marriage record shows that Hortense was married to a man named Joseph ARBOUR, we believe that there is no such person. Most assuredly, Helene was an illegitimate child and a fictitious father was created to give her some legitimacy. When she was 17-years old,Helene married and began her own family, buther mother never saw this. Hortense died in Perce on 08 March 1883, just shy of her 42nd birthday.

 

Famille/Conjoint(e): Joseph ARBOUR. [Feuille familiale] [Tableau familial]

Autres événements/attributs:

• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• Marriage: 10 jan 1887, Montreal,,Montreal,Quebec,Canada,
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Notes:

 I always had this feeling about Hélène. Both her parents are reported to be deceased ("défunts"), their name is Joseph Arbour and Hortense Arbour. I believe Hélène (she is from Gaspé) is an illegitimate daughter of Hortense ARBOUR. Joseph ARBOUR is reported to be her father but I think it was put in just to "fill in the blank". I haveno proof about this, it's just a feeling. What's yours?

"Le dix janvier mil huit cent quatre vingt sept, après la publication de deux bans de mariage sansemprêchemet ni opposition, la dispense d'un ban ayant été obtenue de Messire Louis A. B.Maréchal, Vicaire général de ce diocèse, nous, prêtre etvicaire de cette paroisse, soussigné, avons reçu le mutuel consentement de mariage de Jacques Desjardins, charretier, fils majeur de Joseph Desjardins et de Thaïs Bourret, decetteparoisse, d'une part, et de Hélène Arbour, domiciliée en cette paroisse, fille mineure des défunts Joseph Arbour et Hortense Arbour, de Gaspé, d'autre part, et leuravons donné la bénédiction nuptiale selon les lois et coutumes observées en la Sainte Église, en présence dupère de l'époux et de Napoléon Archambault, qui, avec l'époux n'ont su signer. L'épouse a signé."

 

She had 1 child

Marriage:
To Jacques Desjardins

Helene a épousé Jacques DESJARDINS le 10 jan 1887 à Montreal,,Montreal,Quebec,Canada,. [Feuille familiale] [Tableau familial]