THE
FAMILY
And their TORBAY CONNECTION
First Generation
1. Paul DESLAURIERS. Born in 1787 in Tracadie, NS. Paul died in Tracadie, NS
on 14 Jan 1872; he was 85. Religion: Roman Catholic.
ca 1808 when Paul was 21, he married Marguerite GIRROIR, daughter of Francois
GIRROIR & Marguerite PETITPAS, in Tracadie, NS. Born in 1791. Marguerite died
in Tracadie, NS on 11 May 1848; she was 57.
They had the following children:
2 i. Isadore (ca1820-1892)
3 ii. Francois 1 (1810-1821)
4 iii. Marie Sophie (1829-1830)
5 iv. Pierre
6 v. Marie Euphrosine (1834-)
7 vi. Anastasie (1837-)
8 vii. Marie Madeleine (1813-1898)
9 viii. Tharsile
10 ix. Laurent (1818-1819)
11 x. Francois 2 (1822-)
12 xi. Marguerite (1824-)
13 xii. Laurent 2 (1827-)
14 xiii. Nicolas (1827-)
Second Generation
2. Isadore DESLAURIERS. Born ca Feb 1820 in Tracadie, NS? Isadore died in
Tracadie, NS on 27 Mar 1892; he was 72. Religion: Roman Catholic.
On 24 Jul 1843 when Isadore was 23, he married Angelique EDGE, daughter of
William EDGE & Judith BENOIT, in Tracadie, NS. Born on 23 Aug 1826. Angelique
died in Port Felix, NS on 15 Feb 1879; she was 52.
They had the following children:
15 i. Elizabeth (1857-1933)
16 ii. Marie (1845-1845)
17 iii. Henri (1849-ca1886)
18 iv. William
19 v. Mary Victoria
20 vi. Marguerite 1 (ca1854-)
21 vii. Patrick (1856-)
22 viii. Marguerite 2 (1860-)
23 ix. Charlotte (1863-ca1932)
3. Francois (elder) DESLAURIERS. Born in 1810 in Tracadie, NS. Francois 1
died in Tracadie, NS on 20 Sep 1821; he was 11. Religion: Roman Catholic.
4. Marie Sophie DESLAURIERS. Born on 11 Oct 1829 in Tracadie, NS. Marie
Sophie died on 28 Mar 1830 in Tracadie, NS. Religion: Roman Catholic.
5. Pierre DESLAURIERS. Religion: Roman Catholic.
Pierre married Lucie DOIRON. Born on 14 Jul 1831.
6. Marie Euphrosine DESLAURIERS. Born on 10 Feb 1834. Religion: Roman
Catholic.
On 2 Jan 1855 when Marie Euphrosine was 20, she married Benjamin MAILLET, in
Tracadie, NS.
7. Anastasie DESLAURIERS. Born in 1837. Religion: Roman Catholic.
On 14 Jan 1867 when Anastasie was 30, she married Benjamin ? AVERY ?, in
Tracadie, NS.
8. Marie Madeleine DESLAURIERS. Born on 25 Oct 1813. Marie Madeleine died on
27 Jun 1898; she was 84. Religion: Roman Catholic.
On 23 Nov 1831 when Marie Madeleine was 18, she married Julien LANDRY, in
Pomquet, NS.
9. Tharsile DESLAURIERS. Religion: Roman Catholic.
Tharsile married Urbain LANDRY. Born on 29 Oct 1815.
10. Laurent DESLAURIERS. Born on 29 Apr 1818 in Tracadie, NS. Laurent died on
31 Mar 1819 in Tracadie, NS. Religion: Roman Catholic.
11. Francois (younger) DESLAURIERS. Born on 11 Feb 1822. Religion: Roman
Catholic.
On 29 Jan 1849 when Francois (younger) was 26, he married Colette ALICON, in
Tracadie, NS.
12. Marguerite DESLAURIERS. Born on 15 Jun 1824. Religion: Roman Catholic.
On 7 Jan 1845 when Marguerite was 20, she married Charles DAVIDSON.
13. Laurent 2 DESLAURIERS. Born on 22 Apr 1827. Religion: Roman Catholic.
14. Nicolas DESLAURIERS. Born on 22 Apr 1827. Religion: Roman Catholic.
Third Generation
15. Elizabeth DESLAURIERS. Born in 1857 in Nova Scotia. Elizabeth died in
Cambridge, MA on 21 Jan 1933; she was 76. Occupation: Boarding house at
Larry’s River, NS that catered to loggers. Religion: Roman Catholic.
On 11 Jan 1876 when Elizabeth was 19, she married Alexander John AVERY, son
of Benjamin AVERY & Angelique FOUGERE, in Tor Bay, NS. Born in 1857 -1858 in
Larry’s River, NS. Alexander John died in Cambridge, MA? ca 1900; he was 43.
They had the following children:
24 i. James Henry (1890-1973)
25 ii. Elizabeth
26 iii. Benjamin
27 iv. Mary Jane (ca1879-ca1973)
28 v. Abraham Henry (ca1881-ca1974)
29 vi. Charlotte (ca1883-)
30 vii. William Henry (ca1885-)
31 viii. Joseph Edward (ca1887-1918)
32 ix. David Henry (>1891-)
33 x. Leah (>1891-)
34 xi. Claire (1897-)
16. Marie DESLAURIERS. Born on 5 Jan 1845 in Tracadie, NS. Marie died on 15
Jan 1845 in Tracadie, NS. Buried on 17 Jan 1845 in St. Peter’s, Tracadie, NS.
Religion: Roman Catholic.
17. Henri DESLAURIERS. Born on 20 Feb 1849 in Tracadie, NS. Henri was a fisherman. Henri died ca 25
Feb 1886; he was 37. Buried on 25 Feb 1886 in Charlos Cove, NS.
On 13 Feb 1871 when Henri was 21, he married Eunice LINDEN, daughter of Henri
LINDEN & Sophie RICHARD, in Port Felix, NS.
18. William DESLAURIERS.
On 10 Jan 1871 William married Sophique FOUGERE, daughter of Prospere
FOUGERE, in Port Felix, NS.
19. Mary Victoria DESLAURIERS.
On 12 Feb 1873 Mary Victoria married Simon H. PETIPAS, son of Honore PETIPAS
& Justine DESLAURIERS, in Tracadie, NS.
20. Marguerite 1 DESLAURIERS. Born ca Mar 1854 in Tracadie, NS.
21. Patrick DESLAURIERS. Born on 6 May 1856 in Tracadie, NS.
22. Marguerite 2 DESLAURIERS. Born on 24 Nov 1860 in Tracadie, NS.
23. Charlotte DESLAURIERS. Born on 23 Aug 1863 in Tracadie, NS. Charlotte
died in Cambridge, MA ca 1932; she was 68. Buried ca 1932 in Cambridge, MA.