Charles Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU (25 Jun 1766-8 Apr 1837) +
Marie-Marthe BERNARD (2 Nov 1780-19 Sep 1835)

Julie (23 May 1802-????) — m. David Mercure on 13 May 1823

Marie Olive (1 Oct 1803-????) — m. Michel Wenceslas Devost on 6 Feb 1826

Marie-Josephe (22 Sep 1805-7 Jul 1897) — m. Urbain Quessy on 20 Feb 1834

Charles (26 Apr 1807-????) — Lucille Bernard on 12 Oct 1841

Marie Louise “Louisette” (8 Mar 1809-20 Mar 1868) — m. Joseph Mercure on 30 Aug 1825

Jean (1811-16 Dec 1889) — m. Anastasie “Nancy” McIntyre in 1835

Eugene (15 Sep 1814-????) — m. Adelaide Beaudry-Matelotte on 22 Nov 1836

Felicite (11 Nov 1816-????)

Genevieve (13 Mar 1820-????) — m. Severin Johnson on 9 Jan 1844

Marie-Eloise (7 Mar 1823-????) — m. Honore Lanteigne in 1847

Charles was reportedly born in Chambly, Vallée du Richelieu, Québec, although some sources seem to think he was from New Brunswick, which would be much closer to where he lived and died. His parents were Nicolas Létourneau (10 Oct 1722-7 Mar 1770) from Prince Edward Island and Marie Genevieve Peloquin (~1729-22 May 1815) from Sorel, which apparently means what’s now Sorel-Tracy, Montérégie, Quebec.

Marie-Marthe was born in St-Joseph-de-Carleton (now Carleton-sur-Mer), Bonaventure, Quebec, north across Chaleur Bay from New Brunswick, to Louis Bernard and Louise Legouffe.

Charles and Marie-Marthe married in St-Joseph-de-Carleton on 16 Feb 1801. They apparently moved to Restigouche County, New Brunswick around 1810, since their son Jean was reported born there in 1811.

They died in St-Joseph-de-Carleton in 1835 and 1837.

Children

Julie Létourneau (1802-????)

Julie married David Mercure (~1800-????) in 1823. They had at least one child:

Salomee (1827-11 Oct 1904) — m. Louise Roberge

Marie Olive Létourneau (1803-????)

Olive married Michel Devost (22 Apr 1802-????) in 1826. Some accounts make out his surname to be Devot or Devos. They had at least two children:

Nazaire (27 Jun 1834-27 Apr 1909) — m. Marguerite Mazerolle

Judith (23 Dec 1841-20 Dec 1893) — m. Elie Desjardins on 4 Oct 1859

Marie-Josephe Létourneau (1805-1897)

Marie-Josephe married Urbain Quessy (27 Oct 1790-22 Jul 1868) on 20 Feb 1834. It was his third marriage, and he came with young children. Reported children of Urbain and Marie-Josephe:

Lamant-Armand (1834-????) — m. Ann Glaspey

Aurelie (19 Dec 1834-8 Feb 1854)

Olympe (1836-2 May 1901) — m. Guillaume Levesque

Helene (1 Jun 1836-13 Apr 1855)

Marguerite (7 Dec 1837-28 Mar 1908) — m. Jean-Louis Diotte

Josephine (9 Jul 1839-19 May 1896) — m. Nabor Anglehart

Xavier (26 Jan 1841-13 Aug 1930) — m. Clementine Lebel

Jean-John (17 Dec 1842-1 Dec 1902) — m. Brigitte Turgeon

Philomene (24 ASep 1844-30 Mar 1918) — m. Fabien Audet

Michel (24 Oct 1846-5 Apr 1892) — m. Apolline Levesque

Archange (18 Aug 1848-????) — m. David Salesse

Marie-Josephe (7 Feb 1852-19 Jan 1855)

Urbain died in 1868 in St-Joseph-de-Carlton. Marie-Josephe died there in 1897.

Charles Létourneau (1807-????)

Charles married Lucille Bernard (26 Aug 1815-????) in Carleton in 1841. There are records of two children:

Jean (17 Aug 1846-3 Apr 1931) — m. Josephine Soucy

Alexandre (25 Oct 1851-27 Apr 1951) — m. Obeline Landry

Marie Louise “Louisette” Létourneau (1809-1868)

Louisette has her own entry in the family tree.

Jean Létourneau (1811-1889)

Jean was born in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. He married Anastasie “Nancy” McIntyre (5 Dec 1820-26 Jan 1892) in 1835. Known children:

Marie (18 Jan 1841-24 May 1905) — m. Michel Salesse

Henriette (21 Oct 1854-????) — m. Joseph Drapeau

John (14 Oct 1865-1916) — m. Marie-Anne Savoie

Jean died in 1889 in Balmoral, Restigouche County. Nancy died in Charlo, Restigouche County just over two years later.

Eugene Létourneau (1814-????)

Eugene married Adelaide Beaudry-Matelotte (1814-????) in 1836. Known children:

Prudent (20 Oct 1837-????)

David (8 Jul 1839-????)

Felicite Létourneau (1816-????)

No information

Genevieve Létourneau (1820-????)

Genevieve married Severin Johnson (23 Oct 1816-????) in 1844. Children:

Francois-Xavier (7 Nov 1844-????)

Isidore (21 Nov 1845-????)

Felix (1 May 1847-????)

Marie-Emilie (30 Jul 1848-????)

Clement (8 Sep 1850-????)

Florence (28 May 1852-????)

Edouard (24 Dec 1853-????)

Marie-Eloise Létourneau (1823-????)

Marie-Eloise married Honore Lanteigne (8 Sep 1827-????) from Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick in 1847. No details after that.

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