French Canadians Living in Ferrisburgh, VT in 1850: #13 Joseph Larivee

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Joseph Larivee (whose surname is Larivée in Québec) is listed in the 1850 US Census for Ferrisburgh. He is referred to as Joseph Larabee Jr on Page 294, Line 24, Household 6, with the following persons listed, respectively, on lines 25 to 27:

  • Lucinda Larabee
  • Ugene Larabee
  • Mary Larabee

Lucinda is Joseph’s wife, Léocadie Quimineur, and the others are their children, Eugene (born in Canada), and Mary Rose (born in Vermont). As per the children’s age, we can presume the family emigrated between 1846 and 1849 to Ferrisburgh. They had at least 9 children, all born in Canada, except for Mary Rose.

Joseph’s brother, Francis, was a neighbor to the Larivees’ in Ferrisburgh in 1850 (household no. 7).

Joseph died in the City of Worcester, Massachusetts, on October 23, 1873. He was fatally injured in a railroad accident:

Joseph Larive, 50 years old, of Worcester was struck by a Boston and Albany locomotive near Jamesville, Tuesday, and fatally injured.—Springfield Republican, Tuesday, October 23, 1873 (Springfield, Massachusetts), p. 3

Name Transcribed from the 1850 US Census:Larabee, Joseph Jr
Last Name:Larivee
First & Middle Name:Joseph
Sex:M
Original Surname in Québec:Larivée
Earliest Known Paternal Ancestor:Jean Arrivé & Jeanne Barbereau. He was from Poitou (Vendée), France. She was from Île de Ré, (Charente-Maritime), France. They were married between 1666 and 1667 at Île d’Orléans, in New France.
Status:Born in Québec; came with spouse and children
Parents' Name:Pierre Larivée & Catherine Monty
Parents' Marriage Date & Place:15 Oct 1805, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada
Spouse:Léocadie Quimineur
Marriage Date & Place:21 Feb 1843, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada
Other Spouses:N/A
Vital Information:
Birth Date & Place:9 Mar 1821, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada
Baptismal Date & Place:11 Mar 1821, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada
Death Date & Place:23 Oct 1873, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Burial Date & Place:aft 23 Oct 1873, place unknown
Naturalization Date & Place:N/A
Land Owner in Ferrisburgh:No
Military:N/A
Religion:Catholic
Life Before Ferrisburgh:This family moved quite a lot. By the baptismal records of their children, they moved to St-Athanase-de-Bleury and St-Jean-sur Richelieu after their marriage in Marieville.
Life After Ferrisburgh:Joseph and his family were back in Marieville by the end of 1851 for a son was baptized there. They seemed to have settled in Farnharm, Québec between 1851 and 1861. In 1870, they were in the City of Worcester in Massachusetts where Joseph died in 1873 from a rail road accident.
Notes:Information was taken from the 1850 and 1870 US Census, Parish Repertoire of Vergennes, Vermont, Collection Drouin (Quebec parish records), Massachusetts Vital Records and Dictionnaire Jetté.

Last Updated: April 19, 2017


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