American federal census lookup please . Elizabeth Leather

[johnnyboy]

Good work, Dettori. So they returned to the same area from Canada. Salem, New Hampshire borders Methuen on the north.

My good detective work was helped by the marriage index and records being on the FamilySearch site. I was looking for the 1900 census when I went there. It also doesn't hurt that the maternal side of my family is from Lawrence, Mass.

By the way, did you notice how old Wilfred Demers was in 1930?

John  

[johnnyboy]

Dettori: I just saw your reply Napoleon Demers's father dying. I thought he might have died, too. I couldn't find him in the 1900 census. As for Wilfred Demers. The Social Security Death Index has Wildfred Demers born 1898, died 1981 in Haverhill, Mass.

John

[johnnyboy]

And here might be the remarriage of Napoleon Demers' mother (actually her second husband's entry in the Massachusetts marriage index). Napoleon's mother must have remarried under her maiden name (unless this is a first marriage for Paul Garcin). Gets a little confusing. 

                   Town   Year        Volume   Page   
Garcin   Paul   Haverhill   1903   536            439   


John 

[*Sandra*]

If that is Wilfred in the death index fo 22 May  1981 then his middle initial was "R".
This 1930 census entry Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Wilfrid R Demers 31 Married at 23 years old Rena Demers 28 Married at 19 years old. Born Massachusetts. Parents Canadian French.

[*Sandra*]

Need to go back and get the occupation of Paul Garcin. Frenchman. 15 Aug 1904 (which is after thye marriage date you found) Have a passenger record. Age 32. Shoemaker. Going to 221 River Street. Haverhill. Mass. Just -"- under marital status. 

Paul Garcin was French born 1874 

[*Sandra*]

1910 - Paul Garcin either had or his occupation was in a shoe - shop. Immigrated 1892. His marital status is down as widowed 

Henriettea had 5 children - 1 died. Can't quite read her immigration date - could be 1880. Mariatal status:- married.  

Checked through all the children for 1900 and cannot see a sign. If Napoleon died could Henrietta have taken them to Canada ? Not that I can find a border crossing either 

[*Sandra*]

Sister Anna Demers marries Emile H Langlois 4 Sept 1911.
Anna's parents Napoleon Demers and Henrietta Croteau.
as per same link you gave before John.

1920 Haverhill Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts

Emile H Langlois 29 Born Canada. Immigration 1890 Anna M Langlois 25 Wilfred J Langlois 6 Leonard J Langlois nearly 3 years

[*Sandra*]

By 1930 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Anna is a widow with a few more children.

An anc..try tree on Flora but nothing on her parents - spelt Demeis

Flora G Demers has married Ovide Leo Paquette 2 Jan 1915 (He was born 1897 Haverhill)
This was the family in 1920 Haverhill Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts
Leo O Paquette 23 Flora L Paquette 23
Leonel O Paquette nearly 5 years
Antoinette D Paquette just over 2 years
Raymond A Paquette born 1920

and in 1930 Haverhill Ward.
Leo Paquette 33 Died 1979 Flora Paquette 33 Died 1954 Lionel Paquette 14 Died 1990
Antoinette Paquette 12 Raymond Paquette 10 (Raymond died in 1969

[*Sandra*]

I can see a free uk bmd marriage in March 1875 which could be a Joseph Leather and Mary Ann Foster. The timing would be about right for the first born child Helena Leather - sister of Elizabeth.