Individual Details
Amelia Jessie LANDRY
(12 Aug 1846 - 31 Jan 1934)
Imelda Jessé Landry, daughter of Henri "Honoré" Landry and Scholastique Despins, was born and baptized on 12 Aug 1846 at Saint François du Lac, Yamaska, Québec, Canada. She went by several given names, including Amelia, Emily, and Jesse. Her mother Scholastique died in 1849, when Amelia was three years old. The family immigrated to the United States and settled in Wisconsin, where her father remarried. Amelia married Lawrence Ruelle, son of François Ruel and Marie Thérèse Plante, on 20 Apr 1864 at Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. (The following year, her sister Mary married his twin brother Frank.) Amelia was widowed in 1916. She died in 1934 and was interred in Saint Anthony Cemetery in Niagara, Marinette County.
Events
| Birth | 12 Aug 1846 | Saint-François-du-Lac, Yamaska, Québec, Canada |  | ||
| Christen | 12 Aug 1846 | Saint-François-du-Lac, Yamaska, Québec, Canada |  | | |
| Immigration | 1849 | | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1865 | Lawrence RUELLE | | ||
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1880 | Little River, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States - Lawrence RUELLE | | | |
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1900 | Little River, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States - Lawrence RUELLE | | | |
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1905 | Amberg, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States - Lawrence RUELLE | | | |
| Census (family) | 15 Apr 1910 | Amberg, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States - Lawrence RUELLE | | | |
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 | 1722 18th Street, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | | | |
| Death | 31 Jan 1934 | Niagara, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Burial | 3 Feb 1934 | Saint Anthony Cemetery, Niagara, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Imilda Jessée LANDRY | | |||
| Alt name | Emily Josephine LANDRY |
Families
| Spouse | Lawrence RUELLE (1838 - 1916) |
| Child | Elair "Eli" RUELLE (1865 - 1925) |
| Child | Alexander RUELLE (1869 - 1957) |
| Child | Monroe Francis RUELLE (1871 - 1952) |
| Child | Lovina Amelia RUELLE (1872 - 1964) |
| Child | Ida P. RUELLE (1876 - 1926) |
| Child | Anna RUELLE (1878 - ) |
| Child | Jessie RUELLE (1880 - 1975) |
| Child | Wilfred Joseph RUELLE (1882 - 1961) |
| Child | Louis Albert RUELLE (1886 - 1961) |
| Child | Levi Robert RUELLE (1888 - 1964) |
| Father | Honoré (Henry) LANDRY (1817 - 1866) |
| Mother | Scholastique DESPINS (1806 - 1849) |
| Sibling | François Honoré LANDRY (1842 - 1842) |
| Sibling | Marie Célina LANDRY (1843 - ) |
| Sibling | Marie Rose de Lima LANDRY (1845 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Joseph Alexandre LANDRY (1848 - ) |
Notes
Christen
Baptized as Imilda Jessé Landry. Godparents were Damase Despins and Marie Catherine Elizabeth Gill.http://interactive.ancestry.com/1091/d13p_20250884?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d1091%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27999-4844-77?cc=1321742&wc=MMY5-4XR:1822356833
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Lorence Ruelle, age 42, a farmer; his wife, Jessie, age 34; and children: Elaine, age 15; Alexander, age 10; Monrow, age 8; Louvina, age 6; Idda, age 4; Ahnnah, age 2; and Jessie, age one month.http://interactive.ancestry.com/6742/4244768-00206?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6742%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4244768-00214
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were:-- Lawrence Ruelle, age 65, a farmer, born November 1834
-- his wife, Emilia Ruelle, age 55, born August 1844
and children:
-- Wilfred, age 18, born March 1882, a farm laborer
-- Louis, age 13, born July 1886
-- Levi, age 11, born May 1889
Lawrence and Emilia had been married for 35 years. She had had 14 children, 10 of whom were still living. Lawrence had immigrated in 1847, and was naturalized. Emilia immigrated in 1849.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6313-L55?i=3&wc=9B7M-6YH%3A1030921601%2C1034286701%2C1034292301%3Fcc%3D1325221&cc=1325221
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Lawrence Ruelle, age 66, a carpenter; his wife, Emily, age 59; and sons: Louis, age 19, and Levi, age 17. Both sons worked in a paper mill. Also a boarder, Nellie St. Peter, age 35.https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DKGY-P6?mode=g&i=15&wc=M6P7-4NR%3A37223801%2C37223802%3Fcc%3D1443899&cc=1443899
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Lawrence Ruelle, age 72; his wife, Amelia, age 68; his sons: Louis, single, age 23, a woodsman; Levi, age 21, a laborer in a paper mill; and daughter-in-law, Rose, age 19. Lawrence and Amelia had been married for 46 years. She had had fourteen children, ten of whom were still living. Levi and Rose had been married for one year, and had no children.http://interactive.ancestry.com/7884/4454974_00980?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d7884%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4454974_00981
Census
Amelia Ruelle, age 75, was listed as a boarder in the household of her son-in-law and daughter, George and Ida Emond.http://interactive.ancestry.com/6061/4391502_01009?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6061%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4391502_01045
Alt name
baptism recordEndnotes
1. "Parish Registers: Saint-François-du-Lac, Yamaska, Quebec," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed ), baptism of Imilda Jessee Landry; Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection); 1846, folio 35, image 35.
2. Parish Registers: Saint-François-du-Lac (St-François-du-Lac, Yamaska, Québec), Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1836-1847, page 222, image 563, baptism of Imilda Jessé Landry; digital images, Familysearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1321742 : accessed ).
3. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 19 December 2015), Amelia Landry Ruelle; memorial #133432206.
4. "Parish Registers: Saint-François-du-Lac, Yamaska, Quebec," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed ), baptism of Imilda Jessee Landry; Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection); 1846, folio 35, image 35.
5. Parish Registers: Saint-François-du-Lac (St-François-du-Lac, Yamaska, Québec), Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1836-1847, page 222, image 563, baptism of Imilda Jessé Landry; digital images, Familysearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1321742 : accessed ).
6. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Oconto, Little River town, enumeration district (ED) 135, sheet 2B, image 4, dwelling 32, family 32, lines 96-100, Lawrence Ruelle and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 12 March 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.
7. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Oconto, Little River town, enumeration district (ED) 135, sheet 2B, image 4, dwelling 32, family 32, lines 96-100, Lawrence Ruelle and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 12 March 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.
8. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Marinette, Amberg, enumeration district (ED) 71, sheet 1B, image 2, dwelling 16, family 20, lines 96-100, Lwrence Ruelle and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 13 March 2016); National Archives Records Administration.
9. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Oconto, Little River, enumeration district (ED) 112, pages 9-10, images 9-10, dwelling 85, family 86, lines 43-50 and 1, Lorence Ruelle and family; digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1880usfedcen/ : accessed 12 March 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.
10. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Oconto, Little River town, enumeration district (ED) 135, sheet 2B, image 4, dwelling 32, family 32, lines 96-100, Lawrence Ruelle and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 12 March 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.
11. Lawrence Ruelle and family, 1905 Wisconsin State Census, , population, , Marinette County, Amberg, sheet 16, image 16, family 205, lines 82-85; https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1443899, FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah.
12. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Marinette, Amberg, enumeration district (ED) 71, sheet 1B, image 2, dwelling 16, family 20, lines 96-100, Lwrence Ruelle and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 13 March 2016); National Archives Records Administration.
13. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Manitowoc, Two Rivers, Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 18B image 36, dwelling 310, family 496, line 99, Amelia Ruelle; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 March 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.
14. "," death announcement, Manitowoc Herald-Times, 1 February 1934, Emily Ruelle; online images, Newspapers.com ( : accessed 15 March 2016). page 9, column 3.
15. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 19 December 2015), Amelia Landry Ruelle; memorial #133432206.
16. "," death announcement, Manitowoc Herald-Times, 1 February 1934, Emily Ruelle; online images, Newspapers.com ( : accessed 15 March 2016). page 9, column 3.