Individual Details
Napoleon PAULUS
(14 Jun 1838 - 14 Mar 1906)
Events
| Birth | 14 Jun 1838 | Sorel, Richelieu, Québec, Canada |  | ||
| Christen | 15 Jun 1838 | Saint-Pierre, Sorel, Richelieu, Québec, Canada |  | | |
| Marriage | 9 Jan 1860 | Leelanau County, Michigan, United States - Philomena Constance MANSEAU | | ||
| Military | Oct 1864 | Civil War: Private, 15th Michigan Infantry, Company B | | | |
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1870 | Centerville, Leelanau, Michigan, United States - Philomena Constance MANSEAU | | | |
| Government Appointment | 21 Mar 1878 | Postmaster - Provemont, Leelanau, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1880 | Bingham, Leelanau, Michigan, United States - Philomena Constance MANSEAU | | | |
| Government Appointment | 18 Mar 1881 | Postmaster - Provemont, Leelanau, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1900 | Leland, Leelanau, Michigan, United States - Philomena Constance MANSEAU | | | |
| Death | 14 Mar 1906 | Hôpital Général, Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada | | | |
| Burial | 17 Mar 1906 | Saint-Pierre Church, Sorel, Richelieu, Québec, Canada | | |
Families
| Spouse | Philomena Constance MANSEAU (1844 - 1914) |
| Child | Mary PAULUS (1860 - 1922) |
| Child | Catherine Harriet PAULUS (1862 - ) |
| Child | Joseph PAULUS (1866 - ) |
| Child | Delphine M. PAULUS (1868 - ) |
| Child | Marie Adeline PAULUS (1870 - 1929) |
| Child | Emma PAULUS (1872 - ) |
| Child | Cyreal PAULUS (1875 - 1875) |
| Child | John A. PAULUS (1875 - 1875) |
| Child | Coral Anna "Cora" PAULUS (1876 - 1925) |
| Child | Rachel PAULUS (1879 - 1879) |
| Child | Bernadette Florence "Nettie" PAULUS (1881 - ) |
| Child | Charles Arthur PAULUS (1883 - 1948) |
| Child | Harriet Emma "Hattie" PAULUS (1884 - 1940) |
| Child | Georgia PAULUS (1887 - ) |
| Child | Rebecca PAULUS (1890 - 1890) |
| Father | Olivier PAUL ( - ) |
| Mother | Emerentiene COURNOYER ( - ) |
Notes
Christen
Godparents were Alexis Cardin and Julie Lavallée.https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-28024-11020-13?cc=1321742&wc=9RLJ-3TG:22381401,22381402,23637003
http://interactive.ancestry.com/1091/d13p_20140860?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d1091%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=d13p_20090791
Military
Enlisted (drafted) October 1864; discharged 17 June 1865.Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Napoleon Pauleyes, age 32, a farmer; Philomon Pauleyes, age 35; and children: Mary, age 10; Catherine, age 8; Joseph, age 4; and Delphine, age 2.https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11864-35939-81?cc=1438024&wc=9229-161:518655401,519473101,518674401
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Napoleon Paul, age 44, a farmer; his wife, Philomene, age 36; and children: Mary, age 19; Harriet, age 17; Josephine, age 12; Iola, age 10; Emma, age 8; and Cora, age 3.http://interactive.ancestry.com/6742/4241729-00883?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6742%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4241729-00892
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were:-- Napolion Paulus, age 63, a farmer, born June 1837
-- his wife, Philomena, age 55, born April 1845
and children:
-- Cora, age 23, a teacher, born Dec 1876
-- Nettie, age 18, a teacher, born July 1881
-- Charles, age 17, born April 1883
-- Hattie, age 14, born November 1885
-- Georgia, age 12, born September 1887
Napolion and Philomena had been married for 40 years. She had had sixteen children, eight of whom were still living.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11830-10195-51?cc=1325221&wc=9B71-MV3:1030554301,1034575401,1034585201
Death
This burial record clearly refers to our Napoleon Paulus ("époux de Philomène Manseau, de Leland, Michigan"), though how he ended up dying in Montreal is not clear.http://interactive.ancestry.com/1091/d13p_20140860?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d1091%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=d13p_20140890
Burial
http://interactive.ancestry.com/1091/d13p_20140860?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d1091%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=d13p_20140890Endnotes
1. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Leelanau, Leland, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 6A, image 11, dwelling 109, family 109, lines 30-36, Napolion Paulus and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 10 April 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
2. Parish Registers: Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel (Sorel, Richelieu, Québec), Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1827-1841, image 591, baptism 105, Napoléon Paul; digital images, Familysearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1321742 : accessed 10 April 2015).
3. "Parish Registers: Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 10 April 2015), Napoléon Paul; Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection); image 30, baptism 105.
4. Parish Registers: Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel (Sorel, Richelieu, Québec), Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1827-1841, image 591, baptism 105, Napoléon Paul; digital images, Familysearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1321742 : accessed 10 April 2015).
5. "Parish Registers: Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 10 April 2015), Napoléon Paul; Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection); image 30, baptism 105.
6. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Leelanau, Leland, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 6A, image 11, dwelling 109, family 109, lines 30-36, Napolion Paulus and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 10 April 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
7. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 7 April 2015), Pvt. Napoleon Paulus; memorial #50504218.
8. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Leelanau, Centerville, page 10, image 10, dwelling 82, family 78, lines 35-40, Napoleon Pauleyes and family; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 10 April 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
9. "U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971," database with digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1932 : accessed 10 April 2015), Napoleon Paulus, Provement, Leelanau County; National Archives and Records Administration; Michigan, Leelanau-Oakland, image 15.
10. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Leelanau, Bingham, enumeration district (ED) 157, page 11, image 10, dwelling 98, family 100, lines 32-39, Napoleon Paul and family; digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1880usfedcen/ : accessed 10 April 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
11. "U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971," database with digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1932 : accessed 10 April 2015), Napoleon Paulus, Provement, Leelanau County; National Archives and Records Administration; Michigan, Leelanau-Oakland, image 15.
12. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Leelanau, Leland, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 6A, image 11, dwelling 109, family 109, lines 30-36, Napolion Paulus and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 10 April 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
13. "Parish Registers: Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 10 April 2015), Napoléon Paul-Hus; Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection); 1906, image 31, sépulture 49.
14. "Parish Registers: Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 10 April 2015), Napoléon Paul-Hus; Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection); 1906, image 31, sépulture 49.