Individual Details
Philomene "Minnie" LACOMB
(Dec 1853 - 11 Sep 1907)
Age 6 on 1861 Census of Québec (St-Boniface de Shawinigan, St-Maurice Co.); the record states that she was born in the United States. Probably born in Fort Edward, Washington County, New York.
According to Stella Raboin, family members distinguished this Minnie LaComb Raboin from the other (one married to Mose Raboin) by calling them Aunt Minnie-Mose and Aunt Minnie-Rick. The two Philomenes were first cousins.
The 1870 Census shows Philomene's parents, Peter and Minnie LaComb and their seven other children living in Fort Edward, New York. I'm not sure why she herself was not listed there, as she would not be married for another two weeks. This family shared a house with the Charles LaComb family. Charles was the brother of Peter LaComb. His wife was the former Margaret Bush, and her younger sister, Mary Bush, age 17, was boarding with them. Charles and Margaret also had one son, Amor, age 7. Here we get some idea of how the Raboins and the LaCombs and Bushes may have gotten together. The brothers Frederick and Max Raboin each courted and married one of the young ladies from this household. They were from the same area in Québec, and the families were likely aware of each other from the beginning. Frederick married Philomene LaComb on 27 June 1870 (two weeks after this census listing!) and Max married Mary Bush on 9 April 1871. Eleven years later, their younger brother, Mose, may have been visiting his brothers in Daggett when he met the first cousin of Fred's Philomene, another Philomene LaComb. This cousin was the daughter of Mose LaComb, the brother of Peter and Charles above. Mose and Philomene married on 1 November 1882 in Daggett. Stella Raboin told me that they distinguished between the two Philomenes by calling them "Aunt Minnie-Mose" and "Aunt Minnie-Rick" ("Rick" being a nickname for Frederick).
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Age 17 on the 1870 Federal Census of Fort Edward, Washington Co., New York.
She is not listed at all with this family on the 1861 Census of St-Boniface-de-
Shawinigan -- COULD WELL BE THE SAME PERSON AS CHILD #1, Philomene, since she
is not mentioned on the New York state census for Fort Edward.
Events
| Birth | Dec 1853 | New York, United States |  | ||
| Birth | Abt 1854 | New York, United States |  | | |
| Residence | 1861 | Saint-Boniface, Shawinigan, Saint-Maurice, Québec, Canada | | | |
| Marriage | 27 Jun 1870 | Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States - Frederick RABOIN | | | |
| Census (family) | 18 Jun 1875 | Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States - Frederick RABOIN | | | |
| Census (family) | 12 Jun 1880 | Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States - Frederick RABOIN | | | |
| Census (family) | 27 Jun 1884 | Stephenson Township, Menominee, Michigan, United States - Frederick RABOIN | | | |
| Census (family) | Jun 1894 | Village of Daggett, Stephenson Township, Menominee, Michigan, United States - Frederick RABOIN | | | |
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1900 | Stephenson Township, Menominee, Michigan, United States - Frederick RABOIN | | | |
| Death | 11 Sep 1907 | Stephenson Township, Menominee, Michigan, United States | | | |
| Burial | 13 Sep 1907 | Stephenson, Menominee, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Mary LACOMBE |
Families
| Spouse | Frederick RABOIN (1848 - 1929) |
| Child | Frederick RABOIN (1874 - 1940) |
| Child | Joseph Edmond RABOIN (1877 - 1946) |
| Child | Louis Arthur RABOIN (1879 - ) |
| Child | Mary Adeline RABOIN (1882 - 1962) |
| Child | Cordelia Elizabeth "Delia" RABOIN (1884 - 1961) |
| Child | George RABOINE (1886 - 1922) |
| Child | Vina RABOIN (1887 - 1980) |
| Child | Thomas RABOIN (1889 - 1946) |
| Child | Exzilda RABOIN (1891 - 1968) |
| Child | Selina L. RABOIN ( - ) |
| Child | Lillie RABOIN (1896 - 1901) |
| Child | Edward Steven "Steve" RABOIN (1897 - 1956) |
| Father | Pierre "Peter" LACOMBE (1829 - 1915) |
| Mother | Philomène "Minnie" PILOTE (1838 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Julia LACOMBE (1855 - ) |
| Sibling | Marie Célina LACOMBE (1857 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Pierre "Peter" LACOMBE (1859 - ) |
| Sibling | Marie Louise Célina LACOMBE ( - ) |
| Sibling | Clement Alfred "Fred" LACOMB (1863 - ) |
| Sibling | Clement LACOMB (1865 - ) |
| Sibling | Marie Exilda LACOMBE (1866 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Stephen LACOMB (1868 - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret Delia "Maggie" LACOMB (1870 - ) |
| Sibling | Josephine LACOMB (1871 - ) |
| Sibling | George LACOMB (1873 - ) |
| Sibling | Delia LACOMB (1876 - ) |
| Sibling | Marie Hermine LACOMBE (1878 - 1880) |
Notes
Birth
Age 6 in 1861, but sister was born in October of 1855.Residence
Age 6Marriage
Info from parish records of St. Joseph's Parish in Fort Edward, by correspondence. His name was butchered even more badly than usual ("Deeny Arabon"), but the year and place correspond with other sources I have seen. Whether the priest originally mispelled his name so badly or whether the present pastor misread the handwriting, I don't know; I have not seen the original record.According to the information transcribed for me by the pastor of St. Joseph's Church from the marriage record, Frederick and Philomene were married by Rev. J. P. MaGee, and the witnesses were Mor'se Arabon (his uncle, Mose Raboin?) and Mary Ponchit. He could find no record of children.
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Frederick Raboine, a saw mill hand, age 25; his wife, Phenie, age 21; and son, Frederick, age 1 year and four months. They lived in a frame house, valued at $300. Frederick was reported to be an alien. He owned his land, and neither he nor Philomene could read or write.https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11668-101392-76?cc=1918735&wc=M9SL-4WY:n1686421792
Census (family)
Head of house listed as Fredick Rebwin, and wife's given name is illegible, but the ages of the family members and the names of the children fit. Also, they live right next to the families of Peter and Minnie Lacomb, Claude and Sophie LaComb, Frank and Odile (LaComb) Hart, and Moses and Virginia Lacomb -- all relatives of Philomene.http://interactive.ancestry.com/6742/4243577-00291?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d1091%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Fred Rabine, age 37, a farmer; his wife, Minnie, age 30; and children: Fred, age 10; Joseph, age 6; Louis, age 5; and Mary, age 2.Census indicates Fred and family had lived in Michigan for nine months. That would have put their move in September 1883.
http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16317coll3/id/45774/rec/87
1884 Menominee, Stephenson 0718; microfilm reel number 5644 (page 173, dwelling 51, family 54, lines 1-6)
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Erick Rabboin, age 46, working in a saw mill; his wife, Mine, age 41; and children: Erick Jr, age 20, working in a saw mill; Jo, age 17, working in a saw mill; Lewis, age 15, working in a saw mill; Mary, age 12, Dela, age 9; George, age 8; Vina, age 6; Toma, age 5; Decilda, age 3; and Celina, age 2.Frederick is called "Erick" in this census. Indicates that he immigrated from Canada in 1869.
Census (family)
Enumerated in this family were:-- Rick Raboin, a farmer, age 53, born Nov. 1846 in Canada
-- Fil___ Raboin, his wife, age 46, born Dec 1853 in New York
and children:
-- Louis Raboin, age 21, born May 1879 in New York
-- Delia Raboin, age 16, born June 1884 in Michigan
-- George Raboin, age 14, born Apr 1886 in Michigan
-- Vina Raboin, age 12, born July 1887 in Michigan
-- Tomas Raboin, age 11, born Apr 1889 in Michigan
-- Zela Raboin, age 8, born Apr 1892 in Michigan
-- Cellina Raboin, age 6, born April 1894 in Michigan
-- Lilly Raboin, age 4, born June 1896 in Michigan
-- Steve Raboin, age 2, born May 1897 in Michigan
Census indicates that Frederick was a naturalized citizen, and that he immigrated in 1866. He and Philomine had been married for 30 years. She had had 13 children, 12 of whom were still living.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7602/004120243_00818?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d7602%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=004120243_00825
Death
Death record is under the name of Phelandra Raboin, with no indication of the husband's name, but obituary in the Menominee County Journal (14 Sep 1907) confirms that this was the same person. The burial record at Precious Blood says that she died of heart disease, and gives the date of death as September 10.Endnotes
1. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Fort Edward, Washington County (page 24, dwelling #119, family #157).
2. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 4 January 2015), Philomene Lacombe Rabouin; memorial #127792702.
3. 1861 Census of Canada East, St-Boniface de Shawinigan, St-Maurice Co., Quebec.
4. 1861 Census of Canada East, Saint-Maurice, Saint-Boniface -- p. 76, line 11.
5. Parish Registers: Saint Joseph's Church, Fort Edward, Washington Co., New York.
6. Frederick Raboine and family, 1875 New York State Census, , population and agriculture, , Washington County, Fort Edward, ED 1, p. 37, image 19, dwelling 280, family 348, lines 18-20; https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918735, FamilySearch, .
7. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Fort Edward, Washington, New York -- enum. dist. 136, page 28, dwelling 280, family 289, lines 3-7.
8. Fred Rabine and family, 1884 Michigan State Census, , population, , Stephenson Twp. -- page 173, dwelling 51, family 54, lines 1-6; AGLL film V222-21, Possession of Karen Vincent Humiston, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
9. Stephenson, Menominee Co., 1894 Michigan State Census: Menominee County, , population, , p. 494, dwelling 155, family 165; AGLL film V222-43, Possession of Karen Vincent Humiston, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
10. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Menominee, Stephenson Twp., North Side, enumeration district (ED) 152, sheet 4B, image 8, dwelling 70, family 70, lines 57-67, Rick Raboin and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 5 December 2013); National Archives and Records Administration.
11. Menominee County, Michigan Vital Records County Clerk's Office, Vol. A-2, p. 227, #153.
12. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 4 January 2015), Philomene Lacombe Rabouin; memorial #127792702.
13. Parish Registers: Precious Blood Church, Stephenson, Michigan.
14. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 4 January 2015), Philomene Lacombe Rabouin; memorial #127792702.