Individual Details
Paul V. DESMARAIS
(Apr 1857 - 29 May 1930)
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Events
| Birth | Apr 1857 | Québec, Canada |  |  | |
| Immigration | 15 Apr 1877 | Grosnerdale, Connecticut, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 28 Feb 1881 | Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Rouville, Québec, Canada - Zoé JARET dit VINCENT | | | |
| Naturalization | 10 Feb 1895 | Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Apr 1900 | Weaver -- Cotton Mill - Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1 Jun 1900 | Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States - Zoé JARET dit VINCENT | | | |
| Marriage | 30 Nov 1906 | Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States - Emilie MALO | | | |
| Occupation | 1 Apr 1910 | Weaver in a Cotton Mill - Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 15 Apr 1910 | Boston Hill Road, Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States - Emilie MALO | | | |
| Census (family) | 1925 | Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States - Emilie MALO | | | |
| Census (family) | 1 Apr 1930 | Park Avenue (RFD), Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States - Emilie MALO | | | |
| Occupation | May 1930 | Farmer - Park Avenue (RFD), Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States | | ||
| Death | 29 May 1930 | Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States | | ||
| Burial | Saint Joseph Cemetery, West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Zoé JARET dit VINCENT (1853 - 1905) |
| Child | Dorilla DESMARAIS (1883 - 1954) |
| Child | Marie Roselva DESMARAIS (1884 - ) |
| Child | Marie Rosena DESMARAIS (1884 - ) |
| Child | Victor DESMARAIS (1888 - 1931) |
| Child | Anna Celeste DESMARAIS (1890 - ) |
| Child | Henry Joseph DESMARAIS (1892 - 1972) |
| Child | Oliver DESMARAIS (1893 - 1962) |
| Child | Olive DESMARAIS (1895 - 1978) |
| Spouse | Emilie MALO (1861 - 1940) |
| Father | Victor DESMARAIS ( - ) |
| Mother | Hedwige DALPE ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
His naturalization card gives his birth date as 28 Feb 1859.The 1900 Federal Census gives it as April 1857.
The 1910 Census says 1858.
The 1930 Census says 1859.
Immigration
Grosnerdale was the point of entry.Marriage
Paul Desmarais is described in the marriage record as a "cultivateur" from Saint-Valerien. Zoe Vincent is described as "de cette paroisse."https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27972-2047-24?cc=1321742&wc=MH1M-GNL:21137301,21137302,13625503
http://interactive.ancestry.com/1091/d13p_03960058?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d1091%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=d13p_03960704
Residence (family)
Enumerated with this family were:-- Paul Desmarais, age 43, a weaver in a cotton mill, born April 1857 in French Canada
-- his wife, Zoé Desmarais, age 47, born May 1853 in French Canada
and children, all born in Rhode Island:
-- Doela, age 17, a worker in a cotton mill, born January (or June?) 1883
-- Victor, age 11, born December 1888
-- Anna, age 9, born July 1890
-- Henri, age 8, born Jan (or June?) 1892
-- Olive (female), age 6, born October 1893
-- Olivia (male), age 5, born May 1895
Paul and Zoé had been married for 18 years. Zoé had had ten children, six of whom were still living. Paul was a naturalized citizen, both he and Zoé having immigrated in 1871.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11109-98618-3?cc=1325221&wc=MFLN-2JQ:1030550701,1030550402,1030669001
Marriage
http://genforum.genealogy.com/desmarais/messages/89.htmlCensus (family)
Enumerated with this family were Paul Desmarais, age 52, a weaver in a cotton mill; his wife, Amelia, age 41; and children: Victor, age 21, a weaver in a cotton mill; Henry, age 18, a doffer in a cotton mill; Oliver (m), age 17, a doffer in a cotton mill; and Olive (f), age 14.Paul and Amelia had been married for three years. She had not borne any children.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7884/4449576_00437?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d7884%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4449576_00462
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Paul Desmarais, age 68; his wife, Almelia, age 64; and son, Oliva, age 30, born in Massachusetts.http://interactive.ancestry.com/4721/41271_316046-00001?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d4721%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=41271_316046-00074
Census (family)
Owned his farm, worth 3,000. Rented out to his son, Oliver, and his family.Endnotes
1. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Rhode Island, Kent, Coventry, ED 192, sheet 9A, image 14, dwelling 143, family 156, lines 19-26.
2. Ancestry World Archives Project, "U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed ), Paul Desmarais; National Archives and Records Administration; Certificate (P) 2149.
3. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 31 May 2016), Paul V. Desmarais; memorial #125216767.
4. Ancestry World Archives Project, "U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed ), Paul Desmarais; National Archives and Records Administration; Certificate (P) 2149.
5. "Parish Registers: Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville, Rouville, Quebec," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 6 October 2012), Paul Desmarais and Zoe Vincent; Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; 1881, folio 4, image 5, marriage 3.
6. "Parish Registers: Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville, Quebec," digital images, FamilySearch.org ( : accessed 19 May 2014), Paul Desmarais and Zoé Vincent; Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979; Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1877-1899, image 157, marriage 3.
7. Ancestry World Archives Project, "U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed ), Paul Desmarais; National Archives and Records Administration; Certificate (P) 2149.
8. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Rhode Island, Kent, Coventry, ED 192, sheet 9A, image 14, dwelling 143, family 156, lines 19-26.
9. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Rhode Island, Kent, Coventry, enumeration district (ED) 192, sheet 9A, image 14, dwelling 143, family 156, lines 19-26, Paul Desmarais and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 19 May 2014); National Archives and Records Administration.
10. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Rhode Island, Kent, Coventry, enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 12A, image 22, dwelling 190, family 235, lines 32-37, Paul Desmarais and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 19 May 2014); National Archives Records Administration.
11. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Rhode Island, Kent, Coventry, enumeration district (ED) 2-3, sheet 33B, image 66, dwelling 680, family 729, lines 86-87, Paul and Emilie Desmarais; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 19 May 2014); National Archives and Records Administration.
12. "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916," database online, FamilySearch.org ( : accessed 19 August 2016), Paul Desmarais and Emelie Malo; citing Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, reference item 02 p 32; FHL microfilm 1,838,042.
13. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Rhode Island, Kent, Coventry, enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 12A, image 22, dwelling 190, family 235, lines 32-37, Paul Desmarais and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 19 May 2014); National Archives Records Administration.
14. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Rhode Island, Kent, Coventry, enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 12A, image 22, dwelling 190, family 235, lines 32-37, Paul Desmarais and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 19 May 2014); National Archives Records Administration.
15. "Rhode Island, State Censuses, 1865-1935," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 1 June 2016), Paul Desmarais and family; New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; 1925, Kent, Coventry (pg. 54, E.D. 17), image 74, lines 31-33.
16. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Rhode Island, Kent, Coventry, enumeration district (ED) 2-3, sheet 33B, image 66, dwelling 680, family 729, lines 86-87, Paul and Emilie Desmarais; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 19 May 2014); National Archives and Records Administration.
17. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Rhode Island, Kent, Coventry, ED 2-3, sheet 33B, dwelling 680, family 729, lines 86-87.
18. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 31 May 2016), Paul V. Desmarais; memorial #125216767.
19. "Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950," database online, FamilySearch.org ( : accessed 19 August 2016), Paul Desmarais; FHL microfilm 1,940,960.
20. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 31 May 2016), Paul V. Desmarais; memorial #125216767.