Rev. Ferdinand Gauvreau1

#22312, (12 September 1796 - 2 May 1875)
L'abbé Ferdinand Gauvreau, "né à Québec, le 12 septembre 1806, de Louis Gauvreau et de Marie-Anne Barbeau, fit ses études à Nicolet et fut ordonné, le 20 septembre 1828. A Memramcook, dans le Nouveau-Brunswick, vicaire (1828-1829), curé (1829-1832); curé de L'Ange-Gardien-de-Montmorency (1832-1833); premier-curé de Saint-Sylvestre (1833-1836), avec desserte de Saint-Ferdinand (1835-1836); encore curé de Memramcook (1836-1852); curé de Tracadie-du-Nouveau-Brunswick (1852-1871), où il a fondé un hospice poulies lépreux eu 1868; curé de Saint-Flavien (1872-1875), où il est décédé le 2 mai 1875."

L'abbé Ferdinand Gauvreau, "born at Quebec on 12 September 1806 to Louis Gauvreau and Marie-Anne Barbeau, was educated at Nicolet and ordained on 20 September 1828. In Memramcook, New Brunswick, vicar (1828-1829), parish priest (1829-1832); parish priest of L'Ange-Gardien-de-Montmorency (1832-1833); first parish priest of Saint-Sylvestre (1833-1836), with service to Saint-Ferdinand (1835-1836); again parish priest of Memramcook (1836-1852); parish priest of Tracadie-du-Nouveau-Brunswick (1852-1871), where he founded a hospice for leprosy in 1868; parish priest of Saint-Flavien (1872-1875), where he died on May 2, 1875." (Google Translate.)2 
Birth*12 September 1796He was born on 12 September 1796 at QuébecG.3 
between 1828 and 1832He was vicaire (1828-1829) and curé (1829-1832) between 1828 and 1832 at St-Thomas Church, Memramcook, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.2 
Baptism1 September 1828He baptized Thomas Fitzsimmons on 1 September 1828 at St-Thomas Church, Memramcook, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.4 
Baptism2 September 1828He baptized William Hannigan on 2 September 1828 at Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5 
Marriage3 November 1828 Andrew Downey and Rosannah Carroll were married by Rev. Ferdinand Gauvreau on 3 November 1828 at St-Thomas Parish, Memramcook, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (her 2nd.)6 
Baptism5 April 1831He baptized Catherine Gallagher on 5 April 1831 at Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.7 
Baptism25 July 1831He baptized Margaret Cronin on 25 July 1831 at Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation Church, Grande-Digue, Dundas Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG.8 
Baptism21 March 1832He baptized Patrick Kennedy on 21 March 1832 at Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9 
Baptism13 April 1832He baptized James Hannigan on 13 April 1832 at St-Anselme Church, Fox-Creek, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.10 
between 1836 and 1852He was curé at Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, between 1836 and 1852.2 
Baptism3 August 1837He baptized Owen Donahoe on 3 August 1837 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.11 
Baptism5 August 1837He baptized Jeremiah Cronin Jr. on 5 August 1837 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.12 
Marriage benediction29 June 1838He gave the Marriage benediction to Edward Foley and Nancy McDonald on 29 June 1838 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (Priest.)13 
Marriage1 October 1839 Michael Mulroney and Bridget Kennedy were married by Rev. Ferdinand Gauvreau on 1 October 1839 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (prob. in Irishtown; not found in St-Anselme registers.)14 
Baptism18 October 1839He baptized Anastasia Larracey on 18 October 1839 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.15 
Baptism19 October 1839He baptized Michael Corbett on 19 October 1839 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.16 
Baptism19 October 1839He baptized Ellen Donahoe on 19 October 1839 at Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.17 
Baptism19 October 1839He baptized Patrick Donahoe on 19 October 1839 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.18 
Baptism19 October 1839He baptized Felix Foley on 19 October 1839 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.19 
Baptism19 October 1839He baptized Thomas Delahunt on 19 October 1839 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.20 
Baptism19 October 1839He baptized Rose Gallagher on 19 October 1839 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.21 
Baptism19 October 1839He baptized Mary Fitzgerald on 19 October 1839 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.22 
Marriage26 November 1840 Françoise Cormier and Joseph Bourque were married by Rev. Ferdinand Gauvreau on 26 November 1840 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1 
Marriage22 November 1842 Nicholas Delahunt and Catherine Fitzgerald were married by Rev. Ferdinand Gauvreau on 22 November 1842 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.23 
Marriage16 August 1844 Richard Ankettell c1811 and Helen McDonald were married by Rev. Ferdinand Gauvreau on 16 August 1844 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.24 
Baptism20 June 1846He baptized John Hennessey on 20 June 1846 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.25,26 
Marriage25 June 1846 Edward Gayton and Elizabeth Carroll were married by Rev. Ferdinand Gauvreau on 25 June 1846 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.27 
Baptism28 November 1846He baptized James Gallagher on 28 November 1846 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.28 
Baptism29 November 1846He baptized Catherine Marley on 29 November 1846 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.29 
Baptism23 March 1847He baptized Michael Fitzgerald on 23 March 1847 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.30 
Marriage3 July 1847 Mary Cronin and William Fogarty were married by Rev. Ferdinand Gauvreau on 3 July 1847 at Westmoreland Co., New BrunswickG.31 
Baptism8 July 1848He baptized John Fogarty on 8 July 1848 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.32 
Baptism23 July 1848He baptized Thomas Hennessey on 23 July 1848 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.33 
Baptism17 September 1848He baptized William Hogan Jr. on 17 September 1848 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.34 
Marriage23 November 1848 Ann Doherty and John Fogarty were married by Rev. Ferdinand Gauvreau on 23 November 1848 at Westmoreland Co., New BrunswickG.35 
Baptism6 July 1849He baptized Elizabeth Noonan on 6 July 1849 at Ste-Thérèse d'Avila Church, Cap-Pelé, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.36 
Baptism6 July 1849He baptized Catherine Hartnett on 6 July 1849 at Chapelle de la baie du Chimougoui, Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.37 
Baptism6 July 1849He baptized Rose Ann Brothers on 6 July 1849 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.38,39 
Baptism6 July 1849He baptized Mary Jane Haron on 6 July 1849 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.40 
Marriage2 September 1849 John Wiseman and Mary Ann Donovan were married by Rev. Ferdinand Gauvreau on 2 September 1849 at New BrunswickG; (poss. Grande-Digue or Memramcook.)41,42 
Marriage4 November 1851 Mary Carroll and John Corbett were married by Rev. Ferdinand Gauvreau on 4 November 1851 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (prob. in Memramcook, see citation for poss. location.)43 
between 1852 and 1871He was curé between 1852 and 1871 at Tracadie, New Brunswick.2 
Death*2 May 1875He died on 2 May 1875 at New Brunswick at age 78.2 

Citations

  1. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland 1835-1856, Register of Marriages for the County of Westmorland, Libro B, p. 117, No. 2086 (transcript), img. 102/336. Joseph Burke, res. Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., husbandman, and Françoise Cormier, res. Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., spinster, marr. by banns 26 Nov 1840 by Ferdinand Gauvreau, parish priest of Dorchester and missionary of other places; witn. Peter Cormier and Rosalie Burke.
  2. [S2290] Dictionnaire Biographique du Clergé Canadien-Français: Les Anciens, Jean-Baptiste-Arthur Allaire, editor (St-Hyacinthe: Press of "La Tribune", 1910), p. 233.
  3. [S2290] Clergé Canadien-Français: Les Anciens, p. 233. L'abbé Ferdinand Gauvreau, "né à Québec, le 12 septembre 1806, de Louis Gauvreau et de Marie-Anne Barbeau, fit ses études à icolet et fut ordonné, le 20 septembre 1828. A Memramcook, dans le Nouveau-Brunswick, vicaire (1828-1829), curé (1829-1832); curé de L'Ange-Gardien-de-Montmorency (1832-1833); premier-curé de Saint-Sylvestre (1833-1836), avec desserte de Saint-Ferdinand (1835-1836); encore curé de Memramcook (1836-1852); curé de Tracadie-du-Nouveau-Brunswick (1852-1871), où il a fondé un hospice poulies lépreux eu 1868; curé de Saint-Flavien (1872-1875), où il est décédé le 2 mai 1875.

    L'abbé Ferdinand Gauvreau," born at Quebec on 12 Sept. 1806 to Louis Gauvreau and Marie-Anne Barbeau, was educated at Nicolet and ordained on 20 Sept. 1828. In Memramcook, New Brunswick, vicar (1828-1829), parish priest (1829-1832); parish priest of L'Ange-Gardien-de- Montmorency (1832-1833); first parish priest of Saint-Sylvestre (1833-1836), with service to Saint-Ferdinand (1835-1836); again parish priest of Memramcook (1836-1852); parish priest of Tracadie-du-Nouveau-Brunswick (1852-1871), where he founded a hospice for leprosy in 1868; parish priest of Saint-Flavien (1872-1875), where he died on May 2, 1875. (Google Translate).
  4. [S2673] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Thomas, Memramcook, Cte Westmorland, 1828-1841 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Thomas Fitzsimon, age 2 yrs., son of John Fitzsimon and Elizabeth Crossman, bapt. 1 Sep 1828 by Gauvreau; sponsors James Ozette (poss.) and Marguerite Leblanc.
  5. [S2673] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Thomas, Memramcook, 1828-1841, sh. 2, B-73, img. 3/129. William Hannegan, son of James Hannegan and Suzan Crossman of Petitcoudiac, age 5 mos., bapt. 2 Sep 1828 by Tétreau; sponsors Andrew Doone and Mary Hardworth.
  6. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Thomas, Memramcook, Cte Westmorland, 1845-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Vol. 1 Sep 1828 - 11 Jan 1841, p. 9, M-19. Andrew Downing of Peticoudiac, son of John Downing and Noory Doregan of Co. Cork Ireland, and Rosannah Cummins [sic], also of Peticoudiac, wid. of Thomas Kennedy, marr. 3 Nov 1828 b. Frd. Gauvreau, assistant priest; witn. François Sonier and Placide Leblanc.
  7. [S2673] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Thomas, Memramcook, 1828-1841, 9. 75, B-16, img. 40/129. Catherine Gallager, dau. of François Gallager and Marie Gallager of S. Anselme, Petitcodiac, age 4 [poss.] mos., bapt. 5 Apr 1831 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors Joseph Melançon and Marie Beliveau.
  8. [S149] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: La Visitation, Grande-Digue, Cte Kent, 1800-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 1831 B-15, img. 126/694. Margaret Cronnet [sic], dau. of Jeremiah Cronnet and Margaret Sullivan, b. 24 Jul 1831, bapt. 25 Jul 1831 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors Philip McCormick and Eleanor Neilson.
  9. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Thomas, Memramcook, 1845-1899, Vol. 1 Sep 1828 - 11 Jan 1841, p. 89, B-10. Patrick Canady, son of John Canady and Mary Beady [sic], bapt. 21 Mar 1832 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors Thadié Leblanc and Marie Leblanc.
  10. [S110] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1832-1841 (original and typed) (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 2, B-22, img. 3/124. James Hannigan, son of James Hannigan and Susanna Crossman, bapt. 13 Apr 1832 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors James Moore and Eleanor O'Neil. [Note: same time as bapt. of William and John Delahunt, sons of Richard Delahunt and Margaret Rourk, with sponsors John Ready and Mary McGrath]
  11. [S110] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1832-1841, Owen Donahue [sic], son of Edward Donahue and Marie McQuede [sic], bapt. 3 Aug 1837 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors Hilarion Bourgeois and Mary Gallagher. Typed manuscript (1832-1865, p. 12, no. B-16, img. 8/124).
  12. [S110] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1832-1841, Jeremiah Cronan [sic], son of Jeremiah Cronan and Margaret Sullivan, bapt. 5 Aug 1837 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors James Hannigan and Mary Ready. Typed manuscript (1832-1865, p. 12, no. B-18, img. 8/124).
  13. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland 1835-1856, Libro B, img. 78/336, p. 68. Edward Foley and Ann McDonald, both of Moncton Par., marr. by banns with consent of parents 29 Jun 1838 by Ferdinand Gauvreau, parish priest of Dorchester and other places; witn. Patrick Smith and Chles. Gosselin; marr. registered no. 1899, 28 Nov 1838.
  14. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland Co., Vol. B, p. 95, No. 1997. Michael Malrooney and Bridgett Kennedy, both of Moncton Parish, Westmorland Co., marr. by banns 1 Oct 1839 by Ferdinand Gauvreau, parish priest of Dorchester and missionary of other places; witn. William Hogan and Mary Cronan.
  15. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1833-1870 (3 typed manuscripts) (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Baptisms 1832-1870, p. 12, B20, img. 13/99. Anastasie Larcey, dau. of Thomas Larcey and Catherine Hennecy, bapt. 18 Oct 1839; by Ferdinand Gauvreau, missionary priest, sponsors Susanne Crossman and James Hannigan; all of Irishtown.
  16. [S110] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1832-1841, Mss. B-11, img. 13/16. Michael Corbett, son of James Corbett and Catherine Clancy, bapt. 19 Oct 1839 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors B Leblanc and Margaret Leblanc. Typed p. 16, img. 10/124, sponsors Benoni LeBlanc and Marguerite LeBlanc.
  17. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1833-1870, Baptisms p. 12, no. B-15, img. 13/99. Helene Donahuy [sic], dau. of Patrick Donahuy and Susan McDonald, bapt. in Irishtown 19 Oct 1839 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors Laurent Bourgeois and Anne McDonald.
  18. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1833-1870, Patrick, son of Edward Donohoe and Mary McWade [sic], bapt. 19 Oct 1839 by Ferinand Gauvreau, missionary priest; sponsors John Marly and Helen McDonald; p. 12, no. B-18, img. 13/99, typed manuscript.
  19. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1833-1870, Baptisms p. 12, no. B-12, img. 13/99. Felix Fooly [sic], son of Edward Fooly and Anne McDonald, bapt. in Irishtown 19 Oct 1839 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors Hyppolite Bourgeois and Marguerite Bourgeois.
  20. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1833-1870, p. 12, B-16. Thomas Delahunt, son of Nicholas Dellahunt and Maaria Anne Crossman, bapt. 19 Oct 1839 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors Edward Fooly [sic] and Susanne McDonald.
  21. [S110] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1832-1841, Mss. p. 16, B-13, img. 10/124. Rose Gallagher, dau. of Francis Gallagher and Mary Gallagher, bapt. 19 Oct 1839 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors Casimir Bourgeois and Henriette Doiron.
  22. [S110] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1832-1841, Mss. p. 14, B-13, img. 10/124. Marie Fitzgerald, dau. of Patrice Fitzgerald and Marguerite Ready., bapt. 19 Oct 1839 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors Patrice Donahue and Mary Gallagher.
  23. [S2278] New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950, online FamilySearch.org, Westmorrland Co. Marriage Register, Vol. B, p. 179, no. 2339, img. 134/336. Nicholas Dalahunt of Hillsborow [sic], Westmorland [now Albert] Co., and Catharine Fitzgerald of the same parish, marr. 22 Nov 1842 by Ferdinand Gauvreau, priest of Dorchester and missionary of other places; witn. Charles Gorman and Blanche Leblanc.
  24. [S2160] New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950, online Ancestry.com, Film 5418865, img. 106/277, no. 2468. Richard Ankettle of Salisbury Par. and Helen McDonald of Moncton Par., marr. 16 Aug 1844 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; witn. John Keenan and Maragret Hannigan.
  25. [S102] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1845-1898 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 27, B-20, img. 32/124. John Hennecy, son of Patrick Hennecy and Jane Finney, bapt. 20 Jun 1846 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors John Griffin and Helen Laracy.
  26. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1833-1870, p. 18, img 19/99; "J. Hennecy", John, son of "Patrick Hennecy and Jane Phinney", sponsors John Griffin and Helen Laracy; by Ferdinand Gauvreau, Ptre Miss.; no birth date.
  27. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland Co. Marriage Register, vol. B, p. 289, no. 2736, img. 190/336. Edward Keating [sic] of Dorchester Par. and Elizabeth Carroll, marr. 25 Jun 1846 by Ferdinand Gauvreau, missionary priest of Dorchester and other places; witn. Patrick Sweeney [poss.] and Martha Carroll.
  28. [S102] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1845-1898, p. 28, B-27, img. 33/124. James Gallagher, son of Francis Gallagher and Mary Gallagher, bapt. 28 Nov 1846 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors Hippolite Leblanc and Henriette Bourq.
  29. [S102] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1845-1898, p. 28, B-20, img. 33/124. Catherine Marley, dau. of James Marley and Catherine Fogarty, bapt. 29 Nov 1846 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors William Fogarty and Appolonia Cormier.
  30. [S102] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1845-1898, p. 28, B-5, img. 33/124. Michael Fitzgerald, son of Patrick Fitzgerald and Margaret Reedy, bapt. 23 Mar 1847 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors William Hannegan and Marguerite Leblanc.
  31. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland Co. Vol. B, p. 299, no. 2762 img. 195/336. William Fogarty and Mary Cronan, both of Moncton Par., marr. 3 Jul 1847 by F Gauvreau, missionary priest in Dorchester and other place; witn. John Fogarty and Catherine ____.
  32. [S102] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1845-1898, p. 32, B-20, img. 35/124. Jihn Fogarty, son of William Fogarty and Mary Cronan, bapt. 8 Jul 1848 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors John Fogarty and Margaret Cronan.
  33. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1833-1870, p. 21, img 22/99; Thomas Hennessey, son of Patrick Hennessey and Jane "Fennett", sponsors John Hannigan and Catherine Hennessey; by Ferdinand Gauvreau, P. P.; no birth date given.
  34. [S110] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1832-1841, Baptisms p. 33, no. B-38, img. 22/99, 35/124. William Hagan [sic], son of William Hagan and Ann Donaven [sic], bapt. 17 Sep 1848 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors James O'Donnell and Mary Laracy.
  35. [S2278] New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950, online FamilySearch.org, Westmorland Co. Vol. B, p. 309, no. 2792, img. 200/336. John Fogarty and Ann Dougherty, both of Dorchester Par., marr. 23 Nov 1848 by Ferdinand Gauvreau, priest of Dorchester and other places; witn. Terence McManus and Jane Fogarty.
  36. [S1980] Auguste Daigle (transcriber), Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée [i.e. Ste-Thérèse-d'Avila] de Shemogue, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, online FamilySearch.org, p. 166, No. B-39, img. 433/1265. Elizabeth, dau. of Cornelius Noonan and Catherine Murphy, bapt. 6 Jul 1849 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors Jeremiah Noonan and Julia London.
  37. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 124, no. B-37, img. 88/150. Catherine Harnett [sic], child of John Harnett and Honora Sullivan of Cap Tormentine, bapt. 6 Jul 1849 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors John Mahoney and Margaret McCarthy. Online Ancestry.com.
  38. [S1980] Auguste Daigle, Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967: p. 166, No. B-40, img. 433/1265. Rose-Ann, dau. of John Brothers and Mary Sullivan, bapt. 6 Jul 1849 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors Michael O'Shea and Catherine Murphy.
  39. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Shemogue, 1813-1899, p. 124, B-40. Rose Ann Brothers, dau. of John Brothers and Mary Sullivan of Cap Tormentine, bapt. 6 Jul 1849 by Fredinand Gauvreau; sponsors Michael O'Shea and Catherine Murphy.
  40. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Shemogue, 1813-1899, sh. 125, no. B-39, img. 88/150. Mary Jane, child of Michael Heron and Susann Reilly, bapt. 6 Jul 1849 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; sponsors John Joyce and Helen Dooley.
  41. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland 1835-1856, img. 235/336. Register p. 363, no. 3008. John Wiseman, res. Dorchester Par., and Mary Dunavan, res. Shediac County [sic], marr. 2 Sep 1849 by Ferdinand Gauvreau; witn. Michael Dunavan and Norah Hennigan. [Record not found in Memramcook parish register, though on the same day the register has Rev. Gauvreau baptizing four children]
  42. [S24] Donovan Family Irishtown NB Canada [Family Tree], irishroom1, owner, online Ancestry.com, citation: Grande-Digue parish register.
  43. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland 1835-1856, img. 263/336, p. 416, no. 3217. John Corbett and Mary Carroll, both of Moncton Par., marr. 4 Nov 1851 by Ferdinand Gauvreau, Missionary of Dorchester and other places; witn. John Kennedy and Ellen Corbett. [Record not found in St-Thomas, shemogue, or St-Anselme Parish registers. In this County Register, the next two entries, also reported by Gauvreau, are of marriages on 24 Nov 1851 and 4 Dec 1851, both found in the Memramcook church register.]