Rev. Louis Gingras1

#31537, (5 September 1786 - 6 March 1866)
Rev. Louis Gingras was also known as Rev. Louis Gingras.2 
Birth*5 September 1786He was born on 5 September 1786 at QuébecG.1,2 
Marriage6 May 1823 James Hannigan and Susannah Crossman were married by Rev. Louis Gingras on 6 May 1823 at St-Thomas Church, Memramcook, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.3,4 
Baptism10 August 1823He baptized John Hannigan on 10 August 1823 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5 
Marriage20 July 1824 Alice Gallagher and James Cassidy were married by Rev. Louis Gingras on 20 July 1824 at St-Thomas Church, Memramcook, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (County Register has 27 Jul 1824.)6,7 
Death*6 March 1866He died on 6 March 1866 at age 79.1 

Citations

  1. [S2290] Dictionnaire Biographique du Clergé Canadien-Français: Les Anciens, Jean-Baptiste-Arthur Allaire, editor (St-Hyacinthe: Press of "La Tribune", 1910), pp. 242-243. "GINGRAS (L'abbé Louis), né à La Beauce, le 5 septembre 1786, de Charles Gingras et de Charlotte Blanchard, fut ordonné lé 5 novembre 1820. Vicaire à Québec (1820-1821); curé de Memramcook (1821-1825), de Sainte-Foy (1825-1826), de Saint-Pierre-de-la-rivière-du-Sud (1826), de Saint-Pierre-d'Orléans (1826-1832), avec desserte de Saint-Laurent-d'Or-léans (1827-1829); curé du Cap-Saint-Ignace (1832-1833); au séminaire de Québec, procureur (1833-1848), supérieur (1848-1851), professeur (1851-1866); décédé le 6 mars 1866."
  2. [S2671] Dictionary of Canadian Biography (Canada: University of Toronto/Université Laval, 1976), Vol. 9, article by Honorius Provost. Louis Gingras, b. 5 Sept. 1796 Saint-Olivier (now Saint-Mathias, Quebec), son of Charles Gingras and Marie-Charlotte Blanchard, dit Raynaud; d. 6 March 1866 at Quebec. Appointed missionary priest at Memramcook Sep 1821, recalled to Québec by 1825.
  3. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Thomas, Memramcook, Cte Westmorland, 1845-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), sh. 24, p. 44, no. M-2. James Hannigan [sic], laborer of this parish, son of John Hannagan and Margaret Hickey of County Tipperary in Ireland; and Susanne Crossman, also of this parish, dau. of Robert Crossman and Mary Guilderd, with their consent; marr. 6 May 1823 by L Gingras, missionary priest, witn. John Keating, James Cassidy and Bridget Mooney [Ancestry.com index Memramcook, 1822-1828, img. 24/149].
  4. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland Co., Vol. A, p. 144, No. 506, img. 81/304. James Hannagan and Susan Crossman, both of Memramcook Par., marr. 6 May 1823 by Louis Gingras; witn. John Keating, James Cassidy, and Bridget Mooney.
  5. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Thomas, Memramcook, 1845-1899, sh. 28, p. 51, no. B-50. John Hannagan [sic], b. 22 Jun 1823, son of John Hannagan and Susanne Crossman, bapt. 10 Aug 1823 by L Gingras, missionary priest; sponsors John Mooney and Victory Landry [Ancestry.com index Memramcook, 1822-1828, img. 28/149].
  6. [S2769] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Thomas, Memramcook, Cte Westmorland, 1806-1828 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 126, M-219. James Cassedy [sic], cordonnier of this parish, son on John Cassedey of Donegall in Ireland and the deceased Elizabeth Tomey, and Alice Galagher [sic], dau. of Hue Galagher, deceased, and Elizabeth Charters of this parish, marr. 20 Jul 1824 by L Gingras; witn. John Mooney and Amant LeBlanc.
    Also in manuscript volume 1822-1828, p. 80, M-3, with same information.
  7. [S1496] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Marriage Register (5 volumes): p. 178, no. 1607, img. 100/304. James Cassidy of Memramcook, shoemaker, and Alice Galagher [sic], also of Memramcook, marr. 27 Jul 1824 by Lewis Gingras, missionary priest of Memramcook and other places; witn. John Mooney and Arinon Leblanc, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick. Hereinafter cited as Westmorland Co. NB Marriage Register.