Seeing the many generations brought together in the posts about the Labrecque and Aubé matrimonial routes gives me the feeling of having all of us reunited together across time and space. Some cultures celebrate the feast of the dead, where the spirits of the dead are welcomed back by the living who spend time with the deceased in the present. In these posts, I feel something similar is happening: my ancestors become present on the screen, almost alive, through the listing of their names, dates of marriage, and images of the places where the ceremonies took place.
The church images below show the buildings as they are today; many have been reconstructed since the time of the weddings, though usually at the same location.
1. Pierre Labrecque and Jeanne Chatard
Married at Château-Richer, Québec, on January 2, 1663
Château-Richer church, built in 1866.
Children
Mathurin, 1663
Anne, 1666
Pierre, 1668
Catherine, 1670
2. Mathurin Labrecque and Marthe Lemieux
Married at Lauzon, Québec, on November 5, 1693
Lauzon church built in 1832.
Children
Suzanne, 1694
Ignace, 1696
Jean-Baptiste, 1698
Joseph, 1700
Marie, 1703
Charles, 1704
Pierre, 1706
Louis, 1709
Madeleine, 1711
Marie-Louise, 1713
Charles, 1716
François, 1718
Étienne, 1722
3. Pierre Labrecque and Marie Paquet
Married at Beaumont, Québec, on June 21, 1734
Beaumont church built in 1733.
Children
Pierre, 1763
Étienne, 1737
Louis, 1739
Joseph, 1742
François, 1750
Mathurin, 1751
Charles, 1753
Marthe, 1761
4. Louis Labrecque and Marie-Anne Latulippe
Married at St-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, on January 15, 1766
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse church built in 1872.
Children
Louis, 1767
Mathurin, 1771
Charles, 1772
Bernard, 1775
Marie-Anne, 1781
Jean-Baptiste, 1782
Modeste, 1784
5. Jean-Baptiste Labrecque and Marguerite Reine Buteau
Married at St-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, on August 5, 1806
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud built in 1870.
Children
Augustin, 1808
Charles, 1809
Jean-Baptiste, 1817
Pierre, 1825
Édouard, 1825
6. Pierre Labrecque and Marguerite Rémillard
Married at St-Anselme, Québec, on July 23,1849
Saint-Anselme church built in 1850.
Children
Pierre, 1850
Cyrille, 1852
Philéas, 1862
Joseph, 1863
Mélina, 1866
7. Joseph Labrecque and Marie-Philippine Carrier
Married at Sainte-Claire, Québec, on September 29, 1890
Sainte Claire church built in 1827.
Children
Marie-Délia, 1892
Angélina, 1897
Joseph-Alfred-Évangeliste, 1898
Joseph-Antoine-Victor, 1899
Éva, 1902
Gracia, 1904
Aimé, 1902
Henri, 1907
Gaudiose, 1910
8. Éva Labrecque and Albert Aubé
Married at St-Cyprien, Québec, on October 18, 1921
Saint Cyprien church built in 1918, steeples added in 1928.
Children
Lucien, 1922
Roland, 1923
Fernande, 1926
Bertrand, 1927
Laurette, 1928
Robert, 1930
Claudette, 1940
Jacqueline, 1942
Constance, 1944