Francois Benjamin Lemire dit Marsolais b. 6 Mar 1875 Joliette, Joliette, Québec, Canada d. Between 1943 and 1951 Prob Cohoes, Albany, New York, USA: Stan and Linda's Genealogy Website

1875 - 1951 (67 years)

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Name	Francois Benjamin Lemire dit Marsolais [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Birth	6 Mar 1875	Joliette, Joliette, Québec, Canada [7]
Christening	7 Mar 1875	Cathédrale St-Charles Borromée, Joliette, Joliette, Québec, Canada [7]
Gender	Male
Name	Frank
Name	Frank B. Marsolais
_UID	E0270EDC15B7034DB791BB33426C56D51CC2
Death	Between 1943 and 1951	Prob Cohoes, Albany, New York, USA [8]
Notes	1930 US Census, Wd4 Cohoes, 312 Columbia St, age 55, occ. Proprietor, Coal Business. Lang. spoken in home as child - French. Owns, 10,000. Nat. Alien, 1872 immigration (which does not match with age.) Could be 1892? Age at first marriage - 29. Both parents born in Canada.\ Coal merchant in Cohoes. Republican candidate for mayor, 1943.
Person ID	I401	broderick
Last Modified	3 Jun 2012

Father	Nicaisse Lemire dit Marsolais, b. Apr 1848, Québec, Canada d. 30 May 1916, Joliette, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Age 68 years)
Mother	Sophie Charland, b. 20 Jan 1841, Joliette, Joliette, Québec, Canada d. 23 Aug 1919, Joliette, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Age 78 years)
Marriage	16 Jan 1871	Cathédrale St-Charles Borromée, Joliette, Joliette, Québec, Canada [9]
Family ID	F746	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Bertha E. Peltier, b. Abt 1878, New York, USA d. 15 Nov 1958, Cohoes, Albany, New York, USA (Age 80 years)

Marriage Abt 1905 Prob Cohoes, Albany, New York, USA

Children

	1. Francis L. Marsolais, b. 29 Apr 1905, New York, USA d. 1988, New York, USA (Age 82 years)
	2. Eldora Elaine Marsolais, b. 20 May 1910, New York, USA d. 20 Oct 2004, Prob Cohoes, Albany, New York, USA (Age 94 years)

Family ID F123 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 6 Apr 2011

Event Map

	Birth - 6 Mar 1875 - Joliette, Joliette, Québec, Canada
	Christening - 7 Mar 1875 - Cathédrale St-Charles Borromée, Joliette, Joliette, Québec, Canada
	Marriage - Abt 1905 - Prob Cohoes, Albany, New York, USA
	Death - Between 1943 and 1951 - Prob Cohoes, Albany, New York, USA

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Sources

[S70] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1891, (Database on-line), Quebec, Joliette, Joliette, Dist 158, img 33, p 65, ln 3 (Reliability: 3).
F. Benjamin Marsolais, age 16, son, daughter, born Quebec, ethnic French Canadian, both parents born Quebec, occ. {illeg.}, attends school.
Dwelling B-1/2/6.
[S6] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 12th, 1900, (Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), New York > Albany > Cohoes Wd3 > ED81 > img 37, sht 15A, ln 37 (Reliability: 3).
Name: F B Marsolais
Age: 27
Birth Date: Mar 1873
Birthplace: Canada Fr
Home in 1900: Cohoes, Albany, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1892
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: N L Marsolais
Father's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Mother's name: Sophia Marsolais
Mother's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Occupation: Coal Dealer
Household Members:
Name Age
N L Marsolais 52
Sophia Marsolais 50
F B Marsolais 27
Rose Marsolais 21
Albert Marsolais 14
Ellen Marsolais 12
[S15] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 13th, 1910, (Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Albany, Cohoes Wd5, sht 14A, ln 15 (Reliability: 3).
Frank B., age 34, born Canada French, both parents born Canada French, married, for 4 years. Imm to US in 1893, Naturalized. Retail Merchant - Coal Dealer, Employer.
[S64] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), 1918, Albany, DB1 (Reliability: 3).
Frank Benj. Marsolais, 95 Columbia St, Cohose, Albany, NY, age 43, born 6 Mar 1875, naturalized, occ. Coal Merchant, at 101 Columbia St, Cohoes, nearest relative (wife) Bertha E. Marsolais, medium hgt, stout build, brown eyes, grey hair, no defects.
[S50] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 14th, 1920, (Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), New York - Albany - Cohoes - Wd5 - 8A - line 6 (Reliability: 3).
Frank B., Head, owns home, free, married, 17 years, age 44, imm to US in 1893, natualized 1893. Born Canada French, both parents born Canada French. Proprieter, Coal Business. Res. 95 Columbia St, Cohoes, NY
Dwelling 107, family 170.
[S14] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 15th, 1930, (Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Albany, Cohoes, ED114, img 26, sht 13B, ln 69 (Reliability: 3).
Frank B. Marsolais, head, age 55, married, at 29, born Canada (French), both parents born Canada (French), native language French, imm. to US in 1892, NA, occ. Proprietor, Coal Businsess, employer, not unemployed, non-veteran.
Resides 312 Columbia st., $10,000, owns, has radio.
Dwelling 229, household 318.
[S7] Ancestry.com, Québec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967., ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Includes images of the actual copies of parish registers submitted to the central authorities.), Joliette (La Cathedrale), 1875, p 8v, B-30, img 9 (Reliability: 3).
[S12] The Troy Publishing Company, Times-Record (Troy, NY) (Reliability: 3).
Referred to as "the late" in article discussing Cohoes mayor, 7 Nov 1951
[S7] Ancestry.com, Québec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967., ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Includes images of the actual copies of parish registers submitted to the central authorities.), Joliette (Cathédrale), 1871, pp 2&v, M-1, img 2-3 (Reliability: 3).
Groom the son of Pierre Lemire dit Marsolais, rentier, and Mathilda Pauze; bride the daughter of the late Jean Baptiste Charland and Genevieve Labresque, of the parish of Ste Melanie.