DEMO (GUIMOND?) FAMILY
Clue:
Pierre Guimont, major, son of the late Francois Guimont and of Marie Angelique Simonneau married 7 January 1807, St. Ours
Marie Reine Taillon, minor daughter of Michel Taillon and Marie Boudriau-Labonte
Translation of the complete marriage record in the St-Ours parish registers:
The 7 of January 1807 after the publication of three banns of marriage made at the parochial mass between Pierre Guimon, former _voyageur_, currently farmer in this parish, major, son of the late Francois Guimon and of Marie Angelique Simono in legitimate marriage, and Marie Reine Taillon, minor daughter of Michel Taillon, farmer in this parish, and of Marie Boudrio, also in legitimate marriage. The abovesaid Pierre Guimon having presented me a certificate of liberty signed by Messire Cherrier, priest, vicar general of the diocese, dated 31 December 1806, I the undersigned priest cure, not having discovered any impediment between the abovesaid parties, have given them the nuptial benediction after having received their mutual consent and with the approbation of the parents of the bride. In presence of Joseph Arcan, friend of the groom and acting as his father; of Michel Taillon father of the bride; of Joseph Taillon her brother, and of several others, who with the two spouses have declared not to know how to sign. Olivier Durocher has signed with us. O Durocher _fils_ Hebert p
NOTE: The parish registers were checked. No prior references to either of these families, and no baptisms for this couple through the year 1811, were found at St-Ours.
NOTE: If this is the correct lineage, this is a Revolutionary line, DAR eligible, through Michel Taillon/Tyon.
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1. Peter Demo, b. c. 1760/70 (1840 census) or 1756 (1850 census)--d. 16 January 1852 according to a tombstone at Alburgh, Dickinson Twp., Franklin Co., N.Y., aged 112. Claimed to have been a soldier in Montcalm's command when Wolfe took Quebec in 1759 and afterward a trapper for the Hudson's Bay Company. m. Julia F. __, b. c. 1793/95 or 1800/10, Canada--d. after 1860 (though the obituary of Rosabell (Demo) Taylor says that her mother was Delila Taylor). In 1818/1819, Peter Demo paid for having his children attend school 74 days at North Hero, Vt., Dist. #2, so he must have had older children than those recorded here.
1830, 1840, 1850 U.S. Censuses, North Hero, Grand Isle Co., Vt.
Family legend says that he had 17 children, and that his first wife was an Indian. He is supposedly the subject of a book _Montcalm's Drummer Boy_ by a great-great-great granddaughter, Wilma Pitchford Hayes, but the book cannot be located in standard bibliographies.
There was a Pierre Dumont married to Marie Boileau in Clinton Co., N.Y.These two men cannot be the same. There was also a Dumas family in Clinton Co., N.Y. and the two names were often confused and used interchangeably in the written records.
1.1 Marcellus Demo, b. c. 1810-20/1818, Vt.--d. _ _ January 1864. m. (1) _ _ __; m. (2) 30 September 1849, North Hero, Vt., Esther Bashaw, daughter of Louis and Mary (Taryon/ Therrien) Bashaw/Bergeron. 1840 census, North Hero, Grand Isle Co., Vt. This census indicates that the first wife was born c. 1815/20.
Possible clue only: 3 July 1839, Henryville, buried Philimene, child of Marcel Guimon and Catherine Barnier of this parish, aged 13 months.
1.1.1 Lydia Demo, b. c. 1840, Vt.
1.1.2 Orilla Demo, b. c. 1846, Vt.
1.1.3 Selert Demo, b. c. 1847, Vt.
1.1.4 Ida Demo, b. c. 1851, Vt.
1.1.5 Milford Demo/Dumont, b. _ _ June 1852/53, North Hero, Vt. or N.Y.m. 14 October 1876, Pepin Co., Wis., Julia Caturia, b. _ _ June 1855/1850/1857, Vt.--d. 12 October 1912, daughter of Joseph and Rose (Taylor/Tanguis) Caturia/Couturier.
Later children of this man were born in New York.
1.2 Wallace/Isidore/Theodore Demo, b. c. 1824/25, Canada E. m. Delia _ _, b. c. 1823, Canada E.
1.2.1 Ellen Demo, b. c. 1843, Vt. Helene, baptized 25 December 1842, St. Georges d'Henryville, born 5 September last of Wallace Guimont and Adelaide Bernard of the North Island, U.S. Godparents Marcel Bernier and Rose Fleury.
1.2.2 Julia Demo, b. c. 1844/46, Vt. Julie, baptized 6 February 1847, St. Georges d'Henryville, born 6 January 1846 of the legitimate marriage of Isidore Guimon, undersigned, and of Adelaide Bernard of the United States. Godparents Pierre Lebrun and Sophie Bernard. Signed: Theore Demo.
1.2.3 Joseph Guimont, baptized 26 March 1844, St. Georges d'Henryville, age about two months, of Isidore Guimont, farm laborer, and of Adelaide Bernard of the Ile du Nord/North Island, United States.Godparents Francois Lamoureux and Marguerite Terrien.
1.2.4 Marcellus Demo, b. c. 1847/48, Vt. Civil War Pension. Marcel Gimon, baptized 4 March 1849, St. Joseph du Corbeau, Coopersville, Clinton Co., N.Y., born April 1848, son of Isidore Guimont and Adelaide Bernard. Godparents Marcel Guimont and Adelaide Guimont.
1.2.5 William W. Demo, b. c. 1850, Vt.
Later children of this man were born in N.Y.
1.3 Solomon Demo, b. c. 1815/20/c. 1821.m. c. 1838, Margaret _ _, b. c. 1819. 1840, 1850 U.S. Census, Grand Isle Co., Vt.
1.3.1 Lavina Demo, b. c. 1839. Adelaide, baptized 20 September 1839, St. Georges d'Henryville, born 16 April of the marriage of Salomon Guimon of America and of Elodie Bernard. Godparents Charles Cote and Adelaide Bernard, aunt.
1.3.2 Fila Demo, b. c. 1841. Philomene, baptized 4 October 1841, St. Georges d'Henryville, born ten months ago of the legitimate marriage of Salomon Guimon of Higate and Elodie Bernard. Godparents Remi Paquin and Josephte Beset.
1.3.3 Marcelia Demo, b. c. 1843, Vt. Marcelline, baptized 2 February 1846, St. Georges d'Henryville, age three years, of Salomon Guimont and Elodie Bernard of Ile du Nord. Godparents Remi Paquin and Restitue Picard.
1.3.4 Abraham Demo, b. c. 1845, Vt.Abraham, baptized 2 February 1846, St. Georges d'Henryville, age one year, of Salomon Guimont and Elodie Bernard of Ile du Nord. Godparents Frederic Picard and Sophie Tremblay.
1.3.5 Luke Demo, b. c. 1847, Vt.
1.3.6 Agnes Demo, b. c. 1848, Vt.
1.4 Luke Demo, b. c. 1826/1828/1829, Vt.m. l January 1850, North Hero, Grand Isle Co., Vt., Juliette/Julia Fefa/Feefee, b. c. 1828/32, Canada.
1.4.1 Bruinard Demo, b. c. 1851, Vt.
1.4.2 Joseph Demo, b. c. 1852, Vt.
Later children of this man born in New York.
1.5 Rosabel Demo, b. 29 May 1833, N.Y.--d. 3 August 1913, Pepin Co., Wis. m. 31 December 1853, Dickinson, Franklin Co., N.Y., Joseph Taylor, son of Joseph and Josephte (Pepin) Taylor/Tanguis.
Baptized 28 February 1835, St. Georges d'Henryville, Emelie, aged 21 months, of the legitimate marriage of Pierre Guimont and of Julie Taillon of the state of Vermont. Godparents Francois Xavier Darch and Salome Rinet. The father absent.
1.6 Lucinda Demo, b. c. 1836, Canada. m. 19 October 1852, North Hero, Vt., Brenton H. Allen, son of Irad Allen. To Franklin Co., N.Y. and Barron, Wis.
1.7 _ _ Demo, dau., b. 1835-40.
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2. Antoine Demo, b. c. 1799, Canada. m. Louisa __, b. c. 1799, Canada.Anthony Deme, 1840 census, Alburgh; 1850 census, Alburgh, Vt.
NOTE: On the name of the wife of this man, as sometimes Duquet and sometimes Leber, it would be wise to check the following family: Louise Oligny/Auligny dit Lauvergnat, widow of Andre Duquet, m. (2) l797, at Lacadie, Jacques Lebert, and settled at Alburg. She was buried 8 January 1850, Henryville.
2.1 Louisa Demo, b. c. 1828, Canada. m. 1851, Alburgh, Vt., M. _ _ Brensland of England.
2.2 Emily Demo, b. c. 1831, Canada.
2.3 Antony Demo, b. c. 1834, Vt.Antoine, baptized 16 November 1834, St. Georges d'Henryville, age 7 months, issue of the legitimate marriage of Antoine Guimon and of Louise Duquet of this parish. Godparents Andre Duquette and Rose Lanoux.
2.4 Guillaume Guimont, baptized 16 July 1837, St. Georges d'Henryville, born 7 March of the marriage of Antoine Guimon, farm laborer of Alburg, and of Louise Duquet. Godparents Julien Lanoue and Prospere Thibeau.
2.5 Edward Demo, b. c. 1839, Vt.Edouard, baptized 15 August 1839, St. Georges d'Henryville, born 10 June of the marriage of Antoine Guimon of Alburg and of Louise Leber. Godparents Jean Baptiste Mete and Julienne Fortin.
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Clues only:
At Henryville, there were married in 1840 and 1850 children of Gregoire Mongeau/Monjon and Ursule Guimond.
4 August 1835 at Henryville, Louis Leclaire and Elisabeth Guimont were godparents of Jean, son of Louis Gendron and Margueritte Brisette of the state of Vermont.
27 July 1845, at Henryville, Antoine Guimont and Marie Louise LeBert are godparents of Marie Louise, age 13 years, legitimate daughter of F. X. Menard and Reine Charbonneau of Alburg.
A Marcel Guimond married to Angelique Couillard resided at Henryville, apparently had children there, and remained in Canada, for a daughter married in Canada. The child baptized was Caroline Guimond, 6 November 1850, St-Georges-d'Henryville. Godparents: Paul Kirouac and Emilie Methe. The daughter who married was Venerande Guimond, major, m. 29 May 1877 to Edouard Fortin, major, son of Joseph Fortin and Marguerite Lamarche.
Baptized 21 January 1838, St-Georges-d'Henryville, Marie Adeline, aged about four weeks, issue of the marriage of James Guimon of the state of Vermont and of Mary Martin. Godparents: Elie Lanoue and Catherine Berthiaume.
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