THE VANASSE DIASPORA

THE VANASSE DIASPORA - MYSTERIES

On this website I will be dealing with Vanasse families and individuals that I cannot trace back to Quebec . In a sense they are orphan . Some day I hope to be able to close this site down and that will mean that all Vanasse families have been linked back to their families of origin in Quebec .

I would be grateful for any information on the family of Ernest Vanasse and Clara Pahl who lived in Bradenton Florida . He was born in 1918 in Chicopee Mass but I cannot connect him to any family .

MASSACHUSETTS

New Bedford

In the 1900 census :

Vanasse Peter born October 1861 Canada

                Marie born September 1863 Canada

                Exilda born July 1887 Canada

                Lucille born November 1889 Canada

                Lucien born January 1892 Canada

                Napoleon born April 1893 MA

                Jovite born August 1894 MA



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On October 15 ,1855 Edouard Vanasse married Marguerite Valliere at St Jean Baptiste de Rouville Quebec . Edouard was from St Cesaire and the son of Edouard and Scholastique Jodoin of Sorel . I am looking for the marriage of the last named couple which is not at Sorel .

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Charles Z Vanasse died in December 1939 in New Orleans Louisiana . I have no idea on this ancestry .

Henry Vanouse died on February 21 1899 . He was from Cleveland ohio and buried in the Dayton National Cemetery , Ohio . He was a private in the US Cavalry .

Joseph Vannasse who belonged to the 11th Wisconsin Infantry Company B during the Civil War , He died on August 7 1865 and is buried in Mobile Alabama .

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In the 1881 Canadian census for Ste Anne's Ward in Montreal we have

Joseph Vanasse 24 Quebec

Adele Vanasse 25 Quebec

Emelie 6 Quebec

Flore 4 Quebec

In the 1860 US census for Silver City Nevada

Alexander Vanasse b 1843 in Canada

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Clarisse Vanasse married Jean Noel Arcand on August 31 ,1851 at Kemptville Ontario . She was the daughter of Charles Vanasse .

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Some Vanasse marriages : Parents unknown

Evelyn Vanasse and Robert Emerson in Rochester NH on December 12 1945 .

Yvette Vanasse and Albert Perrault in Rochester NH on September 14 1946 .

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In 1920 there is a William Vanasse with his wife Corinne and family . Who is this family in CHICOPEE MA . They had mostly lived in New York State .

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Leo Vanasse was born in 1928 to Leo Vanasse and Aurore Chagnon .

Where does this family fit ?

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Rochester NH Leona Vanasse died on May 18 ,1916 . She was the daughter of Joseph Vanasse and Leda Carter - the couple is unknown to me .

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In 1906 there is a Vanasse family in Strathcona District Alberta

Vanasse , Betsy ? male 68

               Milly , daughter 18

               George grandson age 15

all born Alberta

Any information on the Vennes family in the late 1800s that lived

in Winchendon MA . Were they Vanasses ?

WHO ARE THESE VENASSES ?

1901 CENSUS LOWE WRIGHT QUEBEC

Descendants of Louis Vanasse

Generation No. 1

1. LOUIS² VANASSE (JOSEPH¹) was born May 07, 1820 in Quebec of Joseph and Angelique an Indian , and died January 11, 1906 in Farrelton Quebec. He met EMELIE /AMELIA LAPORTE May 20, 1839 in Van Buren Maine, daughter of THOMAS LAPORTE and MADELEINE ?. She died Bef. 1901.

Notes for LOUIS VANASSE:

In the 1881 census this family was at Lowe Wright Quebec .In 1901 this family was also at Lowe.

***In the 1881 census their listing was such***

Louis Vannasse 52 Irish Quebec

Amelia 42 French Ontario

Charles 21 French Ontario

Elizabeth 16 French Quebec

Louis 12 French Quebec

Francis 10 French Quebec

Alexis 8 French Quebec

Joseph 4 French Quebec

Amelia 2 French Quebec

***In the 1901 census their listing was such***

Louis Venasse Head May 7 1820 age 79 Quebec French Widow

Alex Son July 16 1870 age 30 Quebec French

Louis Jr Son May 15 1872 age 26 Quebec French

Joseph Son December 17 1877 age 23 Quebec French

Louis Grandson November 7 ,1898 age 2 Quebec French

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Charles Venasse Head January 14 ,1853 age 47 Quebec French

Mathilda Wife November 2 1868 age 32 Quebec French

Mathilda Daughter December 17 , 1896 age 4 Quebec French

Rose Daughter September 16 ,1898 age 2 Quebec French

Jean Baptiste Son May 22 1900 age 7 months Quebec French

Children of LOUIS VANASSE and EMELIE LAPORTE are:

2. i. CHARLES³ VANASSE, b. January 14, 1854.

ii. ELIZABETH VANASSE, b. Abt. 1865.

iii. ALEXIS VANASSE, b. July 16, 1870.

iv. FRANCOIS VANASSE, b. Abt. 1871.

v. LOUIS VANASSE, b. May 15, 1873.

vi. JOSEPH VANASSE, b. December 17, 1877.

vii. AMELIA VANASSE, b. Abt. 1879; m. (1) NAPOLEON WALSH; m. (2) MOISE JEANVENNE, July 10, 1911, Gatineau Quebec.

Generation No. 2

2. CHARLES³ VANASSE (LOUIS², JOSEPH¹) was born January 14, 1854. He married MATHILDA MORAIS.

Children of CHARLES VANASSE and MATHILDA MORAIS are:

i. MATHILDA⁴ VANASSE, b. December 17, 1896.

ii. ROSE VANASSE, b. September 16, 1898.

iii. JEAN BAPTISTE VANASSE, b. May 22, 1900.

iv. MARIE ROSANNA VANASSE, b. April 29, 1903, St Jean Baptiste Ottawa Ontario.

3. v. PIERRE VANASSE.

Generation No. 3

3. PIERRE⁴ VANASSE (CHARLES³, LOUIS², JOSEPH¹) He married MARIE REGINA LEGAULT 1932 in Tres Saint Redempteur Hull Quebec.

Children of PIERRE VANASSE and MARIE LEGAULT are:

i. CLAUDE⁵ VANASSE, m. HELENE SAINDON, May 23, 1955, Notre Dame Cyrville Ontario.

ii. RITA VANASSE, m. CLAUDE LEMIEUX, September 15, 1956, Notre Dame Cyrville Ontario.

iii. SUZANNE VANASSE, m. ROGER SABOURIN, July 10, 1971, Marie Mediatrice Vanier Ontario.

iv. MIREILLE VANASSE, m. GUY TREMBLAY, July 10, 1965, Sacred Heart Saint Charles Vanier Ontario.

v. RACHEL VANASSE, m. JEAN CLAUDE LEGAULT, July 23, 1955, Notre Dame Cyrville Ontario.

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IS THIS A VANASSE FAMILY ?

The VanNess family of Keene New Hampshire . A probable Vanasse family .

According to the 1900 census Joseph Vanness was born in French Canada in June of 1822 and immigrated to the United States in 1830 .From the Catholic Church records at St Bernard's in Keene , his wife's name was Julia Welch . Even though the 1900 census says they were married for 50 years , Julia immigrated from Ireland in 1852 . In the 1860 census they are already a married couple living in Troy Cheshire County New Hampshire .

Joseph Vanus age 29 born France - (mistake)

Julia age 21born Ireland

Jerry age 5 born MA

John age 3 born NH

Adeline age 2 born NH

Ellen age 1 month born NH

In 1880 they are at nearby Keene New Hampshire .

VanAnnis Joseph age 58 born Canada

                Julia age 45 born Ireland

                John age 23 born NH

                Mary age 20 born NH

                Joseph age 17 born NH

                Charles age 13 born NH

                William age 10 born NH

In 1900 they are also at Keene .

Vanness Joseph born June 1822 age 77 , married 50 years born French Canada .

Julia born May 1833 age 67 married 50 years born Ireland . She and Joseph had 8 children .

Joseph born August 1863 age 36 born NH .

Charles born May 1868 age 32 born NH

In the 1920 census for Keene .

Charles is widowed .

Joseph is married .

VanNess Joseph age 56 born NH.

               Nellie age 48 born Ireland.

               Helen age 18 born NH.

               John age 16 born NH.

               Mary age 13 born NH.

Joseph VanNess died in Keene on January 16 ,1904 and is buried at St Joseph's Cemetery . Julia had died before him .His death records fails to mention the name of his parents so I cannot connect him to any Vanasse family line .

In his obituary in the Keene newspaper he was in the Civil War as a member of the 1st New Hampshire Cavalry Company K .

I would appreciate any help with this family .

RHODE ISLAND

West Warwick

In the 1930 census :

Vanasse Gustave age 59 born Canada

Woonsocket

In the 1920 census :

St Jean Albert age 23 born RI

             Ellen age 20 born MA

             Florence age less tha1 born RI

Vanasse Alexander Father in law

             age 61 born Canada

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VANASSE IN WESTERN CANADA

Unknown Vanasse and Julie Parisien .

Their son Jean Baptiste was born abt 1837 in Edmonton , North West Territory .In 1855 he married Catherine Cardinal ( Antoine and Marie Comtois )in Jasper House , NWT .

Their childern are as follows :

1. Jean Baptiste Vanasse married Amelia Calder ( Peter and Isabelle Lucier ) in 1876 .

2. Philomene Vanasse was born October 1856 in the Rocky Mountains . On April 22 1872 she married Jean Baptiste Dumont ( JB Dumont and Isabelle Gray ) in Fort de la Montagne .

3. Charles Vanasse about 1858 at Edmonton NWT and died in October 1870 on the plains .

4. Julianne Vanasse was born September 9 1860 in Winnipeg and married Louis Roussel in November 1881 in Calgary Alberta .

5. William Vanasse was born in June 1870 near the Saskatchewan River .

6. Marie Catherine was born 1872 in the Fort de la Montagne .

7. Adelaide Vanasse was born abt 1874 in Rocky Mountain House . She married a man named Miquelon .

8. Eleanor was born April 26 1876 in Calgary NWT . She married a man named L'Hirondelle .

In the 1880 census for Hancock , Houghton County on Michigan's upper peninsula , there is a Vanasse family with Charles and Josephine his wife and a number of children . I would like to know anything of this family as to origin and descendants .

ST GERMAIN DE GRANTHAM PARISH CHURCH

Parish Church of St Guillaume Quebec

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