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Desserts in 1881 Census of Canada

ON THIS WEBSITE I HOPE TO GIVE THE GENEALOGY OF THE DESERRES / DESSERT FAMILIES WHO SETTLED IN THE UNITED STATES . IN THE 1881 CENSUS FOR CANADA MOST DESSERT FAMILIES LIVED IN THREE KEY AREAS OF QUEBEC .
 
THE FIRST AREA IS ST JOSEPH DE MASKINONGE AND THEN SPREADS TO ST AMBROISE DE KILDARE IN JOLIETTE COUNTY AND ST JACQUES DE L'ACHIGAN IN MONTCALM COUNTY .
 
THE SECOND AREA IS ST GUILLAUME D'UPTON IN YAMASKA . THE THIRD AREA IS ST PATRICE DE TINGWICK IN ARTHABASKA COUNTY .

I HAVE MOST OF THE DESSERT / DE SERRES MARRIAGE RECORDS FROM CANADA . I HAVE MANY OF THE US RECORDS BUT NEED HELP IN PUTTING SOME OF THE FAMILIES TOGETHER
 
 
 
  
 

CONNECTICUT , PLAINFIELD .
 
The family of James Dessert and Rosanna Monty .James was the son of Louis Dessert and Melanie Lanneville who were married in 1872 at Ste Angele de Laval Nicolet Quebec . This last named couple settled in Fall River .
 
KANSAS , DAMAR
 
Francois Dessert and Celina Cauchon dit Lavalliere were married in 1872 at Dobie Wisconsin but later the family moved to Kansas . Francois Dessert now spelled Desaire was the son of Narcisse Dessert and Rosalie Luneau who were married in 1838 at Ste Melanie de Joliette Quebec .
 
MASSACHUSETTS , AMESBURY AND HAVERHILL
 
In 1910 we find the family of Alphonse Dessert and Alphonsine Gagne in Amesbury and then in Haverhill . Alphonse died in 1907 . He was the son of Felix Dessert and Rose Delima Leclerc of St Guillaume d'Upton Quebec .
 
For awhile his brother Antoine lived in Amesbury before moving to New Bedford MA .
 
MASSACHUSETTS , FALL RIVER .
 
The family of Louis Dessert and Melanie Lanneville who were married at Ste Angele de Nicolet in 1872 came to Fall River . In 1900 Louis married Melanie's sister Marie Lanneville in Fall River .
 
Jean Baptiste Dessert married Diane Hetu in 1896 in Fall River . He was the son of Calixte Dessert and Angele Gregoire married in 1865 at St David d'Yamaska Quebec .
 
MASSACHUSETTS , LOWELL
 
Ambroise Hormidas Dessert and Marie Delima Caille were married in 1895 at St Liguori de Montcalm Quebec . He was the son of Pierre Dessert and Emerentienne Sicard  married in 1856 at Maskinonge .
 
MASSACHUSETTS , NEW BEDFORD
 
Three brothers settled in New Bedford . They were the sons of Felix Dessert and Rose Delima Leclerc of St Guillaume d'Upton Quebec . Antoine married Roseanna Lepine in 1892 in Amesbury MA. Joseph married Philomene Bouchard in 1899 at Notre Dame Fall River . Later they moved to New Bedford MA. Wilfred married Marie McMahon in 1905 in Amesbury and later moved to New Bedford .
 
MASSACHUSETTS , WORCESTER
 
George Dessert married Rosanna Gaucher in Worcester in 1896 . He was the son of Pierre and Alphonsine Chevrier of the Ogdensburg NY family .
 
MICHIGAN , DETROIT
 
Nelson Dessert immigrated to Detroit . He was the son  of Pierre Dessert and Alphonsine Chevrier of the Ogdensburg NY family .
 
 
Peter Dessert , Nelson's brother also settled in Detroit . He married Marguerite James in 1881 at Ogdensburg NY .
 
NEW HAMPSHIRE , LEBANON
 
Henry Dessert married Marie Louise Lambert in 1908 at Lebanon New Hampshire . He was the son of Joseph and Emma Paquin married in 1874 at st Theodore de Chertsey Quebec . 
 
NEW YORK , COHOES
 
In 1900 George Anthime Dessert and family are in Cohoes . He married Melina Farley in 1876 at St Ambroise de Kildare . His son Wilfred is in Cohoes with a family in 1910 .
 
NEW YORK , OGDENSBURG
 
Pierre Dessert and his second wife Esther Gauthier settled in Ogdensburg NY .They were married in 1850 in Montreal . Pierre Jr was the son of the first wife Marguerite Laporte dit St Georges . He married Alphonsine Chevrier in 1860 at Notre Dame Ogdensburg . His brother Joseph married Emelie Menard in 1865 at Notre Dame .Theodore Dessert was the son of Esther Gauthier . He married Marie Primeau in 1880 at Notre Dame .
 
Desire "Dennis' Dessert , the son of Pierre and Esther Gauthier ,  married Helen Larue in 1877 at Notre Dame Ogdensburg NY.
 
NEW YORK , TROY
 
Michel Dessert married Denise Forcier and settled in the Troy area . He was the son of Michel and Euphrosine Girard of St Guillaume d'Upton . In 1870 and 1880 Michel called Mitchell and his family are at Green Island NY
 
Michel's brother Thomas also lived in the Albany area. He later moved to Manhattan . He married Elizabeth McAndrew around 1855 . This family is represented now by the descendants of their son Alexander Edward  who married Mary Elizabeth Weller in 1889 at St John's Catholic Church in Manhattan .
 
RHODE ISLAND , CENTRAL FALLS
 
The family of Louis Adelard Dessert and Corinne Leclerc settled here . They were married in 1899 at St David d'Yamaska Quebec .
 
RHODE ISLAND , WEST WARWICK
 
Two brothers settled here . Francois Xavier Dessert married Merelise Talbot , Adelard married Hilda Stride . They were the sons of Leandre Dessert and Angelique Harel of St Guillaume d'Upton .
 
RHODE ISLAND , WOONSOCKET
 
The family of Lactance Dessert and Clothilde Lebrun who were married in 1905 at St David d'Yamaska settled here .
 
WISCONSIN , BARRON COUNTY
 
Louis Doctrove Dessert married Mary Abbie Richardson in 1882 at Mosinee Marathon Wisconsin . He was the son of Antoine Dessert and Edwidge Ratel married in 1842 at Maskinonge .
 
 
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ONTARIO , PINEWOOD
 
In 1901 the family os Prosper Dessert and Euphemie Giguere are at Pinewood Algoma Ontario . They were married in 1882 at St Theodore de Chertsey Quebec .
 
OTTAWA
 
Octave Dessert , the son of Pierre David Dessert and Marguerite St Georges , married Hermeline St Georges in 1864 in Ottawa . Their son Mazenod married Angeline Bougie in 1891 at Bourget Russell Ontario and had fifteen known children . After Angeline died , Mazenod married Ernestine L'Heureux after he immigrated to  Detroit where his cousins from Ogdensburg  New York already settled .

 

 

 

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