More searching on the Poissons Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Today I picked through the Drouin records with the goal of eliminating one or more Hectors, Zepherins and Charles from the mix. At this point, I must use original records as the source since there are too many ways to be confused by others' trees and interpretations. Here's what I found to date:

Francois Poisson
+ Charlotte Poisson
I. Isaac Poisson b. 8 Aug 1816
+ Olympe Toutant
a. Joseph Hector b. 28 Mar 1850
==> Not our "Victor" but probably the "Hector" listed in 1870 US Census
+ Marie Jeanne Dontigny m. 2 Mars 1872 (Gentilly)

b. Charles Boromee b. 17 Dec 1847
==> Is our "Charles" in Escanaba
+ Marie Agie Fontaine m 7 Jan 1880 (Champlain)

c. Zepherin b. 16 Feb 1846
==> a Zepherin marries Georgine Auger not sure if its this one
.... married in the US - no parents listed for either

Gabriel Poisson
+ Marie Trottier
a. Joseph Hector b. 11 Aug 1847
==> no French-Canadian marriage found to date

David Poisson
+ Eleanore Dorval
a. Joseph Hector b. 20 Aug 1848
==> no French-Canadian marriage found to date

Finally, a note on one more generation back:

Joseph Poisson
+ Marguerite DesHayes
a. Isaac b. 5 July 1815
==> Not the Isaac married to Olympe Toutant above
b. David b. 15 June 1817
==> May or may not be the David Poisson that married Eleanore Dorval

The research continues ....