Geneviève Godin

     Geneviève Godin was born on 30 August 1874 at Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Pierre-Sévère Godin and Rose Pinet. Geneviève Godin, age 35 years, appeared on the Canadian Census of 1881 in the household of Pierre-Sévère Godin and Rose Pinet at Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada.⁴ Geneviève Godin, age 45 years, appeared on the Canadian Census of 1891 in the household of Pierre-Sévère Godin and Rose Pinet at Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada.⁵

Geneviève Godin, age 22, married Augustin Légère, age 23 , son of Dosithée Légère and Rose Haché, on 13 July 1897 at Paquetville, New Brunswick, Canada. While the marriage registration gives the date 28 June 1897, both Chassion (1986) and Thériault (1985) give the date as 13 July 1897. The registration was filed after the fact by the parish priest and he simply made a mistake. The marriage records of he parish state 13 July 1897. I have chosen the date on the Parish Record.^6,1,7,3 Geneviève, age 26 years, and Augustin, age 27 years , appeared on the Canadian Census of 1901 at Paquetville, New Brunswick, Canada. Geneviève Godin died on 16 March 1905 at Paquetville, New Brunswick, Canada, at age 30.^1,3,8