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MEILLEUR, Gédéon 1 2 3 4 5
Gédéon married Philomina LEVERT, daughter of Elie LEVERT and Demithilde Barbary GRAND MAISSON, on 10 Sep 1874 in St. Casmir, Ripon, Quebec, Canada. (Philomina LEVERT was born on 15 Apr 1853 in Ripon, Quebec, Canada, died on 7 Jan 1932 in Standish, Arenac County, Michigan and was buried in Jan 1932 in St. John's Cemetery, Standish, Arenac County, Michigan.) |
1 1881 Canadian Census (Sandwich West, Essex County, Ontario, Canada). Repository: Latter Day Saints Family Search. Surety: 4. Lists Elie Levert (age 57, b. Quebec) and wife Demithilde (age 57, b. Quebec), living in Sandwich West, Ontario. Also in the household is their son-in-law, Gedeon Meilleur (age 29, b. Quebec), wife Philomene [Levert] (age 28, b. Quebec), and their children Aleama (age 6, b. Quebec), Ernest (age 3, b. Quebec) and Laureantia (age 1, b. Ontario). Both Elie and Gedeon are listed as "farmers."
2 1851 Census of Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (Ste. Marthe, Vaudreuil County, Quebec, Canada). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Michel Meilleur (age 44, b. Ste. Eustache), wife Zoé Marineau [Asselin] (age 41, b. Ste. Eustache) and children Sevine (age 16, b. Ste. Eustache), Camille (age 13, b. Ste. Marthe), Lévis (age 7, b. Ste. Marthe), Deffine (age 4, b. Ste. Marthe), Palma (age 2, b. Ste. Marthe) and Gédéon (age 6 mos, b. Ste. Marthe), living in Ste. Marthe, Quebec. Also in the household is Michel's mother, Josephte Losé (age 76, b. Ste. Eustache). Michel is listed as a "cultivateur."
3 1930 US Census, District 8, Lincoln, Arenac County, Michigan. Surety: 4. Lists Gédéon [spelled Gideon] Meilleur [spelled Mayer] (age 78, b. Fr. Canada) and wife Philmon [Levert] (age 77, b. Fr. Canada), living in Lincoln, Michigan. Both Gédéon and Philomena indicate that both their parents were born in French Canada. They also indicate that they immigrated to the U.S. in 1880 and are naturalized. The couple indicate that they married when Gedeon was age 24 and Philomena age 23. Living next door is their son, Therma Joseph Mayer [Meilleur], and his family.
4 1900 US Census (District 25, Lincoln, Arenac County, Michigan). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Gideon Mayer [Gédéon Meilleur] (age 48, b. Jul 1851, Fr. Canada), wife Philomena [Levert] (age 47, b. Apr 1853, Fr. Canada) and children Ernest (age 21, b. Jun 1878, Fr. Canada), Edith (age 17, b. Mar 1883, Fr. Canada), Delia (age 12, b. Jun 1887, MI), Therma (age 10, b. May 1890, MI) and Delphine (age 8, b. Apr 1892, MI), living in Lincoln, Michigan. Gideon is listed as a "farmer," and indicates that both his parents were born in French Canada. Philomena also indicates that both her parents were born in French Canada. The couple indicates that they have been married for 25 years, and have had 10 children, 6 of whom are still living. Gideon, Philomena, Ernest and Edith all indicate that they immigrated to the U.S. in 1887 and are all naturalized.
5 1920 US Census (District 45, Lincoln, Arenac County, Michigan). Surety: 4. Lists Gideon Mayer [Gédéon Meilleur] (age 67, b. Fr. Canada), wife Philomena [Levert] (age 67, b. Fr. Canada) and daughter Delphine (age 25, b. MI), living in Lincoln, Michigan. Gideon is listed as a "farmer," and both he and Philomena indicate that both their parents were born in French Canada. Delphine is listed as a "laborer, factory." The couple indicate that they immigrated to the U.S. in an unknown year and are naturalized [info probably provided by Delphine].
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Another name for Gédéon was MAYER.