Joseph Desjardins - Adwilda Maurice
Desjardins, Joseph-marié en 1903 à Adwilda Morice, née à Waterville, Etats-Unis et venue à St-Pierre en 1902;p partis pour Dollard, Saskatchewan.
Joseph Desjardins was born according the 1901 Manitoba census on Dec. 7, 1877. Joseph Desjardins came to St. Pierre in 1902. He married Adwilda Maurice on July 17, 1903 at the age of 26 years.
He arrived in Dollard from Ste. Anne, Manitoba. Maurices came from Ste. Anne. Came around 1910 to Dollard. Joseph took a homestead close to Dollard. The land in the area was very alkaline, so it was not productive. So Joseph moved to town. He had a little house in town. Joseph was a handyman. He worked for local farmers, especially during harvest. He also worked for some time for the Department of Highways. He was considered to be slow but sure. Joseph and Adwilda lived in Dollard all their lives. They were considered to be quite, peace-loving people. They were regular church attendees. Adwilda was especially ‘scrupulous’ when it came to religion.
Above picture: the wedding of Marguerite Desjardins and Charles Pelletier. From left to right in the church entrance: Joseph Desjardins, Marguerite Desjardins, Charles Pelletier and Arthur Pelletier (father of Charles)
All the indications are that the Joseph Desjardins-Adwilda Maurice family has become extinct. There are no descendants left from that family.
Notes on the Village of Dollard
Dollard is a small French Canadian Community is South West Saskatchewan. The main nearby town is Shaunavon, the municipality which includes Dollard.
Children:
Born on February 7, 1908 in St. Pierre, Manitoba
On Nov. 7, 1950, when Marguerite was 42, she married Charles Pelletier, in Willowbunch, Saskatchewan.
They had no children. She developed Alzeimer’s and was placed in a home, probably in Weyburn, Sask.
Born Nov. 7, 1910
Paul was in the army during the second world war. He never went overseas. He returned to Dollard after the war was over. There was not much to come back to in Dollard. He did odd jobs, never accomplished much.. He never got married. He died and is buried in Dollard (no! It seems he died in the Vancouver area?).
Born Nov. 7, 1910. Twin to Paul?
Pauline died when around twenty years of age. ? She never was married. She is buried in Dollard (note: did not see her gravestone there).
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