Eugenie Husson
Picture left: Justine Husson (sitting), Eugénie Husson (standing
Birth Record:
LAN mil huit cent soixante-trois, le quatorze du mois de Septembre à dix heurs du mtin par devant nous, Jean-Baptiste Gaspard Bourgmestre officier de l’état civil de la commune de Chasepierre cnton de Florenville province de Luxembourg, est comparue Marie Joseph Royer âgée de quarante-six ans, sage-femme domicilié à Chassepierre laquelle nous a déclaré et présenté un unfant du sexe féminin née a Ménil, Section de cette commune hier à une heure de l’après-midi de Jean-Joseph Husson, forgeron âgé de vingt-sept ans, née à Azy, domicilié a Ménil
et auquelle la déclaré vouloir donner les prénoms de Felicitée Eugénie
Les dites déclaration et présentation faites en présence de Charles-Jean Clotilde? Collart égé de trente-sept ans, sectretaire communal domicilié à Florenville et de Jean-Edmond Joedant??? Âgé de cinquante ans cultivateur, domicilié à Laiche ont la consormate et témoins signé avec nous le present acte de naissance, après qu’il leur en a
0té fait lecture.
Jean Baptiste Letain married Eugénie Husson on June 10, 1887 and the following year Jean Baptiste’s brother, Jean Ernest married Eugénie’s sister Justine. According to the written records in Chassepierre, their mother Jeanne Marie (née Rampelle) refused to consent to the marriages of either son and did not attend either wedding.
L’AN mil huit cent quatre-vingt-huit, le neuf du mois de juin à dix heures du matin par devant nous Jean-Casimir Labar Bourgmestre officier de l’état civil de la commune de Chassepierre canton de florenville province de Luxembourg, sont comparus Jean-Baptiste Letain ouvrier agricole domicilié à Laiche faction de cette commune ou it est né le treize mai mil huit cent soixante deux agé de vingt-six ans, fils majeur de Pierre Ignace Letain, cultivateur domicilié à Laiche; present et consentant au mariage de son fils et de Jeanne-marie Rampel, sans profession domiciliée au même lieu, non présente ou consentente au mariage de son fils.
Le future a satisfait au lois de la milice suivant certificat du governeur le douze mois du mai.
Et Félicité-Eugénie Husson sons profession, domiciliée a Laiche, née audit faction de cette commune le treize septembre mil huit cent soixante trois, agée de vingt-quatre ans passée fille maxime de Jean Joseph Husson cordonier et de Elisabeth Clotilde Joniaux sans profession domiciliée audit Laiche, presents et consentants au mariage de leur fille.
Il n’existe pas un contrat de mariage.
Tout ce que dossied indique daprès de les lois civil sans les future qui les ont paraphise avec nous.
Lesquels nous ont requis de procéder à la célébration du mariage projeté entre eux, et don’t les publications ont été faites à Chassepierre la dernière vingt et vingt-sept sans requise.
Aucune opposition audit mariage ne nous ayant été signifiée, faissant droit à leur réquisition, après avoir donné ledture de toutes les pièces ci-dessus mentionnées et du chapitre VI du titre du Code civil intituié du Mariage, avons demandé au futur époux et à la future épouse s’ils veulent se prendre pour mari et pour femme, chacun d’eux ayant répondu séparément et affirmativement, déclarons au nom de la loi que
Jean Baptiste Letain et Félicité Eugénie Husson
Sont unis par le mariage.
De tout quoi nous avons dressé
le présent acte en présence des témoins ci-dessous
dénommés, savoir:
Translation:
The year one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-eight, the ninth of the month of June at ten o’clock
in the morning, before us Jean-Casimir Labar Burgermeister (mayor?)
officer of the civil state of the commune (municipality?) of Chassepierre
canton of Florenville province of Luxembourg, have appeared Jean-Baptiste
Letain, agricultural worker resident at Laiche, faction of this commune
where he was born on May thirteenth one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, aged twenty-six years, legitimate son of of Pierre Ignace letain, farmer resident at Laiche;
present and consenting to the marriage his son and of Jeanne-marie Rampel,without profession resident at the same location, neither present nor consenting to the marriage of her at the wedding of her son. The futre has given satistaction to the military laws following certification of the governor on the twelth of the month of May.
And Félicitée-Eugénie Husson without profession, resident of Laiche, born in the said faction of this commune the thirteenth of September one thousand eight-hundred and sixty three, aged twenty-four years, pased edldest daughter of Jean Joseph Husson cobbler (cordonnier) and of Elisabeth Clotilde Joniaux without profession, residents at the said Laiche, present and consenting to the marriage of their daughter. there is no existing contract of marriage. (more, etc.-check
Il n’existe pas un contrat
de mariage.
Lesquels nous ont requis de
procéder à la célébration du mariage projeté
entre eux, et don’t les publications ont été faites à
Chassepierre la dernière inght-neuf avril et son mari de la prosahe
annie.
As to Eugénie Husson, besides being the wife of Jean Baptiste Letain and immigrating to Canada with her two sisters, nothing is known by myself. This is not to say however, that someone descending from the Jean Baptiste line will not be able to contribute anything to the life of their ancestor.
Jean Baptiste Letain married Eugénie Husson on June 10, 1887 and the following year Jean Baptiste’s brother, Jean Ernest married Eugénie’s sister Justine. According to the written records in Chassepierre, their mother Jeanne Marie (née Rampelle) refused to consent to the marriages of either son and did not attend either wedding. It is also strange that the mother is buried in Chassepierre and not in Laurier, Manitoba, where her husband is supposed to be buried. From word of mouth it appears that she came to Canada with her husband and sons, but returned to Chassepierre where she died and was buried. It may be possible however that she never came to Canada. As to why she refused to attend the wedding is a good question, but my guess is that it may have something to do with class consciousness and distinction especially at that time. It is possible that Jeanne Marie Rampelle felt that the Hussons were of a lower class or stock. I assume that there was still some tradition of lesser nobility existing in the Letains since the first known ancestor had immigrated from France. Possibly Jeanne Marie also came from some similar class and may have had specific ideas about what kind of women she wanted her sons to marry. It seems like her sons Jean Ernest and Jean Baptiste, however, wanted nothing to do with class, which shows the Letain need for independent thinking and free choice. There is evidence to indicate however that the Hussons were not of any low class, since the Hussons father was a tavern keeper as well as a journalist, while the Letains by then were farmers. It is also possible that if their father was an inn or tavern keeper, that the daughters of anyone having such a position, would have been frowned upon in those days, since such positions did not have much religious connotations associated with it; something that was looked down upon, especially by some families of more religiously acceptable postions.
Three of the daughters, Justine, Eugénie and Amelie moved to Canada.