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I'm researching our POLIQUIN branch. I am seeking the names of the parents for Emma POLIQUIN who was married to Joseph HOWE.
Thanks to the gap in records presented by the loss of both the 1890 federal census and the 1895 RI State census, I am having trouble finding her. I don't know if she died or married in that lost period of time between the 1881 Canadian census and the 1900 US census. The family arrived in the US & RI sometime between 1883 and 1885.
I have looked at all the repertoire/vital records from 1881 to 1886 for Notre-Dame-de-la-Victorie in Lévis, Quebec where the family was from and found no burial for her. Since there is no evidence of her death while the family was still in Quebec, I am going with the assumption that Emma was still alive when the family arrived in RI.
The Emma POLIQUIN I am looking for was b. 17 Apr 1873, Notre-Dame-de-la-Victorie, Lévis, Quebec. She was baptized with the name Marie Aimié Josephine POLIQUIN. She was the daughter of Benjamin POLIQUIN and Clarisse ROGER. On the 1881 Canadian census she appears as Ema.
Emma POLIQUIN doesn't appear on the 1900 RI census with her widowed father and her brothers. The last place I've found her is with her family on the 1881 Canadian census for Lévis, Quebec prior to coming to Rhode Island.
I've found in Ancestry's database, RI Marriages 1636 - 1930, a marriage of an Emma POLIQUIN (POLIKEN) to Joseph HOWE on 31 Oct 1899. Unfortunately the nature of this database is such that no names are given for the parents of either party in the marriage.
Emma and Joseph appear together on the 1900 census in Pawtucket, Providence Co, RI. They are just married, no children. Joseph HOWE is listed as being b.Aug 1874 in England. Arrival in the US - 1876 and a naturalized citizen. Occupation - engineer, plan shop.
Emma gives her birth as Feb. 1877, Canada French, no arrival year, no occupation. Her birth doesn't match the Emma I'm looking for but it wouldn't be the first time I've encountered conflicting information on a census so I am considering this Emma as a possible candidate for my Emma.
1910 census - Joseph and Emma are still in Pawtucket, RI. Joseph says he arrived in 1877 and is naturalized. He gives is occupation as engineer, wood mill. Emma says she is the mother of 4 children with 2 living. They have in their home a daughter Lilly 3y b. abt. 1907 and a son Arthur 1y 7mos b. abt. Sept. 1908.
1920 census - Joseph and Emma are now separated and living apart. Both are still in Pawtucket, RI.
Joseph is boarding, marital status still listed as married, says he arrived in the US 1874 & was naturalized in 1912. Lists his occupation as engineer, construction. With Joseph are sons Arthur 11y and Joseph 7y, no occupations for them.
Emma's entry finds her also a boarder, her marital status is given as married, she says she arrived in 1902 and is an alien; her occupation is worker, cotton mill.
Daughter Lilly, who would be about 17y at this point, is no where to be found.
1930 census - Both Joseph, Sr, and Joseph, Jr. can not be found. Son Arthur appears to have married and is living in Pawtucket, RI with wife Bertha E, a son Arthur J. 2y, *mos and daughter Virginia E. 1 mo. Arthur's occupation is rob***g, cotton mill.
Emma is still living in Pawtucket, RI in her own place; she gives her marital status as "D" - divorced, says she arrived in 1900 and is naturalized, her occupation is drawing tender, worstered mill.
Does anyone here on the HOWE board recognize the above individuals?
Are the Emma POLIQUIN who married Joseph HOWE and my Emma POLIQUIN born in Lévis, Quebec the same individual?
Does anyone have the names of the parents of Emma POLIQUIN who married Joseph HOWE?
Thanks for any and all help.
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