Footnotes (2021 postings)

Charles Joseph Peltier and Mathilde Domitille Garceau (10 Dec 2021)

¹ Saint-Sulpice, L’Assomption County, Quebec, baptism record for Charle [Charles] Peltier, no. 45, 3 August 1825. digital image, “Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979,” database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899S-63TG?cc=1321742&wc=HZ92-HZ9%3A22883501%2C22883502%2C23229101 : accessed 25 Oct 2021), image 460 of 687.; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.

² Saint-Sulpice, L’Assomption County, Quebec, burial record for Rose Perrault Pelletier, no. 4, 29 January 1830. digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/images/d13p_01150804?usePUB=true&_phsrc=qyt722&usePUBJs=true&pId=12450010 : accessed 27 Oct 2021), image 3 of 25.

³ U.S. census, population schedule, 1850, Minnesota Territory, Ramsey Co., town of St. Paul; p 89 [handwritten], line 22, Chas Peltier.; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67N2-L2?cc=1401638&wc=95RF-T35%3A1031302801%2C1031367601%2C1031373001 : accessed 27 Oct 2021), image 10 of 31, citing NARA microfilm publication M432_367, FHL microfilm: 14834.

⁴ J. Fletcher Williams, A History of the City of Saint Paul, and of the County of Ramsey, Minnesota (Saint Paul, Minnesota Historical Society, 1876), p 269.

⁵ Saint-Michel-d’Yamaska, Quebec, baptismal record for Domitille Garceau, 1 May 1834. Digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/images/d13p_20391475?pId=7155117 : accessed 27 Oct 2021), image 25 of 87.

⁶ Little Canada Historical Society, Little Canada… A Voyageur’s Vision (Stillwater, Minnesota, Croixside Press Inc., 1989), p 273. Also, George S. Belland, “Garceau family story.” 27 Sep 1954, 3131 LaBore Rd., St. Paul, Minnesota.

⁷ Unknown Author, “Will you Marry Me?”

⁸ “Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949,” Ramsey County Courthouse, Ramsey Co., record no. 123, Charles Pelletier [Peltier] and Mathilda Gasceau [Mathilde Domitille Garceau], 23 Nov 1852.; database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB6N-D3T?cc=1803974&wc=MRJT-T3J%3A1060654302 : accessed 24 Oct 2021), image 207 of 766.

⁹ Unknown Author, “Pioneers & Decendents [Descendants]”

¹⁰ Bureau of Land Management, “Land Patent Search,” digital images, General Land Office Records (https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MN2100__.351&docClass=STA&sid=qby5sgdk.4rh#patentDetailsTabIndex=1 : accessed 22 Oct 2021), Charles Peltrez [Peltier] (Ramsey County, Minnesota Territory), document no. 916, issued 15 Aug 1854.

¹¹ Map of Township No. 30 N Range No. 22W 4^th Mer., 15 Mar 1848. digital image, gisdata.mn.gov (https://resources.gisdata.mn.gov/pub/data/basemaps/glo/Ramsey/LowResolution/t030r22w4fi01.pdf : accessed 2 Oct 2021).

¹² Unknown Author, “Pioneers & Decendents [Descendants]”

¹³ U.S. census, population schedule, 1860, Minnesota, Ramsey Co., White Bear Township; p 288 [handwritten], dwelling 2530, family 2287, lines 33-39, Charles Peckay [Peltier].; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7667/images/4233356_00348?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=45540866 : accessed 27 Oct 2021), image 3 of 7, citing NARA microfilm publication M653_573, FHL microfilm: 803573.

¹⁴ Database and images, FindaGrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97817673/matilda-domitille-peltier : accessed 27 Oct 2021), memorial page for Matilda Domitille Peltier (1833-1877), ID 97817673, citing St John’s Cemetery, Little Canada, Ramsey County, Minnesota.

¹⁵ U.S. census, population schedule, 1900, Minnesota, Ramsey Co., White Bear Township, Enumeration District (ED) 157; p 7B [handwritten and stamped], dwelling 120, family 120, lines 71-72, Charles Pelkie [Peltier].; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4120305_00555?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=27038829 : accessed 24 Oct 2021), image 14 of 24, citing NARA microfilm publication T623_782, FHL microfilm: 1240782.

¹⁶ “Senile gangrene.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, (https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/senile%20gangrene : accessed 26 Oct. 2021).

¹⁷ Database and images, FindaGrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65612519/charles-peltier : accessed 27 Oct 2021), memorial page for Charles Peltier (1825-1904), ID 65612519, citing St John’s Cemetery, Little Canada, Ramsey County, Minnesota.

¹⁸ Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital statistics, Certificate of Death (White Bear tp [township], Ramsey County, Minnesota), #1904-35-521, Charles Peltier, 28 Jun 1904.

Which Vadnais is associated with Lake Vadnais? (3 Dec 2021)

¹ Partially based on the birthdates of his children and where they were born. Also, Alfred J. Dahlquist. “Vadnais History Supplement #1”, Aug. & Sep. 1977, p 7, sec A.; digital image, familysearh.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/504112-vadnais-family-history-supplement-1?offset=1&viewer=1&medianame=FL4531411_722308_000011&q=vadnais#page=11&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=vadnais : accessed 2 Oct 2021).

² Alfred J. Dahlquist. “Vadnais History Supplement #1”, Aug. & Sep. 1977, p 7, sec A.; digital image, familysearh.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/504112-vadnais-family-history-supplement-1?offset=1&viewer=1&medianame=FL4531411_722308_000011&q=vadnais#page=11&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=vadnais : accessed 2 Oct 2021).

³ Bureau of Land Management, “Land Patent Search,” digital images, General Land Office Records (https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MN2090__.172&docClass=STA&sid=iw2fmekt.4sc#patentDetailsTabIndex=1 : accessed 2 Oct 2021), John Vadner [Jean Vadnais] (Ramsey County, Minnesota Territory), state volume patent no. 1824081, issued 1 Aug 1853.

⁴Map of Township No. 30 N Range No. 22W 4^th Mer., 15 Mar 1848. digital image, gisdata.mn.gov (https://resources.gisdata.mn.gov/pub/data/basemaps/glo/Ramsey/LowResolution/t030r22w4fi01.pdf : accessed 2 Oct 2021).

Henry Woodrow Vadnais (26 Nov 2021)

¹ Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Birth (White Bear, Ramsey County, Minnesota), #24949, Henry Woodrow Vadnais, 4 Oct 1914.

² “Henry Vadnais,” White Bear Press, (June 1919), article about death and obituary.

³Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death (Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota), #19245, Blanche Vadnais, 23 February 1920.

⁴ “Death, Record Index, 1870-1919, Ramsey County, Minnesota,” p. 100, line 24, Henry Woodrow Vadnais, 19 Jun 1919.; database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5QB-9N7H?cc=2185953&wc=36TN-DPV%3A1583719402%2C1583719401 : accessed 23 Aug 2021), image 52 of 57; multiple county courthouses, Minnesota.

⁵ “Deaths for 1919, State of Minnesota, County of Ramsey,” pgs. 138-139, line [6]8, Henry Woodrow Vadnais, 19 Jun 1919.; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95J7-943L?cc=1920099&wc=3XS2-MNB%3A212884601%2C213162101 & https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5J7-9WTW?cc=1920099&wc=3XS2-MNB%3A212884601%2C213162101 : accessed 23 Aug 2021), images 100 and 101 of 376; county courthouses, Minnesota.

⁶ “Henry Vadnais,” White Bear Press, (June 1919), burial date extrapolated from Henry Vadnais obituary information.

⁷ St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery, Church of St. Mary of the Lake (White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota), Henry Vadnais monumental inscription, read by C. Vadnais, August 2009.

Lawrence Thomas Vadnais (19 Nov 2021)

¹ Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Birth (White Bare [Bear], Ramsey County, Minnesota), #23982, Lorence [Lawrence] Vadnais, 10 Aug 1913.

² “Death, Record Index, 1870-1919, Ramsey County, Minnesota,” p. 85 [stamped], line 70, Lawrence Thomas Vadnais, 14 Jan 1914.; database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95MB-8MY?i=51&wc=3XSV-C6J%3A212884601%2C213180301&cc=1920099 : accessed 31 Jan 2023), image 52 of 53; multiple county courthouses, Minnesota.

³ Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death (White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota), #11230, Lawrence Thomas Vadnais, 14 Jan 1914.

⁴ Receipts given for lot purchase in White Bear Cemetery (originals), Ed [Adlore] Vadnais, 24 Feb & 16 Mar 1914, privately held by C. Vadnais, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, 2021. Inherited from father, John Russell Vadnais, in 2010.

⁵ Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death (White Bare [Bear], Ramsey County, Minnesota), #11230, Lawrence Thomas Vadnais, 14 Jan 1914.

⁶ St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery, Church of St. Mary of the Lake (White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota), Lawrence Vadnais monumental inscription, read by C. Vadnais, August 2009.

Amis Henry Vadnais (12 Nov 2021)

¹ St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery, Church of St. Mary of the Lake (White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota), Amis Vadnais monumental inscription, read by C. Vadnais, August 2009.

² Minnesota State Census, population schedule, 1895, Minnesota, Ramsey Co., White Bear village, p 5 [handwritten], line 15, Amis Cadnis [Vadnais].; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XW19-W6W?cc=1503031&wc=M6GC-TNG%3A65687401%2C66122601 : accessed 14 Aug 2021), image 5 of 37; State Library and Records Service, St. Paul.

³ “Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001,” database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95JZ-HGV?cc=2185953&wc=36TN-FMH%3A1583719402%2C1583720505 : accessed 20 Jun 2021), vol 2, image 5 of 37; multiple county courthouses, Minnesota.

⁴St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery, Church of St. Mary of the Lake (White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota), Amis Vadnais monumental inscription, read by C. Vadnais, August 2009.

William Vadnais (Perry) – part 2, In Pursuit of an Answer (5 Nov 2021)

¹ “Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001,” database with images, Henry Amos Vadnair [Vadnais]. FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95JZ-HGV?cc=2185953&wc=36TN-FMH%3A1583719402%2C1583720505 : accessed 20 Jun 2021), Ramsey > Deaths, 1900-1914, vol 2 > image 5 of 37; multiple county courthouses, Minnesota.

² 1900 U.S. census, White Bear Lake Township, White Bear village, Ramsey County, Minnesota, population schedule, Enumbertion District (ED) 155, p. 257A [stamped], dwelling 40, family 42, lines 21-23, Joseph Ribel.; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-64GQ-MW7?cc=1325221&wc=9BW7-KX4%3A1031098701%2C1032507701%2C1034693801 : accessed 30 Oct 2021), image 5 of 26.; National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) T623_786, record group 29, FHL roll 1240786.

³ Stephen Robertson, University of Sydney, Australia, “Age of Consent Laws,” George Mason University.; digital image, (https://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/teaching-modules/230?section=primarysources&source=24 : accessed 18 Jul 2021), Primary Source Text>Age Limit in Age of Consent Laws in Selected Countries > United States > Minnesota.

⁴ 1900 U.S. census, White Bear Township, White Bear, Ramsey County, Minnesota, population schedule, Enumeration District (ED) 156, p. 274A [stamped], dwelling 111, family 111, lines 16-23, Joseph Eauger [Auger].; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-64GQ-SPY?cc=1325221&wc=9BW7-K6F%3A1031098701%2C1032507701%2C1034695301 : accessed 30 Oct 2021), image 13 of 21.; National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) T623_786, record group 29, FHL roll 1240786.

⁵ Public trees associated with Mary Ann (Perry) Auger were located using the search parameters: Name: Joseph Auger, born: 1846, married: 1874 in Minnesota, USA, died: 1930 in Minnesota, USA.; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1030/?name=Joseph_Auger&birth=1846&death=1930_minnesota-usa_26&count=50&marriage=1874-10-6_minnesota-usa_26 : accessed 19 Jul 2021).

⁶“You and Paul Knoblach,” digital image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-matches/compare/482e9f58-5fa2-473e-9440-3f1ec057918d/with/b20f045f-53f0-433b-b0df-1182f01760d4 : accessed 19 Jul 2021).

⁷ I filtered my 37,566 DNA matches using the parameters: common ancestor and public linked trees. I also determined that I would need to look through all the distant matches related to 4^th through 6^th cousins. I had several cases where a 4^th through 6^th cousin was actually a 2^nd cousin.; digital image, Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-matches/match-list/482e9f58-5fa2-473e-9440-3f1ec057918d?commonancestors=true&publictrees=true : accessed 19 Jul 2021).

⁸Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Return of Births (White Bear, Ramsey County, Minnesota), p. 409 [stamped], line 5, Baby Thompson (Vadnais), 20 July 1902.; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5MB-CBN?cc=1920099&wc=3XSV-C6F%3A212887301%2C212888701 : accessed 9 Jun 2021), image 68 of 124.

⁹ 1910 U.S. census, Ramsey County, Minnesota, Population schedule, St. Paul City, Enumeration District (ED) 90, sheet #3A [handwritten & stamped], house 237, dwelling 36, family 46, lines 16-19, Anson A. Thompson.; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRVM-HML?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ7-G1V%3A133639401%2C136968201%2C140543201%2C1589089862 : accessed 19 Jul 2021), image 5 of 30.; National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) T624_720, record group 29, FHL roll 1374733.

Eugenia “Jennie” (Baillargeon) Vadnais (Little Grandma) (29 Oct 2021)

¹ Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death (Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota), #14991, Jennie Vadnais, 22 Jan 1960.; Note: Michigan does not have many birth records for this time period. Recording of births was not yet required.

² U.S. Census, population schedule, 1880, Minnesota, Anoka Co., Centerville, Enumeration District (ED) 044, p 48B [interpolated from stamped numbers on preceding and succeeding pages], dwelling 78, family 81, line 50, Eugenie [Eugenia] Baillargean [Baillargeon].; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4242003-00104?pId=32651730 : accessed 12 Aug 2021), page 10 of 19, citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 615.

³ “Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949,” Anoka County Courthouse, Anoka Co., 591-592:1607, William Vadnais & Eugenia Ballargeon [Baillargeon], 7 Nov 1881.; database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-Y5SK-XX?cc=1803974&wc=MRJL-3TL%3A146209601 : accessed 7 Jun 2021).

⁴ “Vadnais family among first settlers,” White Bear Press, (29 Jul 1971): p14.

⁵ Richard Heckel, Descendants of Pierre Remi Vadenay, p 46.

⁶ Minnesota State Census, population schedule, 1905, Minnesota, Ramsey Co., White Bear village, Enumeration District (ED) 51, p 231-232 [interpolated from stamped numbers on preceding and succeeding pages], lines 37-40 & 1-3, Jennie Vadnais family.; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1058/images/mnsc_144-0320?pId=3341181 : accessed 12 Aug 2021), images 230 & 231 of 237; State Library and Records Service, St. Paul.

⁷ U.S. Census, population schedule, 1910, Minnesota, Ramsey Co., White Bear, Enumeration District (ED) 0163; p 12B [interpolated from stamped numbers on preceding and succeeding pages], dwelling 257, family 260, line 58, Jennie Vadnais.; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/31111_4330244-01076?pId=146033118 : accessed 12 Aug 2021), page 24 of 31, citing NARA microfilm publication T624, record group 29, FHL microfilm 1374733.

⁸ U.S. Census, population schedule, 1920, Minnesota, Ramsey Co., White Bear, Enumeration District (ED) 152; p 17A [stamped and handwritten], dwelling 389, family 397, line 24, Jennie Vadnies [Vadnais].; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4312204-00574?pId=47876323 : accessed 12 Aug 2021), page 33 of 41, citing NARA microfilm publication T625_856, record group 29.

⁹ Richard Heckel, Descendants of Pierre Remi Vadenay, p 46.

¹⁰ U.S. Census, population schedule, 1930, Minnesota, Ramsey Co., White Bear, Enumeration District (ED) 0178; p 5A [stamped and handwritten], dwelling 89, family 89, line 10, Jennie Vadnois [Vadnais].; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4610068_00274?pId=78586115 : accessed 12 Aug 2021), page 9 of 53, citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1114, FHL microfilm: 2340849.

¹¹ U.S. Census, population schedule, 1940, Minnesota, Ramsey Co., White Bear Lake city, Enumeration District (ED) 62-12; p 8A [stamped and handwritten], visitation #130, line 15, Jennie Vadnais.; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/m-t0627-01950-01022?pId=99117041 : accessed 12 Aug 2021), page 15 of 38, citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1950.

¹² R. L. Polk and Company, Polk’s St. Paul (Ramsey County, Minn.) City Directory 1959 (St. Paul, Minnesota, R. L. Polk and Co., Publishers, 1959), p411.; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/12892218?pId=759861520 : accessed 12 Aug 2021), page 568 of 2964, col 2, Vadnais Jennie.

¹³ Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death (Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota), #14991, Jennie Vadnais, 22 Jan 1960.

¹⁴ Database and images, FindaGrave.com (www.findagrave.com/memorial/50538972/eugenia-vadnais : accessed 11 August 2021), memorial page for Eugenia “Jennie” Baillargeon Vadnais (24 May 1866–22 Jan 1960), ID 50538972, citing Saint Mary of the Lake Cemetery, White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota.

William Vadnais (Perry) – part 1 (22 Oct 2021)

¹ “Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949,” Anoka County Courthouse, Anoka Co., 591-592:1607, William Vadnais & Eugenia Ballargeon [Baillargeon], 7 Nov 1881.; database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-Y5SK-XX?cc=1803974&wc=MRJL-3TL%3A146209601 : accessed 7 Jun 2021).

²Ramsey County, Minnesota, “Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001,” Henry Amos Vadnais, 2 Feb 1900.; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3T-GCSP : accessed 8 April 2021).; Ramsey County, Minnesota, “Minnesota Death Card,” Henry Amos Vadnais, 2 February 1900.; digital image, Ironrangeresearchcenter.org (https://www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org/details/8/92271/ : accessed 10 April 2021), reel 6, frame 2252.

³ “The Transfers,” The St Paul Daily Globe, 9 Sep 1883, Sunday, p 2, col 3, lines 22-23.; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/467752407 : accessed 10 Jun 2021).

⁴Grantor’s Reception Book, Ramsey County, Minnesota, “Deeds 1844-1886,” 673:767, v. 15 1883.; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3WM-R19?i=672&cat=52541 :accessed 15 Jun 2021). Also, today $225 from 1883 paid for the property at 253 3rd St. has a relative project worth of $399,174.16 according to https://measuringworth.com/dollarvaluetoday/ ).

⁵ 1893 St Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, Vadnais Wm, p 1394.; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/14264989?usePUB=true&_phsrc=mIl198&usePUBJs=true&pId=884661912 :accessed 8 Jun 2021).

⁶ 1900 U.S. Census, Ramsey Co., Minnesota, population schedule, White Bear Lake Village, Enumeration District (ED) 0155, p 258A [stamped], dwelling 60, family 62, line 8, Edlore J. Vadnais.; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4120305_00522?pId=27037178 : accessed 8 April 2021), citing NARA microfilm publication T623, record group 29.

⁷ James Lonergan, Justice of the Peace, “The State of Minnesota v William Vadnais,” 23 January 1899, Ramsey County, White Bear Lake, Minnesota (facsimile).

⁸ “A List of Delinquent Taxes Upon Real Estate,” The St Paul Daily Globe, 17 Feb 1896, Monday, p 26, col 7, Murray’s Addition.; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79319112/property-taxes-published-in-st-paul-glob/ : accessed 10 Jun 2021).

⁹ “A List of Delinquent Taxes Upon Real Estate,” The St Paul Daily Globe, 13 Feb 1899, Monday, p25, col 3, Murray’s Addition.; digital image, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/image/85086841/ : accessed 10 Jun 2021).

¹⁰ 1905 Minnesota State Census, Ramsey Co., population schedule, White Bear village, Enumeration District (ED) 51, p 232 [handwritten], line 37, Jennie Vadnais.; database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YSYC-1WW?cc=1503056&wc=M8SG-X6D%3A67006201%2C67665001 : accessed 12 Jun 2021), images 37 & 38 of 44; State Library and Records Service, St. Paul.

¹¹ 1920 U.S. Census, Ramsey Co., Minnesota, population schedule, White Bear village, Enumeration District (ED) 152, sheet 17A, p 284 [interpolated from stamped numbers on preceding and succeeding pages], dwelling 389, family 397, line 24, Jennie Vadnies [Vadnais].; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRXS-72K?cc=1488411&wc=QZJ5-DFK%3A1036473401%2C1037703901%2C1039754701%2C1589333111 : accessed 27 Jul 2021), citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 856.

¹² “Tula Man Succumbs to Tumor on Brain,” Ironwood Daily Globe, 31 Aug 1922, Thursday evening, p 8, col 5; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79157410/william-vadnais-ironwood-daily-globe : accessed 7 Jun 2021).

¹³ Record of Funeral, Mckevitt-Patrick Funeral Home (Michigan, Gogebic Co., Ironwood), William Perry, email, 28 July 2021. Privately held by Cynthia Vadnais, [address for private use,] Stillwater, Minnesota. 2021.

¹⁴ Granite grave marker inscribed “William (Perry) Vadnais, October 5, 1863, August 31, 1922,” located at Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood, Gogebic Co., Michigan, section 33, grave #3; purchased from Sunburst Memorials Peninsula Granite Co., Ironwood, Michigan, 16 July 2008 by Cynthia Vadnais.

¹⁵ Michigan Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, 227-235, William Perry, 31 August 1922.; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFS2-JT5 : 7 Jun 2021).; FHL microfilm 1,972,715.

Home – Never very far (15 Oct 2021)

¹ “Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949,” #261, Edelore [Adlore] Vadnais, Helen [Ellen] Peltier, license dated 4 January 1910, certificate of marriage dated 10 January 1910, filed, 11 January 1910.; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B6N-XJ1?cc=1803974&wc=MRJT-BZQ%3A1060646701 : accessed 11 April 2021).

² Minnesota, Ramsey, New [Little] Canada, “Marriage Certificate according to the rites of The Holy Catholic Church” (original), Adlore Vadnais, Ellen Peltier, 11 January 1910, privately held by Cynthia Vadnais, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, 2021. Inherited from father, John Russell Vadnais, in 2010.

³ “Memorial of Marriage” scroll (original), Adelar Vadenais [Adlore Vadnais], Helene Pelletier [Ellen Peltier], 11 January 1910, privately held by Cynthia Vadnais, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, 2021. Inherited from father, John Russell Vadnais, in 2010.

⁴ Minnesota, Ramsey, Little Canada, St. John the Evangelist Church, Marriage record (in Latin), Adelard Vadenais [Adlore Vadnais], Helene Pelletier [Ellen Peltier], 11 January 1910, (facsimile) held by Cynthia Vadnais, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, 2021.

⁵ “1940 U.S. Census”, Ramsey County, Minnesota, Population Schedule, White Bear Lake City, Enumeration District (ED) 6212, p. 8B [penned & stamped], house number 411, family 143, line 55, Adlore Vadnais; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4610068_00280?pId=78585804: accessed 8 April 2021); NARA 627, record group 29.

Adlore Vadnais and Ellen Peltier Wedding (1 Oct 2021)