Marguerite, the 10th child born to Ellen and Adlore, was born on October 17, 1926 at White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Marguerite was welcomed by her brothers: George, Charles, Richard and Jack and her sisters: Florence, Mona and Leona. Two of her brothers, Lawrence and Henry, had already passed away.
On November 14, 1926, Marguerite was baptized by Father John Fahey at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in White Bear Lake.3 Here godparents were her uncle and aunt, Edmund and Excellina Peltier. Edmund is Ellen (Peltier) Vadnais’ brother.
Marguerite had built-in playmates with her brother John (Jack), who was born 20 months before her and her sister Leona who was 3.5 years older than her.4, 5 Also, just over 2 years after her birth she welcomed her brother Gordon (Gordy) and when Marguerite was about 3.5 years old, Anna Mae the last member of the family was born.6, 7
Marguerite started first grade at St. Mary’s School in White Bear Lake in the early 1930s.
I suspect that the picture is of the 2nd and 3rd grade students that year. Marguerite would have been a year behind her brother Jack.
It looks like they are happily enjoying their ice cream cones, or what is left of them.
They look like they are the best of friends!
On May 17, 1936, at 9 years old, Marguerite celebrated her first holy Communion with Father John Fahey at St. Mary of the Lake Church and she was confirmed on May 14, 1936 when she was 12 years old.
Marguerite graduated from the 8th grade at St. Mary’s School in 1941.
Marguerite is in the third row back, the 2nd woman from the right.
Marguerite’s future husband, Robert (Bob) Earl Parker was born on June 7, 1924 in White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota.8, 9 His mother Reina Elsie (Malzahn) was 30 years old and his father Horatio Earl Parker was 29 years old (Reina’s age on Bob’s birth certificate and the birth index are wrong). Bob was the second of 3 children born to the couple. His older sister Betty was born in 1918 and the youngest, Lorraine, was born in 1926.9, 10
Bob attended Washington School on Fourth Street in White Bear Lake throughout his grade school years.
Bob is on the far right in the fourth row.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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Cynthia
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Footnotes for Marguerite Marie Vadnais and Robert Earl Parker (Part 1 of 3) post
Wonderful images! thank you oxoxo
Wonderful photos & info! The Vadnais’ family sure has the ‘look’! Easy to identify them. I’m the Granddaughter of Edmund Leon b. 1889 d. 1950!
Your detail is incredible. Would love to have these pictures on that free web page Lyfmap.com
I can’t recall if you said it was ok to post those there, as they can be posted to the exact location and dateline in time.
Won’t do it unless you give permission, but these are wonderful photos.
Jean Day [email protected]
Jean,
At this time, I have to decline them being posted elsewhere. Not all of them are mine to choose what to do with.
Cynthia