# Shane Duplessis — evidence and research register Updated 24 October 2026. Research remains active. ## Evidence method Shane supplied his parents Mike Duplessis and Melissa Dice, maternal grandparents David and Jackie Dice, and paternal grandmother Patricia Carlin. Shane confirmed the matching sibling group Michael, Mark, Michele Torbitt and Cherie Mullen, and Dice as Melissa’s maiden name. He also supplied sister Sara Duplessis, wife Michele Canale, and their child Jack Duplessis. Newspaper records provide the additional identifications below. Sara’s sibling link is explicit; her individual parent links have not been separately asserted. Original newspaper PDFs and extracted county-history pages are saved in sources/. County histories are secondary evidence for earlier family events; checking their scans verifies the printed statements, not every reported event. Pages marked Verified were visually checked, or are fully read online funeral-home notices. Supporting leads and derivative indexes remain separately labeled. No surname alone establishes a country of origin. No living contact details are copied into tree profiles. ## Current conclusions The original 1880 Yates County census documents an Irish-born direct ancestor, Hugh Carlin, and his Scotland-born wife Ann/Anna Reagan Carlin, whose parents are recorded as Ireland-born. Their son Thomas was born in Scotland and daughters Roseanna and Maggie in New York. A St. Michael’s Cemetery transcription reports Hugh’s death on 27 August 1884; it is not an original death register. Hugh’s Irish county, Ann’s Scottish town and both sets of parents’ names remain unknown. Poland is documented for Catherine Wdowiak Rys and her husband Jacenty/Joseph Rys, Shane’s great-great-grandparents. Catherine’s obituary and daughter Anna’s 1950 census supplemental entry establish the country; their Polish town is unknown. The original 1930 DeStephen census sheet records Stephen and Mary (Maria) as born in Italy, with the complete sibling group named in James’s obituary. The Duplessis/Bechard line supports Canadian ancestry: Philip’s 1909 marriage names parents Oliver Duplessis and Sophiana Bechard, and the matching 1905 and 1930 census indexes record his mother as Canada-born. Emma Holzhauer’s original 1932 death certificate corroborates the Bechard mother’s Canadian birth. Oliver’s original 1892 funeral notice also reports migration from Canada in 1860. A Canadian locality remains to be found. Separately, the original 1930 Murray household census confirms Florence was recorded as an adopted daughter. It documents Canadian connections through Joseph and Matilda’s families while leaving Florence’s biological parents unidentified. A Welsh birthplace for an earlier Daniel Harris is reported in a 1910 genealogy, but the new parent links and military-death story still need independent corroboration. Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen is the documented name in Jackie and David’s marriage notice. Venila Alberta Harris is directly connected to Jackie by the 1983 anniversary and to parents Albert D. Harris and Jennie Nicholls by Albert’s 1950 obituary. Mary Alice Dexter’s obituary establishes David Dice’s mother and Dexter/Lancaster grandparents. ## Source register ### S1: James J. Duplessis — obituary Date: 2013. Evidence status: Verified. Names Michael as his son and Joseph and Anna (Rys) Duplessis as his parents. Publisher: https://www.nelson-funeralhome.com/obituary/james-duplessis Related people: James J. Duplessis, Michael Joseph Duplessis, Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr., Anna Catherine Rys, Michele Catherine Duplessis, Mark Duplessis, Margaret “Kim” — surname unknown, Jamie Torbitt, Joseph Murray Duplessis Jr., Marion Louise Burza, Carolyn Gauthier. ### S2: Anna C. Duplessis — obituary Date: 2006. Evidence status: Verified. Names parents Jagenty and Katarzyna (Doviak) Rys. Lists sister Sophie Dudeck and grandchildren including Michael. Publisher: https://www.nelson-funeralhome.com/obituary/anna-duplessis Related people: Anna Catherine Rys, Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr., James J. Duplessis, Jacenty / Joseph Rys, Catherine / Katarzyna Wdowiak, Michele Catherine Duplessis, Mark Duplessis, Cherie A. Fitzgerald, Joseph Murray Duplessis Jr., Marion Louise Burza, Lorrie Duplessis, Lynda Thurlow. ### S3: Michele Torbitt — obituary Date: 6 December 2025. Evidence status: Verified. Names Patricia and James as parents and Michael and Mark as brothers; Shane confirmed this family match. Publisher: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/michele-torbitt-obituary?id=60223041 Related people: Michael Joseph Duplessis, Patricia Ann Carlin, James J. Duplessis, Michele Catherine Duplessis, Mark Duplessis, Cherie A. Fitzgerald, Jamie Torbitt, Alexandra Culeton Fitzpatrick, Craig Fitzpatrick, Quinn Fitzpatrick, Connor Fitzpatrick, Jordan Torbitt, Genevieve Stever, Khloe Torbitt, Amanda Torbitt, Madison Belson, Mackenzi Belson, Cayden Carpenter, Robert G. Loomis, Carolyn Gauthier. ### S4: Joseph M. Duplessis Sr. — cemetery index Date: Date not verified. Evidence status: Provisional. Derivative cemetery listing reports birth 9 March 1910, Oswego. Exact birth date still needs an original record. Publisher: https://peoplelegacy.com/joseph_m__duplessis__sr-1U3k5Y Related people: Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr., Anna Catherine Rys. ### S5: Patricia A. Loomis — obituary Date: 2020. Evidence status: Verified. Names Shane as a grandson, Michael as a son, and Henry H. and Minnie (Weiss) Carlin as her parents. Publisher: https://www.nelson-funeralhome.com/obituary/patricia-loomis Related people: Patricia Ann Carlin, Henry H. Carlin, Minnie Weiss, Michael Joseph Duplessis, Shane Michael Duplessis, Sara Beth Duplessis, Michele Catherine Duplessis, Mark Duplessis, Matthew J. Duplessis, Christine — surname unknown, Margaret “Kim” — surname unknown, Jamie Torbitt, Alexandra Culeton Fitzpatrick, Craig Fitzpatrick, Jordan Torbitt, Mayson Duplessis-Fantom, Lorrie Duplessis, Lynda Thurlow, Robert G. Loomis, Barbara D. Blake. ### S6: Barbara D. Blake — obituary Date: 2017. Evidence status: Verified. Names sister Patricia Loomis, four other siblings, husband Harold, their daughter Susan Miniaci, and grandson Jon Miniaci. Shared parents among the siblings and Jon’s parents are not supplied. Publisher: https://oswegocountytoday.com/obituaries/funeral-homes/foster-funeral-home-funeral-homes/barbara-d-blake-92/ Related people: Patricia Ann Carlin, Barbara D. Blake, Harold A. Blake Jr., Susan Miniaci, Jon Miniaci, Bette Dunham, Ellen B. Hawley, Marjorie M. Norvell, Robert Besaw. ### S7: Joseph M. Duplessis Sr. — obituary Date: 3 May 1993. Evidence status: Verified. Names Phillip and Florence (Murray) Duplessis as his parents; Anna (Rys) as his wife; James and Joseph Jr. as sons. Sunday death implies 2 May 1993. Original scan checked. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20May-June%201993/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20May-June%201993%20-%200035.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/joseph-duplessis-1993.pdf Related people: Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr., Anna Catherine Rys, James J. Duplessis, Phillip / Philip Duplessis, Florence Louise Murray, Joseph Murray Duplessis Jr.. ### S8: Florence Louise Pittsley — obituary Date: 13 May 1983. Evidence status: Verified. Names Joseph and Matilda Murray as parents, Joseph M. Duplessis Sr. as son, and James Joseph Duplessis as grandson. Born 12 February 1890 in Oswego; died Thursday, implying 12 May 1983. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20May-June%201983/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20May-June%201983%20-%200157.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/florence-pittsley-1983.pdf Related people: Florence Louise Murray, Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr., James J. Duplessis, Joseph R. Murray, Matilda Murray — maiden spelling unresolved, Joseph Murray Duplessis Jr., Frank Armstrong Pittsley. ### S9: Michael Duplessis & Melissa Dice — wedding Date: 9 June 1984. Evidence status: Verified. Reports their 2 June 1984 wedding. Names bride’s parents as Mr. and Mrs. David H. Dice, groom’s parents as James Duplessis and Patricia Loomis, and Melissa’s siblings Beth and John D. Dice. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20May-June%201984/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20May-June%201984%20-%200468.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-dice-wedding-1984.pdf Related people: Michael Joseph Duplessis, Melissa Alice Dice, James J. Duplessis, Patricia Ann Carlin, David Howard Dice, Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen, Michele Catherine Duplessis, Lorrie Duplessis, Lynda Thurlow, Beth Ann Dice, John D. Dice, David Bartlett, Adrienne French. ### S10: Henry H. Carlin — obituary Date: 20 February 1946. Evidence status: Verified. Born Penn Yan, son of Hugh and Anna Carlin. Names wife Minnie and daughter Patricia. Age 65; died Tuesday, implying 19 February 1946. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Jan-March%201946/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Jan-March%201946%20-%200608.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/henry-carlin-1946.pdf Related people: Henry H. Carlin, Patricia Ann Carlin, Minnie Weiss, Hugh Carlin, Anna Reagan. ### S11: Anna Reagan Carlin — death notice Date: 8 March 1933. Evidence status: Verified. Widow of Hugh Carlin; names Henry H. Carlin of Fulton as her son. Age 76; died Tuesday, implying 7 March 1933. Reagan is interpreted as her maiden name, pending a marriage record. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Rochester%20NY%20Times%20Union/Rochester%20NY%20Times%20Union%201933/Rochester%20NY%20Times%20Union%201933%20-%201382.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/anna-carlin-1933.pdf Related people: Anna Reagan, Hugh Carlin, Henry H. Carlin, Thomas Carlin, Margaret Carlin, Rose Carlin. ### S12: Catherine Rys — obituary Date: 24 May 1948. Evidence status: Verified. Explicitly says born in Poland. Names daughter Anna Duplessis and Sophia Dudeck, matching Anna’s later obituary. Parents Albert and Mary Blondek Wdowiak; husband Joseph Rys. Arrived about 1903, lived in Passaic before Oswego. Age and birth year are difficult to read and need corroboration. The image also names daughters Helen (married surname obscured), Sophia Dudeck and Carolyn Conder; sons Joseph, Frank, Stanley and John; and brothers Andrew, Martin and Kaszmir. Crossed lines and conflicting age/year printing prevent a reliable exact birth date. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20May-June%201948/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20May-June%201948%20-%200329.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/catherine-rys-1948.pdf Related people: Catherine / Katarzyna Wdowiak, Anna Catherine Rys, Jacenty / Joseph Rys, Albert Wdowiak, Mary Blondek, Sophie R. Rys, Carolyn Conder, Helen — married surname unclear, Joseph Rys, Frank Rys, John Rys, Stanley A. Rys, Joseph Dudeck, Andrew Wdowiak, Martin Wdowiak, Kaszmir Wdowiak. ### S13: Stanley A. Rys — obituary Date: 26 September 1988. Evidence status: Verified. Names parents Jacenty and Kathryn Rys and sisters Anna Duplessis and Sophie Dudeck. Supports the Rys family connection and alternative given-name spellings. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Sept-Oct%201988/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Sept-Oct%201988%20-%200357.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/stanley-rys-1988.pdf Related people: Anna Catherine Rys, Jacenty / Joseph Rys, Catherine / Katarzyna Wdowiak, Stanley A. Rys, Sophie R. Rys, Frank Rys, John Rys, Joseph Dudeck. ### S14: Frank Wdowiak — obituary Date: 3 May 1947. Evidence status: Verified. Original page 12 dated 3 May 1947. Names sister Catherine Rys, wife Agnes Kolano, three children, and four brothers. Born in Poland; father printed Wojak, differing from Albert in Catherine’s notice. Parent-name reconciliation remains unresolved. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20April-May%201947/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20April-May%201947%20-%200507.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/frank-wdowiak-1947.pdf Related people: Catherine / Katarzyna Wdowiak, Albert Wdowiak, Mary Blondek, Frank Wdowiak, Agnes Kolano, Mary Wdowiak, Katherine Miller, John Wdowiak, Andrew Wdowiak, Martin Wdowiak, Adam Wdowiak. ### S15: Philip Duplessis & Florence Murray — wedding announcement Date: 15 June 1909. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Announces marriage for the following morning at St. Louis’s Church: planned date 16 June 1909. It does not by itself prove the ceremony occurred. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20April%20-%20July%201909/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20April%20-%20July%201909%20-%200662.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-murray-wedding-1909.pdf Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis, Florence Louise Murray. ### S16: Jacqueline DeStephen & David Dice — engagement Date: 22 January 1963. Evidence status: Verified. Names Jacqueline A. DeStephen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James DeStephen, engaged to David H. Dice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Dice. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Jan-March%201963/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Jan-March%201963%20-%200241.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/dice-engagement-1963.pdf Related people: Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen, David Howard Dice, Howard David Dice, James DeStephen. ### S17: Jacqueline DeStephen & David Dice — wedding Date: 20 June 1964. Evidence status: Verified. Names Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen and David Howard Dice; parents Mr. and Mrs. James DeStephen and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dice. Newspaper header says 1964 despite the archive folder’s 1963 label. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20April-June%201963/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20April-June%201963%20-%201121.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/dice-wedding-1963.pdf Related people: Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen, David Howard Dice, Howard David Dice, James DeStephen. ### S18: James DeStephen — obituary Date: 18 July 1997. Evidence status: Verified. Born Oswego; died 15 July 1997, age 86. Names daughter Jacqueline Dice, parents Stephen and Maria DeStephen, and wife Venita (Harris), who died in 1990. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20July-Aug%201997/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20July-Aug%201997%20-%200238.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/james-destephen-1997.pdf Related people: James DeStephen, Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen, Venila Alberta Harris, Stephen DeStephen, Maria — surname unknown, Jennie Favreau, Beatrice French, Phyllis Rebeor, Anthony DeStephen, Joseph DeStephen, Beatrice DeStephen. ### S19: James & Venila DeStephen — 50th anniversary Date: 2 November 1983. Evidence status: Verified. Names their four daughters, Jennie Favreau, Beatrice French, Phyllis Rebeor and Jacqueline Dice. Confirms Venila as Jackie’s mother. Original header is 1983 despite the archive’s 1985 folder. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Shopper/%20Oswego%20NY%20Shopper%201985%20Feb-July/Oswego%20NY%20Shopper%201985%20Feb-July%20-%200161.PDF Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/destephen-anniversary.pdf Related people: James DeStephen, Venila Alberta Harris, Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen, Jennie Favreau, Beatrice French, Phyllis Rebeor, Lynn French Herbert, William J. Bartlett, Adrienne French, James Herbert. ### S20: Albert D. Harris — obituary Date: 12 January 1950. Evidence status: Verified. Born 28 April 1861 in Amboy; died 6 January 1950. Parents Nathaniel C. Harris and Amelia Onderdonk. Venila DeStephen and Daniel John Harris were children of his marriage to Jennie Nicholls. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Camden%20NY%20Advance/Camden%20NY%20Advance%201949-1951/Camden%20NY%20Advance%201949-1951%2000225_1.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/harris-camden-1950.pdf Related people: Venila Alberta Harris, Albert D. Harris, Jennie Nicholls, Nathaniel C. Harris, Amelia J. Onderdonk, Daniel John Harris, Julia A. Laing, James L. Harris, Elmer N. Harris. ### S21: James DeStephen & Venila Harris — marriage license Date: 10 October 1933. Evidence status: Verified. The marriage-license list supplies Venila’s full name: Venila Alberta Harris. A license listing alone does not establish the wedding date. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2017/Syracuse%20NY%20Journal/Syracuse%20NY%20Journal%201933/Syracuse%20NY%20Journal%201933%20-%207109.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/destephen-harris-license-1933.pdf Related people: James DeStephen, Venila Alberta Harris. ### S22: Duplessis family — engagement and birthday notices Date: 18 November 1995. Evidence status: Verified. Cherie A. is identified as the daughter of James Duplessis and Sharon Fitzgerald, engaged to Daniel R. Mullen. A separate birthday entry names Mathew J. Duplessis’s parents as Mark and Ida. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Nov%201995/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Nov%201995%20-%200370.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-cousin-1995.pdf Related people: James J. Duplessis, Cherie A. Fitzgerald, Sharon Fitzgerald, Daniel R. Mullen, Mark Duplessis, Ida Duplessis, Matthew J. Duplessis. ### S23: Howard D. Dice — obituary Date: 20 March 1989. Evidence status: Verified. Names parents John and Mary (Mills) Dice, wife Mary Alice, children David, Kevin and Sue Stoddard, and brothers Harry B. and John W. Jr. Born Syracuse; age 72; Saturday death implies 18 March 1989. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20March-April%201989/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20March-April%201989%20-%200330.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/howard-dice-1989.pdf Related people: Howard David Dice, Mary Alice Dexter, David Howard Dice, Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen, John W. Dice Sr., Mary E. Mills, Susan J. Dice, Kevin D. Dice, Harry B. Dice, John W. Dice Jr., Frederick Stoddard. ### S24: Howard & Mary Alice Dice — 35th anniversary Date: 27 June 1975. Evidence status: Verified. Names children David, Susan Tedd and Kevin, and grandchildren Melissa, Beth and John Dice; Robert III, Scott, Christopher and Edward Tedd. Parentage within the Tedd group is supported by the family grouping. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20May-June%201975/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20May-June%201975%20-%200762.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/dice-anniversary-1975.pdf Related people: Howard David Dice, Mary Alice Dexter, David Howard Dice, Melissa Alice Dice, Beth Ann Dice, John D. Dice, Susan J. Dice, Kevin D. Dice, Mary Ann Taber, Robert Tedd III, Scott Tedd, Christopher Tedd, Edward Tedd. ### S25: Philip DuPlessis — possible matching death notice Date: 9 March 1931. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Reports Philip DuPlessis, age 45, died 7 March in Rochester. The Oswego publication and 1910 family visit to Rochester are leads, but neither names Florence or Joseph. This man has NOT been merged with the ancestor. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20March-April%201931/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20March-April%201931%20-%200114.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/philip-oswego-1931.pdf Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S26: John “Jack” Taber — obituary Date: 2021. Evidence status: Verified. Names daughter Mary Ann (Kevin) Dice and grandson Brian Dice. Read alongside the 1975 and 1989 Dice notices to identify Kevin’s family. Publisher: https://obits.syracuse.com/us/obituaries/syracuse/name/john-taber-obituary?id=9853575 Related people: Kevin D. Dice, Mary Ann Taber, Brian Dice. ### S27: Shane’s immediate family — family information Date: 23 October 2026. Evidence status: Family confirmed. Shane identified Sara as his sister, Michele Canale as his wife, and Jack Duplessis as their child. Publisher: None Related people: Shane Michael Duplessis, Sara Beth Duplessis, Michele Canale, Jack Duplessis. ### S28: Mary Alice Dice — obituary Date: 9 September 1991. Evidence status: Verified. Names children David, Kevin and Sue Stoddard; parents Seymour and Emma (Lancaster) Dexter; and sister Barbara Moran. Born Syracuse; age 74; died the morning of publication. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Sept-Oct%201991/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Sept-Oct%201991%20-%200139.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/mary-alice-dice-1991.pdf Related people: Mary Alice Dexter, David Howard Dice, Kevin D. Dice, Susan J. Dice, Seymour Dexter, Emma Lancaster, Barbara Moran. ### S29: Beth Ann Dice & David Scott Hilton — wedding Date: 12 September 1992. Evidence status: Verified. Names Beth’s parents David and Jacqueline Dice, sister Melissa Duplessis, brother John Dice, husband David Scott Hilton, and cousin Kyle Potter. Alexandra Culleton was flower girl. Kyle’s specific parents and cousin degree are not supplied. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Sept-Oct%201992/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Sept-Oct%201992%20-%200204.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/dice-wedding-1992.pdf Related people: Beth Ann Dice, David Howard Dice, Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen, Melissa Alice Dice, John D. Dice, David Scott Hilton, Kyle Potter, Alexandra Culeton Fitzpatrick. ### S30: Marion Burza & Joseph Duplessis Jr. — wedding Date: 28 July 1962. Evidence status: Verified. Reports the 14 July wedding of Marion Louise Burza and Joseph Murray Duplessis Jr. Names James as the groom’s brother and Pat Duplessis as his sister-in-law. Confirms Marion’s maiden name; does not identify their children. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20July-Sept%201962/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20July-Sept%201962%20-%200326.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/burza-duplessis-wedding-1962.pdf Related people: Marion Louise Burza, Joseph Murray Duplessis Jr., Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr., Anna Catherine Rys, James J. Duplessis, Patricia Ann Carlin. ### S31: Shane Michael Duplessis — childhood birthday notice Date: 24 April 1993. Evidence status: Verified. A childhood photograph and birthday entry names Shane Michael Duplessis, parents Melissa and Michael, and grandparents Jackie and David Dice, Pat and Bob Loomis, and Jim and Carolyn Duplessis. Step-grandparents are listed socially alongside grandparents; existing biological links are retained. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20March-April%201993/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20March-April%201993%20-%201088.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-birthday-1993.pdf Related people: Shane Michael Duplessis, Michael Joseph Duplessis, Melissa Alice Dice, David Howard Dice, Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen, Patricia Ann Carlin, Robert G. Loomis, James J. Duplessis, Carolyn Gauthier. ### S32: Anna Carlin — Penn Yan obituary Date: 10 March 1933. Evidence status: Verified. Reports Anna’s death in Rochester on 7 March; names sons Thomas of Buffalo and Henry of Fulton, daughters Margaret Carroll and Rose Carlin, and burial in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Penn Yan. Age 77 conflicts with age 76 in the Rochester notice. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%209/Penn%20Yan%20NY%20Democrat/Penn%20Yan%20NY%20Democrat%201931-1933%20Grayscale/Penn%20Yan%20NY%20Democrat%201931-1933%20Grayscale%20-%200894.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/anna-carlin-pennyan-1933.pdf Related people: Anna Reagan, Henry H. Carlin, Thomas Carlin, Margaret Carlin, Rose Carlin. ### S33: Michael Reagan — obituary naming sister Anna Carlin Date: 25 July 1919. Evidence status: Verified. Names sister Mrs. Anna Carlin of Penn Yan, wife Bridget Roach, and six children. Says Michael was born in Glasgow, Scotland, 69 years earlier and came to America with his parents as a boy; died 31 May 1919. A derivative cemetery index instead gives Ireland, so his birthplace remains disputed. This does not establish Anna’s birthplace. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%209/Penn%20Yan%20NY%20Democrat/Penn%20Yan%20NY%20Democrat%201919-1921%20Grayscale/Penn%20Yan%20NY%20Democrat%201919-1921%20Grayscale%20-%200100.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/carlin-sibling-1919.pdf Related people: Michael Reagan, Anna Reagan, Bridget Roach, Anna Reagan, Eugene Reagan, Thomas Reagan, Bessie Reagan, James Reagan, Mary Reagan. ### S34: St. Michael’s Cemetery — Reagan monument transcription Date: Transcription date not established. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Lists Michael, Bridget, Eugene and Anna on the Thomas Reagan monument, along with Thomas (died 1892) and Margaret (died 1888), described as born in Ireland. Shared monument alone does not establish Thomas and Margaret as Michael’s or Anna Carlin’s parents. Its Ireland birthplace for Michael conflicts with his contemporary obituary’s Glasgow; do not use it to claim Irish ancestry. Publisher: https://yates.nygenweb.net/cemetery/StMike/St%20Michael_A.htm Related people: Michael Reagan. ### S35: Philip Duplesses & Florence Murray — engagement Date: 1 June 1909. Evidence status: Verified. The Oswego Daily Times, page 4, names Philip Duplesses as a compositor at the Palladium and Florence as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Murray. Announces a wedding later that month; it does not report a completed ceremony. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Times/Oswego%20NY%20Daily%20Times%20March-June%201909/Oswego%20Daily%20Times%20March-June%201909%20-%200525.PDF Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-murray-engagement-1909.pdf Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis, Florence Louise Murray, Joseph R. Murray. ### S36: Alexandra Culeton — childhood birthday notice Date: 8 December 1990. Evidence status: Verified. The Palladium-Times, page 13, names Alexandra’s parents as Gerald and Michele Culeton. The grandparents list includes the Loomis and Duplessis households, Leo and Dorothy Culeton, and Joseph and Anna Duplessis; the last pair are great-grandparents in the already documented lineage, so the heading mixes generations. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Nov-Dec%201990/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Nov-Dec%201990%20-%200754.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/culeton-birthday-1990.pdf Related people: Alexandra Culeton Fitzpatrick, Gerald Culeton, Michele Catherine Duplessis, Leo Culeton, Dorothy Culeton, Robert G. Loomis, Patricia Ann Carlin, James J. Duplessis, Carolyn Gauthier, Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr., Anna Catherine Rys. ### S37: Harris family — county-history biography, page 1479 Date: 1932. Evidence status: Verified. Harry F. Landon, The North Country, volume 3, p. 1479. Names Nathaniel and Amelia J. (Onderdonk) Harris and their four children: Ada E. Clark, Albert D., Jesse J., and Elmer N. Original page visually checked; a published family biography is secondary evidence for earlier births and deaths. Publisher: https://archive.org/details/northcountryhist03land/page/1479/mode/1up Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/harris-history-1932-p1479.pdf Related people: Elmer N. Harris, Nathaniel C. Harris, Amelia J. Onderdonk, Albert D. Harris, Ada E. Harris, Jesse J. Harris. ### S38: Elmer Harris & Mary Emma Look — biography continuation, page 1480 Date: 1932. Evidence status: Verified. The North Country, volume 3, p. 1480. Reports Elmer’s December 1896 marriage to Mary Emma Look and names her parents Miles Luzern Look and Mary Ester LaRue. Reports no children as of 1932. Mary Ester’s Canadian birthplace concerns an in-law family, not Shane’s direct ancestry. Publisher: https://archive.org/details/northcountryhist03land/page/1480/mode/1up Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/harris-history-1932-p1480.pdf Related people: Elmer N. Harris, Albert D. Harris, Mary Emma Look, Miles Luzern Look, Mary Ester LaRue. ### S39: Harris & Onderdonk families — 1910 genealogy (5 pages) Date: 1910. Evidence status: Provisional. Elmer Onderdonk, Genealogy of the Onderdonk Family in America. Five original pages checked: 185, 186, 125, 126, 82, in that PDF order. Preview shows page 185; open the PDF for all five. The matching Harris children support identification, but newly extended parents and descendants are provisional pending independent records. The reported Welsh ancestor and military-death story are not confirmed. Publisher: https://archive.org/details/genealogyonderd00youngoog Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/onderdonk-genealogy-1910.pdf Related people: Amelia J. Onderdonk, Nathaniel C. Harris, Albert D. Harris, Ada E. Harris, Jesse J. Harris, Elmer N. Harris, Julia A. Laing, James L. Harris, Mary Emma Look, John Onderdonk, Maria Paul, Daniel R. Harris, Mary Winsor, Ralph Onderdonk, Eleanor Tinkey, Arthur Paul, Lucretia Van Houten, John Tinkey, Marretje Van Houten, Daniel Harris, Erastus Onderdonk, Adolphus Onderdonk, Eleanor Onderdonk, Lavinia Onderdonk, Arthur Paul Onderdonk, Jesse G. Onderdonk, Warren F. Clark, Nellie A. Clark, Mary A. Clark, Earl N. Clark, Flora A. Clark, Amelia J. Clark, Jesse W. Clark, Arlie H. Clark, Etta C. Andrews, Ada May Harris, James Laing, Jane Hubbard, Hannah Maria Onderdonk. ### S40: Ralph Onderdonk & Eleanor Tinkey — church marriage transcription Date: 24 November 1796 or 1797. Evidence status: Supporting transcription. Kakiat/West New Hempstead Reformed Dutch Church marriage entry 71. Budke BC-64, combined with the 2000 church diary by Bruce E. Hopper in 2003. Names Roelef Onderdonk and Lenah Tinkie; explicitly flags 1796/1797 ambiguity. This supports the couple, not the complete descent to Shane. Original register image not inspected. Publisher: https://dutchgenie.net/bergen/DutchDoorGenealogy/Kakiat-NY-Marriages-1774-1898.html Related people: Ralph Onderdonk, Eleanor Tinkey. ### S41: Hannah Maria Onderdonk — church baptism transcription Date: 26 September 1803. Evidence status: Supporting transcription. Kakiat baptism entry 447 names parents Roelof Onderdonk and Lena Tinkie; birth 13 July 1803, baptism 26 September 1803. Transcribed from Budke BC-64 by Bruce E. Hopper in 2003. Matches the daughter in the 1910 genealogy, page 82. Original register image not inspected. Publisher: https://dutchgenie.net/bergen/DutchDoorGenealogy/Kakiat-NY-DRC-Baptisms-1774.html Related people: Hannah Maria Onderdonk, Ralph Onderdonk, Eleanor Tinkey. ### S42: Paul & Van Houten families — probate abstracts Date: 1800; will dated 1814, proved 1825. Evidence status: Supporting transcription. Budke BC-68 (1921), reformatted by Bruce E. Hopper in 2003. Entry 649, administration Liber A folio 7, names Arthur Paul’s widow Lucretia on 27 June 1800. Entry 300, will folio 165, names Clause Van Houten’s daughter Lucretia as Arthur’s widow, her siblings, and Peter’s five children. Will dated 28 July 1814 and proved 10 December 1825; neither date is a death date. Original probate images not inspected; Maria Paul’s parent link still rests on the 1910 genealogy. Publisher: https://dutchgenie.net/bergen/DutchDoorGenealogy/Abstracts-Rockland-County-NY-Wills.html Related people: Arthur Paul, Lucretia Van Houten, Clause Van Houten, Tunis Van Houten, Garret Van Houten, Rebecca Van Houten, Peter Van Houten, Abraham Jersey, John Van Houten, Maria Van Houten, Elizabeth Van Houten, Catharine Van Houten, Rebecca Van Houten. ### S43: Florence Duplessis & Frank Pittsley — Barton marriage transcription Date: 30 August 1931. Evidence status: Supporting transcription. Northeast Kingdom Genealogy’s transcription of Barton town reports lists Frank Armstrong Pittsley and Florence Louise Duplessis, both residents of Oswego, marrying on 30 August 1931. Florence’s 1983 obituary independently names late husband Frank. The date and full groom name await the original marriage record; the transcription gives no parents or previous marital status and does not resolve Philip Duplessis’s identity or death. Publisher: https://www.nekg-vt.com/tr/tr_barton-m.php Related people: Florence Louise Murray, Frank Armstrong Pittsley. ### S44: Harold A. Blake Jr. — obituary Date: 3 November 2014. Evidence status: Verified. Died 2 November 2014, age 91. Names wife Barbara, daughter Susan Miniaci (died 2004), grandson Jon Miniaci, and brother Bernard with spouse Irene. Jon’s parents are not stated. Publisher: https://oswegocountytoday.com/obituaries/funeral-homes/foster-funeral-home-funeral-homes/harold-a-blake-jr-91/ Related people: Barbara D. Blake, Harold A. Blake Jr., Susan Miniaci, Jon Miniaci, Bernard Blake, Irene — surname unknown. ### S45: Marjorie M. Norvell — obituary Date: 20 April 2003. Evidence status: Verified. Died 16 April 2003, age 85. Names husband Phil, children John, Linda and Kathryn, granddaughters Amy and Melissa, and siblings including Patricia Loomis. The granddaughters’ parents are unstated. Shared parentage among the siblings is not established. Publisher: https://obits.syracuse.com/us/obituaries/syracuse/name/marjorie-norvell-obituary?id=51380923 Related people: Marjorie M. Norvell, Patricia Ann Carlin, Barbara D. Blake, Bette Dunham, Ellen B. Hawley, Robert Besaw, Phil K. Norvell, John E. Norvell, Linda J. Hill, Kathryn A. Norvell, Amy Norvell, Melissa Norvell. ### S46: Sophie R. Dudeck — obituary Date: 5 May 2005. Evidence status: Verified. The published notice reports Sophie died 4 May 2005, age 92, and names sister Anna Duplessis and son Joseph Dudeck. Her three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren are unnamed. Publisher: https://www.legacy.com/person/sophie-r.-dudeck-50883301 Related people: Anna Catherine Rys, Sophie R. Rys, Joseph Dudeck. ### S47: Fred French — SUNY Oswego memorial Date: Winter 2015 (online 30 December 2014). Evidence status: Verified. Oswego Alumni Magazine, printed page 50. Reports death 5 September 2014, wife Beatrice DeStephen, and five children. Matches Lynn Herbert and Adrienne French from the DeStephen family notices. It does not explicitly identify the children’s mother. Fourteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren are unnamed. Original page visually checked and preserved. Publisher: https://magazine.oswego.edu/2014/12/30/in-memoriam-winter-2015/ Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/fred-french-memorial-2015.pdf Related people: Fred French, Beatrice French, Lynn French Herbert, Adrienne French, Ruth Hanson, Susan Rosati, Christopher French. ### S48: Philip J. Duplessis — Oswego city directory Date: 1910. Evidence status: Supporting evidence. Printed page 143 (viewer image 142) lists Philip J. as a Palladium compositor at 110 Fifth Avenue, matching the occupation in the 1909 engagement. Nearby Duplessis entries report Napoleon, Sophronia B. (widow of Prime), and Xavier J. moving to Rochester. Alphabetical proximity does not establish kinship; no new parents assigned. Research update: S67 now names Philip’s parents in his marriage index; S68–S69 support the mother’s Canada birth and household identification. Earlier statements about unassigned parentage describe the directory evidence alone. The Oliver/Prime father names are joined by original directory S131; the 1931 death identification is evaluated in S105–S106. Publisher: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll19/id/9549/rec/28 Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S49: Philip J. Duplessis — shared Oswego address Date: 1908. Evidence status: Supporting evidence. Oswego city directory, printed page 154 (viewer image 149). Philip J., Napoleon and Xavier J., all compositors, board at 208 East Eleventh; Sophronia B., widow of Prime, has her house there. Original scan checked. Shared surname, address and trade strengthen a family hypothesis but do not explicitly establish Philip’s parents or siblings. Research update: S67 now names Philip’s parents in his marriage index; S68–S69 support the mother’s Canada birth and household identification. Earlier statements about unassigned parentage describe the directory evidence alone. The Oliver/Prime father names are joined by original directory S131; the 1931 death identification is evaluated in S105–S106. Publisher: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll19/id/9147/rec/3 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-oswego-directory-1908.pdf Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S50: Philip J. Duplessis — Oswego directory follow-up Date: 1912. Evidence status: Supporting evidence. Printed page 137 (viewer image 133) lists Philip J. Duplessis as a Palladium compositor at 110 Fifth Avenue, matching the 1910 entry. The original image was checked because OCR misreads the surname. Wife, parents and birthplace are not supplied. Research update: S67 now names Philip’s parents in his marriage index; S68–S69 support the mother’s Canada birth and household identification. Earlier statements about unassigned parentage describe the directory evidence alone. The Oliver/Prime father names are joined by original directory S131; the 1931 death identification is evaluated in S105–S106. Publisher: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll19/id/9942/rec/1 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-oswego-directory-1912.pdf Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S51: Rochester Duplessis household — candidate comparison Date: 1919–1920. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Rochester House Directory, printed page 154 (PDF page 161), lists Sophronia DuPlessis and Phillip DuPlessis at 391 Durnan Street. Original page checked. This is a candidate comparison with the Oswego household and 1931 death notice; the directory does not name Florence or establish that its Phillip is Shane’s ancestor. No merge or ancestry claim made. Research update: S67 now names Philip’s parents in his marriage index; S68–S69 support the mother’s Canada birth and household identification. Earlier statements about unassigned parentage describe the directory evidence alone. The Oliver/Prime father names are joined by original directory S131; the 1931 death identification is evaluated in S105–S106. Publisher: https://www.libraryweb.org/rochcitydir/images/1919/House_Directory_1919-1920.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-rochester-directory-1919.pdf Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S52: Philip moves to Rochester; Florence in Oswego Date: 1914. Evidence status: Supporting evidence. Oswego city directory, printed page 140 (viewer image 136), lists Florence Mrs boarding at 235 West Fifth and says Philip J. removed to Rochester. Original scan checked. This supplies a direct geographic link in the Oswego Philip’s timeline. It does not identify his parents, explain the separate residences, or independently prove his identity in the 1931 Rochester death notice. Research update: S67 now names Philip’s parents in his marriage index; S68–S69 support the mother’s Canada birth and household identification. Earlier statements about unassigned parentage describe the directory evidence alone. The Oliver/Prime father names are joined by original directory S131; the 1931 death identification is evaluated in S105–S106. Publisher: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll19/id/10330/rec/2 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-oswego-directory-1914.pdf Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis, Florence Louise Murray. ### S53: Rochester Duplessis entries — widow-name comparison Date: 1914. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Rochester alphabetical directory, printed page 338. Prime, widow of Oliver, is listed at 157 Sherwood Avenue with Xavier J., Oliver and Gabriel J. The 1908 Oswego entry instead calls Sophronia B. the widow of Prime. These conflicting entries are retained for comparison; neither identifies Philip’s father. Philip is not in this alphabetical group, which does not establish absence from the city. Research update: S67 now names Philip’s parents in his marriage index; S68–S69 support the mother’s Canada birth and household identification. Earlier statements about unassigned parentage describe the directory evidence alone. The Oliver/Prime father names are joined by original directory S131; the 1931 death identification is evaluated in S105–S106. Publisher: https://www.libraryweb.org/rochcitydir/images/1914/1914co-d.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-rochester-alphabetical-1914.pdf Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S54: Philip J. in Rochester — occupation and household comparison Date: 1919. Evidence status: Supporting evidence. Rochester alphabetical directory, printed page 362 (PDF page 86), lists Philip J., pressman, boarding at 391 Durnan with Xavier J., linotype operator, and Prime, widow of Oliver. The separate house directory lists Sophronia and Phillip at that address. Together with the explicit 1914 move from Oswego, the trade and address strengthen the candidate identification. The 1892–93 Oswego directory joins the widow’s Oliver/Prime name forms; this Rochester page alone does not name her parents or birthplace. Research update: S67 now names Philip’s parents in his marriage index; S68–S69 support the mother’s Canada birth and household identification. Earlier statements about unassigned parentage describe the directory evidence alone. The Oliver/Prime father names are joined by original directory S131; the 1931 death identification is evaluated in S105–S106. Publisher: https://www.libraryweb.org/rochcitydir/images/1919/1919co-d.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-rochester-alphabetical-1919.pdf Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S55: J. Philip and Sophie — Rochester directory comparison Date: 1931. Evidence status: Supporting evidence. Rochester directory for the year ending October 1931, printed page 711 (PDF page 57). J. Philip Duplessis, printer, is listed at 1000 Portland Avenue. Sophie, with surname printed Dupllssis, is described as Prime’s widow at the same address. This supports further comparison with the earlier Sophronia household, but does not explicitly name Philip’s parents or prove an identity match with Florence’s husband. A directory year does not establish that every listed resident was alive throughout that year. Research update: S67 now names Philip’s parents in his marriage index; S68–S69 support the mother’s Canada birth and household identification. Earlier statements about unassigned parentage describe the directory evidence alone. The Oliver/Prime father names are joined by original directory S131; the 1931 death identification is evaluated in S105–S106. Publisher: https://www.libraryweb.org/rochcitydir/images/1931/1931d-f.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-rochester-directory-1931.pdf Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S56: Rochester Philip DuPlessis — full death notice Date: 8 March 1931. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Original Democrat and Chronicle page 6B checked. Philip died 7 March, age 45. The notice names mother Sophranie; brothers Xavier, Oliver, Gabriel and Leon of Rochester, and Louis of Portland, Oregon; and sister Mrs. Joseph Holzhauer of Brooklyn. Funeral set for 10 March at St. Andrew’s Church. Florence and Joseph are not named. These are relatives of the Rochester candidate, not assigned ancestors or cousins in Shane’s tree. Research update: S67 now names Philip’s parents in his marriage index; S68–S69 support the mother’s Canada birth and household identification. Earlier statements about unassigned parentage describe the directory evidence alone. The Oliver/Prime father names are joined by original directory S131; the 1931 death identification is evaluated in S105–S106. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201931/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201931%20-%202676.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/philip-rochester-1931.pdf Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S57: Philip Duplessis — Holy Sepulchre burial entry Date: 7–10 March 1931. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Cemetery-operated lookup, record 204906, inspected 24 October 2026. Philip Duplessis died 7 March 1931; service 10 March 1931; Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, section NO2, tier 17, grave 76. Dates agree with the Rochester death notice. The entry supplies no birthplace, age, parents or spouse and does not establish that he was Florence’s husband. Search Duplessis in the linked cemetery lookup. Research update: S67 now names Philip’s parents in his marriage index; S68–S69 support the mother’s Canada birth and household identification. Earlier statements about unassigned parentage describe the directory evidence alone. The Oliver/Prime father names are joined by original directory S131; the 1931 death identification is evaluated in S105–S106. Publisher: https://holysepulchre.org/locate-a-loved-one/ Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S58: Rochester Duplessis obituary index — follow-up references Date: 1961–1979. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Rochester Public Library Life Records search for Duplessis, inspected 24 October 2026. Index references: Xavier died 14 May 1974, notice in Times-Union that day and Democrat and Chronicle 15 May; Napoleon J. died 30 May 1979, notices 31 May; Oliver died 21 June 1964, notices 22 June; Edna (Samenfink) died 16 October 1976, notices 18 October; Malvina died 30 November 1961, notices 1–2 December. These are retrieval leads for the candidate household. The actual notices have not been read and their family relationships have not been imported. Research update: S67 now names Philip’s parents in his marriage index; S68–S69 support the mother’s Canada birth and household identification. Earlier statements about unassigned parentage describe the directory evidence alone. The Oliver/Prime father names are joined by original directory S131; the 1931 death identification is evaluated in S105–S106. Publisher: https://roccitylibrary.org/death-records/ Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S59: Joseph and Anna Duplessis household — 1950 census Date: 17 April 1950. Evidence status: Verified. Original census image checked: Oswego City, New York, enumeration district 38-69, sheet 31, lines 10–14. Joseph M., 40, and Anna C., 40, are listed with sons James J., 13, and Joseph M. Jr., 11, and brother-in-law Frank W. Rys, 34. All five are recorded as born in New York. Anna’s supplemental entry on sample line 11 records both her father and mother as born in Poland. This corroborates her parents’ country of birth; it does not identify their Polish town. Downloaded PDF preserves the full original page and FamilySearch citation. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHJ-5QHW-994W-J?view=index Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-census-1950.pdf Related people: Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr., Anna Catherine Rys, James J. Duplessis, Joseph Murray Duplessis Jr., Frank Rys, Jacenty / Joseph Rys, Catherine / Katarzyna Wdowiak. ### S60: James and Venila DeStephen household — 1950 census Date: 17 April 1950. Evidence status: Verified. Original census image checked: Oswego City, New York, enumeration district 38-65, sheet 71, lines 8–13. James, 39, and Venila, 35, are listed with daughters Jennie, 15; Beatrice, 11; Phyllis, 9; and Jacqueline (spelled Jacqualine), 5. All six are recorded as born in New York. The online index incorrectly labels Jacqueline a son and includes the neighboring Catalano family in the record grouping; the original page clearly lists her as a daughter and separates the households. Beatrice’s sample line 11 records both parents as U.S.-born. Original PDF and citation preserved. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHJ-5QHW-998P-M?view=index Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/destephen-census-1950.pdf Related people: James DeStephen, Venila Alberta Harris, Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen, Jennie Favreau, Beatrice French, Phyllis Rebeor. ### S61: Stephen and Mary DeStephen household — original 1930 census Date: 14 April 1930. Evidence status: Verified. Original NARA census reel T626-1635 checked at Internet Archive frame 959: Oswego City, Fifth Ward, enumeration district 38-39, sheet 13B, lines 78–83. The enumerator wrote the surname Destaphen. Stephen, 44, and wife Mary, 43, are recorded as Italy-born, with both of their parents also Italy-born. Sons James, 19; Joseph, 17; Tony, 14; and daughter Beatrice, 13, are New York-born. Stephen is listed as a boiler-shop laborer and James as a shade-cloth-mill laborer. The immigration-year entries appear to read 1907 for Stephen and 1909 for Mary, but need another record before being treated as exact dates. The original page confirms the complete family match to James’s 1997 obituary; it does not give Mary’s maiden name, their Italian town or earlier parents. FamilySearch index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4T4-4NB. Publisher: https://archive.org/details/newyorkcensus00reel1635/page/n957/mode/1up Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/destephen-census-1930.jpg Related people: Stephen DeStephen, Maria — surname unknown, James DeStephen, Joseph DeStephen, Anthony DeStephen, Beatrice DeStephen. ### S62: Joseph Duplessis and Anna Rys — marriage indexes Date: 10 and 13 July 1931. Evidence status: Indexed record. FamilySearch public record previews: the detailed entry for Joseph Murray Duplessis, 21, and Anna Catherine Rys, 22, is dated 10 July 1931, Oswego, source detail 712 (QKN1-FBJY). It names parents Philip Duplessis and Florence Murray, and Hyacinth Rys and Catherine Wdowiak. A second entry, QKN1-FB6X, source detail 848, gives Joseph M. Duplessis and Anna C. Rys on 13 July 1931. These may represent different registration stages; the original records have not been inspected, so no single ceremony date is assigned. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKN1-FBJY Related people: Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr., Anna Catherine Rys, Phillip / Philip Duplessis, Florence Louise Murray, Jacenty / Joseph Rys, Catherine / Katarzyna Wdowiak. ### S63: Murray and Duplessis household — original 1930 Oswego census Date: 1930. Evidence status: Documented. Original U.S. census manuscript, Oswego city fifth ward, enumeration district 38-40, sheet 11B, enumerated 9 April 1930, lines 62–65, NARA T626 roll 1635. At house no. 249, Joseph R. Murray, 76, New York-born with Canada-born parents, heads the household; wife Matilda, 70, is Canada-born with Canada-born parents. Florence Duplessis, 40, New York-born and divorced, is explicitly written as “adopted daughter.” Her unnamed parents are both recorded born in Canada. Joseph M. Duplessis, 20, is listed as grandson. The census documents the adoptive family relationship but does not identify Florence’s biological parents or provide a legal adoption record. Full original sheet saved and visually checked. A German-born roomer below the family is not an established relative. Original: https://archive.org/details/newyorkcensus00reel1635/page/n985/mode/1up — saved at records/florence-murray-1930-oswego-census.jpg. Indexed copy: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4T4-7RX Related people: Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr., Florence Louise Murray, Joseph R. Murray, Matilda Murray — maiden spelling unresolved. ### S64: Florence Duplessis and Frank Pittsley — Vermont marriage indexes Date: 25 and 30 August 1931. Evidence status: Indexed record. Public FamilySearch previews identify Florence Louise Murray Duplessis, 41, and Frank Armstrong Pittsley, 43, at Barton, Vermont. Town Clerk index QPQP-SPMW is dated 25 August; Vital Records index VNRW-8V4 and certificate indexes KFYQ-JN9/KNSD-D52 give 30 August, agreeing with the town-report transcription. The first two name Joseph Murray and Matilda Longhway as Florence’s parents. The differing dates may reflect registration stages, but originals have not been inspected. Longhway is retained exactly as indexed; it does not resolve the 1930 adopted-daughter entry. Frank’s indexed parents Henry E. Pittsley and Elizabeth Webb are in-laws, not assigned ancestors of Shane. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNRW-8V4 Related people: Florence Louise Murray, Frank Armstrong Pittsley, Joseph R. Murray, Matilda Murray — maiden spelling unresolved. ### S65: James DeStephen and Venila Harris — marriage index Date: 9 October 1933. Evidence status: Indexed record. FamilySearch public preview, New York County Marriages, source detail 14885: James Destephen and Venila Alberta Harris, event date 9 October 1933, Onondaga, New York. Matches the existing newspaper license and later anniversary family. The original record has not been inspected; the indexed event date is not treated as independently verified ceremony timing. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNB-T5JG Related people: James DeStephen, Venila Alberta Harris. ### S66: Florence and Frank Pittsley — 1950 census Date: 17 April 1950. Evidence status: Verified. Original page checked: Mexico, Oswego County, New York, ED 38-39, sheet 24, lines 15–16. Frank A. Pittsley, 64, born Canada, and wife Florence L., 60, born New York. Matches Florence’s later husband in her obituary and Vermont marriage indexes. Frank’s Canadian birth is an in-law connection, not a biological ancestor claim. The PDF preserves the original page and citation. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHJ-5QHW-998G-N?view=index Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/pittsley-census-1950.pdf Related people: Florence Louise Murray, Frank Armstrong Pittsley. ### S67: Philip Duplessis and Florence Murray — parents in marriage indexes Date: 15–16 June 1909. Evidence status: Indexed record. The full public record XVPZ-1MF explicitly names Philip’s father Oliver Duplessis and mother Sophiana Bechard; wife Florence L. Murray, 19; and her parents Joseph Murray and Matilda Longrand. Philip is 24. Oswego, volume 1 page 143, dated 16 June 1909, matching the newspaper’s planned wedding date. Another index of the same entry, F6SX-T8B, agrees. Entry QKN1-G5KM, detail 231, gives 15 June and mother Sophrana Bechard / mother-in-law Matilda Longvin. The date and spelling differences require the originals; they may reflect different registration stages. Image access requires login or a discovery center. These are indexes of an event, not independent original documents. Later evidence: original 1880, 1892–93 and 1899 Oswego directory pages S130–S132 identify the local Prime and Oliver as Oliver Prime Duplessis. The separate Yamachiche Prime candidate is still unlinked. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVPZ-1MF Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis, Florence Louise Murray, Oliver Prime Duplessis, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Joseph R. Murray, Matilda Murray — maiden spelling unresolved. ### S68: Philip, his mother and brothers — 1905 census index Date: 1905. Evidence status: Indexed record. Oswego Ward 6 ED 1, page 43. Phillip Duplessis, 20, U.S.-born, is indexed as son of Sophram Duplessis, 51, Canada-born. Brothers Oliver, 21; Mercier, 18; and Napolion, 16, are U.S.-born. Duplicate entry SP6Z-L17 spells the mother Sophreni and youngest son Napoline; both describe the same page, not two censuses. Philip’s age and Oswego location, his 1909 marriage mother, and the 1908 directory’s Sophronia household support identifying this mother with Sophiana Bechard. The spelling Mercier is retained pending the original; it is not merged with Xavier or Gabriel. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP6Z-LYF Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Oliver Duplessis, Mercier Duplessis (indexed name), Napoleon Duplessis. ### S69: Philip and Sophronia — Rochester 1930 census index Date: 1930. Evidence status: Indexed record. Rochester, Monroe County, sheet 27A: Phillip, 44, New York-born, son of Sophronia, 76, Canada-born. Both of Phillip’s parents and both of Sophronia’s parents are recorded as Canada-born. The age, mother’s name, explicit 1914 move to Rochester and matching earlier printing-trade household support identification. The index calls Phillip single and Sophronia married, conflicting with other family records and widow entries; original inspection is needed. Canada is supported at country level, with no province or town established. The father is not named in this census; Oliver is identified through the 1909 marriage. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X78N-DGR Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Oliver Prime Duplessis. ### S70: Murray household — Florence and her brothers in 1900 Date: 1900. Evidence status: Indexed record. Oswego Ward 8, ED 133, sheet 15B, household 308. Joseph Murray, 47, born August 1853 New York, parents CanadaFr; Matilda, 39, born June 1861 CanadaFr, parents CanadaFr; sons Frank P., 24, and Joseph, 15; daughter Florence L., 10, all New York-born. The couple are indexed as married 20 years; Matilda as five children with two living. CanadaFr is a French Canada designation, not proof of a particular province. Frank predates the reported marriage, so Matilda is not assigned as his biological mother. Florence’s daughter label does not resolve the later adopted-daughter entry. Original uninspected. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSLC-GZ9 Related people: Joseph R. Murray, Matilda Murray — maiden spelling unresolved, Florence Louise Murray, Joseph Borin Murray, Frank P. Murray. ### S71: Joseph Borin Murray — mother in marriage index Date: 6 September 1915. Evidence status: Indexed record. Matilda Loughway is explicitly indexed as mother of Joseph Borin Murray, 29, and spouse of Joseph Murray. Son’s marriage in Oswego, detail 4601. The age, place and parent pair match Joseph in the 1900 household. Other people include Frances May Roy, 22, Joseph A. Roy and Julia Ingallo; their specific relationships have not yet been checked on the full groom record. Borin and Loughway are preserved as indexed, pending original inspection. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVGP-2Y9 Related people: Joseph Borin Murray, Joseph R. Murray, Matilda Murray — maiden spelling unresolved. ### S72: Gabriel Joseph Du Plessis and Georgina La Belle — marriage index Date: 29 April 1919. Evidence status: Indexed record. Full public record explicitly names Gabriel, 36; father Oliver R. Du Plessis; mother Sofrano Beachard; wife Georgina Gertrude La Belle, 32; father-in-law Frederick La Belle; and mother-in-law Paul. Newport, Irondequoit, Monroe County, detail 2890. The unusual mother’s given/maiden-name pair, father Oliver and Rochester-area location support identifying the parents with Philip’s Oliver and Sophiana Bechard. Philip’s candidate 1931 notice independently names a brother Gabriel. Parent identification is a reasoned match across indexes; original records remain uninspected. Later evidence: original 1880, 1892–93 and 1899 Oswego directory pages S130–S132 identify the local Prime and Oliver as Oliver Prime Duplessis. The separate Yamachiche Prime candidate is still unlinked. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV5C-HZF Related people: Gabriel Joseph Du Plessis, Georgina Gertrude La Belle, Oliver Prime Duplessis, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S73: Gabriel, Georgina and Ethel Duplessis — 1940 census index Date: 1940. Evidence status: Indexed record. Rochester Ward 12, ED 65-151, sheet 5A, line 13. Gabriel J. Duplessis, 56, New York-born, head; wife Georgina, 50, Canada-born; daughter Ethel M., 15, New York-born. The couple’s names, approximate ages and Rochester location support matching the 1919 marriage. The index identifies Ethel as Gabriel’s daughter; Georgina’s biological maternity is not separately established. Original image uninspected. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K31W-K5P Related people: Gabriel Joseph Du Plessis, Georgina Gertrude La Belle, Ethel M. Duplessis. ### S74: Gabriel Duplessis — Social Security parent index Date: Application February 1937. Evidence status: Indexed record. Public NUMIDENT preview names Joseph Gabriel Duplessis, born 5 September 1883 in Oswego, New York; mother Sophranie Bechard and her spouse Oliver P. Duplessis. Names, age and place support the existing Gabriel Joseph identification despite reversed given names. The index supplies an additional initial P for Oliver, while the marriage index gives R. Original directory S131 now supplies the missing Oliver Prime name bridge. No original image available in this entry; exact birth date remains indexed evidence. Later evidence: original 1880, 1892–93 and 1899 Oswego directory pages S130–S132 identify the local Prime and Oliver as Oliver Prime Duplessis. The separate Yamachiche Prime candidate is still unlinked. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4V-V4W4 Related people: Gabriel Joseph Du Plessis, Oliver Prime Duplessis, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard. ### S75: Sophronia with Gabriel, Xavier and Napoleon — 1910 census index Date: 1910. Evidence status: Indexed record. Rochester Ward 18, sheet 8A, NARA T624. Saphronia Duplessis, 57, widowed, born Canada, both parents Canada-born; sons Gabriel J., 25; Xavier J., 21; and Napoleon J., 19, all New York-born. The matching mother, sibling group, locality and directory household sequence support identification. Ages vary from other records, so they are not used as exact birth dates. The original image remains uninspected. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5MF-CNV Related people: Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Gabriel Joseph Du Plessis, Xavier Joseph Du Plessis, Napoleon Duplessis. ### S76: Xavier Du Plessis and Edna — marriage index Date: 16 July 1919. Evidence status: Indexed record. Full public record explicitly names Xavier Joseph Du Plessis, 32; father Prima Du Plessis; mother Sophronie Bechard; wife Edna Regina Sancenfick, 24; father-in-law Frank Sancenfick; mother-in-law Francis Doerflinger. Newport, Irondequoit, Monroe County, detail 49. Mother’s unusual name, Xavier’s age and the matching 1910 household support his sibling link. Original directory S131 now identifies the father’s Oliver/Prime name forms together. Edna R. Samenfink in daughter Dorothy’s later parent index supports the wife’s identity; Sancenfick is retained as the marriage index’s spelling. Original uninspected. Later evidence: original 1880, 1892–93 and 1899 Oswego directory pages S130–S132 identify the local Prime and Oliver as Oliver Prime Duplessis. The separate Yamachiche Prime candidate is still unlinked. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVPB-8PP Related people: Xavier Joseph Du Plessis, Edna Regina Samenfink, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Oliver Prime Duplessis. ### S77: Dorothy Florence Duplessis — parent and birth index Date: Application August 1941; death indexed 2003. Evidence status: Indexed record. Full public NUMIDENT record explicitly lists parents Xavier J. Duplessis and Edna R. Samenfink. Dorothy Florence Duplessis, alias Dorothy Florence Haszlauer, born 5 February 1923 in Rochester, died 4 December 2003. The parent pair, age and Rochester location match Dorothy in the 1930 household. No original image is available in this entry; exact dates are labeled as indexed evidence. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K9Q-CG8L Related people: Dorothy Florence Duplessis, Xavier Joseph Du Plessis, Edna Regina Samenfink. ### S78: Xavier, Edna and three children — 1930 census index Date: 1930. Evidence status: Indexed record. Rochester, sheet 25A, line 40, NARA T626. Xavier, 43, New York-born, both parents Canada-born; wife Edna, 35, New York-born; children Robert, 8; Dorothy, 7; Gerard, 1, all New York-born. The couple’s names, ages and location match the 1919 marriage. The census identifies children relative to Xavier; Dorothy’s separate parent index confirms Edna as her mother, but Edna’s biological maternity is not separately asserted for the sons. Original uninspected. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X78F-XYF Related people: Xavier Joseph Du Plessis, Edna Regina Samenfink, Dorothy Florence Duplessis, Robert Duplessis, Gerard Duplessis. ### S79: Prime and Sophrona De Plussis — 1880 census index Date: 1880. Evidence status: Indexed record. Oswego Ward 2, sheet 368C, NARA T9 film 0914. Prime De Plussis, 34, miller, born “P Quebec,” both parents recorded “P Quebec”; wife Sophrona, 26, likewise recorded Québec-born with Québec-born parents; children James, 11; Margaret, 10; Alace, 7; Emma, 1; and stepdaughter Mary L. Richards, 6, all New York-born. Emma’s age, Oswego connection and named parent pair match her original 1932 certificate. The unusual mother’s name and age also match later Sophronia households. The children’s relationship is to the head; Sophrona is not assumed to be every child’s biological mother. Original directory S131 now identifies the local Prime as Oliver Prime. Original census image now inspected and saved as S190. Later evidence: original 1880, 1892–93 and 1899 Oswego directory pages S130–S132 identify the local Prime and Oliver as Oliver Prime Duplessis. The separate Yamachiche Prime candidate is still unlinked. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZFM-S8Q Related people: Oliver Prime Duplessis, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Emma Du Plessis Holzhauer, James De Plussis, Margaret De Plussis, Alace De Plussis (indexed spelling), Mary L. Richards. ### S80: Emma Holzhauer — original death certificate Date: 16 February 1932. Evidence status: Verified. Original NYC Manhattan certificate 3922, both pages visually inspected. Emma was born 15 April 1879 in the United States and died 16 February 1932. Father is written Prine/Prime Du Plessis, born Canada; mother Sophienie Bechard (given-name handwriting uncertain), born Canada. Burial 20 February at St. Peter’s Cemetery, Oswego. Page 2 explicitly identifies Joseph Holzhauer as her husband. Her parent pair, age and Oswego burial support the 1880 household match; husband and Brooklyn residence strengthen the connection to the sister named in Philip’s 1931 candidate notice. The certificate corroborates the Canada birthplace of the identified Bechard mother beyond census indexes, but gives no Canadian town. Parent details are retrospective information on a daughter’s death record. The original PDF is preserved unchanged. FamilySearch father-mention index 2WKS-XQB agrees on these details. Later evidence: original 1880, 1892–93 and 1899 Oswego directory pages S130–S132 identify the local Prime and Oliver as Oliver Prime Duplessis. The separate Yamachiche Prime candidate is still unlinked. Publisher: https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/6474448 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/emma-holzhauer-death-1932.pdf Related people: Emma Du Plessis Holzhauer, Joseph Holzhauer, Oliver Prime Duplessis, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S81: Napoleon Duplessis — father in marriage index Date: 22 April 1911. Evidence status: Indexed record. Public record preview names Prine Duplessis as father and Sophorona Peshine as mother of Napoleon Duplessis, 21, married in Newport, Irondequoit, Monroe County, Item 1 page 530. His age, name, locality and 1910 household support the existing Napoleon identification. Peshine differs from Bechard in his brothers’ records and must not be silently normalized. Other people include May Kingsmith, 19, John Kingsmith and Mary Kunzman; their specific relationship fields have not yet been inspected on the groom’s full entry. Original uninspected. Later evidence: original 1880, 1892–93 and 1899 Oswego directory pages S130–S132 identify the local Prime and Oliver as Oliver Prime Duplessis. The separate Yamachiche Prime candidate is still unlinked. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVG5-V35 Related people: Napoleon Duplessis, Oliver Prime Duplessis, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard. ### S82: Sara’s Ancestry tree — complete 48-profile extraction Date: 24 October 2026. Evidence status: Needs corroboration. Signed-in export of Sara Duplessis Family Tree, tree 116679221. All 48 profiles and 16 source collection definitions preserved in ancestry-extraction.html and ancestry-tree-export.json. Five gallery images downloaded separately; the sixth item is text. Family-tree assertions remain secondary evidence. Conflicting parent assignments, a possible 1940 Joseph generation error, and Phillip’s disputed census attachment are not silently accepted. Potential ancestor hints are research leads only. Publisher: ancestry-extraction.html Related people: Michael Joseph Duplessis, Melissa Alice Dice, Sara Beth Duplessis, Patricia Ann Carlin, Michele Catherine Duplessis, Mayson Duplessis-Fantom, Matthew J. Duplessis, Jordan Torbitt, Amanda Torbitt, Jamie Torbitt, Ida Duplessis, Christine — surname unknown, Margaret Sieving, Margaret “Kim” — surname unknown, Arin Lilly, Amy Lilly, Pamela Cristiano, Gerald Loomis, Jo Ann Collette, Shirley Hammond, Robert G. Loomis, Phillip / Philip Duplessis, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard. ### S83: James J. Duplessis — Ancestry death-notice transcriptions Date: 2013. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Text-only gallery item contains two obituary transcriptions: death 23 October 2013, age 77; parents Joseph and Anna; children Michele, Michael and Mark; brother Joseph and Marion; predeceased wife Carolyn (2003); Riverside burial, Elizabethtown. A factual summary is preserved in the extraction report. No original newspaper image is attached to this gallery item. Publisher: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/116679221/media/de5cb4eb-d3ba-49b1-a579-5ea055e25790 Related people: James J. Duplessis, Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr., Anna Catherine Rys, Michael Joseph Duplessis, Mark Duplessis, Michele Catherine Duplessis, Joseph Murray Duplessis Jr., Marion Louise Burza, Carolyn Gauthier. ### S84: Patricia Carlin and James Duplessis — wedding clipping Date: March 30; year absent. Evidence status: Verified. Original saved gallery image visually inspected. Patricia Ann Carlin married James Joseph Duplessis at St. John’s Church, Oswego, Saturday March 30, Rev. John Comesky. Bride described as daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd S. Wood, Fulton; groom son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Duplessis. Brother Joseph M. Jr. was best man; niece Susan Blake flower girl. Publication header/year absent; no year inferred from the calendar. Henry Carlin remains Patricia’s documented biological father. Floyd’s likely stepfather role requires corroboration. Shared by John Norvell, 17 March 2013. Publisher: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/116679221/media/aa8c4427-3684-4d5e-b7f2-1af396537a96 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/ancestry-carlin-duplessis-wedding.jpg Related people: Patricia Ann Carlin, James J. Duplessis, Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr., Anna Catherine Rys, Joseph Murray Duplessis Jr., Floyd S. Wood. ### S85: James Duplessis — wedding portrait crop Date: Year not established. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Gallery attribution identifies James. This is a crop from the wedding clipping, not a separate independent record. Shared by John Norvell, 17 March 2013. Publisher: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/116679221/media/37b962a0-997a-4b50-9a77-46cace409e13 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/ancestry-james-duplessis.jpg Related people: James J. Duplessis. ### S86: Amanda Torbitt — yearbook photograph Date: 1996 (gallery attribution). Evidence status: Supporting lead. Saved original gallery image visually inspected. Gallery description attributes this to Oswego High School yearbook 1996; photo itself does not print a name. Shared by Sara, 30 March 2020. Publisher: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/116679221/media/8091ab9c-410c-4e15-954e-6dc4b2be5582 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/ancestry-amanda-torbitt.jpg Related people: Amanda Torbitt. ### S87: Jamie J. Torbitt — yearbook photograph Date: 1979 (gallery attribution). Evidence status: Verified. Saved original image visually inspected; printed label Jamie J. Torbitt. Gallery attributes Oswego High School yearbook 1979. Shared by Sara, 30 March 2020. Publisher: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/116679221/media/4b1be20f-a1a2-4da8-85c3-b045291bed41 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/ancestry-jamie-torbitt.jpg Related people: Jamie Torbitt. ### S88: Joseph Duplessis — new Oswego court bailiff Date: Date uncertain; gallery says 1982. Evidence status: Verified. Saved original article by Mary Fultz: New Bailiff Assigned To Oswego City Court. Joseph is 72, turning 73 in March; retired General Electric supervisor after 19 years and sheriff’s special deputy since 1973. Gallery says 1982, while the age relative to his reported 1910 birth suggests early 1983. Publication header absent, date unresolved. Shared by HaszlauerFamily, 25 March 2011. Publisher: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/116679221/media/b900fee4-f12e-4535-9293-daf90399201c Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/ancestry-joseph-duplessis-bailiff.jpg Related people: Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr.. ### S89: Harry Benjamin Dyce and Arietta May Cary — marriage index Date: 22 September 1928. Evidence status: Indexed record. Onondaga Hill, detail 799. Harry, 21, explicitly names father John and mother Mary Mills; wife Arietta May Cary, 19, parents Reuben Chas. Cary and Dessie M. Hart. Matches brother Harry B. in Howard’s obituary and Harry/Arietta in census indexes. Original marriage image uninspected. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNB-537Y Related people: Harry B. Dice, Arietta May Cary, John W. Dice Sr., Mary E. Mills. ### S90: Margaret Lillian Dice — parents in marriage index Date: 20 October 1928. Evidence status: Indexed record. Onondaga Hill, detail 929. Margaret Lillian Dice, 22, married Peter Lo Bello, 21, on 20 October 1928. Peter’s own indexed entry explicitly calls Margaret his wife, John Dice and Mary Mills his parents-in-law, and Joseph Lo Bello and Frances Corso his father and mother. This confirms Mary’s Mills maiden name but is Margaret’s marriage, not Mary’s. The original image remains uninspected. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNB-5YDF Related people: Margaret Lillian Dice, John W. Dice Sr., Mary E. Mills. ### S91: John and Mary Dice household — 1920 census index Date: 1920. Evidence status: Indexed record. Onondaga, sheet 11B, line 51, household 276. John 36, Mary 33, Helen 15, Margaret 14, Harry C. 12 (indexed female/daughter, requires original), Charles 10, John 7, Howard 3 years 3 months; all New York-born. John’s parents indexed New York. Edward Butts is not assigned as a relative. Census lists children of head; biological maternity not assumed for each child. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV9H-356 Related people: John W. Dice Sr., Mary E. Mills, Howard David Dice, Harry B. Dice, John W. Dice Jr., Helen G. Dice, Margaret Lillian Dice, Charles H. Dice. ### S92: John and Mary E. Dice household — 1930 census index Date: 1930. Evidence status: Indexed record. Syracuse, sheet 20B line 93. John 50, Mary E. 42, Helen G. 25, Charles H. 18, John W. 16, Howard 14, Robert 6, all New York-born. John and Mary’s parents indexed New York-born. Ages conflict with other censuses; no precise parental birth years accepted. Original uninspected. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4RP-D76 Related people: John W. Dice Sr., Mary E. Mills, Howard David Dice, John W. Dice Jr., Helen G. Dice, Charles H. Dice, Robert L. Dice. ### S93: Howard David Dice — Social Security NUMIDENT index Date: Application November 1936. Evidence status: Indexed record. Explicitly names Howard David Dice, birth 17 November 1916 Syracuse; father John Dice and mother Mary E. Mills; death March 1989. Public indexed record has no image available. Exact birth date remains indexed evidence, while parent pair independently agrees with his obituary. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KMT-D12M Related people: Howard David Dice, John W. Dice Sr., Mary E. Mills. ### S94: Howard and parents — 1940 census index Date: 1940. Evidence status: Indexed record. Syracuse Ward 13 ED 66-182, sheet 7A line 17: Howard D. 22, single; John 63, Mary E. 54, Helen 34, John W. 27, Robert L. 16; New York-born. Ages vary across census indexes; John’s exact birth year unresolved. Original uninspected. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ3J-ZR4 Related people: Howard David Dice, John W. Dice Sr., Mary E. Mills, Helen G. Dice, John W. Dice Jr., Robert L. Dice. ### S95: Harry and Arietta Dice — 1930 census index Date: 1930. Evidence status: Indexed record. Syracuse sheet 7B line 100: Harry 22, New York-born, parents New York; wife Arietta 21, New York-born. James McRoig is another person, not assigned as a relative. Original uninspected. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4RT-QWB Related people: Harry B. Dice, Arietta May Cary. ### S96: Harry and Arietta Dice — original 1950 census Date: 14 April 1950. Evidence status: Verified. Original census visually inspected: Syracuse ED 71-182, sheet 82, lines 1–2. Harry 42, New York, rug salesman; wife Arietta 40, New York. No children on these two lines. Supplemental parent-birth fields lower on page belong to other households. Saved PDF includes census image and citation. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XRQ-TVKW Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/harry-dice-census-1950.pdf Related people: Harry B. Dice, Arietta May Cary. ### S99: Sophranie DuPlessis — state death index Date: 18 June 1931. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Public New York State death-index data released by Reclaim The Records: Sophranie DuPlessis, died 18 June 1931, original place text Rochester, state certificate 35468. No age, spouse, parents or birthplace displayed. Website maps Rochester probably to the city in Monroe County, but that county is normalized rather than explicit original text. Fits the mother in Philip’s March 1931 notice and Sophie widow Prime in the 1931 directory. The original death notice now saved as S101 identifies the matching family and confirms this death date. This index alone does not establish parentage. Publisher: https://www.newyorkdeathindex.com/people/sophranie-duplessis-1931-19085 Related people: Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard. ### S100: Oliver Duplessis — candidate Oswego death index Date: 13 September 1892. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Public New York State death index: Oliver Duplessis, died 13 September 1892, original place Oswego, state certificate 42120. No age or relatives displayed. Same name and locality do not establish that this is Philip’s father or that Oliver and Prime are one man. An original certificate or notice identifying relatives is required; no death date or identity merge made. Later evidence: original 1880, 1892–93 and 1899 Oswego directory pages S130–S132 identify the local Prime and Oliver as Oliver Prime Duplessis. The separate Yamachiche Prime candidate is still unlinked. Publisher: https://www.newyorkdeathindex.com/people/oliver-duplessis-1892-69397 Related people: Oliver Prime Duplessis. ### S97: Duplessis in the 1900 Yamachiche genealogy — candidate family Date: 1900. Evidence status: Supporting lead. François Lesieur Desaulniers, Les vieilles familles d’Yamachiche, tome III, printed pages 157, 160 and 161, visually inspected. Page 160 lists a Prime under Jean-Baptiste Duplessis and Christine-Placide Denoncourt, dated b¹ 16 November 1844. Page 161 lists a different Olivier, son of Olivier Duplessis and Marie Garceau, born 23 May 1838, married Marie Fréchette in 1863, and died 5 February 1900. That Olivier cannot be the Oswego Oliver Prime, who died in 1892. The 1844 Prime remains a candidate for the Oswego man; no record here proves the identity. Page 157 gives earlier candidate-family names, but no Canadian parents or town are assigned to Shane’s ancestor from this book. The full original scan is saved in the archive. Printed pages 157, 160 and 161 correspond to PDF pages 178, 181 and 182. Original 1880, 1892–93 and 1899 Oswego directory pages S130–S132 independently identify the local Prime and Oliver as Oliver Prime Duplessis. Publisher: https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.03753/182 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/yamachiche-families-volume-3.pdf Related people: Oliver Prime Duplessis. ### S98: Lucien Béchard and Sophronie Archambault — candidate marriage transcription Date: 14 March 1850. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society, American/Canadian Marriages 1599–1984, printed page 250 (PDF page 308), visually inspected. Lists Lucien Bechard, of age, parents Théodore Béchard and Josephte Cartier, with Blairfindie noted; bride Sophronie Archambault, of age, parents Pierre Archambault and Josephte Faucher; marriage 14 March 1850, N. D. de Mtl. A separate MesAieux index reports the same couple/year at Montréal. These are the couple suggested as parents of Sophronia Bechard in Ancestry, but neither entry establishes that they had the daughter who later lived in Oswego. Original parish marriage and a daughter’s baptism/marriage are needed before assigning parentage. The compilation is derivative evidence, not the original 1850 register. Full downloaded PDF preserved unchanged; preview shows the relevant row. Publisher: https://usgenwebsites.org/MEAndroscoggin/marriages_American-Canadian-Marriages-1599-1984.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/american-canadian-marriages-index.pdf Related people: Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Théodore Béchard, Josèphe / Josephte Cartier, Pierre Archambault, Josèphe / Josephte Faucher, Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault. ### S101: Sophranie Duplessis — original death notice Date: 21 June 1931. Evidence status: Verified. Original Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Sunday 21 June 1931, archive page-file 3806, visually inspected. Entered into rest Thursday 18 June 1931. Five surviving sons: Xavier, Oliver, Gabriel and Napoleon, all Rochester, and Louis of Portland, Oregon; daughter Mrs. Joseph Holzhauer of Brooklyn; sister Mrs. Marie Daigneault of Woonsocket, Rhode Island; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral Monday from her late Rochester home and St. Andrew’s Church; Oswego papers asked to copy. Identified through matching children, Holzhauer relationship, Rochester and Oswego links. Notice gives no parents, birthplace, age, husband or burial site. Napoleon is printed clearly here; the earlier Philip notice’s Leon reading remains a variant to reconcile. Preserved as the archive’s downloaded highlighted PDF, with no local alteration. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201931/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201931%20-%203806.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/sophranie-duplessis-1931.pdf Related people: Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Xavier Joseph Du Plessis, Oliver Duplessis, Gabriel Joseph Du Plessis, Napoleon Duplessis, Emma Du Plessis Holzhauer, Louis Duplessis, Marie Bechard Daignault. ### S102: Mary E. Dice — original obituary Date: 31 October 1985. Evidence status: Verified. Original Palladium Times, Thursday 31 October 1985, page 2, visually inspected. Mary E. Dice, 99, Syracuse, died Wednesday morning (30 October 1985). Widow of John W. Dice Sr.; sons Harry B. of Lyncourt, Charles H. of Syracuse, John W. Jr. of East Syracuse, Howard D. of Oswego; seven grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. A 60-year member of Lafayette Avenue United Methodist Church, its January Circle and Gold Star Mothers of Syracuse. Saturday funeral at 11 a.m.; burial Oakwood-Morningside Cemetery, Syracuse. The adjacent Leo Gosek notice’s funeral home and St. Peter’s burial do not belong to Mary. Family identification matches Howard’s obituary and Harry’s marriage; maiden name Mills is supplied by those independent sources, not this notice. No parents or birthplace given. Preserved as archive-downloaded highlighted PDF without local alteration. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Sept-Oct%201985/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Sept-Oct%201985%20-%200810.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/mary-dice-1985.pdf Related people: Mary E. Mills, John W. Dice Sr., Howard David Dice, Harry B. Dice, Charles H. Dice, John W. Dice Jr.. ### S103: Oliver P. Duplessis — original funeral report, candidate identification Date: 15 September 1892. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Original Oswego Daily Palladium, Thursday 15 September 1892, page 5, visually inspected. Funeral of Oliver P. Duplessis, a well-known miller, at St. Louis’s Church that morning. Says he came from Canada in 1860, was 47, and had lived in Oswego twelve years after Baldwinsville. Employment at Penfield Lyon & Co., Hoover & Co., Wright & Hunt and Oswego starch factory. Names no wife, children or parents, and gives no death date. Occupation and age fit the indexed 1880 Prime household and the middle initial agrees with Gabriel’s NUMIDENT father Oliver P.; these are strong supporting similarities but not a documented identity bridge. Subsequent original directory pages S131–S132 connect this Oliver P. with the Prime/Sophronia family; the original death certificate is still needed for the precise date and parents. Archive-highlighted PDF preserved without local alteration. Later evidence: original 1880, 1892–93 and 1899 Oswego directory pages S130–S132 identify the local Prime and Oliver as Oliver Prime Duplessis. The separate Yamachiche Prime candidate is still unlinked. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Sept%20-Dec%201892/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20Sept%20-Dec%201892%20-%200130.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/oliver-duplessis-1892.pdf Related people: Oliver Prime Duplessis. ### S104: Sophranie DuPlessis — earlier original notice with burial Date: 19 June 1931. Evidence status: Verified. Original Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Friday 19 June 1931, page 36, visually inspected. Same deceased and children as S101: death Thursday 18 June; sons Xavier, Oliver, Gabriel, Napoleon of Rochester, Louis of Portland, Oregon, daughter Mrs. Joseph Holzhauer of Brooklyn. Funeral Monday 22 June from her late home and St. Andrew’s Church. Explicitly announces burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. This is a planned burial in a newspaper, not an inspected cemetery interment register. No parents, Canadian town, age or husband named. Sister Marie appears in the later S101 notice, not here. Downloaded archive-highlighted PDF preserved without local alteration. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201931/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201931%20-%203760.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/sophranie-duplessis-burial-1931.pdf Related people: Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Xavier Joseph Du Plessis, Oliver Duplessis, Gabriel Joseph Du Plessis, Napoleon Duplessis, Louis Duplessis, Emma Du Plessis Holzhauer. ### S105: Philip DuPlessis — original death notice Date: 9 March 1931. Evidence status: Verified. Original Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Monday 9 March 1931, archive file 2733, visually inspected. Death Saturday 7 March. Mother Mrs. Sophranie DuPlessis; five brothers Xavier, Oliver, Gabriel, Leon of Rochester and Louis of Portland, Oregon; sister Mrs. Joseph Holzhauer of Brooklyn. Funeral Tuesday 10 March, Menges funeral home and St. Andrew’s Church. Age appears 46 but print is unclear; no exact birth date assigned. Identification rests on the matching unusual mother, shared Rochester household, siblings and Holzhauer/Oswego evidence, not name alone. Wife, son, father and birthplace are not mentioned. Leon is retained as a variant to compare with Napoleon in the mother’s notice, not silently treated as a distinct or identical brother. Holy Sepulchre line ABOVE this notice belongs to Conlon; Philip’s cemetery entry S106 independently supports burial. Archive-highlighted original preserved without local alteration. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201931/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201931%20-%202733.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/philip-duplessis-1931.pdf Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Xavier Joseph Du Plessis, Oliver Duplessis, Gabriel Joseph Du Plessis, Napoleon Duplessis, Louis Duplessis, Emma Du Plessis Holzhauer. ### S106: Philip Duplessis — cemetery operator interment entry Date: Observed 24 October 2026. Evidence status: Supporting evidence. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery’s own public search, reached from its official Locate a Loved One page, identifies Philip Duplessis: Date of Passing 7 March 1931; Date of Service 10 March 1931; Section NO2, Tier 17, Grave 76, internal burial record 204906. Dates independently agree with original S105 and identify the matching burial. No age, parents or birthplace are displayed. Other same-surname interments remain collateral candidates; no automatic family links assigned. Search can be repeated through the linked official page using Full Name Duplessis and Enter. This is the cemetery operator’s database entry, not a scan of a contemporary burial register. Publisher: https://holysepulchre.org/locate-a-loved-one/ Related people: Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S107: Oliver DuPlessis — original obituary naming brothers Date: 22 June 1964. Evidence status: Verified. Original Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Monday 22 June 1964, page 7D, visually inspected. Oliver DuPlessis died Sunday 21 June. Survived by two brothers, Napoleon and Xavier DuPlessis, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Tuesday at Menges Funeral Home and St. Andrew’s Church; interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. The brothers match Sophranie’s 1931 notice and the earlier household; cemetery operator S108 agrees on death and service dates. This supports identification as Philip’s brother Oliver. No parents, age, birthplace, wife or children named. No inference of a childless life is made from the omission. Archive-highlighted original PDF preserved without local alteration. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201949-1970/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201964/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201964%20b%20-%202798.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/oliver-duplessis-brother-1964.pdf Related people: Oliver Duplessis, Napoleon Duplessis, Xavier Joseph Du Plessis. ### S108: Oliver Preme and Xavier J. Duplessis — cemetery operator entries Date: Observed 24 October 2026. Evidence status: Supporting evidence. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery’s official public search: Oliver Preme Duplessis, death 21 June 1964, service 23 June, Section SO21, Tier 27, Grave 31. Matching original notice S107 names brothers Napoleon and Xavier, supporting the brother Oliver identification. The operator’s Preme is a name variant for the younger Oliver; the older father’s names are joined separately by original directory S131. Separate entry Xavier J. Duplessis gives death 14 May 1974, service 17 May, Section NO10, Lot 130, Grave 3N-W; that death agrees with original newspaper report S109 but its identity with Philip’s brother remains a candidate until a record names relatives. No ages, birthplaces, spouses or parents are displayed in either inspected detail. Later evidence: original 1880, 1892–93 and 1899 Oswego directory pages S130–S132 identify the local Prime and Oliver as Oliver Prime Duplessis. The separate Yamachiche Prime candidate is still unlinked. Publisher: https://holysepulchre.org/locate-a-loved-one/ Related people: Oliver Duplessis, Xavier Joseph Du Plessis. ### S109: Xavier J. DuPlessis — original death-report candidate Date: 23 May 1974. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Original Rochester Daily Record, Thursday 23 May 1974, page 10, Vital Statistics, deaths reported 16 May: Xavier J. DuPlessis, died 14 May, Grafton Street, Rochester. This is a vital-statistics newspaper report, not an obituary or civil certificate. The death agrees with operator entry S108, but no age, relatives, occupation or birthplace are given. Candidate identification with Philip’s brother Xavier still requires a family-linked record; no profile death date or additional family links assigned. Publication 23 May and reported date 16 May are distinct from death 14 May. Original archive-highlighted PDF preserved without local alteration. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2015/Rochester%20NY%20Daily%20Record/Rochester%20NY%20Daily%20Record%201974/Rochester%20NY%20Daily%20Record%201974%20-%201069.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/xavier-duplessis-death-report-1974.pdf Related people: Xavier Joseph Du Plessis. ### S110: John W. Dice — original obituary with three sisters Date: 20 August 1966. Evidence status: Verified. Original Palladium-Times, Saturday 20 August 1966, page 3, visually inspected. John W. Dice, 83, died Thursday 18 August at his Syracuse home. Native and lifelong Syracuse resident; retired Farmers and Traders Insurance Co. employee; Lafayette Avenue Methodist Church. Explicit wife Mary Mills Dice; sons Henry B. (printed variant of independently documented Harry B.), Charles H., John W. Jr., Howard D. of Oswego; daughters Miss Helen Dice and Mrs. Peter LoBello. Sisters Mary Kitchens of Sodus Point, Catherine Faulkner and Lillian Gardino of Syracuse. Seven grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren; Morningside burial announced. Matches Howard’s father and Mary’s husband through spouse and complete child group, resolving the former state-death-index candidate. No parents named. Mrs. Peter LoBello’s given name not supplied; possible Margaret identity remains unassigned pending marriage review. Original archive-highlighted PDF preserved without local alteration. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20July-Sept%201966/Oswego%20NY%20Palladium%20July-Sept%201966%20-%200664.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/john-dice-1966.pdf Related people: John W. Dice Sr., Mary E. Mills, Howard David Dice, Harry B. Dice, Charles H. Dice, John W. Dice Jr., Helen G. Dice, Mary J. Dyce, Katherine / Catherine Dice, Lillian Gardino. ### S111: John W. Dice — Syracuse death notice and obituary Date: 20 August 1966. Evidence status: Verified. Original Syracuse Post-Standard, 20 August 1966, page 7, visually inspected. Family paid notice explicitly gives death 18 August 1966, wife Mary Mills Dice and son Harry B.; editorial obituary elsewhere on the same page prints Henry B. Sisters are Mary Kitchen/Kitchens, Catherine Faulkner, Lillian Gardino. Names the same four sons and two daughters as S110, with Greenleaf funeral and Morningside Cemetery. Rev. Edwin T. Upton is clear in this scan. Both texts belong to the same newspaper page, not two independent source documents. No parents or wife’s parents named. Clipping preview shows the paid notice; open full page for the editorial obituary. Original archive-highlighted PDF preserved without local alteration. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard%201966/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard%201966%20-%207506.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/john-dice-syracuse-1966.pdf Related people: John W. Dice Sr., Mary E. Mills, Howard David Dice, Harry B. Dice, Charles H. Dice, John W. Dice Jr., Helen G. Dice, Mary J. Dyce, Katherine / Catherine Dice, Lillian Gardino. ### S112: Mary J. Kitchen — original obituary and death notice Date: 8 April 1969. Evidence status: Verified. Original Syracuse Post-Standard, Tuesday 8 April 1969, page 7, visually inspected. Mary J. Kitchen, 74, died 7 April at Myers Community Hospital, Sodus. Native of Syracuse, lived at Sodus Point twenty years. Past matron of East Syracuse Chapter, Order of Amaranth, and Onondaga Chapter 144 OES. Daughter Mrs. Lyle G. Lapham of Liverpool; sisters Lillian Gardino and Katherine Falkner; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Onondaga Valley burial announced. Matching sisters and Sodus Point identify John Dice’s sister from S110–111, despite Kitchen/Kitchens and Catherine/Katherine spelling variants. Her parents, maiden surname, husband’s given name and daughter’s given name are not stated. Do not treat Lyle as the daughter’s given name. Original archive-highlighted PDF preserved without local alteration. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard%201969/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard%201969%20a%20-%200259.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/mary-kitchen-1969.pdf Related people: Mary J. Dyce, Katherine / Catherine Dice, Lillian Gardino, Dorothy Irene Jones. ### S113: Mary J. and Harry G. Kitchen — 1950 census candidate Date: 27 April 1950. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Indexed DeWitt, Onondaga County household: Mary J. Kitchen, wife, 55, New York-born; Harry G. Kitchen, head, 63, New York-born, railroad fireman, supplemental entry both parents USA-born. ED 34-41, sheet 74, lines 24–25. Age, initial and East Syracuse area fit the known Mary, but the 1969 obituary’s rounded twenty years in Sodus Point does not exactly agree with a 1950 DeWitt enumeration. No child, maiden surname or sibling named in this indexed household. Keep as a candidate; original census image uninspected and Harry not assigned as a confirmed spouse. No parents of Mary supplied. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XT5-GD7X Related people: Mary J. Dyce. ### S114: Mary Kitchen and Robert Jones — shared grave marker photograph Date: Photograph uploaded 20 November 2015. Evidence status: Verified. Original photograph credited to Diane LM on Find a Grave memorial 153001622, downloaded unchanged and visually inspected. Marker reads Robert Jones 1913–1963 and Mary Kitchen 1894–1969. Memorial reports Onondaga Valley Cemetery, Section 11 plot 243; cemetery and Mary’s years agree with original 1969 obituary. Shared stone alone does not establish kinship; Robert’s original notice S116 independently names Mary as his mother. No parents, maiden surname or precise birthdays inscribed. Jenny appears in the volunteer memorial title, not the inspected stone, and is not accepted as a verified middle name. Photo credit: Diane LM / Find a Grave. Publisher: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153001622/mary-jenny-kitchen Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/mary-kitchen-robert-jones-marker.jpg Related people: Mary J. Dyce, Robert B. Jones. ### S115: Mary Kitchen — grave marker detail photograph Date: Photograph uploaded 20 November 2015. Evidence status: Verified. Original detail photograph credited to Diane LM, same memorial and stone as S114. Inscription Mary Kitchen 1894–1969 is visually clear. This is a second view of the same marker, not independent evidence of a separate event or exact birthday. Original photograph preserved unchanged. Photo credit: Diane LM / Find a Grave. Publisher: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153001622/mary-jenny-kitchen Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/mary-kitchen-marker-detail.jpg Related people: Mary J. Dyce. ### S116: Robert B. Jones — original obituary naming mother and sister Date: 9 February 1963. Evidence status: Verified. Original Syracuse Post-Standard, Saturday 9 February 1963, page 7, visually inspected. Paid notice explicitly states death 8 February; editorial obituary says died yesterday. Robert B. Jones, native Syracusan, self-employed painter. Mother Mrs. Mary Kitchen of Sodus Point; sister Mrs. Dorothy Lapham; aunts, uncles and cousins. Valley Cemetery burial announced. This independently establishes the shared-marker mother/son link and identifies Mary’s daughter Dorothy through the matching mother, sibling and Lapham designation in S112. No father, wife, children, age, precise birthday or Dorothy’s maiden surname supplied. Do not assign Jones as Dorothy’s birth surname merely because Robert bears it. Both obituary texts are on one original page. Archive-highlighted PDF preserved without local alteration. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard%201963/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard%201963%20-%201635.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/robert-b-jones-1963.pdf Related people: Mary J. Dyce, Dorothy Irene Jones, Robert B. Jones. ### S117: Harry G. Kitchen — candidate husband’s original obituary Date: 7 July 1967. Evidence status: Supporting lead. Original Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Friday 7 July 1967, page 5B, visually inspected. Harry G. Kitchen, 81, Sodus Point, died 6 July at Lyons Community Hospital. Wife Mary; son Harry Jr. of Dallas, daughter Ruth Walters of Newark; two sisters, grandchildren and a great-grandchild. South Lyons Cemetery burial announced. Fits the age, name and locality of the Harry/Mary 1950 census candidate but names no Dorothy Lapham, Robert Jones, Mary’s sisters or maiden surname. Identification with the documented Mary J. Kitchen’s husband remains provisional; no confirmed spouse profile or parent links assigned from this notice. Archive-highlighted PDF preserved without local alteration. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201949-1970/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201967/Rochester%20NY%20Democrat%20Chronicle%201967%20a%20-%205529.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/harry-g-kitchen-candidate-1967.pdf Related people: Mary J. Dyce. ### S118: Jacqueline Diane Lapham and Alexander McQueen — wedding, issue date unresolved Date: Undated issue; internal 1961 references. Evidence status: Verified. Original Liverpool-Salina Review page 10, visually inspected. Archive folder says 1958, but legal notices on the actual page explicitly reference 1961, church dates fit 1961, and advertisements offer new 1961 cars. Do not assign 1958 from the folder. Wedding article gives Saturday 26 August, but no explicit year; 1961 is consistent, exact issue date remains unverified. Jacqueline Diane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle G. Lapham of Syracuse, married Alexander F. McQueen Jr.; sister Marsha Lapham was maid of honor. Groom’s parents, formerly of Glasgow, Scotland, are an in-law origin, not proof of Shane’s direct Scottish ancestry. Bride’s mother is not given a first name here; the matching 1950 household and 1933 parents’ marriage support Dorothy’s identification. Complete archive-highlighted PDF preserved unchanged. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Liverpool%20NY%20Salina%20Review/Liverpool%20NY%20Salina%20Review%201958/Liverpool%20NY%20Salina%20Review%201958%2000880_1_1.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/lapham-mcqueen-wedding-undated.pdf Related people: Lyle George Lapham, Jacqueline Diane Lapham, Marsha Ann Lapham, Alexander F. McQueen Jr.. ### S119: Lyle and Dorothy Lapham household — 1950 census index Date: 11 April 1950. Evidence status: Indexed record. Salina, Onondaga County, ED 34-127, sheet 22, line 16. Head Lyle G. Lapham, 38, New York-born; wife Dorothy I., 35, New York-born; daughters Jacquelin, 9, and Marcia, 8, New York-born. The uncommon parent names, two daughters and later reciprocal wedding-sister references identify this household. Marcia/Marsha spelling and exact ages await original-image review; original uninspected. Lyle’s occupation is indexed Apartment Manager with industry Wholesale Butting Supplies, an inconsistent transcription not accepted as a polished occupational description. Parent-household links are supported by this census and wedding notices; separate birth records remain to be found. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X54-5S4N Related people: Dorothy Irene Jones, Lyle George Lapham, Jacqueline Diane Lapham, Marsha Ann Lapham. ### S120: Dorothy Irene Jones and Lyle George Lapham — detailed marriage index Date: 22 July 1933. Evidence status: Indexed record. Onondaga marriage index, detailed source 258: Dorothy Irene Jones, 18, explicitly names mother Mary Dyce and father Richard B. Jones; husband Lyle George Lapham, 22. A separate summary entry source 14458 gives the same couple and date. This supplies Dorothy’s full name, birth surname and father, and identifies Mary’s birth surname as indexed Dyce. Lyle’s parents indexed incompletely as George E and Bertha J Jones are not added as established earlier generations. Full original uninspected; the two index forms are not counted as independent original certificates. Family identification agrees with Robert’s original obituary naming mother Mary Kitchen and sister Dorothy Lapham. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNB-TT83 Related people: Dorothy Irene Jones, Mary J. Dyce, Richard B. / Dick Bolton Jones, Lyle George Lapham. ### S121: Richard and Mary Jones household — 1920 census index Date: 1920. Evidence status: Indexed record. Onondaga ED 228, household 101, sheet 4B, Mary line 76: Richard Jones, head, 32, Scotland-born, arrival 1906, parents Scotland-born; wife Mary, 25, New York-born, father New York-born and mother England-born; children Robt, 7, Dorothy, 5, Donald, 3 years 3 months, all New York-born. Matching children and the later Dorothy marriage naming Richard B./Mary Dyce support identification. Original uninspected. Richard is an in-law, not a direct ancestor of Shane. Mary’s reported mother’s birthplace does not prove that brother John W. Dice shared the same mother; no English direct ancestry assigned. Children are related to the head in this census; Donald’s biological mother is not separately established. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV9H-QQD Related people: Mary J. Dyce, Dorothy Irene Jones, Robert B. Jones, Sarah Hall, Richard B. / Dick Bolton Jones, Donald Jones. ### S122: Mary Dice and Dick Bolton Jones — Ontario marriage index Date: 14 July 1912. Evidence status: Indexed record. Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, detail 020837: Mary Dice, 18, parents John Dyce and Sarah Hall; Dick Bolton Jones, 25, parents indexed Robert Jones and Syana Ballou. Mary’s age and surname, Dick/Richard B. name correspondence, later Dorothy marriage parents and matching Jones children support the identified family. Original image requires FamilySearch sign-in or a discovery centre and has NOT been inspected. Parent names are accepted as indexed evidence for Mary; they are NOT automatically assigned as parents of her brother John W. Dice, whose direct-line parentage still needs an explicit record. Marriage in Ontario does not establish Canada birth or residence. Groom’s parents’ unusual spelling is retained in the source note without additional ancestor profiles. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS8D-BVX Related people: Mary J. Dyce, John Dice, Sarah Hall, Richard B. / Dick Bolton Jones. ### S123: Marsha Ann Lapham and John Unbehend — original wedding notice Date: 22 December 1963. Evidence status: Verified. Original Syracuse Post-Standard, 22 December 1963, page 13, visually inspected. Marsha Ann Lapham and John William Unbehend married Friday night in Hendricks Chapel, implying 20 December. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Lyle G. Lapham of Liverpool. Sister Mrs. Alexander F. McQueen Jr. of Rochester was honor attendant, reciprocating Jacqueline’s earlier notice naming Marsha as sister. Groom is son of Mrs. Warren B. Unbehend and the late Mr. Unbehend; mother’s given and birth names not stated. Separate birth records for the sisters remain uninspected. Original archive-highlighted PDF preserved unchanged. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard%201963/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard%201963%20a%20-%206090.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/marsha-lapham-wedding-1963.pdf Related people: Lyle George Lapham, Jacqueline Diane Lapham, Marsha Ann Lapham, Alexander F. McQueen Jr., John William Unbehend. ### S124: William J. Falkner — original obituary naming Katherine Dice Date: 21 May 1960. Evidence status: Verified. Post-Standard, Syracuse, page 7, visually inspected. William J. Falkner, 86, of Lyncourt, died at home yesterday, implying 20 May. Native Syracusan, retired Syracuse Transit mechanic. Explicit wife Katherine Dice Falkner. Brother Louis A. Falkner, sister Mrs. Henry J. Cook, stepmother Mrs. Joseph Edelman, several nieces and nephews. Burial announced at Assumption Cemetery. Matching wife, surname and Syracuse location identify the spouse of John Dice’s sister. Her parents are not named. Full archive-highlighted PDF preserved without local alteration. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard%201960/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard%201960%20-%206852.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/william-falkner-1960.pdf Related people: Katherine / Catherine Dice, William J. Falkner. ### S125: William and Katherine Falkner — 1950 census index Date: 25 April 1950. Evidence status: Indexed record. Salina, Onondaga, ED 34-126, page 73, lines 3–4. William J. Falkner 76, New York-born, maintenance worker for a local bus company; wife Katherine C. Falkner 65, New York-born. Matching husband and bus-company work support identification with the original 1960 obituary. Original census image not inspected; no children or earlier parents assigned. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XY9-SCKY Related people: Katherine / Catherine Dice, William J. Falkner. ### S126: John Dice’s father — original 1918 obituary Date: 20 March 1918. Evidence status: Verified. Syracuse Journal, Wednesday 20 March 1918, page 25, visually inspected. John Dice, 63, died late Tuesday afternoon at St. Joseph’s Hospital, implying 19 March. Longtime local resident; widow Mrs. Anna Dice; daughters Mrs. E. Wood, Mrs. Gifford Bailey, Mrs. James Williams, Mrs. Richard Jones and Mrs. John Rose; son John Dice Jr.; brother Joseph Dice; sister Mrs. James McCarthy. Friday funeral and Woodlawn burial announced. Mary’s 1912 indexed marriage names father John Dyce and husband Dick Bolton/Richard B. Jones; her original later obituary and John W. Dice’s original 1966 notice establish the sibling group. This supports the father link for John W. and Mary. Widow Anna is not automatically assigned as biological mother or merged with Sarah Hall or candidate Hannah Hall Burt. Memorial birth 1845 conflicts with newspaper age 63; no exact birthday or birthplace accepted. Original archive-highlighted PDF saved unchanged. Publisher: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%203/Syracuse%20NY%20Daily%20Journal/Syracuse%20NY%20Daily%20Journal%201918.pdf/Syracuse%20NY%20Daily%20Journal%201918%20-%201267.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/john-dice-father-1918.pdf Related people: John Dice, John W. Dice Sr., Mary J. Dyce, Anna Dice McCarthy, James McCarthy, Joseph Dice. ### S127: Anna Dice McCarthy — original obituary scrapbook clipping Date: Handwritten annotation: 6 March 1922; issue date unconfirmed. Evidence status: Verified. OCPL obituary scrapbook Bdb volume 15, printed page 182, FamilySearch viewer image 186 of 314, identifier 2456094_15. Original clipping visually inspected: Anna Dice McCarthy, 64, wife of James, died yesterday morning at General Hospital after a long illness; lifelong Syracuse resident. Son William J. McCarthy, brother Joseph Dice and two unnamed grandchildren. Wednesday funeral at St. Anthony de Padua; St. Agnes burial announced. The handwritten annotation reads Mar 6 22; exact newspaper issue not independently verified. John Dice’s 1918 original names sister Mrs. James McCarthy and brother Joseph Dice, supporting sibling identification. No parents are named. Hosted JPG is a derived assembly of 57 observed source-image tiles preserved with their manifest; resolution varies, no missing text reconstructed. Image 187 repeats the notice and supplies no earlier parents. Publisher: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/144710/?offset=0#page=186&viewer=picture&o=ocr&n=0&q=Dice Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/anna-dice-mccarthy-scrapbook182.jpg Related people: Anna Dice McCarthy, James McCarthy, William J. McCarthy, Joseph Dice, John Dice. ### S128: Anna and Rose Carlin — 1913 Penn Yan city directory Date: 1913. Evidence status: Supporting evidence. Calkin-Kelly Penn Yan directory, published 1912 for 1913, transcribed by Genealogy Trails. Anna is identified as Hugh Carlin’s widow and listed at 8 Myrtle Avenue; Rose Carlin is listed as a resident at the same address. The matching surname, address and Anna’s later obituary naming daughter Rose support this household identification. This is a transcription, not an inspected original directory image; it gives residence and widowhood, not birthplaces or Rose’s explicit relationship. Publisher: https://genealogytrails.com/ny/yates/1913pennyandirectory.html Related people: Anna Reagan, Hugh Carlin, Rose Carlin. ### S129: Arthur Paul & Christiana Van Houten — Kakiat baptism transcription Date: 7 February 1796. Evidence status: Conflicting lead. Kakiat Reformed Dutch Church baptism entry 481 reports Joseph, born 18 January 1796 and baptized 7 February, as a son of Arthur Paul and Christiana Van Houten. The 1910 Onderdonk genealogy instead names Maria Paul’s mother Lucretia Van Houten, and Rockland probate abstracts name an Arthur Paul’s widow Lucretia. The Arthur identities and the two Van Houten names have not been reconciled. This entry is a conflicting research lead, not proof that Joseph was Maria’s brother or that Christiana and Lucretia were one person. Original register image uninspected. Publisher: https://dutchgenie.net/bergen/DutchDoorGenealogy/Kakiat-NY-DRC-Baptisms-1774.html Related people: Arthur Paul, Lucretia Van Houten. ### S130: Prime Duplessis — original 1880 Oswego directory Date: 1880. Evidence status: Supporting evidence. Printed page 119, original Oswego city directory. Prime Duplessis is a miller at 47 East Ninth Street. The name, occupation and city match the separate 1880 census household of Prime and Sophrona, but this page does not name a wife or children. Original page image inspected. Publisher: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll19/id/7371 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/prime-1880-directory.jpg Related people: Oliver Prime Duplessis. ### S131: Oliver Prime Duplessis — original 1892–93 Oswego directory Date: 1892–1893. Evidence status: Original record. Printed page 145, original Oswego city directory, explicitly lists Oliver Prime Duplessis, laborer, at 60 East Seneca Street. This joins the two given names previously split into separate profiles. The 1880 Prime miller and 1892 Oliver P. miller funeral report support continuity; the 1899 widow of Prime at the same 60 East Seneca address gives a family-linked bridge. Directory issue date is a range and not a death date. Original page image inspected. Publisher: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll19/id/7685 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/oliver-prime-1892-directory.jpg Related people: Oliver Prime Duplessis. ### S132: Sophronia and Emma Duplessis — original 1899 Oswego directory Date: 1899. Evidence status: Original record. Printed page 171, original Oswego city directory, lists Sophronia as widow of Prime at 60 East Seneca Street and Emma, mill hand, boarding there. This is the same address where Oliver Prime Duplessis appears in the 1892–93 directory; Emma’s original death certificate names Prine/Prime and Sophienie Bechard as parents. Louis, cigarmaker, also boards at the address, but this directory alone does not state his relationship and no new parent link is inferred. Original page image inspected. Publisher: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll19/id/5521 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/sophronia-emma-1899-directory.jpg Related people: Oliver Prime Duplessis, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Emma Du Plessis Holzhauer. ### S133: Marie (Bechard) Daignault — original Woonsocket death notice Date: 14 March 1944. Evidence status: Original record. Original Woonsocket Call and Evening Reporter, page 4, inspected. Marie Daignault, 89, widow of Napoleon, died the previous day at L’Hospice St. Antoine. Born 21 August 1854 at St. Jean d’Iberville, Canada; longtime Woonsocket resident. Names four sons Paul, Damase, Albert and Aime and daughter Miss Maria Daignault, plus five grandchildren. The same page’s death notice prints Marie (Bechard) Daignault and Napoleon P. Daignault. Sophronia’s original 1931 notice names sister Mrs. Marie Daigneault of Woonsocket, giving a matching name, place and maiden surname. It does not establish that Sophronia herself was born at St. Jean. Publisher: https://woonsocket.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?fn=the_woonsocket_call_and_evening_reporter_usa_rhode_island_woonsocket_19440314_english_4&cid=3028 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/marie-bechard-daignault-1944-notice.pdf Related people: Marie Bechard Daignault, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Napoleon P. Daignault, Paul Daignault, Damase Daignault, Albert Daignault, Aime Daignault, Maria Daignault. ### S134: Marie (Bechard) Daignault — original Woonsocket funeral report Date: 16 March 1944. Evidence status: Original record. Original Woonsocket Call and Evening Reporter, page 12, inspected. Funeral report names Mrs. Marie (Bechard) Daignault, widow of Napoleon P. Daignault, and says she died Monday. Funeral held from Fournier & Fournier and St. Ann’s Church; burial at Precious Blood Cemetery. It corroborates maiden and married names but supplies no parents or Sophronia birthplace. Publisher: https://woonsocket.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?fn=the_woonsocket_call_and_evening_reporter_usa_rhode_island_woonsocket_19440316_english_12&cid=3028 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/marie-bechard-daignault-1944-funeral.pdf Related people: Marie Bechard Daignault, Napoleon P. Daignault. ### S135: Marie Philomène Béchard — 1854 Saint-Jean baptism-index candidate Date: 1854. Evidence status: Research lead. PRDH-IGD free parish index, record 6042163, returns a female subject named Marie Philomene BECHARD baptized in 1854 at St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Cathédrale). An exact-day search returns the same record on 21 August 1854, matching Marie Daignault’s obituary birth date. Father-name and mother-role searches of this stable ID return Lucien Béchard and Sophronie Archambault, same as the 1853 Sophronie entry. Identification with the Woonsocket Marie is highly probable, but original register and later parent-naming record remain uninspected. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Bechard&p=Marie&r=2&amin=1854&amax=1854&mmin=08&mmax=09&jmin=21&jmax=21&pg=1 Related people: Marie Bechard Daignault, Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault. ### S136: Marie Josèphe Sophronie Béchard — 1853 Saint-Jean baptism-index candidate Date: 1853. Evidence status: Research lead. PRDH-IGD free parish index, record 6040800, returns a female subject named Marie Josephe Sophronie BECHARD baptized in 1853 at St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Cathédrale). The unusual name, year and parish make her a candidate for the Oswego Sophronia, whose sister Marie was reported born at St. Jean d’Iberville. Father-name and mother-role searches of this stable ID return Lucien Béchard and Sophronie Archambault, same as the 1854 Marie Philomène entry. Identification with the Oswego Sophronia is highly probable; the original register and Sophronia’s own later parent-naming record have not yet been checked. A date-restricted PRDH free search returns the same stable record ID when restricted to 5 April 1853, but not the neighboring tested days. This is the indexed baptism date, not proof of this child’s birth date or her identity with the later Oswego woman. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Bechard&p=Soph%25&pp=Lucien&r=2&amin=1853&amax=1853&mmin=04&mmax=04&jmin=05&jmax=05&pg=1 Related people: Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault. ### S137: Lucien Béchard and Sophronie Archambault — PRDH parent-role cross-check Date: 1853–1854. Evidence status: Indexed record. Free PRDH-IGD index search for Sophronie ARCHAMBAULT as mother returns both Saint-Jean baptism IDs 6040800 (1853 Marie Josephe Sophronie BECHARD) and 6042163 (1854 Marie Philomene BECHARD). Searching those same subject names with father given name Lucien also returns each same ID. The 1854 entry remains under an exact 21 August 1854 date filter, matching the birth date in Marie Daignault’s original 1944 notice. These cross-searches establish the two baptism subjects have indexed parents Lucien Bechard and Sophronie Archambault. Identification with the later Oswego and Woonsocket sisters is highly probable but now independently confirmed for Marie by her original 1944 Rhode Island death certificate; Sophronia’s own 1853 baptism identity remains provisional. No child or parent birthplace is asserted from the baptism location alone. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Archambault&p=Sophronie&r=2&amin=1853&amax=1854&rl=4&pg=1 Related people: Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Marie Bechard Daignault. ### S201: Marie-Josephte-Sophronie Béchard — Drouin scan locator Date: 5 April 1853. Evidence status: Indexed scan locator; original image not viewed. Ancestry’s public Drouin result metadata identifies record 11180771 as Marie Josephte Sophronie Bechard’s baptism on 5 April 1853 at St-Jean-L’Évangéliste, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, and gives exact scan ID `d13p_02541444`. This independently agrees with PRDH record 6040800 on name, date and parish. The current account lacks image-view rights, so the handwriting and parent statements have not been inspected and the later Oswego identity remains highly probable rather than proved. Publisher: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1091/records/11180771 Related people: Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault. ### S202: Marie-Philomène Béchard — Drouin scan locator Date: 21 August 1854. Evidence status: Indexed scan locator; original image not viewed. Ancestry’s public Drouin result metadata identifies record 1673082 as Marie Philomène Bechard’s baptism on 21 August 1854 at St-Jean-L’Évangéliste, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, and gives exact scan ID `d13p_02550036`. The exact date matches Marie Daignault’s original 1944 obituary and agrees with PRDH record 6042163. The manuscript remains unread under the current account; Marie’s original Rhode Island death certificate independently names Lucien Bechard and Sophronie Archambault as her parents. Publisher: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1091/records/1673082 Related people: Marie Bechard Daignault, Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault. ### S203: Lucien Béchard and Sophronie Archambault — Drouin marriage scan locator Date: 14 March 1850. Evidence status: Indexed scan locator; original image not viewed. Ancestry’s public Drouin result metadata identifies record 3877202 as Lucien Bechard’s marriage on 14 March 1850 at Montréal’s Basilique Notre-Dame and gives exact scan ID `d13p_11810266`. The locator agrees with PRDH record 13341817 and the separate marriage compilation. The current account lacks image-view rights, so the original page and its parent statements remain uninspected. Publisher: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1091/records/3877202 Related people: Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault, Théodore Béchard, Josèphe / Josephte Cartier, Pierre Archambault, Josèphe / Josephte Faucher. ### S138: Lucien Béchard — 1820 L’Acadie baptism-index lead Date: 1820. Evidence status: Research lead. PRDH-IGD free index ID 2821110 returns Lucien BECHARD, male subject, baptized in 1820 at L’Acadie (Ste-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) when the father-name filter is Theodore. The same ID is returned by a Josephte CARTIER mother-role search. This agrees with the parents and Blairfindie clue in the 1850 Lucien Béchard marriage compilation. The original baptism and marriage registers remain uninspected, so identification with the father of the 1853–54 Saint-Jean sisters and the older generation remain provisional. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Bechard&p=Lucien&pp=Theodore&r=2&amin=1810&amax=1835&rl=1&pg=1 Related people: Lucien Béchard. ### S139: Lucien Béchard and Sophronie Archambault — 1850 Montréal marriage-index cross-check Date: 1850. Evidence status: Indexed record. PRDH-IGD free parish index record 13341817 at Notre-Dame-de-Montréal returns Lucien BECHARD and Sophronie ARCHAMBAULT as marriage subjects. Separate parent-role searches return Théodore BECHARD and Josèphe CARTIER for the groom, Pierre ARCHAMBAULT and Josèphe FAUCHER for the bride, all under the same stable record ID. This independently cross-checks the names in the 1850 marriage compilation S98. The free index displays the year, not the exact date. The original marriage register and a later record linking the couple to the Oswego and Woonsocket sisters have not been inspected. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Bechard&p=Lucien&r=2&amin=1850&amax=1850&rl=1&t=m&pg=1 Related people: Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault, Théodore Béchard, Josèphe / Josephte Cartier, Pierre Archambault, Josèphe / Josephte Faucher. ### S140: Anna Carlin family — 1892 Yates County census index Date: 1892. Evidence status: Indexed record. Official every-name index groups Anna, Henry, Maggie, Rosa and Thomas Carlin/Carlen at MIL:2/3, meaning Milo volume 2, page 3. The names and town match Anna’s 1933 obituary, which calls these four her children. This index establishes shared page references but not household order, relationships, ages, birthplaces or Hugh’s fate; the original census page has not been inspected. Publisher: https://www.yatescountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1729/1892-Census-PDF Related people: Anna Reagan, Henry H. Carlin, Thomas Carlin, Margaret Carlin, Rose Carlin. ### S141: Anna Carlin — 1905 Yates County census index Date: 1905. Evidence status: Indexed record. Official every-name index lists Anna Carlin/Carline at MIL:2/9, meaning Milo volume 2, page 9. Her matching name, town and later Penn Yan records support but do not conclusively establish identity. The original census page has not been inspected, so age, birthplace and household remain unknown. Publisher: https://www.yatescountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1730/1905-Census-PDF Related people: Anna Reagan. ### S142: Hugh and Ann Carlin household — original 1880 census Date: 14 June 1880. Evidence status: Verified. Original 1880 U.S. census page 10, Jerusalem, Yates County, New York, ED 217, dwelling and family 104, lines 8–12. Hugh Carlin, 25, laborer, born Ireland to Ireland-born parents; wife Ann, 24, born Scotland to Ireland-born parents; son Thomas, 5, born Scotland; daughters Roseanna, 4, and Maggie, 2, born New York. The matching couple, Thomas/Roseanna/Maggie sibling group, later 1892 Milo index and Anna’s 1933 obituary support identifying this household with Shane’s Carlin ancestors. Henry was not yet in this 1880 household and is linked by his later obituary and the 1892 index. The original page was downloaded and visually inspected; exact birth years remain approximate. Publisher: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4243691-00127 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/carlin-family-1880-census.jpg Related people: Hugh Carlin, Anna Reagan, Thomas Carlin, Rose Carlin, Margaret Carlin. ### S143: Hugh and Anna Carlin — St. Michael’s Cemetery, Section D Date: 27 August 1884. Evidence status: Supporting evidence. The Yates County Cemetery Project Section D transcription lists Hugh Carlin, died 27 August 1884, born 1854, with Ireland supplied in brackets from information beyond the stone. The adjacent Anna Carlin entry gives death in 1933 and calls her Hugh’s wife. The spouse link, 1880 Hugh/Ann household and Anna’s 1933 obituary support identifying this as Shane’s direct ancestor. Anna’s transcribed birth year 1852 conflicts with her age 24 in the original 1880 census and age 76 in her 1933 obituary; retain an approximate 1856 birth pending stronger evidence. This is a cemetery transcription, not a photographed marker or original death register. Publisher: https://yates.nygenweb.net/cemetery/StMike/St%20Michael_D.htm Related people: Hugh Carlin, Anna Reagan. ### S144: Pierre Archambault and Josephte Faucher — 1806 Québec marriage index Date: 1806. Evidence status: Indexed record. PRDH-IGD free index record 5707904 places the marriage subjects Pierre ARCHAMBAULT and Josephte FAUCHER/FOUCHER at St-Roch-de-l’Achigan in 1806. Separate parent-role searches return Pierre ARCHAMBAULT and Madeleine LEBEAU for the groom and Gervais FOUCHER and Thérèse PETITCLERC/LECLERC for the bride, all under the same record ID. NosOrigines gives 26 May but the free PRDH result displays only the year. The original parish page has not been inspected. Identification of this couple with Sophronie Archambault’s parents rests on her 1850 marriage index and remains provisional through the American-to-Québec link. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Archambault&p=Pierre&r=2&amin=1806&amax=1806&rl=1&t=m&pg=1 Related people: Pierre Archambault, Josèphe / Josephte Faucher, Pierre Archambault (married 1782), Madeleine Lebeau, Gervais Foucher, Thérèse Petitclerc. ### S145: Pierre Archambault — 1785 L’Assomption baptism index Date: 1785. Evidence status: Research lead. PRDH-IGD free index record 769356 identifies a male Pierre ARCHAMBAULT baptized in 1785 at L’Assomption. Filtering the subject by father given name Pierre and separately filtering mother Madeleine LEBEAU return the same record ID. The later 1806 groom of the same name has both parents in the marriage index; this is a strong matching baptism candidate, but the original register has not been read. NosOrigines compiles a 4 January birth and 5 January baptism, neither day is visible in the free index. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Archambault&p=Pierre&pp=Pierre&r=2&amin=1785&amax=1785&rl=1&t=b&pg=1 Related people: Pierre Archambault, Pierre Archambault (married 1782), Madeleine Lebeau. ### S146: Pierre Archambault and Madeleine Lebeau — 1782 Québec marriage index Date: 1782. Evidence status: Indexed record. PRDH-IGD free index record 221248 places Pierre ARCHAMBAULT and Madeleine LEBEAU as marriage subjects at Repentigny in 1782. Separate parent-role searches return Pierre ARCHAMBAULT and Josephte GAUTHIER for the groom. The mother’s name is independently cross-checked by the same stable ID, but the full original register and exact marriage date have not been inspected. The 1785 baptism index gives the same couple as parents of a son Pierre. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Archambault&p=Pierre&r=2&amin=1782&amax=1782&rl=1&t=m&pg=1 Related people: Pierre Archambault (married 1782), Madeleine Lebeau, Pierre Archambault (father of 1782 groom), Josephte Gauthier. ### S147: Gervais Foucher and Thérèse Petitclerc — 1773 Québec marriage index Date: 1773. Evidence status: Indexed record. PRDH-IGD free index record 221156 lists Gervais FOUCHER and Thérèse PETITCLERC as marriage subjects at Repentigny in 1773. Separate parent-role searches return Gabriel FOUCHER, Marie GENDRON, François PETITCLERC and Jeanne GUÉRIN under that same record ID. The 1806 marriage index names Gervais and Thérèse as Josephte Faucher’s parents. NosOrigines compiles the exact marriage date as 18 January, but it is not visible in the free index; original register uninspected. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Foucher&p=Gervais&r=2&amin=1773&amax=1773&rl=1&t=m&pg=1 Related people: Gervais Foucher, Thérèse Petitclerc, Gabriel Foucher, Marie Gendron, François Petitclerc, Jeanne Guérin. ### S148: Pierre Archambault and Josephte Foucher — NosOrigines compiled family Date: Compiled record. Evidence status: Supporting evidence. Community-compiled NosOrigines profile 1842920 gives Pierre Archambault born 4 January 1785 at L’Assomption, married Josephte Foucher on 26 May 1806 at St-Roch-de-l’Achigan, and names his parents Pierre Archambault and Madeleine Lebeau. It names Josephte’s parents Gervais Foucher and Marie-Thérèse Petitclerc. The indexed 1785 and 1806 PRDH events independently match names and years, but the exact days, deaths and later residence in the compilation have not been verified from original registers. Publisher: https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Archambault_Pierre&pid=1842920 Related people: Pierre Archambault, Josèphe / Josephte Faucher, Pierre Archambault (married 1782), Madeleine Lebeau, Gervais Foucher, Thérèse Petitclerc. ### S149: Théodore Béchard and Josephte Cartier — 1811 L’Acadie marriage index Date: 1811. Evidence status: Indexed record. PRDH-IGD free index record 5733361 lists Théodore BECHARD and Josephte CARTIER as marriage subjects at L’Acadie (Ste-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) in 1811. Separate parent-role searches return Théodore BECHARD and Marguerite RÉMILLARD for the groom, and Constant CARTIER and Marie-Anne BROSSEAU for the bride, all under the same stable ID. The 1820 Lucien Béchard baptism index record 2821110 gives Théodore and Josephte as his parents; the 1850 Lucien marriage index gives the same couple. The free index exposes the year but not an exact day. The original parish pages remain uninspected, and the Oswego-to-Québec identification through Sophronia remains provisional. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Bechard&p=Theodore&r=2&amin=1811&amax=1811&rl=1&t=m&pg=1 Related people: Théodore Béchard, Josèphe / Josephte Cartier, Théodore Béchard (elder), Marguerite Rémillard, Constant Cartier, Marie-Anne Brosseau, Lucien Béchard. ### S150: Théodore Béchard — Québec cultural heritage register biography Date: 1837–1845. Evidence status: Supporting evidence. Québec government Répertoire du patrimoine culturel biography, profile 25497. It identifies farmer Théodore Béchard, born about 1790 at Rivière-Ouelle to Théodore Béchard and Marguerite Rémillard, as husband of Josephte Cartier, daughter of Constant Cartier and Marie-Anne Brosseau. It describes his participation in the 1837–38 Patriote rebellions, temporary refuge in New York, arrest 10 November 1838, death sentence commuted to deportation to Australia, pardon in 1844 and return to Canada-East in 1845. These unusual spouse/parent names and place match PRDH marriage record 5733361, supporting identification of the indexed Lucien father with the biographical subject. This is a government historical synthesis, not the original trial or parish record; his link to Shane still inherits the unproved Oswego Sophronia bridge. Publisher: https://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/detail.do?id=25497&methode=consulter&type=pge Related people: Théodore Béchard, Josèphe / Josephte Cartier, Théodore Béchard (elder), Marguerite Rémillard, Constant Cartier, Marie-Anne Brosseau. ### S151: Sophronie Archambault — 1826 St-Esprit baptism-index candidate Date: 1826. Evidence status: Research lead. PRDH-IGD free index record 4156172 lists Sophronie ARCHAMBAULT as a female baptism subject at St-Esprit (Montcalm) in 1826. A father-given-name Pierre search returns the same record, and a separate Josephte FAUCHER mother-role search returns the same ID. The 1850 Montréal marriage index names Sophronie Archambault with parents Pierre Archambault and Josephte Faucher. Same uncommon name, same parent-name pair and plausible age make the baptism a strong candidate for that bride, but the original baptism and marriage pages remain uninspected. The index identifies a baptism parish, not an independently reported birthplace. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Archambault&p=Sophronie&pp=Pierre&r=2&amin=1826&amax=1826&rl=1&t=b&pg=1 Related people: Sophronie Archambault, Pierre Archambault, Josèphe / Josephte Faucher. ### S152: Romuald Eusèbe Archambault — 1824 St-Esprit baptism index Date: 1824. Evidence status: Indexed record. PRDH-IGD free index record 2944795 lists Romuald Eusebe ARCHAMBAULT, male baptism subject, at St-Esprit (Montcalm) in 1824. A Pierre father-given-name query and a Josephte FOUCHER mother-role query return that same ID. Two years later the same parish indexes a Sophronie Archambault with the same parent-name pair in record 4156172. They are probable siblings in the indexed Québec family; original pages have not been read. The 1806 Pierre/Josephte marriage is a strong, still provisional match to their parents. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Archambault&p=Eusebe&pp=Pierre&r=2&amin=1824&amax=1824&rl=1&t=b&pg=1 Related people: Romuald Eusèbe Archambault, Pierre Archambault, Josèphe / Josephte Faucher, Sophronie Archambault. ### S153: Marie Bechard Daignault — original Rhode Island death certificate Date: 13 March 1944. Evidence status: Original record. Rhode Island Department of Public Health death certificate, North Smithfield, state file no. 25, original 1944 register scan, page 49 of the state archive PDF. Marie Daignault, widow of Napoleon P. Daignault, born 21 August 1854 at St. Jean d’Iberville, Québec, Canada, died 13 March 1944 at L’Hospice St. Antoine in North Smithfield; usual residence Woonsocket. It names father Lucien Bechard and mother Sophronie Archambault, both reported Canada-born. Informant was son Damase Daignault. These named parents and exact birth details match PRDH baptism index 6042163 for Marie Philomène Béchard, strongly confirming the Québec-to-Woonsocket identification. Sophronia Duplessis’s 1931 obituary independently names Marie as her sister, supporting the same parental family for Sophronia, although Sophronia’s own 1853 baptism identity remains provisional. The saved PDF is the unaltered certificate page extracted from the full state register. Publisher: https://sosri.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_a6eb03d6-53c6-4d73-af82-4f883ec707d1/ Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/marie-bechard-daignault-1944-death-certificate.pdf Related people: Marie Bechard Daignault, Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault, Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard. ### S154: Prime and Charles Duplessis — original 1879–80 Oswego directory Date: 1879–1880. Evidence status: Original record. Printed page 81 of the 1879–80 Oswego city directory lists “Duplessis Prime, miller, h 47 E Ninth” and “Duplessis Charles, shoemaker, h 79 W Seneca.” The Prime name, occupation and address agree with the 1880 directory and support continuity of the Oswego ancestor. The page does not state whether Charles was related to Prime. Directory publication years do not establish an exact move date or Canadian hometown. Publisher: https://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll19/id/7100/ Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/prime-charles-1879-directory.jpg Related people: Oliver Prime Duplessis. ### S155: Sophie and J. Philip Duplessis — original 1931 Rochester directory Date: 1931. Evidence status: Original record. Printed page 711 of the Rochester city directory for the year ending October 1931 lists “Duplessis J Philip printer h 1000 Portland av” and “Duplessis Sophie widow Prime res 1000 Portland av.” It independently links Sophie to the deceased Prime and places her at J. Philip’s address. The page does not state their mother-son relationship; the 1930 census index and Philip’s 1909 marriage index provide that link. The directory gives no Canadian province, hometown or parents for Sophie or Prime. Original page 57 of the library’s D–F PDF was inspected and saved as a single-page PDF. Publisher: https://www.libraryweb.org/rochcitydir/images/1931/1931d-f.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/sophronia-philip-rochester-1931-directory.pdf Related people: Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Oliver Prime Duplessis, Phillip / Philip Duplessis. ### S156: Lucien Béchard — 1851 Canada-East census index, verified against original Date: 1851. Evidence status: Indexed record. Library and Archives Canada census index record 22519482 lists Lucien Béchard, male, age 31 (approximate birth 1820), Canada-born, in Saint-John subdistrict 70, Chambly district, Canada East, page 69 line 8, microfilm C-1118, image e002300722. The age and Saint-Jean locality agree with the indexed 1820 Lucien baptism and his daughters’ 1853–54 Saint-Jean baptisms. The original manuscript was subsequently inspected and preserved as S161–S162. It confirms the age, names his apparent wife Sophronie Archambault and a two-year-old Lucien Béchard, and records his occupation as merchant. The child’s exact relationship is not labeled. No link to Oswego Sophronia beyond the already provisional baptism identification is established here. Publisher: https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/fra/Accueil/Notice?app=census&IdNumber=22519482&ST=SCTA Related people: Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault, Lucien Béchard. ### S157: Sophronia, Gabriel and Xavier DuPlessis — original 1917–18 Rochester house directory Date: 1917–1918. Evidence status: Original record. Printed page 150 of the Rochester house and street directory, PDF page 157, lists “391 DuPlessis Sophronia Mrs” followed by “DuPlessis Gabriel b” and “DuPlessis Xavier b.” The b marks boarding at the same 391 Durnan Street address. The page does not explicitly call them sons, but the 1910 census index identifies Gabriel and Xavier in Sophronia’s household and their later marriage indexes name mother Bechard. This original page independently supports household continuity before the 1919 directory. It does not identify Sophronia’s Canadian parents or hometown. Publisher: https://www.libraryweb.org/rochcitydir/images/1917/House_Directory_1917-1918.pdf Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/duplessis-rochester-house-1917.pdf Related people: Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard, Gabriel Joseph Du Plessis, Xavier Joseph Du Plessis. ### S158: Prime Duplessis — original 1851 Canada-East census candidate Date: 1851. Evidence status: Research lead. The original 1851 Canada-East census page was inspected in the Library and Archives Canada viewer: St. Maurice County, La Visitation de la Pointe du Lac, page 39, image e002316596, microfilm C-1140. Consecutive lines 21–30 show Jean-Baptiste Duplessis, 54; Christine Denoncourt, 53; Jean, 26; Caroline, 21; Adèle, 20; Carme, 18; Cyriac, 15; Louis, 13; Odile, 9; and Prime Duplessis, 8. The official index for Prime (record 22863275) gives Yamachiche as his birthplace. This group agrees closely with the 1900 Yamachiche genealogy’s named family. Neither the manuscript nor the book establishes that this child became Oliver Prime Duplessis, the Oswego miller. No Canadian parents or town are assigned to the Oswego ancestor from this candidate record. Publisher: https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=census&IdNumber=22863275&ST=SCTB Related people: Oliver Prime Duplessis. ### S159: Stephen Distifano — original Oswego directory Date: Year ending October 1922. Evidence status: Verified. Original printed Oswego city-directory page 153, headed “FOR YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 1922,” lists “Distifano Stephen laborer house 215 Liberty.” A separate Antonio Distifano is listed at 187 Liberty; his relationship to Stephen is unknown. The directory collection labels the volume 1920–1921, but the date printed on this page is 1922. A later directory lists Stephen DeStephen at the same address and the 1930 census has a matching household there, strongly supporting this as an earlier spelling of the same man; the entry alone does not prove a legal birth surname. Publisher: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll19/id/11473 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/destephen-oswego-directory-1922.jpg Related people: Stephen DeStephen. ### S160: Stephen and Mary DeStephen — original Oswego directory Date: Year ending December 1928. Evidence status: Verified. Original printed Oswego city-directory page 141, headed “FOR YEAR ENDING DEC. 1928,” lists “DeStephen Stephen (Mary) laborer house 215 Liberty.” The collection item title calls this a 1927 directory, but the page itself is dated 1928. The matching first name, work, spouse and address link the 1922 Distifano entry to the DeStephen family subsequently documented in the 1930 census. It does not establish the couple’s Italian town or Mary’s maiden name. Publisher: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll19/id/12511 Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/destephen-oswego-directory-1928.jpg Related people: Stephen DeStephen, Maria — surname unknown. ### S161: Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault and young Lucien — original 1851 Canada-East census Date: 1851 census. Evidence status: Verified. Original Library and Archives Canada microfilm C-1118, image e002300722, Saint-John (Saint-Jean), Chambly, Canada East, page 69, lines 8–10. The manuscript lists Lucien Béchard, age 31, occupation “commerçant” (merchant); Sophronie Archambault, about 24; and another Lucien Béchard, age 2, consecutively. Their recorded birthplace is Canada East and religion Catholic. The paired original image e002300723 marks these three as family members. This directly corroborates the Lucien/Sophronie couple in the 1850 Montréal marriage index and their Saint-Jean locality before the 1853–54 baptisms. The census does not label each person’s relationship; the two-year-old is a probable son. The identification of the 1853 baptism subject with the later Oswego Sophronia remains provisional. Publisher: https://data2.archives.ca/e/e093/e002300722.jpg Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/lucien-bechard-1851-census-names.jpg Related people: Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault, Lucien Béchard. ### S162: Lucien Béchard household — original 1851 Canada-East census continuation Date: 1851 census. Evidence status: Verified. Original Library and Archives Canada microfilm C-1118, image e002300723, continuation of page 69. Rows 8–10 corresponding to Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault and young Lucien are marked as members of the family. The marital column appears to mark the adults married, but the census does not explicitly state their relationship to the child. Read together with image e002300722 and the 1850 marriage index, this substantially strengthens identification of the named Québec couple. Publisher: https://data2.archives.ca/e/e093/e002300723.jpg Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/lucien-bechard-1851-census-household.jpg Related people: Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault, Lucien Béchard. ### S163: Lucien Béchard and young Lucien — original 1861 Saint-Jean census Date: 1861 census. Evidence status: Verified. Original Library and Archives Canada 1861 Canada-East census, Saint-Jean, page 122, lines 49–50, microfilm C-1320–1322, image 4108839_00262. Line 49 records Lucien Béchard, age 42, a merchant (commerçant), born in Lower Canada; line 50 records Lucien Béchard fils, age 8. The earlier 1851 Saint-Jean page names a 31-year-old merchant Lucien with Sophronie Archambault, so this is a strong match for the adult. The 1861 index describes the adult as widowed, but this page does not identify his deceased spouse. The eight-year-old cannot simply be equated with the two-year-old Lucien in the 1851 census, who would be about twelve in 1861; their identities require further research. No daughters appear on this page or at the start of page 123. This record alone does not establish where Sophronie Archambault or the daughters were in 1861. Publisher: https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=census&IdNumber=46557294&ST=SCTB Saved original: family-tree-app/dist/records/lucien-bechard-1861-census.jpg Related people: Lucien Béchard. ### S164: Sophronie Archambault — 1858 Saint-Jean burial index and spouse cross-check Date: 1858. Evidence status: Indexed record. PRDH-IGD free parish index record 6042842 lists Sophronie ARCHAMBAULT, female burial subject, age 30, at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Cathédrale) in 1858. A separate search of the same burial record by spouse role returns Lucien BECHARD. Same unusual couple, parish and chronology establish this as the 1850 bride and 1851 census wife with high confidence. The original burial register and exact date are not yet inspected. The 1861 census index independently describes a matching merchant Lucien as widowed. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Bechard&p=Lucien&r=2&amin=1858&amax=1858&rl=2&t=s&pg=1 Related people: Sophronie Archambault, Lucien Béchard. ### S165: Marie Philomène Palmana Béchard — 1856 Saint-Jean baptism index Date: 1856. Evidence status: Indexed record. PRDH-IGD free parish index record 6041191 names Marie Philomene Palmana BECHARD as a female baptism subject at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in 1856. Searches of the same record by father and mother roles return Lucien BECHARD and Sophronie ARCHAMBAULT. This is a distinct baptism from the 1854 Marie Philomène record 6042163 and the 1858 Marie Philomène record 6042374. The original register and exact date are not yet inspected. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Bechard&r=2&amin=1856&amax=1856&rl=1&lieu=5205&t=b&pg=1 Related people: Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault, Marie Philomène Palmana Béchard. ### S166: Marie Philomène Pomela Béchard — 1858 Saint-Jean burial index Date: 1858. Evidence status: Indexed record. PRDH-IGD free parish index record 6042815 names Marie Philomene Pomela BECHARD, a female burial subject aged 15 months, at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in 1858. A father-role search of the same ID returns Lucien BECHARD. The name, approximate birth year and father strongly suggest she is the 1856 baptism subject Marie Philomène Palmana (record 6041191), but the burial index does not return Sophronie Archambault in a mother-role search and the original record has not been inspected; the merge remains provisional. She is too young to be the Marie born in 1854. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Bechard&p=Philomene&r=2&amin=1854&amax=1858&rl=1&t=s&pg=1 Related people: Lucien Béchard, Marie Philomène Palmana Béchard. ### S167: Marie Philomène Béchard — another 1858 Saint-Jean baptism index Date: 1858. Evidence status: Indexed record. PRDH-IGD free parish index record 6042374 names Marie Philomene BECHARD, female baptism subject, at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in 1858. Separate father- and mother-role searches of that ID return Lucien BECHARD and Sophronie ARCHAMBAULT. This is a distinct baptism from the 1854 Marie Philomène (6042163), whose exact birth date is matched by the later Rhode Island death certificate, and from the 1856 Marie Philomène Palmana (6041191). Repeated religious given names mean the children must not be merged by name alone. The original baptism entry and later fate of the 1858 child remain unknown. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Bechard&r=2&amin=1858&amax=1858&rl=1&t=b&pg=1 Related people: Lucien Béchard, Sophronie Archambault, Marie Philomène Béchard (1858). ### S193: Hugh and Henry Hugh Carlin — Yates County vital-record index Date: 1881–1913 index. Evidence status: Indexed record. The official [Yates County A–M vital-record index](https://www.yatescountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1462/Vital-Records-Index-A-M-PDF#page=161) lists Hugh Carlin as `PYV D97d` and Henry Hugh Carlin as groom `PYV M870g`; Hugh is the groom’s father (`M870gf`) and Anna (Reagan) Carlin the mother (`M870gm`). Margaret May Gilligan is the indexed bride (`M870b`). The county’s [code key](https://www.yatescountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1472/Helpful-Hints-for-Vital-Records-PDF) explains that `PYV` is Penn Yan village, `D` is death, `M` is marriage, and the digits are the original record numbers. These are index entries, not inspected register pages; Hugh’s Irish county and parents remain unknown. The Henry Hugh identity and marriage timeline require the original `M870` entry. Related people: Hugh Carlin, Anna Reagan, Henry H. Carlin. ### Unlinked County Down baptism candidate — original register inspected The [National Library of Ireland’s original Ballynahinch and Dunmore register, page 37](https://registers.nli.ie/pages/vtls000633246_037) has a November 1852 baptism of Hugh, son of Henry Carlin and Rose Hill. A [County Down transcription](https://www.rosdavies.com/SURNAMES/C/CaraCarq.htm) renders the date 4 November 1852. The original date needs closer reading. This is a plausible lead for Hugh Carlin, who is independently documented as Ireland-born around 1854, but **no record yet links the Irish child to Shane’s New York ancestor**. Henry and Rose are therefore not attached as his parents, and County Down is not mapped as his proven birthplace. The [saved original scan](records/candidate-hugh-carlin-ballynahinch-1852.jpg) and [research analysis](research-history/hugh-carlin-ballynahinch-candidate-2026-10-24.md) show the evidence and the records needed to resolve it. FreeCEN’s Lanarkshire 1861 and 1871 census coverage is zero, so its negative exact-name searches do not narrow this lead. ## Person notes ### Shane Michael Duplessis — You Starting point of this family tree. Shane supplied his immediate family. His 1993 childhood birthday notice independently names parents Melissa and Michael and both grandparent households. Patricia’s obituary also names Shane as a grandson. Sources: S5, S27, S31. ### Michael Joseph Duplessis — Father Known as Mike. Wedding notice connects him to James Duplessis and Patricia Loomis. Full name also supplied in Sara’s Ancestry tree; tree details are secondary family information. Sources: S1, S3, S5, S9, S31, S82, S83. ### Melissa Alice Dice — Mother Married Michael J. Duplessis on 2 June 1984. Her wedding notice names her father as David H. Dice. Full name also supplied in Sara’s Ancestry tree; tree details are secondary family information. Sources: S9, S24, S29, S31, S82. ### James J. Duplessis — Grandfather Born 30 September 1936; died 23 October 2013. Air Force veteran and electrician. Sources: S1, S2, S3, S7, S8, S9, S22, S30, S31, S36, S59, S83, S84, S85. ### Patricia Ann Carlin — Grandmother Later Patricia Loomis. Born 22 December 1939; died 22 March 2020. Her obituary names Shane, Michael and both of her parents. Full name also supplied in Sara’s Ancestry tree; tree details are secondary family information. Sources: S3, S5, S6, S9, S10, S30, S31, S36, S45, S82, S84. ### David Howard Dice — Grandfather Howard’s 1989 obituary and Mary Alice’s 1991 obituary independently name David as their son. Married Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen in June 1964. Sources: S9, S16, S17, S23, S24, S28, S29, S31. ### Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen — Grandmother Known as Jackie Dice. Her 1963 engagement and 1964 wedding give her maiden name as DeStephen. James’s obituary identifies her as Jacqueline Dice. The original 1950 census records this person at age 5, born in New York, in the James and Venila DeStephen household with their four daughters. Sources: S9, S16, S17, S18, S19, S23, S29, S31, S60. ### Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr. — Great-grandfather Died 2 May 1993 (inferred from Monday’s notice). Exact birth date 9 March 1910 appears in a derivative cemetery index and remains provisional. A 1931 marriage index supplies middle name Murray and independently names parents Philip Duplessis and Florence Murray. Two indexed entries give 10 and 13 July 1931; the exact ceremony date awaits the original records. Sources: S1, S2, S4, S7, S8, S30, S36, S59, S62, S63, S83, S84, S88. ### Anna Catherine Rys — Great-grandmother Born 7 July 1909; died 5 November 2006. Married Joseph M. Duplessis Sr. In the 1950 census she is 40, born in New York, living with Joseph and their sons James and Joseph Jr. Her supplemental census entry records both parents as born in Poland. The 1931 marriage index supplies middle name Catherine and names parents Hyacinth Rys and Catherine Wdowiak. Sources: S1, S2, S4, S7, S12, S13, S30, S36, S46, S59, S62, S83, S84. ### Henry H. Carlin — Great-grandfather Age 65 at death. Died 19 February 1946 (inferred). His obituary names daughter Patricia and wife Minnie. The official 1892 Yates County index lists this person’s matching given-name form with Anna and the other children at Milo volume 2, page 3; the original census sheet remains uninspected. The county vital-record index names a Henry Hugh Carlin as groom of record M870, with Hugh Carlin and Anna Reagan as his parents; whether that marriage to Margaret May Gilligan belongs to this Henry H. and how it precedes his later wife Minnie needs the original entry. Sources: S5, S10, S11, S32, S140, S193. ### Minnie Weiss — Great-grandmother Named as Minnie (Weiss) Carlin in Patricia’s obituary. Her parents are not established. Sources: S5, S10. ### Howard David Dice — Great-grandfather Age 72; died 18 March 1989 (inferred). His obituary names wife Mary Alice, sons David and Kevin, daughter Sue, and parents John and Mary Mills. NUMIDENT index independently supplies middle name David, birth 17 November 1916 Syracuse and parents John Dice/Mary E. Mills. Exact birth date is indexed, not original-image proof. Sources: S16, S17, S23, S24, S91, S92, S93, S94, S102, S110, S111. ### James DeStephen — Great-grandfather Died 15 July 1997, age 86. Machinist at Columbia Mills. His obituary names daughter Jacqueline Dice and both parents. The original 1950 census records this person at age 39, born in New York, in the James and Venila DeStephen household with their four daughters. The original 1930 Oswego census records him at 19, born in New York, with Italy-born parents Stephen and Mary (Maria) and siblings Joseph, Tony and Beatrice. He worked as a shade-cloth-mill laborer. An original 1956 Congressional Record page names him with the New York Textile Workers Union of America convention delegation, Local 129, Oswego, in a letter supporting a Niagara Falls public-power bill. Sources: S16, S17, S18, S19, S21, S60, S61, S65, S191. ### Venila Alberta Harris — Great-grandmother The 1933 license gives her full name. The 1983 anniversary names Jacqueline Dice as her daughter; Albert’s obituary establishes her parents. James’s 1997 obituary prints Venita and reports her death in 1990. The original 1950 census records this person at age 35, born in New York, in the James and Venila DeStephen household with their four daughters. The 1956 Congressional Record names **Venida Destephen** beside James in the Oswego Textile Workers Union delegation. That is a strong contextual match to Venila but the printed given-name difference remains explicit; her own local number is not separately stated. Sources: S18, S19, S20, S21, S60, S65, S191. ### Phillip / Philip Duplessis — Great-great-grandfather Father of Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr., documented by Joseph’s obituary and marriage. His own 1909 marriage index names father Oliver Duplessis and mother Sophiana Bechard, with wife Florence L. Murray. The detailed entry is dated 16 June; another entry gives 15 June, requiring original-record reconciliation. A 1905 Oswego census index places Phillip, 20, with his Canada-born mother and brothers Oliver, Mercier and Napolion. The 1908 shared household and printing trade, explicit 1914 move to Rochester, 1919 household with Sophronia, and 1930 census with Sophronia, 76, support the mother’s identity across spelling variants. His 1930 index records both parents as Canada-born but calls him single, conflicting with his earlier marriage and Florence’s divorced status. The original marriage and census images remain uninspected. The original March 1931 death notice and cemetery operator entry now support the death date and burial. The original 1892–93 Oswego directory joins his father’s Oliver and Prime names, and the 1899 widow-and-daughter entry at the same address supports the identification. The original 9 March 1931 notice is now visually inspected: death 7 March, mother Sophranie, matching Rochester brothers and sister Mrs. Joseph Holzhauer of Brooklyn. The named mother and sibling constellation identify this Philip with the earlier household and marriage evidence. Holy Sepulchre’s own database independently agrees on death 7 March and service 10 March, Section NO2, Tier 17, Grave 76. The notice does not mention wife Florence or son Joseph. Age digit is not fully clear; exact birth date remains unresolved. Leon in this notice and Napoleon in his mother’s notice remain a naming discrepancy, not a proven extra sibling. The original 1931 Rochester directory lists printer J. Philip Duplessis at 1000 Portland Avenue, the same address as Sophie, widow of Prime. Their mother-son link rests on the separate 1930 census index and 1909 marriage index, not on the directory wording alone. Sources: S7, S15, S25, S35, S48, S49, S50, S51, S52, S53, S54, S55, S56, S57, S58, S62, S63, S67, S68, S69, S72, S80, S82, S105, S106, S155. ### Florence Louise Murray — Great-great-grandmother Later Florence Pittsley. Born 12 February 1890; died 12 May 1983 (inferred). Operated The Barn Restaurant in Minetto and the Wild Flower Tea Room in Oswego. Her obituary names late husband Frank Pittsley. A Barton town-report transcription lists their marriage on 30 August 1931, both resident in Oswego. The original certificate is still needed to confirm the date, parental details, and her prior marital status. This later marriage does not itself prove the Rochester Philip who died in 1931 was her first husband. The 1914 Oswego directory lists Florence Duplessis boarding at 235 West Fifth while reporting Philip J.’s move to Rochester. It does not explain their separate listings. ADOPTIVE FAMILY: the original 1930 Oswego census explicitly calls Florence Joseph R. Murray’s adopted daughter and records her as divorced. Her obituary names Joseph and Matilda as parents without specifying adoption. The tree shows them as adoptive parents; it does not establish either as a biological parent. The census records Florence’s unnamed parents as both Canada-born, but identifies neither person or town. A legal adoption record and an earlier birth record remain needed. Sources: S7, S8, S15, S35, S43, S52, S62, S63, S64, S66, S67, S70. ### Jacenty / Joseph Rys — Great-great-grandfather Anna’s obituary spells his name Jagenty; Stanley’s says Jacenty; Catherine’s calls her husband Joseph. Given-name variants require a vital record. Anna’s original 1950 census supplemental entry records her father’s birthplace as Poland. His town of origin and parents remain unknown. Anna’s 1931 marriage index gives his name as Hyacinth Rys, linked to the same Catherine Wdowiak. Original record still needed to reconcile all given-name forms. Sources: S2, S12, S13, S59, S62. ### Catherine / Katarzyna Wdowiak — Great-great-grandmother Her 1948 obituary explicitly states Poland as her birthplace and names Anna Duplessis as a daughter. Arrived in the U.S. about 1903, spent two years in Passaic, New Jersey, then moved to Oswego. Exact birth date and age need a clearer record. Anna’s later obituary gives her surname as Doviak. Anna’s 1950 census supplemental entry independently records her mother as born in Poland. Sources: S2, S12, S13, S14, S59, S62. ### Hugh Carlin — Great-great-grandfather The original 1880 federal census records Hugh, age 25, Ireland-born son of Ireland-born parents, a laborer in Jerusalem, Yates County. Wife Ann and children Thomas, Roseanna and Maggie share dwelling/family 104. The matching child names in Anna’s 1933 obituary and 1892 Milo index identify this household with Shane’s direct Carlin line. The St. Michael’s Section D transcription gives his death as 27 August 1884 and birth year as 1854; the original death register is still needed. Yates County’s official vital-record index locates his death entry as Penn Yan village D97, without naming his Irish county or parents. Sources: S10, S11, S128, S142, S143, S193. ### Anna Reagan — Great-great-grandmother Widow of Hugh Carlin; died 7 March 1933. Two contemporary notices give conflicting ages, 76 and 77, implying birth about 1855–1857. The Penn Yan notice names sons Henry and Thomas and daughters Margaret Carroll and Rose Carlin. Michael Reagan’s 1919 obituary identifies Mrs. Anna Carlin of Penn Yan as his sister, supporting her Reagan maiden name. Her own birthplace and parents remain unknown. A transcribed 1913 Penn Yan directory places her, listed as Hugh’s widow, at 8 Myrtle Avenue with Rose Carlin also residing there. The original directory image remains uninspected. The official 1892 Yates County every-name census index places Anna, Henry, Maggie, Rosa and Thomas Carlin/Carlen on the same Milo volume 2, page 3, closely matching her 1933 child list. The 1905 index lists Anna in Milo volume 2, page 9. These are index references only; original census sheets, household order and birthplaces have not been checked. The original 1880 census records her as Ann Carlin, age 24, Scotland-born to Ireland-born parents, wife of Ireland-born Hugh and mother in a household with Thomas, Roseanna and Maggie. The sibling names match her later obituary; her own Scottish town and her parents’ identities remain unknown. The St. Michael’s Section D transcription names her as Hugh’s wife and records her 1933 death. Its birth year 1852 conflicts with her age in the original 1880 census and her 1933 obituary, so her birth year remains approximate. Sources: S10, S11, S32, S33, S128, S140, S141, S142, S143. ### Stephen DeStephen — Great-great-grandfather Stephen’s 1942 Fourth Registration index records him under his original name, Stefano Distefano, born 18 December 1884 in Salemi, Italy, and residing in Oswego. The Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation record and original manifest show Stefano Di Stefano on line 2, age 22 and single, last residence Salemi, departing Naples aboard the *König Albert* and arriving at New York on 20 June 1907. Passenger ID `JXL8-G6T`, image reference `925-521`. Antonino Di Stefano from Salemi is adjacent on the manifest, but no relationship is stated. The handwritten U.S. contact field is too unclear to identify safely. The exact name, age, town, later Oswego marriage and naturalization under Stefano Di Stefano make this a strong match to Stephen. The 1910 census index places him with Mary in Oswego, and the original 1930 census records their household at 215 Liberty Street. Naturalization indexes identify his 1927 declaration and petition and 1934 oath; the 1950 census confirms citizenship. He died 24 January 1958 and is buried in Section K of St. Peter Cemetery. His parents remain unknown. Sources: S18, S61, S159, S160, S274, S275, S299, S300, S301, S306, S307, S308, S309, S310, S312, S313, S314, S316. ### Mary diStefano DeStephen — Great-great-grandmother Named as Maria DeStephen, James’s mother. Her obituary calls her Mrs. Mary (DeStephano) DeStephen, reports Sicily birth, and says she immigrated in 1908 and settled in Oswego. The Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation arrival record and displayed original manifest show Maria Di Stefano on line 13: age 22, single, last residence Salemi, departed Palermo aboard the *Regina d’Italia*, arrived at New York on 28 March 1909, and bound for Oswego. This combination makes her a strong match to Mary despite the obituary’s one-year discrepancy. The nearest-relative field appears to name father Giuseppe Di Stefano in Salemi, but the handwriting is not clear enough to assign him as her father. Seventeen-year-old Antonina Di Stefano follows on line 14 and appears bound for Rochester; the manifest does not state that they were sisters. The 1910 census index places Mary Distefono and Stephen Distefano as boarders on the same Oswego image, and Oswego marriage indexes record Stefano and Maria under three surname variants in early 1910. The original 1930 census records their family at 215 Liberty Street. Mary died 13 December 1970 and was buried in Section K of St. Peter Cemetery. Her full birth date and parents remain unresolved. Sources: S18, S61, S160, S275, S299, S302, S303, S304, S305, S307, S309, S310, S311, S315. ### Joseph R. Murray — Florence’s adoptive father Florence’s 1983 obituary names Joseph Murray as her father. The original 1930 Oswego census lists Joseph R. Murray, 76, New York-born with both parents Canada-born, wife Matilda, adopted daughter Florence, and grandson Joseph Duplessis. The household relationship is documented; a legal adoption record has not been found, and Joseph is not established as Florence’s biological father. His earlier parents are unnamed. The matching 1900 household indexes his birth as August 1853, New York, and lists sons Frank P. and Joseph as well as daughter Florence. Exact birth details await the original. The 1915 index identifies him as Joseph Borin Murray’s father. Sources: S8, S35, S63, S64, S67, S70, S71. ### Matilda Murray — maiden spelling unresolved — Florence’s adoptive mother Florence’s 1983 obituary names Matilda Murray as her mother. Vermont marriage indexes name her Matilda Longhway; the spelling awaits the original certificate. The original 1930 Oswego census records Matilda, 70, born in Canada with both parents Canada-born, as Joseph R. Murray’s wife. Florence is explicitly listed as an adopted daughter in their household. Matilda is shown here as her adoptive mother; a legal adoption record has not been found, and a biological connection is not established. Province, town and earlier parents remain unknown. Further marriage indexes give Loughway (Joseph, 1915), Longrand and Longvin (Philip and Florence, 1909). These are conflicting transcriptions, not established aliases from original documents. Her 1900 census entry records June 1861 and CanadaFr; the birth date and French Canada designation need original review. Joseph Borin Murray’s marriage explicitly names her as his mother. Sources: S8, S63, S64, S67, S70, S71. ### Albert Wdowiak — 3× great-grandfather Named in Catherine’s obituary. Frank’s notice uses Wojak for his father; this may be a name variant or newspaper error and needs reconciliation. Sources: S12, S14. ### Mary Blondek — 3× great-grandmother Named as Mary Blondek Wdowiak in Catherine’s obituary. Her birthplace is not supplied. Sources: S12, S14. ### Sara Beth Duplessis — Sister Shane identified Sara as his sister. Patricia’s obituary also names Sara as a granddaughter. Her exact parent links are not separately asserted. Full name also supplied in Sara’s Ancestry tree; tree details are secondary family information. Sara’s own tree explicitly assigns Michael and Melissa as parents. Sources: S5, S27, S82. ### Michele Canale — Wife Shane identified Michele as his wife and Jack’s mother. Sources: S27. ### Jack Duplessis — Child Shane identified Jack as his and Michele Canale’s child. Sources: S27. ### Michele Catherine Duplessis — Paternal aunt Later Michele Torbitt. Died 1 December 2025, age 62. Her daughter is Alexandra Culeton Fitzpatrick; Jordan and Amanda are identified as stepchildren. Full name also supplied in Sara’s Ancestry tree; tree details are secondary family information. Sources: S1, S2, S3, S5, S9, S36, S82, S83. ### Mark Duplessis — Paternal uncle Michael’s brother; Matthew’s father. The 1995 notice names Ida as Matthew’s mother; Patricia’s 2020 notice names Christine as Mark’s spouse. Sources: S1, S2, S3, S5, S22, S83. ### Cherie A. Fitzgerald — Paternal half-aunt James Duplessis and Sharon Fitzgerald are named as her parents in the 1995 engagement. Michele’s obituary identifies Cherie Mullen as her sister. Sources: S2, S3, S22. ### Sharon Fitzgerald — Cherie’s mother Named alongside James Duplessis as Cherie’s parent. Maiden surname is not established. Sources: S22. ### Daniel R. Mullen — Cherie’s fiancé in 1995 1995 announcement reports engagement to Cherie A. Fitzgerald. Her later surname Mullen supports a marriage, but no marriage record has been checked. Sources: S22. ### Ida Duplessis — Matthew’s mother Named with Mark as Mathew’s mother in the 1995 birthday notice. Maiden surname not established. Sara’s tree spells her name Ida fox Corradino; the roles of fox and Corradino as maiden/married names are unresolved. Sources: S22, S82. ### Matthew J. Duplessis — Paternal cousin The 1995 birthday entry spells Mathew; Patricia’s 2020 obituary spells Matthew. Sources: S5, S22, S82. ### Christine — surname unknown — Aunt by marriage Named as Mark’s spouse in Patricia’s 2020 obituary. Not assumed to be Matthew’s mother. Sara’s tree names Mark’s spouse Chrissy Baker. This is a possible match to Christine, not a verified maiden name or proven identity. Sources: S5, S82. ### Margaret “Kim” — surname unknown — Father’s spouse in notices Named as Michael’s spouse in James’s 2013 and Patricia’s 2020 notices. Her maiden name and marriage date are not established. Sources: S1, S5, S82. ### Jamie Torbitt — Uncle by marriage Michele Torbitt’s husband. Sources: S1, S3, S5, S82, S87. ### Alexandra Culeton Fitzpatrick — Paternal cousin Michele’s daughter, married to Craig Fitzpatrick. Her 1990 childhood birthday notice identifies parents Gerald and Michele Culeton, resolving the previously unknown father. Contemporary and later notices agree on the Duplessis/Loomis grandparent households. Sources: S3, S5, S29, S36. ### Craig Fitzpatrick — Cousin by marriage Alexandra’s husband. Sources: S3, S5. ### Quinn Fitzpatrick — Cousin’s child Named in Michele Torbitt’s obituary. Sources: S3. ### Connor Fitzpatrick — Cousin’s child Named in Michele Torbitt’s obituary. Sources: S3. ### Jordan Torbitt — Step-cousin Explicitly Michele Torbitt’s stepson; Patricia’s obituary lists him among her grandchildren. Sara’s tree assigns Jamie as father; this is family-tree evidence. Michele remains a documented stepmother. Sources: S3, S5, S82. ### Genevieve Stever — Step-cousin’s partner Named as Michele’s daughter-in-law with Jordan Torbitt. Sources: S3. ### Khloe Torbitt — Step-cousin’s child Listed with Jordan and Genevieve in Michele’s family notice. Sources: S3. ### Amanda Torbitt — Step-cousin Explicitly Michele’s stepdaughter. Sara’s tree assigns Jamie as father; this is family-tree evidence. Michele remains a documented stepmother. Sources: S3, S82, S86. ### Madison Belson — Step-cousin’s child Listed with Amanda in Michele Torbitt’s obituary; father not established. Sources: S3. ### Mackenzi Belson — Step-cousin’s child Listed with Amanda in Michele Torbitt’s obituary; father not established. Sources: S3. ### Cayden Carpenter — Step-cousin’s child Listed with Amanda in Michele Torbitt’s obituary; father not established. Sources: S3. ### Mayson Duplessis-Fantom — Paternal first cousin once removed Listed as Patricia’s great-grandchild in 2020. Parentage and surname are unresolved; not assigned to Sara or another parent. Sara’s tree supplies surname Duplessis-Fantom and father Matthew. This new parent assignment is tree-reported and awaits independent corroboration; mother not assigned. Sources: S5, S82. ### Joseph Murray Duplessis Jr. — Paternal great-uncle James’s brother; son of Joseph M. and Anna Duplessis. Married Marion Louise Burza on 14 July 1962, confirmed by the contemporary wedding notice. Sources: S1, S2, S7, S8, S30, S59, S83, S84. ### Marion Louise Burza — Great-aunt by marriage Her 1962 wedding notice gives the full maiden name Marion Louise Burza and marriage to Joseph Murray Duplessis Jr. on 14 July 1962. Her father is Walter Burza; her mother is not individually named. Sources: S1, S2, S30, S83. ### Lorrie Duplessis — Father’s cousin Anna’s granddaughter and Patricia’s niece. Michael’s wedding identifies Lynda and Lorrie as his cousins; their exact parents are not named in those records. Sources: S2, S5, S9. ### Lynda Thurlow — Father’s cousin Anna’s granddaughter and Patricia’s niece. Michael’s wedding identifies Lynda and Lorrie as his cousins; their exact parents are not named in those records. Sources: S2, S5, S9. ### Robert G. Loomis — Step-grandfather Patricia’s later husband. Sources: S3, S5, S31, S36, S82. ### Carolyn Gauthier — Step-grandmother James’s later wife. Sources: S1, S3, S31, S36, S83. ### Barbara D. Blake — Paternal great-aunt Patricia’s sister; born in Rome and died 1 March 2017, age 92. Barbara and Harold’s daughter Susan Miniaci died in 2004. Jon Miniaci is their grandson; his parents are not specified. Shared parents among Barbara and her siblings remain unresolved. Sources: S5, S6, S44, S45. ### Beth Ann Dice — Maternal aunt Melissa’s sister. Her 12 September 1992 wedding notice independently names parents David and Jacqueline, sister Melissa, brother John, and husband David Scott Hilton. Sources: S9, S24, S29. ### John D. Dice — Maternal uncle Melissa’s sibling, identified in the 1984 wedding and 1975 anniversary notices. Sources: S9, S24, S29. ### Albert D. Harris — Great-great-grandfather Born 28 April 1861; died 6 January 1950. Williamstown blacksmith. Married Julia Laing in 1886 and Jennie Nicholls in 1910. Sources: S20, S37, S38, S39. ### Jennie Nicholls — Great-great-grandmother Married Albert Harris on 9 March 1910 in Williamstown. Mother of Venila and Daniel John Harris. Sources: S20. ### Nathaniel C. Harris — 3× great-grandfather Albert’s father in the 1950 obituary. Elmer’s 1932 biography reports Nathaniel spent his life farming in Amboy, died there in December 1895, and was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown. The 1910 genealogy names parents Daniel R. Harris and Mary Winsor, gives birth 20 November 1832 and death 27 December 1895 in Williamstown. These exact dates, parent links, and the Williamstown/Amboy location difference need independent corroboration. Sources: S20, S37, S39. ### Amelia J. Onderdonk — 3× great-grandmother Albert’s mother in his 1950 obituary. Elmer’s 1932 biography supplies middle initial J., describes her as native to Amboy, and reports her death in 1923. The 1910 genealogy names her parents John Onderdonk and Maria Paul, gives birth 4 April 1833 in Williamstown, and marriage 19 May 1858. These newly extended parent links need independent corroboration. Williamstown differs from the 1932 Amboy birthplace report; exact location is unresolved. Sources: S20, S37, S39. ### Jennie Favreau — Maternal great-aunt Jacqueline’s sister; named as a daughter in the 1983 anniversary and James’s 1997 obituary. The original 1950 census records this person at age 15, born in New York, in the James and Venila DeStephen household with their four daughters. Sources: S18, S19, S60. ### Beatrice French — Maternal great-aunt Jacqueline’s sister; named as a daughter in the 1983 anniversary and James’s 1997 obituary. Fred French’s memorial identifies her as his wife. His children’s maternal parentage is not explicit in that memorial. The original 1950 census records this person at age 11, born in New York, in the James and Venila DeStephen household with their four daughters. Sources: S18, S19, S47, S60. ### Phyllis Rebeor — Maternal great-aunt Jacqueline’s sister; named as a daughter in the 1983 anniversary and James’s 1997 obituary. The original 1950 census records this person at age 9, born in New York, in the James and Venila DeStephen household with their four daughters. Sources: S18, S19, S60. ### Anthony DeStephen — Maternal great-great-uncle James DeStephen’s sibling in his 1997 obituary. The original 1930 census lists Tony Destaphen, age 14, born in New York, in Stephen and Mary’s household. This confirms the parent links; Mary is identified with Maria through the matching family group. Sources: S18, S61. ### Joseph DeStephen — Maternal great-great-uncle James DeStephen’s sibling in his 1997 obituary. The original 1930 census lists Joseph Destaphen, age 17, born in New York, in Stephen and Mary’s household. This confirms the parent links; Mary is identified with Maria through the matching family group. The 1950 census index records Joseph De Stephen, 37 and New York-born, as their son in the same Oswego household. Sources: S18, S61, S299. ### Beatrice DeStephen — Maternal great-great-aunt James DeStephen’s sibling in his 1997 obituary. The original 1930 census lists Beatrice Destaphen, age 13, born in New York, in Stephen and Mary’s household. This confirms the parent links; Mary is identified with Maria through the matching family group. Sources: S18, S61. ### Daniel John Harris — Maternal great-great-uncle Venila’s brother, explicitly a child of Albert’s second marriage. Sources: S20. ### Julia A. Laing — Albert Harris’s first wife Married Albert on 10 March 1886; died 4 February 1909. Her parents are reported in the 1910 genealogy and remain provisional. Sources: S20, S39. ### James L. Harris — Venila’s half-brother Son of Albert’s first marriage. Sources: S20, S39. ### Elmer N. Harris — Albert Harris’s brother His 1932 biography identifies both parents and siblings Ada, Albert, and Jesse. It reports his December 1896 marriage to Mary Emma Look and no children as of publication. The Harris Brothers business connection agrees with Albert’s obituary. Sources: S20, S37, S38, S39. ### Lynn French Herbert — Maternal extended cousin Grandchild of James and Venila, named in the 1983 anniversary. Specific parents are not supplied. The Winter 2015 SUNY Oswego memorial names her as Fred French’s child. Beatrice’s maternal link is likely from the combined family notices but remains unasserted pending explicit evidence. Sources: S19, S47. ### William J. Bartlett — Maternal extended cousin Grandchild of James and Venila, named in the 1983 anniversary. Specific parents are not supplied. Sources: S19. ### Adrienne French — Maternal extended cousin Grandchild of James and Venila, named in the 1983 anniversary. Specific parents are not supplied. Melissa’s 1984 wedding also identifies Adrienne as her cousin and flower girl. The Winter 2015 SUNY Oswego memorial names her as Fred French’s child. Beatrice’s maternal link is likely from the combined family notices but remains unasserted pending explicit evidence. Sources: S9, S19, S47. ### Mary Alice Dexter — Great-grandmother Her own obituary identifies sons David and Kevin and daughter Sue. Daughter of Seymour Dexter and Emma Lancaster; died 9 September 1991, age 74. Sources: S23, S24, S28. ### John W. Dice Sr. — Great-great-grandfather John was a native and lifelong resident of Syracuse and a retired employee of Farmers and Traders Insurance Co. He belonged to Lafayette Avenue Methodist Church and was married to Mary E. Mills. Howard’s father, named in his obituary. Census indexes give ages 36 (1920), 50 (1930), and 63 (1940), all New York-born. Exact birth year unresolved; do not infer a single year from these conflicting ages. His original 1966 notices confirm death 18 August at age 83, matching wife Mary Mills and the Howard/Harry/Charles/John Jr. family. Sisters Mary Kitchen/Kitchens, Catherine/Katherine Faulkner/Falkner and Lillian Gardino provide collateral leads. Morningside burial was announced. His father is now supported by the original 1918 obituary of John Dice, naming son John Dice Jr. and daughter Mrs. Richard Jones, matched through Mary’s marriage and the later sibling notices. His mother remains unresolved; the father’s widow Anna is not automatically biological mother. Conflicting census ages still prevent an exact birth year assignment. Sources: S23, S89, S90, S91, S92, S93, S94, S102, S110, S111, S126. ### Mary E. Mills — Great-great-grandmother Mary lived in Syracuse and was a 60-year member of Lafayette Avenue United Methodist Church, its January Circle and the Gold Star Mothers of Syracuse. Her 1985 obituary names her late husband John W. Dice Sr. and their surviving sons Harry B., Charles H., John W. Jr. and Howard D. Howard’s mother, named in his obituary. Howard’s NUMIDENT explicitly supplies Mary E. Mills. FamilySearch’s indexed 1920, 1930 and 1950 censuses place her with John in Onondaga County/Syracuse and consistently record New York birth; the 1920 and 1930 indexes say both unnamed parents were New York-born. A matching Ancestry member-media gravestone photograph reads “Mary E. 1886–1985,” agreeing with the 1950 census age and obituary. It supports 1886 as her birth year but does not supply a day, birthplace, cemetery name or parents. Her original obituary identifies her as widow of John W. Dice Sr., naming sons Harry B., Charles H., John W. Jr. and Howard D.; it reports death Wednesday morning, 30 October 1985 and announced Oakwood-Morningside burial. Her parents remain unknown. Sources: S23, S89, S90, S91, S92, S93, S94, S102, S110, S111, S204, S205, S206, S207. ### Susan J. Dice — Maternal great-aunt David’s sister, Susan Tedd in 1975 and Sue Stoddard in 1989. Sources: S23, S24, S28. ### Kevin D. Dice — Maternal great-uncle David’s brother; the 1975 notice places Mary Ann Taber with him. Later notices identify his wife and Brian. Sources: S23, S24, S26, S28. ### Mary Ann Taber — Maternal great-aunt by marriage Kevin’s wife; John Taber’s daughter. Howard’s obituary spells her name Marianne. Sources: S24, S26. ### Brian Dice — Mother’s cousin John Taber’s grandson, identified alongside his Dice daughter’s family in the 2021 obituary. Sources: S26. ### Robert Tedd III — Mother’s cousin The 1975 anniversary groups the four Tedd grandchildren with Susan Tedd’s family. Father not established. Sources: S24. ### Scott Tedd — Mother’s cousin The 1975 anniversary groups the four Tedd grandchildren with Susan Tedd’s family. Father not established. Sources: S24. ### Christopher Tedd — Mother’s cousin The 1975 anniversary groups the four Tedd grandchildren with Susan Tedd’s family. Father not established. Sources: S24. ### Edward Tedd — Mother’s cousin The 1975 anniversary groups the four Tedd grandchildren with Susan Tedd’s family. Father not established. Sources: S24. ### Harry B. Dice — Howard Dice’s brother Named as Howard’s brother in 1989; exact parent links are not separately asserted. Harry Benjamin Dyce’s 1928 marriage explicitly names John/Mary Mills and wife Arietta May Cary. Matched 1930 and original 1950 census support the couple’s identity; 1920 Harry’s initial/sex transcription requires original review. Sources: S23, S89, S91, S95, S96, S102, S110, S111. ### John W. Dice Jr. — Howard Dice’s brother Named as Howard’s brother in 1989; exact parent links are not separately asserted. Mary E. Dice’s original 1985 obituary explicitly names him among her surviving sons, independently establishing the mother link. Sources: S23, S91, S92, S94, S102, S110, S111. ### Frederick Stoddard — Susan Dice’s husband Howard’s obituary identifies his daughter as Mrs. Frederick (Sue) Stoddard. Sources: S23. ### Seymour Dexter — Great-great-grandfather Named as Mary Alice’s father in her 1991 obituary. Sources: S28. ### Emma Lancaster — Great-great-grandmother Named as Mary Alice’s mother in her 1991 obituary. Sources: S28. ### Barbara Moran — Mary Alice’s sister Named as Mary Alice’s sister in 1991. Maiden name and parent links need a direct record. Sources: S28. ### David Bartlett — Maternal extended cousin Melissa’s cousin and an usher in her 1984 wedding. Exact cousin degree and parents are not named; kept separate from William J. Bartlett. Sources: S9. ### David Scott Hilton — Uncle by marriage Married Beth Ann Dice on 12 September 1992, as reported that day. This establishes the historical marriage, not current marital status. Sources: S29. ### Kyle Potter — Maternal extended cousin Identified as Beth Ann Dice’s cousin and ringbearer in her 1992 wedding notice. Parents and exact cousin degree are not stated; no parent links assigned. Sources: S29. ### Thomas Carlin — Henry Carlin’s sibling Named as Anna Carlin’s child in her 1933 Penn Yan obituary. Hugh is not independently named as this child’s father in that notice. The official 1892 Yates County index lists this person’s matching given-name form with Anna and the other children at Milo volume 2, page 3; the original census sheet remains uninspected. The original 1880 census names Thomas, age 5, Scotland-born son in Hugh and Ann Carlin’s Yates County household. Sources: S11, S32, S140, S142. ### Margaret Carlin — Henry Carlin’s sibling Named as Anna Carlin’s child in her 1933 Penn Yan obituary. Hugh is not independently named as this child’s father in that notice. The official 1892 Yates County index lists this person’s matching given-name form with Anna and the other children at Milo volume 2, page 3; the original census sheet remains uninspected. The original 1880 census names Maggie, age 2, New York-born daughter of Hugh and Ann Carlin; this matches Margaret Carroll in Anna’s later child list. The census does not identify a New York town of birth. Sources: S11, S32, S140, S142. ### Rose Carlin — Henry Carlin’s sibling Named as Anna Carlin’s child in her 1933 Penn Yan obituary. Hugh is not independently named as this child’s father in that notice. A transcribed 1913 Penn Yan directory lists Rose at 8 Myrtle Avenue, the same address as Anna Carlin, Hugh’s widow; the original directory image remains uninspected. The official 1892 Yates County index lists this person’s matching given-name form with Anna and the other children at Milo volume 2, page 3; the original census sheet remains uninspected. The original 1880 census names Roseanna, age 4, New York-born daughter of Hugh and Ann Carlin; this matches Rose in Anna’s later child list. The census does not identify a New York town of birth. Sources: S11, S32, S128, S140, S142. ### Michael Reagan — Anna Reagan Carlin’s brother The 1919 obituary names Anna Carlin of Penn Yan as his sister. Matching locality and her Reagan name support this identification. It reports birth in Glasgow and childhood immigration with unnamed parents. A cemetery transcription gives Ireland instead; birthplace is unresolved. Died 31 May 1919. No shared parent names have been established. Sources: S33, S34. ### Bridget Roach — Michael Reagan’s wife Named in Michael’s obituary as Bridget Roach of Jerusalem, New York; no birthplace or parentage supplied. Sources: S33. ### Anna Reagan — Henry Carlin’s cousin Named among the six children of Michael Reagan and Bridget Roach in his 1919 obituary. Called Mrs. Anna Bell; already deceased in 1919. Sources: S33. ### Eugene Reagan — Henry Carlin’s cousin Named among the six children of Michael Reagan and Bridget Roach in his 1919 obituary. Already deceased in 1919. Sources: S33. ### Thomas Reagan — Henry Carlin’s cousin Named among the six children of Michael Reagan and Bridget Roach in his 1919 obituary. Of Port Jervis in 1919. Sources: S33. ### Bessie Reagan — Henry Carlin’s cousin Named among the six children of Michael Reagan and Bridget Roach in his 1919 obituary. Called Mrs. Bessie Wadsworth of Geneseo in 1919. Sources: S33. ### James Reagan — Henry Carlin’s cousin Named among the six children of Michael Reagan and Bridget Roach in his 1919 obituary. Living with his mother in 1919. Sources: S33. ### Mary Reagan — Henry Carlin’s cousin Named among the six children of Michael Reagan and Bridget Roach in his 1919 obituary. A high-school teacher in 1919. Sources: S33. ### Gerald Culeton — Cousin Alexandra’s father Named with Michele Culeton as Alexandra’s parent in the 1990 birthday notice. Marriage dates and his own parentage are not established by that entry. Sources: S36. ### Leo Culeton — Alexandra’s grandparent Named among Alexandra Culeton’s grandparents in the 1990 birthday notice. The notice does not explicitly identify which parent links to this grandparent; no direct parent link to Gerald is asserted. Sources: S36. ### Dorothy Culeton — Alexandra’s grandparent Named among Alexandra Culeton’s grandparents in the 1990 birthday notice. The notice does not explicitly identify which parent links to this grandparent; no direct parent link to Gerald is asserted. Sources: S36. ### Ada E. Harris — Albert Harris’s sister Named as Ada E. Clark of Lawrence, Kansas, in brother Elmer’s 1932 biography. Her husband and children have not yet been verified. Sources: S37, S39. ### Jesse J. Harris — Albert Harris’s brother Named as a sibling living in Cleveland, Ohio, in Elmer’s 1932 biography. Spouse and descendants remain unresolved. Sources: S37, S39. ### Mary Emma Look — Elmer Harris’s wife Elmer’s 1932 biography reports their marriage in December 1896 and names her parents. No children were reported as of publication. Sources: S38, S39. ### Miles Luzern Look — Elmer Harris’s father-in-law Named as Mary Emma’s father in Elmer’s biography; born and died in Amboy, buried at Williamstown. Connected by marriage, not a direct ancestor of Shane. Sources: S38. ### Mary Ester LaRue — Elmer Harris’s mother-in-law Elmer’s biography reports she was native to Canada, died in Iowa in 1911, and was buried at Williamstown. Her Canadian birthplace does not establish Canadian ancestry for Shane: this is an in-law connection. Sources: S38. ### John Onderdonk — 4× great-grandfather (provisional) Pages 125–126 list Amelia among his children with Maria Paul. Reported birth 23 January 1798, death 29 December 1863 at Williamstown, and marriage 21 November 1822. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Maria Paul — 4× great-grandmother (provisional) John Onderdonk’s wife and Amelia’s reported mother. Page 125 names her parents Arthur Paul and Lucretia Van Houten. Reported birth 27 February 1792 and death 25 February 1884 at Williamstown. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. The Kakiat entry for Joseph Paul and parents Arthur Paul/Christiana Van Houten does not itself corroborate Maria’s parentage; the apparent maternal-name conflict is unresolved. Sources: S39. ### Daniel R. Harris — 4× great-grandfather (provisional) Page 186 identifies him as Nathaniel’s father and reports Massachusetts as his birthplace. His mother is not identified. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Mary Winsor — 4× great-grandmother (provisional) Page 186 names her as Nathaniel C. Harris’s mother. No birth or death details are supplied. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Ralph Onderdonk — 5× great-grandfather (provisional) Page 82 lists son John, born 23 January 1798, matching entry 148. Reports Ralph’s birth 22 August 1776, marriage 24 November 1796 at Kakiat to Eleanor Tinkey, and death 7 November 1854 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Earlier ancestors in the book remain to be checked. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Church entry 71 independently supports the marriage, with a 1796/1797 year ambiguity. Entry 447 names daughter Hannah Maria and wife Lena Tinkie. These transcriptions corroborate the household, while John’s parentage and the descent to Shane still need independent evidence. Sources: S39, S40, S41. ### Eleanor Tinkey — 5× great-grandmother (provisional) Page 82 identifies her parents and marriage to Ralph. Reported birth 8 January 1781 and death 24 January 1871 at Hopewell, Ontario County, New York. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. The marriage and Hannah Maria’s baptism transcriptions support her pairing with Ralph/Roelof. The marriage year is ambiguous between 1796 and 1797. Sources: S39, S40, S41. ### Arthur Paul — 5× great-grandfather (provisional) A Rockland administration abstract dated 27 June 1800 identifies Arthur Paul as a deceased shoemaker and Lucretia of Clarkstown as his widow. Clause Van Houten’s will abstract also identifies daughter Lucretia as Arthur’s widow. These support the couple; Maria Paul’s identification as their daughter remains dependent on the 1910 genealogy. The exact death date and country of origin remain unknown. Kakiat baptism entry 481 separately names Arthur Paul and Christiana Van Houten as Joseph’s parents in 1796. Whether this is the same Arthur remains unknown; no sibling link to Maria is assigned. Sources: S39, S42, S129. ### Lucretia Van Houten — 5× great-grandmother (provisional) Clause Van Houten’s will abstract names daughter Lucretia, widow of Arthur Paul. Arthur’s 1800 administration separately names widow Lucretia of Clarkstown. This corroborates her maiden family and husband. Maria Paul’s parent link and the full descent to Shane still need corroboration. No mother assigned: first-wife names appear only in a compiler’s appended note. The 1796 Kakiat entry names Christiana Van Houten with an Arthur Paul. No record yet establishes whether Christiana was Lucretia, a different wife, or part of another family. Sources: S39, S42, S129. ### John Tinkey — 6× great-grandfather (provisional) Page 82 names him as Eleanor Tinkey’s father. Birthplace and earlier parentage remain unknown. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Marretje Van Houten — 6× great-grandmother (provisional) Page 82 names her as Eleanor Tinkey’s mother. Not merged with Lucretia Van Houten. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Daniel Harris — 5× great-grandfather (provisional) Page 186 calls him Daniel R. Harris’s father, born in Wales, and says he was killed in 1812 at the battle of Sacketts Harbor. No independent parentage, birthplace, or service record has been found. The date and military account require checking; Welsh ancestry remains a lead. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Erastus Onderdonk — Amelia’s sibling (provisional) Page 125 reports birth 19 January 1824 and death 17 October 1832 at Clarkstown. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Adolphus Onderdonk — Amelia’s sibling (provisional) Page 126 reports birth 10 July 1826 in New York City and death 25 October 1893 in Los Angeles; unmarried. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Eleanor Onderdonk — Amelia’s sibling (provisional) Page 126 reports birth 12 January 1829 at Clarkstown and death 14 March 1877 at Mill City, Pennsylvania. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Lavinia Onderdonk — Amelia’s sibling (provisional) Page 126 reports birth 17 April 1830 and death 31 October 1853 at Clarkstown. Her marriage and descendants appear in entry 262, not yet independently checked. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Arthur Paul Onderdonk — Amelia’s sibling (provisional) Page 126 reports birth 8 October 1831 at Clarkstown; unmarried as of the account. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Jesse G. Onderdonk — Amelia’s sibling (provisional) Page 126 reports birth 6 March 1835 and death 18 July 1862 at Williamstown; unmarried. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Warren F. Clark — Ada Harris’s husband (provisional) Page 186 reports their marriage on 5 December 1877 and names seven children. Parents named there are Chauncey N. Clark and Alma C. Greenwood; not yet researched separately. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Nellie A. Clark — Maternal extended cousin (provisional) Listed as a child of Ada E. Harris and Warren F. Clark on page 186. First two children reported born in Penn Township, Iowa; the others in Blackwood, Nebraska. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Mary A. Clark — Maternal extended cousin (provisional) Listed as a child of Ada E. Harris and Warren F. Clark on page 186. First two children reported born in Penn Township, Iowa; the others in Blackwood, Nebraska. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Earl N. Clark — Maternal extended cousin (provisional) Listed as a child of Ada E. Harris and Warren F. Clark on page 186. First two children reported born in Penn Township, Iowa; the others in Blackwood, Nebraska. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Flora A. Clark — Maternal extended cousin (provisional) Listed as a child of Ada E. Harris and Warren F. Clark on page 186. First two children reported born in Penn Township, Iowa; the others in Blackwood, Nebraska. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Amelia J. Clark — Maternal extended cousin (provisional) Listed as a child of Ada E. Harris and Warren F. Clark on page 186. First two children reported born in Penn Township, Iowa; the others in Blackwood, Nebraska. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Jesse W. Clark — Maternal extended cousin (provisional) Listed as a child of Ada E. Harris and Warren F. Clark on page 186. First two children reported born in Penn Township, Iowa; the others in Blackwood, Nebraska. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Arlie H. Clark — Maternal extended cousin (provisional) Listed as a child of Ada E. Harris and Warren F. Clark on page 186. First two children reported born in Penn Township, Iowa; the others in Blackwood, Nebraska. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Etta C. Andrews — Jesse Harris’s wife (provisional) Page 186 reports marriage to Jesse J. Harris on 15 September 1886. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Ada May Harris — Maternal extended cousin (provisional) Page 186 reports birth 4 July 1895 and mentions two older unnamed children who died of diphtheria. Unnamed children are retained in this note rather than assigned invented names. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### James Laing — Julia Laing’s father (provisional) Page 186 names him as Julia Ann Laing’s father and reports Scotland as his birthplace. Julia was Albert’s first wife; Shane descends from Albert’s later wife Jennie Nicholls, so this is not evidence of Scottish ancestry for Shane. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Jane Hubbard — Julia Laing’s mother (provisional) Page 186 names her as Julia Ann Laing’s mother. The book’s further Hubbard lineage has not been checked. Source: 1910 published genealogy; this connection needs independent corroboration. Sources: S39. ### Hannah Maria Onderdonk — John Onderdonk’s sister (provisional) Kakiat baptism entry 447 names her parents and baptism on 26 September 1803. The 1910 genealogy page 82 lists the same child. The household is corroborated by a church transcription; its connection through John to Shane remains provisional. Sources: S39, S41. ### Clause Van Houten — 6× great-grandfather (provisional) Clarkstown testator. Will dated 28 July 1814, proved 10 December 1825. Names daughter Lucretia, Arthur Paul’s widow. The compiler adds a birth date and three marriages; those additions are not treated as independently verified. Source: Budke probate abstract, entry 300; original will not inspected. Connection to Shane remains provisional. Sources: S42. ### Tunis Van Houten — Lucretia’s sibling (provisional) Named as Clause’s child in the will abstract. Mothers are not assigned; the abstract distinguishes children of different marriages. Source: Budke probate abstract, entry 300; original will not inspected. Connection to Shane remains provisional. Sources: S42. ### Garret Van Houten — Lucretia’s sibling (provisional) Named as Clause’s child in the will abstract. Mothers are not assigned; the abstract distinguishes children of different marriages. Source: Budke probate abstract, entry 300; original will not inspected. Connection to Shane remains provisional. Sources: S42. ### Rebecca Van Houten — Lucretia’s sibling (provisional) Named as Clause’s child in the will abstract. Mothers are not assigned; the abstract distinguishes children of different marriages. Source: Budke probate abstract, entry 300; original will not inspected. Connection to Shane remains provisional. Sources: S42. ### Peter Van Houten — Lucretia’s sibling (provisional) Named as Clause’s child in the will abstract. Mothers are not assigned. Peter was deceased when the will was written; Garret was a child of Clause’s second wife, so not all siblings shared a mother. Source: Budke probate abstract, entry 300; original will not inspected. Connection to Shane remains provisional. Sources: S42. ### Abraham Jersey — Rebecca Van Houten’s husband (provisional) Named as Rebecca’s husband in her father’s will abstract. Source: Budke probate abstract, entry 300; original will not inspected. Connection to Shane remains provisional. Sources: S42. ### John Van Houten — Older maternal collateral relative (provisional) Named as a child of Clause’s deceased son Peter in the will abstract. Mother and exact dates not established. Source: Budke probate abstract, entry 300; original will not inspected. Connection to Shane remains provisional. Sources: S42. ### Maria Van Houten — Older maternal collateral relative (provisional) Named as a child of Clause’s deceased son Peter in the will abstract. Mother and exact dates not established. Source: Budke probate abstract, entry 300; original will not inspected. Connection to Shane remains provisional. Sources: S42. ### Elizabeth Van Houten — Older maternal collateral relative (provisional) Named as a child of Clause’s deceased son Peter in the will abstract. Mother and exact dates not established. Source: Budke probate abstract, entry 300; original will not inspected. Connection to Shane remains provisional. Sources: S42. ### Catharine Van Houten — Older maternal collateral relative (provisional) Named as a child of Clause’s deceased son Peter in the will abstract. Mother and exact dates not established. Source: Budke probate abstract, entry 300; original will not inspected. Connection to Shane remains provisional. Sources: S42. ### Rebecca Van Houten — Older maternal collateral relative (provisional) Named as a child of Clause’s deceased son Peter in the will abstract. Mother and exact dates not established. Source: Budke probate abstract, entry 300; original will not inspected. Connection to Shane remains provisional. Sources: S42. ### Frank Armstrong Pittsley — Florence Murray’s later husband Florence’s 1983 obituary identifies her late husband Frank Pittsley. A Barton, Vermont, town-report transcription supplies middle name Armstrong and marriage date 30 August 1931, with both spouses resident in Oswego. Full name and date remain subject to checking the original certificate. No parent link to Joseph Duplessis is assigned. Vermont marriage indexes independently match the full couple names and 30 August 1931, while a town-clerk index gives 25 August. The records need inspection to explain the dates. His indexed parents are Henry E. Pittsley and Elizabeth Webb. The original 1950 census records him as 64, born in Canada, living with Florence in Mexico, Oswego County. This is a family connection through Florence’s later marriage, not Shane’s biological ancestry. Sources: S8, S43, S64, S66. ### Harold A. Blake Jr. — Great-uncle by marriage Barbara’s husband. Died 2 November 2014, age 91. Sources: S6, S44. ### Susan Miniaci — Father’s cousin Explicitly identified as Barbara and Harold’s daughter. Her spouse and children are not established by these notices. Sources: S6, S44. ### Jon Miniaci — Extended paternal cousin Barbara and Harold’s grandson; the connecting parent is not named. Sources: S6, S44. ### Bette Dunham — Patricia’s sibling family Named as Barbara Blake’s sibling; Marjorie’s obituary independently identifies the same sibling group. Exact shared parents remain unknown. Sources: S6, S45. ### Ellen B. Hawley — Patricia’s sibling family Named as Barbara Blake’s sibling; Marjorie’s obituary independently identifies the same sibling group. Exact shared parents remain unknown. Sources: S6, S45. ### Marjorie M. Norvell — Paternal great-aunt Patricia Loomis’s sister. Died 16 April 2003, age 85. Her obituary names children John, Linda and Kathryn, husband Phil, and granddaughters Amy and Melissa. Exact shared parents with her siblings are unknown. Sources: S6, S45. ### Robert Besaw — Patricia’s sibling family Named as Barbara Blake’s sibling; Marjorie’s obituary independently identifies the same sibling group. Exact shared parents remain unknown. Sources: S6, S45. ### Phil K. Norvell — Great-uncle by marriage Marjorie’s husband. His parentage of her children is not separately established by her obituary. Sources: S45. ### John E. Norvell — Father’s cousin Named as Marjorie’s child in her obituary. Father is not independently established. Sources: S45. ### Linda J. Hill — Father’s cousin Named as Marjorie’s child in her obituary. Father is not independently established. Sources: S45. ### Kathryn A. Norvell — Father’s cousin Named as Marjorie’s child in her obituary. Father is not independently established. Sources: S45. ### Amy Norvell — Extended paternal cousin Marjorie’s granddaughter; her connecting parent is not named in the obituary. Sources: S45. ### Melissa Norvell — Extended paternal cousin Marjorie’s granddaughter; her connecting parent is not named in the obituary. Sources: S45. ### Bernard Blake — Harold Blake’s brother Named as Harold’s brother in his 2014 obituary. This is an in-law connection. Sources: S44. ### Irene — surname unknown — Bernard Blake’s spouse Named with Bernard Blake in Harold’s obituary. Maiden name unknown. Sources: S44. ### Sophie R. Rys — Anna Duplessis’s sibling Catherine’s 1948 obituary names daughter Sophia Dudeck. Stanley’s 1988 notice and Sophie’s 2005 notice independently connect her to sister Anna Duplessis. Died 4 May 2005, age 92. Husband and son are both named Joseph Dudeck in different records and are kept as separate people. Sources: S12, S13, S46. ### Carolyn Conder — Anna Duplessis’s sibling Named as Catherine’s daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Conder of Somerset, Kentucky, in 1948. Conder is her published surname; maiden surname and father are not independently asserted. Sources: S12. ### Helen — married surname unclear — Anna Duplessis’s sibling Named as a daughter, Mrs. Reginald (Helen), in Catherine’s 1948 notice. A heavy line obscures the married surname, so that spelling and her husband’s full identity remain unresolved. Sources: S12. ### Joseph Rys — Anna Duplessis’s sibling Catherine’s son Joseph of Amsterdam in her 1948 obituary. Distinct from her husband Joseph/Jacenty Rys. Sources: S12. ### Frank Rys — Anna Duplessis’s sibling Named among Catherine Rys’s children in her 1948 obituary. Her husband is named, but this child’s father is not separately asserted. The 1950 census lists Frank W. Rys, age 34, born in New York, as brother-in-law in Joseph and Anna Duplessis’s household. Sources: S12, S13, S59. ### John Rys — Anna Duplessis’s sibling Named among Catherine Rys’s children in her 1948 obituary. Her husband is named, but this child’s father is not separately asserted. Sources: S12, S13. ### Stanley A. Rys — Anna Duplessis’s brother Born 8 May 1916. His 26 September 1988 obituary names parents Jacenty and Kathryn Rys and sisters Anna Duplessis and Sophie Dudeck. Sunday death implies 25 September 1988. Army veteran; worked as a tugboat engineer in Cleveland. Sources: S12, S13. ### Joseph Dudeck — Sophie’s husband Sophie is styled Mrs. Joseph (Sophia/Sophie) Dudeck in the 1948 and 1988 notices. Distinct from her son Joseph. Sources: S12, S13. ### Joseph Dudeck — Grandfather’s cousin Sophie’s son in her 2005 obituary. Father is not separately established. Distinct from Sophie’s husband of the same name. Sources: S46. ### Frank Wdowiak — Catherine Rys’s brother Died on the morning of the issue dated Saturday 3 May 1947, age 62. His obituary explicitly identifies sister Catherine Rys and says he was born in Poland. It names his parents Wojak and Mary; these are not automatically merged with Catherine’s Albert and Mary Blondek. Arrival in Oswego about 1909 is inferred from 38 years ago. Sources: S14. ### Agnes Kolano — Frank Wdowiak’s wife Named as Frank’s widow in his obituary. Sources: S14. ### Mary Wdowiak — Anna Duplessis’s cousin Named as Frank Wdowiak’s child in his 1947 obituary. The mother is not separately established. Sources: S14. ### Katherine Miller — Anna Duplessis’s cousin Named as Frank Wdowiak’s child in his 1947 obituary. The mother is not separately established. Sources: S14. ### John Wdowiak — Anna Duplessis’s cousin Named as Frank Wdowiak’s child in his 1947 obituary. The mother is not separately established. Sources: S14. ### Andrew Wdowiak — Catherine Rys’s brother Named as Catherine’s brother in 1948 and Frank’s brother in 1947. Shared parents are not separately asserted. Sources: S12, S14. ### Martin Wdowiak — Catherine Rys’s brother Named as Catherine’s brother in 1948 and Frank’s brother in 1947. Shared parents are not separately asserted. Sources: S12, S14. ### Kaszmir Wdowiak — Catherine Rys’s brother Printed as Kaszmir in Catherine’s 1948 obituary. Frank’s 1947 obituary names a brother Kaiser; that may be a name variant or printing error, but the identification is unresolved. Sources: S12. ### Adam Wdowiak — Frank Wdowiak’s brother Frank’s 1947 obituary names brother Adam of Glenfield, New York. Exact shared parentage is not separately asserted. Sources: S14. ### Fred French — Maternal great-aunt’s husband Beatrice DeStephen’s husband; his five named children are linked below. Sources: S47. ### Ruth Hanson — French family — cousin link to verify Fred’s child; mother not established. A sibling of Lynn and Adrienne, who are already connected to the DeStephen family. Sources: S47. ### Susan Rosati — French family — cousin link to verify Fred’s child; mother not established. A sibling of Lynn and Adrienne, who are already connected to the DeStephen family. Sources: S47. ### Christopher French — French family — cousin link to verify Fred’s child; mother not established. A sibling of Lynn and Adrienne, who are already connected to the DeStephen family. Sources: S47. ### James Herbert — Maternal cousin’s husband The 1983 DeStephen anniversary identifies Lynn French Herbert as Mrs. James Herbert. Sources: S19. ### Oliver Prime Duplessis — 3× great-grandfather The original 1892–93 Oswego directory explicitly names Oliver Prime Duplessis at 60 East Seneca Street. Its 1880 directory names Prime, a miller, matching the Canada-born 1880 Prime/Sophrona census household. The original 1899 directory calls Sophronia the widow of Prime and places her and Emma at Oliver Prime’s 60 East Seneca address. Emma’s original 1932 death certificate names Prine/Prime and Sophienie Bechard as Canada-born parents; Philip’s 1909 marriage names Oliver and Sophiana Bechard. Together these independent name, address, occupation and family links identify Prime/Prima/Prine and Oliver as one Oswego ancestor. A 15 September 1892 funeral report describes Oliver P., 47, a miller who came from Canada in 1860, formerly of Baldwinsville. A matching state death index suggests 13 September, but his original death certificate has not been read, so the exact date is left open. The original 1880 census records Québec province for him and his unnamed parents; their towns and names remain unknown; the Yamachiche Prime is still only a candidate. An original 1879–80 Oswego directory already lists Prime as a miller at 47 East Ninth Street, the same listing repeated in 1880. Charles Duplessis appears separately as a shoemaker at 79 West Seneca; no relationship between them has been established. Sources: S67, S69, S72, S74, S76, S79, S80, S81, S100, S97, S103, S130, S131, S132, S154, S155, S158, S190. ### Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard — 3× great-grandmother Named Sophiana/Sophronia Bechard in Philip’s marriage and sibling records, and Sophienie Bechard in Emma’s original death certificate, which reports her Canada birth. The 1880 census index places Sophrona with Prime, a Canada-born miller, in Oswego. The original 1899 directory calls her Prime’s widow and places her with Emma at 60 East Seneca, the 1892–93 address of Oliver Prime Duplessis. These records now support one husband named Oliver Prime. The original 1880 census records Québec province for her and her unnamed parents; her town and parents’ names remain unproved. A same-name 1853 Saint-Jean baptism is highly probable; its indexed parents Lucien Béchard and Sophronie Archambault are provisional links pending original and later parent-naming records. Her identified sister Marie’s original 1944 death certificate names Lucien Bechard and Sophronie Archambault as parents, giving independent later-life support for this family connection. Sophronia’s own Saint-Jean baptism identification remains highly probable rather than certain, and her exact birthplace remains unproved. The matching PRDH baptism candidate can now be dated 5 April 1853 by a date-restricted search of record 6040800. This is a baptism date for the Québec child, not yet an established birth date for the later Oswego woman. The original 1931 Rochester directory calls her Sophie, widow of Prime, residing at 1000 Portland Avenue; J. Philip Duplessis is listed at the same address. It corroborates the Prime/Sophie continuity but does not identify her Canadian parents or birthplace. The original 1917–18 Rochester house directory lists her at 391 Durnan Street with Gabriel and Xavier DuPlessis boarding at that address; their mother-son relationships are supported by separate census and marriage indexes. Sources: S67, S68, S69, S72, S74, S75, S76, S79, S80, S81, S82, S99, S98, S101, S104, S105, S132, S133, S136, S137, S153, S155, S157, S190. ### Oliver Duplessis — Paternal 3× great-uncle Listed as a son in the 1905 Oswego household with Phillip and mother Sophram/Sophreni. Only the indexed mother link is assigned; shared father is not assumed. Original image and exact name spelling need verification. His original 1964 obituary names brothers Napoleon and Xavier, matching Sophranie’s 1931 family group. Died 21 June 1964, with 23 June service and Holy Sepulchre burial independently recorded by the cemetery operator under Oliver Preme Duplessis. Age, birthplace, occupation, wife and children are not established by these notices. This is the younger brother, not the older Oliver candidate whose funeral was in 1892. The younger man’s Preme name alone does not establish his father’s identity; original directory S131 now joins the older Oliver and Prime names. Sources: S68, S101, S104, S105, S107, S108. ### Mercier Duplessis (indexed name) — Paternal 3× great-uncle Listed as a son in the 1905 Oswego household with Phillip and mother Sophram/Sophreni. Only the indexed mother link is assigned; shared father is not assumed. Original image and exact name spelling need verification. Mercier may be a transcription error; this person has not been merged with Xavier or Gabriel. Xavier’s later records suggest a similar birth period, making a duplicate or misindexed name possible. Mercier remains an unresolved indexed identity rather than a confirmed distinct additional brother. Sources: S68. ### Napoleon Duplessis — Paternal 3× great-uncle Listed as a son in the 1905 Oswego household with Phillip and mother Sophram/Sophreni. Only the indexed mother link is assigned; shared father is not assumed. Original image and exact name spelling need verification. The 1910 census lists Napoleon J., 19, New York-born, with Saphronia and brothers Gabriel and Xavier; the age differs from his 1905 entry. His 1911 marriage index names father Prine and mother Sophorona Peshine. The father is now in the combined Oliver Prime profile, supported by original directory S131. Peshine is a conflicting maiden-name transcription requiring the original. This later explicit parent entry supplies the father link beyond the census. Original Oswego directory pages now identify their father’s Oliver/Prime name forms together and connect the widow Sophronia at the same address; see S130–S132. Sources: S68, S75, S81, S101, S104, S105, S107. ### Gabriel Joseph Du Plessis — Paternal 3× great-uncle His 1919 marriage names Oliver R. Du Plessis and Sofrano Beachard as parents. Their unusual matching names and the Rochester location support linking him as Philip’s brother. Wife Georgina Gertrude La Belle is explicitly named. The 1940 census index lists Gabriel, 56, with Georgina and daughter Ethel M., 15. Original marriage and census images still need inspection. A separate NUMIDENT index gives Joseph Gabriel Duplessis, birth 5 September 1883 in Oswego, mother Sophranie Bechard and her spouse Oliver P. Duplessis. This supports the identity and parent pair; the exact birth date is indexed evidence, not an inspected original. Original Oswego directory pages now identify their father’s Oliver/Prime name forms together and connect the widow Sophronia at the same address; see S130–S132. The original 1917–18 Rochester house directory lists this person boarding at 391 Durnan Street with Sophronia DuPlessis. Sources: S72, S73, S74, S75, S101, S104, S105, S157, S190. ### Georgina Gertrude La Belle — Great-great-uncle’s wife Gabriel’s wife in the 1919 marriage and matching 1940 census index. The census records Canada as her birthplace. This is a marriage connection, not a direct ancestral line. Age varies between indexes; no exact birth year assigned. Sources: S72, S73. ### Ethel M. Duplessis — Paternal cousin — 1st cousin 3× removed Indexed as Gabriel’s daughter, 15, in the 1940 Rochester household with his wife Georgina. On the supported parent match, Ethel is Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr.’s first cousin and Shane’s first cousin three times removed. Georgina’s biological maternity is not assumed from her presence as wife. Sources: S73. ### Joseph Borin Murray — Florence’s brother Joseph, 15, in the 1900 Murray household. The matching 1915 marriage index explicitly names mother Matilda Loughway and father Joseph Murray, giving his name as Joseph Borin Murray, 29. Borin is an indexed spelling. Florence’s adoption question means their biological sibling relationship is unresolved. Sources: S70, S71. ### Frank P. Murray — Florence’s brother Indexed as Joseph Murray’s son, 24, in the 1900 household with Florence and younger Joseph. His age predates Joseph and Matilda’s reported 20-year marriage, so Matilda is not assigned as his mother. Florence’s adoption question means their biological sibling relationship is unresolved. Sources: S70. ### Xavier Joseph Du Plessis — Paternal 3× great-uncle The 1910 census lists him as Sophronia’s son with Gabriel and Napoleon. His 1919 marriage explicitly names mother Sophronie Bechard and father Prima Du Plessis. This supports his link to Philip through their mother. His named father Prima is now in the combined Oliver Prime profile, supported by original directory S131. Married Edna Regina, indexed as Sancenfick in 1919 and Samenfink in daughter Dorothy’s record. The 1930 household names children Robert, Dorothy and Gerard. Ages differ across indexes. The 1905 name Mercier may be a transcription of this person, but that possible duplicate requires the original image. Oliver’s original 1964 obituary names Xavier and Napoleon as his surviving brothers. A separate original 1974 Rochester newspaper report and the cemetery operator both give a Xavier J. Duplessis death on 14 May 1974; the family identification remains provisional because those entries name no relatives. No exact death date is assigned to this profile from that candidate yet. Original Oswego directory pages now identify their father’s Oliver/Prime name forms together and connect the widow Sophronia at the same address; see S130–S132. The original 1917–18 Rochester house directory lists this person boarding at 391 Durnan Street with Sophronia DuPlessis. Sources: S75, S76, S77, S78, S101, S104, S105, S107, S108, S109, S157, S190. ### Edna Regina Samenfink — Great-great-uncle’s wife Xavier’s wife in the 1919 marriage index, which spells her surname Sancenfick. Dorothy’s explicit parent index names Edna R. Samenfink; the matching husband, daughter and locality support identification. Exact maiden spelling awaits the original marriage. The 1930 household records her at 35, New York-born. Sources: S76, S77, S78. ### Dorothy Florence Duplessis — Distant paternal cousin The NUMIDENT index explicitly names Xavier J. Duplessis and Edna R. Samenfink as parents, birth 5 February 1923 in Rochester, and death 4 December 2003. She is also the seven-year-old daughter in Xavier’s 1930 household. Connected to Joseph Sr.’s generation as a cousin through Sophronia Bechard; full versus half relationship depends on resolving Xavier’s father. No original image available in the NUMIDENT entry. Sources: S77, S78. ### Robert Duplessis — Distant paternal cousin Indexed as Xavier’s son, age 8, in the 1930 Rochester household with wife Edna and siblings. Edna’s biological maternity has not yet been independently established for this son. Connected as a cousin through Sophronia Bechard; full versus half relationship depends on resolving Xavier’s father. No later same-name obituary has been merged from this census alone. Sources: S78. ### Gerard Duplessis — Distant paternal cousin Indexed as Xavier’s son, age 1, in the 1930 Rochester household with wife Edna and siblings. Edna’s biological maternity has not yet been independently established for this son. Connected as a cousin through Sophronia Bechard; full versus half relationship depends on resolving Xavier’s father. No later same-name obituary has been merged from this census alone. Sources: S78. ### Emma Du Plessis Holzhauer — Paternal 3× great-aunt Original certificate records birth 15 April 1879, death 16 February 1932 in Manhattan, parents Prine/Prime Du Plessis and Sophienie Bechard, both Canada-born; husband Joseph Holzhauer; burial 20 February at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Oswego. The matching 1880 household lists Emma, 1. Her mother is identified with Philip’s Sophiana/Sophronia Bechard through the unusual name, ages, places and matching sibling-household evidence. The original 1892–93 and 1899 directory pages now identify her father Prime with Philip’s father Oliver; their shared mother is separately named in their records. Her original record and Philip’s 1931 candidate notice naming Mrs. Joseph Holzhauer of Brooklyn strengthen that death identification. Sources: S79, S80, S101, S104, S105, S132. ### Joseph Holzhauer — 3× great-aunt’s husband Explicitly identified as Emma Holzhauer’s husband on page 2 of her original 1932 death certificate. The earlier Philip death notice calls his sister Mrs. Joseph Holzhauer of Brooklyn. Sources: S80. ### James De Plussis — Prime’s child — relationship unresolved Listed as a child of head Prime De Plussis in the 1880 Oswego household. Sophrona’s biological maternity is not established. Original directory S131 identifies Prime as Oliver Prime. The child’s mother remains unknown, so the full or half sibling relationship to Philip is not resolved. The original census sheet is saved as S190; its handwritten spelling remains uncertain. The 1892–93 directory now identifies Prime as Oliver Prime Duplessis. The child’s mother still is not established. Sources: S79, S190. ### Margaret De Plussis — Prime’s child — relationship unresolved Listed as a child of head Prime De Plussis in the 1880 Oswego household. Sophrona’s biological maternity is not established. Original directory S131 identifies Prime as Oliver Prime. The child’s mother remains unknown, so the full or half sibling relationship to Philip is not resolved. The original census sheet is saved as S190; its handwritten spelling remains uncertain. The 1892–93 directory now identifies Prime as Oliver Prime Duplessis. The child’s mother still is not established. Sources: S79, S190. ### Alace De Plussis (indexed spelling) — Prime’s child — relationship unresolved Listed as a child of head Prime De Plussis in the 1880 Oswego household. Sophrona’s biological maternity is not established. Original directory S131 identifies Prime as Oliver Prime. The child’s mother remains unknown, so the full or half sibling relationship to Philip is not resolved. The original census sheet is saved as S190; its handwritten spelling remains uncertain. The 1892–93 directory now identifies Prime as Oliver Prime Duplessis. The child’s mother still is not established. Sources: S79, S190. ### Mary L. Richards — Prime’s stepdaughter Explicitly recorded as stepdaughter in Prime De Plussis’s original 1880 census household. This does not identify her biological parents or prove Sophrona was her mother. Retained as a family-household connection, not a claimed blood ancestor. Sources: S79, S190. ### Margaret Sieving — Father’s spouse — tree-reported Sara’s tree records her as Michael’s spouse, resident in Ohio, and mother of Arin and Amy Lilly. She may be Margaret “Kim” in the original family notices, but identity is not yet proven. Kept separate to avoid asserting a maiden name. Sources: S82. ### Arin Lilly — Father’s spouse’s child — tree-reported Sara’s tree names Margaret Sieving as mother. Michael is not assigned as father. No independent relationship record inspected. Sources: S82. ### Amy Lilly — Father’s spouse’s child — tree-reported Sara’s tree names Margaret Sieving as mother. Michael is not assigned as father. No independent relationship record inspected. Sources: S82. ### Pamela Cristiano — Robert Loomis’s child — tree-reported Sara’s GEDCOM places this person in Robert and Patricia’s family without step annotations. Only Robert is assigned here; Patricia’s biological maternity is unresolved. Dates and other parent not established. Sources: S82. ### Gerald Loomis — Robert Loomis’s child — tree-reported Sara’s GEDCOM places this person in Robert and Patricia’s family without step annotations. Only Robert is assigned here; Patricia’s biological maternity is unresolved. Dates and other parent not established. Sources: S82. ### Jo Ann Collette — Robert Loomis’s child — tree-reported Sara’s GEDCOM places this person in Robert and Patricia’s family without step annotations. Only Robert is assigned here; Patricia’s biological maternity is unresolved. Dates and other parent not established. Sources: S82. ### Shirley Hammond — Robert Loomis’s child — tree-reported Sara’s GEDCOM places this person in Robert and Patricia’s family without step annotations. Only Robert is assigned here; Patricia’s biological maternity is unresolved. Dates and other parent not established. Sources: S82. ### Floyd S. Wood — Patricia’s parental household Patricia’s wedding clipping describes her as daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd S. Wood of Fulton. Henry Carlin is her documented biological father and died in 1946. Floyd may be a stepfather; this has not been proved, and the clipping does not name Mrs. Wood. Sources: S84. ### Arietta May Cary — Maternal great-great-uncle’s wife Explicit wife of Harry Benjamin Dyce in 1928 marriage index; matched 1930 census and original 1950 census. New York-born, age 40 in 1950. Sources: S89, S95, S96. ### Margaret Lillian Dice — Maternal great-great-aunt Age 22 in 1928 marriage index explicitly naming parents John Dice/Mary Mills; matches Margaret 14 in 1920 household. Spouse roles await review. Sources: S90, S91. ### Helen G. Dice — Maternal great-great-aunt Child of John Dice in census indexes. Mary E. is in the household as wife; biological maternity not separately established. Ages vary, original images await inspection. Sources: S91, S92, S94, S110, S111. ### Charles H. Dice — Maternal great-great-uncle Child of John Dice in census indexes. Mary E. is in the household as wife; biological maternity not separately established. Ages vary, original images await inspection. Mary E. Dice’s original 1985 obituary explicitly names him among her surviving sons, independently establishing the mother link. Sources: S91, S92, S102, S110, S111. ### Robert L. Dice — Maternal great-great-uncle Child of John Dice in census indexes. Mary E. is in the household as wife; biological maternity not separately established. Ages vary, original images await inspection. Sources: S92, S94. ### Louis Duplessis — Paternal 3× great-uncle Named as Sophranie Duplessis’s son, living in Portland, Oregon, in her original 1931 death notice. Father, wife, children and earlier life are not yet established. Sources: S101, S104, S105. ### Marie Bechard Daignault — Sophronia Bechard’s sister Sophronia’s 1931 death notice names her sister Mrs. Marie Daigneault of Woonsocket. Marie’s own original 1944 death and funeral notices print maiden surname Bechard and identify widow of Napoleon P. Daignault. Her death report gives birth 21 August 1854 at St. Jean d’Iberville, Canada, decades of residence at Woonsocket, four sons Paul, Damase, Albert and Aime, daughter Maria, and five grandchildren. A sister’s birthplace is a lead for Sophronia, not proof of her own birthplace or their parents. PRDH-IGD lists a Marie Philomene Bechard baptized in 1854 at St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, candidate only; the original entry and parents have not been inspected. The 21 August 1854 Saint-Jean baptism index for Marie Philomène Béchard exactly matches her obituary birth date and identifies the same parents as the 1853 Sophronie entry. This Québec-to-Woonsocket identification is highly probable; original baptism and later parent-naming records remain uninspected. Her original Rhode Island death certificate independently names Lucien Bechard and Sophronie Archambault as her parents, confirming the parent pair in the matching 21 August 1854 Saint-Jean baptism index. Son Damase supplied the certificate information. She died at L’Hospice St. Antoine in North Smithfield; Woonsocket was her usual residence. The original 1854 baptism page is still uninspected. PRDH also indexes Marie Philomène Béchard baptisms in 1856 and 1858 to Lucien and Sophronie. These are treated as separate children. Her 1944 original death certificate explicitly reports 21 August 1854 birth, matching the 1854 baptism candidate; original baptism pages would best resolve the repeated-name issue. Sources: S101, S133, S134, S135, S137, S153. ### Mary J. Dyce — Maternal 3× great-aunt Mary was born in Syracuse and lived in Sodus Point for about twenty years before her death on 7 April 1969, age 74. She was past matron of the East Syracuse Order of Amaranth chapter and Onondaga Chapter 144 OES. John W. Dice’s original obituary identifies her as his sister; her own notice names matching sisters Lillian Gardino and Katherine Falkner. Her maiden surname is indexed as Dyce in daughter Dorothy’s detailed 1933 marriage and as Dice in the matching 1912 Ontario marriage to Dick Bolton Jones. That indexed marriage names parents John Dyce and Sarah Hall; original image uninspected. These are Mary’s indexed parents. The father link is independently supported for John W. Dice by the 1918 obituary; her indexed mother is not automatically transferred to him. Original notices establish children Robert B. Jones and Dorothy Lapham; Dorothy’s detailed marriage supplies full name Dorothy Irene Jones and father Richard B. Jones. A shared marker reads Mary Kitchen 1894–1969 and Robert Jones 1913–1963. Jenny is not inscribed and remains unverified as a middle name. Harry G./Mary J. Kitchen’s 1950 census and Harry’s 1967 Sodus Point notice remain candidates for her later marriage; Harry has not been assigned as a confirmed spouse. Kitchen/Kitchens and Dice/Dyce variants are preserved. Mary’s 1920 census reports her mother England-born; this does not yet establish John’s shared mother or Shane’s direct English ancestry. Her indexed father John Dyce is now supported by the original 1918 obituary of John Dice, naming daughter Mrs. Richard Jones and son John Dice Jr. This bridges her father to brother John W. Dice. Sarah Hall remains only her indexed mother; the original father’s widow is called Anna, and candidate Hannah Hall Burt requires reconciliation. Sources: S110, S111, S112, S113, S114, S115, S116, S117, S120, S121, S122, S126. ### Katherine / Catherine Dice — Maternal 3× great-aunt Named as John W. Dice’s sister in his original 1966 obituary and Mary J. Kitchen’s sister in her 1969 notice. Husband William J. Falkner’s original 1960 obituary explicitly calls her Katherine Dice Falkner. Matching 1950 Salina census index lists Katherine C., 65, New York-born, with William J., 76, a local bus-company maintenance worker. The original obituary independently reports his Syracuse Transit work. Her parents remain unestablished; Mary’s indexed parents John Dyce and Sarah Hall have not been transferred to Katherine or John W. Dice. No children assigned. Sources: S110, S111, S112, S124, S125. ### Lillian Gardino — Maternal 3× great-aunt Lived in Syracuse in 1966, named as John W. Dice’s sister in his obituary. Mary J. Kitchen’s 1969 notice names her again alongside sister Katherine Falkner. Maiden surname, parents, husband’s given name and children remain unestablished. Sources: S110, S111, S112. ### Dorothy Irene Jones — Maternal cousin — 1st cousin 3× removed Dorothy’s original family connection is established by Robert B. Jones’s 1963 obituary, naming mother Mary Kitchen and sister Dorothy Lapham. Her detailed 22 July 1933 marriage index supplies full name Dorothy Irene Jones, age 18, parents Richard B. Jones and Mary Dyce, and husband Lyle George Lapham. The matching 1950 household includes daughters Jacquelin and Marcia, later wedding notices Jacqueline Diane and Marsha Ann. Original marriage and census images remain uninspected; her precise birthday is unknown. Sources: S112, S116, S119, S120, S121. ### Robert B. Jones — Maternal cousin — 1st cousin 3× removed Robert was a native Syracusan and a self-employed painter. His original obituary gives death 8 February 1963 and names mother Mary Kitchen of Sodus Point and sister Dorothy Lapham. His shared marker with Mary gives 1913–1963; no precise birthday is established. His father link is indexed, as explained below. No wife or children are named in the inspected notice, which does not prove that he never had either. The matching 1920 indexed household lists Robt, 7, as a son of head Richard Jones, alongside Mary and Dorothy. This provides an indexed father link beyond the original obituary’s explicit mother link; original census uninspected. Sources: S114, S116, S121. ### John Dice — 3× great-grandfather Mary Dyce’s 1912 Ontario marriage index names her father John Dyce. An original 20 March 1918 Syracuse Journal obituary names the deceased John Dice’s son John Dice Jr. and daughter Mrs. Richard Jones, among five daughters. The matched Mary Jones/Kitchen family and later original sibling notices support identification as the father of John W. Dice Sr. and Mary. He had lived locally many years and died at St. Joseph’s Hospital on 19 March 1918, age reported 63. Funeral and Woodlawn burial were announced. His widow is called Anna; no biological mother is assigned from that wording. Candidate Hannah Hall Burt is not merged with Anna or Mary’s indexed Sarah Hall. A derivative memorial gives birth 1845, inconsistent with original newspaper age; birthplace and exact birthday remain unresolved. His own parents are unknown. His sister Mrs. James McCarthy is supported as Anna Dice McCarthy by her original obituary, naming husband James and matching surviving brother Joseph. Her clipping does not establish the identity of his widow Anna. Sources: S122, S126, S127. ### Sarah Hall — Mary Dyce’s mother — direct-line link unresolved Explicitly named as Mary Dice’s mother in her indexed 1912 Ontario marriage. Mary’s matching 1920 census reports her mother as England-born, but the original image and Sarah’s own records remain uninspected. It is not yet established that John W. Dice Sr. shared this mother, so this does not establish Shane’s direct English ancestry. No earlier parents assigned. Sources: S121, S122. ### Richard B. / Dick Bolton Jones — Mary Dyce’s husband Dorothy’s 1933 marriage names father Richard B. Jones and mother Mary Dyce. The matching 1912 Ontario marriage calls him Dick Bolton Jones, 25, marrying Mary Dice, 18. The 1920 census lists Richard, 32, Scotland-born, arrival 1906, with Mary and children Robert, Dorothy and Donald. Identity is supported by names, ages and the matching mother/children, but original marriage and census images remain uninspected. His Scottish birthplace is an in-law connection, not Shane’s direct ancestral origin. Sources: S120, S121, S122. ### Donald Jones — Jones household child — cousin link unconfirmed Listed as a son of head Richard Jones in the matching 1920 household with wife Mary and children Robert and Dorothy. New York-born in the index. A separate record identifying his biological mother has not yet been found, so Mary is not assigned as his mother and his exact cousin link remains unconfirmed. Sources: S121. ### Lyle George Lapham — Dorothy’s husband Married Dorothy Irene Jones on 22 July 1933 in the Onondaga index. Matching 1950 Salina household lists wife Dorothy I. and daughters Jacquelin and Marcia. Later wedding notices identify daughters Jacqueline Diane and Marsha Ann. Birthplace New York is indexed; exact birthday, original census occupation and earlier parentage remain unverified. Sources: S118, S119, S120, S123. ### Jacqueline Diane Lapham — Maternal cousin — 2nd cousin 2× removed Identified in the matching Lyle/Dorothy 1950 household and the sisters’ reciprocal original wedding notices. Parent-household identification rests on the uncommon couple’s names, the two daughters and their mutual sister references; individual birth records remain uninspected. No precise birthday assigned. Married Alexander F. McQueen Jr. in the undated Liverpool-Salina Review issue. Archive folder 1958 conflicts with 1961 internal material; wedding year and exact issue date are not accepted from that folder. Sources: S118, S119, S123. ### Marsha Ann Lapham — Maternal cousin — 2nd cousin 2× removed Identified in the matching Lyle/Dorothy 1950 household and the sisters’ reciprocal original wedding notices. Parent-household identification rests on the uncommon couple’s names, the two daughters and their mutual sister references; individual birth records remain uninspected. No precise birthday assigned. Original 22 December 1963 notice reports Friday wedding to John William Unbehend, implying 20 December 1963. The census Marcia versus later Marsha spelling awaits original-image comparison. Sources: S118, S119, S123. ### Alexander F. McQueen Jr. — Cousin’s husband Explicit groom in Jacqueline Diane Lapham’s original wedding article. His parents are described as formerly of Glasgow, Scotland; that is an in-law connection, not Shane’s direct ancestry. No exact birth or marriage year assigned from the misfiled scan. Sources: S118, S123. ### John William Unbehend — Cousin’s husband Explicit groom in Marsha Ann Lapham’s original 1963 wedding notice. Son of Mrs. Warren B. Unbehend and the late Mr. Unbehend; mother’s given and birth names not supplied. Earlier parents are not expanded into separate profiles from incomplete names. Sources: S123. ### William J. Falkner — Husband of maternal 3× great-aunt Native of Syracuse; worked as a mechanic for Syracuse Transit before retiring about 1950. His original obituary names wife Katherine Dice Falkner. Matching 1950 Salina household lists William 76, a maintenance worker for a local bus company, and wife Katherine C. 65, both New York-born. Assumption Cemetery burial was announced. Earlier parents and children have not been assigned. Sources: S124, S125. ### Anna Dice McCarthy — John Dice’s sister Her original obituary names husband James, son William J. McCarthy, brother Joseph Dice and two unnamed grandchildren. She was a lifelong resident of Syracuse and died at General Hospital after a long illness. St. Anthony de Padua funeral and St. Agnes burial were announced. The scrapbook date annotation appears to read 6 March 1922; exact issue and death dates are not independently established. The matched brother Joseph and husband James support identifying her as the sister Mrs. James McCarthy named in older John Dice’s original 1918 obituary. This is not evidence that she was John’s widow Anna. Her parents are unknown. Sources: S126, S127. ### James McCarthy — Anna Dice’s husband Named as Anna Dice McCarthy’s surviving husband in her original clipping. Older John Dice’s 1918 obituary names sister Mrs. James McCarthy. No birth, death, earlier parents or biological father link to Anna’s son assigned. Sources: S126, S127. ### William J. McCarthy — Anna Dice McCarthy’s son Explicitly named as Anna’s son in her original obituary. Her husband James is not automatically assigned as his biological father. Two grandchildren of Anna are unnamed; no children of William have been inferred. Sources: S127. ### Joseph Dice — John Dice’s brother Named as the surviving brother of older John Dice in 1918 and Anna Dice McCarthy in the clipping annotated 1922. His earlier parents, wife, children, birthplace and dates are unknown. Do not merge with Joseph Dice who died in 1903, because this man survived the later notices. Sources: S126, S127. ### Napoleon P. Daignault — Marie Bechard’s husband Marie’s 1944 death and funeral notices name her as his widow. His own dates, birthplace and parents are not yet documented. Sources: S133, S134. ### Paul Daignault — Marie Bechard’s child Named among Marie Bechard Daignault’s surviving children in her original 14 March 1944 death notice. That notice reports all five living in Woonsocket; ages and further descendants are not named. Sources: S133. ### Damase Daignault — Marie Bechard’s child Named among Marie Bechard Daignault’s surviving children in her original 14 March 1944 death notice. That notice reports all five living in Woonsocket; ages and further descendants are not named. Sources: S133. ### Albert Daignault — Marie Bechard’s child Named among Marie Bechard Daignault’s surviving children in her original 14 March 1944 death notice. That notice reports all five living in Woonsocket; ages and further descendants are not named. Sources: S133. ### Aime Daignault — Marie Bechard’s child Named among Marie Bechard Daignault’s surviving children in her original 14 March 1944 death notice. That notice reports all five living in Woonsocket; ages and further descendants are not named. Sources: S133. ### Maria Daignault — Marie Bechard’s child Named among Marie Bechard Daignault’s surviving children in her original 14 March 1944 death notice. That notice reports all five living in Woonsocket; ages and further descendants are not named. Sources: S133. ### Théodore Béchard — Probable 5× great-grandfather Québec’s cultural heritage register describes Théodore Béchard as a farmer born around 1790 at Rivière-Ouelle. It says he joined the Patriote rebellions, fled briefly to New York, then was sentenced to death in 1839; the sentence became exile to Australia, and he returned to Canada in 1845. His named wife Josephte Cartier and parents Théodore Béchard and Marguerite Rémillard match the 1811 L’Acadie marriage index. PRDH’s 1820 Lucien baptism and 1850 marriage indexes name this couple as Lucien’s parents, a strong match. The original registers and trial file remain uninspected. This whole branch is provisional as Shane’s ancestry because the 1853 Québec Sophronia baptism has not yet been conclusively connected to the Oswego woman. Sources: S98, S139, S149, S150. ### Josèphe / Josephte Cartier — Probable 5× great-grandmother The 1811 L’Acadie parish index lists Josephte Cartier marrying Théodore Béchard and names her parents Constant Cartier and Marie-Anne Brosseau. Québec’s heritage biography independently identifies the same couple and reports that her husband was exiled to Australia after the Patriote rebellions. The 1820 Lucien baptism and 1850 marriage indexes make her the indexed Lucien’s mother. Her own birthplace and death remain unverified, and her connection to Shane passes through the provisional Oswego Sophronia identification. Sources: S98, S139, S149, S150. ### Pierre Archambault — Probable 5× great-grandfather A Québec parish index records Pierre Archambault marrying Josephte Faucher in 1806. A matching 1785 L’Assomption baptism index names his parents Pierre Archambault and Madeleine Lebeau; the original entries have not been read. PRDH-IGD index record 13341817 names this person in a parent role at the 1850 Montréal marriage of Lucien Béchard and Sophronie Archambault. The original register has not been inspected. The couple’s later identification with the family of the Oswego and Woonsocket sisters remains highly probable but provisional. PRDH 1806 marriage record 5707904 names his parents Pierre Archambault and Madeleine Lebeau; a matching 1785 L’Assomption baptism with the same parents is indexed as 769356. The baptism is a strong candidate; neither original page has been read. NosOrigines supplies exact dates, retained only as compiled leads. Sources: S98, S139, S144, S145, S148, S151, S152. ### Josèphe / Josephte Faucher — Probable 5× great-grandmother A Québec parish index records Josephte Faucher marrying Pierre Archambault in 1806. It names Gervais Foucher and Thérèse Petitclerc as her parents; her birthplace remains unknown. PRDH-IGD index record 13341817 names this person in a parent role at the 1850 Montréal marriage of Lucien Béchard and Sophronie Archambault. The original register has not been inspected. The couple’s later identification with the family of the Oswego and Woonsocket sisters remains highly probable but provisional. PRDH 1806 marriage record 5707904 names her parents Gervais Foucher and Thérèse Petitclerc (standardized Leclerc). Her own baptism, birth date and birthplace remain unverified. Sources: S98, S139, S144, S148, S151, S152. ### Lucien Béchard — Probable 4× great-grandfather PRDH-IGD father-name searches return Lucien for both the 1853 Marie Josephe Sophronie Béchard and 21 August 1854 Marie Philomène Béchard baptism entries, same parish. The 1850 Montréal marriage index ID 13341817 names him as groom and names Théodore Béchard and Josèphe Cartier as his parents; the original register remains uninspected. The baptism subjects are highly probable matches for the later Oswego and Woonsocket sisters, not yet confirmed by original registers or a later parent-naming document. His own birth date and place are unknown. His indexed parents Théodore Béchard and Josephte Cartier appear together in the 1811 L’Acadie marriage index; the father matches the Québec government biography of a farmer and Patriote who was exiled to Australia. This is strong evidence for the Québec family, but not an independent proof of the link to Oswego Sophronia. The original 1944 Rhode Island death certificate independently names this person as Marie Bechard Daignault’s parent; her exact birth date and town match the indexed 1854 baptism. The relationship to Oswego Sophronia is supported by Marie’s sister identification but remains provisional pending Sophronia’s own parent-naming or baptism evidence. A Library and Archives Canada 1851 census index lists a 31-year-old Lucien Béchard at Saint-John (Saint-Jean), Canada East, page 69 line 8. The original manuscript has since been inspected as S161–S162; it confirms his Saint-Jean residence and merchant occupation. The original 1851 Canada-East census page is now readable: at Saint-Jean, Chambly, it lists Lucien Béchard, age 31, a merchant, alongside Sophronie Archambault, about 24, and two-year-old Lucien Béchard. The continuation marks all three as family members. This corroborates the 1850 marriage couple and locality; exact relationships are not labeled. The original 1861 Saint-Jean census, page 122, again lists a merchant Lucien Béchard, age 42, with an eight-year-old Lucien Béchard fils. This is a strong match for the 1851 adult; the LAC index describes him as widowed. The eight-year-old is not automatically the same child as the two-year-old Lucien listed ten years earlier. The census does not name Sophronie Archambault or the daughters in this two-person household. The 1858 Saint-Jean burial index names him as spouse of Sophronie Archambault (record 6042842), strongly resolving the earlier widower clue. PRDH also names him as father in 1856 and 1858 Saint-Jean baptisms; a 1858 burial index names him as father of a 15-month-old Marie Philomène Pomela. Sources: S98, S135, S136, S137, S138, S139, S149, S153, S156, S161, S162, S163, S164, S165, S166, S167. ### Sophronie Archambault — Probable 4× great-grandmother PRDH-IGD mother-role search returns Sophronie ARCHAMBAULT for the exact 1853 and 1854 Saint-Jean baptism IDs. The 1850 Montréal marriage index ID 13341817 names her as bride and Pierre Archambault and Josèphe Faucher as her parents. The baptism subjects are highly probable matches for the American sisters; original registers and a later parent-naming document are still needed. Her own birth date and place are unknown. PRDH baptism record 4156172 names a Sophronie Archambault with father Pierre and mother Josephte Faucher at St-Esprit in 1826. The same name and parents as her 1850 Montréal marriage make this a strong candidate for her baptism, but the original entries are uninspected. Romuald Eusèbe, baptized there in 1824 with the same named parents, is a probable brother. Baptism at St-Esprit does not prove birth there. The original 1944 Rhode Island death certificate independently names this person as Marie Bechard Daignault’s parent; her exact birth date and town match the indexed 1854 baptism. The relationship to Oswego Sophronia is supported by Marie’s sister identification but remains provisional pending Sophronia’s own parent-naming or baptism evidence. The original 1851 Canada-East census places her beside merchant Lucien Béchard and a two-year-old Lucien Béchard at Saint-Jean, Chambly. The continuation marks them as family members. This independently supports the named parental couple in the later baptism indexes, while their link to Oswego Sophronia remains provisional. PRDH burial index record 6042842 names Sophronie Archambault, age 30, at Saint-Jean in 1858; searching that same record by spouse names Lucien Béchard. This strongly establishes her burial by 1858 and explains why the 1861 census indexes Lucien as widowed. The original burial page and exact date have not been inspected. PRDH also indexes her as mother of Marie Philomène Palmana in 1856 and another Marie Philomène in 1858. Sources: S98, S135, S136, S137, S139, S151, S152, S153, S156, S161, S162, S164, S165, S167. ### Pierre Archambault (married 1782) — Probable 6× great-grandfather A 1782 Repentigny parish index records Pierre Archambault marrying Madeleine Lebeau. The 1785 baptism and 1806 marriage indexes name them as the younger Pierre’s parents. Named in a PRDH-IGD parish marriage parent role, cross-checked by stable record ID. The indexed event establishes a Québec family connection; the original register and this branch’s identification with Shane’s Oswego Sophronia remain unverified. A record’s Québec location does not by itself prove this person’s birthplace. PRDH record 221248 lists him as groom and names his parents Pierre Archambault and Josephte Gauthier. The 1785 baptism and 1806 marriage indexes place him as the younger Pierre’s father. Sources: S144, S145, S146, S148. ### Madeleine Lebeau — Probable 6× great-grandmother A 1782 Repentigny parish index records Madeleine Lebeau marrying Pierre Archambault. Later indexed records name them as parents of their son Pierre, baptized in 1785. Named in a PRDH-IGD parish marriage parent role, cross-checked by stable record ID. The indexed event establishes a Québec family connection; the original register and this branch’s identification with Shane’s Oswego Sophronia remain unverified. A record’s Québec location does not by itself prove this person’s birthplace. PRDH record 221248 lists her as bride; the 1785 Pierre baptism and 1806 marriage indexes name her as his mother. Her own parents are not assigned here. Sources: S144, S145, S146, S148. ### Gervais Foucher — Probable 6× great-grandfather A 1773 Repentigny parish index records Gervais Foucher marrying Thérèse Petitclerc. It names his parents Gabriel Foucher and Marie Gendron. Named in a PRDH-IGD parish marriage parent role, cross-checked by stable record ID. The indexed event establishes a Québec family connection; the original register and this branch’s identification with Shane’s Oswego Sophronia remain unverified. A record’s Québec location does not by itself prove this person’s birthplace. PRDH record 221156 lists him as groom and names Gabriel Foucher and Marie Gendron as parents; 1806 record 5707904 names him as Josephte’s father. Sources: S144, S147, S148. ### Thérèse Petitclerc — Probable 6× great-grandmother A 1773 Repentigny parish index records Thérèse Petitclerc marrying Gervais Foucher. It names her parents François Petitclerc and Jeanne Guérin. Named in a PRDH-IGD parish marriage parent role, cross-checked by stable record ID. The indexed event establishes a Québec family connection; the original register and this branch’s identification with Shane’s Oswego Sophronia remain unverified. A record’s Québec location does not by itself prove this person’s birthplace. PRDH record 221156 lists her as bride and names François Petitclerc and Jeanne Guérin as parents; 1806 record 5707904 names her as Josephte’s mother. Petitclerc appears standardized as Leclerc in one indexed role. Sources: S144, S147, S148. ### Pierre Archambault (father of 1782 groom) — Probable 7× great-grandfather Pierre Archambault is named as father of the groom in a 1782 Repentigny marriage index. His own birthplace and dates have not been established. Named in a PRDH-IGD parish marriage parent role, cross-checked by stable record ID. The indexed event establishes a Québec family connection; the original register and this branch’s identification with Shane’s Oswego Sophronia remain unverified. A record’s Québec location does not by itself prove this person’s birthplace. Sources: S146. ### Josephte Gauthier — Probable 7× great-grandmother Josephte Gauthier is named as mother of the groom in a 1782 Repentigny marriage index. Her own birthplace and dates have not been established. Named in a PRDH-IGD parish marriage parent role, cross-checked by stable record ID. The indexed event establishes a Québec family connection; the original register and this branch’s identification with Shane’s Oswego Sophronia remain unverified. A record’s Québec location does not by itself prove this person’s birthplace. Sources: S146. ### Gabriel Foucher — Probable 7× great-grandfather Gabriel Foucher is named as Gervais Foucher’s father in a 1773 Repentigny marriage index. His own birthplace and dates have not been established. Named in a PRDH-IGD parish marriage parent role, cross-checked by stable record ID. The indexed event establishes a Québec family connection; the original register and this branch’s identification with Shane’s Oswego Sophronia remain unverified. A record’s Québec location does not by itself prove this person’s birthplace. Sources: S147. ### Marie Gendron — Probable 7× great-grandmother Marie Gendron is named as Gervais Foucher’s mother in a 1773 Repentigny marriage index. Her own birthplace and dates have not been established. Named in a PRDH-IGD parish marriage parent role, cross-checked by stable record ID. The indexed event establishes a Québec family connection; the original register and this branch’s identification with Shane’s Oswego Sophronia remain unverified. A record’s Québec location does not by itself prove this person’s birthplace. Sources: S147. ### François Petitclerc — Probable 7× great-grandfather François Petitclerc is named as Thérèse Petitclerc’s father in a 1773 Repentigny marriage index. His own birthplace and dates have not been established. Named in a PRDH-IGD parish marriage parent role, cross-checked by stable record ID. The indexed event establishes a Québec family connection; the original register and this branch’s identification with Shane’s Oswego Sophronia remain unverified. A record’s Québec location does not by itself prove this person’s birthplace. Sources: S147. ### Jeanne Guérin — Probable 7× great-grandmother Jeanne Guérin is named as Thérèse Petitclerc’s mother in a 1773 Repentigny marriage index. Her own birthplace and dates have not been established. Named in a PRDH-IGD parish marriage parent role, cross-checked by stable record ID. The indexed event establishes a Québec family connection; the original register and this branch’s identification with Shane’s Oswego Sophronia remain unverified. A record’s Québec location does not by itself prove this person’s birthplace. Sources: S147. ### Théodore Béchard (elder) — Probable 6× great-grandfather The 1811 L’Acadie marriage index names Théodore Béchard as father of groom Théodore Béchard. His birthplace and dates remain unverified. The same names appear in the Québec heritage biography of Théodore Béchard. Original marriage and birth records have not been read; this line to Shane passes through the provisional identification of Oswego Sophronia Bechard. Sources: S149, S150. ### Marguerite Rémillard — Probable 6× great-grandmother The 1811 L’Acadie marriage index names Marguerite Rémillard as mother of groom Théodore Béchard. Her birthplace and dates remain unverified. The same names appear in the Québec heritage biography of Théodore Béchard. Original marriage and birth records have not been read; this line to Shane passes through the provisional identification of Oswego Sophronia Bechard. Sources: S149, S150. ### Constant Cartier — Probable 6× great-grandfather The 1811 L’Acadie marriage index names Constant Cartier as father of bride Josephte Cartier. Québec’s heritage register describes him as a militia captain; his birthplace and dates remain unverified. The same names appear in the Québec heritage biography of Théodore Béchard. Original marriage and birth records have not been read; this line to Shane passes through the provisional identification of Oswego Sophronia Bechard. Sources: S149, S150. ### Marie-Anne Brosseau — Probable 6× great-grandmother The 1811 L’Acadie marriage index names Marie-Anne Brosseau as mother of bride Josephte Cartier. Her birthplace and dates remain unverified. The same names appear in the Québec heritage biography of Théodore Béchard. Original marriage and birth records have not been read; this line to Shane passes through the provisional identification of Oswego Sophronia Bechard. Sources: S149, S150. ### Romuald Eusèbe Archambault — Probable 5× great-uncle PRDH baptism index 2944795 places Romuald Eusèbe Archambault at St-Esprit in 1824 with father Pierre Archambault and mother Josephte Foucher. The same parish and parent-name pair appear for the 1826 Sophronie baptism candidate, making them probable siblings. His identity with an 1824–1890 Eusèbe in a compiled family tree is unverified; no death date or spouse is assigned. Connection to Shane remains provisional through the Oswego Sophronia identification. Sources: S152. ### Lucien Béchard — Probable paternal 3× great-uncle The original 1851 Saint-Jean census names a two-year-old Lucien Béchard directly after Lucien Béchard, 31, and Sophronie Archambault, about 24. The continuation marks all three as family members. His exact relationship is not explicitly labeled, but a son of the couple is the strong interpretation; whether he is a sibling of the later American Sophronia depends on the still-provisional baptism identification. Sources: S156, S161, S162. ### Marie Philomène Palmana Béchard — Probable paternal 3× great-aunt PRDH index record 6041191 names her as a 1856 Saint-Jean baptism subject with parents Lucien Béchard and Sophronie Archambault. An 1858 Saint-Jean burial index (6042815) names Marie Philomène Pomela Béchard, age 15 months, with father Lucien; the age and rare name make this a likely match, but the burial index does not identify her mother and the original registers have not been read. She is separate from the 1854 Marie identified with the later Rhode Island woman and from another child baptized in 1858. Sources: S165, S166. ### Marie Philomène Béchard (1858) — Probable paternal 3× great-aunt PRDH index record 6042374 names a female Marie Philomène Béchard baptized in 1858 at Saint-Jean, with father Lucien Béchard and mother Sophronie Archambault. This is a separate indexed baptism from the 1854 Marie Philomène and the 1856 Marie Philomène Palmana. No original register page or later record has yet shown what happened to this child. The whole connection to Shane remains provisional through the identification of the Oswego Sophronia. Sources: S167. ## Additional family connections - Shane Michael Duplessis → Sara Beth Duplessis: Sister. Sources: S27. - Shane Michael Duplessis → Michele Canale: Wife. Sources: S27. - Cherie A. Fitzgerald → Daniel R. Mullen: Fiancé in 1995. Sources: S22. - Mark Duplessis → Christine — surname unknown: Spouse named in 2020. Sources: S5. - Michael Joseph Duplessis → Margaret “Kim” — surname unknown: Spouse named in 2020. Sources: S5. - Michael Joseph Duplessis → Melissa Alice Dice: Married in 1984. Sources: S9. - Michele Catherine Duplessis → Jamie Torbitt: Husband. Sources: S3. - Alexandra Culeton Fitzpatrick → Craig Fitzpatrick: Husband. Sources: S3. - Jordan Torbitt → Genevieve Stever: Partner. Sources: S3. - Michele Catherine Duplessis → Jordan Torbitt: Stepson. Sources: S3. - Michele Catherine Duplessis → Amanda Torbitt: Stepdaughter. Sources: S3. - Patricia Ann Carlin → Mayson Duplessis-Fantom: Great-grandchild; parents unresolved. Sources: S5. - Joseph Murray Duplessis Jr. → Marion Louise Burza: Spouse. Sources: S1, S2. - Michael Joseph Duplessis → Lorrie Duplessis: Cousin. Sources: S9. - Anna Catherine Rys → Lorrie Duplessis: Granddaughter; parents unresolved. Sources: S2. - Michael Joseph Duplessis → Lynda Thurlow: Cousin. Sources: S9. - Anna Catherine Rys → Lynda Thurlow: Granddaughter; parents unresolved. Sources: S2. - Patricia Ann Carlin → Robert G. Loomis: Husband. Sources: S5. - James J. Duplessis → Carolyn Gauthier: Wife. Sources: S1. - Patricia Ann Carlin → Barbara D. Blake: Sister. Sources: S5, S6. - James DeStephen → Anthony DeStephen: Sibling. Sources: S18. - James DeStephen → Joseph DeStephen: Sibling. Sources: S18. - James DeStephen → Beatrice DeStephen: Sibling. Sources: S18. - Albert D. Harris → Julia A. Laing: First wife. Sources: S20. - Albert D. Harris → Jennie Nicholls: Second wife. Sources: S20. - Albert D. Harris → Elmer N. Harris: Brother. Sources: S20. - James DeStephen → Lynn French Herbert: Grandchild; parents unresolved. Sources: S19. - Venila Alberta Harris → Lynn French Herbert: Grandchild; parents unresolved. Sources: S19. - James DeStephen → William J. Bartlett: Grandchild; parents unresolved. Sources: S19. - Venila Alberta Harris → William J. Bartlett: Grandchild; parents unresolved. Sources: S19. - James DeStephen → Adrienne French: Grandchild; parents unresolved. Sources: S19. - Venila Alberta Harris → Adrienne French: Grandchild; parents unresolved. Sources: S19. - Howard David Dice → Mary Alice Dexter: Wife. Sources: S23, S24. - Kevin D. Dice → Mary Ann Taber: Wife. Sources: S23, S26. - Howard David Dice → Harry B. Dice: Brother. Sources: S23. - Howard David Dice → John W. Dice Jr.: Brother. Sources: S23. - Susan J. Dice → Frederick Stoddard: Husband named in 1989. Sources: S23. - James J. Duplessis → Patricia Ann Carlin: Spouse. Sources: S3. - Joseph Murray Duplessis Sr. → Anna Catherine Rys: Spouse. Sources: S7. - Phillip / Philip Duplessis → Florence Louise Murray: Spouse. Sources: S15. - David Howard Dice → Jacqueline Amelia DeStephen: Spouse. Sources: S17. - James DeStephen → Venila Alberta Harris: Spouse. Sources: S19. - Mary Alice Dexter → Barbara Moran: Sister. Sources: S28. - Melissa Alice Dice → David Bartlett: Cousin; degree unspecified. Sources: S9. - Melissa Alice Dice → Adrienne French: Cousin; degree unspecified. Sources: S9. - Beth Ann Dice → David Scott Hilton: Married in 1992. Sources: S29. - Beth Ann Dice → Kyle Potter: Cousin; degree unspecified. Sources: S29. - Anna Reagan → Michael Reagan: Brother. Sources: S33. - Michael Reagan → Bridget Roach: Wife. Sources: S33. - Alexandra Culeton Fitzpatrick → Leo Culeton: Grandparent; connecting parent not stated. Sources: S36. - Alexandra Culeton Fitzpatrick → Dorothy Culeton: Grandparent; connecting parent not stated. Sources: S36. - Elmer N. Harris → Mary Emma Look: Married December 1896. Sources: S38. - Miles Luzern Look → Mary Ester LaRue: Wife. Sources: S38. - John Onderdonk → Maria Paul: Wife reported in genealogy. Sources: S39. - Daniel R. Harris → Mary Winsor: Wife reported in genealogy. Sources: S39. - Ralph Onderdonk → Eleanor Tinkey: Wife reported in genealogy. Sources: S39. - Arthur Paul → Lucretia Van Houten: Wife reported in genealogy. Sources: S39. - John Tinkey → Marretje Van Houten: Wife reported in genealogy. Sources: S39. - Ada E. Harris → Warren F. Clark: Husband reported in genealogy. Sources: S39. - Jesse J. Harris → Etta C. Andrews: Wife reported in genealogy. Sources: S39. - Rebecca Van Houten → Abraham Jersey: Husband named in will. Sources: S42. - Florence Louise Murray → Frank Armstrong Pittsley: Later husband; 1931 date in transcription. Sources: S8, S43. - Barbara D. Blake → Harold A. Blake Jr.: Husband. Sources: S6, S44. - Barbara D. Blake → Jon Miniaci: Grandson; parents unresolved. Sources: S6, S44. - Harold A. Blake Jr. → Jon Miniaci: Grandson; parents unresolved. Sources: S44. - Barbara D. Blake → Bette Dunham: Sibling. Sources: S6. - Marjorie M. Norvell → Bette Dunham: Sibling. Sources: S45. - Barbara D. Blake → Ellen B. Hawley: Sibling. Sources: S6. - Marjorie M. Norvell → Ellen B. Hawley: Sibling. Sources: S45. - Barbara D. Blake → Marjorie M. Norvell: Sibling. Sources: S6. - Barbara D. Blake → Robert Besaw: Sibling. Sources: S6. - Marjorie M. Norvell → Robert Besaw: Sibling. Sources: S45. - Marjorie M. Norvell → Patricia Ann Carlin: Sister. Sources: S45. - Marjorie M. Norvell → Phil K. Norvell: Husband. Sources: S45. - Marjorie M. Norvell → Amy Norvell: Granddaughter; parents unresolved. Sources: S45. - Marjorie M. Norvell → Melissa Norvell: Granddaughter; parents unresolved. Sources: S45. - Harold A. Blake Jr. → Bernard Blake: Brother. Sources: S44. - Bernard Blake → Irene — surname unknown: Spouse. Sources: S44. - Stanley A. Rys → Sophie R. Rys: Sibling. Sources: S13. - Stanley A. Rys → Frank Rys: Sibling. Sources: S13. - Stanley A. Rys → John Rys: Sibling. Sources: S13. - Sophie R. Rys → Joseph Dudeck: Husband. Sources: S12, S13. - Catherine / Katarzyna Wdowiak → Frank Wdowiak: Brother. Sources: S14. - Frank Wdowiak → Agnes Kolano: Wife. Sources: S14. - Catherine / Katarzyna Wdowiak → Andrew Wdowiak: Brother. Sources: S12. - Frank Wdowiak → Andrew Wdowiak: Brother. Sources: S14. - Catherine / Katarzyna Wdowiak → Martin Wdowiak: Brother. Sources: S12. - Frank Wdowiak → Martin Wdowiak: Brother. Sources: S14. - Catherine / Katarzyna Wdowiak → Kaszmir Wdowiak: Brother. Sources: S12. - Frank Wdowiak → Adam Wdowiak: Brother. Sources: S14. - Beatrice French → Fred French: Husband. Sources: S47. - Beatrice French → Lynn French Herbert: Family connection; maternal link unconfirmed. Sources: S47. - Beatrice French → Adrienne French: Family connection; maternal link unconfirmed. Sources: S47. - Beatrice French → Ruth Hanson: Family connection; maternal link unconfirmed. Sources: S47. - Beatrice French → Susan Rosati: Family connection; maternal link unconfirmed. Sources: S47. - Beatrice French → Christopher French: Family connection; maternal link unconfirmed. Sources: S47. - Lynn French Herbert → James Herbert: Husband. Sources: S19. - Anna Catherine Rys → Frank Rys: Brother. Sources: S12, S59. - Oliver Prime Duplessis → Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard: Wife in marriage indexes. Sources: S67, S72, S76, S79, S80. - Gabriel Joseph Du Plessis → Georgina Gertrude La Belle: Wife. Sources: S72, S73. - Xavier Joseph Du Plessis → Edna Regina Samenfink: Wife. Sources: S76, S78. - Emma Du Plessis Holzhauer → Joseph Holzhauer: Husband. Sources: S80. - Oliver Prime Duplessis → Mary L. Richards: Stepdaughter. Sources: S79. - Michael Joseph Duplessis → Margaret Sieving: Spouse in Sara’s tree. Sources: S82. - Margaret “Kim” — surname unknown → Margaret Sieving: Possible same person; unresolved. Sources: S82. - Floyd S. Wood → Patricia Ann Carlin: Named parental household; likely stepfather. Sources: S84. - Harry B. Dice → Arietta May Cary: Wife. Sources: S89, S95, S96. - Sophiana / Sophronia Bechard → Marie Bechard Daignault: Sister. Sources: S101. - John W. Dice Sr. → Mary J. Dyce: Sister. Sources: S110, S111. - John W. Dice Sr. → Katherine / Catherine Dice: Sister. Sources: S110, S111. - John W. Dice Sr. → Lillian Gardino: Sister. Sources: S110, S111. - Mary J. Dyce → Katherine / Catherine Dice: Sister. Sources: S112. - Mary J. Dyce → Lillian Gardino: Sister. Sources: S112. - Robert B. Jones → Dorothy Irene Jones: Sister. Sources: S116. - Mary J. Dyce → Richard B. / Dick Bolton Jones: Husband (indexed marriage). Sources: S122. - Mary J. Dyce → Donald Jones: Child in parental household; mother unconfirmed. Sources: S121. - Dorothy Irene Jones → Lyle George Lapham: Husband. Sources: S120, S119. - Jacqueline Diane Lapham → Alexander F. McQueen Jr.: Husband. Sources: S118, S123. - Marsha Ann Lapham → John William Unbehend: Husband. Sources: S123. - Katherine / Catherine Dice → William J. Falkner: Husband. Sources: S124, S125. - Anna Dice McCarthy → James McCarthy: Husband. Sources: S127. - John Dice → Anna Dice McCarthy: Sister. Sources: S126, S127. - John Dice → Joseph Dice: Brother. Sources: S126. - Anna Dice McCarthy → Joseph Dice: Brother. Sources: S127. - Marie Bechard Daignault → Napoleon P. Daignault: Husband named in 1944. Sources: S133, S134. - Lucien Béchard → Sophronie Archambault: Marriage indexed in 1850. Sources: S98, S137, S139. - Pierre Archambault → Josèphe / Josephte Faucher: Marriage indexed in 1806. Sources: S144. - Pierre Archambault (married 1782) → Madeleine Lebeau: Marriage indexed in 1782. Sources: S146. - Gervais Foucher → Thérèse Petitclerc: Marriage indexed in 1773. Sources: S147. - Théodore Béchard → Josèphe / Josephte Cartier: Marriage indexed in 1811. Sources: S149. ## Unattached leads and next research 1. Inspect Hugh Carlin’s original 1884 death register and identify his Irish county/parish and Ann/Anna Reagan’s Scottish town and named parents. Their original 1880 Jerusalem census household now documents birth countries and three children. Inspect the original Milo state census pages cited by Yates County’s 1892 (volume 2, page 3) and 1905 (volume 2, page 9) every-name indexes. The 1892 index groups Anna, Henry, Maggie, Rosa and Thomas on one page but does not show household order or Hugh. Michael Reagan’s 1919 obituary identifies Anna as his sister and says Glasgow, Scotland, but a cemetery transcription says Ireland. Thomas Reagan (died 3 April 1892, age 75) and Margaret Reagan (died 19 December 1888, age 75) share the monument and are indexed as born in Ireland; this does not prove parentage. A 1913 Penn Yan directory, published in 1912, lists Anna as Hugh’s widow: https://www.genealogytrails.com/ny/yates/1913pennyandirectory.html . 2. Inspect Philip and Florence’s 1909 marriage originals (v1 p143 and detail231) to reconcile 15/16 June and the Sophiana/Sophrana variants. Inspect the 1905 and 1930 census originals to verify the mother’s name, Canada birthplace and conflicting marital statuses. Seek Oliver Duplessis and Sophiana Bechard’s Canadian locality and earlier parents. The original 1892–93 Oliver Prime directory entry and 1899 widow household identify him locally. The 1870 federal and 1875 state census index searches did not identify Oliver under Duplessis/Plessis in New York; browse Lysander/Baldwinsville images under variant spellings, or inspect his 1892 death certificate (Oswego file 42120). The BAnQ Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste-de-Dorchester register collection 06M, CE604, S10 is the original source for the 1853/1854 Béchard baptism candidates, but its images require secure-workstation access. Strengthen the 1931 Rochester death match before merging its remaining relatives. Use Emma’s St. Peter’s Cemetery, Oswego burial and the 1880 Prime/Sophrona household to seek earlier records and the parents’ own marriage or deaths. Follow Gabriel’s daughter Ethel and the Oliver/Napoleon sibling branches for descendants; resolve the indexed name Mercier before merging it with any other sibling. 3. Seek Florence’s birth and legal adoption records and the original 1931 Vermont marriage certificates. The original 1930 census confirms her adoptive relationship to the Murray household; her biological parents remain unidentified. Seek Matilda’s Canadian province/town and Joseph R. Murray’s earlier parents as adoptive-family history. 4. Find Catherine’s original Polish birthplace and immigration records; reconcile husband’s given names and her father’s Albert/Wojak forms. Her reported siblings include Andrew, Martin, Kazmir and Frank Wdowiak. 5. Corroborate the 1910 Onderdonk genealogy with census, probate, church and military records. It names Daniel R. Harris/Mary Winsor as Nathaniel’s parents, John Onderdonk/Maria Paul as Amelia’s parents, and earlier Onderdonk/Paul/Tinkey/Van Houten ancestors. A Welsh-born Daniel Harris and alleged 1812 death at Sacketts Harbor remain unverified. The book’s Williamstown birthplaces differ from the 1932 Amboy account. An Arthur Paul/Christiana Van Houten church entry is not yet linked to Arthur Paul/Lucretia Van Houten. Extend John Dice/Mary Mills, Seymour Dexter/Emma Lancaster, and Jennie Nicholls separately. For Mary Mills, inspect Ancestry 1900 record 67107728 / image 4114720_00192 or locate the same household in another index; it is a same-age Onondaga daughter candidate but cannot yet be identified as Mary Dice. Seek her marriage to John Dice before daughter Helen’s circa-1905 birth. Seek Stephen and Mary DeStephen’s Italian town, her maiden name and their earlier parents; the original 1930 Oswego census now verifies their Italian birth and full household. Investigate the 1990 Venila DeStephen obituary for further relatives. 6. Minnie Weiss: a 1945 Fulton Patriot will contest names Minnie Carlin, Viola Besaw and Frederick Weiss Jr. as claimants. This remains an unattached collateral lead: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Fulton%20NY%20Patriot/Fulton%20NY%20Patriot%201945/Fulton%20NY%20Patriot%201945%20-%200011.pdf . Barbara Blake’s notice is connected by sister Patricia but does not establish common parents for every sibling. ## Access and preservation Previously saved Fulton History downloads used the www hostname; later attempts returned access errors. Existing downloaded originals remain available locally. Some PDF pages render black with pdftoppm but correctly with pypdfium2; a black render is not evidence of a missing page. The original PDFs are preserved unchanged. JPEG clippings are reading aids; full pages and publisher links remain available. The earlier research snapshot is retained under research-history/ for provenance. Its pending-scan notes are historical and superseded by this register. No purchases or messages to relatives, institutions or other people were made. ### S168: Gervais Foucher — 1745 Sainte-Famille baptism index Date: 1745. Evidence status: Indexed record; original register uninspected. PRDH-IGD record 140794 lists Gervais Foucher at Sainte-Famille, Île d’Orléans, with Gabriel Foucher and Marie Gendron returned on the same record ID as father and mother. The date is indexed only to the year. The [research analysis](research-history/foucher-gendron-1734-1745-index-chain-2026-10-24.md) records the separate role-filter checks and the provisional link to Shane. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Foucher&p=Gervais&r=2&amin=1745&amax=1745&rl=1&t=b&pg=1 ### S169: Gabriel Foucher and Marie Gendron — 1734 Sainte-Famille marriage index Date: 1734. Evidence status: Indexed record; original register uninspected. PRDH-IGD record 140907 identifies Gabriel Foucher and Marie Gendron as marriage subjects at Sainte-Famille, Île d’Orléans. Separate role searches on the same record ID identify Gervais Foucher and Elisabeth Gerbert, and Pierre Gendron and Marie Thivierge, as the respective parents. The site uses the location for the recorded marriage only, not as a proved birthplace. All relationships to Shane through the Oswego-to-Québec Béchard identification remain provisional. Publisher: https://www.prdh-igd.com/Gratuit/fr/PRDH/Liste/acte?n=Foucher&p=Gabriel&r=2&amin=1734&amax=1734&rl=1&t=m&pg=1 ### S170–S177: Earlier Sainte-Famille families and reported French immigrant origins PRDH-IGD free parish index record 32706 identifies the 1689 marriage of Gervais Foucher and Elisabeth Gerbert at Sainte-Famille and names Jean Foucher, Jeanne Ricbourg, Mathurin Gerbert, and Elisabeth Terger in parent roles. A published abstract of Paul Vachon’s 21 April 1689 marriage contract names the same parents but renders Jeanne’s surname as de Richecour; it calls Gervais a farmer. Index record 32722 identifies Pierre Gendron and Marie Thivierge’s 1694 marriage and parent pairs Nicolas Gendron–Marthe Hubert and Hippolyte Thivierge–Renée Hervet. A published abstract of Guillaume Roger’s 12 September 1694 contract calls Hippolyte a Québec City merchant and tanner. The original contracts and parish pages have not been inspected. Index record 66479 independently matches Nicolas Gendron and Marie-Marthe Hubert’s 1656 Québec marriage; index record 66541 matches Jean Foucher and Jeanne Ricbourg’s 1659 Québec marriage. A PRDH pioneer summary reports Nicolas’s birth about 1634 at Le Château-d’Oléron, Saintonge, France. A Québec cultural-heritage memorial says Jean came from Cressac in Charentes, France. Both French localities are **reported origins**, not inspected French birth records. Their link to Shane depends on the unresolved Oswego Sophronia–Saint-Jean Béchard identification. See the [record-by-record analysis](research-history/foucher-gendron-1689-1694-france-leads-2026-10-24.md) and the eight linked source entries in the interactive archive. ### S178–S183: Petitclerc–Guérin, 1673–1754 index chain Stable PRDH IDs 113670 (1742 François Petitclerc–Jeanne Guérin marriage), 291168 (1754 Thérèse baptism), and earlier 61016 (1693 François baptism candidate), 67087 (1673 Pierre Petitclerc–Françoise Paris marriage), 12638 (1723 Jeanne Guérin baptism), and 48062 (1712 Antoine Guérin–Catherine Dardenne marriage) extend this provisional Québec branch. Role-filter checks name twelve earlier parents, represented in the tree as 8× and 9× probable great-grandparents. The 1742 François groom's indexed age conflicts with the 1693 baptism candidate, so his exact birth date is not assigned. The 1673 parish index's Pierre Paris/Laurette Baron forms conflict with a secondary compilation's Edmé Paris/Sirette Baron. Original parish pages remain uninspected. The [record-by-record analysis](research-history/petitclerc-guerin-1673-1754-index-chain-2026-10-24.md) preserves the exact IDs and search links. Shane's connection remains conditional on identifying Oswego Sophronia with the Québec Béchard child. ### S184–S186: Dardenne–Barbary, 1668–1688, and reported La Rochelle origin PRDH-IGD baptism 40943 lists Marie-Catherine Dardenne and parents René Dardenne–Françoise Barbary at Montréal in 1688, matching the parent pair on Catherine’s 1712 marriage. Marriage 47323 identifies René and Françoise in 1668 and names Pierre Dardenne–Gillette Chene and Rolin Barbary–Michelle Mingresse in parent roles. Marcel Fournier’s 2015 scholarly synthesis reports René baptized at La Rochelle on 19 January 1640 and migrated with his parents in 1659; Fichier Origine’s updated entries report **1642**. The French original has not been inspected, so the year remains unresolved. The map marks La Rochelle as reported only. See the [record-by-record analysis](research-history/dardenne-barbary-1668-1688-la-rochelle-lead-2026-10-24.md). This whole line remains conditional on the unresolved Oswego Sophronia–Québec Béchard match. ### S187–S188: Fichier Origine Dardenne family and baptism-year correction The newer Fichier Origine entries [241126](https://www.fichierorigine.com/fr/repertoire/dardenne/-dardaine-1) and [241125](https://www.fichierorigine.com/fr/repertoire/dardenne/-dardaine) report René Dardenne’s La Rochelle baptism as **19 January 1642**; Marcel Fournier’s 2015 book reports **19 January 1640**. The archive now leaves the year unresolved pending the French register image. These entries also name Pierre Dardenne’s parents François Dardenne–Marie Petit and Gillette Chaigne’s parents Pierre Chaigne–Louise Chenu. They report Pierre’s 1609 Villeneuve-la-Comtesse baptism, his work as a *voiturier*, and a 1608 La Rochelle marriage for the Chaigne–Chenu couple. See the [source and conflict analysis](research-history/fichier-origine-dardenne-date-conflict-and-earlier-parents-2026-10-24.md). Their relationship to Shane still depends on the unproved Oswego Sophronia–Québec Béchard identity bridge. ## Oliver Prime before Oswego: 1870 and 1875 census targets The 1875 Onondaga image waypoint lists Lysander E.D. 01–02 and Van Buren E.D. 01–02, covering the Baldwinsville area. FamilySearch requires a separate sign-in to view those images or indexed search results; no 1875 Oliver household was inspected. Public original scans of the 1870 federal census are available for [Lysander on M593 roll 1060](https://archive.org/details/populationschedu1060unit) and [Van Buren on roll 1064](https://archive.org/details/populationschedu1064unit). I inspected the name columns of image leaves 720–755 on the first roll and 90–123 on the second, including both Baldwinsville sections, without a convincing Oliver/Prime household match. Faint writing and incomplete geographic coverage make this a limited search, not an absence finding. The [full research note](research-history/oliver-prime-pre-oswego-directory-search-2026-10-24.md) records exact links and limits. A pre-Oswego household may clarify his migration, but Canadian parentage still requires direct evidence. Oswego County also retains Surrogate's Court records across Oliver's 1892 death. Publicly listed [probate scans](https://fultonhistory.com/my%20old%20photos/Oswego%20County%20Probate%20Records/index.html) include an 1884–1912 estates index, but its individual pages did not load for inspection. A [will-testator transcription](https://www.sampubco.com/wills/ny/nyoswego2.htm) has no exact Duplessis entry; that does not rule out an estate, a variant spelling, or an unrecorded will. No probate case has been attributed to Oliver. The [research note](research-history/oliver-prime-pre-oswego-directory-search-2026-10-24.md) lists the precise index and the access limits. ### S189: John Dice’s second original 1918 death notice An original Syracuse *Post-Standard* page, [Fulton History file 1647](https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%202/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard%201918%20pdf/Syracuse%20NY%20Post%20Standard%201918%20-%201647.PDF), independently repeats the family group in the 20 March 1918 *Syracuse Journal* obituary. It places John at 26 Webster Avenue in Syracuse and reports organic heart trouble. The saved excerpt does not display its precise issue date or page number. It names no parents and does not prove whether widow Anna was the biological mother of all the children. The [original scan](records/john-dice-poststandard-1918.pdf) and [evidence note](research-history/john-dice-poststandard-original-2026-10-24.md) are preserved in the archive. ### S190: Prime and Sophrona Duplessis — original 1880 Oswego census The [full-resolution original census sheet](records/prime-duplessis-1880-oswego-census.jpg) is Oswego city second ward, enumeration district 248, handwritten page 23, stamped page 368C, lines 27–33 (NARA T9 roll 914). It names Prime De Plussis, 34, miller; wife Sophrona, 26; son James, 11; daughters Margaret, 10, Alace, 7, and Emma, 1; and stepdaughter Mary L. Richards, 6. Prime and Sophrona are each recorded born in “P Quebec”; their unnamed parents are likewise recorded born in “P Quebec.” All children are recorded New York-born. The original does not name the Québec towns or parents, and the relationships are to Prime, so it does not establish Sophrona as biological mother of James, Margaret, or Alace. The directory and Emma death-certificate chain identifies this Prime with Oswego’s Oliver Prime Duplessis; it does not establish that the 1844 Yamachiche child Prime was the same person. [Source image at Internet Archive](https://archive.org/download/10thcensus0914unit/page/n37.jpg). ### S191: James and Venida DeStephen in the 1956 Congressional Record The original [*Congressional Record* Senate page 8261](records/james-venila-destephen-1956-congressional-record.pdf) prints a 15 May 1956 letter from the New York delegation attending the ninth biennial Textile Workers Union of America, AFL–CIO, convention in Washington. The delegation urged Senators to support S. 1832, a bill for public development of Niagara Falls hydroelectric power. Its Oswego-area signatory list includes **Venida Destephen** immediately before **James DeStephen, Local 129**, then **Ann Ottman, Local 129, Oswego**. The name, place and proximity strongly suggest Venida is Venila Alberta Harris DeStephen, whose given name varies in other records; the letter itself does not explicitly identify her as James's wife or print her individual local number. The document adds an unusual, contemporaneous view of James and likely Venila's labor activity; it does not extend their ancestry. [Full official issue](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1956-pt6/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1956-pt6-12-1.pdf#page=54). ### S192: Andrew and Frank Wdowiak in the 1929 Oswego street directory Original Oswego street directory, printed page 342, Hart Street list, between Niagara Street and Ellen Street. It places Wdowiak Andrew at no. 64 and Wdowiak Frank at no. 66. Catherine Rys’s 1948 obituary independently names brothers Andrew and Frank Wdowiak, and Frank’s 1947 obituary names sister Catherine and brother Andrew. The directory’s common names and same-street proximity make these likely the named brothers, but the page itself does not state kinship or a Polish hometown. Original page scan saved and visually checked. [Original directory page](https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll19/id/13083); [saved full-resolution image](records/wdowiak-1929-oswego-directory.jpg). ### S194: Archival correction to the early Duplessis line Raymond Douville’s 1974 article in *Les Cahiers des dix* checks the early Duplessis genealogy against parish and notarial records. It rules out Nicolas Gastineau’s documented male descendants as the source of the later family. The 26 April 1740 marriage contract of Jean-Baptiste dit Duplessis and Françoise LaCerte states that his parents were unknown to the Trois-Rivières parish, and no relatives were found on his side. Douville identifies a possible earlier clue—a young Mascoutin boy baptized Jean-Baptiste at Detroit in 1714—but does not prove that the boy and the 1740 groom were the same person. This corrects the older claim in S97 that the groom was a son of Louis Gastineau. For the **unlinked 1844 Prime candidate**, the defensible surname line stops at Jean-Baptiste dit Duplessis in 1740, parents unknown. None of this proves that the candidate was Oliver Prime Duplessis of Oswego. The [article](records/douville-duplessis-1974.pdf), [evidence analysis](research-history/duplessis-1740-parentage-correction-2026-10-24.md), and [publisher record](https://doi.org/10.7202/1025318ar) are preserved. ### S195–S196: Prime/Oliver and Sarah before Oswego The [full-resolution original 1870 census page](records/prime-sarah-duplessis-1870-syracuse-census.jpg) records Prime Duplisse, 26, a Canada-born flour miller, with Sarah, 20, born Ireland, and James, 2, born New York, in Syracuse’s Fifth Ward. The page does not state relationships or Sarah’s maiden name. An Ancestry member-media title calls her Sarah Burns, which is treated only as a research lead. A separate 1875 New York state-census index names Oliver Dupliscis, born 1844, in Onondaga County with spouse Sarah and at least one child. The 1870 rare given name, Canadian birth, mill occupation and child James align closely with the 1880 Prime/Sophrona household; the 1875 forename Oliver supplies a new pre-Oswego bridge between Prime and Oliver. Sarah is now shown as a **probable first wife**, and as James’s probable mother, without assigning her as a confirmed parent. See the [record analysis](research-history/prime-sarah-1870-1875-household-2026-10-24.md). ### S197–S199: Jean-Odilon’s Syracuse migration — collateral evidence for the candidate line The preserved and visually inspected [Onondaga naturalization-index page](records/odilon-duplessis-onondaga-naturalization-index.pdf) records Odilon Duplessis declaring his intention on 18 August 1855 and swearing allegiance on 23 September 1859. It abbreviates his former allegiance as G.B. & I. and names John and Matthias Bartlett as character witnesses. The index gives no age, parents, spouse, birthplace, or petition number. The original [1909 diocesan-history page](records/odilon-duplessis-st-joseph-syracuse-1909.jpg), printed page 76, names Odilon as one of three pioneers who organized Syracuse’s French Catholic congregation in 1869. It separately names Odilon and Charles Duplessis among the people at St. Joseph’s first Mass. A secondary biography identifies Charles as the Syracuse-born son of Jean-Odilon Duplessis and Marie Rosalie Pratte. The 1900 Yamachiche genealogy lists Jean-Odilon, husband of Rosalie Pratte, and Prime as sons of Jean-Baptiste Duplessis and Christine-Placide Denoncourt. The full [1851 Pointe-du-Lac census page](records/prime-duplessis-1851-pointe-du-lac-census.jpg) now preserved in the archive places a 26-year-old Jean and eight-year-old Prime in that couple’s household. Together, these records document that a likely elder brother from the candidate Québec family was established in Syracuse before Prime appears there in 1870. They still do not explicitly identify Odilon as Prime’s brother or name the New York miller’s parents. Jean-Odilon, Rosalie and Charles are therefore shown as provisional collateral relatives rather than confirmed members of Shane’s line. ### S200: Prime Olivier’s original 1844 Yamachiche baptism — Canadian bridge The original [Sainte-Anne-d’Yamachiche parish-register page](records/prime-olivier-duplessis-1844-baptism.jpg), BAnQ image 34 of 39, entry B.142, records **Prime Olivier**, born and baptized **16 November 1844**, legitimate son of **Jean Baptiste Duplessis**, farmer, and **Christine Placide Lefebvre Denoncour**, residents of the parish. It names Olivier Desaulniers as godfather and Marie Rose Caron as godmother. The entry says the father signed, and his signature appears at the bottom. PRDH-IGD’s subject, father and mother index searches independently match the date, parish and parent pair. The exact uncommon two-part name is particularly probative: Québec’s **Prime Olivier Duplessis** appears in the original 1892–93 Oswego directory with the order reversed as **Oliver Prime Duplessis**. His 1844 baptism year also agrees with the 1870 and 1875 New York ages; American records place his birth in Québec, report immigration in 1860, and place him in Syracuse after likely elder brothers from the same Québec household had settled there. Taken together, the identification is now classified **highly probable**, and the candidate parents are displayed in the tree with that qualification. The baptism is direct evidence for Prime Olivier’s parents. The remaining inferential step is proving that the Canadian child and the American miller are the same person; the unusual exact two-part name, matching age and consistent migration trail make that identity highly probable. Raw PRDH HTML results are preserved for the [subject](records/prime-olivier-duplessis-1844-prdh-index.html), [father](records/prime-olivier-duplessis-1844-prdh-father.html), and [mother](records/prime-olivier-duplessis-1844-prdh-mother.html). [BAnQ register viewer](https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4430857). ### S204–S207: Mary E. Mills Dice — census chain and gravestone year FamilySearch’s [1920 household index](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV9H-35X) places Mary, age 33, with John and children Helen, Margaret, Harry, Charles, John and Howard in Onondaga County. Its [1930 index](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4RP-D7X) places Mary E., age 42, with John and five children in Syracuse. Both indexes record Mary and both of her unnamed parents as New York-born. The age estimates disagree, so they do not establish an exact birth date. The [1950 FamilySearch entry](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XTB-CJ9F) records Mary E. Dice, 64, New York-born wife of John Dice Sr., in Syracuse on 10 April, with daughter Helen G. The record supplies an original-image locator for enumeration district 71-235, page 16, lines 15–17. A matching Ancestry member-media gravestone photograph, preserved as [an archive image](records/mary-e-mills-dice-gravestone.jpg), visibly reads **MARY E. 1886–1985**. The attached profile calls her Mary Elizabeth Mills and gives a 1985 death year, but that tree label is secondary evidence; the archive retains the documented form Mary E. Mills. The cropped marker supplies no surname, cemetery, exact day or parents. Together with the original obituary and 1950 age, it supports 1886 as her birth year. Her parents remain unnamed, though the 1920 and 1930 indexes narrow both birthplaces to New York. ### S216: Mary Mills — 1900 Onondaga census candidate Ancestry’s public [1900 census result](https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/records/67107728) shows one Mary Mills born about 1886 in New York, enumerated in Onondaga County and indexed as a daughter. The result points to image `4114720_00192`. The current free account masks the household head, precise locality, birth month and other family members, and the record/image page requires a U.S. Discovery subscription. Public searches of the 1905 New York state census found no same-age Onondaga result under either Mary Mills or Mary Dice. The 1900 entry is therefore a plausible pre-marriage candidate for Mary E. Mills Dice, not a proved identification. Name, age, state and county are insufficient to assign its household head as her parent. The next decisive evidence would be the original 1900 household, a marriage record linking Mary Mills to John Dice, or a parent-naming death/cemetery record. ### S217: John, Mary and Helen Dice — 1910 Onondaga census index Ancestry’s public 1910 census search identifies the later Dice family in Onondaga County despite a misleading display transcription. The first matching household result displays **John Dill**, born about 1883 in New York, with Mary, on image `4449998_00776`; clicking the displayed name exposes **John Dice** as an alternate value. Separate searches place **Mary Dill**, born about 1885 in New York with spouse John, and **Helen Dill**, born about 1904 in New York, on that same image. Their name controls expose **Mary Dice** and **Helen Dice** as alternate values. The individual index records are John `19576934` / alternate household index `120483504`, Mary `120483505`, and Helen `120483506`. The shared image, county, ages, spouse names and three matching Dice alternate values identify this as John W. Dice Sr., Mary E. Mills and their daughter Helen. It extends their documented census chain from 1920 back to 1910 and explains why a literal Dice search was hard to isolate. The current free account masks the precise locality, household relationships, years married, child counts and other fields; opening the record or image redirects to the U.S. Discovery subscription page. No paywall was bypassed. The index does not name Mary’s parents and does not prove that the separate 1900 Mary Mills candidate is the same woman. Her parentage remains open. ### S208–S213: Françoise LaCerte’s documented parents and earlier immigrant lines Raymond Douville’s transcription of the 26 April 1740 marriage contract does more than establish that Jean-Baptiste dit Duplessis’s parents were unknown. It explicitly identifies his bride, **Françoise LaCerte**, as the daughter of **Charles LaCerte and Marie-Claire Bergeron**, a married couple of Sainte-Anne-d’Yamachiche. This extends Françoise’s side of the family independently of the unresolved identity of the groom. A published summary of the Trois-Rivières parish register for 5 November 1709 identifies **Jean-Charles Vacher dit LaCerte** as a son of **Guy Vacher dit LaCerte and Marguerite Benoit** and identifies **Marie-Claire Bergeron** as a daughter of **François Bergeron and Étiennette Leclerc**. Yamachiche’s municipal history independently places Jean-Charles and Claire among its early settler families and describes Jean-Charles’s 240-arpent concession near the Petite Rivière. Three specialized compilations extend those four parent lines one more generation. Fichier Origine identifies immigrant carpenter Jean-Guy Vacher as the Angers-born son of **Guillaume Vacher and Guillemine Vinçonneau**. A Québec profile reports that Marguerite Benoit’s marriage act names **Gabriel Benoit dit Laforest and Marie-Anne Guedon**. The 1676 François Bergeron–Étiennette Leclerc marriage and baptism compilation names **Charles Bergeron and Marie Pernelle**, and **Florent Leclerc and Marie Gendre**, as their respective parents. These additions reach possible **9× great-grandparents in the early 1600s**. The 1740 and 1709 links have direct contract or register-transcription support; the oldest generation relies on specialized indexes whose original pages remain uninspected. Every one of these relationships to Shane is still conditional on the highly probable, rather than conclusive, identification of Québec’s Prime Olivier with Oliver Prime Duplessis of Oswego. ### S214–S215: Original Angers records extend the Vacher line to the late 1500s Fichier Origine’s downloadable [original 1650 baptism extract](records/jean-guy-vacher-1650-baptism.jpg) records the Saint-Pierre, Angers baptism of Guillaume, the act-name used for immigrant Jean-Guy Vacher, on 21 April 1650. It names Guillaume Vacher and Guillemine Vinçonneau as his parents. Its accompanying [French parish-record dossier](records/vacher-vinconneau-french-records.pdf) preserves three original extracts. The Saint-Pierre marriage entry dated 11 February 1613 names **Étienne Vacher and Jeanne Fresneau** and identifies their respective parents as **Mathurin Vacher and Perrine Chauveau**, and **Jean Fresneau and Madeleine Gaultier**. Those four people are the current endpoints of this branch, possible 11× great-grandparents who were likely born in the late 1500s. The same dossier preserves Guillemine Vinçonneau’s Saint-Maurice baptism and Saint-Pierre burial. The baptism manuscript and dossier heading give **18 March 1623**. Fichier Origine’s profile page says 18 October, an apparent transcription error; the original image takes precedence. Her burial on 15 February 1685 reports about age 60, consistent with the March 1623 baptism. These French records establish the internal Vacher–Fresneau chain with original documents. The entire branch’s relationship to Shane still depends on the highly probable Prime Olivier–Oliver Prime identification. The Saint-Pierre archival inventory in the same dossier shows surviving marriage registers beginning in 1600. Searches for an earlier marriage or named parents for Mathurin Vacher–Perrine Chauveau and Jean Fresneau–Madeleine Gaultier produced no defensible match. Because those couples probably married before the surviving series, the four names in the 1613 entry are the current documentary stopping point. No parents have been imported from public member trees. ### S218–S219: Jacob and Catharine Dyce — 1860 German-parent household and 1870 sibling bridge Ancestry’s public [1860 census index](https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/records/48257638) places nine consecutive Dyce entries on image `4236766_00112` in Syracuse Ward 7: Jacob (about 1815), Catharine (about 1820), Martin (about 1842), Jacob (about 1846), Mary (about 1849), Catharine (about 1851), Joseph (about 1855), John (about 1856), and Annie (about 1858). Their record identifiers run from `48257638` through `48257646`. Birthplace-filtered result pages expose Germany for Jacob, Catharine, Martin and the younger Jacob, and New York for Mary and every younger household member. The transition places the family’s arrival in New York between about 1846 and 1849. The [1870 index](https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/records/31732391) places Joseph, John, Anna, Margaret and a second entry displayed as Joseph consecutively on image `4276945_00245` in Syracuse Ward 7. The first three match the 1860 household exactly by names, ages and location. John’s 1918 obituary names brother Joseph and sister Mrs. James McCarthy; Anna Dice McCarthy’s obituary reports age 64 in 1922 and again names Joseph. Those independent notices make the identification of the three census children especially strong and support Jacob and Catharine as their parents. The original 1860 image remains behind Ancestry’s subscription, but the matching 1870 National Archives microfilm has now been inspected and is preserved as S230. It shows that the final seven-year-old child was female despite the written/indexed Joseph; the archive uses **Josephine? Dice** as a questioned expansion. Federal censuses in 1860 and 1870 did not state relationship-to-head, so parent links remain qualified household conclusions. Catharine’s maiden name, German locality, first marriage, and parents remain unknown. ### S220–S221: Jacob Dace in 1855 and John Dice’s Woodlawn plot Ancestry’s public [1855 state-census index](https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7181/records/1653207670) places Jacob, Catharine, Martin, the younger Jacob, Mary, the younger Catharine and Joseph Dace together on image `005207142_00537` in Syracuse City, Ward 7. Onondaga County Public Library’s [independent Jacob Dace entry](https://7098.sydneyplus.com/archive/final/Portal/Default.aspx?component=AABC&record=108f80ed-679b-43a3-b726-29395f594d3f), file/item 4238, identifies him as the Ward 7 household head and displays 13 September 1855. This corroborates the later 1860 Dyce household and narrows the family’s Syracuse residence to at least 1855. The original image remains paywalled and uninspected, so the parent-child links remain qualified household conclusions. OCPL’s [Woodlawn transcription for John Dice](https://7098.sydneyplus.com/archive/final/Portal/Default.aspx?component=AABC&record=c3fad357-cfee-4c58-8e2b-b6dcbeca401c), file/item 8920, independently confirms death on 19 March 1918 and gives section 38, lot 583. Searches of OCPL’s Vitals collection under Dice, Dyce and Dace found no Jacob or Catharine entry. Catharine’s maiden name, both parents’ deaths, marriage, German locality and earlier parents remain unknown. See the [record-by-record analysis](research-history/dyce-dace-1855-census-and-woodlawn-2026-10-25.md). ### S222–S228: Jacob Deis / Dise — Civil War look-alike now excluded New York’s official 149th Infantry roster records **Jacob Deis**, age 44, enlisted at Syracuse on 30 August 1862, mustered into Company A on 18 September, and killed at Dallas, Georgia, on 26 May 1864; the roster says he was also borne as **Dise**. The original Company A muster-in roll independently records **Dise, Jacob**, private, age 44, mustered at Syracuse on 30 August 1862. An indexed state muster abstract adds birth about 1818 in Germany. These details initially made him a strong candidate for the family’s Germany-born Jacob Dyce/Dace. The decisive federal records are now public in the National Archives catalog. [Approved pension file WC46741](https://catalog.archives.gov/id/115734409) identifies **Catharine Deis** as widow of **Private Jacob Deis, Company A, 149th New York Volunteers**. Its [pension cover](records/jacob-deis-pension-cover-1865.jpg) records an $8 monthly pension commencing 26 May 1864 and a certificate dated 10 May 1865. This proves that the Catherine pension-index entry belongs to the Syracuse-enlisted soldier. The same file’s [minor-child ledger](records/jacob-deis-pension-children-1866.jpg) supplies the evidence that separates him from the family ancestor. It names **Peter**, born 9 September 1850; **John**, born 1 May 1852; **Anna C.**, born 31 December 1853; **Margaret**, born 26 December 1856; and **Josephine**, born 15 May 1859. Those names and dates conflict materially with the independently repeated 1855 and 1860 Dace/Dyce household: Martin, Jacob, Mary, Catharine, Joseph, John and Annie. This is a family-level contradiction rather than a minor spelling or age discrepancy. The [National Archives service reference card](records/jacob-deis-149th-service-reference-card.jpg) also indexes Jacob Deis under the original filing name **Jacob Dise**, confirming the military alias. It does not repair the conflicting family structure. The result is now classified as an **excluded identity candidate**. The military Jacob Deis/Dise did die on 26 May 1864, but that death is not assigned to Shane’s probable 4× great-grandfather Jacob Dyce. The family Jacob’s death remains unknown. The pension pages are preserved because they document exactly why the tempting match was rejected. See the updated [identity analysis](research-history/jacob-deis-dise-civil-war-candidate-2026-10-25.md). ### S229: Jacob and Catharine Dice — Syracuse directories, 1862 and 1869 Ancestry's public city-directory indexes name **Jacob Dice** in Syracuse with spouse **Catharine Dice** in 1862 (record `1332202788`, image `1780824`) and again in 1869 (record `7061885107`, image `i4200453-00103`). The spouse pairing distinguishes the older couple from other same-name Jacob entries. The 1869 result independently proves that the family Jacob survived beyond the military Jacob's 1864 death and is the latest documented appearance currently found for both spouses. Original directory pages require image rights and remain uninspected, so no address or occupation is assigned. See the [record analysis](research-history/jacob-catharine-dice-directories-1862-1869-2026-10-25.md). ### S230–S231: Original 1870 census identifies the Bowers household The unrestricted [National Archives census microfilm](records/dice-bowers-household-1870.jpg), M593 roll 1063, Syracuse Ward 7, page 137, was visually inspected. On 25 July 1870, family 1088 contained **Anthony Bowers**, 48, Prussia-born saloon keeper; **Kate Bowers**, 50, Prussia-born wife and housekeeper; and five New York-born Dice children: **Joseph, 15; John, 14; Anna, 12; Margaret, 9; and a seven-year-old female whose given name is written and indexed as Joseph**. Joseph was a silver-plate apprentice; Anna and Margaret attended school. The original page establishes that the children were not alone and corrects the index-only interpretation. Kate’s age and birthplace match their mother Catharine. Ancestry’s 1875 Syracuse directory indexes then explicitly name **Anthony Bowers with spouse Catharine Bowers** (record `7892306994`, image `1430912`) and the reciprocal Catharine entry (record `4892306994`). These independent records strongly support Kate/Catharine Bowers as the earlier Catharine Dyce/Dice after remarriage. No marriage record has yet proved the identity, so the app labels it probable. Jacob was indexed with Catharine in the 1869 directory but was absent when the Bowers family was enumerated on 25 July 1870. This narrows his disappearance sharply but does not prove death: directory lag, separation or divorce remain possible until a death, burial, probate, church or marriage record is found. See the [original-page analysis](research-history/dice-bowers-original-1870-census-2026-10-25.md). An automated 1860 gazetteer index also appeared to list “Jacob Dise,” but inspection of the original book showed the text was **Dise’s Manor**, an unrelated historic land patent. That false lead remains explicitly excluded. ### S232: Catherine Bowers heads a Syracuse household in the 1875 state census Ancestry’s public [1875 New York state-census result](https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7250/records/1371340588) identifies **Catherine Bowers**, born about 1820, in Syracuse, Onondaga County, on image `004858086_00548`. The index explicitly exposes her relationship as **Self (Head)**. An exact-name-and-birth-year search returns only three statewide candidates and only this one in Onondaga County. Her name, age, city and Bowers surname closely match the Prussia-born Kate Bowers in the original 1870 Dice household and the Catharine Bowers named as Anthony Bowers’s spouse in the 1875 Syracuse directory. This adds a strong candidate continuation for Catharine Dyce/Dice. The original 1875 schedule remains behind Ancestry’s U.S. Discovery subscription and was not bypassed; its birthplace, address and other household members are therefore unknown. Because those decisive fields remain unseen, the archive keeps the identity qualified. Catherine’s status as household head suggests Anthony was not resident in her census household, but it does **not** prove that he was dead. Public directory searches found Anthony only through the 1875 entry and found later Syracuse entries for a Mrs. Catherine Bower in 1882 and Mrs. Catharine Bower in 1890. Those later directory names lack ages, addresses and spouse links in the free index, so they remain unmerged candidates rather than evidence of Catharine’s survival to 1890. ### S261: Henry Carolan and Rose Ward — original Leitrim marriage register Original National Library of Ireland microfilm 05497/04, Drumgooland Upper/Leitrim Catholic parish, page 119, visually inspected. Under January 1843, the entry records Henry Carolan contracting marriage with Rose Ward on the 18th. The surname is a historical spelling associated with Carlin. The page proves this marriage but does not alone identify the groom as Hugh Carlin’s father. Related people: Henry Carlin, Rose Ward. ### Probable County Down Carlin sibling group A County Down parish-record index names Mary Ann Carolan, Sarah Carlin, William Carlin (1846), Michael Carlin, John Carlin, Margaret Jane Carlin, William Carlin (1851), and Patrick Carlin as children of Henry Carlin/Carolan and Rose Ward. They are displayed as Hugh Carlin’s probable siblings because the parents’ names, parish sequence, and chronology fit the same family. Hugh’s original baptism records Rose Hill, however, so Rose Ward remains a separate person with a possible-identity link. The siblings’ original baptism pages and their later spouses and children remain research targets. ### S262: Candidate William Carlin and Catherine Kerr/Carr family A County Down parish and civil-record index reports a farmer William Carlin of Broclough, born in 1846 and son of farmer Henry Carlin, marrying Catherine Kerr/Carr at Loughinisland Catholic Church on 17 July 1869. It names children Margaret, born 21 July 1870, and Thomas, born 3 November 1872. William’s age and father match the indexed 1846 child of Henry Carlin and Rose Ward, but the marriage summary does not name his mother. The original marriage and birth pages remain uninspected, and 1901/1911 census searches did not securely identify the children. Catherine, Margaret and Thomas are therefore displayed as a possible cousin branch rather than established relatives. ### S263–S264: Weiss–Besaw collateral household A derivative Norvell family history identifies Viola Emma Weiss and Edward Francis Besaw as Marjorie Mae Besaw Norvell’s parents. FamilySearch’s indexed 1950 census independently records Edward F. and Viola E. Besaw with daughter Ellen M. in Granby, Oswego County. The evidence does not yet prove Viola’s relationship to Minnie Weiss Carlin or reconcile Ellen M. Besaw with Ellen B. Hawley. See [the record analysis](research-history/weiss-besaw-collateral-2026-10-25.md). ### S265: Minnie Carlin, Patricia Carlin and Frederick Weiss — 1950 census index FamilySearch’s index to the 6 April 1950 census records Minnie H. Carlin, 42, New York-born, widowed and head of household, in Fulton, Oswego County. Her daughter Patricia Carlin, 10, and brother Frederick Weiss, 58, New York-born and single, are in the same household. This directly documents Frederick as Minnie’s brother and Patricia as Minnie’s daughter. The index does not name Minnie and Frederick’s parents or connect them to Viola Weiss Besaw. Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XPP-VW5D Related people: Minnie Weiss Carlin, Patricia Ann Carlin, Frederick Weiss. - **25 October 2026 — Weiss–Besaw cousin branch:** Connected Minnie Louise Weiss to siblings Frederick James and Viola Emma, and added Viola’s linked children Marjorie, Robert and Bette as Patricia’s first cousins. Extended the Weiss line to Baden through the 1880 Syracuse census and the Thorne line to James and Hannah in Oneida County. Cemetery-link evidence is visibly labeled as derivative. - **25 October 2026 — Weiss siblings and Thorne conflict:** Added Frederick Emil’s five siblings from the 1880 Syracuse census. Downgraded the proposed Thorne parent line to “Needs corroboration” after finding a conflicting FamilySearch profile for James E. B. Thorn with a different wife and children. ### S271: Edward Frederick Weiss compiled profile and source list FamilySearch profile L23B-6Z5 identifies Edward Frederick Weiss (1924–1981) as a son of Herman John Weiss and Hattie May Clement, husband of Dolores Ann Songer, and father of Jane Hattie Weiss and Edward Henry Weiss. The public profile lists six supporting sources, including the 1950 census, a cemetery index and a Social Security NUMIDENT entry. Because those underlying record images have not all been independently inspected, the five imported profiles and their connections are provisional. Source: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L23B-6Z5/edward-frederick-weiss-1924-1981 Related people: Herman John Weiss, Hattie May Clement Weiss, Edward Frederick Weiss, Dolores Ann Songer Weiss, Jane Hattie Weiss, Edward Henry Weiss. - **25 October 2026 — Weiss cousin descendants:** Added the documented descendant branch of Herman John Weiss through Edward Frederick Weiss, including Edward’s wife and two children. All new household links are marked for corroboration pending inspection of the underlying records. ### S299: Stephen and Mary De Stephen household — 1950 federal census index FamilySearch’s [1950 census index](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XPB-PWFQ?lang=en) records **Stephen De Stephen**, 65, Italy-born, married head of household, laborer and U.S. citizen, in Oswego on 20 April 1950. His wife **Mary De Stephen**, 63, was Italy-born; their son **Joseph De Stephen**, 37, was New York-born. The original-image locator is enumeration district 38-65, page 9, line 1. This proves Stephen and Mary survived to the 1950 enumeration and adds Stephen’s naturalized-citizen status. It does not identify the naturalization court or date, their Italian town, either set of parents, or Mary’s maiden surname. A 29-year-old Clara De Stephen appears among other people on the indexed record, but the visible index does not establish her relationship; no profile or family link is assigned without the original household column. Related people: Stephen DeStephen, Maria — surname unknown, Joseph DeStephen. ### S300–S301: Stephen DeStephen — 1958 death and cemetery indexes Ancestry’s [New York State death-index result](https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61668/records/44461) records **Stephen Destephen** dying in New York in **1958** and lists **Oswego, New York**, as his residence. Its public summary hides the exact birth and death dates and does not expose a death locality more precise than New York State. A separate [Find a Grave index result](https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/180138375) records **Stephen DeStephen** as **1884–1958**. The cemetery index is derivative, and its memorial page and marker image have not been independently inspected. The matching rare name, Oswego residence, 1958 death year and the documented 1950 household make the identification strong. The archive therefore adds the death year while preserving the 1884 versus census-based circa-1885 birth discrepancy. Related person: Stephen DeStephen. ### S302–S304: Mary DeStephen — 1940 census, 1970 death and Sicily birthplace lead Ancestry’s [1940 federal-census index](https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/records/6306143) records **Mary Destephen**, born in Italy, residing in Oswego. It points to image `m-t0627-02715-00184`; the free result does not expose age, marital status, household members, address, immigration or naturalization fields. The name, birthplace and locality fit the documented 1930 and 1950 Mary. The [New York State death index](https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61668/records/1944717) records Mary Destephen dying in New York in **1970** and lists **Oswego** as her residence. A separate [Find a Grave index](https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/152594367) gives **1886–1970** and, crucially, reports her birthplace as **Sicilia, Italy**. This is the first located source that narrows the DeStephen maternal origin below the country level. Because the cemetery index is derivative and its memorial image has not been inspected, the archive records Sicily as a supported regional lead while leaving the town, exact dates, maiden surname and parents unresolved. Related person: Maria — surname unknown. ## DeStephen / diStefano update — 25 October 2026 - Mary’s Palladium-Times obituary, preserved on Find a Grave memorial 188620454, identifies her as **Mary (DeStephano) DeStephen**. The memorial normalizes the maiden spelling to **diStefano**. - The obituary says she came from Italy in **1908**, settled in Oswego, lived at **215 Liberty Street**, died Sunday evening **13 December 1970** at Beadle Nursing Home, and was buried at St. Peter Cemetery after services at St. Joseph’s Church. - The memorial gives birth year **1886**, birthplace **Sicilia, Italy**, and burial in **Section K**. It does not name her Sicilian town or parents. - Three primary-record index entries in New York county marriages pair Stefano and Maria under Distefano / Di Stefano / De Stefano in Oswego (Ancestry records 48016, 746795 and 746796). The exact dates and original images remain subscription-obscured. - Stephen’s memorial 215879990 confirms **1884–1958**, spouse Mary, and Section K burial at St. Peter Cemetery. It has no biography, exact dates, Italian town or parents. ## 25 October 2026 — Salemi breakthrough for the DeStephen / Di Stefano line - Ancestry’s 1942 Fourth Registration index, record 16785072 and linked image `44544_04_00018-00045`, identifies **Stefano Distefano** as born **18 December 1884 in Salemi, Italy**, residing in Oswego. This replaces the earlier approximate 1884/1885 and generic Italy birthplace for Stephen DeStephen. - The Oswego county-marriage collection exposes three entries for Stefano and Maria: 25 January 1910 and two entries dated 7 February 1910. These probably represent a license/application and return or duplicate indexing; the originals remain uninspected. - The 1910 federal-census index places Stephen Distefano and Mary Distefono as Italy-born boarders on the same Oswego Ward 5 image (`4450091_00937`). - Passenger record 4007926373 identifies a Maria Di Stefano, born about 1887, whose indexed record contains both **Salemi** and **Oswego**. She departed Palermo aboard the *Regina d’Italia* and arrived at New York on **28 March 1909**. This is a strong match to Mary, though her obituary says 1908 and the Foundation manifest has now been inspected as S315. - Passenger record 4011201703 identifies a Stefano Di Stefano, born about 1885 and associated with Salemi, arriving from Naples aboard the *Konig Albert* on **20 June 1907**. The Foundation manifest has now been inspected as S316. - Salemi’s 1884 civil birth register is not in the currently indexed FamilySearch Trapani collection, which begins in 1906. The town archive holds civil registers from 1820 onward, so Stephen’s original birth act should exist locally and is now the clearest route to his parents. ## 25 October 2026 — Stephen’s naturalization and exact death date - New York naturalization indexes identify three linked Oswego records under **Stefano Di Stefano**: a declaration and petition dated **29 April 1927**, followed by an oath of allegiance on **17 July 1934**. The indexed images are `32126_23182370629373-01017`, `-01019`, and `-01020`. - The originals should state Stephen’s arrival, wife and children. Ancestry locates the images but the signed-in family account has a free membership and cannot open them. FamilySearch collection 1999177 contains Oswego County naturalizations but requires a separate FamilySearch sign-in to search records. - The Social Security Applications and Claims Index has one exact Stephen Destephen record and independently confirms his birth date as **18 December 1884**. The public result does not expose parent names, and exact searches against a bounded list of common Sicilian parent given names returned no match; no parents are inferred. - New York’s death index exposes Stephen’s exact death date as **24 January 1958** and gives Oswego, Oswego County, as his residence. - The Oswego *Palladium-Times* 1958 run exists on microfilm, but a date-bounded search in the accessible NYS Historic Newspapers corpus returned no DeStephen OCR result. An obituary may still exist on the undigitized/microfilm issue immediately after his death. ### S315: Maria Di Stefano — original 1909 passenger manifest inspected The Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation [arrival record](https://www.ellisisland.org/arrival-details/?id=JXTT-9X9) and its displayed original manifest were inspected. **Maria Di Stefano** appears on line 13, age 22, single, last residence **Salemi**, departed Palermo aboard the *Regina d’Italia*, arrived at New York on **28 March 1909**, and was bound for **Oswego, New York**. The Foundation identifies the record as passenger `JXTT-9X9`, image reference `1228-106`. The nearest-relative entry appears to read father **Giuseppe Di Stefano** in Salemi, but the handwriting is too unclear to create a parent profile. **Antonina Di Stefano**, age 17, is the next passenger on line 14 and appears bound for Rochester. The manifest does not state their relationship, so Antonina is preserved as a travel-party lead rather than linked as a sister. Name, age, Salemi origin, Oswego destination, later Oswego marriage to Salemi-born Stefano, and the subsequent Oswego household make this a strong identity match to Mary diStefano DeStephen. Her obituary says she immigrated in 1908, leaving a one-year discrepancy. Related person: Mary diStefano DeStephen. ### S316: Stefano Di Stefano — original 1907 passenger manifest inspected The Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation [arrival record](https://www.statueofliberty.org/arrival-details/?id=JXL8-G6T) and the corresponding original manifest were inspected. **Stefano Di Stefano** appears on line 2, age 22, single, last residence **Salemi**, nationality recorded as Italian South, departed Naples aboard the *König Albert*, and arrived at New York on **20 June 1907**. The Foundation record gives passenger `JXL8-G6T` and image reference `925-521`. **Antonino Di Stefano**, also from Salemi, is adjacent on the manifest and in the Foundation text version. The document does not state their relationship, so Antonino is retained as a possible travel companion rather than added as Stephen’s brother. The U.S. contact field appears to name a brother or close contact but is too faint for a safe identification. The exact name, age and Salemi residence, combined with Stephen’s indexed 18 December 1884 Salemi birth, later Oswego marriage and naturalization under Stefano Di Stefano, make this a strong identity match. No parent can yet be assigned. Related person: Stephen DeStephen. ## Mills branch added as a provisional Syracuse family — 25 October 2026 Public census metadata now resolves the previously masked 1900 Mary Mills household in Syracuse Ward 18. Mary, born April 1886, is indexed as a daughter of David and Cora Mills with siblings William, Harry, Benjamin H., Robert M. and Harold. The 1880 household independently names older daughter Bertha and son Willie; David and Cora remain together in Syracuse/Onondaga in 1910 and 1920. New York death indexes record David H. Mills dying in Syracuse on 10 March 1926 and Cora Mills there on 16 July 1933. The original 1904 marriage index pairs John J. Dice with Matie E. Mills at Solvay on 13 January 1904 under the same certificate, 0747. This fits Mary’s middle initial, age, locality, later husband and the birth timing of Helen, but the groom’s J/W initial and bride’s Matie/Mary spelling remain unexplained. David and Cora and their seven indexed children are therefore added to the interactive archive as the strongest current Mills branch, with every link visibly marked **Needs corroboration** until a direct obituary, marriage certificate or vital record names Mary Dice as their daughter. ## Harry and Mabel Mills descendants — 25 October 2026 Ancestry’s public 1920 census metadata places Harry Mills (about 1884, New York-born) with wife Mabel in Syracuse Ward 1 and explicitly names children Earl (about 1912) and Dorothy (about 1913). The 1930 Onondaga household repeats Harry, Mabel, Earl and Dorothy with the same ages and parent names. Harry’s name, age and continuous Syracuse location align him with the October 1883 son of David and Cora Mills in 1900 and 1910. Earl and Dorothy are the first cousin-generation profiles recovered from this Mills branch. They remain marked **Needs corroboration** because Mary E. Mills Dice’s parentage is still provisional, Mabel’s maiden surname is unknown, and neither child’s later spouse or descendants have yet been proved. ## Harold, Margery and Harold Mills Jr. — 25 October 2026 Ancestry’s public 1920 census metadata places Harold Mills, born about 1894 in New York, as head in Syracuse Ward 14 with wife Margery, about 21, and son Harold, about six. All three entries are consecutive on image 4442074_01128, and the child’s index explicitly names Harold and Margery as parents. Harold Sr.’s name, age and Syracuse location strongly match David and Cora Mills’s November 1893 son. The 1930 Syracuse index continues Marjorie Mills, about 31 and New York-born, with Harold, about 16, identified as her son. This name/age/place match supports Margery and Marjorie as the same woman and the younger Harold as the same child. Harold Sr. has not been securely identified in the inspected 1930 results, so the archive does not infer that he had died or that the couple had separated. Margery’s maiden surname and Harold Jr.’s later family remain open. All three profiles remain marked **Needs corroboration** because Mary E. Mills Dice’s connection to David and Cora is still provisional and the original census images were unavailable. ## Harold and Agnes Mills descendants — 25 October 2026 Ancestry’s public 1940 census metadata places Harold Mills, born about 1914 in New York, with wife Agnes, about 22, in Onondaga County. Their records and four consecutive child entries all share image m-t0627-02859-00203. The children are Thomas (about 1936), Carol (about 1937), Jean (about 1938) and Joan (about 1939); each child’s index explicitly names Harold and Agnes as parents. Harold’s age, birthplace and continuous Onondaga location strongly continue the child of Harold and Margery/Marjorie found in 1920 and 1930. Agnes’s maiden surname and the four children’s later identities remain open. This family is displayed as a provisional cousin branch because Mary E. Mills Dice’s link to David and Cora Mills still awaits a direct parent-naming record. ## Thomas Harold Mills and Sally Elizabeth Ezzell — 25 October 2026 Ancestry’s public North Carolina marriage metadata identifies the 1940 child as **Thomas Harold Mills** and names bride **Sally Elizabeth Ezzell**. Crucially, the groom entry names **Harold Mills and Agnes Mills** as Thomas’s parents. A Korean War-era draft index independently gives the same full name and names Agnes Mills as his relative, while a 1950 census index continues a New York-born Thomas Mills in DeWitt, Onondaga County. Social Security and North Carolina death indexes continue Sally/Sallie under the married surname Mills, identify Ezzell as her former surname, and report her death in 2002 with residence and death in Nash County. The public indexes do not expose Thomas’s exact birth date, the marriage date, Sally’s exact dates, her parents’ given names or children of the marriage. The archive therefore adds the spouse connection and North Carolina move but does not invent a descendant generation. ## Harold and Agnes Mills household in 1950 — 25 October 2026 The 1950 DeWitt, Onondaga County census table identifies Harold Mills, born about 1914, as household head with Agnes and Thomas. Consecutive records on the same image continue Thomas, Carol and Joan; Joan’s row explicitly identifies Harold and Agnes and labels her their daughter. This extends Harold, Agnes, Thomas, Carol and Joan through 1950. Jean is absent from the indexed household, so the archive makes no claim about her death, marriage or residence after 1940. ## Joan Mills — possible Williams/Valenti identity — 25 October 2026 A Social Security claims index links the names **Joan Elizabeth Mills**, **Joan Elizabeth Williams** and **Joan Valenti**, with New York birth and death in 1993. A separate cemetery index reports Joan E. Valenti, born 1939 and died 15 February 1993, while the Social Security death index places her in New York. These details align with Harold and Agnes Mills’s daughter Joan, born about 1939 in New York and still in their DeWitt household in 1950. The later public indexes do not name Harold or Agnes, and no marriage record bridging Mills to Williams or Valenti has yet been recovered. The archive therefore records this as a **possible later identity** and does not add either husband or any children. ### S334: Harry and Mabel C. Mills household — 1915 New York census Ancestry index record 12565623 identifies Earl C. Mills, born about 1912, with father Harry Mills, mother Mabel C. Mills and a sibling in Onondaga County. Image reference 32848_B094098-00389. Together with the matching 1920 and 1930 households, this establishes Earl’s and Mabel’s middle initials. Original image not preserved locally. Related people: Harry Mills, Mabel C. Mills, Earl Charles Mills, Dorothy Mills. ### S335: Earl C. and Elma J. Mills household — 1950 census The federal census index records Earl C. Mills, age 38, and wife Elma J. Mills, age 37, at 122 Valley View, Syracuse. Earl was a parcel-service bookkeeper and Elma a hospital stenographer. No children appear in the indexed household. Earl’s row displays an internally inconsistent “widowed” value, while Elma’s adjacent row identifies her as his wife and married; the household relationship is retained and the discrepancy is explicit. Image 43290879-New_York-064058-0025, ED 71-237, page 72. Related people: Earl Charles Mills, Elma Fern Jones Mills. ### S336: Earl Charles and Elma Fern Mills — identity, burial and service indexes A World War II draft index expands Earl C. Mills to Earl Charles Mills. Matching Army enlistment, BIRLS, Social Security, obituary, birth and cemetery indexes support the same Syracuse identity. Find a Grave index records Earl as 1911–1988 and Elma as 3 March 1913–24 December 2000, both at Onondaga Valley Cemetery. Elma’s entry gives maiden name Jones, birthplace Mexico, New York, and parents Floyd P. and Lora Jones. These cemetery details are derivative pending original vital records. Related people: Earl Charles Mills, Elma Fern Jones Mills, Floyd P. Jones, Lora Jones. ## Dorothy Mabel Mills Geller and five children — 25 October 2026 Ancestry’s public New York county-marriage result table identifies **Dorothy Mabel Mills** and spouse **William Henry Geller** in Onondaga County (records 900342330–900342331). This full name and locality align with Harry and Mabel Mills’s daughter Dorothy, who appears in their 1915, 1920 and 1930 households. The 1940 census index then places William and Dorothy Geller together in Onondaga County on image `m-t0627-02705-00477`. Five child entries on that same image explicitly name William and Dorothy as parents: **Arlene** (record 5093872, born about 1934), **Gregory** (5093873), **Charlotte** (5093875), **Ella** (5093878) and **William Jr.** (5093879). These five people are now shown as a connected cousin branch. Dorothy’s matching death, cemetery and obituary indexes report 1912–1972, and the obituary index names Gregory as a relative. The marriage and census images are behind Ancestry’s subscription screen, so the public index metadata is preserved with that limitation. The whole Mills-to-Dice connection remains provisional until a direct parent-naming record proves Mary Mills Dice as David and Cora Mills’s daughter. ### S337: Dorothy Mabel Mills and William Henry Geller — Onondaga marriage record Public result metadata names the bride, spouse and county. Records 900342330–900342331; images 004489569_00659–00660. Exact marriage date remains hidden. ### S338: William and Dorothy Geller family — 1940 Onondaga census index Public household metadata names William, Dorothy and five children on one census image. Child record IDs: Arlene 5093872, Gregory 5093873, Charlotte 5093875, Ella 5093878 and William Jr. 5093879. ## Geller cousin descendants recovered from two obituaries — 25 October 2026 Gregory Elwyn Geller’s 2023 Syracuse obituary directly names his mother **Dorothy Mills**, wife **Clara Belle Sitts**, daughters **Rose Ann Geller-White** and **Brenda Geller**, and granddaughter **Erica Geller**. It also supplies his exact dates, 1959 marriage, Marine Corps service, working life and long involvement with the New York State Fair rabbit department. Charlotte A. Geller Eckert’s 2024 funeral-home obituary independently names parents **William and Dorothy Geller**, husband **Daniel Eckert Sr.**, thirteen children including an infant daughter, twenty-one grandchildren, and siblings Greg, Bill, Earl, Arlene, Ella Wooton and Joan Bell. This record expands the Geller branch by more than forty named relatives and reveals two previously missing children of William and Dorothy: Earl and Joan. The obituary lists Charlotte’s grandchildren collectively rather than assigning each to a parent. They are therefore connected to Charlotte with visibly unresolved grandchild links instead of invented parent-child relationships. Great-grandchildren are mentioned but not named and are not represented as anonymous profiles. ### S339: Gregory Elwyn Geller obituary Published by the Syracuse Post Standard, 17–18 July 2023. Names mother, wife, daughters, granddaughter, siblings, military service, occupations and marriage details. ### S340: Charlotte A. Geller Eckert obituary Published by Traub Funeral Home after her death on 16 January 2024. Names parents, husband, children, grandchildren and siblings. ## Ella, Joan and William Geller families — 25 October 2026 Three published obituaries extend Dorothy Mills Geller’s branch through three more children. Ella Geller Morey Wootton’s funeral-home notice identifies two husbands and five children. Joan Geller Eustace Bell’s Syracuse notice identifies two husbands, three children, eight grandchildren and one great-grandson. William H. Geller Jr.’s funeral-home notice identifies wife Linda, son Corey, stepdaughter Dawn and their spouses. Ella’s notice states that her first marriage produced three children and her second produced two, but presents all five children in a later combined list. The archive groups the three Morey sons with Don Morey and the Wootton son plus Lillian Cudak with Albert Wootton using surnames and the stated three-plus-two count; that grouping remains labeled as an inference pending birth records. Joan’s grandchildren are listed collectively, so they connect to Joan with unresolved intermediate parent links. ### S341: Ella Geller Morey Wootton obituary Paul Funeral Home obituary, death 5 May 2023. Names parents, husbands, children, siblings, working life and burial. ### S342: Joan Geller Eustace Bell obituary Syracuse Post Standard obituary, published 21 March 2011. Names two husbands, three children, eight grandchildren, a great-grandson and five siblings. ### S343: William H. Geller Jr. obituary Traub Funeral Home obituary, death 12 January 2024. Names parents, wife, son, stepdaughter, their spouses and siblings. ## David Mills funeral and Robert Mills — 25 October 2026 The original *Syracuse American*, Sunday 14 March 1926, page 15, reports that Robert Mills was allowed to leave the Onondaga County Penitentiary in a deputy sheriff’s custody to attend funeral services for his father, David Mills, on 13 March. Robert was completing a 60-day term and is described as a federal prisoner; the article does not identify the offense. The timing and family relationship strongly identify this pair: New York’s death index records David H. Mills dying in Syracuse on 10 March 1926, and Cora Mills’s 1933 original obituary independently names Robert among the sons of David and Cora. The report provides a second direct source for the father-son relationship but does not name David’s parents, wife, address, occupation or burial place. ### S350: Robert Mills attends father David Mills’s funeral — Syracuse American Original newspaper page visually inspected and preserved. Published 14 March 1926; funeral attended 13 March 1926. Related people: David H. Mills, Robert M. Mills. ## 1900 David and Cora Mills household — original sheet (added 25 October 2026) The original census image places the family in Syracuse Ward 18, ED 159, sheet 7B. David was born March 1850; Cora was born June 1860, correcting the earlier index reading of January. They reported 25 years married. Cora reported eight children born and seven living; six were at home, and Bertha is known from 1880, leaving one additional child unidentified. The sheet is saved in the archive as `records/david-cora-mills-1900-census.pdf` with a focused crop in `previews/`.