Branchaud Guillaume^[1]

1838 - 1915  (77 years)

• Name	Branchaud Guillaume
  Birth	22 Jan 1838	Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	06 Nov 1915	Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Notes	== Biography == Guillaume was born and baptized in Louiseville on 22 January 1838. He is the son of [[Branchaud-86|Guillaume Branchaud]] and [[Lajoie-453|Euphemie Lajoie]]. Guillaume's godparents, [[Nicolas Paquin]] and [[Emilie Bl (sic:Blais)]] '''Baptism''': "Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979" Catalog: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/244033 Registres paroissiaux] Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1818-1846 Image path: Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 > Louiseville > Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1818-1846 > image 534 of 795 {{FamilySearch Image|3QS7-8993-W51N}} (accessed 25 February 2023) , are their immediate neighbors (in 1861). '''1861 Census''': "1861 Census of Canada" Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C1293-1294; Page number: 261 {{Ancestry Sharing|2062906|e0ee43f59dab616e87d4b4930bd1ec19f1ca7999e2aa2e739830cfff64afffa6}} - {{Ancestry Record|1570|793901905|ca}} (accessed 25 February 2023) Guillaume Branchand (56), married head of household in Ste-Ursule, Maskinongé, Canada East. Born in Lower Canada. He lived with his parents in Ste-Ursule, a village near Maskinongé and Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup (Louiseville).(1851 '''1851 Census''':"1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia" Year: 1851; Census Place: St Maurice, Canada East (Quebec); Schedule: A; Roll: C-1139; Page: 43; Line: 19 {{Ancestry Sharing|2078482|cc444efc488ffde8801117cdbc8dbbcc7c16a7bff1027600c53889c69cb84a31}} - {{Ancestry Record|1061|936344|ca}} (accessed 26 February 2023) Guillaume Branchaud in St Maurice, Canada East (Quebec), Canada. Born in Ste Ursule. ). On 7 January 1863, in Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup (Louiseville), [[Branchaud-85|Guillaume Brancheau]] from Ste-Ursule parish, son of [[Branchaud-86|Guillaume Brancheau]] and [[Lajoie-453|Euphémie Lajoie]] married [[Gagnon-6045|Rose Gagnon]] from this parish, daughter of [[Sifroy Gagnon]] and [[Julie Dulion dite Lamirande]] ... '''Marriage''': "Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979" Catalog: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/244033 Registres paroissiaux] Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1847-1868 Image path: Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 > Louiseville > Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1847-1868 > image 536 of sur 709 {{FamilySearch Image|3QSQ-G99S-PQVK}} (accessed 25 February 2023) '''Marriage''':"Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968" Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp. {{Ancestry Sharing|2049616|397a09f5fc52aea132f3ec95b906d6f8438795c494fa8113cf10325f1e4711f7}} - {{Ancestry Record|1091|4930124|ca}} (accessed 25 February 2023) Guil Blancheau marriage to Rose Gagnon on 7 Janv 1863 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada. The family of ten lived in St-Paulin until 1881. '''1871 Census''': "1871 Census of Canada" Year: 1871; Census Place: St Paulin, Maskinongé, Quebec; Roll: C-10076; Page: 41; Family No: 135 {{Ancestry Sharing|2078716|ee579e234257a4d13e7dd74a094b42f62d6db1bb22d0d15544a98cd3d4f02d93}} - {{Ancestry Record|1578|1436184|ca}} (accessed 26 February 2023) Guillaume Branchaud (35), married, Cultivateur, in St Paulin, Maskinongé, Quebec. Born in Quebec. '''1881 Census''': "1881 Census of Canada" Year: 1881; Census Place: St Paulin, Maskinongé, Quebec; Roll: C_13214; Page: 18; Family No: 75 {{Ancestry Sharing|1516507|6b7000e3f4b8cc1ef6d6814288575bd9ccf49abac68a51cee64aee915cc71f0e}} - {{Ancestry Record|1577|3876895|ca}} (accessed 4 March 2023) Guillaume Branchaut (43), married, Farmer, in Quebec. Born in Quebec. Then Guillaume and his brother François, with their wives and children, moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin '''1884 Directory''': "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Wisconsin > Eau Claire > 1884 > Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1884 {{Ancestry Sharing|2049862|2caedde55cb8c89996901d4c6c5855cd0ae2bcca38b10aced10e97cd6595e7ca}} - {{Ancestry Record|2469|806576343|ca}} - Ancestry {{Ancestry Image|2469|13382130}} (accessed 25 February 2023) Brancheau William (Street Address: 642 Menomonee) and Brenshaw Frank (Street Address: 518 Water); Residence Place: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA; Occupation: Laborer; Publication Title: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1884. where they lived at different adresses, mainly on Water St. '''U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995''': Wisconsin > Eau Claire > 1884 > Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1884 > i.35 1885 > Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1885 > i.38 1889 > Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1889 > i.45 1891 > Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1891 > i.35 1893 > Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1893 > i.36 1895 > Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1895 > i.40 1897 > Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1897 > i.24 1905 > Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1905 > i.40 1908 > Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1908 > i.76 1910 > Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1910 > i.72 1914 > Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1914 > i.65 {{Ancestry Sharing|2049862|2caedde55cb8c89996901d4c6c5855cd0ae2bcca38b10aced10e97cd6595e7ca}} - Ancestry {{Ancestry Record|2469|806576343|ca}} (accessed 2 March 2023) William Brancheau. . They worked in the lumber industry. '''1895 Census''': "Wisconsin, U.S., State Censuses, 1855-1905" Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1895; Line: 8 {{Ancestry Sharing|2181859|67d17b63f4594957f83a14ce831d0d01baed6fd742e5086391c08907c0833839}} - {{Ancestry Record|1055|528937|ca}} (accessed 2 March 2023) Wm Branshaw head of household in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA. '''1900 Census''': "1900 United States Federal Census" Year: 1900; Census Place: Eau Claire Ward 7, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: 1788; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1241788 {{Ancestry Sharing|1516660|5f0ad19da824eea555de60fe5532ad63761094072985f32c6b76a53fce515527}} - {{Ancestry Record|7602|63248590|ca}} (accessed 2 March 2023) William Branshaw (58), married, Woodsman, head of household in Eau Claire Ward 7, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Born in Canada. '''1910 Census''': "1910 United States Federal Census" Year: 1910; Census Place: Eau Claire Ward 7, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1710; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1375723 {{Ancestry Sharing|1566246|d2ebab7c22697f013d6e3f688f26dc5836cd922fd46c4292f8fda6dea03c5e8d}} - {{Ancestry Record|7884|30705793|ca}} (accessed 2 March 2023) John Branshaw (75), married, Laborer, head of household in Eau Claire Ward 7, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA. Born in Canada French. [[Branchaud-85|William Branshaw]] passed away and was buried in Eau Claire in 1915. '''Burial''': "U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current" Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: {{FindAGrave|142067239}} {{Ancestry Record|60525|116583757|ca}} (accessed 25 February 2023) William John Branshaw burial (died on 6 Nov 1915) in Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States of America. == Notes == * Other William Branchaud ** The US censuses from 1900 to 1930 put their origin in Canada.** According to PRDH, Guillaume and his father are the only Guillaume Branchaud born in Quebec between 1800 and 1849.** Guillaume's father used the name William but he died in Ste-Ursule on [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MB-FWCG 8 June 1879].** Guillaume has a brother named Theodore who supposedly calls himself William, but he dies in Ste-Ursule in [https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1091/images/d13p_25910945 1906] after 3 marriages there ([https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1091/images/d13p_25901056 1861], [https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1091/images/d13p_25910411 1891], [https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1091/images/d13p_25910685 1899]). * In 1861, Guillaume or his father could be in [https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3267213 seigneurie Grand Pré (nearby)] '''Residence''': "Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s" Compiled from various family history sources. See source information provided with each entry {{Ancestry Record|7920|1817379|ca}} (accessed 7 March 2023) Name: Guillaume Branchaud; Event: Living; Year: 1861; Place: Grand Pre; Province: Quebec; Source: Cadastres abreges des Seigneuries du District de Trois Rivieres No 24 Grosbois Ouest, Quebec, 1863.; Volume/Page: 10, 14; Note: The province and county are associated with the location of the record source and in some cases may not be the same as the place where the event occured. . * In 1910 census '''WIlliam''' is named '''John''' but his address in the census (612 Water Street) match with the one in Eau Claire Directory. '''1910 Directory''': "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information {{Ancestry Sharing|2551441|f2618ab635cf93a54fc63afb3eff4342ebf943f5ccc336010d7b48bdb2a8d17d}} - {{Ancestry Record|2469|818798294|ca}} (accessed 18 March 2023) Name: Branshaw William Edison; Residence Year: 1910; Street Address: 612 Water; Residence Place: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA; Occupation: Laborer; Publication Title: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1910. * Did Guillaume remarried with Mary in Eau Claire ? *: It is not absolutely certain that [[Gagnon-6045|Rose Délima Gagnon]] is actually Mary Branshaw. Rose might have died around the time the family moved to the states. But according to 1900 and 1910 censuses they both migrated around 1881 and married around 1869, 12 years earlier, when Guillaume was still very much married to Rose.*''' Is Fred an adopted child''' ? In 1910 census William has a 19 years old son Fred but 10 years earlier he does not ! Instead in 1900 he has a 9 years old grand-son Theodore Demers !*:After the death of his daughter Jennie (Exilda) in 1909, William seems to have adopted his grand-son [[Theodore Demars]] under the name of [[Fred Branshaw]]. Theodore, who was born in 1891 (before Jennie married in 1893), was already living with his grand-parents.''' Is it Theodore Sr who lost a previous wife or Jennie's giving birth before marriage ?''' * Name changing problems*: Many members of the family changed their name or had it changed by clerks. The absence of primary source and bad indexing of non-English names compounded the problem of retracing the family. == Sources == * Find a Grave, base de données et images (https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/142067239/william-john-branshaw: consulté(e) 25 Février 2023), page du mémorial de William John Branshaw (Avr 1842–6 Nov 1915), ID de mémorial Find a Grave 142067239, citant Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA; Administré par Karen Kelsey (contributeur 47314012). * La famille de François : https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/tree/189380059/family?cfpid=352468127359* La famille de Guillaume : https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/107159589/person/312253336932/facts
  Person ID	I60418	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	BRANCHAUD Guillaume,   b. 14 Apr 1805, Louiseville, Bas-Canada d. 08 Jun 1879, Sainte-Ursule, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	LAJOIE Euphemie,   b. 16 Nov 1806, Maskinongé, Lower Canada d. 24 Oct 1889, Sainte-Ursule, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Apr 1824	Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada
  	one source indicates St. Ursule, PQ
  Family ID	F22552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gagnon Rose,   b. 21 May 1840
  Marriage	07 Jan 1863	Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East   [1]
  Family ID	F26938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

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  [S1749] Merged from Branchaud-718755_1 on 6-Jan-2026 at 21:00.