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St. Pierre and Miquelon Vital Records
of Newfoundlanders
1862 - 1864

The following is a translation of birth, death, marriage records of Saint-Pierre, Miquelon, and Île aux chiens.
The earliest records are Roman Catholic, and after the French Revolution they became civil.

In the 1700s, when the penal laws banned papists in Newfoundland, devout Roman Catholics in Placentia Bay and Burin
went to the island of Saint-Pierre for baptisms and marriages.  After the French Revolution, Saint-Pierre became the trade entrepôt. 
Many people from Placentia Bay, Burin, and Fortune Bay went there to work.  The island also had the only hospital in the region.  

The birth, death. marriage records are presented together in a cronological listing .

For St. Pierre records before the French Revolution check in the "Parish Records" section.

Civil Births, Deaths, Marriages for St. Pierre 1862 - 1864 with a Newfoundland Connection
(État civil des naissances, décès et mariages pour Saint-Pierre, 1862 – 1864)
Act Date Information
Birth 4 April 1862 at ten o'clock in the morning Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared Antoine Laurens, police officer, aged 43 years, and David Hepditch, fisherman, aged 35 years, resident of Lamaline, who inform us of the death of a man named PATRICK CLOONEY, fisherman, aged about 21 years, a resident of St. John's, Newfoundland, who was found dead this today at eight o'clock in the morning in the barachois.
Birth 4 April 1862 at noon Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared JOSEPH ALEXANDER FITZGERALD, trader, aged 40 years, resident of this island, who inform us of the birth of his daughter, born today at five in the morning at his home, to Emily Josephine Dagort, his wife, aged 27 years. He declares the child to have the name of FANNIE EMILIE FITZGERALD. This declaration made in the presence of Thomas Cyprien Dagort, baker, aged 34 years, and THOMAS FITZGERALD, storekeeper, aged 35 years.
Birth 28 May 1862 at three in the evening Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared WILLIAM FORBES McLAUGHLIN, trader, aged 29 years, who inform us of the birth of his daughter, born on the 26th of this month at half past seven in the morning at his home, and ELIZABETH THOMPSON his wife, aged 33 years. He declares the child to have the name of MARIA JANE ELIZABETH McLAUGHLIN. This declaration made in the presence of Jean Pierre Frecker, trader, aged 37 years, half brother of the informant, and Alfred Omnes, naval employee, aged 29 years.
Birth 14 October 1862 at five o'clock in the evening Before us, François Anthoine, civil registrar at the island of Ste. Pierre, appeared Henriette Chevalier, widow Foliot, midwife, aged 57 years, who inform us of the birth of the male child, born yesterday at five o'clock in the morning, son of JOSEPH BOURGEOIS, fisherman, aged 28 years, and BRIDGET FEWER, his wife. They declare the name of the child to be EDOUARD BAPTISTE. This declaration made in the presence of Alfred Omnès, naval employee, aged 29 years, and Elie Sasco, postal employee, aged 23 years.
Marriage 30 October 1862 at half past eight in the morning Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry, appeared Jean Antoine Gravé, fisherman, aged 34 years, born at Saint-Pierre, on the 2 August 1828, lawful son of Jean Antoine Gravé, carpenter, aged 58 years old, and of the late Virginie Giron, his wife, on the first part; and MARY MARTHA HARRIS, aged 29 years, born in Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, on June 12, 1833, lawful daughter of PETER HARRIS, fisherman, aged 73 years, and MARY ROSE, his wife, aged 55 years. They requested of us to proceed with the celebration of the planned marriage between them. The witnesses to this marriage are Gustave Pinel, trader's clerk, aged 25 years, and Alexis Leconte, shoemaker, aged 53 years.
Marriage 13 November 1862 at nine in the morning Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared Hippolyte Frédéric Juin, fisherman, aged 28 years, resident of this island, Born in Saint-Pierre on August 18, 1834, lawful son of Jean Julien Juin, who died in this island on February 4, 1857, and Françoise Cormier, his widow, aged 51 years, on the first part; and ANNA QUIRK, aged 29 years, born in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, on July 31, 1833, the lawful daughter of THOMAS QUIRK, fisherman, and the late ALICE BECK, who died in St. Lawrence, on May 4, 1855. The couple requested of us to proceed with the celebration of the planned marriage between them. The witnesses to this marriage are Isidore Briand, carpenter, aged 22 years, brother of the contractor, and Paul Letounel, carpenter, aged 33 years.
Birth 10 December 1862 at one o'clock in the evening Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared JEAN PIERRE FRECKER, trader, aged 38 years, resident of this island, who informs us of the birth of his daughter, born on the 7th current at three and a half in the evening at his home, to EMILY EVANS his wife, aged 28 years. He declares the child to have the name of EMILY MARIA ANNA FRECKER. This declaration made in the presence of Charles Neilly, surgeon, aged 40 years, and Edouard Marie Littayé, colonial treasurer, aged 58 years.
Birth 10 December 1862 at one o'clock in the evening Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared JEAN PIERRE FRECKER, trader, aged 38 years, resident of this island, who informs us of the birth of his daughter, born on the 7th current at three and a half in the evening at his home, to EMILY EVANS his espouse, aged 28 years. He declares the child to have the name of FLORENCE ST. PIERRE FRECKER. This declaration made in the presence of Charles Neilly, surgeon, aged 40 years, and Edouard Marie Littayé, colonial treasurer, aged 58 years.
Death 24 December 1862 at noon Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared Elie Sasco, postal employee, aged 23 years, and Jean Héguy, caretaker, aged 42 years, who inform us of the death of JOHN HODGES, aged about eleven years, son of JOHN HODGES, carpenter, and ANNE PENDERGAST, his wife, a laundress. The child was born in Lamaline, Newfoundland, and died at his parents' house today at two in the morning.
Birth 8 January 1863 at noon Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared MICHAEL HERRON (Herring), marine, aged about 42 years, who informed us of the birth of his daughter, born at five o’clock in the morning at his home, to BRIDGET MALONEY, his wife, aged about 37 years. He declares the child to have the name of JEANNE HERRON. This declaration made in the presence of Louis Lemoine, postal accountant, aged 30 years, and Jean Héguy, caretaker, aged 43 years.
Birth 23 January 1863 at ten o'clock in the morning Before us, François Anthoine, civil registrar at the island of Ste. Pierre, appeared Felix Maxime, fisherman, aged forty-one, who informs us of the birth of his daughters, born yesterday at a quarter past two in the evening, to ANNE BURNS, his wife. He declares the child to have the name of MARIE JOSEPH MAXIME. This declaration made in the presence of Elie Sasco, postal employee, aged 23 years, and Henri Victor Julien Sémery, fisherman, aged 30 years.
Death 27 May 1863 at eight o'clock in the morning Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared RICHARD O’GORMAN SHEEHAN trader, aged 30 years, and Alfred Omnes, naval employee, aged 30 years, who inform us of the death of young JOHN JOSEPH GORMAN, aged 23 months, son of JOSEPH GORMAN, trader, and SARAH KENNY, his wife, born at St. Pierre on July 12, 1860, and who died in his parents' home today at one in the morning.
Birth 28 May 1862 at three in the evening Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared WILLIAM FORBES McLAUGHLIN, trader, aged 29 years, who informs us of the birth of his daughter, born on the 26th of this month at half past seven in the morning at his home, and ELIZABETH THOMPSON his wife, aged 33 years. He declares the child to have the name of MARIA JANE ELIZABETH McLAUGHLIN. This declaration made in the presence of Jean Pierre Frecker, trader, aged 37 years, half brother of the informant, and Alfred Omnes, naval employee, aged 29 years.
Birth 1 June 1863 at noon Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared Adèle Argentine Loyer, widow of Louis Courcier, aged 50 years, midwife, who informed us of the birth of a female child today at five in the morning at her home, to FANNIE LEGG, aged 19 years, a resident of Newfoundland with no profession. She declares the child to have the name of PAULINE FANNIE LEGG. This declaration made in the presence of Elie Sasco, notary clerk, aged 24 years, and Jean Héguy, caretaker, aged 43 years.
Birth 28 June 1863 at noon Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared JOSEPH ALEXANDER FITZGERALD, trader, aged 41 years, resident of this island, who informs us of the birth of his son, born today at two in the morning, to Emilie Josephine Dagort, his wife, aged 28 years. He declares the child to have the name of JOSEPH CYPRIEN FITZGERALD. This declaration made in the presence of Alfred Omnes, naval employee, aged 30 years, and Elie Sasco, lawyer, aged 24 years.
Death 12 August 1863 at four o'clock in the evening Before us, François Anthoine, civil registrar at the island of Ste. Pierre, appeared Euphrasie Josseau, widow LeLorieux, midwife, aged 43 years, who inform us of the birth of a male child, born dead, son of PIERRE AUDOUX, fisherman, aged 27 years, and ELLEN SLANEY, his wife, aged 22 years. The child was delivered today at six o'clock in the morning.
Marriage 8 September 1863 at half past seven in the morning Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared Edouard Victor Cauchard, carpenter, aged 32 years, born in Coutances, Manche, France, on September 2nd, 1831, lawful son of the late Thomas Cauchard, and Victorine Elisa Delalande, his wife, on the first part; and MARGARET HODGES, about 20 years old, born at Lamaline, Newfoundland, on September 15, 1843, lawful daughter of JOHN HODGES, sailor, and ANNE PENDERGAST, his wife, laundress, aged 45 years. The couple requested of us to proceed with the celebration of the planned marriage between them. The witnesses to this marriage are Charles Neilly, surgeon, aged 40 years, and Aimable Adolphe Doublet, fisherman, aged 31 years.
Birth 24 September 1863 at noon Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared WILLIAM FORBES McLOUGHLIN, trader, aged 30 years, resident of this island, who inform us of the birth of his daughter, born on the 21st of this month, at 11 o'clock in the evening in his house, to ELIZABETH THOMPSON, his wife, aged 34 years. He declares the child to have the name of EMILE EUGENIE McLAUGHLIN. This declaration made in the presence of Célestin Severn, aged 41 years, and André Patural, aged 24 years.
Birth 28 September 1863 at ten in the morning Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared PIERRE SAMSON, painter of buildings, aged 34 years, resident of this island, who inform us of the birth of his daughter, born on the twenty-sixth instant at eleven o'clock in the evening, to RACHEL BROWN, his wife, aged 24 years. He declares the child to have the name of FANNIE ALEXANDRINE GABRIELLE SAMSON. This declaration made in the presence of Elie Sasco, notary clerk, aged 24 years, and Jean Héguy, caretaker, aged 43 years.
Death 7 October 1863 at eight o'clock in the morning Before us, François Anthoine, civil registrar at the island of Ste. Pierre, appeared Elie Sasco, notary clerk, aged 24 years, and Jean Héguy, caretaker, aged 43 years, who inform us of the death of JANE FEWER, aged twenty two years. She was born in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, daughter of WILLIAM FEWER and MARY BECK. Miss Fewer died yesterday at 11 o'clock evening at the home of her aunt ELIZABETH BECK, widow AUDOUX, aged 46 years.
Marriage 20 October 1863 at eleven o'clock in the morning Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared RICHARD O'GORMAN SHEEHAN, trader, aged 30 years, born at Harbor Breton, Newfoundland, on April 26, 1833, lawful son of RICHARD LOUIS SHEEHAN, who died on October 21, 1835, and MARAGRET O'GORMAN, widow, aged 56 years, resident in this island, on the first part; and ELIZABETH MARIE THORN, aged 19 years, born at St. Pierre on July 12, 1844, lawful daughter of EDWARD HUMPHREY THORN, who died in Avranches, Manche, France, on October 26, 1856, and ESTHER BANET, widow, aged 46 years. The couple requested of us to proceed with the celebration of the planned marriage between them. The witnesses to this marriage are Alfred Omnès, naval employee, aged 31 years, and Léon Ernest Fréchon, trader, aged 36 years.
Birth 5 November 1863 at two o'clock in the evening Before us, François Anthoine, civil registrar at the island of Ste. Pierre, appeared Adele Loyer, widow Courier, midwife, aged 50 years, who inform us of the birth of the male child, born today at 10 o'clock in the morning, to MARY CLOONEY, aged about 22 years. She declares the name of the child is SYLVESTER PIERRE. Given in the presence of Jean Héguy, caretaker, 43 years, and Elie Sasco, notary clerk, 24 years.
Birth 7 December 1863at noon Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared HENRY CLINTON, trader, aged 26 years, who inform us of the birth of his daughter, born yesterday morning at a quarter past eleven at his home, to MARY MARGARET SHEEHAN, his wife, aged 28 years. He declares the child to have the name of MARY SHEEHAN CLINTON. Given in the presence of Louis Lemoine, postal accountant, 30 years, and Jean Héguy, caretaker, 43 years.
Marriage 10 January 1864 at seven in the evening Before us, at the civil registry office in Ste. Stone, appeared Pierre Célestin Dubois, fisherman, aged 39 years, born in Plerguer, Ille-et-Vilaine, France on May 20, 1824, lawful son of the late Pierre Dubois, who died on April 24th, 1853, and Marie Boison, his widow, housewife, on the first part; and ELLEN TOBIN, aged about 37 years, born in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, in the year 1827, lawful daughter of the late THOMAS TOBIN, who died in August 1852, and MARGARET QUIRK, his widow, residing in St. Lawrence. The couple was married by a priest on 12 November 1855 at St. Lawrence, and they have three children: (1) Alexandre Albert Joseph Dubois, born on January 17, 1857; (2) Marie Helene Dubois, born on August 24, 1859; (3) Marguerite Rosalie Dubois, born July 18, 1863. The couple requested of us to proceed with the civil celebration of their marriage. The witnesses to this marriage are Nicolas François Bonnieul, fisherman aged 42 years, and Felix Maxime, fisherman, aged 42 years.
Death 31 March 1864 at ten in the morning Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared Dominique Gouyon, police officer, aged 42 years, and André Paturel, business agent, aged 25 years, who inform us of the death of ROBERT RODGERS, sailor, aged 28 years, born and residing at Burgeo, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, was found in the water at seven o'clock and transported immediately to the hospital yesterday.
Death 31 March 1864 at ten in the morning Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared JOHN JOSEPH FITZGERALD, trader, aged 45 years, paternal uncle of the deceased, and Elie Sasco, business agent, aged 24 years, who inform us of the death of FANNIE EMILIE FITZGERALD, aged about two years old, born April 4th, 1862, the daughter of ALEXANDER FITZGERALD, trader, aged 42 years, and Emilie Josephine Dagort, his wife, aged 29 years . Fannie died today at five in the morning at her parent's home.
Death 20 May 1864 at two o'clock in the evening Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared Jean Marie Charles Primer, trader, aged 36 years, and Elie Sasco, business agent, aged 25 years, who inform us of the death of young EMILY EUGENIA McLAUGHLIN, daughter of WILLIAM FORBES McLAUGHLIN and ELIZABETH THOMPSON, his wife. Emily was born on September 21st 1863, and she died on this day at eleven o'clock in the morning at her parent’s home.
Marriage 23 May 1864 at eight o'clock in the evening Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared Victor Louis Tesnière, baker, aged about 25 years, born in Lolif, Manche, France on May 31, 1839, lawful son of the late François Tesnière, who died on June 30, 1852, and Anne Allain, his widow, cultivator, on the first part; and EMMA BECK, aged 19 years, born at St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, on June 24, 1844, twenty-fourth, lawful daughter of THOMAS BECK, fisherman, and ELIZABETH TARRANT, his wife, housewife, both residing at St. Lawrence. The couple requested of us to proceed with the celebration of the planned marriage between them. The witnesses to this marriage are Michel Allain, tinsmith, aged 34 years, et Auguste Norgeot, carpenter, aged 28 years.
Birth 30 May 1864 at a quarter past eleven in the morning Before us, François Anthoine, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared THOMAS FRANCIS FITZGERALD, merchant, aged 37 years, who informs of the birth of his son, born yesterday at six in the evening at his home, to LOUISE MARIE DETCHEVERRY, his wife, aged 30 years. He declares the child to have the name of HENRI AUGUSTE FITZGERALD. This declaration made in the presence of Thomas Cyprien Dagort, merchant, aged 26 years, and Elie Sasco, business agent, aged 25 years.
Death 12 August 1864 at eight o'clock in the morning Before us, Elie Saco, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared RICHARD O'GORMAN SHEEHAN, trader, about 31 years, and André Paturel, business agent, aged 25 years, who inform us of the death of young MARY SHEEHAN CLINTON, born September 7th, 1863, daughter of HENRY CLINTON and MARY SHEEHAN, his wife. She died at her parent's home on this day August 12th at four o'clock in the morning.
Death 10 September 1864 at ten in the morning Before us, Elie Sasco, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared Georges Barnay, police officer, aged 38 years, and Anatole Detcheverry, store employee, aged 22 years, who inform us of the death of young HENRY AUGUSTE FITZGERALD, born in this island on May 29th, 1864, son of THOMAS FRANCIS FITZGERALD, trader, aged 37 years, and Louise Marie Detcheverry, his wife, aged 37 years. He died yesterday, the 9th of September, at ten o'clock in the evening at his parents' home.
Marriage 9 November 1864 at seven in the morning Before us, Elie Sasco, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared Edouard Auguste LeBrun, marine, aged 24 years, born at Saint-Pierre on May 23, 1840, lawful son of François Marie Lebrun, fisherman, aged 52 years, here present consenting, and the late Anne Louise Coupard, his wife, who died on March 3, 1844, on the first part; and MADELINE FITZGERALD, servant, aged 20 years, born in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, on March 8th, 1844, lawful daughter of PATRICK FITGERALD, sailor, and CATHERINE POWER, housewife, both residing in St. Lawrence. The couple requested of us to proceed with the celebration of the planned marriage between them. The witnesses to this marriage are August Norgeot, carpenter, aged 28 years, and Jean Héguy, caretaker, aged 43 years.
Birth 13 November 1864 at ten o'clock in the morning Before us, Elie Sasco, officer of the civil registry office in Ste. Pierre, appeared JOSEPH GORMAN, trader, aged 45 years, who informs us of the birth of his daughter, born this day at four in the morning at his home, to SARAH KENNY, his wife, aged 38 years. He declares the child to have the name of MARY BRIDGET EUGENIA GORMAN. This declaration made in the presence of Jean Héguy, caretaker, aged 43 years, and Henri Allain, police officer, aged 38 years.

Translated and Contributed by Edward-Vincent Chafe (2022)

Page Revised by Craig Peterman (July 31, 2022)

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