Miss Marie-Anne Dacquay was born in the area of Pontivy, Brittany, France, on February 11, 1872. Her parents were Joseph Marie Dacquay (1840 - 1880) and Marie Anne (née David, 1850 - 1903). She was the eldest of four (known) children and one of them is known to have passed away in early childhood.
Her (known) siblings:
- Louis Marie (1874), who also came to Manitoba, settling in the Notre Dame de Lourdes area
- Joseph (1877 - 1944), who lived out his life in France, having relocated to the Paris region
- Louis Joseph (1880 - 1883)
M. Guillaume Dondo, born in Guern, Morbihan, Brittany, France, on July 10, 1864, contradicting his headstone, to Yves Dondeau or "Dondo" (b. Jun 13, 1828, at Malguenac, Morbihan, Bretagne, France, d. Dec 10, 1896, at Guern, Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagne, France) and Marie Anne (nee Le Hégarat, b. Mar 14, 1840, at Guern, d. May 8, 1903, at Guern). He was the third of eight (known) children born to the couple, with three of the siblings known to have died in infancy.
On January 30, 1891, among thirty marriages held on the same day, Guillaume and Marie-Anne were wed. Another marriage performed that same day was for M and Mme Joseph Philippe (elder), the eventual parents of Joseph Philippe (younger) who would be the husband of the couple's daughter, Marie-Louise.
On November 9, 1904, at the age of 39, M. Guillaume Dondo came to Canada. He bought a farm 2.5 miles SW of St-Claude. Several months later, and after an 11-day boat trip, Mme. Dondo joined her husband along with her six children: Yves (13), Joseph (11), Jacques (8), Marie-Anne (6), Mathurine (3), and Louise (1.5).
Accompanied by her third cousin once-removed, Louis Marie Dacquay (1872), and listed on the manifest as a "domestic" in his household, they were only seven of the people mentioned on the manifest of the SS Vancouver, as arriving on April 2, 1905, in Halifax, NS, from Liverpool, England; seven among 63 members of the following Breton families, nearly all from Guern or nearby villages, some of whom may well have been headed for Red Deer in British territories destined to become what is now Alberta, but a missionary aboard convinced them all(?) to head for St-Claude, instead:
Cloaree, Corbeil, Couronne, Dacquay, Dondo, David, Gloux, Guigneno, Jute, Kervegant, Le Bris, Le Brun, Le Carre, Le Devehet / Le Devehat, Le Franc, Le Francheur, Le Gourrince, Le Mial, Le Pape, Maurre, Puybasset, Philippe, Phillipot, Rebiffe, Zegouzo
During the 11-day transatlantic passage, little Louise slipped and was seen to be almost falling off the ship. M. Julien Philippe, her future husband's uncle(!), caught her by the end of her long dress and rescued her. The family arrived, with many other Bretons, by train in St-Claude on April 7, 1905, and inhabited the barn while a log house was built. It was on the farm that Céline, Joachim, and Rosalie were born.
Also, on this farm, on March 10, 1910, at 3:00 AM, a tremendous storm, in some tellings, it is characterized as a tornado(!), blew the roof off the house. Once again, the family moved into the barn until a new house was erected, this time, on a neighbouring section. There, the family lived until March 29, 1929, when the then-elderly couple moved to the town of St-Claude.
Cousin of:
Marie Marguerite Kervinio (1871)
Yves Louis Dacquay (1874)
Marie-Anne was well known for her knitting. If, in the evening it was discovered that a pair of socks or a pair of mittens was needed she would get to work. Besides the fact of her items being well made, she was known for her knitting speed. She processed her own wool, washing, carding, spinning and making it into one large ball. Marie-Anne would make big balls of wool in which the yarn would unravel from the center and never become knotted up; a very important and impressive skill.
On April 14, 1938, at St Boniface Hospital, M. Guillaume Dondo passed away at the age of 74 years, 9 months. He was predeceased by their daughter Céline (Sister Marie Bernadette), on March 27, 1927. Mme. Dondo passed away in St-Claude on June 10, 1947, and was buried beside her husband in the parish cemetery of St-Claude.
Further:
MB Death Registration #1947,004085 as "Marie Anne Dondo"; estimated age at death: 75 years
Her (known) siblings:
- Louis Marie (1874), who also came to Manitoba, settling in the Notre Dame de Lourdes area
- Joseph (1877 - 1944), who lived out his life in France, having relocated to the Paris region
- Louis Joseph (1880 - 1883)
M. Guillaume Dondo, born in Guern, Morbihan, Brittany, France, on July 10, 1864, contradicting his headstone, to Yves Dondeau or "Dondo" (b. Jun 13, 1828, at Malguenac, Morbihan, Bretagne, France, d. Dec 10, 1896, at Guern, Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagne, France) and Marie Anne (nee Le Hégarat, b. Mar 14, 1840, at Guern, d. May 8, 1903, at Guern). He was the third of eight (known) children born to the couple, with three of the siblings known to have died in infancy.
On January 30, 1891, among thirty marriages held on the same day, Guillaume and Marie-Anne were wed. Another marriage performed that same day was for M and Mme Joseph Philippe (elder), the eventual parents of Joseph Philippe (younger) who would be the husband of the couple's daughter, Marie-Louise.
On November 9, 1904, at the age of 39, M. Guillaume Dondo came to Canada. He bought a farm 2.5 miles SW of St-Claude. Several months later, and after an 11-day boat trip, Mme. Dondo joined her husband along with her six children: Yves (13), Joseph (11), Jacques (8), Marie-Anne (6), Mathurine (3), and Louise (1.5).
Accompanied by her third cousin once-removed, Louis Marie Dacquay (1872), and listed on the manifest as a "domestic" in his household, they were only seven of the people mentioned on the manifest of the SS Vancouver, as arriving on April 2, 1905, in Halifax, NS, from Liverpool, England; seven among 63 members of the following Breton families, nearly all from Guern or nearby villages, some of whom may well have been headed for Red Deer in British territories destined to become what is now Alberta, but a missionary aboard convinced them all(?) to head for St-Claude, instead:
Cloaree, Corbeil, Couronne, Dacquay, Dondo, David, Gloux, Guigneno, Jute, Kervegant, Le Bris, Le Brun, Le Carre, Le Devehet / Le Devehat, Le Franc, Le Francheur, Le Gourrince, Le Mial, Le Pape, Maurre, Puybasset, Philippe, Phillipot, Rebiffe, Zegouzo
During the 11-day transatlantic passage, little Louise slipped and was seen to be almost falling off the ship. M. Julien Philippe, her future husband's uncle(!), caught her by the end of her long dress and rescued her. The family arrived, with many other Bretons, by train in St-Claude on April 7, 1905, and inhabited the barn while a log house was built. It was on the farm that Céline, Joachim, and Rosalie were born.
Also, on this farm, on March 10, 1910, at 3:00 AM, a tremendous storm, in some tellings, it is characterized as a tornado(!), blew the roof off the house. Once again, the family moved into the barn until a new house was erected, this time, on a neighbouring section. There, the family lived until March 29, 1929, when the then-elderly couple moved to the town of St-Claude.
Cousin of:
Marie Marguerite Kervinio (1871)
Yves Louis Dacquay (1874)
Marie-Anne was well known for her knitting. If, in the evening it was discovered that a pair of socks or a pair of mittens was needed she would get to work. Besides the fact of her items being well made, she was known for her knitting speed. She processed her own wool, washing, carding, spinning and making it into one large ball. Marie-Anne would make big balls of wool in which the yarn would unravel from the center and never become knotted up; a very important and impressive skill.
On April 14, 1938, at St Boniface Hospital, M. Guillaume Dondo passed away at the age of 74 years, 9 months. He was predeceased by their daughter Céline (Sister Marie Bernadette), on March 27, 1927. Mme. Dondo passed away in St-Claude on June 10, 1947, and was buried beside her husband in the parish cemetery of St-Claude.
Further:
MB Death Registration #1947,004085 as "Marie Anne Dondo"; estimated age at death: 75 years
Miss Marie-Anne Dacquay was born in the area of Pontivy, Brittany, France, on February 11, 1872. Her parents were Joseph Marie Dacquay (1840 - 1880) and Marie Anne (née David, 1850 - 1903). She was the eldest of four (known) children and one of them is known to have passed away in early childhood.
Her (known) siblings:
- Louis Marie (1874), who also came to Manitoba, settling in the Notre Dame de Lourdes area
- Joseph (1877 - 1944), who lived out his life in France, having relocated to the Paris region
- Louis Joseph (1880 - 1883)
M. Guillaume Dondo, born in Guern, Morbihan, Brittany, France, on July 10, 1864, contradicting his headstone, to Yves Dondeau or "Dondo" (b. Jun 13, 1828, at Malguenac, Morbihan, Bretagne, France, d. Dec 10, 1896, at Guern, Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagne, France) and Marie Anne (nee Le Hégarat, b. Mar 14, 1840, at Guern, d. May 8, 1903, at Guern). He was the third of eight (known) children born to the couple, with three of the siblings known to have died in infancy.
On January 30, 1891, among thirty marriages held on the same day, Guillaume and Marie-Anne were wed. Another marriage performed that same day was for M and Mme Joseph Philippe (elder), the eventual parents of Joseph Philippe (younger) who would be the husband of the couple's daughter, Marie-Louise.
On November 9, 1904, at the age of 39, M. Guillaume Dondo came to Canada. He bought a farm 2.5 miles SW of St-Claude. Several months later, and after an 11-day boat trip, Mme. Dondo joined her husband along with her six children: Yves (13), Joseph (11), Jacques (8), Marie-Anne (6), Mathurine (3), and Louise (1.5).
Accompanied by her third cousin once-removed, Louis Marie Dacquay (1872), and listed on the manifest as a "domestic" in his household, they were only seven of the people mentioned on the manifest of the SS Vancouver, as arriving on April 2, 1905, in Halifax, NS, from Liverpool, England; seven among 63 members of the following Breton families, nearly all from Guern or nearby villages, some of whom may well have been headed for Red Deer in British territories destined to become what is now Alberta, but a missionary aboard convinced them all(?) to head for St-Claude, instead:
Cloaree, Corbeil, Couronne, Dacquay, Dondo, David, Gloux, Guigneno, Jute, Kervegant, Le Bris, Le Brun, Le Carre, Le Devehet / Le Devehat, Le Franc, Le Francheur, Le Gourrince, Le Mial, Le Pape, Maurre, Puybasset, Philippe, Phillipot, Rebiffe, Zegouzo
During the 11-day transatlantic passage, little Louise slipped and was seen to be almost falling off the ship. M. Julien Philippe, her future husband's uncle(!), caught her by the end of her long dress and rescued her. The family arrived, with many other Bretons, by train in St-Claude on April 7, 1905, and inhabited the barn while a log house was built. It was on the farm that Céline, Joachim, and Rosalie were born.
Also, on this farm, on March 10, 1910, at 3:00 AM, a tremendous storm, in some tellings, it is characterized as a tornado(!), blew the roof off the house. Once again, the family moved into the barn until a new house was erected, this time, on a neighbouring section. There, the family lived until March 29, 1929, when the then-elderly couple moved to the town of St-Claude.
Cousin of:
Marie Marguerite Kervinio (1871)
Yves Louis Dacquay (1874)
Marie-Anne was well known for her knitting. If, in the evening it was discovered that a pair of socks or a pair of mittens was needed she would get to work. Besides the fact of her items being well made, she was known for her knitting speed. She processed her own wool, washing, carding, spinning and making it into one large ball. Marie-Anne would make big balls of wool in which the yarn would unravel from the center and never become knotted up; a very important and impressive skill.
On April 14, 1938, at St Boniface Hospital, M. Guillaume Dondo passed away at the age of 74 years, 9 months. He was predeceased by their daughter Céline (Sister Marie Bernadette), on March 27, 1927. Mme. Dondo passed away in St-Claude on June 10, 1947, and was buried beside her husband in the parish cemetery of St-Claude.
Further:
MB Death Registration #1947,004085 as "Marie Anne Dondo"; estimated age at death: 75 years
Her (known) siblings:
- Louis Marie (1874), who also came to Manitoba, settling in the Notre Dame de Lourdes area
- Joseph (1877 - 1944), who lived out his life in France, having relocated to the Paris region
- Louis Joseph (1880 - 1883)
M. Guillaume Dondo, born in Guern, Morbihan, Brittany, France, on July 10, 1864, contradicting his headstone, to Yves Dondeau or "Dondo" (b. Jun 13, 1828, at Malguenac, Morbihan, Bretagne, France, d. Dec 10, 1896, at Guern, Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagne, France) and Marie Anne (nee Le Hégarat, b. Mar 14, 1840, at Guern, d. May 8, 1903, at Guern). He was the third of eight (known) children born to the couple, with three of the siblings known to have died in infancy.
On January 30, 1891, among thirty marriages held on the same day, Guillaume and Marie-Anne were wed. Another marriage performed that same day was for M and Mme Joseph Philippe (elder), the eventual parents of Joseph Philippe (younger) who would be the husband of the couple's daughter, Marie-Louise.
On November 9, 1904, at the age of 39, M. Guillaume Dondo came to Canada. He bought a farm 2.5 miles SW of St-Claude. Several months later, and after an 11-day boat trip, Mme. Dondo joined her husband along with her six children: Yves (13), Joseph (11), Jacques (8), Marie-Anne (6), Mathurine (3), and Louise (1.5).
Accompanied by her third cousin once-removed, Louis Marie Dacquay (1872), and listed on the manifest as a "domestic" in his household, they were only seven of the people mentioned on the manifest of the SS Vancouver, as arriving on April 2, 1905, in Halifax, NS, from Liverpool, England; seven among 63 members of the following Breton families, nearly all from Guern or nearby villages, some of whom may well have been headed for Red Deer in British territories destined to become what is now Alberta, but a missionary aboard convinced them all(?) to head for St-Claude, instead:
Cloaree, Corbeil, Couronne, Dacquay, Dondo, David, Gloux, Guigneno, Jute, Kervegant, Le Bris, Le Brun, Le Carre, Le Devehet / Le Devehat, Le Franc, Le Francheur, Le Gourrince, Le Mial, Le Pape, Maurre, Puybasset, Philippe, Phillipot, Rebiffe, Zegouzo
During the 11-day transatlantic passage, little Louise slipped and was seen to be almost falling off the ship. M. Julien Philippe, her future husband's uncle(!), caught her by the end of her long dress and rescued her. The family arrived, with many other Bretons, by train in St-Claude on April 7, 1905, and inhabited the barn while a log house was built. It was on the farm that Céline, Joachim, and Rosalie were born.
Also, on this farm, on March 10, 1910, at 3:00 AM, a tremendous storm, in some tellings, it is characterized as a tornado(!), blew the roof off the house. Once again, the family moved into the barn until a new house was erected, this time, on a neighbouring section. There, the family lived until March 29, 1929, when the then-elderly couple moved to the town of St-Claude.
Cousin of:
Marie Marguerite Kervinio (1871)
Yves Louis Dacquay (1874)
Marie-Anne was well known for her knitting. If, in the evening it was discovered that a pair of socks or a pair of mittens was needed she would get to work. Besides the fact of her items being well made, she was known for her knitting speed. She processed her own wool, washing, carding, spinning and making it into one large ball. Marie-Anne would make big balls of wool in which the yarn would unravel from the center and never become knotted up; a very important and impressive skill.
On April 14, 1938, at St Boniface Hospital, M. Guillaume Dondo passed away at the age of 74 years, 9 months. He was predeceased by their daughter Céline (Sister Marie Bernadette), on March 27, 1927. Mme. Dondo passed away in St-Claude on June 10, 1947, and was buried beside her husband in the parish cemetery of St-Claude.
Further:
MB Death Registration #1947,004085 as "Marie Anne Dondo"; estimated age at death: 75 years
Family Members
Children
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Yves Joachim Dondo
1891–1988
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Joseph Marie Dondo
1893–1957
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Jacques Marie "Jack" Dondo
1896–1992
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Marie-Anne Dondo Daudet
1898–1999
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Sr Marie Mathurine Dondo
1901–1970
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Marie Louise Dondo Philippe
1903–2001
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Sr Céline Marie "Marie Bernadette of the Immaculate Conception" Dondo
1906–1927
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Joachim Marie "Georges" Dondo
1908–1976
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Rosalie "Rachie Purdie" Dondo
1910–2001
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