LAMARRE

The origin of Louis LaMarre is mostly unknown except that most probably he came from France. There is documentation that a Louis de LaMarre, 23 years old and son of Claude de LaMarre of Ding‚ returned from the islands of St. Pierre-Miquelonin 1772. This could be the same one who settled in Pomquet.

LOUIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF POMQUET.   HE MARRIED FRANCOISE DUON,  DAUGHTER OF PIERRE DUON AND MARGUERITE AUCOIN IN 1794. FRANCOISE IS A HALF-SISTER TO MARGUERITE DUON,  JOSEPHAT DOIRON''S WIFE.

LOUIS WAS GRANTED LAND IN 1789 0N THE POMQUET POINT ROAD ON LAND NOW OCCUPIED BY RAYMOND RENNlE, LYNN DURANT AND FRANK GOSBEE. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER LOUIS AND FRANCOISE HAD ANY CHILDREN. LOUIS DIED AND BURIED ON NOV. 21, 1813, AND   FRANCOISE DIED IN 1831. THE ORIGIN OF THE LAMARRES IS UNKNNOWN AT THIS POINT NOR DO WE KNOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JEAN AND LOUIS.

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