My G0 (Margaret L'Esperance) was born in Essex County, Ontario in 1871. She is not in the vital statistics index for that year. I've tried multiple possible misspellings and multiple years just in case. Here's what I have:
- Margaret's 1895 marriage record that says she was born in Rochester, ON
- Margaret's confirmation record from 1883 in Woodslee, ON that only has names listed, no parents or birthplaces.
- My grandmother's 1915 Michigan birth certificate that says her mother (Margaret) was born in Canada
- Grandma's sibling's 1909 birth certificate with mother Margaret born in Ont. Canada.
- Margaret's Michigan death certificate that says she was born in South Woodslee, ON
The baptismal record for the (presumed) family church shows data up to April 1871, then continues from April 1872. She was born in May 1871, so she's not there. Why would there be such a gap?! I looked at pages before and after thinking it was a mistake, but it is just a one-year gap. (see photo) I checked other churches, but her baptism is not there.
Do I have enough?
