This is the third of a series on The Augers of
Lewiston-Auburn where I explore the descendants of Mathias and Marine
(Desmarais) Auger who were among the earlier immigrants to the area from Quebec
in the mid 1800’s. The first and second
parts can be found here:
Today I’ll discuss the
third and youngest of their three sons, who is also my great grandfather; Louis
Theophile Auger.
Louis Theophile Auger |
Louis Theophile Auger
was the youngest of the three boys in the family being born on September 21,
1848. While Jean Pierre and Alphonse worked in the grocery business, bought and
sold real estate and became wealthy men in Lewiston, Louis was drawn, like his
father before him and generations before, to the life of a farmer and also
eventually worked as a milkman. With the rest of the family, he moved from
Biddeford to Lewiston in 1865. Soon after he married Virginie Laflamme on June
28, 1869 at St. Joseph’s Church in
Lewiston. Virginie, similar to Louis,
had arrived in Lewiston during the same year. Family oral history has it that
as she arrived in the U.S. the train conductor announced that President Lincoln
had been assassinated.
Virginie Laflamme Auger |
Just 3 months after their marriage in 1869, their first child, a daughter named
Artheline (Lena), was born. A son Louis Mathias followed in 1872. By 1873
Louis, Virginie and their young family moved to East Poland, Maine. Located on
what is now known as the Torrey Road, the farm, over the years became a large,
well-established farm as Louis & Virginie continued to add acreage.
Louis became a US Citizen in March of 1876, however later in the year his mother Marine passed away at the age of 60. Louis’ family continued to grow with Emma arriving in 1877, Anne in 1879, Theodora in 1880 and Marie Blanche in 1883. Tragedy struck the young family in 1884 as Marie Blanche, Anne and Emma all died of diphtheria within days of each other. The family began to grow again with son Alfred being born in 1885, Oscar in 1888 and lastly Leon in 1890.
Louis became a US Citizen in March of 1876, however later in the year his mother Marine passed away at the age of 60. Louis’ family continued to grow with Emma arriving in 1877, Anne in 1879, Theodora in 1880 and Marie Blanche in 1883. Tragedy struck the young family in 1884 as Marie Blanche, Anne and Emma all died of diphtheria within days of each other. The family began to grow again with son Alfred being born in 1885, Oscar in 1888 and lastly Leon in 1890.
Louis died at the young
age of 57 of stomach cancer in 1906. While all of Louis’ other relatives are
interred at Saint Peter’s Cemetery there is no record of him being buried
there.
L to R: Back Row: Alfred Provancher (infant), Dora Provancher, Lena Martin, Virginie Laflamme Auger, Leon Auger. L to R: Front Row: George Provancher, Oscar Auger, Alfred Auger. | . |
Below is information about each of Louis and Virginie's children:
Artheline (aka Lena): Born Sept 27, 1869 Poland, Maine – Died March
7, 1953 Auburn, Maine. Lena married
Robert Martin and they had one child: Robert A. Martin Jr. They are buried in St. Peter’s Cemetery,
Lewiston, Maine.
Louis Mathias: Born May 8, 1872 Poland, Maine – Died March 15,
1931 Woonsocket, Rhode Island). Louis was married to Mathilda Boissel and they
lived in Woonsocket. They had no
children. They are both buried in
Precious Blood Cemetery in Woonsocket.
Unfortunately their grave is now unmarked.
Louis Mathias Auger |
Emma: Born June 26, 1877 Poland, Maine - Died April
25, 1884. She is buried in an unmarked
grave in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
Anne: Born Sept 20,
1879 Poland, Maine - Died April 14, 1884. She is buried in an unmarked grave in
St. Peter’s Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
Theodora (aka Dora):
Born December 6, 1880 Poland, Maine –
Died May 24, 1963, Lewiston, Maine. Dora
was married to George Provancher. They
are buried in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine. They had four children; Alfred,
Arthur, Ellen and Theodora.
L to R: Dora Provancher and Lena Martin |
Blanche: Born
August 10, 1883 Poland, Maine - Died April 19, 1884. She is buried in an
unmarked grave in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
Alfred Dominique: Born April 9, 1885 Poland, Maine – Died May
25, 1942 Boston, Massachusetts. Alfred
was married to Sarah Smith Hill. They
had no children. Alfred worked as a
musician and lived in Boston and Philadelphia.
He is buried at Westminster Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
Alfred Auger |
Oscar: Born June 15, 1888, Poland, Maine - Died
February 14, 1963, Lewiston, Maine. Oscar
was married to Evelina Ouellette and they had one son, Thomas. They are buried in St. Peter’s Cemetery,
Lewiston, Maine.
Oscar Auger |
Leon Henri: Born June 17,
1890, Poland, Maine - Died October 29, 1971, Lewiston, Maine. Leon was married to Diane Gagne and they had
six children: Gerald, Florence, Leon Marcel,
Louis, Alfred and Oscar. Leon and Diane are buried
in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
L to R Back Row: Florence, Leon M., Fred, Gerald. L to R Front Row: Diane, Leon H., Oscar and Louis. |