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Le mystère de Fred Demarais résolu!
« Thread Started on Aug 3, 2007, 8:48pm »		[Quote]
Alors, Fred Demarais n'est Québécois que de par son lieu de naissance. Fils de Joseph Demarais et Odette Manard (Ménard?), il est né le 1er novembre 1866 à Montréal et a immigré aux États-Unis en... 1868, selon le recensement américain de 1900. Il n'aura donc vécu que quelques mois ici et n'aura pas appris son baseball dans la province de Québec.
Il a vécu presque toute sa vie au New Hapshire et au Connecticut, MAIS en 1900, il n'était toujours pas naturalisé. Selon le recensement de 1910, il était bartender dans un saloon.
Voici le e-mail que j'ai reçu du chercheur Rich Bozzone.


Mr. Pratt,

So nice to hear from you. I have Fred Demarais's obituary from the Stamford, CT. Daily Advocate of Mar. 7, 1919 which states that he died on Mar. 6, 1919 and was the major league ballplayer. Obituary also states that he grew up in Nashua, New Hampshire.

I also have a copy of his Connecticut death certificate. The death certificate states that he was born Nov. 1, 1866 to Joseph and Odette (Manard) Demarais in Canada. He was single at his death living with his brother Joseph Demarais at 18 State St. in Stamford. He was also survived by another brother Alexander and his parents. Prior to his illness which incapacitated him for eighteen months he had been working as a bartender. He is buried in either St. Johns (death certificate) or Springdale Cemetery (obit.) in the Stamford area.

I would be glad to send you a copy of the obituary and his death certificate if you will provide me with your address.

Rich Bozzone
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« Reply #1 on Aug 11, 2007, 7:20am »		[Quote]
J'ai reçu son avis de décès par la poste. Il n'a pas eu une très belle mort: tuberculose! Richard Bozzone, de SABR, m'a aussi envoyé sa nécrologie parue dans le Stamford Daily Advocate le 7 mars 1919. Je vais la reproduire prochainement sur le site, c'est plein de détails sur sa carrière.
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« Reply #2 on Apr 18, 2009, 4:03pm »		[Quote]
Looking for any family history on Fred Demarais
My father, Henry Demarais, son of Eugene Demarais and Margaret Kearney Demarais, was born in Hartford CT in August 1915
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« Reply #3 on Apr 25, 2009, 10:43am »		[Quote]
Hi Frank. If you can provide your e-mail, I can send you scans of articles about him. I have a dozen or so. Or you can e-mail me: apratt@lapresse.ca
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