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Ancestors of Marguerite Mary Laurent

Generation No. 2

      2. Lucien Leon Laurent, born December 25, 1902 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass; died May 21, 1949 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass. He was the son of 4. Leon Juste Laurent and 5. Emile J. Mettetal. He married 3. Mary Elizabeth Gero October 15, 1923 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, MA.

      3. Mary Elizabeth Gero, born March 13, 1902 in Fulton, Oswego, New York; died May 17, 1982 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass. She was the daughter of 6. Joseph Ommer Giroux and 7. Mary Elizabeth Forrester.

Notes for Lucien Leon Laurent:
!DEA: Certified Copy of Death Certificate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, City
of Pittsfield, Registered No. 290. In Possesion of Marcia Regnier Bothman,
1995.

On Lucien's death certificate, cause of death is listed as Hypertensive Heart
Disease, due to Essential hypertension. He suffered with this disease for 7
years before his death in 1949. (Other signifigant conditions: Retroperitoneal
tumor, type undetermined.) Lucien died in Pittsfield General Hospital, after a
21 day stay, undergoing e.k.g.'s and x-rays.

Death certificate also states he was married to Mary Gero and lived at 1
Taconic Island. He was a tank welder for General Electric Co. He was 48 years,
4 months, and 26 days old when he died.

!BUR: Luke was buried on May 25, 1949 at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Pittsfield,
Mass.

On Marguerite Mary Laurents birth certificate it list Luciens OCC in 1925 as a
welder, living at 75 Cromwell Ave. Pittsfield, Mass.

!Birth: Certified Copy of record of birth, Dept. of Public Health, Boston,
Mass. #C64885. Copy in possesion of Marcia Regnier Bothman, 1995.

Birth certificate states Lucien as, being born on Christman day, 1902 at Peek's
Road, Pittsfield, Mass. to Leon G. Laurent and Emile J. Mettetal. Date of
Record, Jan. 1, 1903.

!MARR: Certified Copy of Marriage certificate, Reg. No. 364, intention No. 345.
City of Pittsfield. Dept. of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Copy in possesion of
Marcia Regnier Bothman, 1995.

Marriage certificate states Lucien being married to Mary on October 15, 1923.
Name of Priest listed as Father Timothy O'Conner, 89 Briggs Ave. Pittsfield,
Mass. Luciens address listed as 103 Greylock Terrace and being age 21. Mary's
address listed as 105 Cromwell Ave. Her occupation listed as weaver, her age
was listed as 21 years at time of marriage.

!WWI Veteran: Lucien served in WWI 6 Sept 1919 to 27 Sept 1922.

In the information I received back from National Personnel Records Center in
St. Louis, Mo,(Military Personnel Records) they told me Luciens military
records are not on file and believed to have been filed in the area that
suffered the most damage in the fire on July 12, 1973 and are destroyed. They
did give me some information on Leon which is his serial/service number, dates
of service. It says Lucien was a private, and he was honorably discharged.
He was inducted at Pittsfield, Mass and separated from Ft. Warden, WA. Copy in
possesion of Marcia Regnier Bothman.

Notes for Mary Elizabeth Gero:
!Birth and death certificates on hand. Cause of death: Cardiopulmonary arrest,
due to acute pulmonary edema. Other significant conditions: Diabetes mellitus.

Mary was 80 years old when she died.

Residence listed as 176 Columbus Ave, Pittsfield, Mass.

!Buried:Mary is buried at Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Pittsfield, Mass.

Before retiring in 1970, Mary had been employed by St. Vincent de Paul store as
a clerk for 3 years. She had aslo been a waitress at the former Wendell Hotel.

Mary was a member of the Senior Center and the VFW Auxilliary.

A communicant of Saint Joseph's Church, she was also a member of it's Rosary
Society.

!Found the family of Homer Gero in the 1920 Berkshire Co. Census. LDS film #
1820680. Mary listed as first of eight children. Age 17 at time of census in
1920.

HISTORY: What I can remember about my Grandmother Mary Elizabeth is she was a
very sweet and kind person. She always held good thoughts and never spoke ill
of any person. I remember her crocheting doilies, which amazed me that someone
could create such intricate work. She never complained about anything. I feel
she had some hard times in her life, losing two daughters and then her husband
at such a early age. She always said she would never marry again, that Luke was
the only man in her life. She used to come to Arizona and stay a few months,
then go back to Pittsfield, where she made her home. I only wish I had took
more time to spend with her while she was here. I do remember when I was a
young child, we children used to watch her wash her hair. She would soap it up
and make two big horns sticking up from her head and stick her false teeth out
and chase us around. She was a very fun Grandmother!


Children of Lucien Laurent and Mary Gero are:

	1	i.		Marguerite Mary Laurent, born January 04, 1925 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass; married Joseph Edward Regnier July 07, 1947 in Enfield, Conn..
		ii.		Theresa J. Laurent, born 1926 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass.; died November 06, 1929 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, MA.

Notes for Theresa J. Laurent:
Information from Peggy Regnier.

!DEA: LDS Micro-film #0234546. Death index for City of Pittsfield, listed in
vital statistics as book 15, page 124.

Theresa died at the age of three. She accidently fell into a mop bucket full of
scalding water. She died at Saint Luke Hospital.

!Obituary in possesion of Marcia Regnier Bothman, 1996.

iii.

Elizabeth Louise Laurent, born October 11, 1930 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass; married Nelson Ferreira; born November 10, 1927 in New Bedford, Mass..

Notes for Elizabeth Louise Laurent:
Information from Peggy Regnier

Notes for Nelson Ferreira:
Info from Betty Ferreira.

iv.

Elinor Mae Laurent, born March 10, 1935 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass.; died 1961 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, MA; married Naylor Taliaferro.

Notes for Elinor Mae Laurent:
!BIR:Info from Peggy Regnier. (Marguerite Mary Laurent) Elinor Mae's sister.

!DEA: Mass. Index of Death Records. State Office, Boston, MA.

Elinor Mae was killed in an auto accident in 1961 at the age of 23, according
to the Massachusetts Index of Death Records.

Notes for Naylor Taliaferro:
Info on spellimg of last name may not be correct. This is how the name "sounds"
according to Peggy Regnier.

Lucien Leo Laurent, born March 13, 1941 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass; married (1) Pat Kalinowski; born June 24, 1942; married (2) Barbara Tubbs Abt. 1965 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, MA; died 1994.

Notes for Lucien Leo Laurent:
Info from Marguerite Mary (Laurent) Regnier, Lucien's sister. Lucien is also
known as "Bud". Bud was born and lived all his life in Pittsfield.

Notes for Pat Kalinowski:
!Info from Marguerite, Lucien's sister.

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