Marie Sophie Engstrom dit Clarke b. 7 May 1835 L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada d. 25 Mar 1925 Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, ME: Levesque, Lozier, Mascola and Messina Family

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Name	Marie Sophie Engstrom dit Clarke
Born	7 May 1835	L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
Gender	Female
Also Known As	Sophie McGough
Baptism	27 Oct 1837	St. Jean Baptiste Church, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
	Found a baptismal record from St. Jean Baptiste L'Isle-Verte, Quebec, Canada for Oct. 27th 1837, for Sophie Clarke born May 7, 1835!, B.80 (her brother Joseph Clark was #B.79, baptised the same day as her, born the day before on Oct. 26, 1837) to Jean Honore Clarke navigateur & Marie Gamache; godparents were Joseph Rioux & Rose Gamache; the pere was absent.
		1837 Oct 27 baptismal record for Sophie Clarke from L'Isle-Verte, Quebec born May 7, 1835!, B.80 to Jean Honore Clarke navigateur & Marie Gamache; godparents were Joseph Rioux & Rose Gamache;
Census	1861	L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
	On the 1861 Canadian Census for Quebec>Temiscouata>Isle-Verte, Sophie Clark is listed as 25 yrs. old, b. 'B', 'l'?, also listed are her husband John McGough & their children Thomas, Marie, Angele, Philomene, Honore & another Marie (Ancestry.ca images 185 & 186)
		1861 Canada census Isle-Verte, Temiscouata, Quebec for John McGough and Sophie Clark and family
Census	1871	L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
	On the 1871 Canadian Census for Quebec>Temiscouata>Ile-Verte, Sophie McGauh is listed as 36 yrs old, b '2', also listed are her husband John McGauh & their children Thomas, Honore, Wm., Geraldine & Elizabeth. (Ancestry.ca)
		1871 Canada census Ile-Verte for John McGough, wife Sophie & their children
Census	Jun 1900	House #296, Woodland, ME
	On the 1900 US Census for Woodland, ME, Sophie is living with her two sons, William & Arthur, in Woodland, ME (near Caribou); she is 64 yrs. old, born Nov. 18, 1835?; had 11 children, 8(?) were living, immigrated in 1878, housekeeper. They also had 2 young girls living with them, Hennie Otta, 15, who was in school, listed as Adopted, born Apr. 1885; & Dianna Bell, 6 yrs. old. b. Jun. 1893, also listed as Adopted. Dianne Bell is actually Dena Bell, Tuffield Bell's daughter from his 1st marriage; Tuffield married Sophie's daughter Mary in 1897 in Fort Fairfield. Don't know why his 6 yr. old daughter is living with Mary's mother & brothers? Tuffield & Mary were living in Fort Fairfield on the 1900 US Census, no children. Don't know who Hennie Otta is but found a MDI for a Jennie B. Otto, age 77, who died in Parsonsfield, ME on 9 Nov 1960; sending for a copy of the dc.
		1900 Census Woodland, ME for William McGough & Arthur McGough, their mother, Sophie Clark McGough & their sister's step-daughter Dena Bell Dena is listed as Dianne Belle, 6 yrs. old, adopted, born in Maine. there is also a Hennie Otto living with them, 16 yrs. old, 'adopted', born in Maine, at school.
Census	Apr 1910	Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, ME
	On the 1910 US Census for Fort Fairfield, ME Sophie is 74, widowed, immigrated in 1880, living with her daughter Mary Bell & her husband, Tuffield & his daughter, Dena; she is listed as Tuffield's mother but she is really Mary's mother.
		1910 Census Fort Fairfield, ME for Tuffield Bell & Mary McGough, Sophie Clark McGough, Mary's mother & Dena Bell, Tuffield's daughter
Census	7 Jan 1920	House #53, Woodland, ME
	On the 1920 US Census for Woodland, ME Sophie is 86 yrs. old, widowed, immigrated 1880, back living with her sons, William & Arthur.
		1920 Census Woodland, ME for Arthur McGough, William McGough (brother) & Sophie Clark McGough (mother)
Died	25 Mar 1925	Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, ME
	The town clerk in Fort Fairfield found her death certificate on 2/22/10 under the name Sophia Chanard for Mar 25, 1925 at 90 yrs. 7 mo. 7 days old, widow of John Chanard; date of birth was Aug 18, 1834 in Quebec to John Clark born Scotland & Mary Garnus (Garmache) born Scotland; buried in St. Denis Cemetary; she didn't send a copy since it was from the old books & cannot be photocopied. Got a copy of the Record of a Death for Sophia Charnard from ME vital records office
		1925 Mar 25 Record of a Death for Mrs. Sophia (Clark) Charnard
Buried	28 Mar 1925	St. Denis Catholic Cemetery, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, ME
	In August 2008 I went to the St. Denis Cemetery in Ft. Fairfield, ME to see Mary Bell's gravesite, which was listed on her death certificate from the town hall, hoping to find Sophie's grave there also. Met Linda Zapatka, who is famous for writing books about the area, doing research at the cemetery; when I told her whose grave I was looking for, she brought me right over to Sophie Clark McGough's gravesite; I was thrilled. Sophie's gravestone says 'McGough: Sophie Clark: wife of John McGough: 1835-1925'. The caretaker of St. Denis Cemetery told me that he had been propping Sophie's headstone up for years but it was crumbling at the base & needed some work; I contacted some family members of her branch to help pay for the cost of repairs; I received no responses so I paid for the repairs to her headstone & the work was carried out in May/June 2009; the pictures of her headstone are from after the repairs were done.
		Headstone of Sophie Clark McGough
Obituary	29 Mar 1925	Fort Fairfield Review, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, ME
	Received a copy of Sophie's obit from Michael Lucey in Carmel, ME on 2/22/10; states the following: Sophie Clark died Mar 25, 1925 at the home of her daughter Mrs. T. H. Bell of Stevensville, ME; she was 90 yrs., 7 mos., 7 days old (her birthdate was listed as Aug. 18, 1834 which is different than the birthdate recorded on her baptismal record above!); she married John McGough at 30 yrs. old (she was 20 when she married John) & they moved to Fort Fairfield to the same home that was the home of her daughter (the one she died in) but John McGough died in L'Isle-Verte shortly after Sophie gave birth to her last son, Arthur in 1874; the obit mentions 10 children she had with John McGough, Capt. Henry McGough who died 3 years ago, Phoebe Mishou (Philomene Michaud) from Isle-Verte, Quebec, Daniel McGough of Los Angeles, William & Arthur McGough of Woodland, Mary, Mrs. T.H. Bell of Stevensville & a step-son Capt. Thomas McGough of Quebec; said she married Mitchell Chanard about 45 yrs. ago (m. 27 Feb 1878 Fort Kent) & that he died 30 yrs. ago in April (April 1895); pallbearers were William Dickinson, Thomas Devine, Reuben Thibodeau & John Mushero; said that her life was useful and beautiful and she will be missed.
		1925 Mar 29 obituary for Sophia Clark (McGough) Chenard from Ft. Fairfield, ME paper
Person ID	I1579	Levesque_Lozier_Mascola_Messina
Last Modified	27 Jun 2020

Father	John Engstrom dit Clarke, b. Abt Mar 1805, Sweden , d. 23 Jan 1899, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 93 years)
Mother	Marie Gamache, b. Abt 1811, d. 5 Apr 1843, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 32 years)
Married	5 May 1834	St. Paul's Mariner's, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Family ID	F214	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 John McGough, b. Abt 1820, Belfast, Antrim & Down, Northern Ireland , d. 30 May 1875, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 55 years)

Married 8 Jan 1855 L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada

John married a 2nd time in 1855 to Sophie Clarke; he had 10 add't children with Sophie, of which 4 died as young children.
Marriage record for John McGough, widow of Angele Cote & Marie Sophie Clark, minor daughter of John Clark & dec. Marie Gamache from L'Isle-Verte, St. Jean Baptiste, on Jan. 8, 1855; witnesses were John Clark, father of spouse & Marcel Cote, friend of spouse; signed by John McGough, Sophie Clark & J. Clark (image 2 of 40).
Another wedding took place on the same day in the same church between Marcel Sirois (wid. of Felicitie Pelletier) & Magdeleine Patoine (wid. of Francois Cote, John McGough's mother-in-law from his 1st wife); signed by Magdeleine Patoine, J. D'Amour & Z. Cote.

Signature of John McGough at his 2nd wedding Jan. 8, 1855

Signature of Sophie Clark at her own wedding Jan. 8, 1855

1855 Jan 8 church marriage record for John McGough and Sophie Clark from St. Jean Baptiste, L'Isle-Verte, Quebec
Translation of French document:
On the eight of January Eighteen Hundred Fifty Five, after the publication of the three bans of marriage made during the prayers during the parachiol mass in this church between John McGough, widow of Angèle Coté of this parish on one part and of Marie Sophie Clark, minor daughter of John Clark and the late Marie Gamache also of this parish on the other part, we the undersigned priest and pastor have received their mutual consent to marriage and have given them the nuptual benediction in presence of John Clark, father of the bride and Marcel Côté, friend of the groom and in the presence of several others who signed below.
signed Sophie Clark, J. Clark, John McGough, J.B. Gagnon, priest
translated by K. Roy

Children

+	1. Philomene McGough, b. 20 Dec 1855, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada , d. 18 Jul 1928, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada (Age 72 years)
+	2. Henry John McGough, b. 15 Oct 1857, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada , d. 3 Mar 1922, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (Age 64 years)
	3. Marie Geraldine McGough, b. 29 Apr 1860, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada , d. 22 May 1865, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada (Age 5 years)
	4. Joseph Napoleon McGough, b. 22 Dec 1862, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada , d. 17 Jan 1863, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada (Age 0 years)
	5. William Louis McGough, b. 21 Apr 1864, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada , d. 15 Jan 1946, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, ME (Age 81 years)
	6. Marie Geraldine Eva McGough, b. 5 Nov 1866, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada , d. 29 Apr 1943, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, ME (Age 76 years)
	7. Marie Elisabeth Alphonsine McGough, b. 2 Sep 1869, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada , d. 9 Nov 1874, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada (Age 5 years)
	8. Daniel Meridee McGough, b. 7 Jul 1872, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada , d. 3 May 1942, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (Age 69 years)
	9. Joseph McGough, b. 7 Jul 1872, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada , d. 14 Jul 1873, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada (Age 1 years)
	10. Joseph Arthur McGough, b. 25 Nov 1874, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada , d. 4 Jul 1957, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, ME (Age 82 years)

Last Modified 7 Aug 2016

Family ID F581 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Michel Chenard, b. Abt 1826, d. 4 Apr 1895, Van Buren, Aroostook, ME (Age ~ 69 years)
Married	27 Feb 1878	St. Louis Church, Fort Kent, ME
Married		1878 Feb 27 church marriage record for Michel Chenard & Sophie Clark from St. Louis Church, Fort Kent, ME
Notes	Received a copy of the St. Louis' church record from Fort Kent, ME for the marriage of Michel Chenard & Sophie Clark on 27th Feb 1878, witnesses were Zephirin Bouthot & Adolphe Dube.
Family ID	F2613	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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	Born - 7 May 1835 - L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
	Baptism - 27 Oct 1837 - St. Jean Baptiste Church, L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
	Married - 8 Jan 1855 - L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
	Census - 1861 - L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
	Census - 1871 - L'Isle-Verte, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
	Married - 27 Feb 1878 - St. Louis Church, Fort Kent, ME
	Census - Apr 1910 - Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, ME
	Died - 25 Mar 1925 - Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, ME
	Buried - 28 Mar 1925 - St. Denis Catholic Cemetery, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, ME

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Documents
1878 Jan 19 St. Jean Baptiste, L'Isle-Verte Official Gazette of Quebec pg. 60 record for widow of John McGough (Sophie Engstrom dit Clarke)