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Somers Family Genealogy
First Generation
Family of Onesime Saumier(Lynch Somers) & Marie Marguerite Deschamps
Onesime Saumier(Lynch Somers)(3)
Born : March 8, 1838 in St. Anicet, Quebec, Canada, County of Huntingdon
Died : March 13, 1903 in Pentanguishene, Simcoe Co. Ontario Canada
Buried : March , 1903 in Pentanguishene, Simcoe Co. Ontario Canada
Father : François Saumier dit Lajeunesse(2)
Mother : Rosalie Brissette
Connections to Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Married : July 20, 1858 in St. Anicet, Quebec, Canada, County of Huntingdon.Wife : Marie Marguerite Deschamps
Born : February 7, 1837 in St. Anicet, Quebec, Canada, County of Huntingdon
Died : December 22, 1925 in Barton TWP. Wentworth Co., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Father : Philippe Deschamps
Mother : Marguerite Dubreuil
Onesime (Lynch Somers) Saumier was born in St. Anicet, Quebec. Sometime in 1867 Onesime, Marie Marguerite and there children Jean-Baptiste, Antoine, and François with about 50 other families left St. Anicet, Quebec, Canada and headed to the Georgian Bay area of Ontario, Canada. Sometime after arriving in Simcoe County, Onesime not being able to read or write, and with the Scottish influenece of that area became Lynch Somiers, later written Somers. The Somers name was passed down to all of his children and their decendants.
Marguerite was the housekeeper of the Lighthouse at Midland Pte., Simcoe, Ontario. Marguerite and her husband Lynch traded off & on with the Indians when living in Midland Pte. Whenever their daughter Josephine misbehaved they could always get her to behave properly by telling her that they would trade her off to the Indians....
By Ginger Stork
The French Canadians**Deschamps and Saumier Lineages**
Their Children :
1. Jean-Baptiste Onesime Saumier(Levis Somers) (4)
Born : June 28, 1859 in St. Anicet, Quebec, Canada, County of Huntingdon.
Died : November 14, 1946 in Midland, Simcoe Co. Ontario, Canada
Buried : November , 1946 in Midland, Simcoe Co. Ontario, Canada
2. Antoine Olivier Saumier(Somers) (4)
Born : April 18, 1862 in St. Anicet, Quebec, Canada, County of Huntingdon.
Died : 1959 in Midland, Simcoe Co. Ontario, Canada
3. François Xavier Angus Saumier(Somers) (4)
Born : May 16, 1865 in St. Anicet, Quebec, Canada, County of Huntingdon.
Died : October 30, 1948 in Muskegon, Muskegon Co. Michigan, U.S.A.
Buried : 1948 in Ste. Mary's Cemetary, Muskegon, Michigan
4. Alexander Somers (Saumier) (4)
Born : May 1870 in Port Severin or Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Died : Aft 1956 in Blind River, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
5. Josephine Marguerite Somers (Saumier) (4)
Born : 1871 in Port Severin or Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Died : December 5, 1938 in Buffalo, Erie County, NewYork, U.S.A.
6. Alfed Somers (Saumier) (4)
Born : June 30, 1874 in Port Severin Tay Twp,Simcoe Ontario, Canada
Died : 1960 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
7. Andre Somers (Saumier) (4)
Born : September 6, 1876 in Port Severin, Simcoe Ontario, Canada
Died : August 5, 1967 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
8. Mary Elizabeth Somers (Saumier) (4)
Born : September 5, 1878 in Port Severin,Tay Twp. Simcoe Ontario, Canada
Died : 1984 in Midland, Ontario, Canada
