Edwin Spoor descendancy history from 1875 forward
The Spoor detour to Farnham only lasted about 50 years. By the early 1890s, they were already coming back to the USA. Orange and his son Edwin had moved to Farnham in about the early 1840s. He had 11 children with Hedwige Adélaïde Gagnon in that city. Several of his children would moved to the New Bedford Massachusetts area in the 1890s.
Hedwige Spoor (1857 to 1922) would die in New Bedford but be brought back to Farnham for burial. Not much is known about her yet.
Marie Delima Spoor (1858 to 1864) would die in Farnham at a young age.
François Xavier Édouard Spoor (1860 to 1860) would die in Farnham less than a month old.
Marie Jeanne Spoor (1861 to 1872) would die in Farnham at a young age.
Marie Lucie Anne Spoor (1863 to ?) would marry Flavien Gamache and immigrate with him in 1892 to New Bedford. They had 3 daughters in Canada and 6 sons in Massachusetts. Most would stay in the area but still it is hard to find out much about them. Their daughters are Amanda, Anna, and Sylvia. Their sons are William, Joseph, Arthur, Archibald, Aline, and Armand. These are the first cousins of our Pepere Spoor and his siblings and thus their grandchildren are our third cousins.
Édouard Spoor (1865 to ?) would marry Scholastique Desautels and stay in Farnham.
Guillaume Spoor (1869 to 1930) would marry Marie Rosalié Gauthier and then they moved to New Bedford in February 1891. Their first daughter Marie Rose Delima Spoor (nicknamed Eva) was born in Farnham. Their next three children would all be born in Massachusetts but die within months of birth. Then Henry, Blanche, Archibald, and Florida were all born in New Bedford. Archie would lead to our many first cousins – Southworth, Antonsen, Casemiro, Grime, and Fernandes. Eva would marry Ernest Dupont and have 3 sons and 1 daughter. These would lead to our Dupont second cousins. Henry would marry Roséanne Leclair and have one son Wilfred Spoor. He in turn would marry Vivian Chenel and that would lead to our Spoor second cousins.
Leyail Spoor (1872 to ?) lived in Farnham.
Louise Spoor (1876 to ?) married Emilien Surprenant. They would reside in New Bedford by the early 1910s and have two children Rosario and Dorace.
Charles Spoor (1877 to 1949) married Alphonsine Cloutier in 1925 as a second marriage. He emigrated from Quebec in 1910 and lived with his sister for a whole in New Bedford. His two sons were Norman and Alphonse – first cousins to Archie Spoor Sr. Norman and his brother would have 12 children between them and they would all stay in the New Bedford area. They are second cousins to the Spoor sisters and Archie Spoor Jr.
Nellie Spoor (1880 to 1900) would die young in Farnham as her husband did also. But they would have a daughter Elisé L’Heureux who would go to live with her Aunt Louise Suprenant in New Bedford.
Thus it was not just William Spoor that came to New Bedford. Three of his sisters and one of his brothers would come also. His mother-in-law Rosalié Hebert would come as an elderly woman and be buried with her daughter. His wife Rosalié Gauthier would have her brother Francois move to Brattleboro Vermont. Rosalié’s nephew Oscar would visit New Bedford every summer with his family. Outings on Long Pond were frequent with the Spoor sisters and both Archies. Thus the Spoor family kept together as a unit for a long while.