Father Auguste Fortin celebrated the union of Miss Marie-Anne Caron of his parish and Mr. Télesphore Gagnon of Ste-Philomène de Fortierville on September 17^th, 1906 in the Sainte-Emmélie Church of Leclercville.

      Using the shiniest buggy of the parish - a black, canopy-adorned two-seater - Charles drove the newlyweds to the banquet being held in their honor.    

      At sunset, the newlyweds left for Sainte-Philomène de Fortierville driving their own carriage while their guests continued to celebrate.     

     The future was just starting  for Marie-Anne Caron, a  future as short as it was to be painful.

       June 2^nd, 1912 brought an unexpected event to Ste-Philomène de Fortierville.  Télesphore and Marie-Anne were obliged to ratify their union and obtain two dispensations due to the fact that their two families were somehow blood-related.