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The Gaudet Children Who Survived – the Two Boys, John and Gerard
Marie Blanche Poirier was born on January 19, 1890, and married Charles Joseph Gaudet, who was born on April 20, 1891, on April 13, 1915. Their first child was born in 1916, their last in 1934. In that 18-year span nine of them died dreadful deaths, mostly of tuberculosis. Here is a table with the vital statistics of that sad family. The Children of Marie-Blanche Poirier and Charles Gaudet Name Birth Death Cause of death Age Joseph Isadore Feb. 24, 1916 Funeral March 11 1921 Croup 5 Mary Dora June 4 1917 November 23 1923 Diphtheria 4 Mary Frances October 20, 1918 February 22, 2014 Stroke and heart failure 96…