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Note: Angelique was 22 at the time of her marriage to Hubert Plante. She was the sister of Basil Drouillard, Denis Drouillard, Mrs. Joseph Meloche, Mrs Eli Cousineau, Mrs. Chas Groudin.(source; Marsh Collection, Plante file)
Obit for Angelique, Amherstburg Echo, July 7, 1899;
"On Friday evening last Mrs. Hubert Plant, died at the residence of her grand-daughter, Mrs. Henry Brothers, Malden, very suddenly. She had been ill some two weeks before, but had recovered sufficiently to attend her son Albert's funeral at mcGregor, the Sunday before. On Friday she left her son, Basil's place, where she was living, to go to Amhersburg, and when passing Henry Brothers, they persuaded her to come in and remain over night. When retiring for the night she was seized with a faintness which in a few moments carried her off. She was the mother of thirteen children, eleven of whom are living:- Mrs. Richard Delisle, of Toledo; Basil, of Colchester South; Henry, of Detroit; Sam, of Trenton; Joseph, of Detroit, Anthony, of Detroit, Louis of Grosse Isle; Mrs. Pillon, of Windsor; Mrs. Jos. Decaire of Detroit, Emma at home, and Mrs. H. L. Drouillard, of Amherstburg. The funeral was held Monday morning to mcGregor cemetery, Rev. Fr. Bechard, officiating. There were over 100 vehicles in the procession. The pall bearers were:--A. Pillon, Vic. Pillon, Luke Ouellette, Eli Pillon, Simeon Deslippe and Eli Deslippe."
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