Damase Gamache

1840 - 1923  (82 years)

• Name	Damase Gamache
  Nickname	Thomas
  Birth	19 Dec 1840	L'Islet sur Mer, PQ CANADA
  Christening	lived for a short time in Detroit. Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Mar 1923	Waterville, KENNEBEC, Maine   [1]
  Burial	St. Francis Cemetery, Waterville, Maine
  Person ID	I73333382	King/Roy
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Vital Gamache,   b. 15 Jan 1808, L'Islet, L'Islet, PQ, CANADA d. 24 Oct 1860, L'Islet, Québec, CANADA (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Marcelline Lisette Bernier,   b. 20 Feb 1812, L'Islet sur Mer, PQ CANADA d. 18 Jan 1842, L'Islet, PQ CANADA (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1833	L'Islet, PQ, CANADA
  Documents		Marriage Record of Vital Gamache and Marcelline Bernier 29 Jan 1833, Notre-Dame de Bonsecours, L'Islet, PQ CANADA
  Family ID	F586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marie Césarie Victoria Sarah Lamarre,   b. 22 Jan 1843, L'Islet sur Mer, PQ CANADA d. 16 Jan 1897, Waterville, KENNEBEC, Maine (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1862	L'Islet, L'Islet, CANADA
  Children	1. Joseph Damase Gamache,   b. 4 Nov 1863, L'Islet, PQ CANADA d. 4 Feb 1864, L'Islet, PQ, CANADA (Age 0 years)   2. Joseph Jules Jean Gamache,   b. 22 Dec 1864, L'Islet sur Mer, PQ CANADA d. 23 Aug 1932, Waterville, KENNEBEC, Maine (Age 67 years) + 3. Michel Gamache,   b. 17 Dec 1866, St-Cyrille, L'Islet, PQ CANADA d. 3 Aug 1939, Waterville, KENNEBEC, Maine (Age 72 years) + 4. Josephine Aurèlie Gamache,   b. 23 Nov 1868, Ste-Cécile, L'Islet, PQ CANADA d. 30 Sep 1937, Waterville, KENNEBEC, Maine (Age 68 years)   5. Delvina Gamache,   b. ca. Dec 1871, St-Cyrille, L'Islet, PQ CANADA   6. Zelia Cesarie Gamache,   b. 21 Apr 1872, L'Islet sur Mer, PQ CANADA d. 12 Oct 1930, Brooklyn, KINGS, New York (Age 58 years)
  Documents		Marriage Record of Damase Gamache and Cesarie Lamarre
  		Federal Census 1900, Damase Gamache family Waterville, Maine
  Family ID	F3087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Victorine Rouillard,   b. ca. Oct 1844, PQ CANADA d. 25 Feb 1923, Maine (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1898	Waterville, KENNEBEC, Maine
  Documents		Marriage Record of Thomas Gamache and Victorine Rouillard 1
  		Marriage Record of Thomas Gamache and Victorine Rouillard 2
  Family ID	F4355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Dec 1840 - L'Islet sur Mer, PQ CANADA Marriage - 11 Nov 1862 - L'Islet, L'Islet, CANADA Marriage - 23 Oct 1898 - Waterville, KENNEBEC, Maine Death - 14 Mar 1923 - Waterville, KENNEBEC, Maine Burial - - St. Francis Cemetery, Waterville, Maine  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Baptismal Record of Damase Gamache
  		Damase Gamache Obit The Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine 20 Mar 1923, Tue • Page 12

  
  

• Notes

  Died: Obituary (Thursday March 15, 1923 Waterville Morning Sentinel) -- Thomas Gamache -- Thomas Gamache died last evening at 11:30 at his home on Spring Street after an illness of about 3 weeks. Mr. Gamache was born in L'Islet, P. Q. 82 years ago last Oct 22. He came to this city 42 years ago and for a time engaged in business here having been retired for about 25 years. Mrs. Gamache died a little over 2 years ago. Mr. Gamache was a respected citizen of this community and all those who knew him were his friends. He leaves two sons, Jules and Michael Gamache, two daughters, Mrs. George Daviau and Mrs. Henry Cote, all of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Emilie Leveque of Canada and Mrs. Edward Goudreau of Albany, Michigan; and one brother Joseph Gamache of Albany, Michigan. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Obituary. attached