Aaron Aron Aren Oren Ann Laurent Turson Jackson
Aaron's children, Benjamin, Aaron, Daniel, Rosanne, Richard and George were baptized together on March 21 1861. The baptismal record says they were legitimate children; No marriage record has been found.
The baptisms were recorded in the French community of Frenchville, Aroostook, Maine, in the parish of St. Luce. The records listed his name as LAURENT, with Aaron Jr. also being listed as Laurent.
The French language always places an "l" in front of any vowel. His name went from the Anglican "Aaron" to a more French sounding Laurent. At a later point, these records were transcribed into another book. Because of the poor handwriting, the surname Jackson was transcribed into "Turson".
Ancestry.com. U.S., French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1695-1954 [database on-line].; Year or Year Range: 1853-1863
Translation:
The 21 March (1861) I baptized Benjamin age 11 years, Laurent age 10 years, Daniel 7 years, Roseanne age 5 years, Richard age of 4 years George age of 9 months legitimate children of Laurent Jackson and Marie Tibodeau -- Richard Egan -- Ellen Kasie (Richard Egan and Helen Casey were the children's godparents)
Note: All baptismal entries for this period were written the same "legitimate children", confirming that Aaron and Marie were considered married by the church.
Ancestry.com. U.S., French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1695-1954 [database on-line]; Year or Year Range: 1853-1863
Year: 1850; Census Place: Hancock Plantation, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: 248; Page: 128a, Ancestry.com
His son Aaron was listed as "HERON". Genealogical records of descendants of John and Anthony Emery, of Newbury, Mass., 1590-1890, by Emery, Rusus, 1890, pg. 188 .