Biography of Noe Desjardins
FROM OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE
A DESCRIPTIVE AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD
OF SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK
PREPARED AND PUBLISHED UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE SARATOGIAN
THE BOSTON HISTORY COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 1899
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Desjardins, Noe, was born in the county of Two Mountains, district of Montreal, Canada, June 16, 1847, a son
of Pierre and Thetotice M. (Poirrier) Desjardins, both natives of Paris. In 1834 his grandfather, Paul Desjardins,
came to Three Rivers. Canada, and settled there. He gave an acre of ground to the convent on condition that his
grandchildren be educated free by the parochial school. Mr. Desjardins came to the United States in 1866, settling
first in Vermont, and in 1870 came to Saratoga Springs. On March 19, 1872, he formed a partnership in the blacksmithing
business, but in 1878 assumed the whole business which he has since conducted. September 24, 1873; he married Margaret
E. Powers. and they have four children: Azilda F., Marie L., Robert A. and George W. P. Azilda was a teacher and
taught in the Saratoga schools for five years. She married John M. Nownan of Ballston Spa.
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