Since the marriage record of Adam Romain and Marguerite Picard was not found, people assume that Augustin Romain's parents are Joseph Romain and Marguerite Picard, married at Village Huron.
However, other documents and records show that Augustin is most likely the illegitimate son of Adam Rohman, who was married to Josephte Moreau c. 1790 in Albany NY.
Augustin Romain was born c. 1795 (probably out
of wedlock) to Adam Rohman, a former soldier from the Brunswick troops and
Marguerite Picard (d/o Jean-Baptiste & Marie-Louise Bonneron).
Adam Rohman, born Dornstadt ou de Frellstedt
(Braunschweig), age 24 years 2 months, was discharged from the Brunswick troops
June 26, 1783. He joined the Royal Voluntary Regiment and was stationed for a
while in Albany NY.
Marguerite Picard had a sister, Marie-Louise,
who was married August 20, 1787 to Frederick Wagner, a butcher and also former
soldier from the Hesse-Hanau german auxiliary troop (Jager company).
Adam Rohman was married to Josephe Moreau
(probably Albany NY, probably by a military chaplain). He had three children
known children : John (bpt. Dec. 15 1784, Trois-Rivieres protestant church) who
was married in 1816 to Helen McLaughling and Marguerite who was married 1815 to
Joseph Wagner (a butcher), son of Frederick Wagner and Marie-Louise Picard.
Marguerite Romaine was godmother of
Marie-Elmire, daughter of Augustin Romaine & Adelaide Brisebois, July 27,
1824 at Notre-Dame de Montreal (godfather : Francois Danielson, a butcher).
Interesting fact about Adam Rohman (Roman, Romain) : he was also a butcher by
trade. So was Augustin Romain.
The Romain brothers : Jacob, Augustin and Adam
(Jr.) were all in this region in the early 1800s working for Philemon Wright
and in the militia.
Adam Romain Jr. drowned in 1815 along with
Benjamin Moore at Little Chute de la Chaudiere.
Romain family chronology :
1783, June 26 : Adam Rohman, born Frellstedte,
age 24 years 2 months, discharged from the Brunswick troops ;
1783 : marriage of Adam Rohman and Josephte
Moreau ;
1783 : baptism of John Adam Rohman in
Trois-Rivieres protestant church ;
1792 : birth of John Joseph Adam ;
1794 : birth of Marguerite Romain ;
1795 : birth of Augustin Romain ;
1799 : Adam Rohman's name appears on the
captain Von Den Velden Land Grant Petition for former german soldiers ;
1812 : Adam Romain Jr. appears in Philemon
Wright's militia records ;
1813 : assessment/Jury list mentioning a
Romain, butcher, living on St. Louis Street in St. Lawrence borough of
Montreal. No first name is mentioned.
1814 : agreement between Adam Romain, Robert
Green and Philemon Wright concernng wood to be sent to Quebec City ;
1815, July : a letter from Ruggles Write to
his brother in regards to Benjamin Moore and two others being drowned ;
1815, July to October : a letter to Wright mentioning payment for a
coffin from J. Hodson sent from Chat's Falls ; receipt received by Philemon
Wright for all the property that was left in the care of Adam Romain Jr.,
signed by Adam Romain Sr ; various letters between Jacob Romain and Philemon
Wright ;
1815, May 4th : marriage of Marguerite Romain
and Joseph Wagner ;
1820, Nov. 7th : Adam Roman, a butcher, buried
at Christ Church, Montreal ;
1821 : Jacob Romain, age 26, not married, and
Augustin, age 23, not married all appear on Philemon Wright militia records ;
1822 : a letter of Jacob Romain asking
Philemon Wright to let his brother bring provisions ;
1822, July 24 : baptism of Augustin Wagner,
son of Joseph Wagner, butcher and Marguerite Romaine of the parish of Notre
Dame de Montreal (godparents : Augustin Romaine and Adelaide Brisebois) ;
1822, July 30 : Augustin and Adelaide married
at Notre Dame de Montreal ;
1824, July 27 : baptism of Elmire Romain,
daughter of Augustin and Adelaide Brisebois (godparents : Marguerite Romaine,
Francois Danielson, a butcher) ;
1828 : Augustin Romain is marked as married in
the militia records ;
1836, July 1st : baptism of Marguerite Romain,
daughter of Augustin and Adelaide at Pembroke Mission ;
1856, March 30 : death of Augustin Romain in
La Passe, Renfrew co. (Our Lady of Mount Carmel catholic church records).
Hope that helps.
