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Hi Jackie,
You have a very interesting puzzle here! I'm glad Elaine was able to shed some light.
First off, Laflamme (by whatever spelling) was a dit name for the original immigrant in the late 1600s to Canada by the name of Francois QUEMENEUR. There are a few records where the QUE was dropped and a variation on *meneur* has been seen but those are rare - most go with something similar to Kemmener/etc. It appears that the majority of the immigrants to the US used some variant spelling of Laflamme. The differences in spelling of ANY French name by an Anglo was a matter of the Anglo's version based on what he/she heard, as the majority of the immigrants could not read or write.
I found very few instances of Laflamme or Keminer or anything similar in Worcester County from 1850 to 1870.
In my many years of researching, I've found that Meanor, Manor, Minor/Miner, Maynard and similar usually were distortion of the French MENARD or the French MEUNIER - both distinct names of their own. It would seem likely that one of those two would be your Matilda's surname, except for the fact that you have Laflamme thrown into the equation!
Here is what I have found so far - all US census records were for Northborough (Worcester County) - all shown both parents born Canada and all children born Massachusetts:
1850 - Indexed as MINNERS, but I saw no S when I looked at the original - they appear to have lived in a boarding house as there were quite a few people residing there from several different countries:
Francis, 32
Elizabeth, 28
Roxannah, 6
Theodore, 5
Franklin, 4
Matilda, 1
Joseph E., 3/12
1860 - Indexed as MENOE but I see MENOR in looking at the original - they resided in the same household with Mr. Maroulett of age 25, born Canada and Margaret Maroulett, age 34, born Canada:
Francis, 44
Elisabeth, 39
Rosanna, 17
Theodore, 15
Franklin, 13
Matilda, 11
Solomon, 8
Anna, 6
Amory, 3
Emily, 2
Ellen, 4/12
1870 - Indexed as MEANS, but I see MEANO in looking at the original:
Frank, 54
Elisabeth, 49
Rosa, 27
Theodore, 26
Frank, 24
Matilda, 21
Solomon, 18
Anna, 16
Emery, 13
Emily, 12
Ellen, 10
Louisa, 8
Julian, 4
1880 - MEANOR
Frank, 64
Elizabeth, 59
Emily, 22
Ellen, 20
Louisa, 17
Julian, 13
I had no success finding the parents in the 1900 so were likely deceased by that point. I also could not find Solomon or Julian anywhere in the US, but I didn't search under many variations either. I did find these other siblings of Matilda:
1900 - Marlboro (Middlesex County)- MEANOR
Theodore, 54, Aug 1845, MA
Eliza A., 49, May 1851, MA
Eliza L., 30, Oct 1869, MA
Franklin T., 19, Feb 1881, MA
Theodore and Eliza A. had been married 31 years and had 3 children/all still living
An interesting note on this is that it shows both of his parents born VERMONT.
1900 - Marlboro (Middlesex County) - MEANOR
Frank, 50, Dec 1849, MA
Sarah, 45, May 1855, Canada
Arthur F., 19, Aug 1880, MA
Cora E., 15, Jun 1884, MA
Elizabeth, 11, Nov 1888, MA
Frank and Sarah had been married 20 years and had 3 children/all still living
It shows both of his parents born Canada
1900 - West Springfield (Hampden County) - MEANOR
Solomon, 47, Feb 1853, MA
Anna M., 36, May 1864, NJ
Sadie L., 7, May 1893, MA
Solomon and Anna had been married 20 years and had 1 child/still living
It shows both of his parents born Canada
I could not find anything in the earlier censuses for Dandurands in the area, but with the great oddities of spellings given that name, it isn't surprising.
It is probable that Francois and Elisabeth married in Massachusetts and probably @1843/1844, so you might be able to find a marriage record - especially through the church.
Now that some birthdates are known for some of their children, it might help if you could locate their baptism records through the church as well. One of the best parts of them is that if the priest was French, the correct spelling/version of the surname was given, making it easier to determine who they were. Another point is that close relatives usually served as Godparents and those clues could definitely help with parentage.
The only Catholic churches in Northborough that I know of are Ste-Bernadette and Ste-Rose-de-Lima. I'm not sure when either was established but I suspect a Google search could yield the info.
I'm sorry I couldn't offer anything more definitive, but hopefully this info will offer some further steps to take.
Bev
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