Marie Vandale was born February 7, 1842 in St. Paul, Marion County, Oregon to Louis & Catherine (Porteuse) Vandale. She would marry not long after her seventeenth birthday to Antoine "Tunish" Delore on June 22, 1859 in St Louis, Marion County, Oregon. Both Antoine and Marie's fathers would be there to witness this union, both men were French Canadians. To this union would be born four children that we know of. Perrie and Noemie Marie are both baptized and mentioned in the old church records. Louise Alice, Noeme Marie and Joseph "Long Joe" are all found in the 1870 census, but both Perrie and mother Marie Vandale Delore are not listed. Marie Vandale Delore passed away May 13, 1869.



Record books of St. Louis parish, p 4: "S-12. Mary Vandale. The fifteenth of may eighteen hundred and sixty nine, we the undersigned parish priest of St Louis have buried in the grave-yard of foresaid parish the corpse of Mary Vandale, wife of Antoine Delart, deceased on the thirteenth of this month and year, Witness: Jean Bte. Vandale, Garvey. s/G.C. Chibau, pr."





1860 Census
Name: M Delore
Age in 1860: 18
Birth Year: abt 1842
Birthplace: Oregon
Home in 1860: Labish, Marion, Oregon
Gender: Female

Household Members
Name Age
A Delore 25
M Delore 18
Delore 1
L Vandall 75
Cath Vandall 13
Vandall 15
Vandall 13
Lewry Vandall 30
Zaria Vandall 23
B Delore 26
Delore 22
Delore 6
Delore 4
Delore 2



1870 Census
Name: Antaine Delor
Age in 1870: 35
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Oregon
Home in 1870: Polk, Oregon
Gender: Male
Post Office: Buena Vista

Household Members
Name Age
Antaine Delor 35
Jas Delor 11
Noime Delor 8
Louisa Delor 7



Antoine "Tunish" Delor 1838 – 1898 husband

Children

Joseph "Long Joe" Delor 1859
Noemie Marie Delor 1861
Louisa Alice Delor 1863
Pierre Delor 1866 – 1869