WILL: Sophie Demars; Tupper Lake, Franklin co., NY
surname: Demars, Desrosiers, Fortin, Nichols

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Franklin County NY
Will Book Vol. 13 page 625

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

I, Sophie Demars of the Village of Tupper Lake in the County of Franklin and
State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and
declare this my last Will and Testament, in manner following, that is to say: 

First. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid.

Second. I give, devise and bequeath unto my children Octave Demars, Joseph S.
Demars, Victorine Fortin, Alice Nichols, Lucia Desrosiers and Leon P. Demars
share and share alike the sum of money due from Octave Demars to Sophie Demars
on a sale contract to be their own forever, amounting to $1000 and interest on
this date.

Third. I give, devise and bequeath unto my children, Octave Demars, Joseph E.
Demars, Alice Nichols, Lucia Desrosiers and Leon P. Demars, the amount of
insurance on my life, to wit, $2000, to be divided equally between them after
deducting therefrom the sum of $100, to be expended by my executor for masses
for said Sophie Demars and her husband Joseph Janvier Demars, deceased, and
after the payment of all funeral and other funeral expenses.

Fourth: I give and bequeath all my furniture and clothes to my daughters,
Alice Nichols and Lucia Desrosiers.

Fifth: I give, devise and bequeath unto my children Octave Dears, Joseph E.
Demars, Alice Nichols, Lucia Desrosiers and Leon P. Demars, share and share
alike, all of my real property at Tupper Lake, N.Y. to be divided as fellows;
my executor to offer said property to said five children and sell it to the
one offering the highest amount. If none offer or purchase the sale thereof is
to be left to the discretion of my executor.

LASTLY, I hereby appoint Leon P. Demars of Tupper Lake, N.Y., executor of
this, my last Will and Testament: hereby revoking all former wills by me made.

with full power to sell and convey any and all of my real property.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name the 14 day of Jan
in the year One thousand nine hundred and eighteen

Sophie Demars

We, whose names are hereto subscribed, DO CERTIFY, that on the 14 day of Jan
1918 Sophie Demars the testator, subscribed her name to this instrument in our
presence and in the presence of each of us, and at the same time, in our
presence and hearing, declared the same to be her last Will and Testament, and
requested us, and each of us, to sign our names thereto as witnesses to the
execution thereof, which we hereby do in the presence of the testator and of
each other, on the said date,and write opposite our names our respective
places of residence.

Ralph Hastings residing at Tupper Lake, N.Y.
Rev. E. O. hervieux residing at Tupper Lake, N.Y.

Admitted to probated January 2d., 1919.