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 From g-g-g-grandson Mike BENNETT via email on 10 Nov 2008: I was wondering if in your search for Luther C. Arbour's parents you had ever requested a copy of the Civil War Pension application casefile from the National Archives? I don't know what information on parents might be included but it might be worth atry. Do you know anything about what typically is in these files? If you have not requested it previously, I was considering sending away forone if you think it might have some good info in it. Mike

From Mike BENNETT via email on 26 Mar 2009: Looks like we struck out onLuther C. Arbour's Civil war pension file. Hard to believe when we hadthe info on theindex . . .
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:10:17 -0400
From: OrderOnlinePM a nara.gov
Subject: Your NARA Order: F41-44626481E
To: michaeljbennett a hotmail.com
Dear Researcher, We were unable to locate the records that you requested in order number: F41-44626481E. Your credit card will not be charged.You will receive an annotated paper copy of your original request explaining why we were unable to find the requested record. We encourage you to use our online service to submit future requests for reproductionsof other National Archives records. Should you have any questions about this order, please do not hesitate to contact us at: Sincerely, National Archives and Records Administration, AI Forms Reference Section, 8601 Adelphi Rd, College Park, MD 20783

To Mike BENNETT via email on 26 Mar 2009: Dear Mike: Sorry to hear about this latest setback. In between receiving your email and writing thisreplying, I did a little checking of my own. The response I received may ormay not enlighten us. "Being a registered independent researcher at the National Archives here in DC, I can think of several reasons why they couldn't find the file. In no particular order:
1.You mis-read the pension application number and/orthe pension certificate number on the Ancestry pension index. For some reason when Ancestry microfilmed the index cards they reduced the size of the cards thus reducing the fancy writing of the mid-1800s so that the numbers are illegible/indecipherable.
2. The file(s) was signed out before the pension files were transferredto the National Archives from the War Department Pension Office.
3. The file(s) were open and inthe hands of the Veteran's Administration when the pension files were transferred to the National Archives. If this is the case, you can request the files from the Veterans Administration, but be prepared for quite a wait. I've requested twopension files from the VA; the first took 15 months before I received it, and the second took 14 months.
4. Perhaps the file is signed out internally. Possible reasons, such asthe file is part of internal research project.
My suggestion is to wait until you get the printed sheet indicating whythe file isn'tavailable beforeyou get too concerned."
So, Mike, are you sure that you copied the file number correctly? I read it as 243546, dated 17 Oct 1918. Meanwhile, you just wait for the annotated letter. Keeping my fingers crossed that it is just a temporary setback and not a permanent one.

From Mike BENNETT via email in Apr 2009: Hi Shannon: I've attached the response letter from the National Archives.According to the comments section, they also believe the pension was denied and the only reference is to an application number. Do youor your sources know if there is any way to obtain a pension application file if the pension wasdenied? You would think there is some file somewhere . . . Mike
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From Tom ARBOUR via email on 13 Apr 2011: My Current working hypothesisis that Luther Arbour's father was either a man named Joseph Arbour (born around 1780) or possibly a man who I'm guessing was his Brother, William Arbour, born around 1778. I'm also guessingthat these men were the sons of the Joseph Arbour, born around 1750, who is mentioned as one of the first settlers of Steuben County, New York. I believe that this Joseph (1750) is in your tree here. I believe that Joseph Arbour 1750 also had adaughter named Charity Arbour, who married Thomas Murray before Joseph left PA for Stueben County in 1793. According to the 1790 census, Joseph Arbour (1750) had 6 household members- two males under 16 (who I'm guessing were Joseph Jr. andWilliam, whoeventually move with him to New York), 1 male over 16 (himself), and three females. The first female would have been his wife, the second female would have been his daughter Charity, and the third female is unknown to me. HOWEVER, in your tree, youhave listed a daughter of Joseph (1750) named Elizabeth- who would be that second daughter. Does that all make sense? The William Arbour (sometimes spelled Arber) (married Jane Pearsall), born about 1778, born in Pennsylvania, who alsolivedin Stueben County during the early 1800's. My hypothesis is that William and Joseph Jr. were the elderJoseph's sons. A William Arbor, born in PA in abt. 1778 shows up as anold man in Cass County Michigan, living with Daniel Arbor, as recordedinthe 1850census- I'm not sure if this is the same William Arbour fromSteuben County or not. I believe that all ofthe Arbours that were bornin the Steuben County , New York area in the early 1800's, were all grandchildren of the Joseph Arbour (1750) thatfounded Stueben County. Luther Arbour moving to Ohio, and Mary Boone Arbour Fowler, Benjamin Patterson Arbour (moved to Michigan), William H. Arbour (moved to michigan as well), and quite possibly this Daniel Arbour who was born in New York, living with his father William "Arbor" that was born in Pennsylvania.It all just makes sense.So whowas Joseph Arbour's (1750) father? Rightnow, here's my best guess: I have found a few documents on the internet of a William and Agnes Arbour that livedinPhiladelphia in the 1750's,and I believe they would have been the right age to be Joseph Arbour's(born abt. 1750) parents, but again, this is even more speculation. A guess really. But The name sounds right, and this line continued touse thenames William and Joseph throughout their history. Let me know what you think ofthis.....it's a working hypothesis. Right now, I don't haveany really good first hand Arbour stories that go back to New York andPennsylvania, but let me know whatyou thinkabout my theory.
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From Mike ARBOUR via email on 17 Nov 2011, having sent him a copy of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Dayton, Ohio (1866-1938), Register no. 07500-08999, mentioning Luther : Thanks.I hadnotseen this before. Luther sure seems to be a man of mystery regarding his birth place and parents. Have you heard anything recently from my distant cousin Tom Arbour? I know he was researching Luther also. Mike
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On 18 Oct 1877, Luther claimed to be an invalid and thusly applied for hismilitary pension. He was noted to have served with Company C of the 36th Ohio Infantry.
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Obituary Record . . .
Name Newspaper Date Citation Note
Luther C. Arbour Dayton Daily Journal 5 September 1883 v. XXI, iss7: pg1, col 5 died September 4, age 75, DVS Home, Co. C, 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteers

Full text . . .
ARBOUR -- At the National home for DVS, near Dayton Ohio, on September 4th, 1883,Luther C. Arbour, aged 75 years, lateofCompany C, 36th regiment, Ohio Volunteers, Cause of Death, Exhaustion

Dayton National Cemetery
Dayton,Montgomery County, Ohio

Arbour, Luther C, d. 09/04/1883, Infantry, PVT, Res: Williamstown, WV, Plot: D 14 10, bur. 09/04/1883

 MRS. YVONNE ARBOUR
Mrs. Yvonne (Belanger) Arbour, 74, a resident of Hudson and Nashua for most of her life, died at a Hudson nursing home Friday evening following a long illness. She was the wife ofthe late William Arbour, who died 15 May 1966. A native of Canada, she was born 31 December 1896, daughter of the late George and Ida (Pellerin) Belanger. She was a communicantof St-John-the-Evangelist Church of Hudson. She is survived by three sons, Maurice Arbour of Danvers, MA, Roland Arbour of Manchester, and Joseph Arbour of Austin, TX; four brothers, George Belanger, Jean-Baptiste Belanger, and Emile Belanger of Nashua, and Joseph Belanger of Flint,MI; three sisters, Mrs. Albert (Marie-Rose) Levesque, Mrs. Paul (Marie) Beaulieu of Nashua, and Sister IdaMarie Belanger of the Sisters of Providence from Montreal, Canada; 11 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; also several nieces, nephews, and cousins. The Anctil Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 parents were both born in Quebec [1900,1930Census] or in France and Quebec [1880Census,1905MNCensus].
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BAILES, Julia M. d 19 Jun 1961 St Louis Co, MN [Cert #615]
ARBOUR, Julia M. d 14 Jul 1961 St Louis Co, MN [Cert #720]

Duluth News-Tribune (MN) -- 20 Jun 1961
Mrs. Julia M. Bailes, 84, of 129 S 61st Ave W, died Monday in a Duluth hospital. She was born in Shakopee, and lived in Duluth 67 years. She was a member of Good Shepard Catholic parish and the Church Ladies Guild. Surviving are three daughters: Mrs. Ethel Berglund, Duluth, Mrs. Beatrice Collins, Seattle, and Mrs. Jean Drovedahl, Detroit; two sons, Wilfred J. Arbour and EdwardJ. Arbour Sr, Duluth; a sister, Mrs. Arthur Acker, St Paul; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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 RUSSELL ARBOUR DIES
Mr. Russell Arbour, a well known resident of the West Side, died at an early hour Sunday morning at his home at 209 Maple Street.He has been ill for the past two weeks anddeath was due to a complication of troubles. The deceased was 71 years of ageand had been a resident of Mariettafor a number of years. He was a member of the Harmar lodge of Odd Fellows. Besides a wife, he leaves one son J D Arbour. Funeralservices willbe held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late residence and burial will probably be made in Oak Grove.

 There was still an Arbour Market on Liberty Street in 1912, but it is not clear that William still operated it. By 1914, the market ceased to exist and William seems tohave become a printer. By the timeof the Census in Jan 1920, he had apparently retired.

The Washington Herald (DC) -- 16 Aug 1907
CHARGE IS MADE THAT PRICES ARE FIFTY PERCENT HIGHER THAN IN OTHER CITIES
Pittsburg, 15 Aug -- Agents from the Interstate Commerce Commission arein Pittsburg investigating the suit recently entered here against the Pittsburg Produce Association by W. H. Arbours, a local dealer, who specified in his complaint that the association was an illegal combinationin restraint of trade, and cited fifteen direct violations of the Act of Congress of 2 July 1890. The produce merchants involved handle products from many States and are alleged to regulate prices on such products. An attorney close to the prosecution alleges that thegovernment has obtained ample evidence upon which to proceed. The Pittsburg Produce Association, while chartered, has no capital stock, and the forty-two members who compose it will be subject to heavy fines should the allegations be proven. They handle 90 percent of the produce consumed here. One of the goverment agents today declared that "Something must be wrong inPittsburg" because of the high rateof produce. "It was not due directlyto Mr. Arbour'ssuit that I came to Pittsburg to makethis investigation," said the official. "We had been noticing for a long time, and were thoroughly aware that it was due to some abnormal condition. I am thoroughly convinced that our suspicions are correct, although I have not completed my investigation. I may as well frankly state that I have foundthat an unlawful conspiracy or combination exists here, and that Pittsburgers are paying, in many instances, 50 percent more for their producethan people of other cities. I have been investigating the relations between the railroads and the produce association and will tell you just as frankly that I have found no evidence to connect the railroads with the conspiracy. These facts will be reported to the Department of Justice, which has several ways of dealing with such cases. It may be deemed advisable to bring indictments against the offenders. But it is possible that the matter may be remedied insome other way."

She had 2 children

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She had 5 children

23 March 1897 -- Born in Bonaventure, QC, Josaphat-"Ernest" ARBOUR was the 2nd of 11 children born to farmer Levi ARBOUR and Marie-Zephora POIRER. Yes, weprofiled his brother Armand 3 days ago. This brother, however, seems to have stayed where we can find him, although he did move around a bit. Ernest was 28-years old when he married 20-year old Marie-Blanche-"Yvonne" DUBE on 15 April 1925 in Mont-Joli, QC. They had 12 children, 7 daughters and 5 sons, from 1926 through 1941 and beyond. One might wonder about Ernest's occupation, as the family moved from Rimouski County, to Montreal, to Temiscouata County, to Montreal, to Abitibi County, and finally back to Montreal. Yvonne was 55-years oldwhen she died in Montreal on 24 July 1960. Ernest then married 72-year old Pamela LUSSIER, widow of Hector LEPAGE, in Montreal on 24 July 1971. He outlived her when she died on 31 March 1978. Ernest was 87-years old when he finally met his demise in Montreal on 02 November 1984. Both Ernest andYvonne were buried in St-Francois-d'Assise Catholic Cemetery in Montreal. We have only 4 known grandchildren for this couple but are sure that there are moreout there. Anyone with information on themis urged to please share what they know!

Occupation: Firefighter - Canadian National Railways (1917, 1923); later Locomotive Engineer

After 2-3 hours of labor, he was born prematurely and died instantaneously of heart failure

All that is known about Marie arriving in the Yukon, is that she went from Montreal to the Yukon during the summer of 1918, looking for an uncle. She had been told that he was the Mayor of the town and the richestguy in town. When she got to Minto,Yukon, she found that he was the only guy in town so therefore he was the Mayor and the richest guy there. In the fall of that year, she decided not to spend the winter in Minto so she travelled to Whitehorse. When she was trying to buy a train ticket for the trip back home to Quebec, she met Antoine. Marie could notspeak English and Antoine was found to do the translating. They were married 5 days later.
When she died in 1970, she still spoke very little English. When we went to visit her shecould not even talk to us, she would just get us our treats and smile alot.[RayCYR]

ARBOUR Family in Capital Memorial Gardens New
In the Section called "Garden of the Apostles"
455B
ARBOUR, Florida 1914-1980
ARBOUR, Ronald P 1936-
Mother and Son

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Leon-Ernest ARBOUR was the eldest of 3 children of farmer and Bell Telephone employee Felix ARBOUR and his wife Martine GINGRAS-BARETTE. On 07 Feb 1910, 20-year old Ernestmarried17-year old Elmire BONENFANT in Ottawa. They had 4 sons but only 2 of them survived beyond the day they were born. On 25 September 1912, Leon travelled to the US via the port of Montreal, QC. He came from Lachine, QC, and was headed to Tupper Lake,NY. His employer was George BOUSHEN? of Campbell Lake, NY. Leon was noted to be 5'8" with a medium complexion, brown hair, and brown eyes. He carried $11 with him. Later on, Elmire's great-niece Doris MALONEY described Ernest as being "short and quite heavy."She also commented that this branch of the family spoke only French, which was quite common among those who had transplanted themselves to northern Ontario. Ernest was about 71 when he died in Ottawa in 1960.Elmire lived at least 100 years, as she was known to still be alive in May1992, according to Doris MALONEY. Both were buried in Notre Dame Cemetery in Ottawa. Ernest and Elmire are known to have 5 grandchildren and 5great-grandchildren.