Guillaume ARBOUR

1881 - 1952  (70 ans)

• Nom	Guillaume ARBOUR
  Naissance	5 mai 1881	Saint-Raphaël,,Chaudière-Appalaches,Québec,Canada,
  Baptême	6 mai 1881	Quebec,,Chaudière-Appalaches,Québec,Canada,[Église de Saint-Raphaël de Bellechasse,Saint-Raphaël,Canada] - Saint-Raphaël
  Genre	Masculin
  Inhumation	jan 1952	?,,,Saskatchewan,Canada,Zenon Park,Zenon Park
  Décès	9 jan 1952	?,,,Saskatchewan,Canada,Zenon Park,Zenon Park
  _CREA	17 sept 2023
  _FIL	LEGITIMATE_CHILD
  ID personne	I1445	Arbour-Harbour-05Juillet-2025
  Dernière modif.	16 sept 2023

  
  

  Mère	Marie-Louise LECLERC,   n. 26 avr 1855, Saint-Raphaël,,Chaudière-Appalaches,Québec,Canada, d. 6 avr 1891, Saint-Raphaël,,Chaudière-Appalaches,Québec,Canada, (Âgé de 35 ans)
  ID Famille	F423	Feuille familiale  |  Tableau familial

  
  

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  Baptême - 6 mai 1881 - Quebec,,Chaudière-Appalaches,Québec,Canada,[Église de Saint-Raphaël de Bellechasse,Saint-Raphaël,Canada] - Saint-Raphaël  = Lien Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Hobbies Chain smoker who played the violin very well and could often be found in front of the post office whittling. He was also a quick-tempered man but his temper never lasted long. Immigration:1908 from Canada to USA Immigration:1910 from USA to Canada Immigration:1922 from Canada to USA Immigration: BEF 1925 from USAto Canada William must have moved his family to Zenon Park, SK, to take advantage of the Homesteading Act. This provision sold folks 160 acres for $10 -- a deal they could not get back in Quebec or Ontario, or even in the US. In May 1922, William and family travelled to the US via the port of Montreal, QC. They left St Raphael, QC, were headed for his brother Joseph's place at 208 French St, Lowell, MA, and planned to remain in the US permanently. William and Demerise had both been inthe US before, first arriving in 1896 and lastly departing in 1911. William was noted to be 5'8" tall with a medium complexion, brown hair, and green eyes. Demerise was noted to be 5'3" tall with a medium complexion, brown hair, and green eyes; she also had goiter problems. Juliette had a medium complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes. Albert had a medium complexion, light brown hair, and brown eyes. The family carried $530 with them. ___ Bio from Facebook on 06 May 2010: 06 May 1881 -- Born in St-Raphael, Quebec, Guillaume ARBOUR was the 5thof 9 children of farmer and sawand grist mill operator Hilaire ARBOUR and his wife Marie-Louise LECLERC. William married 20-year old DemeriseRABY in St-Raphael on 16 June 1908. Immediately after this, the young couple moved to the United States and settled in Lowell, Massachusetts,where William worked as a fixer at a hosiery mill and Demerise worked as a stitcher at a hosiery mill. They only resided in the US fora few years, however, before packing up for the long trek to Saskatchewan. William must have moved his family to Zenon Park, SK, to take advantage ofthe Homesteading Act. This provision soldfolks 160 acres for$10 -- a deal they could not get backin Quebec or Ontario, or even in the US. In 1911, their first of 3 children was born in Zenon Park, although one died while young. William worked as a tanner that year. In 1916 and in 1922, his occupation was reported as farmer, but the family knew him to be a carpenter, making cupboards, doors, butter churns, etc. In May 1922, William and family travelled tothe US via the port of Montreal, QC. They left St-Raphael, QC, wereheaded for his brother Joseph's place at 208 French St in Lowell, MA,and planned to once again remain in the US permanently. William was noted to be 5'8" tall with a medium complexion,brown hair, and green eyes. Demerise was noted to be 5'3" tall with a medium complexion, brown hair, and green eyes; she also hadgoiter problems. Seven-year old daughter Juliette had a medium complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes. Eleven-year old son Albert had a medium complexion, light brownhair, and brown eyes. The family carried $530 with them. Despite their good intentions, the family did not stay in the US. By November 1925, they were back in Saskatchewan, where they seem to have livedcontinuously through 1949 and even into 1952. William died in Zenon Park on 09 January 1952. He was buried there in Zenon Park Cemetery. Shortly after this, Demerise moved to Kelowna, British Columbia, to live with Juliette. She apparently died there but we have no details of herdemise. William and Demerise are responsible for 11 grandchildren and an unknown number of great-grandchildren.