ARBOUR Joseph-Merille
1873 - 1957 (83 ans)-
Nom ARBOUR Joseph-Merille Naissance 13 mai 1873 Sainte-Émélie-de-L'Énergie, J0k 2k0, Lanaudière, Québec, Canada 
Baptême 14 mai 1873 [[Église de Sainte-Émélie-de-L'Énergie, Canada] - Sainte-Émélie-de-L'Énergie] - Quebec, Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada Genre Masculin Inhumation jan 1957 Décès 21 jan 1957 [Penetanguishene, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada Notes - After their wedding, Merrille and Georgina established their home in Waubaushene, where they raised 11 children, five daughters and six sons. In 1901, the young family rented a three-room house on ¼acre on Concession 10, Lot 10, in Waubaushene. TheC'est ave?e acusaole?ees18 Rivitab» «tab»y lived in this community for almost their whole lives. The large household was completely bilingual: both English and French were spokenso all of the children grew up knowing both. However, as many of themleft home to work in the predominately English-speaking workplace, they nearly all forgot their first language. Only Pamela, Alda, Orval, andBud maintained their ability to communicate in French. In 1937, the family purchased their first car, a 1935Studebaker for $700. Their youngestson Bud learned to drive in this car and often drove his parents around visiting family and friends.
Merrille spent most of his life working for the Georgian Bay Lumber Company. In winter, he cut logs in the forest. In summer, he worked in thesaw mill in town. As a young family, they endured hard times and the daily challenges of the era. Their dedication to work did eventually payoff, though. In 1933, at the age of 60, Merrille was able to purchase a farm adjoining the village of Waubaushene.He carried on a mixed farming operation until his retirement in 1948 at the age of 75. He remainedon the farm until 1955. Children of the extended family and their friends fondly remember Merrille'sfarm, where they often played. They also went to pick morels. Taking a tin can with some butter, they would go into the fields,pick the morels, and cook them right there on a little fire. Picking violets at the farm became an annual affair. Easter was also a joyous time when family visited from Toronto. This was usually maple syrup-making time. They also came to hayin the summer.
In 1956, Merrille took up residence in the Beechwood Nursing Home in Penetanguishene. Georgina had been bedridden and paralyzed since experiencing a stroke in 1942 and had been a resident of the homesince 1950. InApril 1956, a large party was heldat the nursing home for Merrille andGeorgina to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. In addition to their 11 children and 37 grandchildren, they also had 20 great-grandchildren at that time. Like his father, Merrille was a laborer who workedhard all of his life, giving up only as old age set in. Merrille and Georgina died within a couple ofmonths of each other. He on 21 January 1957in Penetanguishene and she on 11 April 1957. They were buried next to each other inSt John's Cemetery inWaubaushene.
Merrille and Georgina are remembered by their children as being very good to them and extremely understanding parents.
ID personne I1699 Arbour-Harbour Dernière modif. 14 oct 2026
Père ARBOUR Magloire, n. 30 mars 1845, Joliette, Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada d. 03 fév 1924, [Victoria Harbour, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada (Âgé de 78 ans)Mère CHARTIER-ROBERT Léocardie, n. 18 juil 1848, [Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, J0k 1w0] - Québec, Lanaudière, Canada Mariage 15 jan 1866 [[Église de Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Lanaudière, Canada] - Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, J0k 1w0] - Quebec, Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada ID Famille F1166 Feuille familiale | Tableau familial
Famille 
BAZINET Marie Georgina, n. 06 juil 1880, [Waubaushene, L0k 2c0, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada d. 11 avr 1957, [Penetanguishene, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada (Âgé de 76 ans)Mariage 13 avr 1896 [[Église de St John Vianney de Waubaushene, Ontario, Canada] - Waubaushene, L0k 2c0, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada Enfants 1. ARBOUR Marie Pamela, n. 25 déc 1897, [Waubaushene, L0k 2c0, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada d. 08 oct 1981, [Simcoe County] - Barrie, Ontario, Canada (Âgé de 83 ans)2. ARBOUR Marie Anna Alda, n. 15 sept 1900, [Waubaushene, L0k 2c0, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada d. 19 août 1984, [Tecumseh] - Essex County, Ontario (Âgé de 83 ans)3. ARBOUR Joseph Arthue Ervin Orval, n. 14 jan 1903, [Waubaushene, L0k 2c0, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada d. 25 mars 1984, [Penetanguishene, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada (Âgé de 81 ans)4. ARBOUR Joseph Alphonse Donald, n. 14 sept 1904, [Waubaushene, L0k 2c0, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada d. Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada 5. ARBOUR Alma Eugenie, n. 09 mai 1907, [Waubaushene, L0k 2c0, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada d. 11 jan 1980, [Simcoe County] - Midland, Ontario, Canada (Âgé de 72 ans)6. ARBOUR Joseph Ernest William, n. 01 fév 1909, [Waubaushene, L0k 2c0, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada d. 01 juin 2003, [Wentworth County] - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (Âgé de 94 ans)7. ARBOUR Gilbert Zephirin, n. 17 jan 1911, [Waubaushene, L0k 2c0, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada d. 23 fév 1994, [Peterborough] - Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Âgé de 83 ans)8. ARBOUR Bernard Alfred Leonard, n. 24 juin 1913, [Waubaushene, L0k 2c0, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada d. 09 oct 2005, Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, Usa (Âgé de 92 ans)9. ARBOUR Georgina Cecilia, n. 16 mars 1915, [Waubaushene, L0k 2c0, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada d. 18 mars 1980, [Simcoe County] - Midland, Ontario, Canada (Âgé de 65 ans)10. ARBOUR Marie Doris Louise, n. 17 mars 1919, [Waubaushene, L0k 2c0, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada d. 06 juin 2007, Scarborough, York County, Ontario (Âgé de 88 ans)11. ARBOUR Raymond Stanley, n. 31 août 1920, [Waubaushene, L0k 2c0, Simcoe County] - Ontario, Canada ID Famille F1375 Feuille familiale | Tableau familial Dernière modif. 14 oct 2026
- After their wedding, Merrille and Georgina established their home in Waubaushene, where they raised 11 children, five daughters and six sons. In 1901, the young family rented a three-room house on ¼acre on Concession 10, Lot 10, in Waubaushene. TheC'est ave?e acusaole?ees18 Rivitab» «tab»y lived in this community for almost their whole lives. The large household was completely bilingual: both English and French were spokenso all of the children grew up knowing both. However, as many of themleft home to work in the predominately English-speaking workplace, they nearly all forgot their first language. Only Pamela, Alda, Orval, andBud maintained their ability to communicate in French. In 1937, the family purchased their first car, a 1935Studebaker for $700. Their youngestson Bud learned to drive in this car and often drove his parents around visiting family and friends.
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