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Vital ARBOUR
1812 - 1854 (42 ans)-
Nom Vital ARBOUR Naissance 18 juil 1812 Saint-Vallier,,Chaudière-Appalaches,Quebec,Canada, 
Genre Masculin Profession Tailleur de pierres Décès 9 août 1854 Saint-Hyacinthe,,Montérégie,Quebec,Canada, Inhumation 10 août 1854 [cimetière de Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de Saint-Hyacinthe] - Saint-Hyacinthe,,Montérégie,Quebec,Canada, _CREA 17 sept 2023 _FIL LEGITIMATE_CHILD ID personne I1880 Arbour-Pierre1615 Dernière modif. 16 sept 2023
Père Pierre ARBOUR, n. vers 1763, Saint-Vallier,,Chaudière-Appalaches,Quebec,Canada, d. 26 mars 1836, Saint-Vallier,,Chaudière-Appalaches,Quebec,Canada, (Âgé de 73 ans) Mère Marie BROCHU, n. vers 1783, Quebec,,,,Canada,Saint-Gervais,G0r 3c0,Bellechasse d. 4 mai 1825, Saint-Vallier,,Chaudière-Appalaches,Quebec,Canada, (Âgé de 42 ans) Mariage 9 fév 1801 Quebec,,,,Canada,Saint-Gervais,G0r 3c0,Bellechasse _CREA 21 août 2024 _UST MARRIED ID Famille F603 Feuille familiale | Tableau familial
Famille Mary CULKIN, n. 1818, ?,,,,Ireland, d. 3 juil 1889, Saint-Hyacinthe,,Montérégie,Quebec,Canada, (Âgé de 71 ans) Mariage Quebec,62020,Capitale-Nationale,Quebec,Canada, _CREA 21 août 2024 _UST MARRIED Enfants + 1. Vital ARBOUR, n. 11 sept 1841, Chambly,,Montérégie,Quebec,Canada, d. 10 oct 1915, Malone,,Franklin County,New-York,United States, (Âgé de 74 ans)+ 2. Jean-Chrysostome ARBOUR, n. 6 août 1844, Beauharnois,,Montérégie,Québec,Canada, d. 24 juil 1917, Saint-Hyacinthe,,Montérégie,Quebec,Canada, (Âgé de 72 ans)3. Michel ARBOUR, n. 13 oct 1846, Montreal,,Montreal,Quebec,Canada, d. 28 août 1849, Saint-Hyacinthe,,Montérégie,Quebec,Canada, (Âgé de 2 ans)+ 4. Andrew ARBOUR, n. 29 nov 1848, Saint-Hyacinthe,,Montérégie,Quebec,Canada, d. entre 1910 et 1918, Worcester,,Worcester County,Massachusetts,Usa, (Âgé de 61 ans)5. Mary ARBOUR, n. 1850, Saint-Hyacinthe,,Montérégie,Quebec,Canada, d. 1851, Quebec,62020,Capitale-Nationale,Quebec,Canada, (Âgé de 1 an)6. Rosalie ARBOUR, n. 17 juil 1853, Saint-Hyacinthe,,Montérégie,Quebec,Canada, d. 3 mars 1854, Saint-Hyacinthe,,Montérégie,Quebec,Canada, (Âgé de 0 ans)7. Vitaline ARBOUR, n. 16 avr 1855, Saint-Hyacinthe,,Montérégie,Quebec,Canada, d. 26 mars 1866, Saint-Hyacinthe,,Montérégie,Quebec,Canada, (Âgé de 10 ans)ID Famille F258 Feuille familiale | Tableau familial Dernière modif. 21 août 2024
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Carte d'événements 
Décès - 9 août 1854 - Saint-Hyacinthe,,Montérégie,Quebec,Canada, 
Mariage - - Quebec,62020,Capitale-Nationale,Quebec,Canada, = Lien Google Earth
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Notes In 1851, Vital was listed on the Farm Census, but there was no data recorded for him.
Vital's Burial Record, as translated by Scott LaVINE on 02 May 2007: "Thetenth of August, 1854, we the undersigned priest completed the burialin the cemetery of Notre Dame of St-Hyacinthe, the body of Vital Harbour, tailleur de pierres (stone mason) of this parish, spouse of Mary Colgin, deceased yesterday at theage of forty-one years. Present were Francois Gendron and Edouard Phaneuf who did not know how to sign."
From Denis ARBOUR on 25 Apr 2007: I found the death record in two different sources, one of them being a listing of the religious records pertaining to the people working on the digging the Beauharnois Canal (1842-1845). This makes me believe that our Vital (Jean-Chrysostôme's father) is not a native of the area. That he just moved there to work on the Canal.Iknow that "Jean-Chrysostôme" was a popular name in the Bellechasse and Gaspé areas but it is unseen elsewhere. Maybethis could be a clue to Vital's origins...
This is quite probable as Vital's occupationis listed in every source as mason. Many masons were no doubt employed to build the retaining walls of the canal.
From Wikipedia on 29 Apr 2007: The Beauharnois Canal is a Canadian canal located in southwestern Quebec. The canal is part of the St Lawrence Seaway. Located between the cities of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Beauharnois, the canal connects Lake Saint-Francis to the west (upstream) with Lake Saint-Louis to the northeast (downstream), bypassing a series of rapids on the St Lawrence River. The original Beauharnois Canal measured 15 nm (24 km) in length and was built on the south side of the StLawrence River, opening in 1845. The canal became obsolete and was superseded by the Soulanges Canal in 1899 whichranon the north side of the St Lawrence River. The present Beauharnois Canal was built between 1930-1932 on the south side of the St Lawrence River, measuring 25.7 km in length. This canal was built as part of a hydroelectric development atBeauharnois which saw a dam and power house built to take advantage of the 25 m (83 ft drop between Lake St Francis and Lake St Louis. Some ofthe electricity is used to power a large aluminum smelter. In the 1950s, the Beauharnois Canal anditstwo locks were enlarged as part of the StLawrence Seaway project.
From Scott LaVINE on 08 Jun 2007: I have slowly worked my way down the river and down the highway looking for the marriage record without luck. I also have done some research on where the Irish immigrants tended to settle when they emigrated but ithasn't helped. Interesting about this child born in 1846 . . . perhaps there are others born in the Montreal area. I also looked around Chambly as a canal on theRichelieu River was built between 1833-1843. Thought he might have found work on thatproject but no luck yet in the local churches. I wonder if he might have found his way into Ontario. The canal at Cornwall was constructed between 1834-42. Just some ideas.Note: From SCO to ScottLAVINE on 21 May 2007: I have been trying to imagine where Vital and Mary could have married. We have him in St-Vallier from 1812 until probably at least 1827.Hethen appears in the Chateauguayarea in Jul 1843, followed closely by Beauharnois County from Aug 1843- Aug 1844. In Jan 1851, they are in Sherbrooke. In Aug 1854, they arein St-Hyacinthe. Yes, major arteries do seem to connect these areas,but it is so unusual to be so scattered in the early 1800s. From where hegrew up in St-Vallier to the burial of his second child is about 200 mi! From there to Sherbrooke is another 150 mi. Anyway, I suppose we could look at all the churches along what is now highway 55 from St-Vallier to Chateauguay