ARBOUR Emil Anthony

1911 - 1966  (55 ans)

• Nom	ARBOUR Emil Anthony
  Naissance	26 mars 1911	[Brennan Harbour] - Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
  Genre	Masculin
  Décès	21 nov 1966	Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, Usa
  Notes	When Emil was an infant, a local newspaper published that he was the largest child in North America. Reportedly it was not because he was fat but because he was stocky and barrel-chested. Emil and Cecilia had ten children. All of them were born in the United States, save Victor, who was born in Ontario and held dual citizenship.Emil and Cecilia eventually became naturalized United States Citizens.At some point, Emil was also attached to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a translator. Through this connection, Emil met Gilbert BOYCE, who eventually married Emil's sister Lucy. According to his daughter Linda, Emil was the great family storyteller. He kept the past alive foreveryone. In 1940, Emil reported that he had earned $1,400 in 1939. According to the Census of that year, Emil was born in New York state. Upon entering the US at Detroit, MI, on 16 Dec 1941, he reported himself as 5'10" with a dark complexion, dark brown hair, and brown eyes, as well as having a scar on the index finger of his left hand. He had previously been in MI from May 1928 to Dec 1938. He also reported his birthdate as 26 Mar 1911. He had $20 in his pocket. Apparently, Emil became a citizen after Dec 1941, as he still held a British passport at that time. According to his Naturalization papers, Emil was born on 26 Mar 1911. ___ Bio from Facebook on 26 March 2010: 26 March 1908 -- Born in Brennan Harbour, Ontario, Emil Anthony ARBOUR was the 3rd of 6 children of lumberjack Joseph-William-Edward ARBOUR and his 3rd wife Marie-Clara-"Florence" GUERTIN. When Emil was an infant,a local newspaper publishedthat hewas the largest child in North America. Reportedly it was not because he was fat but because he was stocky and barrel-chested. In about 1933, Emil married 17-year old Cecilia Lucy GUERTIN at Old City Hall in Detroit, MI. According toagranddaughter,their marriage was revalidated in the Catholic Church during the late 1930s or early 1940s. Emil and Cecilia had 10 children, 3 daughters and 7sons. All of them were born in the United States, save Victor, who wasborn in Ontario and held dual citizenship. Upon entering the US at Detroit on 16 December 1941, Emil reported himself as 5'10" with a dark complexion, dark brown hair, and brown eyes, as well as having a scar on the index finger of his left hand. He hadpreviously been in MichiganfromMay 1928 to December 1938, reported his birth date as 26 March 1911, and carried $20 in his pocket. Emil and Cecilia eventually became naturalized United States Citizens, filing their declaration on 15 January 1951. At some point, Emil was alsoattached to the Royal Canadian MountedPolice as a translator. Through this connection, Emil met Gilbert BOYCE, who eventually married Emil's sister Lucy. According to his daughterLinda, Emil was the great family storyteller. He kept the past alive foreveryone. Emil died while living in White Lake, MI, on 21 November 1966. Sometime thereafter Cecilia married Clyde STINEHART. She died in Bay City, MI, on 17 February 2008, having been responsible for 10 children, 22 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren.
  ID personne	I3079	Arbour-Harbour
  Dernière modif.	14 oct 2026

  
  

  Père	ARBOUR Joseph William Edward,   n. 18 oct 1869, Joliette, Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada d. 1948, [Essex County] - Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada (Âgé de 78 ans)
  Mère	GUERTIN Florence,   n. 14 mai 1874, Sainte-Cécile-de-Masham, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada d. vers 1948, [Essex County] - Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada (Âgé de 73 ans)
  Mariage	05 nov 1901	Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
  ID Famille	F2126	Feuille familiale  |  Tableau familial

  
  

  Famille	GUERTIN Cecilia,   n. 27 avr 1916, [Byng Inlet] - Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada d. 17 fév 2008, Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, Usa (Âgé de 91 ans)
  Mariage	vers 1933	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Usa
  Enfants	1. ARBOUR Cynthia   2. ARBOUR Linda   3. ARBOUR Ralph Emil,   n. 07 oct 1933, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Usa d. 24 déc 1996, Highland, Oakland County, Michigan, Usa (Âgé de 63 ans)   4. ARBOUR William Edward,   n. 23 août 1935, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Usa d. 19 nov 1992, Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan, Usa (Âgé de 57 ans)   5. ARBOUR Elsie Louise,   n. 09 jan 1938, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Usa d. 20 août 2015 (Âgé de 77 ans)   6. ARBOUR Kent Charles,   n. 24 août 1941, Michigan, Usa d. 08 juin 1995, Atlanta, Montmorency County, Michigan, United States (Âgé de 53 ans)   7. ARBOUR Gerald H,   n. 10 août 1943, Garden City, Wayne County, Michigan, Usa d. 15 août 2003, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, Usa (Âgé de 60 ans)   8. ARBOUR Victor,   n. 09 fév 1949, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, Usa d. 30 déc 1985, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, Usa (Âgé de 36 ans)   9. ARBOUR Phillip Wayne,   n. 24 fév 1952, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, Usa d. 12 sept 2012, [Ingham- Eaton- Clinton County] - Lansing, Michigan, Usa (Âgé de 60 ans)   10. ARBOUR Peter Edmund,   n. 21 juil 1955, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, Usa d. 15 oct 2009, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, Usa (Âgé de 54 ans)
  ID Famille	F1708	Feuille familiale  |  Tableau familial
  Dernière modif.	14 oct 2026

  
  

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