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- According to his WWI Draft Registration, Joseph was of medium height and medium build, with blue eyes and light brown hair. He also had a disabled arm.
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In 1940, Joseph reported that he had earned $960 in 1939.
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Kennebec Journal (ME) -- 14 May 1968
JOSEPH B. ARBOUR
Augusta -- Joseph B. Arbour, 75, of 22 Cumberland St., died Monday at Augusta General Hospital after a long illness. He had been an employee of the Edwards Division of Bates Manufacturing Company for50 years. He was born in Joliet, PQ, Canada, 8 June 1892, the son of Michel and Adelaide Lasalle Arbour. He was a communicant of St Augustine Catholic Church, a member of Artisans Society, and the StJohn the Baptist Union of America Counseil Lavalle, and prior to his retirement was employeed as aslubber tender in the card room at Bates. He is survived by one daughter, Muriel Dostie of Augusta; four brothers, Edouard, Anselme, and Rosaire, all of Augusta, and Ernest Arbour of Boston; two sisters, Mrs. Bernadette Turgeon of Augusta and Mrs.Marguerite Porcello of Medford, MA; three grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. A high requiemMass will be sung at 9 am Thursday at St Augustine Catholic Church. Burial will follow in St Augustine Cemetery.
ARBOUR, Joseph B. -- Friends may call at the Plummer Funeral Home Inc, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, from 1 pm to 10 pm today and Wednesday. A high requiem Mass will be sung at 9 am Thursday at St Augustine Catholic Church.
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Bio from Facebook on 05 Jun 2010:
05 Jun 1892 -- Born in Joliette, Quebec, Joseph-Francois ARBOUR was the3rd of 12 children of carter, mill laborer, and teamster Michel ARBOURand his wife Adelaide LASALLE. Lured by the prosperity in the textile industry, his family emigrated fromQuebec to the United States, settling in Augusta, Maine, when Joseph was about 11. As a young man, Joseph began working in the cotton mills, first as a spinner, then as an operative, and lastly as "a slubber tender in the card room." All totaled, hewas an employee of the Edwards Division of Bates Manufacturing Companyfor 50 years. On 15 January 1917 in Augusta, Joseph married 21-year old Clara POULIN. In the ensuing years, they had 4 children - 2 daughtersand 2 sons - although only Murielseemsto have married and had children. According to his WWI Draft Registration from June 1917, Joseph was of medium height and medium build, with blue eyes and light brown hair; he also had a disabled arm. In Augusta on 08 April 1965, Clara breathedherlast breath. Joseph followed her 3 years later, passing away on 13May 1968. Both were buried in St Augustine Catholic Cemetery in Augusta.
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1892 - 1968 (75 ans)
