Louis ARBOUR

Autres événements/attributs:

• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Notes:

 Medical Information: Although he remarried after the death of first wife, he was never the same man. He began to drink heavily and this may have been a factor in his death.

• Note:

  According to his WWI Draft Registration, Louis was born on 25 Mar 1885. At the time he was noted to be tall with a medium build; he had brown eyes and black hair.
  
  During the Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918, Louis also contracted the illness. However, luck was with him and he survived, only to meet a tragic death a few years later.
  
  Living in Louis and Eugenie's house in 1921 was Joseph ARBOUR. It is unclear how he is related. Joseph was an employee of the WH Company.
  
  The Winsted Evening Citizen (CT) -- Monday 02 Nov 1925
  3 IN HOSPITAL AS THE RESULT OF AUTO ACCIDENTS -- Daniel Quinn, 65, Run Down by Unidentified Motorist and Louis Arbour Badly Injured in Trolley-Auto Collision
  Three Winsted residents are patients in the hospital today as the result of two weekend automobile accidents. Daniel Quinn, about 65, is undergoing treatment at the institution for painful body bruises received Saturday night when he was struck by an unidentified motorist. The accident occurred near the farm of Fon... Bushnell on the New Hartford Road, where Mr. Quinn is employed. The injured man was found lying unconscious on the side of the road by a Hartford motorist who notified the police department. Motorcycle Policeman Waldo Heath and officer James Mike (?) were dispatched by Supt. Slocum to conduct an investigation. It is believed Quinn was struck several hours before he was found by a motorist who failed to stop. No trace of the driver of the car has yet been identified. Louis Arbour is in the hospital in a serious condition as theresult of injuries sustained Saturday night when an automobile in which he was a passenger collided with the 11 o'clock trolley car operatedby Motorman Healey of Burrville, in front of the Strong Mfg Co on Main Street. Jeremiah Roy, driver of the machine, is a patient in the same institution, recovering from lesser injuries. The accident occurred whenRoy, after turning into Main Streetfrom Park Place, swung west into the center lane of the thoroughfare street directly in the path of the trolley, which was Torrington bound. Arbour received several deep wounds, besides internal injuries. Roy was painfully cut by flying glass. Theautomobile was demolished. The light on the trolley and the front window were broken by the impact.
  
  The Winsted Evening Citizen (CT) -- Wednesday 04 Nov 1925
  LOUIS ARBOUR ACCIDENT VICTIM, DIES IN HOSPITAL -- Was Injured Saturday Night in Trolley-Automobile Collision -- Funeral Tomorrow Morning
  Louis Arbour, 39, died at the hospital late Tuesday of injuries sustained Saturday night when an automobile in which he was a passenger collided with one of the Connecticut Company's trolley cars in charge of Motorman Edward Healey of Burrville, onMain Street, near the Strong Mfg Co. Arbour was injured internally andalso suffered deep lacerations aboutthe head and face. Jeremiah Roy, driver ofthe automobile, is still undergoing treatment at the hospital. Mr. Arbour was born in Quebec but resided in Winsted for the past 22 years. Until recently he was engaged in the trucking business. He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Bertha,Leona, and Helen Arbour; his parents, who live in Quebec; five brothers, Joseph of Lowell, MA, John of Boston, William of Saskatchewan, Canada, George and Eugene of Quebec; and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Sullivan of Boston, MA, Mrs. Beatrice Roy and Mrs. Eva Boyblon of Quebec. The funeral will be held from his late home on Main street tomorrow morning at 8:30 and at St Joseph's Church at 9:00. Burial will be in St Joseph's Cemetery.
  
  After Louis' death, Eugenie was left with three girls to raise. She subsequently took in boarders to help make ends meet. One of these boarders was Emmanuel ROUILLARD, who later married daughter Bertha ARBOUR.
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  Bio from Facebook on 10 Apr 2010:
  10 April 1885 -- Born in St-Raphael, QC, Joseph-Louis ARBOUR was the 7th of 9 children of farmer, sawyer, and carpenter Hilaire ARBOUR and hiswife Marie-Louise LECLERC. Louis held several occupations during his life: Farmer (1901); Carpenter and Press Room Foreman with the William L. Gilbert Clock Company (1918-1921); and later owned a Trucking Companyuntil he was put out of business by E. J. Kelly. InSt-Raphael on 09 June 1908, Louis married 19-year old Virginie BOUTIN. The young couple then made a southerly trek which brought them to Connecticut, where they settled into the community of Winsted. During the year after their wedding, Louis and Louise welcomed their only child, a daughter named Bertha Alma ARBOUR, into their home. According to his WWI Draft Registration, Louis was noted to be tall with a medium build, brown eyes, and blackhair. During the Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918, poor Virginie succumbed to the illness. After her death, her body was transported back toQuebec for burial in St-Raphael. As Louis was also ill with the flu, he was unable to attend the services. Although Louis also contracted the illness luck was with him and he survived, only to meet a tragic deatha few years later. On 16 February 1920, Louis married to 24-year old Eugenie BERNARD. Louis and Eugenie then had 2 daughters: Leona Rita and Helen, both of whom were just little girls at their father's untimely death. Here is the account of his demise on 03 November 1925 in Winsted,CT:
  The Winsted Evening Citizen (CT) - Wednesday 04 November 1925
  LOUIS ARBOUR ACCIDENT VICTIM, DIES IN HOSPITAL -- Was Injured Saturday Night in Trolley-Automobile Collision -- Funeral Tomorrow Morning
  Louis Arbour, 39, died at the hospital late Tuesday of injuries sustained Saturday night when an automobile in which he was a passenger collided with one of the Connecticut Company's trolley cars in charge of Motorman Edward Healey of Burrville, onMain Street, near the Strong Mfg Co. Arbour was injured internally and also suffered deep lacerations about the head and face. Jeremiah Roy, driver of the automobile, is still undergoing treatment at the hospital. Mr. Arbour was born in Quebec butresided in Winsted for the past 22 years. Until recently he was engagedin the trucking business.
  After Louis' death, Eugenie was left with three girls to raise. She subsequently took in boardersto help make ends meet. One of these boarderswas Emmanuel ROUILLARD, who later married Louis' eldest daughter Bertha Alma ARBOUR. As Eugenie was still a young woman when she became a widow, she decided to marry again. Eugenie wed Joseph ASSELIN sometime in about 1927. They then had 2 children of their own: Leopold and Mary Jane. Eugenie lived a great number if years before dying in Torrington, CT, on 30 April 1981.Louis is known to be responsible for 8 grandchildrenand 10 great-grandchildren.

Décès:
Cause: A friend driving him home ran into a trolleycar and Louis was killed

Louis a épousé Virginie BOUTIN le 9 juin 1908 à Quebec,,Chaudière-Appalaches,Québec,Canada,[Église de Saint-Raphaël de Bellechasse,Saint-Raphaël,Canada] - Saint-Raphaël. Virginie est née le 8 oct 1888 à Saint-Raphaël,,Chaudière-Appalaches,Québec,Canada,; est morte le 10 oct 1918 à Winsted,,Litchfield County,Connecticut,Usa,; a été enterrée en oct 1918 à Winsted,,Litchfield County,Connecticut,Usa,[St Joseph'S Cemetery in Winsted,Connecticut,USA] - Winsted. [Feuille familiale] [Tableau familial]

Louis a épousé Eugenie BERNARD le 16 fév 1920 à Winsted,,Litchfield County,Connecticut,Usa,. Eugenie est née le 27 oct 1895 à Quebec,,,,Canada,Saint-Gervais,G0r 3c0,Bellechasse; est morte le 30 avr 1981 à Torrington,,Litchfield County,Connecticut,Usa,; a été enterrée en mai 1981 à Torrington,,Litchfield County,Connecticut,Usa,. [Feuille familiale] [Tableau familial]

Autres événements/attributs:

• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Autres événements/attributs:

• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Notes:

 

Hartford Courant (CT)-- 26 Jan 1996
LEONA "LEE' A. ALEXANDER
Leona "Lee" A. Alexander, 74, of Whiteside St, Newington, died Wednesday, 24 Jan 1996, at HartfordHospital. Born 24 Sep 1921 in Winsted, she was the daughter of the late Louis J. and Eugenie (Bernard) Arbour. She lived in Winsted, moving to Newington in 1952. Lee attended the GilbertSchool, Winsted, where she completed a Commercial course. In Newington, she served as a room mother for several classes and also as a Den Mother for the Boy Scouts of America. She leaves her husband of 52 years, Gordon A. Alexander; a daughter, Lynne A. Rice of Glastonbury; two sons, Robert G. Alexander of Glastonbury and Alan R. Alexander, DMD, MD of East Petersburg,PA; three grandchildren, Bradley M. Alexander, Matthew A. Alexander, and Thomas M. Alexander all of East Petersburg, PA; and three sisters, Helen Leideg of Carmel, CA, Bertha Roullard of Winsted,andMary Jane Mancini of Marietta, GA. Friends and relatives may call at the Newington Memorial Funeral Home, 20 Bonair Ave., Newington on Saturday, 27 Jan, 9:30-10:30 am. A Mass of Christian Burial willfollow, 11 am, at the St Mary's Church, Newington. Burial will be at a later date inForest View Cemetery, Winsted. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 670 Prospect Ave., Hartford 06105.

 

Décès:
Cause: Cancer

Autres événements/attributs:

• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023