John Albert ARBOUR

1918 - 1975  (56 ans)

• Nom	John Albert ARBOUR
  Naissance	21 août 1918	Ontario,,,,Canada,Penetanguishene,Simcoe County
  Genre	Masculin
  Décès	27 mai 1975	Ontario,,,,Canada,Penetanguishene,Simcoe County
  _CREA	17 sept 2023
  _FIL	LEGITIMATE_CHILD
  ID personne	I4748	Arbour Harbour 030825
  Dernière modif.	16 sept 2023

  
  

  Père	Alfred ARBOUR,   n. 12 avr 1892, Ontario,,,,Canada,Waubaushene,L0k 2c0,Simcoe County d. 6 oct 1951, Ontario,,,,Canada,Penetanguishene,Simcoe County (Âgé de 59 ans)
  Mère	Melvina LARMAND,   n. 31 mai 1895, Ontario,,,,Canada,Port Severn,Simcoe County d. 13 sept 1987, Ontario,,,,Canada,Penetanguishene,Simcoe County (Âgé de 92 ans)
  Mariage	26 nov 1917	Ontario,,,,Canada,Penetanguishene,Simcoe County
  _CREA	21 août 2024
  _UST	MARRIED
  ID Famille	F833	Feuille familiale  |  Tableau familial

  
  

  Famille	Georgette Alberta BOYER,   n. 22 sept 1918, Ontario,,,,Canada,Lafontaine,Simcoe County d. 15 août 1948, Ontario,,,,Canada,Penetanguishene,Simcoe County (Âgé de 29 ans)
  Mariage	18 août 1943	Ontario,,,,Canada,Penetanguishene,Simcoe County
  _CREA	21 août 2024
  _UST	MARRIED
  ID Famille	F21825	Feuille familiale  |  Tableau familial
  Dernière modif.	21 août 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Occupation: Bus Driver (1949); later Chief of Police in Penetanguishene, ON Midland-Penetang Free Press (ON) -- 11 Feb 1943 BLIZZARD OF JANUARY 1943 For three days following "North Simcoe's worst storm in years," Penetang was cut off from Midland. Blizzard raged from Monday, 18 January, until Thursday. With Penetang completely isolated, Dr. R.E. Robertson of Collingwood was detained in town forthree days. Finally hiring a dog sleigh, he journeyed to Midland and headed south from there. Elmvale was without train and bus service for almost a week. By Saturday, the highway was open from Barrie as far as French's Hill (nb: justNorth of Elmvale) and Monday, 25 January, a single track was opened to Midland, with snow banks 15 to 20 feet high piled on either side. In Coldwater, snow was piled to the tops of the store windows. A shovelling bee was organized by citizensto clear the main street. Old timers recalled the blizzard of 1904, whenPenetang had been without train service for three weeks.With traffic at a standstill following the storm, two Penetang airmen,JACK ARBOUR and BERT BOYER, walked from Barrie to Midland. "Jaunt" tookthem 10 hours.He had 2 Living Arbour