My Great Grandfather

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898

The son of Adolphe & Julienne ~~
The devoted Husband of Béatrice~~
The loving Father of Bernadette, Delia, Arthur, Roselma, Bill, Leo, Kay, Bea, Rose, & Vi ~~
The cherished Grandfather of Theresa, Rose, Ruth, Mary, Clyde, Billy, Jimmy, Peggy, JoAnn, Judy, Joan, Joyce, Janice, Sandra & Leona ~~
The brother of Joseph, Delia, Emma, Mary & Olive ~~

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After the death of my great grandmother he went to live with my grandparents and mother, she said that her and her cousin Theresa use to have alot of fun with him, he was the designated babysitter :) ~ He constantly played and joked around with them ~ Henry was a very talented man, he tap danced, played instuments and sang ~ He was known well for his tap dancing and was asked to dance for the Queen of England, which he graciously did with pride ~ All his sons proudly served in the U.S. Armed Forces ~ Henry served in the Spanish-American War, as did his brother Joseph ~

Married January 7, 1902 ~

Came to America w/Family in 1886 ~

At 8:30 a.m. He went home with Jesus~

~*~Dors en paix céleste~*~
{TRANSLATION: sleep in heavenly peace}

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PARENTS:
Adolphe ~ 1853 / 1926
Julienne ~ 1856 / 1929
Married January 7, 1878
in Ste-Émélie-de-l'Énergie, Quebec

GRANDPARENTS
François Ephrem ~ b.1824
Françoise{Soulière} ~ b.1827
Marriage: September 11, 1849
St. Jacques de l'Achigan, Montcalm,
Quebec, Canada
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Zéphirin ~ 10-3-1816 / 3-10-1889
Emilie{Lepage} ~ 5-28-1814 / 2-27-1893

AUNTS/UNCLES:
Zéphirin ~ 1840 / 12-25-1902
Olive ~ 3-20-1841 /10-8-1927
Joseph ~ 1842 / 7-1-1872
Adeline ~ 1843
Onesime ~ 9-30-1846 / 1-30-1929
Ludger ~ 1854 / 12-25-1928
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Mathiase
Elzears
Narcisse
Valerie

SIBLINGS:
Joseph ~ b.1881 / 1925
married - Claudia, Eugenie

Mary L. ~ b. 11-14-1883 ~
married Peter Gomo 8-21-1911
by Father John B. LaBossiere in Amesbury, Ma.

Delia J. ~ b.5-29-1884 / 10-20-1961
married - John Abrahams 4-6-1912

Emma ~ b.1886 / 1980

Marie ~ b. 4-1894/7-19-1994

Jérémy ~ 5-6-1895 / 5-7-1895

CHILDREN:
Bernadette ~ 7-5-1906 / 7-8-1906
(infant)
Delia ~ 7-5-1907 / 10-7-1907
(infant)
Arthur ~ 11-18-1909 / 8-14-1965
(0 children)
Roselma ~ 11-18-1909 / 2-21-1914
(child)
Kay ~ 3-19-1911 / 6-12-1981
(1 child)
Bill ~ 1-19-1913 / 9-12-1968
(4 children)
Rose ~ 12-28-1915 / 8-14-1979
(6 children)
Leo ~ 3-26-1921 / 10-19-1978
(6 children)
Bea ~ 11-16-1925 / 6-11-2002
(1 child)
Vi ~ 9-3-1927 / 2-16-1989
(0 children)

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY G-GRANDPA
EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE A GRAVE STONE HERE W/G-GRANDMA I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU HAD A GRAVE STONE PLACED WHERE YOU ARE, SO FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY I BOUGHT YOU YOUR HEAD STONE ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY G-GRANDPA, I WOULD SAY YOU HAVE WAITED 65 YEARS TOO LONG!! ~ HAD I KNOWN YOU DIDN'T HAVE ONE I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN IT FOR YOU SOONER ~
~*~REST IN PEACE WRAPPED IN THE ARMS OF THE ANGELS~*~ I LOVE YOU ~
{July 2008}

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I would like to Thank Kate, Phyllis and Jim for finding hospital records, church records and other important papers about my great grandfather for me ~
Lisa, I can never ever Thank you and your Husband for being there for me and helping me the way you did ~ You went above and beyond and I will be forever grateful ~

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*I HAVE DEATH CERTIFICATE AND OBITUARY*