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• Barry, Fred   b. 1887  d. 1964
  Actor. He appeared in the films "Tit Coq" (1953), and "Fridolinons" (1945). He also made guest appearances on the television series, "Burke's Law-February 14, 1964, October 14, 1964, and September 27, 1963. Barry also was a member of the famous Quebec Troupe, 'Barry-Duquesne.' (Bio by: K)
  Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Plot: Section G
   
• Basinet, Charles   b. July 20, 1845  d. March 8, 1916
  Canadian Statesman. A native of Joliette (Québec), he was a lumber merchant. On June 23, 1896, he was elected to the House of Commons as the Liberal representative for the district of Joliette. He was re-elected in the general election of November 7, 1900 and his mandate ended on September 29, 1904. He was the brother of Louis Basinet, member of the Legislative Assembly of Québec, from 1886 to 1892. (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
  Saint-Charles-Borromée Cemetery, Joliette, Quebec, Canada
   
• Basinet, Louis   b. November 30, 1846  d. May 8, 1918
  Canadian politician. A native of Joliette (Québec), he completed his elementary studies at his parrochial school and his secondary studies at the college of Joliette. He worked as a farmer in Joliette. From 1878 to 1917, he served as Mayor of Joliette. Although in the by-election of September 24, 1885, he was defeated as a Liberal candidate for the district of Joliette, he succeeded the next year and was sent to the Legislative Assembly. This election was cancelled on September 23, 1889, but he...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
  Saint-Charles-Borromée Cemetery, Joliette, Quebec, Canada
   
• Baulu, Roger    b. 1909  d. September 17, 1997
  Canadian radio and TV broadcaster. Born in Montreal in 1909, he made there its studies and very early in his life he became interested by journalism. He joined the newspaper “Le Canada” under the direction of Olivar Asselin who asked him one day to write a 15 minute long bulletin and go to diffuse it at station CFCF, the oldest radio station of Montreal. This experiment led him to CKAC where he officially became broadcaster in 1930. When World War II began, CFCF asked him to act as liaison with...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
  Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Plot: Section "I", #197
   
• Bayard, Paule    d. November 29, 1975
  Actress. Bayard appeared in the films, "Bingo" (1974), and "Tiens-Toi Bien Apres Les Oreilles A Papa" (1971). She also appeared on the television shows, "Pepinot Et Capucine" from 1952 to 1954, and "Le Courrier Du Roy" from 1958 to 1961. Also a talented voice actress she did the voice of the puppet character, 'Bobinette' on the television series, "Bobino" from 1960 to 1973, as well as voice work on, "Pepinot" from 1954 to 1957. (Bio by: K)
  Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Plot: Section D
   
• Beaubien, Louis   b. July 27, 1837  d. July 19, 1915
  Canadian politician and businessman. Born in Montreal, on July 27, 1837. He studied at the Saint-Sulpice college in Montreal. Landowner and businessman, he directed a farm dedicated to the cattle breeding and horses of race on the fields of the Saint-Louis slope and the Sainte-Catherine hill. Writer with the newspaper “L’Ordre” from 1858 to 1861. Vice-president of the company of publication the Newspaper. Founder of the city of Outremont in 1875. Promoter and co-owner of a railroad for the...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
  Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Plot: Section "C", # 40
   
• Beauchamp, Benjamin   b. December 21, 1842  d. March 3, 1913
  Canadian politician. A native of Saint-Hermas (Québec), he studied to become a teacher at the Jacques-Cartier Schoolin Montreal, then at the Military academy. With obtained its certificate of teacher like two certificates of the Military academy. He worked as a farmer in Saint-Hermas and became secretary of the Agriculture Society of the county of Deux-Montagnes. He was elected Mayor of Saint-Hermas and he served also as Prefect of the county of Deux-Montagnes. After a first unsuccesful try in...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
  Saint-Hermas Cemetery, Saint-Hermas, Quebec, Canada
   
• Beaudry, Jean-Louis   b. March 27, 1809  d. June 25, 1886
  Montreal Mayor. Born in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines in what was then still known as Lower Canada, Beaudry moved to Montreal at a young age and in 1834, opened a dry goods store with his brother. A devoted member of the Patriote movement against British control of Lower Canada, he was appointed a Vice President of the newly created Fils de la Liberté in 1837, however he was forced to flee to the United States with the outbreak of the Rebellion of 1837 and would not return until 1838. In 1860 he was...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
  Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Plot: Section C, Lot 59
   
• Beaudry, Prudent    b. July 24, 1816  d. October 6, 1893
  Los Angeles Mayor. Beaudry served as the Mayor of Los Angeles, California, from 1874 to 1876.
  Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
   
• Beaulac, Polydore    b. July 8, 1893  d. March 10, 1981
  Canadian statesman. A native of Chicago (Illinois), he studied at the Saint-Joseph seminary in Trois-Rivières (Québec). He worked as aa insurance agent and manager of the credit union of Shawinigan. He served as alderman on the Shawinigan town council, from July 1930 to July 1932. In 1935, he tried unsuccessfully to get elected as a Liberal-independent candidate in the federal riding of Saint-Maurice-Laflèche. He met the same fate when, a year later, he tried to be sent as a Liberal to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
  Saint-Joseph Cemetery, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
   
• Beaupre, Maurice   b. 1907  d. March 14, 1984
  French-Canadian actor. Beaupre appeared in film and television roles including, "A cause de mon oncle" (1977), "Le Grand Voyage" (1974), "The True Nature Of Bernadette" (1972), "Rope Around The Neck" (1965), "The Luck Of Ginger Coffey" (1964), "Rue de L'anse" (1963), "L'Heritage" (1959), "Le Maitre du Perou" (1958), "Les Belles histoires des Pays-d'en-Haut" (1956) and "The Bird Pencier" (1955). (Bio by: K)
  Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
   
• Béchard, Claude   b. June 29, 1969  d. September 7, 2010
  Canadian Statesman. A native of Saint-Philippe-de-Neri, Quebec, Béchard graduated from the Université Laval in 1991 and later received his Masters degree in 1994. Becoming involved in politics, he was appointed in 1993 as an advisor to Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson Jr. until 1996. In 1997 he became Vice-President of the Liberal Party in Quebec and later that same year, was elected to Quebec's National Assembly representing Kamouraska-Témiscouata, a post he held until his death. In 2003 he was...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
  Cimetiere de Saint-Pascal-de-Kamouraska, Saint-Pascal, Quebec, Canada
   
• Bedard, Rolland   b. November 29, 1913  d. May 7, 1987
  Actor. Bedard is best remembered for his role as 'Uncle Raoul' on the television series, "The Forest Rangers" (1963-1966). He appeared in the films "Highpoint" (1984), "Maria Chapdelaine" (1983), "Fantastica" (1980), "Cordelia" (1980), "Partis Pour La Gloire" (1975), "Lies My Father Told Me" (1975), "Instant French" (1965), "Big Red" (1962), "The Promised Land" (1959), "Que Dieu Vous Soit En Aide" (1956), and "The Fortress" (1947). He also appeared in the television shows "Un Amour De Quartier"...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Plot: Section S
   
• Bégin, Louis-Nazaire    b. January 10, 1840  d. July 18, 1925
  Roman Catholic Cardinal. Seventeenth bishop and fifth archbishop of Québec. A native of Lévis (Québec), he studied in Québec and in Rome where he was ordained priest by Cardinal Patrizzi on June 10, 1865. He spent two additional years studying Oriental languages in Rome and one year of philosophy in Innsbruck (Austria). He traveled then to Italy, Prussia, Sweden, Belgium, France, England and Palestine. He returned to Québec in June 1867. He served as a Faculty member of Laval University, from...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
  Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
   
• Bélanger, Edwin    b. November 18, 1910  d. January 14, 2005
  Canadian musician, violonist, altist, arranger, music professor and orchestra conductor. A native of Montmagny (Québec), he studied initially the violin the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in his hometown, then at the Minor Seminary of Québec. He became a member of the Symphonic Society of Québec where he played from 1928 to 1931 and obtained the “Prix d’Europe” for the violin in 1933. In Paris, in 19933 and 1934, he was a pupil of the great maestro Carl Fleisch. He was one of the founders of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
  Saint Michel Cemetery, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
   
• Bélanger, Lucien   b. November 7, 1908  d. February 4, 1963
  Canadian Politician. A native of Trois-Pistoles (Québec), he studied at the College of Lévis and at the Seminary of Rimouski. He worked first within his father’s company in Amqui before moving to Baie-Comeau in 1941 where he opened and owned a haberdasher’s shop until his death. At the general election of June 22, 1960, the electors of Saguenay sent him to the Legislative Assembly of Québec as their Liberal representative. He did not represent himself in 1962. He passed away in Boston (...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
  Saint Joseph-de-Manicouagan Cemetery, Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada
   
• Bell, William Edward 'Billy'   b. June 10, 1891  d. June 3, 1959
  Professional Hockey Player. Bell who was 5'10" and 180lbs played for teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Montreal Wanderers from 1917 to 1918, Montreal Canadiens from 1917 to 1918, 1918 to 1919, 1921 to 1922, 1922 to 1923, and 1923 to 1924, and Ottawa Senators from 1921 to 1922. He won the Stanley Cup in 1924. (Bio by: K)
  Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
   
• Berthiaume, Trefflé    b. August 4, 1848  d. January 2, 1915
  Canadian politician and businessman. Born in Saint-Hugues (Québec), on August 4, 1848. He studied first in Saint-Hugues then at the seminary of Saint-Hyacinthe during one year. He began as typographer in Saint-Hyacinthe, then in Joliette and went to the United States to work as typographer during two years. He returned to Montreal in 1868 employed by the papers “Montreal Witness”and “La Minerve” where he became in 1879 a foreman then subcontractor in charge of the composition and the printing...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
  Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Plot: Section "B", # 262
   
• Bertrand, Jean-Jacques    b. June 20, 1916  d. February 22, 1973
  Premier of Quebec. A native of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, Bertrand studied law at the University of Montreal before he was admitted to the bar in 1941. A member of the Union Nationale Party, he was elected to Quebec's Legislative Assembly in 1948 representing the Missisquoi district, a post he held until his death in 1973. In 1958 he was appointed Minister of Lands and Forestry in the cabinet of Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis, a post he also held under Duplessis' successor Paul Sauvé...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
  Sainte-Rose-de-Lima Cemetery, Cowansville, Quebec, Canada
   
• Bibeault, Paul-Emile   b. April 13, 1919  d. February 8, 1970
  Professional Hockey Player. Bibeault, a native of Montreal, Quebec, played the position of Goalie for teams in the NHL, AHL, USHL, and the IHL Hockey Leagues. He played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1940 to 1943, Washington Lions from 1941 to 1942, Toronto Maole Leafs from 1943 to 1944, Boston Bruins from 1944 to 1946, Fort Worth Rangers from 1946 to 1947, Chicago Blackhawks from 1946 to 1947, Buffalo Bisons from 1947 to 1948, Dallas Texans from 1948 to 1949, and the Cincinnati Mohawks from...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Saint Madeleine De Rigaud, Rigaud, Quebec, Canada
   

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