Pierre Auguste Garon, the father of Pauline Garon died 12 Sep 1928 in Vaudreuil, Quebec. In 1924 he went to visit his daughter Pauline in California, but went back to Canada where he died. His wife, Victoria Emma Connick was born 29 Jan 1859 in Perce, Quebec. info provided by Rick Garon..

1901 Census of Canada
District: QU MONTRÉAL (City/Cité)/177 (#177)
Subdistrict: Saint-Laurent
Garon Pierre M Head M Jun 29 1856 age 44
Garon Victoria F Wife M Jan 29 1859 age 42
Garon Horace M Son S Sep 26 1886 age 14
Garon Naomi F Daughter S Nov 24 1887 age 13
Garon Valerie F Daughter S Mar 2 1889 age 12
Garon Lauretta Daughter S Aug 29 1895 age 5
Garon Juliet Daughter S May 19 1897 age 3
Garon Pauline Daughter S Sep 9 1898 age 2 (Marie Pauline)***
Died: August 30, 1965
San Bernardino, California U.S.
Garon Eliza Mother M May 6 1822 age 78
Garon Ernest Nephew W Jan 30 1883 age 18
Turgeon Eliza Domestic S Aug 4 1877 age 23
Polequin Annie Domestic S Apr 7 1882 age 18

NOTE:***On Pauline's memorial it gives her birth year 1904 but that is wrong. She was born in 1898 as seen in the 1901 and 1911 census


1911 Census of Canada Quebec / Montreal St. Jacques / 6 St. Jacques Lafontaine ward
Garon Pierre Head M Jun 1856 age 54
Garon Victoria Wife M Jan 1859 age 52
Garon Noemi Daughter S Nov 1887 age 23
Garon Lorette Daughter S Aug 1895 age 15
Garon Pauline Daughter S Sep 1898 age 12
Garon Maurice Son S Oct 1901 age 9

Pierre worked for the Canadian postal department, then an insurance agency. He sent Pauline to the Couvent Sacre-Coeur (Sacred Heart Convent) in Montreal, one of the most prestigious schools in the city. Pauline moved to New York City where she began work on Broadway.