Mary Ophelia Blouin, nee McKernan, was born 7 Feb 1873 in Ste-Anne de la Pocatière, Quebec, where her Irish father was a professor of English, later music. She later grew up in Lévis where her father moved to teach at the college there and was a popular band leader. Mary moved to Québec city with her mother after her father died. There she became a nurse, met Arthur, married him when her mother died. They moved to Tadoussac, and from there Arthur applied to the NWMP to become a surgeon in May 1898. He was assigned to Battleford and left the first week of June, stopping in Ottawa to meet NWMP officials and his sponsor Wilfrid Laurier.
Married in St-Patrick's Church, Quebec City. September 18, 1894
Married in St-Patrick's Church, Quebec City. September 18, 1894
Mary Ophelia Blouin, nee McKernan, was born 7 Feb 1873 in Ste-Anne de la Pocatière, Quebec, where her Irish father was a professor of English, later music. She later grew up in Lévis where her father moved to teach at the college there and was a popular band leader. Mary moved to Québec city with her mother after her father died. There she became a nurse, met Arthur, married him when her mother died. They moved to Tadoussac, and from there Arthur applied to the NWMP to become a surgeon in May 1898. He was assigned to Battleford and left the first week of June, stopping in Ottawa to meet NWMP officials and his sponsor Wilfrid Laurier.
Married in St-Patrick's Church, Quebec City. September 18, 1894
Married in St-Patrick's Church, Quebec City. September 18, 1894
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