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The Descendants of Octave Poirier
Generation No. 1
1. OCTAVE8 POIRIER (RAPHAEL7, GERMAIN6, JEAN-BAPTISTE5, FRANCOIS4, MICHEL3, JEHAN JEAN2, JEHAN1) was born 19 Oct 1842 in St.Raphael P.E.I., and died 24 Dec 1914 in St. Raphael. He married MARIE ROSE ARSENAULT, daughter of THADDEE ARSENAULT and APPOLINE GALLANT. She was born 17 Jul 1848, and died 01 Jun 1920 in St. Raphael.
Children of OCTAVE POIRIER and MARIE ARSENAULT are:
2. i. JOSEPH9 POIRIER, b. 23 Dec 1871, St.Raphael P.E.I..
3. ii. MARIE POIRIER, b. 21 Oct 1873, St. Raphael; d. Mont Carmel P.E.I..
4. iii. EDESSE POIRIER, b. 24 Apr 1875, St. Raphael.
5. iv. APPOLINE POIRIER, b. 22 May 1877, St. Raphael P.E.I.; d. 16 Jan 1967, St. Raphael.
v. MARIE ANNE POIRIER, b. 1881, St. Raphael; d. Deceased, St. Paul Minnesota.
vi. FRANCOIS POIRIER, b. 02 Jul 1883, St.Raphael P.E.I.; d. 14 Sep 1979, St.Raphael P.E.I..
More About FRANCOIS POIRIER:
Fact 1: Never married
6. vii. HERCULES POIRIER, b. 21 Jun 1885, St. Raphael; d. 12 Apr 1960, Fernie B.C.
7. viii. THEODULE POIRIER, b. 02 May 1887, St. Raphael; d. 1963.
8. ix. ALBIN JOSEPH POIRIER, b. 16 Mar 1889, St.Raphael P.E.I.; d. 05 Jun 1972, St.Raphael P.E.I..
Generation No. 2
2. JOSEPH9 POIRIER (OCTAVE8, RAPHAEL7, GERMAIN6, JEAN-BAPTISTE5, FRANCOIS4, MICHEL3, JEHAN JEAN2, JEHAN1) was born 23 Dec 1871 in St.Raphael P.E.I.. He married (1) OLESINE ARSENAULT. She was born Feb 1872. He married (2) BIBIENNE POIRIER. She was born in St. Nicholas.
Children of JOSEPH POIRIER and OLESINE ARSENAULT are:
i. JOSEPHAT10 POIRIER, b. Nov 1899, St. Raphael; d. 1970, Vernon B.C..
ii. MARIE ANNE POIRIER, b. 20 Nov 1899, Mount Carmel P.E.I.; d. 21 Mar 1977, Badeque P.E.I.; m. THEODORE ARSENAULT, 1923, Mount Carmel P.E.I.; b. 10 Jun 1897; d. 18 Nov 1967.
iii. ANNA POIRIER, b. 27 Oct 1904; d. 30 Mar 1987, Wellington P.E.I.; m. ARCADE ARSENAULT, 12 Jul 1925, Wellington P.E.I.; b. 04 Aug 1903, Wellington P.E.I.; d. 20 Jan 1975, Wellington P.E.I..
iv. EDMOND POIRIER, b. Nov 1908, St. Raphael P.E.I.; d. 01 Apr 2000, Streetville Ont.; m. CLARICE DOUCET; b. Palmer Road P.E.I.; d. 1999, Streetville Ont..
Child of JOSEPH POIRIER and BIBIENNE POIRIER is:
v. LOUISE10 POIRIER, b. 01 Sep 1922; m. GABRIEL WHITE; b. 03 Nov 1921, Quebec.
3. MARIE9 POIRIER (OCTAVE8, RAPHAEL7, GERMAIN6, JEAN-BAPTISTE5, FRANCOIS4, MICHEL3, JEHAN JEAN2, JEHAN1) was born 21 Oct 1873 in St. Raphael, and died in Mont Carmel P.E.I.. She married JEREMIAH GALLANT. He was born in Mont Carmel P.E.I..
Children of MARIE POIRIER and JEREMIAH GALLANT are:
i. MARGARET10 GALLANT, b. 06 Oct 1897; d. 20 Mar 1972; m. MICHAEL DES ROCHES, 01 Sep 1926, Tignish P.E.I.; b. 10 May 1896, Tignish P.E.I.; d. 22 Mar 1964, Tignish P.E.I..
ii. LEONISE GALLANT, b. Apr 1898; d. 1922; m. THEODORE RICHARD.
iii. (ANTHONY) LEVI GALLANT, b. 02 Feb 1900; d. 25 Mar 1977, New York N.Y.; m. MARY MORRIN; b. 25 Mar 1899; d. 28 May 1980, New York N.Y..
iv. AUBIN GALLANT, b. 16 Feb 1902, Mont Carmel P.E.I.; d. 16 Nov 1964, Mont Carmel P.E.I.; m. JACQUELINE ARSENAULT, 09 Jul 1947, Mount Carmel P.E.I.; b. 04 Dec 1918, Mont Carmel P.E.I..
v. SYLVAIN GALLANT, b. 31 Jul 1904; d. 17 Nov 1973, New York N.Y..
vi. ROSE ANNE GALLANT, b. 05 Dec 1906; d. 02 Aug 1917.
vii. ALBENIE (BEN) GALLANT, b. 01 Mar 1909.
viii. CLAIRE GALLANT, b. 05 Aug 1910; d. 31 Aug 1919.
ix. JOSEPHINE GALLANT, b. 19 Mar 1912; d. 09 Jul 1987, Cape Egmont P.E.I.; m. OVILDA ARSENAULT, 05 Aug 1936, Cape Egmont P.E.I.; b. 27 Jul 1909, Cape Egmont P.E.I..
x. EMMANUAL GALLANT, b. 19 Jul 1914.
xi. OCTAVIE GALLANT, b. 29 Jun 1916; m. JOSEPH J. GALLANT; b. 03 Jun 1917.
xii. PETER GALLANT, b. 10 Oct 1928; d. 12 Oct 1928.
4. EDESSE9 POIRIER (OCTAVE8, RAPHAEL7, GERMAIN6, JEAN-BAPTISTE5, FRANCOIS4, MICHEL3, JEHAN JEAN2, JEHAN1) was born 24 Apr 1875 in St. Raphael. She married LUCIEN ARSENAULT, son of FIDELE ARSENAULT. He was born 1875 in Cape Egmont P.E.I., and died 28 Oct 1943.
Children of EDESSE POIRIER and LUCIEN ARSENAULT are:
i. JOSEPH10 ARSENAULT, b. 08 Mar 1902, Cape Egmont P.E.I.; d. 25 Nov 1956; m. IRENE GAUVIN; b. 02 Aug 1902.
ii. ALYRE ARSENAULT, b. 22 Aug 1904, Mont Carmel P.E.I.; d. 10 Sep 1963.
iii. ANDREW ARSENAULT, b. 18 Feb 1907, Mont Carmel P.E.I.; d. 19 Jul 1961; m. HILDA ANN BARRY, 16 Aug 1949; b. 18 Aug 1907.
iv. CELESTINA ARSENAULT, b. 31 Mar 1910; d. 11 Jul 1984; m. CLARENCE NOZAIRE GALLANT; b. 28 Jul 1917.
v. EMMANUEL ARSENAULT, b. 03 Jul 1914; d. 13 Apr 1973; m. LEOLA MARGUERITE GAGNON; b. 13 Feb 1919.
5. APPOLINE9 POIRIER (OCTAVE8, RAPHAEL7, GERMAIN6, JEAN-BAPTISTE5, FRANCOIS4, MICHEL3, JEHAN JEAN2, JEHAN1) was born 22 May 1877 in St. Raphael P.E.I., and died 16 Jan 1967 in St. Raphael. She married ANDRE T. ARSENAULT in St.Raphael P.E.I..
Children of APPOLINE POIRIER and ANDRE ARSENAULT are:
i. PHILIBERT10 ARSENAULT, d. Deceased.
ii. ALBIN ARSENAULT, d. Bet. 1960 - 1969.
iii. ARMAND ARSENAULT.
iv. ALBENA ARSENAULT, b. 16 Jun 1903; m. ANTHONY GAUDET.
v. MARIE ANNE ARSENAULT, b. 1905; d. 1983; m. BEN S. GALLANT; b. 1908.
vi. DEMERISE ARSENAULT, b. 05 Apr 1908; d. 23 Jan 1947; m. AUBIN GALLANT, 07 Nov 1928, Mount Carmel P.E.I.; b. 28 Sep 1899, Mount Carmel P.E.I.; d. 20 Apr 1971, Mount Carmel P.E.I..
vii. LOUISE ARSENAULT, b. 30 Aug 1911; m. PIERRE GALLANT, 01 Aug 1934; b. 04 Mar 1909; d. 1987.
viii. HERMINE ARSENAULT, b. 1914; m. JOSEPH GAUDIN; b. 14 May 1912, Charlettown P.E.I..
ix. GERARD ARSENAULT, b. 16 Jun 1921; d. 2002; m. FLORENCE GALLANT.
6. HERCULES9 POIRIER (OCTAVE8, RAPHAEL7, GERMAIN6, JEAN-BAPTISTE5, FRANCOIS4, MICHEL3, JEHAN JEAN2, JEHAN1) was born 21 Jun 1885 in St. Raphael, and died 12 Apr 1960 in Fernie B.C. He married ANN MARIE FORTIER 13 Sep 1915. She was born 15 Sep 1897 in Cowley Alberta, and died 13 Aug 1946 in Fernie B.C.
Children of HERCULES POIRIER and ANN FORTIER are:
i. ALBERT10 POIRIER, b. 19 Sep 1917, Fernie B.C; d. 08 Aug 1984, Fernie B.C; m. THELMA FLETT, 15 Nov 1944, Fort Que' Appelle Sask.; b. 30 Apr 1925.
ii. WILFRED JOSEPH POIRIER, b. 03 Oct 1920, Hosmer B.C.; d. 03 Mar 1972, Powell River B.C; m. HELENE MARINO, 13 Sep 1945, Edinburg Scotland; b. 11 Apr 1920, Edinburg Scotland; d. 14 Oct 1973, Powell River B.C.
iii. YVONNE MARIE POIRIER, b. 18 Oct 1922, Hosmer B.C.; m. JOHM WEHLOGE, 06 Nov 1948; b. 22 Nov 1919, Ogema Minnesota U.S.A..
iv. MARION WINNIFRED POIRIER, b. 04 Oct 1924, Hosmer B.C..
v. EDMOND JOSEPH POIRIER, b. 25 Mar 1927, Hosmer B.C.; m. JOYCE BROWN, 16 Jul 1954, Winnipeg Manitoba; b. 16 Jul, Winnipeg.
vi. EVA MARIE POIRIER POIRIER, b. 18 Feb 1929, Fernie B.C; m. THEADOR BALOG, 16 Apr 1955, Fernie B.C; b. 25 Mar 1930, Fern Creek Alta..
vii. HENRY JOSEPH POIRIER, b. 10 Oct 1935, Hosmer B.C.; m. SYLVIA ROSE DAVIES, 07 Dec 1957, Victoria B.C.; b. 26 Sep 1938, Victoria B.C..
7. THEODULE9 POIRIER (OCTAVE8, RAPHAEL7, GERMAIN6, JEAN-BAPTISTE5, FRANCOIS4, MICHEL3, JEHAN JEAN2, JEHAN1) was born 02 May 1887 in St. Raphael, and died 1963. He married ANTOINETTE BOUCHER 1912 in Ebbswitch Mass.. She was born 1890, and died 1975.
Children of THEODULE POIRIER and ANTOINETTE BOUCHER are:
i. ROSE ELLA10 POIRIER, b. 1913; d. 1914.
ii. ROSE ELLA POIRIER, b. 1914.
iii. OMER POIRIER, b. 1917; m. MARY CAHILLANE, 1940.
iv. GLADYS POIRIER, b. 1918; m. RICHARD FINNEGAN, 1942.
v. ALFRED POIRIER, b. 1920; d. 1927.
vi. PAULINE POIRIER, b. 1924; d. 1987; m. ARTHUR ROBERTS, 1946.
vii. ALBIN POIRIER, b. 1926; m. JEAN CHOUINARD, 1960.
viii. ALMA POIRIER, b. 1930; m. FREDERICK RODZEN, 1952.
8. ALBIN JOSEPH9 POIRIER (OCTAVE8, RAPHAEL7, GERMAIN6, JEAN-BAPTISTE5, FRANCOIS4, MICHEL3, JEHAN JEAN2, JEHAN1) was born 16 Mar 1889 in St.Raphael P.E.I., and died 05 Jun 1972 in St.Raphael P.E.I.. He married (1) AGNES ARSENAULT 23 Jul 1919 in St.Raphael P.E.I.. She was born 1895, and died 17 Dec 1946. He married (2) GEORGINA RICHARD 11 Jan 1951.
Notes for ALBIN JOSEPH POIRIER:
Soldier in the First World War - Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regimental number 2021798
Reference RG 150
More About ALBIN JOSEPH POIRIER:
Cause of Death: Cancer
Children of ALBIN POIRIER and AGNES ARSENAULT are:
i. EDMOND10 POIRIER, b. 16 May 1921, St.Raphael PEI; d. 29 Aug 1997, St.Raphael PEI; m. LEONA GALLANT, 29 Oct 1947, St.Raphael PEI; b. 06 Mar 1927, Fitchburg Mass.; d. 26 Feb 2009, Summerside.
ii. RITA POIRIER, b. 29 Oct 1923, St. Raphael P.E.I.; d. Nov 1990, Hamilton Ont.; m. RUSSELL BLACQUIERE, 02 Jun 1951, Hamilton Ont.; b. 13 Oct 1928, Summerside P.E.I; d. 1990, Hamilton Ont..
iii. SYLVERE POIRIER, b. 20 Mar 1927, St.Raphael P.E.I.; d. 1996, Miscouche P.E.I.; m. DORIS DESROCHE.
iv. OMER POIRIER, b. 05 Jan 1930, St.Raphael P.E.I.; d. 16 Jul 1997, Summerside P.E.I.
v. YVON POIRIER, b. 23 Dec 1932, St.Raphael P.E.I.; d. 19 Dec 2008, Summerside P.E.I; m. ALFREDA GALLANT, 19 Oct 1955, St.Raphael P.E.I.; b. 19 Apr 1933, St.Raphael P.E.I..