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Evelyn in Montreal: Garneau m. Huot, 1692

Dick Garneau (in the Comment section) was saying:

Louis Garnaut is a rogue Garneau and doesn’t fit into the Garnaud aka Garnault families? Do you have any information on him? marriage 1686 (about) RIVIERE OUELLE, QUEBEC (II)-Marie Anne Huot born January 9, 1666 Riviere Ouelle, Quebec * daughter (I)-Nicolas Huot dit Saint Laurent b-1629 and Marie Fayette b-1641 **; 1st married Louis Garnaut about 1686; 2nd marriage January 8, 1689 Riviere Ouelle, Quebec Jean Pelletier. Riviere Ouelle, Quebec is 10 miles west of Kamouraska on the south side of Saint Lawrence River, * it was founded in 1672 very strange. **They were married 1662 in Quebec, moved to Chateau Richer 1662 to 1664 then to Riviere Ouelle 1666 to 1668 then back to Chateau Richer 1670 to 1680 then back to Quebec in 1682. However Nicolas Huot was still listed at Riviere Ouelle in 1682?

Information

The Centre de Genealogie Francophone d’Amerique gives the following information: Louis Garneau, son of Louis Garneau and Marie Mazoue married Marie-Anne Huot, daughter of Mathurin Huot and Marie Letartre in L’Ange-Gardien (Montmorency, Quebec) on April 14th, 1692.

The Fichier Origine says that Louis Garneau (Guerineau) was born around 1634 in La Grimaudiere (Vienne) France.

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2. Jean Baptiste Raientonni CANADIEN (Big John) & Malvina MCCOMBER of Kahnawake (Series: Families of Caughnawaga)

This is a follow-up to:

1. Jean Baptiste Raientonni CANADIEN (Big John) & Malvina MCCOMBER of Kahnawake


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Second Generation

2. John Ariwakenha Canadien (Jean Baptiste Raientonni) was born in 1866 in Caughnawaga and died on the 24th of November 1936. Two of his brothers (Joseph & Georges) were present at his burial in Caughnawaga.John married Marie Karakwiio French on 3 Feb 1890 in Caughnawaga (now Kahnawake Laprairie Quebec). Marie was the daughter of Pierre Kaneratiron and Elisabeth Kawennaneron Delisle.  Marie was born on 18 May 1866 in Caughnawaga and died after 1911.

At the time of the 1901 census, John and his wife Marie were living in Montreal with their three daughters: 9 year old Eva, 4 year old Malvina and 2 year old Amanda. He was working as a clerk for  C.P.R.  (Canadian Pacific Railroad). The family was described as Iroquois origin.  By 1911 John and his wife Marie were still living in Montreal with 6 children:  Eva, Malvina, Amanda, Celina and Louise and son Jean.

Children from this marriage included:

+ 10 F i. Marie Amanda Irene Canadien - born 1898, Quebec.Marie married Cyprien Filiatratrault on 18 Jul 1916 in Kahnawake   11 F ii. Eva Canadien in 1891, Quebec and died after 1911.  12 F iii. Malvina Canadien, born in 1896 in Quebec and died after 1911.  13 F iv. Jean Canadien – born 1910, Quebec  14 F v. Celina Canadien – born 1903, Quebec 15 F vi. Louise Canadien – born 1905, Quebec.

Note: Here’s  Eva Canadien in the 1913/14   Montreal Lovell’s Directory.

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3. Joseph Atihentonko Canadien (Jean Baptiste Raientonni ) was born in 1869 in Kahnawake and died after 1911. He married Anne Katsitsioronkwas Diaume on the 12th of February 1889. Her parents were Joseph Aronhiotas and Catherine Kahnekenhawi Deer. Read more »

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Jean Baptiste Raintonni Canadien (aka Big John), burial

This is the burial record of Jean Baptiste Raintonni Canadien (aka Big John) , prominent Mohawk from the Iroquois settlement of Caughnawaga (Kahnawake).

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Information Extracted From Record

Burial took place on 18 February 1919.

A Jesuit missionary officiated.

The death had taken place 2 days before.

He was survived by his wife Malvina McComber.BurialRight

He was 77 years old at the time of his death.

Witnesses were Louis D’Aillboust and Angus Montour.

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Related Post:

1. Jean Baptiste Raientonni CANADIEN (Big John) & Malvina MCCOMBER of Kahnawake (Series: Families of Caughnawaga)

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Art Deco on Ste-Catherine St: Pharmacie Montreal (1/3)

This is the PHARMACIE MONTREAL – built in the early 1930s – designed by Quebec Architect Raoul Gariepy.

Pharmacie

 

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Text on Postcard:

PHARMACIE MONTREAL

916 Est Rue Ste. Catherine St. Montreal, Que.

The Largest and Most Luxuriously Appointed Drug Store in the World

To serve you       HARBOUR 7251      DAY AND NIGHT

La plus Grande et Plus Luxeuse Pharmacie de Detail au Monde

Pour vous server     HARBOUR 7251     JOUR ET NUIT

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Background Information

Charles Duquette opened the Pharmacie Montreal in 1932
It was the first pharmacy to stay open 24 hours a day

By the end of the ’30s it was the biggest retail pharmacy in the world

In the early ‘40s, the Pharmacie was the first in Canada to install automatic doors.

Pharmacie Montreal was the first pharmacy in Canada to issue a FRANCHISE and one of these was sold to JEAN COUTU – the pharmacy chain we know today!

Jean Coutu

 

Related Posts:

Pharmacie – Montreal – Pharmacy (2/3)

Index: Vintage Postcards Of The City Of Montreal

Vintage Postcards of Quebec

 

 

Further Reading:

 

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