Magdeleine Arsenault
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1. Magdeleine Arsenault was born 6 Dec 1818, Miscouche, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; was christened 7 Dec 1818, Miscouche, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 23 Mar 1846, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried 26 Mar 1846, New Brunswick, Canada. Magdeleine married Placide Maillet [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Marguerite Maillet
was born From 1846 to 1848, New Brunswick, Canada; died 12 Jan 1892, Rogersville, New Brunswick, Canada.
- 2. Marguerite Maillet
Generation: 2
2. Marguerite Maillet (1.Magdeleine1) was born From 1846 to 1848, New Brunswick, Canada; died 12 Jan 1892, Rogersville, New Brunswick, Canada.
Marguerite married Jean Robicheau 7 Jan 1869, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Jean (son of Jean Baptiste Robichaud and Marie Magdeleine Bariault) was born 2 May 1843; was christened 7 May 1843, New Brunswick, Canada; died Deceased. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. Luc Robichaud
- 4. Marie Jeanne Robicheau
was born 14 Dec 1880, Saint-Louis de Kent, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; died 5 Jan 1970, Minto, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada.
- 3. Luc Robichaud
Generation: 3
3. Luc Robichaud (2.Marguerite2, 1.Magdeleine1)
Luc married Marie Rose Richard [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 5. Marguerite Robichaud
- 6. Marie Robichaud
- 7. Edmond Robichaud
was born 1910; died 2001.
- 5. Marguerite Robichaud
4. Marie Jeanne Robicheau (2.Marguerite2, 1.Magdeleine1) was born 14 Dec 1880, Saint-Louis de Kent, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; died 5 Jan 1970, Minto, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada.
Marie married William Bourgeois 29 Apr 1899, Rogersville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. William (son of Ubalde Bourgeois and Julite Aucoin) was born 22 Nov 1876, Chéticamp, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 21 Feb 1943; was buried 1 Mar 1943, Minto, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 8. Mary Eva Bourgeois
was born 26 May 1917, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died 23 Oct 2015.
- 8. Mary Eva Bourgeois
Generation: 4
5. Marguerite Robichaud (3.Luc3, 2.Marguerite2, 1.Magdeleine1)
Marguerite married Joseph Doiron. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Helene J. Doiron
was born 9 Dec 1922, Rogersville, New Brunswick, Canada; died 26 May 2020, Gardner, MA.
- 10. Florence Doiron
- 11. Amable Doiron
- 12. Emile Doiron
- 13. Raymond Doiron
- 14. Ernest Doiron
- 9. Helene J. Doiron
6. Marie Robichaud (3.Luc3, 2.Marguerite2, 1.Magdeleine1)
7. Edmond Robichaud (3.Luc3, 2.Marguerite2, 1.Magdeleine1) was born 1910; died 2001.
Edmond married Louise Caissie (daughter of Maxime Caissie and Leocadie Goguen) [Group Sheet]
Children:
8. Mary Eva Bourgeois (4.Marie3, 2.Marguerite2, 1.Magdeleine1) was born 26 May 1917, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died 23 Oct 2015.
Notes:
GARDNER ? Eva Marie (Bourgeois) Melanson, 98, of Gardner, died peacefully Thursday, October 22, 2015 in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of Gardner, following a brief illness.
She was born on May 26, 1917 in Rogersville, NB, Canada, the daughter of the late William and Marie (Robichaud) Bourgeois. Eva moved to Gardner with her family in October of 1960. She was employed for many years by the former Heywood-Wakefield Company of Gardner as a finisher, retiring in 1979. Eva was a member of Annunciation Parish/Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church. She was a dedicated volunteer for the annual parish Bazaar and also volunteered weekly at the Marie Rivier Adoration Chapel. Her passions were spending time with her grandchildren, exercising and swimming at the Fitness & Wellness Center at Mount Wachusett Community College until the age of 95. Eva had many friends at the Fitness & Wellness Center, and she inspired them all to be as active as she was. Her dedication to keep in shape was always one of her hobbies, along with reading and playing her favorite game Rummikub. Eva was also an active supporter of the Gardner Food Bank held at Stop and Shop for many years.
She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Ernest J. Melanson, who died in 1991; her daughter, Norma A. Frigon, who died in 2001; her son, Donald D. Melanson, who died in 2014; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one great-great-grandchild; and eleven brothers and sisters. Eva leaves three daughters, Anita M. Caisse and her husband, Francis of Ashburnham, Doris M. Vienneau of Gardner, Donna D. Dion and her husband, Wayne of Estero, Fla,; and special daughter-in-law, Claudette Melanson of Leominster. Eva also leaves ten grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from the Boucher Funeral Home, Inc., 110 Nichols Street, Gardner with a mass at 11:00 a.m. in Annunciation Parish/Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, 135 Nichols Street, Gardner. Burial will be held in Notre Dame Cemetery. A calling period will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of her only loving son, Donald D. Melanson, to Compassionate Care ALS, 752 W. Falmouth Hwy, Falmouth, MA 02540. www.boucherfuneral.comMary married Ernest Joseph Melanson [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Norma A. Melanson
died 1941.
- 17. Donald Dennis Melanson
was born 4 Apr 1954, Minto, NB, Canada; died 20 Oct 2014.
- 18. Anita M. Melanson
- 19. Donna D. Melanson
- 20. Doris M. Melanson
- 16. Norma A. Melanson