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b. 28 Feb. 1681 at Saint-François, Île d’Orléans
New Biographies
Each week we present either a biography from Volume XVI, which contains the stories of those who died or whose last-known activity took place in the period 1931–40, or a biography of an important individual whose story is part of a later volume. Please click on the links below to read these biographies.
HOMIER, JOSEPH-ARTHUR (baptized Joseph-Louis-Arthur) (Arthur, J.-Arthur) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 16 Dec. 2020
REAUME, JOSEPH OCTAVE (baptized Joseph-Octave) (Joseph O., J. O.) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 4 Nov. 2020
VENIOT, PIERRE-JEAN (baptized Pierre Vignault) (Peter John, P. J.) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 30 Sept. 2020
CHARLEBOIS, JOSEPH (baptized Joseph-Charles-Théophile) (Mathias, Josepho, Sorel, Basibi, Jos Kerr) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 22 July 2020
McDONALD (MacDonald, Macdonald), MARY, named Sister Mary Francesca – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 3 June 2020
LEFEBVRE DE BELLEFEUILLE, GASTON (baptized Joseph-Gaston) (Lefébure) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 27 May 2020
SHALLOW, FRANCIS-DOMINIC (baptized François-Dominique) (Francis D., Frank D., F. D.) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 13 May 2020
DUMONT, GEORGES-ALMA (baptized George-Alma) (Georges‑A.; G.‑A.; Georges-Alphonse) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 29 Apr. 2020
LEMIEUX, Sir FRANÇOIS-XAVIER (baptized François-Xavier-Ferdinand) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 1 Apr. 2020
RENAUD, ÉMILIANO (baptized Anthelme-Marie-Renaud-Alexandre-Émiliano) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 18 Sept. 2019
HAMILTON-GORDON (Gordon), JOHN CAMPBELL, 7th Earl of ABERDEEN and 1st Marquess of ABERDEEN and TEMAIR – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 11 Sept. 2019
FRASER, ALEXANDRE (baptized Joseph-Romuald-Alexandre, he also signed Alex. and Romuald-Alexandre) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 12 June 2019
FORTIN, SIFROY-JOSEPH (baptized Joseph-Sigfroy, he also signed Sifroy) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 15 May 2019
SUZOR-COTÉ, MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY (baptized Hypolite-Wilfrid-Marcaurèle Côté) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 28 Nov. 2018
CONTANT, JOSEPH (baptized Joseph Comptant; Joseph-Raoul Contant) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 27 June 2018
MARCHAND, JEAN-OMER (baptized Arthur-Omer; John Omer, J. O. Marchand) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 30 May 2018
VERSAILLES, JOSEPH (baptized Marie-Joseph-Louis de Gonzague Martin, dit Versailles) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 6 Sept. 2017
DUFRESNE, OSCAR (baptized Joseph-George-Évariste-Oscar Rivard-Dufresne) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 19 Apr. 2017
BRUCHÉSI, PAUL (baptized Louis-Joseph-Paul-Napoléon; Napoléon) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 5 Apr. 2017
BELCOURT, NAPOLÉON-ANTOINE (baptized Louis-Antoine-Ferdinand) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 21 Dec. 2016
OLIVER, FRANK (Francis Robert Bowsfield, Bossfield, or Bousfield) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 12 Oct. 2016
VALOIS, LÉONISE (baptized Marie-Attala-Amanda-Léonise), named Atala (Attala) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 6 Jan. 2016
GAUVIN, CHARLES-ÉDOUARD (baptized Marie-Joseph-Charles-Édouard) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 9 Dec. 2015
DESAULNIERS, GONZALVE (baptized Jean-Baptiste-Amédée-Gonzalve) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 16 Sept. 2015
DORION, FRANÇOIS-XAVIER-JULES (F.-X.-Jules Dorion, Jules Dorion) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 5 Aug. 2015
LESSARD, PROSPER-EDMOND (baptized James-Alexander-Prosper-Edward) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 17 June 2015
WILSON, EDWARD ARTHUR (Brother XII; The Brother, XII; Brother Twelve; Amiel de Valdes) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 14 May 2014
LEMAY, HUGOLIN (baptized Stanislas) (Hugolin-Marie; Père Hugolin Lemay) – Volume XVI (1931-1940), 22 Jan. 2014
