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Octave Gallant 1878–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1878

Birth Location: St-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Avignon, Quebec, Canada

Death Date: 1952

Death Location: Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

Father: Casimir Gallant

Mother: Elizabeth Poirier

Spouse(s): Clara Adams, Louise Godbout

Children(s): Marie GALLANT, Reine Gallant, Mary Gallant, Catherine Gallant, Mary GALLANT, Lucius GALLANT, Charles GALLANT, Jean Gallant

In 1878, Octave Gallant entered the world in St-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Avignon, Quebec, Canada, born to Casimir Hache Gallant And Elizabeth Louise Poirier. Octave Gallant married Clara Adams, Louise Godbout, and had children including Catherine Gallant, Charles Wellington Gallant, Jean Berchmans Octave Gallant, Lucius Gallant, Marie Louise Octavie Gallant, Mary Alexandrina Grace Gallant, Mary Maud Gallant, Reine Jeanne Quennie Gallant. Octave Gallant passed away in 1952 in Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Octave Gallant entered the world in St-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Avignon, Quebec, Canada, born to Casimir Hache Gallant And Elizabeth Louise Poirier.
  • Octave Gallant married Clara Adams, Louise Godbout, and had children including Catherine Gallant, Charles Wellington Gallant, Jean Berchmans Octave Gallant, Lucius Gallant, Marie Louise Octavie Gallant, Mary Alexandrina Grace Gallant, Mary Maud Gallant, Reine Jeanne Quennie Gallant.
  • Octave Gallant passed away in 1952 in Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Casimir Gallant
1839–1899
Birth Location: Mont Carmel, Prince Edward Island
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Elizabeth Poirier
1839–
Birth Location: Mont Carmel, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Clara Adams
1877–1924
Birth Location: Matapedia, Bonaventre, Quebec, Canada
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Louise Godbout
1892–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Marie GALLANT
1907–1991
Birth Location: Matapedia, Avignon, Quebec, Canada
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Reine Gallant
1913–2003
Birth Location: Matapédia, Avignon, Quebec, Canada
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Mary Gallant
1905–1970
Birth Location: Matapedia, Avignon, Quebec
MG
Catherine Gallant
1910–1936
Birth Location: Matapedia, Quebec, Canada
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Mary GALLANT
1912–1913
Birth Location: Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
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Lucius GALLANT
1914–
Birth Location: Quebec, Canada
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Charles GALLANT
1918–1998
Birth Location: Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
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Jean Gallant
1916–1916
Birth Location: Matapedia, Avignon, Quebec, Canada
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Octave Gallant's Ancestors

Self
Octave Gallant
1878–1952
Birth Place: St-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Avignon, Quebec, Canada
Parents
Casimir Hache Gallant
1839–1899
Mont Carmel, Prince Edward Island
Elizabeth (Louise) Poirier
1839–
Mont Carmel, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Octave Gallant's Descendants

1.
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Octave Gallant (31 Jan 1878–1952) m. Clara Adams (02 Nov 1877–1924) m. Louise Godbout (8 Aug 1892–)
  1. 1. Marie (Louise Octavie) GALLANT 1907–1991 m. Murray (David) Fraser 1898–1977 m. Joseph (Albert Stanislas) Dumont 1908–1984
  2. 2. Reine (Jeanne "Quennie") Gallant 1913–2003 m. Patrick (Denis CHESSER) * 1911–1982
    1. 1. Jeanne (Catharine W.) CHESSER 1938–1938
    2. 2. Mary (Charlotte Louise CHESSER) * 1935–2015 m. Vernon (Carl ENGLEHART) * 1934–2011
    3. 3. William (Darrel CHESSER) twin 1944–2011 m. Lucille Chiasson 1947–2016
    4. 4. James (Patrick "Buddy") CHESSER 1931–1992 m. Elizabeth (Joan "Betty") Vatcher 1931–2022
    5. 5. Margaret (Ann CHESSER) * 1930–1989 m. Ronald (Beattie) MacDonald 1931–1996
    6. 6. Joseph (Robert Karl Merrit "Bob" CHESSER) * 1940–2001 m. Gayle (Ladonna IRVINE) * 1942–2017 m. Patricia (Delores MacAskill) ? 1936–2008
    7. 7. Michael (Jay CHESSER) * 1948–1996
    8. 8. Terry (CHESSER) twin 1944–1944
  3. 3. Mary (Maud) Gallant 1905–1970 m. Wilson (Cecil) Tremaine 1906–1970
  4. 4. Catherine Gallant 1910–1936 m. Luke (Benedict) Kerwin 1894–1947
  5. 5. Mary (Alexandrina Grace) GALLANT 1912–1913
  6. 6. Lucius GALLANT 1914–
  7. 7. Charles (Wellington) GALLANT 1918–1998 m. Angelie Leblanc 1912–1991
  8. 8. Jean (Berchmans Octave) Gallant 1916–1916

Octave Gallant's Timeline

7 Records

1878
30 Jan 1878
Birth of Octave Gallant in Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada
Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada
1878
31 Jan 1878
Birth of Octave Gallant in St-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Avignon, Quebec, Canada
St-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Avignon, Quebec, Canada
1878
1878
Octave Gallant was baptized in Saint-Alexis-de-Matapedia, Québec, Canada
Saint-Alexis-de-Matapedia, Québec, Canada
1878
3 Feb 1878
Octave Gallant was baptized
None
1901
1901
Age 23
Octave Gallant resided here in Quebec, Canada
Quebec, Canada
1921
01 Jun 1921
Age 43
Octave Gallant resided here in Parish St Laurent, St Laurent of Matapedia Parish, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Parish St Laurent, St Laurent of Matapedia Parish, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
1952
1952
Age 74
Death of Octave Gallant in St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Nouvelle, Avignon, Québec, Canada
St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Nouvelle, Avignon, Québec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien Arrivals At Van Buren, Maine, Ca. 1906-1952; NAI: 4489128; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Num
    [2] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1878
    Event Place: St-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Avignon, Quebec, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Saint-Alexis-de-Matapedia, Québec, Canada
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1878
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec; Page: 3; Family No: 19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1915
    Event Place: Van Buren, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien Arrivals At Van Buren, Maine, Ca. 1906-1952; NAI: 4489128; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Num

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Parish St Laurent, St Laurent of Matapedia Parish, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Nouvelle, Avignon, Québec, Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
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