Lemire Collection Additions

Thanks to cousin Ellen, we have additional photos to insert into the Lemire collection. Not all additions are shown. I have replaced the zip file to include these photos. Since we have a nice little bundle of obituaries and death announcements, I have taken those items and placed them in an Adobe PDF format. (It makes printing easier.)

• Lemire.zip 4.46 MB (Aug. 18, 2009 update)
  

The photo -right, is of Marie Lemire Turcotte. She is Marie Louise Pepin Lemire's sister. It was taken in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Also in the collection we have this photo (left) of Henry, age 44, and Amanda Dupont, age 34, taken in Russell, Manitoba, Canada [1931].

These again are compressed zip folders that you can download and unzip to gain access to the photos. If you can't uncompress them you can download a free application to install that will open the file for you: 7-zip (For Windows OS) [There should be no problem for MAC users]

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Lemire Collection

I have posted another photo collection for the Lemire side of the family. Some of the photos previously posted on the blog are here too.

Again I have at made a "ZIP'ped" file for family to download. This is a copy of what I have so far. As more are found/shared with us I will update and add to the collections for you to download.

• Lemire.zip 2.34 MB

The top right sample is of GGma Beatrice and GGGpa Zacharie Lemire. The lower right image is of Abraham and Marie Louise Pepin.

These again are compressed zip folders that you can download and unzip to gain access to the photos. If you can't uncompress them you can download a free application to install that will open the file for you: 7-zip (For Windows OS) [There should be no problem for MAC users]

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Sis. Marie Lionel (Florida Lemire)

Here are two photos of Aunt Florida Lemire, sister to Beatrice. The first is of Florida age 18 before going into the convent with friend Rose Yves (sitting)- 13 Jun 1911 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

The next photo is of Sis. Marie Lionel (Florida) in her latter years.

These photos are from Ellen Allen's collection. -Thanks Ellen.

I have photoshoped these to take out the scratches and to sharpen the image a bit.

We do have an audio history mp3 where Beatrice talks about taking care of Florida prior to her death.

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Lemire Sisters

Here is a picture of two Lemire sisters (about 1940-50). The sister on the left I assume is Amanda (Dupont). The other sister living at that time was Florida Maria, who was a that time a Nun. The sister on the right is Beatrice Evangeline.

Their parents were Zacharie Lemire and Marie Louise Pepin. Zacharie and Marie had 12 children-6 boys and 6 girls. Amanda was the second born, while Beatrice was the youngest.

Grandma Beatrice "Mere" was married to Harvey Vernon Brockway in 1918 (Letellier, Manitoba, Canada) and had three children; Frank, Leo, and Pearl. In 1959, Mere married George Oliver Woodford in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mere died in November 1985.

I remember Mere as short and thin (a petite 4' 9"), having a french-canadian accent and an amazing positive approach to everything. Grandpa George loved her very much. Mere had a three foot tall doll. I remember my sister wanting to play with it. Grandpa George gave it to her after he found out that she had never had a doll of her own.

Thanks to Frank Brockway, we have now an audio history of Mere in MP3 format to download to hear some of her memories.

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