| Name |
Arthur Reginald Melanson |
| Born |
17 Oct 1910 [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Baptised |
17 Nov 1910 |
Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada  [2] |
- His godparents were Edmund O'Regan and Mrs Joe Brine.
|
| Died |
7 Sep 2008 |
Victoria Manor, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [3] |
| Obituary |
10 Sep 2008 |
Halifax, , Nova Scotia, Canada [4] |
| The Halifax Chronicle Herald |
Obituary
MELANSON, Arthur
MELANSON, Arthur - 97, Amherst, formerly of Joggins, died September 7, 2008, in Victoria Manor. He was a son of the late Isreal and Alice (LeBlanc) Melanson. Surviving are sons, Morris (Patti), Richard (Judy); daughter, Margaret (Terry) Terrio; daughter-in-law, Carolyn; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Kathryn (LeBlanc); son, Robert; five brothers and sisters. Visitation 7-9 p.m. Thursday, October 16, in River Hebert and Joggins Community Funeral Home River Hebert. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, October 17, in St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church. Burial in Ragged Reef Cemetery. www.furlongjones.ca
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| Occupation |
an employee of the Dept of Natural Resources, Nova Scotia where he maintained the dykes in Minudie and on the point in Amherst. Some of his work involved cutting the marsh grass from spring until fall. [5] |
| Occupation |
driver of a team of clydesdale horses in the lumber woods in his younger years [5] |
- Art was primary caregiver for the horses as well as a team driver. The horses were used to haul the logs out of the woods.
|
| Occupation |
Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [5] |
| employee at Green Crow Coalmine for a short time |
| Person ID |
I1306 |
Annette - Research |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2011 |
| Father |
Iseral Melanson, b. 15 Feb 1866, Ragged Reef, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia , d. 5 Jul 1944, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Alice LeBlanc, b. 9 Sep 1868, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 11 Jan 1940, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 71 years) |
| Family ID |
F2236 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Kathryn Georgina (Kay) LeBlanc, b. 13 Apr 1910, d. 1 Dec 1976, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 66 years) |
| Married |
30 Oct 1939 |
Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [6] |
| Children |
| | 1. Robert John Melanson, b. 1 May 1940, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 7 Jul 2004, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 64 years) |
| | 2. Mary Margaret Melanson |
| | 3. Morris Arthur Melanson |
| | 4. Richard John Melanson, b. 27 Mar 1949, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 6 Jan 2020, Moncton City Hospital, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 70 years) |
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| Family ID |
F457 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1910 - 2008 (97 years)
