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Alphee Vienneau

Alphee Vienneau

Male 1883 - 1968  (85 years)

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  • Name Alphee Vienneau 
    Born 11 Jan 1883  Cap Pele, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • On his son Camille's marriage registration it gives his father's (Alphe Vienneau) birth location as Aboujagane, New Brunswick. Other sources indicate Alphe's birth location as Cap Pele. Daughter, Hectorine, gives Alphee's birth place as Cormier Village.
    Gender Male 
    Baptised 15 Jan 1883  [2] 
    • His godparents are Pacifique Vienneau and Francoise Vienneau.
    Misc during his lifetime  Cormier Village, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    was a jack of all trades (see note) 
    • Alphée was a jack of all trades in Cormier Village. He was the barber with Hectorine. They had the village post office in their house. He would slaughter most of the village animals. He was a bricklayer. He had a silver fox farm for a while. Their farm had one cow, a few pigs, lots of hens and geese and vegetables and fruits enough to sell. Alphée was somewhat of a guru in the village, read tea leaves, prescribed folk remedies, removed warts, predicted the weather, told folk tales, sang folk songs, etc. In his young days, he had been a boxer and a tight rope walker. All winter he would make snowshoes with moose skin and he would carve axe handles which he would sell. He was a saw and axe sharpener. He was a crack shot and would guide American hunters. He also worked in Joggin Mines with Thaddée for a spell. He spent some time in logging and lumber mills.
      There was no electricity in the village before 1954 and no telephone. Alphée had a battery radio with a large antenna and they would listen to New Carlisle, Gaspé Peninsula, Québec at CHNC. But the would only listen to the soap opera, Les Belles Histoires. Séraphin Poudrier, the Rosary (le chapelet) and the morning prayer.
    Occupation Sep 1907  [5] 
    labourer 
    Residence UNTIL 1954  Cormier Village, Westmorland County, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Residence From 1954 to 1968  St Andre, Westmorland Co, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    with his son Leandre and his family 
    Buried 1968  Sacred Heart Cemetery, Haute Aboujagane, Westmorland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Headstone - Alphee Vienneau    		 Headstone - Alphee Vienneau
    VIENNEAU/ALPHEE VIENNEAU/1883 - 1968/
    Died 26 Jun 1968  Leandre Vienneau's home in St Andre, Westmorland County, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11] 
    Alphee Vienneau - card from funeral home    		 Alphee Vienneau - card from funeral home
    Person ID I167  Annette - Research
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 

    Father Philippe Vienneau,   b. Jan 1856, Cape Bald, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1922, St Andre, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Mother Dina LeBlanc,   b. 7 Apr 1857,   d. 5 Apr 1922, St Andre, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Family ID F27  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Madeleine Bourgeois,   b. Jul 1889, Bouctouche, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 22 Sep 1907  Port Elgin, Westmorland Co, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12, 13, 14] 
    • Witnesses at their marriage were Alphee LeBlanc & Octave Devarennes.
    Children 
     1. Joseph Henri Vienneau,   b. 5 Sep 1908, Upper Aboujagane, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Nov 2007  (Age < 99 years)
     2. Joseph Camille Edmond (Camille) Vienneau,   b. 7 May 1910, Cormier Village, Westmorland County, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1980, Robichaud, NB at his home after a long illness. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Leandre Vienneau,   b. 24 Aug 1911, Cormier Village, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 2003  (Age 92 years)
     4. Albert Vienneau,   b. 3 Dec 1912, Cormier Village, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1984  (Age 72 years)
     5. Anna Vienneau,   b. 31 Mar 1914, Cormier Village, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1989, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     6. Joseph Napoleon Alphonse Vienneau,   b. 31 Jan 1916, Cormier Village, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Melanie Felonise Boudreau,   b. Dec 1887, Haute Aboujagane, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1954, Moncton Hospital, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Married 23 Feb 1922  Shediac Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 15] 
    Children 
     1. Dorothee (Dorothy) Madeleine Vienneau,   b. 18 Nov 1923, Cormier Village, Westmorland County, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 2007, the George Dumont Hospital, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Joseph Adelard Omer Vienneau,   b. 16 May 1927, Haute Aboujagane, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1927, Haute Aboujagane, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Hectorine Vienneau,   b. 22 Jun 1928, Cormier-Village, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 2023, Dr Georges L Dumont UHC, Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     4. Huberte Vienneau
    Family ID F29  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jan 1883 - Cap Pele, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Alphe Vienneau on left    		Alphe Vienneau on left
    The man on the right is belived to be Alphe's brother Fred Vienneau.
    Melanie Boudreau & Alphe Vienneau    		Melanie Boudreau & Alphe Vienneau
    Photo taken in 1954.
    Alphie Vienneau (1883-1968)    		Alphie Vienneau (1883-1968)
    Son of Dina (LeBlanc) & Philippe Vienneau
    Alphee Vienneau (1883-1968)    		Alphee Vienneau (1883-1968)
    Sylvain Vienneau, unknown man, Alphee Vienneau    		Sylvain Vienneau, unknown man, Alphee Vienneau
    Sylvain Vienneau (1880-1951) on the left, unknown man in middle, Alphee Vienneau (1883-1968) on right. Sylvain and Alphee are brothers.
    LtoR-Alphee Vienneau & friend Amand Caissie    		LtoR-Alphee Vienneau & friend Amand Caissie
    Alphee & Melanie Vienneau with grand-daughter    		Alphee & Melanie Vienneau with grand-daughter
    Alphee Vienneau and wife Melanie Boudreau with grand-daughter Shirley
    Alphee Vienneau (1883 - 1968)    		Alphee Vienneau (1883 - 1968)

  • Sources 
    1. [S24] Cemetery:NB, Aboujaggan R.Cath (C13).
      Birth year inscribed on tombstone:'1883 Alphee Vienneau 1968'.

    2. [S69] Parish:Cap Pele, NB; Ste-Therese 1813-1959, Microfilm Reel F-1892., Reel C-3020 (Shemogue version) baptism of 15 Jan 1883.

    3. [S107] VitalStats: NB,Westmorland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, mf reel F18951;#448132 - son's death.

    4. [S178] Info:Ron Arsenault, info rec'd Feb 2008.

    5. [S107] VitalStats: NB,Westmorland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, mf reel F15928,#3374 - marriage.

    6. [S58] Info:Juliette Vienneau (T38), conversation in 1990's.

    7. [S178] Info:Ron Arsenault, email Feb2008.

    8. [S24] Cemetery:NB, Aboujaggan R.Cath (C13), transcribed by A Owen summer 1973.
      Tombstone inscription:
      1883 Alphee Vienneau 1968

    9. [S28] Info:Granny (Mrs.Thadee Vienneau) & Aunt Mad.(T04).
      Death date on Holy Card from my grandmother: Alphie Vienneau died June 26, 1968, aged 85 years.

    10. [S24] Cemetery:NB, Aboujaggan R.Cath (C13).
      Death year inscribed on tombstone:'1883 Alphee Vienneau 1968'.

    11. [S178] Info:Ron Arsenault, info rec'd Feb2008.

    12. [S95] Census: 1911 Census of Canada/New Brunswick/Westmorland, Dist 38:Shediac;Enum dist: LeBlanc, Cormier Village,St.Andre;pg.9, #72.

    13. [S29] Info:Aunt Diane (Mrs Ivan Christopher) (T05), conversation in 1977.

    14. [S173] Parish:Sackville, NB; St Vincent & Notre Dame du Rosaire 1886-1925, M.5 - marriage 22 Sep 1907.

    15. [S107] VitalStats: NB,Westmorland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, mf reel F19682,#3647 - marriage.


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