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Marius PONCHON
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Béatrice MEILLEUR
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naissance 22
avril 1883 à La Loire, France,
décès 25 janvier 1953 à Fisher Branch MB, âge : 69 ans, sépulture au Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Fisher Branch MB,
Père : Claude
Felix PONCHON
Mère : Jeane Marie SEYCHAL
Pionnier, vétéran Guerre 39-45 (voir sa biographie à
la fin de cette page)
Homestead NE 20-24-1W Fisher Branch MB
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naissance 7 juillet 1906 à Leramore ND,
décès 11 décembre 1994 à Percy E. Moore Hospital, Hodgson MB, âge : 88 ans, "peacefully
after a lengthy illness",
funérailles 15 à Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic
Church, Fisher Branch MB with Fr. Stan Grasek officiating,
sépulture au Parish Cemetery, Fisher Branch MB,
(voir la notule nécrologique
à la fin de cette page).
Père: Barthélémi
MEILLEUR
Mère: Lucie FAUBERT
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Marié(e) 26 novembre 1927
à Fisher Branch MB, par rév. François-Xavier
Leroux,
5 enfants (4 fils, une fille) :
1.1. Henri Jules PONCHON, naissance 8 juin 1929
à
Winnipeg MB. Marié(e) 16 février 1980 à Fisher Branch
MB,
par rév. Denis Bourbonnais, o.m.i., Mary Margaret NOWAKOWSKI,
naissance 24 décembre 1948 à Fisher Branch MB, (fille de John
NOWAKOWSKI
et Rosie YEWCHYN). 2 enfants (2 filles).
1.1.1. Kristina Maria PONCHON, naissance 13 janvier 1981
à Victoria General Hospital, Winnipeg MB, p/m Réal
Meilleur & Catherine Nowakowski.
1.1.2. Yvonne Nicole PONCHON, naissance 8 octobre 1983
à Victoria General Hospital, Winnipeg MB, p/m Eugène
Ponchon &
Doreen Nowakowski.
1.2. Émile Antoine PONCHON, naissance 4
mai 1931 à Fisher Branch MB, p/m Louis-Marie Conan &
Angélique Moisan, décès
5 février 2013 à E.M. Crowe Memorial Hospital in Eriksdale MB, âge
: 81 ans, funérailles 11 à Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic
Church in Fisher Branch MB, sépulture en privé à une date
ultérieure (nécrologie). Marié(e) 22 octobre 1977 à Fisher
Branch MB, par rév. Denis Bourbonnais o.m.i., Grace Marie
THORIMBERT, naissance 8 aoû 1944 à Winnipeg MB, (fille
de Auguste THORIMBERT et Marie TEILLET). 2 enfants (2 filles).
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20 octobre 1977
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1.2.1. Natalie Marie PONCHON, naissance 25
septembre 1978
à Memorial Hospital, Arborg MB, p/m René Pinette &
Juliette
Ponchon. Marié(e) 4 décembre 2004 à St. Alphonsus,
Winnipeg
MB, Kevin SUMKA.
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4 décembre 2004
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1.2.2. Louise Suzanne Marie PONCHON, naissance 1 mars
1984 à Memorial Hospital, Arborg MB, p/m John Scatliff &
Susanne Thorimbert.
1.3. Juliette Lucie PONCHON, naissance 13 décembre
1936, p/m Eugène Ponchon & Célestine Cognard.
Marié(e) 25 avril 1965 à Vermillion Bay ON, René
PINETTE. 3 enfants (2 fils, 1 fille).
1.3.1. Catherine PINETTE. Marié(e) 12 avril 1986
à Ear Falls ON, Bradley HUTCHISON. 3 enfants (3 filles).
1.3.1.1. Mindy HUTCHISON.
1.3.1.2. Meranda HUTCHISON.
1.3.1.3. Victoria HUTCHISON.
1.3.2. Dennis PINETTE.
1.3.3. Marc PINETTE, naissance 1 juin 1973.
1.4. Eugène Auguste PONCHON, naissance 1 septembre
1940, p/m Jean Ponchon & Anaïs LeHellard.
1.5. Antoine PONCHON, naissance 4 juillet 1944, p/m
Eusèbe Meilleur & Joséphine Meilleur.
1148 French
Army
Gunner Marius A. Ponchon
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Marius Antonin Ponchon was
born
in 1883 in France. He joined the sixth artillery regiment in 1904 and
was stationed in Tunisia, where he served for two years and seven
months. While in the army he earned one cent a day. Even at this wage
they managed to save enough to have a few drinks together.
He was a master gunner in which he had to be very skilful while using
the 75 mm Cannon. While stationed in Tunisia he learned his trade as a
"Charron" (Wheelwright) and "Forgeron" (Blacksmith).
While in Tunisia they were warned every morning to shake out their
boots as there may be scorpions in them. One morning there was a
scorpion crawling across a friend's face while he was still asleep.
Everyone kept very still and quiet. Fortunately he remained sleeping
and did not awaken enough to slap at it and the horrible thing crawled
away.
One morning while in Tunisia there was even a frost. Being in Africa
this did not happen very often. While eating - especially soup -, they
had to leave a little food as there was always sand in the bottom of
the bowl.
Marius came to Canada on the 29th of April, 1908. He worked
around Winnipeg helping to put in the sewers.
Later he and his brother Jean, homesteaded in Fisher Branch area. He
resided here with his wife Béatrice (Meilleur) until his death
January 25, 1953.
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Recherche et photos par Simonne Bernier Meilleur, de
Fisher Branch, MB
Mise à jour le 26 mar 2005 par Paul Meilleur,
de Ste-Adèle QC
Mise à jour le 24 juillet 2013 par Simonne Bernier Meilleur,
de Fisher Branch MB
Retour à la Généalogie des MEILLEUR
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Rubrique nécrologique
Beatrice
Corine PONCHON
(nee MEILLEUR)
1906 - 1994
On Sunday, December 11,
1994, Beatrice Ponchon peacefully passed away after a lengthy illness,
at the Percy E. Moore Hospital in Hodgson, Man., surrounded by her
family and close relatives.
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Beatrice was born in
Leramore, North Dakota in 1906. In 1911 she migrated to Arborg, Man.
with her parents. She later moved to Fisher Branch where she resided
for 82 years, except for a brief period when she worked at a Winnipeg
orphanage.
She received a brief
education. At the age of 12, she accepted maternal
responsibilities, caring for her younger family members after the
death of her
mother. Her faith saw her through the difficulties in her life.
Beatrice
loved life and found special enjoyment in her family. Her
special interest was spinning her wool which she knitted into work
socks
and mitts. She took great pride in continuing the art of
unique rug weaving which had been handed down from a past generation. Evidence of her skilfulness
can be found in many homes. Her well learned
sewing
skills are evident in the clothing she customized for the
family. She was an avid gardener and placed equal emphasis on her
domestic duties, especially cooking. Farm life took her to
the fields, pitching hay or tending the dairy
cattle.
Beatrice leaves to
mourn her passing four sons and one daughter, Henri and his wife Mary,
Emile and his wife Grace, Eugene and Antoine, all of Fisher Branch,
Juliette Pinette and husband Rene of Ear Falls, Ont. She will be sadly
missed by her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren,
Natalie, Kristina, Yvonne and Louise Ponchon of Fisher Branch ;
Catherine
and Bradley Hutchison and daughters Mindy, Meranda and Victoria
of Ear Falls, Ont. ; Marc Pinette of Thunder Bay, Ont. ; Jacqueline and
Michael Beaudry and son Taylor ; Michelle and Jeannette Giasson ; Diane
and Randy Dandeneau and son Justin ; Dennis Pinette and Stephen and
Cassidy, all of Winnipeg, and two sisters, Josephine
Vandersteen and Rose McLean. Beatrice was predeceased by her husband
Marius
in 1953, three brothers, Victor, Eusebe and Albert and one
sister Blanche Bourget..
Prayers were held on
Wednesday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Roman
Catholic Church, Fisher Branch, conducted by Deacon Robert Giasson and
Sister Agnes Jolicoeur. Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated
Thursday, December 15 at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Roman
Catholic Church, Fisher Branch, Man. Interment followed at the
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Cemetery, officiated by Fr. Stan
Grasek.
Fisher Funeral Home
in
charge of all arrangements, 204-372-6171
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Beatrice Ponchon was born
in Leramore, North Dakota in 1906. In 1911 she migrated to Arborg,
Manitoba with her parents, brother and sister. She later moved to
Fisher Branch, where she resided for eighty-two years, except for a
brief period when she worked at a Winnipeg orphanage.
Due to her mother's
untimely death, Beatrice, 12 years of age, graciously accepted maternal
responsibilities and cared for her younger family members. These new
duties left no time for an education except a few basic primary years.
Beatrice lived life
and found special enjoyment with her family. Her keen interest was
spinning wool with a spoon which she knitted into work
socks and mitts. She took great pride in continuing the art of unique
rug weaving which had been handed down from a past generation.
Evidence of her skills can be found in many homes ; far and wide. Her
well learned sewing ability is evident in the clothing she
customized for the family. She was an avid gardener and placed equal
emphasis on her domestic duties, especially cooking and canning.
Farm life took Beatrice to the fields, pitching, hay or tending to the
dairy herd.
Through all the
sunshine and shadows that crossed their path of life. she remained a
committed shepherd of Christ and faithful to the Christian
beliefs which He instilled in her.
Mom's loving
character
can be no better be described than from these
borrowed words :
Her humble
dedication ; love for honesty and hard toil and her great sense of
humour will always be remembered and cherished
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