The author of this site: Loves to garden, play hockey sail his boat and tinker in his garage. According to his children, he has the habit of giving advice when it is not solicited
The author of this site: Loves to garden, play hockey sail his boat and tinker in his garage. According to his children, he has the habit of giving advice when it is not solicited
Lorne graduated from high school and had a facility with maths
Lorne like many of his other brothers signed up during the war as there was no jobs to be had. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy as a stoker (ser # V16802) (in the engine room) of the destroyer Ottawa. His ship was assigned the job of convoy escort to the merchant marine plying supplies across the north atlantic to the European war effort.
His medals awarded were: 1939-45 Star, France and German star with Atlantic clasp, Canadian Volunteer Medal, War medal 1939-45. He was sunk once and returned from the war and signed up for a service man retraining program. He chose plant engineering (Plumbing) and joined the National Research Council in 1946. He lived on Montreal road beside his brother Ernie and Percy on family farmland given by Percy to his brother. He started building the house in 1950 with 50.00 of capital. The foundation of the house was dug with a team of horses (babe and prince). Every pay they put a little more money into materials. My mother tells of the countless batches of cement she mixed while pregnant with Greg. The house was never truly finished and when the government expropriated the land in the early 60's many of the rooms still had no drywall. Dads advice to me after I had married was "never build". Boy did he say a mouthful
The Landreville family was quite well off during the depression as Charles had the first taxi service in Ottawa.
Even during the depression they had a maid and Charles ruled the family with an iron hand. It was while living on Somerset street that Mom met Dad and they got married soon after he returned from the war. They lived for a while on Marlborough street in Ottawa where dad fired the boiler for an apartment block in exchange for reduced rent. He was diong the janitorial duties as a part time job as he was full time at the national Research Council. Dad was given a piece of piece of land by Percy who had the farm. I was born in 1946 and Carol in 1948. We moved to the house on Montreal road 1949-50 when dad had a good start on the house. He continued building that house little by little with a bit of money from every pay check. When the House was expropriated in 1966 it still had interior walls with no drywall. This had to be the longest construction project in history.
Alison was born Friday the 13th during the writing of John's Physcology exam. John's friend Barry Ardern who was a professional football player for the Ottawa Rough riders drove John to the Hospital after the Exam was completed
Percy is quoted as saying that when the church was being built (1871) it was required that his father and all farmers that had horses and wagons were to haul a measure of stone ( a twye of stone - unable to determine what that translates into tonnage) from the Quarry for the construction of the church.
The 1901 census records his birthdate as 8 mar 1853 Amy is sure that it is 1855. If 1853 is the correct date then Honoria Scollard is Michael's natural mother. If Mar 1855 is the correct birth date then Catherine Phelan is the natural mother but after the death of Honoria in 1854 the next marriage to Catherine did not take place until April of 1855( Notre Dame Basilica register, Michael was illegitimate for a month). Life was hard back then the phone did not arrive until 1911 and electricty arrived only in 1931.Michael Kenny and his wife Catherine Hart are buried in Notre Dame Cemetary Sec 16 4873 1/2 East. The original farm was purchased from a Dan Obrien 1855. The farms on lot 10 and 11 were purchased by the dept of national Defense in 1940 for vehicle testing. A dairy operation continued from 1920 when milk was sent to the cheese factory in Orleans and then with the start of Home milk delivery in 1930 and the shipping of milk to the national dairy. They raised beef from 1958 to 1975
Catherine Hart delivered all her children at home with the help of her aunt (Elizabeth's sister) and midwife (Bridget Warnock) who was married to William Butler.. Catherine Hart lived on the farm until 1938 and when Percy married; she then moved to 87 Stewart Street (1939) with the remaindert of her unmarried kids. The Ottawa city directory reports Catherine Kenny 87 Stewart living with her was D'Arcy- Chauffer, James- Ont department of Highways, Loretta- Bell operator and Pearl Hart
Private baptism performed by Mrs J Butler Godparents: Antoine Leduc and Marguerite Presley
While playing in the barn he fell off a beam and hit his head. Several days later while following his father who was ploughing he said "Pa I can't see". He died shortly thereafter probably from swelling of the brain due to the fall.
Lleo was in the airforce and achieved the rank of Warrant Officer His entry into the airforce was facilitated by his uncle Athanase