Howe Island People 24

Photos of persons residing on Howe Island

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Compeau Family
Left side is the Mother Adeline Compeau (ne Potter) b1872 and on the right side the Father Telesphord Compeau b1869
Top 3 boys left-right Arthur, Telesphord b1892 John E b1890 d1965
Young girl in the middle Irene.
Girl in lap of Mother Viola, boy front middle Lawrence, boy front right Oliver.
Notation on back of photo-Not yet arrived yet when picture was taken Mildred.
Adeline-parents are William Potter b1832 m1868 d1911 and Harriet (nGarrah) b1848 d1934. Harriet's parents are Israel Garrah b1811Q and Agnes Gagnon b1827 Q.
Notes:Harriet b1848Q is a half sister to Israel Garrah b1871. Telesphord b1869 has an older sister Angeline b1859 married to John Garrah b1856. John is another half brother to Israel Garrah b1871.
Telesphord - parents are Emilien Compeau b1827Q - d1912 and Judith Compeau (ne Bonhomme) b1830Q d1912
St. Philomena Cemetery Howe Island Headstones for Emilien and Judith (nBonhome), Telesphord & Adeline (nPotter) Compeau and John E Compeau b1890 d1965.
From Wilf Garrah

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Leavis Family
Left to right-unknown, unknown, Pat Leavis b1866 d 1941 (not married) Fanny Leavis b1861 d1953 (not married), Elizabeth b1864 m Philip Ryan b1862, unknown, Mary A. b1859 m Martin Byrne b1856, James Leavis m Helen G Dalzell b1873, unknown, Margaret Leavis b1871,m Israel Garrah b1871. Little boy in front is Jack Quinn. His Grandparents were Margaret & Israel who are mine as well.
Simon Leavis & Elizabeth (n Cox) had a family of 13 children. This photo acounts for 10 but as the photo was taken about 1938 John Leavis b1852 d1888 and Simon Leavis b1855 d1910 would not have been here.
On second thought I believe the gentleman next to my Grandmother Margaret is my Grandfather and to the left of James Leavis is his wife Helen.
From Wilf Garrah

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Mary Frances Marshall & Peter Lappan
Born 1872, daughter of Alex Marshall & Mary Mcmahon.
Married Peter Lappan of Gananoque in 1898.
This picture was probably taken shortly after their marriage.
Submitted by Julie Kyle

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Lappan family
Peter Francis Lappan, his wife Mary Frances Marshall & their children, Mary Monica, Marguerite Anna ( in front ) & Peter Ambrose about 1908. Mary would have one more daughter Phyllis Maude in 1909 before dying in childbirth in 1913, along with her baby son.
Submitted by Julie Kyle courtesy of James Clarke

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Thought to be Margaret Jeroy born 1840, second wife of Louis Beaubien & mother of Henrietta Beaubien.
Submitted by Julie Kyle-Picture courtesy of Sylvia Turcotte.

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Louis Beaubien
Louis Beaubien born 1826, married Mary Leavis & Margaret Jeroy.
Forefather of many of the Beaubien descendants of Howe Island.
Submitted by Julie Kyle, sent to her from Betty Stevens

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