Along Arichat’s “Low Road” in 1935, In roughly the
center of the village located between the LeBrun store and the LeBlanc store,
was the home of Charles P. Stone.
There was barely room for a driveway...
Ephrem Boudreau wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and
translated.
Flavien Samson (1900-1965) served as priest in River
Bourgeois from January 18, 1950 until September 1, 1965. During this time, Fr.
Samson set out...
January 7, 1902: Alfred Gerard, widower of Marie Forgeron, married Charlotte Lejeune, widow of Joseph Meunier, witnesses were Ephrem Gerard and Alexina Forgeron
January 21, 1902: Robert LeJeune, son of the late Abraham Lejeune and Marie Dugas, married Alvina Poirier,...
In 1978 two teams from the parish of Petit de Grat stole the attention of baseball fans. The Alderney Point Thunderbolts took the Richmond Amateur Baseball Association (RABA) title by defeating the Louisdale Braves.
Although the Red Caps failed to...
February 5, 1918: Francois Muise, son of Patrick Muise and Martha Jeanne Boudrot, married Alice Boudrot, daughter of Cleophas Boudrot and Alice Boudrot, witnesses were not recorded
February 5, 1918: Thomas James Kehoe, son of Thomas Kehoe and Annie McGrath,...
The January 1852 church census was transcribed by Stirling Edwards in September 2004, from the records of St. John’s Anglican Church, Arichat.
This list is among the papers of the Rev. James Allen Shaw, the first Rector of St John’s....
Father Flavien Samson (1900-1965) served from January 18, 1950 to September 1, 1965.
Father Flavien Samson was born in L’Ardoise. He was the son of James F. Samson, a fisherman, as was the case with most of the people of...
February 5, 1906: Joseph Louis Mury, son of Remi Mury and Géneviève Mirande, married Marie Goyèche, daughter of Eusèbe Goyèche and Louise Boucher, witnesses: Willie Cordeau and Évangeline Goyètche
June 27, 1906: Alexandre W. Chisholm, son of John W. Chisholm...
On Arichat’s main street in 1935 was a lane most people referred to as “Godfrey’s Lane” due to the fact that the the LeBlanc home and the G.J. LeBlanc general store were located at the bottom of the lane...
February 2, 1916: Leonard Petitpas, son of Edmund Petitpas and Marine Fougere, married Cecile Landry, daughter of Felix Landry and Zelie (Cecile) Poirier, witnesses were Valma Petitpas and Anna Corly or Lorly
February 2, 1916: Ambrose Albert Poirier, son of...