THE DESCENDANTS OF BERTRAND CHESNAY dit LAGARENNE

Aza Hector CHENIER, was born on 20 February 1896 in Bonfield, ON, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 25 March 1896 in Bonfield, ON. Godparents: Alfred Rouille & Emma Donault.^1,2 His baptismal name as written in the parish register was Joseph Hector Elzide CHENIER.¹ He married Ellen MILLER, daughter of James MILLER and Ada PEAT, on 15 December 1919 in Port Arthur, ON, Canada.² He and Ellen MILLER were divorced on 25 October 1944.² He married Dorothy (Dot) SMITH circa 1945.² He and Dorothy (Dot) SMITH were divorced circa 1945.² He married Alice Martha FLETCHER, daughter of Thomas James FLETCHER and Elizabeth (Isabella) NASH, circa 1946.³ He died circa 1955 in Port Arthur, ON,²

and was buried circa 1955 at the Riverside Cemetery in Port Arthur, ON.²

Aza Hector Chénier's Military Record
By clicking on this link: one can read about Aza Hector Chénier's personal military records while serving with 1 CEF (Canadian Expeditionary Force) during World War 1.

Family

Ellen MILLER b. 12 September 1902, d. 9 January 1996

Children

Clarence Gérald CHENIER+ b. 16 October 1920, d. 16 February 1996
Dolores Ada Louise CHENIER+ b. 2 December 1922

Citations

[S1120] Website - Ancestry.ca, online http://search.ancestry.ca, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967
Bonfield (1884-1896) Image 134/147, P. 254, Bap 18.
[S377] E-Mail from Yvonne Dolores Ellen Chénier, 7 Mar 2000.
[S1098] Website - FamilySearch.org, online https://www.familysearch.org/, British Columbia Death Registrations: 1872-1986.

Ellen MILLER

#17597

Pedigree

Father*

James MILLER

Mother*

Ada PEAT

Ellen MILLER, was born on 12 September 1902 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England,¹ and was baptized in 1902 in Leeds, Yorkshire.¹ She married Aza Hector CHENIER, son of Camille CHENIER and Marie Louise (Louisa) PROULX, on 15 December 1919 in Port Arthur, ON, Canada.¹ She and Aza Hector CHENIER were divorced on 25 October 1944.¹ She died on 9 January 1996 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, at the age of 93¹ and was buried on 12 January 1996 in Vancouver, BC.¹

Family

Aza Hector CHENIER b. 20 February 1896, d. circa 1955

Children

Clarence Gérald CHENIER+ b. 16 October 1920, d. 16 February 1996
Dolores Ada Louise CHENIER+ b. 2 December 1922

Citations

[S377] E-Mail from Yvonne Dolores Ellen Chénier, 7 Mar 2000.

Clarence Gérald CHENIER

#17598

Pedigree

Father*

Aza Hector CHENIER b. 20 February 1896, d. circa 1955

Mother*

Ellen MILLER b. 12 September 1902, d. 9 January 1996

Relationships

3rd cousin 1 time removed of Théodore Gilbert Ronald CHENIER
4th cousin 1 time removed of Pierre CHENIER
1st cousin 2 times removed of Isidore CHENIER
3rd cousin of André Côme Alfred CHENIER
4th cousin 2 times removed of Michael Tim MAJOVSKY

Clarence Gerald Chénier

Clarence Gérald CHENIER, was born on 16 October 1920 in Port Arthur, ON, Canada,¹ and was baptized on 17 October 1920 in St. Andrews, Port Arthur, ON, Canada. Godparents: J. Lamb & Rita Chénier.^2,1 He married Rita Carmen CUTTER, daughter of Charles Henry CUTTER and Dolores Paula Guiseppa BORG, on 3 June 1944 in Valetta, Malta.^3,4 He died on 16 February 1996 in Edmonton, AB, Canada, at the age of 75¹ and was buried in 1996 in Port Arthur, ON.¹

Family

Rita Carmen CUTTER b. 31 January 1928, d. 29 April 2016

Children

Terence (Terry) Raoul CHENIER+ b. 15 July 1945
Michael Charles CHENIER+ b. 28 January 1948
Yvonne Dolores Ellen CHENIER+ b. 3 May 1949
Allan (Moose) (Big Al) Hector CHENIER b. 25 May 1950, d. 26 August 2003
Patrick Gérard CHENIER b. 28 November 1952, d. 8 February 1953

Citations

[S377] E-Mail from Yvonne Dolores Ellen Chénier, 7 Mar 2000.
[S1120] Website - Ancestry.ca, online http://search.ancestry.ca, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967
Port Arthur (1915-1923) Image 166/259, P. 320.
[S936] René Joseph Gérard Chénier, 17 Feb 2000.
[S1277] Website - Ancestry.com - Public Members Family Tree, Judy's Directly Related Public Family Tree
https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/109673568/…

Charles Henri BERNATCHEZ

#17599

Pedigree

Father*

Marcel BERNATCHEZ b. 3 October 1962

Mother*

Sylvie SIMARD b. 2 December 1962

Relationships

2nd cousin 1 time removed of Théodore Gilbert Ronald CHENIER
5th cousin 1 time removed of Pierre CHENIER
2nd great-grandson of Isidore CHENIER
Grandnephew of André Côme Alfred CHENIER
6th cousin of Michael Tim MAJOVSKY

Charles Henri BERNATCHEZ, was born on 27 September 1996 in Québec, QC, Canada.¹

Citations

[S43] Interview, André Côme Alfred Chénier, Date unknown.

Jean Simon BERNATCHEZ

#17600

Pedigree

Father*

Marcel BERNATCHEZ b. 3 October 1962

Mother*

Sylvie SIMARD b. 2 December 1962

Relationships

2nd cousin 1 time removed of Théodore Gilbert Ronald CHENIER
5th cousin 1 time removed of Pierre CHENIER
2nd great-grandson of Isidore CHENIER
Grandnephew of André Côme Alfred CHENIER
6th cousin of Michael Tim MAJOVSKY

Jean Simon BERNATCHEZ, was born on 15 February 2000 in Québec, QC, Canada.¹

Citations

[S43] Interview, André Côme Alfred Chénier, Date unknown.

Danielle GODBOUT

#17601

Pedigree

Danielle GODBOUT, was born on 10 January 1960.¹ She and Philippe BERNATCHEZ began living together in 1989.

Family

Philippe BERNATCHEZ b. 4 December 1960

Children

Sophie BERNATCHEZ b. 12 March 1995
Samuel BERNATCHEZ b. 30 January 1998

Citations

[S43] Interview, André Côme Alfred Chénier, Date unknown.

Sophie BERNATCHEZ

#17602

Pedigree

Father*

Philippe BERNATCHEZ b. 4 December 1960

Mother*

Danielle GODBOUT b. 10 January 1960

Relationships

2nd cousin 1 time removed of Théodore Gilbert Ronald CHENIER
5th cousin 1 time removed of Pierre CHENIER
2nd great-granddaughter of Isidore CHENIER
Grandniece of André Côme Alfred CHENIER
6th cousin of Michael Tim MAJOVSKY

Sophie BERNATCHEZ, was born on 12 March 1995.¹

Citations

[S43] Interview, André Côme Alfred Chénier, Date unknown.

Samuel BERNATCHEZ

#17603

Pedigree

Father*

Philippe BERNATCHEZ b. 4 December 1960

Mother*

Danielle GODBOUT b. 10 January 1960

Relationships

2nd cousin 1 time removed of Théodore Gilbert Ronald CHENIER
5th cousin 1 time removed of Pierre CHENIER
2nd great-grandson of Isidore CHENIER
Grandnephew of André Côme Alfred CHENIER
6th cousin of Michael Tim MAJOVSKY

Samuel Bernatchez

Samuel BERNATCHEZ, was born on 30 January 1998.¹

Citations

[S43] Interview, André Côme Alfred Chénier, Date unknown.

Marie (Mary) Camilla CHENIER

#17604

Pedigree

Father*

Camille CHENIER b. 25 February 1860, d. 10 November 1934

Mother*

Marie Louise (Louisa) PROULX b. 10 May 1871, d. 7 September 1908

Relationships

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Théodore Gilbert Ronald CHENIER
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Pierre CHENIER
1st cousin 1 time removed of Isidore CHENIER
2nd cousin 1 time removed of André Côme Alfred CHENIER
3rd cousin 3 times removed of Michael Tim MAJOVSKY

Marie (Mary) Camilla CHENIER, was born on 27 February 1905 in Port Arthur, ON, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 5 March 1905 in St. Andrews, Port Arthur, ON, Canada. Godparents: Pierre (?) Bélanger & Philomène Gauthier-Bélanger.¹ Her baptismal name as written in the parish register was Mariam Ludovic Camillam CHENIER.¹ She married Walter Harvey Nelson PERRY, son of Charles Samuel B. PERRY and Nellie Mary HOWE, in a Civil Marriage on 4 October 1927 in Port Arthur, ON, Canada.^3,4

Marie (Mary) Camilla CHENIER married Walter Harvey Nelson PERRY, son of Charles Samuel B. PERRY and Nellie Mary HOWE, on 3 January 1928 in a religious service at St. Andrews Church in Port Arthur, ON.⁵

She died on 7 June 1976 in Abbotsford, BC, Canada

, at the age of 71^6,7 and was buried on 11 June 1976 at the Hazelwood Cemetery in Abbotsford, BC, Canada.^6,7

Family

Walter Harvey Nelson PERRY b. 18 October 1905, d. 5 December 1954

Children

Marvis PERRY
Harvey PERRY
Elaine PERRY
Diana Lynn PERRY b. 3 January 1945, d. 21 August 1952

Citations

[S1120] Website - Ancestry.ca, online http://search.ancestry.ca, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 Port Arthur 1878-1907 Image 112/130, Bap..., P. 219.
[S377] E-Mail from Yvonne Dolores Ellen Chénier, 7 Mar 2000.
[S1120] Website - Ancestry.ca, online http://search.ancestry.ca, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1935 Thunder Bay 1927 Image 777 & 778/1034 Mar No.: E 13720 (021154) Registration No. 7518.
[S376] Gwen Violet Chenier papers (1993).
[S1120] Website - Ancestry.ca, online http://search.ancestry.ca, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 St. Andrews Church, Port Arthur 1879-1935 Image 106/128, Mar..., P. 207.
[S1098] Website - FamilySearch.org, online https://www.familysearch.org/, British Columbia Death Registrations: 1872-1986.
[S1234] Find A Grave , https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123407593

Zéphirin Siméon Joseph CHENIER

#17605

Pedigree

Father*

Camille CHENIER b. 25 February 1860, d. 10 November 1934

Mother*

Marie Louise (Louisa) PROULX b. 10 May 1871, d. 7 September 1908

Relationships

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Théodore Gilbert Ronald CHENIER
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Pierre CHENIER
1st cousin 1 time removed of Isidore CHENIER
2nd cousin 1 time removed of André Côme Alfred CHENIER
3rd cousin 3 times removed of Michael Tim MAJOVSKY

Zéphirin Siméon Joseph CHENIER, was born on 4 January 1892 in Grenville, QC, Canada,^1,2,3 and was baptized on 6 January 1892 in Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, Grenville, QC, Canada. Godparents: Sydney Proulx & Caroline Grace.¹

His baptismal name as written in the parish register was Joseph Siméon Zéphirin CHENIER.¹ He married Mildred MULL, daughter of Earl MULL and Louise FRASH, on 3 March 1923 in Detroit, MI, USA.^4,5,2 He died on 1 December 1949 in Detroit, MI, at the age of 57.^6,2

FAMILY PHOTO: This family photo was taken in the fall of 1945. (Please click on the camera icon to view photo, then click on individual to access their particulars).

Family

Mildred MULL b. 12 January 1894, d. 26 May 1976

Child

Robert (Bobby) Lloyd CHENIER (ADOPTED)+ b. 27 February 1925, d. 25 February 2002

Citations

[S807] Registres Numérisés.
[S377] E-Mail from Yvonne Dolores Ellen Chénier, 7 Mar 2000.
[S1012] 1901 Canadian Census, District: Algoma, Sub-district/Town: Port Arthur.
[S1098] Website - FamilySearch.org, online https://www.familysearch.org/, Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925 (Note: name found as Zephrian S. Clenier).
[S1120] Website - Ancestry.ca, online http://search.ancestry.ca, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 for Zepheian S Clenier Registers, 1887 - 1925 1921 - 1925 1923 Wayne P. 181/1467.
[S1098] Website - FamilySearch.org, online https://www.familysearch.org/, Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952.

John Joseph Joachim CHENIER

#17606

Pedigree

Father*

Camille CHENIER b. 25 February 1860, d. 10 November 1934

Mother*

Marie Louise (Louisa) PROULX b. 10 May 1871, d. 7 September 1908

Relationships

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Théodore Gilbert Ronald CHENIER
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Pierre CHENIER
1st cousin 1 time removed of Isidore CHENIER
2nd cousin 1 time removed of André Côme Alfred CHENIER
3rd cousin 3 times removed of Michael Tim MAJOVSKY

John Joseph Joachim Chénier with his sister Zoé
John Joseph Joachim Chénier avec sa soeur Zoé

John Joseph Joachim CHENIER, was born on 21 October 1893 in North Himsworth (Wisa Wasa), ON, Canada,¹ and was baptized on 19 November 1893 in Pro-Cathédrale-de-l'Assomption, North Bay, ON, Canada. Godparents: Adolphe Dureault (?) & Rose White.¹

His baptismal name as written in the parish register was John Joseph Joachim CHENIER.¹ He married Edith Victoria (Dolly) (May) GRAHAM, daughter of Patrick GRAHAM and Henrietta WILSON, on 24 February 1916 in Port Arthur, ON, Canada.^2,3 He died on 3 September 1952 in Port Arthur, ON, at the age of 58^4,5,6

and was buried on 6 September 1952 in Port Arthur, ON, Canada.⁴

Family

Edith Victoria (Dolly) (May) GRAHAM b. 24 May 1897, d. 1 October 1977

Children

Marie Henrietta (Etta) (Ethel) Louise CHENIER+ b. 19 April 1917, d. 16 October 2018
Robert Walton CHENIER+ b. 1919, d. 1985
Albert Charles CHENIER+ b. 7 September 1920, d. 15 August 1944
Edith May CHENIER+ b. 9 January 1923
Barbara Anne CHENIER b. 2 August 1935

Citations

[S1098] Website - FamilySearch.org, online https://www.familysearch.org/, Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 Nipissing North Bay Pro-Cathedral of the Asumption BMB 1890-1895 Image 33/40, P. 60, Event 251.
[S1120] Website - Ancestry.ca, online http://search.ancestry.ca, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 Thunder Bay 1916, Image 114/767, Record No. 021144 (?). Link: https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/7921/images/…
[S376] Gwen Violet Chenier papers (1993).
[S1341] Obit - The Port Arthur News Chronicle, 4 Sep 1952, Page 1.
[S1238] Website - Library and Archives Canada (LAC), online http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/war-dead/…, http://collectionscanada.ca/obj/001056/f2/c/…
Page 47.
[S377] E-Mail from Yvonne Dolores Ellen Chénier, 7 Mar 2000.

Hervé (Harvey) Aloysium Joseph Louis de Gonzague CHENIER

#17607

Pedigree

Father*

Camille CHENIER b. 25 February 1860, d. 10 November 1934

Mother*

Marie Louise (Louisa) PROULX b. 10 May 1871, d. 7 September 1908

Relationships

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Théodore Gilbert Ronald CHENIER
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Pierre CHENIER
1st cousin 1 time removed of Isidore CHENIER
2nd cousin 1 time removed of André Côme Alfred CHENIER
3rd cousin 3 times removed of Michael Tim MAJOVSKY

Pvt H.J. Chénier (Note: He was only16 years old at time the photo was taken)
Pvt H.J. Chénier (Note: Il y avait seulement 16 ans dans cette photo)

Hervé (Harvey) Aloysium Joseph Louis de Gonzague CHENIER, was born on 22 July 1898 in Port Arthur, ON, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 24 July 1898 in St. Andrews, Port Arthur, ON, Canada. Godparents: Ludovic Bonin & Anna Bonin.^1,2 He married Violet Caroline WHEAR, daughter of John Wellington WHEAR and Lillian Lilly Emily CRAGO, on 19 November 1921 in Wesleyan United Church, Fort William, ON, Canada.^3,4

He died on 22 November 1951 in Port Arthur, ON, at the age of 53^5,2

and was buried on 25 November 1951 in Port Arthur, ON.²

FAMILY PHOTO: (Please click on camera icon to view photo, then click on individual photo to access their particulars.)

Family

Violet Caroline WHEAR b. 25 February 1900, d. 2 September 1991

Children

Gwendolyn Violet CHENIER+ b. 21 March 1922, d. 18 September 2006
William Harvey CHENIER+ b. 3 June 1926, d. 20 July 1970
Lorne John Camille CHENIER b. 7 October 1933, d. 17 October 2005

Citations

[S1098] Website - FamilySearch.org, online https://www.familysearch.org/, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 Port Arthur 1878-1907 Image 81/130, P. 159. Link: https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1109/images/…
[S377] E-Mail from Yvonne Dolores Ellen Chénier, 7 Mar 2000.
[S1120] Website - Ancestry.ca, online http://search.ancestry.ca, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 for Violet Whear
Thunder Bay 1921 Image 103/856, Registration Certificate No. 6066.
[S376] Gwen Violet Chenier papers (1993).
[S1341] Obit - The Port Arthur News Chronicle, 22 Nov 1951, Page 17.

Alice LEESE

#17608

Pedigree

Alice LEESE married William HUGHES.¹

Family

William HUGHES

Child

William George HUGHES+ b. circa 1900, d. 10 May 1973

Citations

[S1120] Website - Ancestry.ca, online http://search.ancestry.ca, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 Port Arthur 1879-1935 Image 83/128, Mar ..., P. 159 (According to his son's marriage record).

Zoé Marcelline Marie CHENIER

#17609

Pedigree

Father*

Camille CHENIER b. 25 February 1860, d. 10 November 1934

Mother*

Marie Louise (Louisa) PROULX b. 10 May 1871, d. 7 September 1908

Relationships

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Théodore Gilbert Ronald CHENIER
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Pierre CHENIER
1st cousin 1 time removed of Isidore CHENIER
2nd cousin 1 time removed of André Côme Alfred CHENIER
3rd cousin 3 times removed of Michael Tim MAJOVSKY

Zoé Marcelline Marie CHENIER, was born on 13 April 1907 in Port Arthur, ON, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 21 April 1907 in St. Andrews, Port Arthur, ON, Canada. Godparents: Roméo Chénier & Marie Anna Bonin.^1,3,4

She married Isaac Jackson (Jack) ARCHIBALD, son of Fulton Alexander (Johnson) ARCHIBALD and Sarah E. HINGLEY, on 18 March 1930 in Winnipeg, MB, Canada.^5,2 She died on 13 January 1981 in Victoria, BC, Canada, at the age of 73.^6,7

Family

Isaac Jackson (Jack) ARCHIBALD b. 15 September 1898, d. 19 January 1986

Children

Ronald Jackson Joseph ARCHER+ b. 16 February 1931, d. 2 October 2018
Wayne ARCHIBALD b. 4 March 1936
Eleanor Anne ARCHIBALD+ b. 7 March 1941, d. 25 January 2007
Margaret Darlene ARCHIBALD b. 22 July 1947
Robert Neil ARCHIBALD b. 11 September 1948

Citations

[S1120] Website - Ancestry.ca, online http://search.ancestry.ca, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 Port Arthur
1907-1915 Image 5/135, Bap..., P. 4.
[S377] E-Mail from Yvonne Dolores Ellen Chénier, 7 Mar 2000.
[S376] Gwen Violet Chenier papers (1993).
[S1033] BMD Port Arthur, ON, MFM 270.
[S156] Website - Manitoba Vital Statistics, https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php (Marriage Registration Number: 1930-013129).
[S1098] Website - FamilySearch.org, online https://www.familysearch.org/, British Columbia Death Registrations: 1872-1986.
[S1011] E-Mail from John Janssen, 16 Feb 2005.

Rita Carmen CUTTER

#17610

Pedigree

Father*

Charles Henry CUTTER

Mother*

Dolores Paula Guiseppa BORG

Rita Carmen CUTTER, was born on 31 January 1928 in Hamrun, Malta.^1,2 She married Clarence Gérald CHENIER, son of Aza Hector CHENIER and Ellen MILLER, on 3 June 1944 in Valetta, Malta.^3,2 She died on 29 April 2016 in Edmonton, AB, Canada, at the age of 88.²

Family

Clarence Gérald CHENIER b. 16 October 1920, d. 16 February 1996

Children

Terence (Terry) Raoul CHENIER+ b. 15 July 1945
Michael Charles CHENIER+ b. 28 January 1948
Yvonne Dolores Ellen CHENIER+ b. 3 May 1949
Allan (Moose) (Big Al) Hector CHENIER b. 25 May 1950, d. 26 August 2003
Patrick Gérard CHENIER b. 28 November 1952, d. 8 February 1953

Citations

[S377] E-Mail from Yvonne Dolores Ellen Chénier, 7 Mar 2000.
[S1277] Website - Ancestry.com - Public Members Family Tree, Judy's Directly Related Public Family Tree
https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/109673568/…
[S936] René Joseph Gérard Chénier, 17 Feb 2000.