Edouard ARBOUR

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• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Notes:

According to his WWI Draft Registration, Edouard was tall with a mediumbuild, blue eyes, and brown hair. He was also noted to have lost part of 3 fingers on his left hand.
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In 1940, Edouard reported that he had earned $1250 in 1939.
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Kennebec Journal (ME) -- 28 Mar 1973
EDOUARD M. ARBOUR
Augusta -- Edouard M. Arbour, 83, died Tuesday morning at his home, 28 Water St., after a long illness. He was born in Joliette, PQ, 2 April 1889, the son of Michel and Adelaide Lasalle Arbour. Mr. Arbour was a communicant of St Augustine Catholic Church. A lifelong resident of Augusta, he had been employed by Bates Manufacturing Company, Edwards Division, for 52 years in the carding department prior to his retirement in 1961. He was a member of St John the Baptist Union of America Conseil Laval. Survivors include four sons, Edouard D. Arbour, Armand E. Arbour, Richard Arbour, and Roger R. Arbour, all of Augusta; a daughter, Miss Juliette Arbour of Augusta; two brothers, Rosaire and Anselme Arbour, both of Augusta; a sister, Mrs. Genaro (Marguerite) Porcello of Medford, MA; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; also several nieces, nephews, and cousins. A Mass of the Resurrection will be sung Thursday morning at 10 at St Augustine Catholic Church. Burial will be in St AugustineCemetery.

ARBOUR, Edouard M. -- Friends may call at the Plummer Funeral Home Inc,16 Pleasant St., Augusta, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. A Mass of the Resurrection will be sung Thursday morning at 10 at StAugustine Catholic Church.
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Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME) -- Monday 21 Feb 2011 -- Keith Edwards
AUGUSTA'S MANUFACTURING LEGACY -- Group Working to Turn Remaining Building Into Museum
Augusta -- For more than 100 years, workers toiled inside the massive brick Edwards Mill complex before it was destroyed by a spectacular blaze in 1989. {Photos} {Jan Michaud, left, SANDY ARBOUR, andMaurice Pelletier examine early 20th century photos of mill workers Tuesday at Michaud's Augusta home. The group wants to convert the former electrical distribution building at Edwards Mill complex, located at Mill Park in Augusta, into a museum for mill history.} {The former electrical distribution building for the Edwards Mill complex at Mill Park in Augusta. A group is proposing to utilize thestructure for a museum.} Now, a small group made up primarily of descendants of those workers are working to make sure the memories and stories aren't buried with the charred ashes ofthe riverside former mill. "Manufacturing in Augusta -- I don't want it to be lost for our children" said Jan Michaud, president of Friends for a Heritage Center at Mill Park. "This is the workforce that was thebackbone of the city." At its peak the Edwards Mill work force numbered1,300 people -- many of them Franco-Americans and other immigrants whocame to America, and Augusta, to work. They made cotton cloth productsfor a thriving company -- and lives for themselves and their families.Now a core group of 10 local residents are raising funds and interest in turning the only still-standing Edwards Mill building -- a two-story, 1,800-square-foot brick building on a small hill overlooking the formermill -- into a museum. The museum would seek to honor and recall thecity's thousands of manufacturing workers, starting with the many who toiled at Edwards, but later expanding, Michaud said, to include paper mill and other manufacturing workers from the city's past. Members of Friends for a Heritage Center at Mill Park have been laying the foundation for the museum for three years, interviewing, photographing and recording video and audio of 31 former mill workers, documenting their stories and memories. "These folks were reluctant at first," Michaud, whosegrandfather worked at the mill, said of the mill workers they've interviewed. "They'd say, 'Oh, you don't want to talk to me, I don't have anything interesting to say.' We said, 'Wejust want your memories. What was it like? How did work affect your family?' And, inevitably, they'd open up. "Once they started to talk, they couldn't stop." The former cotton mill at 1 Water St. frames one side of the city's downtown area. Employment at the mill sometimes peaked at as many as 2,000 workers. Thecity owns the building, which is locatedin the Capital Riverfront Improvement District -- an area created in 1999 as a joint venture between the city and the state to emphasize and protect the river. As such, organizers, who are incorporated as a nonprofit group, will need both the city and Capital Riverfront Improvement District board to sign off on the project. City Councilor Patrick Paradis, a member of the district's board, said the City Council and district board have both spoken favorably about the proposal. "We want to see that building go from being an unused building to a wonderful museum to all the people who worked there," said Paradis, whose father workedatthe mill for 35 years, and whois also of French ancestry. "This history is going away -- every week,someone who worked there is passing away. We wantto capture their history." Jan Michaud's husband, Victor Michaud, whose grandfather and great-grandfather worked at the mill, said the building they're eyeing for a museum was deemed structurally sound in a 2002 assesment. But it was estimated at the time that it would take about $1.5 million to restore the building and convert it into a museum. Maurice "Moe" Pelletier, vice president of the group whose father-in-law worked at Edwards and whose father worked at what later becomethe Statler paper mill in Augusta, said a major next step is to have a new assement done so the group can form a business plan. In addition to photos, the Friends for a HeritageCenter at Mill Park has cloth products made at the mill, tools and a huge logbook from the 1930s listing each worker, their pay and how much they paid in rent to live in numerous company-owned homes surrounding the mill. "I just found my grandfather's, he was in the card room," saidSandy Arbour as she looked through the logbook recently. "Lookat all these French names... Amazing." University of Maine at Augusta architecturestudents have already come up with different designs for turning the building, currently used by the city for storage,into a showplace. A fundraiser for the project is planned for Friday at Le Club Calumet, featuring comedian Louis Philippe as "FatherFrenchie," and musician TinaCharest. The group has an online presence on Facebook as well. It's http://heritagecenteratmillpark.blogspot.com. Jan Michaud, a former elementary school principal, said they'd like to have the buildingrestored and museum up and running within five years. She said they'd also like to include a small cafe in the building,as a place for people to gather and also to help pay for the costs of maintaining and running the museum. "We're hoping we can make somethinghappen for the community," she said. "It's an awesome spot for tourists to come and start their walk-through of the city here, go downtown, go over to Fort Western. "It's a dream, and we're hoping to make it a reality."

Edouard a épousé Oliva LETENDRE le 11 juil 1910 à Manchaug,,Worcester County,Massachusetts,Usa,. Oliva est née en 1887 à Manchaug,,Worcester County,Massachusetts,Usa,; est morte en 1952 à Augusta,,Kennebec County,Maine,Usa,. [Feuille familiale] [Tableau familial]

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• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

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Worker - Cotton Mill Card Room (30); Employee - EM Co (33-9); Empl - Cotton Mill (40); Empl - City of Augusta (41); Augusta Police Dept - Patrolman (45-8), Captain & Truant Officer (55-7), Chief (59-69); Employee - Maine State Bureau of Public Improvements

In 1940, Edouard reported that he had earned $845 in 1939.
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Daily Messenger (Canandaigua, NY) -- Thursday 12 Jan 1967
LAW OFFICERS ENDORSE PLANNED CRIME WAR
Washington (UPI) -- The nation's lawmen, alarmed by the rise of crime on the streets, voiced enthusiasm today for President Johnson's proposalto aid state and local agencies in a nationwide war on crime. Johnson said Tuesday night in his State of the Union message he will ask Congress to approve a federal program of financial assistance for "those states and cities that try to make their streetsand homes safer." A spot survey of law enforcement officials by United Press International disclosed today that most lawmen feel a substantial increase in federal aid would provide a "tremendous boost" for state and local anti-crime programs. Edouard Arbour, chief of police in Augusta, ME, summed up the reaction of many local law enforcement officials. "Let's face it," said Arbour, "Law enforcement is at the lowest ebb it has ever been. We would take whatever we could get." . . . In his message to Congress, Johnson warned that the fight against crime cannot be put off because "it will simply have to be done later at a much higer cost." He proposed a safe streets and crime control act of 1967 under which the federal government would provide 90 percent of the cost of developing state and local plansto combat crime and 60 percent fortraining new police tactical units and providing new communications, equipment, and weapons.
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Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME) -- 20 Nov 1976
EDOUARD D. ARBOUR
Edouard D. Arbour, 64, of 5 Purington Ave., died unexpectedly Friday atAugusta General Hospital. He was born 21 Dec 1911, in Manchaug, MA, son of Edouard M. and Oliva Letendre Arbour. Until his retirement in 1969, Arbour served as police chief in Augusta for 10 years. He was employed by the State Bureau of Public Improvements at the time of his death. Arbour was a board member of the Maine Municipal Police Training Council and an alumnus of the Yale University School of AlcoholStudies. He was a life member of the Club Calumet and was a past president of AugustaEast Little League. He was a communicant of St Andrew's Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Muriel Biron Arbour, Augusta; a son, David Arbour,Portland; four daughters, Mrs. Geraldine Poulin, South Burlington, VT, Mrs. Patricia Fox, Saugus, MA, Sandra Arbour, Hanau, West Germany, and Carol Arbour; three brothers, Armand, Richard, and Roger, all of Augusta; seven grandchildren; andseveral aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. A Mass of Christian Burial will be sung Monday at 2:30 pm at St Andrew's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery.

ARBOUR, Edouard D. -- died Friday. Friends may call at Plummer Funeral Home, Inc, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, today and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7to 9 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be sung Monday at 2:30 pm at St Andrew's Catholic Church.Friendsmay send contributions to Maine Heart Association, Box 741, Augusta.

ARBOUR, Edouard D. -- Members of the Calumet Club will meet Sunday at 7pm at Plummer Funeral Home, Inc, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, to recite the Rosary for their departed member.
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According to Edouard's Birth Registration, he was born in Sutton, Worcester Co, MA, while his parents were born in Manchaug, MA (father), and in QC (mother).

Edouard a épousé Muriel Isabelle BIRON le 1 jan 1936 à Augusta,,Kennebec County,Maine,Usa,. Muriel est née le 14 mars 1916 à Lewiston,,Androscoggin County,Maine,Usa,; est morte le 23 mai 2000 à Augusta,,Kennebec County,Maine,Usa,; a été enterrée en mai 2000 à Kennebec County,,,Maine,Usa,[Holy Family Cemetary,Augusta Maine] - Augusta. [Feuille familiale] [Tableau familial]

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• Profession: Military WWII Veteran
• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Notes:

In 1940, Armand reported that he had earned $900 in 1939.
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Kennebec Journal (ME) -- 16 Oct 1980
ARMAND E. ARBOUR
Augusta -- Armand Emile Arbour, 66, of 7 Boothbay St., died Wednesday at his home after brief illness. He was born in Augusta, 30 May 1914, the son of Edouard and Olive Lentendre Arbour. He was educated in Augustaschools and was employed asa dolpher for Edwards Manufacturing Companyu for 30 years. He was a communicant of St Augustine Catholic Church. He is survived by two brothers, Roger R. andRichard J. Arbour, both of Augusta; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. A Massof Christian burial will be sung Saturday morning at 10 from St Augustine Catholic Church, Augusta.Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery, Augusta.

ARBOUR, Armand Emile -- died Wednesday. Friends may visit today and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm at Plummer Funeral Home Inc, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta. A Mass of Christian burial will be sung Saturday monring at 10 from St Augustine Catholic Church. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery.

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• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

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Décès:
Cause: Cancer

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• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

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Kennebec Journal (ME) -- 22 Aug 1980
JULIETTE ARBOUR
Augusta -- Miss Juliette Arbour, 63, of 7 Boothbay St., died Wednesday evening at Kennebec Valley Medical Center, Augusta Division, after a long illness. She was born in Augusta, 16 July 1917, the daughter of Edouard and Olive Lentendre Arbour. Shewas employed in the weave room at Edwards Manufacturing Company for 45 years. She was a communicant of St Augustine Catholic Church and a member of the Textile Workers Union of America. She is survived by three brothers, Armand, Richard, and RogerArbour, all of Augusta; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. A Mass of Christian burial will be sung Saturday at 10 am at StAugustine Catholic Church. Burial will be in Holy family Cemetery.

ARBOUR, Miss Juliette -- died Wednesday. Friends may call at Plummer Funeral Home Inc, 16 Pleasant St., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 om. A mass of Christian burial will be sung Saturday at 10 am at St Augustine Catholic Church.

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• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Notes:

In 1940, George reported that he had earned $750 in 1939.
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US WWII Army Enlistment Records (1938-1946)
Name: George Arbour
Birth Year: 1919; Race: White, citizen; Nativity State or Country: Maine; State: Maine; County or City: Kennebec
Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1942; Enlistment State: Maine; Enlistment City:Portland; Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA; Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA; Grade: Private; Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law; Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men); Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school; Marital Status: Single, without dependents; Height: 71; Weight: 149
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Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME) -- 22 Dec 1960
GEORGE R. ARBOUR
Augusta -- George R. Arbour, 41, died Wednesday at Augusta General Hospital after a brief illness. He was born here 1 July 1919, son of Edouard M. and Oliva Letendre Arbour. Surviving are his father;four brothers,Edouard D., Armand E., Richard, andRoger, all of Augusta; two sisters, Misses Rita and Juliette, both of Augusta; several aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews. Funeral services will be Saturday at 8:15 am from St Augustine's Catholic Church.

ARBOUR, George R., died Wednesday. Friends may call at Plummer's Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St.

After his death, his flat granite gravemarker was ordered by his fatherEdouard M. Arbour, 28 Water St, Augusta, ME, from the Fletcher Company, West Chelmsford, MA.

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• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

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Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME) -- 10 Nov 1980
RICHARD J. ARBOUR
Augusta -- Richard J. (Dick) Arbour, 58, of 51 Washington St., died unexpectedly Saturday at the Kennebec Valley Medical Center, Augusta Division. He was born in Augusta, 16 Nov 1921, the son of Edouard and Oliva Lentendre Arbour. He was a member of St Augustine Catholic Church. He is survived by a brother, Roger R. Arbour of Augusta; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. A Mass ofChristian burial will be sung Tuesday at 10 am at St Augustine Catholic Church. Burial will be inHoly Family Cemetery.

ARBOUR, Richard J. (Dick) -- Friends may visit today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm at Plummer Funeral Home Inc, 16 Pleasant St. A Mass of Christian burial will be sung Tuesday at 10 am at St Augstine Catholic Church.

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• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Roger a épousé Jeannine COUTURE le 1 sept 1956 à ?,,Androscoggin County,Maine,Usa,[St Peter And St Paul Church of Lewiston,Maine,USA] - Lewiston. [Feuille familiale] [Tableau familial]

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• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

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• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

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• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Autres événements/attributs:

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• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Autres événements/attributs:

• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
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