Alexandre DROUILLARD^{[1, 2, 3]}

1836 - 1917  (81 years)

• Name	Alexandre DROUILLARD
  Born	12 May 1836	Walpole Island
  Christened	27 Jun 1836	Assumption, Sandwich
  	GODPARENTS: Nicolas Janis and Edesse Gelina
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Fisherman
  Died	28 Oct 1917	Hotel Dieu Hospital, Windsor
  Buried	30 Oct 1917	From Ste. Anne, Tecumseh
  	Buried from the house in which he was born on Drouillard Point to Ste. Anne, Tecumseh
  Notes	The Island View property was granted by the crown to Francois Xavier and Eleonore (Souilliere) Drouillard, to his brothers Hubert and Alexandre, & the latter's wife, Helen. The Island View Hotel was registered in 1893 as "Abar’s Inn" by the owner Henry Hebert. From "History Lives Again" by Hazel Delorme, material available in the Franco-Ontarienne Library in Belle River, Ontario. REF: Ontario Death Registration #012312 The Border Cities Star, July 22, 1933
  Person ID	I1757	Drouillard
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2007

  
  

  Father	Francois Drouillard,   b. 14 Dec 1806,   d. 06 Jul 1868  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Rosalie Gelina,   b. 11 May 1809,   d. 18 Nov 1898
  Married	11 Jan 1830	Assumption, Sandwich
  	Witnesses to the marriage were Francois Laderoute and Francoise Gelina
  Notes	The Evening Record, October, 1912. p 1. The Amherstburg Echo, October 4, 1912, p 8, "In pioneer days he learned to speak the Indian language fluently and at every St. Jean Baptiste celebration held for many years past he took part in the character of an Indian."
  Family ID	F631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	(Therese) FLORENCE Souilliere (Souilier, Soulliere),   b. 12 Aug 1842,   d. 29 Dec 1881  (Age 39 years)
  Married	07 Feb 1860	Assumption, Sandwich
  Children	+ 1. Hilaire Alexandre DROUILLARD,   b. 22 Oct 1860,   d. 20 Aug 1920  (Age 59 years) + 2. Florence (Florian) DROUILLARD,   b. 25 Nov 1861,   d. 09 Jul 1956, Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, MI, US  (Age 94 years) + 3. Marie Sylvie SALOME (Selma) DROUILLARD,   b. 16 Aug 1863,   d. 28 Jan 1947, Mt. Clemens, Macomb Co, MI  (Age 83 years) + 4. Benjamin DESIRE DROUILLARD,   b. 09 Apr 1865,   d. 27 Jun 1948  (Age 83 years) + 5. Rose Elisabeth (ELISE ROSE) DROUILLARD,   b. 19 Dec 1866,   d. 02 Nov 1952  (Age 85 years) + 6. Francois ARCHILLE DROUILLARD,   b. 21 Oct 1868,   d. 26 Apr 1963, Brockville, Ontario  (Age 94 years)   7. Joseph Christophe DROUILLARD,   b. 18 Feb 1870,   d. 07 Jul 1870   8. Joseph DROUILLARD,   b. 18 Jun 1871 + 9. Adele Constance DROUILLARD,   b. 18 Jun 1873,   d. 04 Apr 1956, Detroit, MI  (Age 82 years) + 10. Zoe Delphine (Rose) DROUILLARD,   b. 30 Jan 1875,   d. 07 Sep 1930, Tecumseh  (Age 55 years)   11. Delima CESARINE DROUILLARD,   b. 31 Oct 1876,   d. 28 Jul 1877  (Age 0 years) + 12. Henry Alfred FREDERICK DROUILLARD,   b. 04 May 1878,   d. 09 Mar 1946, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Windsor  (Age 67 years) + 13. Mazy Lyda DROUILLARD,   b. 07 Jun 1880,   d. 26 Aug 1976  (Age 96 years)   14. Isidore Velfrie (Wilfred) DROUILLARD,   b. 25 Dec 1881,   d. 12 Mar 1882  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2004
  Family ID	F1368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Helene Pare,   b. 05 Nov 1847,   d. 14 Feb 1918, Hotel Dieu, Windsor  (Age 70 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1883	Ste. Anne, Tecumseh   [4]
  Notes	At the time of this marriage, Helene had at least five children (Louise, Lucy, Frank, Marceline, George)
  Children	+ 1. Sylvia Ernestine Marcelline DROUILLARD,   b. 25 Mar 1884,   d. 27 May 1974  (Age 90 years)   2. Elise Josephine DROUILLARD,   b. 09 Dec 1885,   d. 27 Dec 1885, Tecumseh, ON  (Age 0 years) + 3. Joseph Wilfred (WILFRED JOSEPH) DROUILLARD,   b. 10 Dec 1886, Riverside ,   d. 25 Jan 1966  (Age 79 years) + 4. Henri (Harry Pete) Alexandre (Adolphe) DROUILLARD,   b. 03 Nov 1888,   d. 20 May 1956  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2004
  Family ID	F1369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Alexander Drouillard and Helen Pare
  		Alexander's Pic and Obit, Evening Record

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Descendants of Simon Drouillard, Donald F. Drouillard, Norman W. Drouillard and Mark J. Drouillard, 6-214. [S5] Historical Atlas, 30. [S94] Genealogie des Drouillards, Hazel M. (Lauzon) Delorme , (Windsor: privately printed), 65-71. [S2] Marriage Registration , 002911.