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Joseph Wilfred (WILFRED JOSEPH) DROUILLARD[1]

Male 1886 - 1966  (79 years)


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  • Name Joseph Wilfred (WILFRED JOSEPH) DROUILLARD 
    Born 10 Dec 1886  Riverside Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 12 Dec 1886  Our Lady of the Lake, Walkerville Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • GODPARENTS: Archille Drouillard and Louise Pare
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Jan 1966 
    • He died at his home in Riverside.
    Buried 28 Jan 1966  Ste. Rose de Lima, Windsor to Heavenly Rest, Windsor Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • REF: Ontario Birth Registration #009119

      Wilfred and his brother, Harry, were the founders and owners of the Rendezvous Roadhouse (Tavern) and Hotel. Danny Bell, Sr. was taken in as an operating business partner on the opening of the Rendezvous. Sold in 1943.

      Riverside Department of Public Works

      REF: The Border Cities Star, February 4, 1930, "Bertha Thomas Must Go To Jail"

      REF: The Windsor Daily Star, May 28, 1957, "Mayor Hosts Town Dinner", Sep 8, 1979, p5

      REF: Obit, Windsor Star, 26 Jan 1966
    Person ID I2145  Drouillard
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2007 

    Father Alexandre DROUILLARD,   b. 12 May 1836, Walpole Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1917, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Windsor Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Helene Pare,   b. 05 Nov 1847,   d. 14 Feb 1918, Hotel Dieu, Windsor Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 30 Sep 1883  Ste. Anne, Tecumseh Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • At the time of this marriage, Helene had at least five children (Louise, Lucy, Frank, Marceline, George)
    Family ID F1369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Celina BEATRICE (Bella) Adam,   b. 05 Mar 1892, Tecumseh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 May 1943, Riverside Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 04 Nov 1913  Immaculate Conception, Windsor Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Witnesses to the marriage were Seraphin Drouillard and Florence Lesperance.
    Notes 
    • REF: Marriage announcement, Amherstburg Echo, 11 Feb 1916
    Children 
    +1. Norman (Nony) Wilfred DROUILLARD,   b. 21 Feb 1916, Detroit Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 2007, Windsor, ON Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +2. Dorothy Helen Lucy DROUILLARD
    +3. Margaret Agnes Marie DROUILLARD,   b. 22 Mar 1920, Walkerville Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 2004  (Age 84 years)
    +4. Donald Alexandre DROUILLARD,   b. 14 Dec 1921, Walkerville Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1970  (Age 48 years)
    +5. Gerald Joseph Ernest DROUILLARD
    +6. Alma Sylvia DROUILLARD,   b. 21 Dec 1924, Walkervtlle Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1960  (Age 35 years)
     7. Bernard DROUILLARD,   b. 19 Sep 1928,   d. 10 Mar 1929  (Age ~ 0 years)
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2004 
    Family ID F2342  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anne Genevieve Lauzon,   b. 07 May 1887, Elmstead, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1968, Riverview Hospital, Windsor Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 17 May 1947  Ste. Rose de Lima, Riverside Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2010 
    Family ID F2344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S54] Descendants of Simon Drouillard, Donald F. Drouillard, Norman W. Drouillard and Mark J. Drouillard, 7-342.

    2. [S2] Marriage Registration , 002911.

    3. [S2] Marriage Registration , 028001.