Memorable Manitobans: Marie Jeanne Pauline McDougall “Jean” Perreault (1908-1995)

Educator.

Born at St. Vital on 23 November 1908, one of nine children of Florestine Grouette (1885-1952) and Joseph Arthur McDougall (1877-1934), she grew up at the family home at 1670 Pembina Highway. On 10 January 1934, she married Adrien Perreault (c1907-1986) at Fort Garry and together had five children: Irene Perreault (c1935-1972), Eveline Perreault (1936-2018, wife of Ted Polanski), Roland Arthur Perrault (1937-2020), Raymond Joseph Perreault (1939-2011), and Doreen Perreault (wife of Mr. Ness). She worked as an educator, teaching at St. Francois Xavier West School (1941-1942), Parkdale School (1943), Donald McLeod School (1943-1944, Principal), and West St. Paul School (1945-1949). She died at Foyer Valade, 450 River Road, at Winnipeg on 18 June 1995 and was buried in the Green Acres Memorial Gardens.

Sources:

Birth registrations [Joseph Jean Antoine McDougall, Marie Flavie Theodora McDougall, Marie Jeanie Pauline McDougall], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

Marriage and death [Florestin McDougall] registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.

1926 Canada census, Library and Archives Canada.

Obituary [Joseph Arthur McDougall], Winnipeg Free Press, 9 April 1934, page 5.

Obituary [Mrs. Florestine McDougall], Winnipeg Free Press, 4 January 1952, page 25.

Obituary [Irene Perreault], Winnipeg Free Press, 24 June 1972, page 41.

Obituary [Adrien Perreault], Winnipeg Free Press, 31 January 1986, page 37.

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 20 June 1995, page C7.

Obituary [Raymond Joseph Perreault], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 March 2011, page B17.

Obituary [Eveline Polanski], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 October 2018, page B7.

Obituary [Roland Arthur Perreault], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 December 2020, page C11.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 2 July 2023

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