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Notable
People
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Allaire,
Maxime: Operated
a General store and post office (1907).
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Barten, J. Sr. (and Family): Resident in 1910
Barten, Joseph
(and Family): Resident in 1910
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Leo & Jean Barten
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Beaudry, Alexandre: Built the Chapel (1927-29) with
Joseph Schumacher.
Beauchamp, Jérémie: Operated a general store in 1908.
Benoit, Maurice: Elevator
Agent 1956 - 1960
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Blain, Francois: Built the Church altar.
(1928)
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Cardinal, Philippe and Céline:
Philippe Cardinal, born in Quebec in 1852, immigrated at age sixteen, to
Michigan, U.S.A., then to North Dakota near Devil's Lake. In 1888
he returned to Canada, and took a homestead on 24-6-9 where the village
of Cardinal now stands.
In 1905 he was the First Constable for the Village. In 1907 Phillipe
Cardinal, with Galipeault and Azaris Labossiere, formed "Fermiers Unis"
and built Cardinal's first grain elevator. In 1920 he operated a
Lumberyard
Phillippe died in 1929.
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Chapdelaine, D (and Family): Resident in 1910
Chapdelaine, Louis: Built the Cardinal Hotel. (1907)
Château, J.B.: Blacksmith (1912)
Château, Pierre: Built the first restaurant. (1905)
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Conrad, Leonard: Elevator
Agent 1937 - 1943 Married Aline Chateau in July, 1942. Served in the
navy 1943- 45. Returned to farm.
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Conrad,
Timothee (Tim)
Simon: Elevator
Agent 1933 - 1936.
Married Antionette Lavoie. Oct. 11, 1933.
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DeLeyssac,
Dr. André:
Author,
Academic
Dr. DeLeyssac was
born in France and came to Canada after World War II. He retired to
Cardinal and was the Director of the Cardinal Historical Project. He
sought to preserve Canada's French language. One of his books is on
display in the Chapel.
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Louis,
Ephrem: Elevator Agent 1914 - 1922 / 1928 - 1932
Fouasse Clement: Teacher.
Married Elva Moreaue in 1916. They had the Post Office and Gneral Store.
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Clement with Odette
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Fouasse Élise: The first child baptized in the
chapel (1945)
Fougeray, L. (and
Family): Resident in 1910
Lemay, M. &
Mme Jos: Purchased
the hotel in 1929
Francois
Moulin and Pierre Péru: Harness
repair shop. (1911)
Labossiere,
Galipeault
and Azaris: With Phillipe
Cardinal, formed
"Fermiers Unis" and built Cardinal's first grain elevator
Lafreniere, Cyprien (and
Family): Resident in 1910
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Annette Marchand, Eva Marchand, Ernest Marchand, Yvonne Marchand
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Eva Marchand
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Yvonne Marchand
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Moreau,
L.J.:
Justice of
the Peace (1915)
: His petition for a
school in 1912 was granted.
Moreau, Louis: Built the first store (1905)
Moreau. Marc: Married Elodie Tremblay in 1907. Ran the Cardinal Hotel
for a number of years. Moved to St. Lupicin in 1922.
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Paget, Raymond: Writer
Raymond was born in Sainte-Cergue, Switzerland on June 28, 1868. He
worked in Rome for a religious order before coming to Cardinal in 1913.
He is remembered for the numerous articles he published in local papers
under the pseudonym "Le Petit Suisse”, and for his generosity to the
Ste. Thérèse Chapel. He passed away on March 20, 1962 and is buried in
Notre-Dame de Lourdes.
Payette, Roland: Elevator
Agent 1949 - 1955
Péru,
Pierre: Cobbler, arrived in Cardinal in
1908
Harness
repair shop with Francois
Moulin.
(1911) Shoemaker (1916)
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Poncelet, Joseph: Built the first hardware store (1905)
Operated a general store in 1907.
Pittet,
Robert: The second baptism to take place in Cardinal
Poirier, Arthur: Blacksmith (1908)
Poirier,
Jérémie:
Blacksmith (1908)
Proteau,
Mme Régis: Horse stables (1913)
Richard,
A.(and Family) : Resident
in 1910
Roy, Gabrielle: Taught for one year at Saint-Louis A
school. (1929)
Schumacher, Joseph:
Butcher shop
(1912)
Built the Chapel (1927-29) with Alexandre Beaudry
Talbot,
André
and Thérèse Cénérinii: The only couple married in
Cardinal. (1950)
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Hubert J. Theroux: Artist, born in
Cardinal.
Toutant, Charles, Emilien: Station Agent
(1920's)
Petitioned (unsuccessfully) for a school to be built in Cardinal (1908)
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Chief Yellow Quill. Yellow Quill was Chief of the
Swan Lake Reserve from 1871 - 1910. (Courtesy Manitoba Archives)
A list of other Cardinal residents...
Aminot, Jean
Blain, Jean
Cenerini, Aldino
Cenerini, Jean-Baptiste
Cenerini, Yvonne
Crites, Irène
Constant, Danais
Danais-Moreau Berthe
Danis, Ovide
Durand, Luc & Ritzer, Wilma
Espenell, Jean-Marie
Lafrenière, Albert
Lafrenière, Herman
Lancelot, Gérald
Lancelot, Henri
Lancelot, Joseph
Lancelot, Marcel
Le Hingras, Louis
Macaire, Emile
Pamula, Mike
Vigler, Hélène
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