This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: OHaraHaworth68 Surnames: ARBOUR TISON HARBOUR CHARBONNEAU Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.arbour/344/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 09 June 1854 - Born in Montreal, Quebec, Jean-Roch-Octave ARBOUR was the 4th of 9 children of tailor Theodore ARBOUR and his wife Rachel TISON. As a young man, John followed his elder brother Peter to the United States. He was found living on Bloomendale Street in Chicago, Illinois, with Peter's family in 1880. Following in their father's footsteps, both brothers worked as tailors. Both brothers also seem to have heavily favored the HARBOUR spelling of their last name. While Peter remained in the US and later died there, John appears to have returned to Quebec. Perhaps he was disillusioned at Chicago's prospects for a nice bride of French Canadian origins. John finally settled down in 1885, when he married in Montreal to 16-year old Anna CHARBONNEAU on 18 May. John and Anna had 3 children, one daughter and 2 sons, although only son Raoul would give them any descendants. Between 2 marriages, Raoul had 2 children and no known grandchildren. John was just 52-years old when he d! ied in Montreal on 05 April 1907. Anna lived more than 50 more years but never seems to have remarried. She died in Montreal on 11 November 1959, at the age of 92. Both of them were buried in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Catholic Cemetery in Montreal. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.