This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: OHaraHaworth68 Surnames: ARBOUR GRENIER LESSARD Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.arbour/326/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 22 May 1915 - Born in Dover, New Hampshire, Roland J. ARBOUR was the eldest of 6 children of textile mill employees Joseph-Wilfred ARBOUR and Odeline F. GRENIER. Roland spent his formative years in Dover and even followed his parents' path into the local textile mills, but WWII changed everything for the family. Having heard his country's call to duty, Roland enlisted in the Army on 25 February 1942, at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, where he was noted to be 5'7" tall and 182 lbs. Thereafter, he must have seen some action in Europe in which he was injured. Sergeant Roland sailed on the "Aquitania" into New York, NY, arriving on 04 October 1945, returning from war as a "High Score Casual" bound for the Separation Center at Fort Devens. He settled in Biddeford and Saco, Maine, where he again returned to mill work. Roland then thought to add some stability to his life by marrying when he wed 35-year old Ada T. LESSARD on 22 April 1950 in Saco. Their daughter Joan was born a few ye! ars later. Following this, both Roland and Ada were both found living in Salem, NH, but they do not seem to have lived together. At the time of Roland's death in Methuen, MA, on 06 September 1983, neither Ada nor Joan was mentioned in Roland's obituary. Ada was 86 when she died in Salem on 19 June 2001. Joan was the mother of their only granddaughter prior to Ada's passing. 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.