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Bourque, Aurore Eugenie

  • Person
  • 1908-2002

Aurore Eugenie Bourque was born on 26 October 1908 in Leger’s Corner, Westmorland County, New Brunswick. She was the daughter of Joseph Vital E. Bourque (1876-1952) and Théosene Saulnier (1879-1975). She graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1928 and attended the Mount Allison Maritime Summer School in 1929, earning a Bachelor of Arts with an Honours certificate in French from the university in 1932. While in attendance, she was Vice-President and secretary of the French Club (Le cercle francais). She subsequently received a teaching appointment at Moncton High School and taught there from 1940 until retirement in 1968. She was an avid traveler and a benefactor of the Canadian Federation of University Women in Moncton as well as Mount Allison University. She died in Shediac, New Brunswick on 15 July 2002 and is buried the St. Anselme Parish Cemetery in Dieppe, New Brunswick

Bowen, Lloyd Dave

  • Person
  • 1921-1945

Lloyd David Bowen was born 28 March 1921. Lloyd joined the 8th Canadian Hussars in 1941. He served overseas during World War 2 . Regimental number B62332. Lloyd received the 1939-1945 star, Italy , France and Germany star. He also received the Canadian volunteer metal, defense and war metal.

Bowser, Gary

  • Person
  • 1724-2006

Gary served more than 33 years with the Reserve and Regular Force 8th Hussars. Following his retirement, he has continued to serve as a Commissionaire at CFB Gagetown for the past 14 years. He has been an avid supporter of the 8th Hussars Museum and has contributed many artefacts over the past 10 years.
Gary worked for a number of years in the base library in Gagetown and he also was an avid collector with a focus on the 8th Hussars Regiment for sure. He made an effort to collect data on the Regiment for a number of years and he gathered up most of this information during his time in the history library at Gagetown.

Boy Scouts (Grand Manan, N.B.)

  • Corporate body
  • Organized in 1935

The Grand Manan Boy Scouts started in 1935. They met once a week in the Grand Harbour Baptist Church, Grand Manan Island, with Meredith McLaughlin, who was the first scout master.

Each scout wore a uniform consisting of a hat, short pants, and long stockings as well as a handkerchief and a patch worn near the shoulder of the shirt sleeve. There were two groups, or “packs,” of scouts on the Island, the Hawk and Wolf packs, each of which had its own pack colours. Thus, one could recognize a scout’s pack affiliation from the colours of his handkerchief and shoulder patch. In addition, each scout carried a six-foot staff, the end of which was marked off in inches and the rest in feet. This was a common tool of early scouts, to be used as a walking stick or to test the depth of water before attempting to cross . A rope could be threaded through a hole in the staff for carrying bundles over the shoulder.

Frederick Ingersoll and Robert French conducted Boy Scouts in the early in 1960s, but it had to be discontinued because of rowdyism.

Newspaper articles show that Boy Scouts continued sporadically on Grand Manan until [ca. 1993].

Boyd, Gordon Alexander

  • Person
  • 1914-1918; 1943; 1945

The photographs, book and newspaper clippings were from Andy Robinson's mother's father; Gordon Alexander Boyd during his time in Canada and overseas from 1914-1918. He fought in European towns such as Arras, Amiens, Cambria, Hindenburg Line and in big battles such as Vimy Ridge and The Somme against the Germans. The photographs and the book were loaned by Andy Robinson and the newspaper clippings were donated.

Boyer, George Frederick

  • Person
  • 1916-1960

George Frederick Boyer (1919-1960) was born in Woodstock, New Brunswick. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Brunswick in 1938. Boyer worked on a reforestation project for the New Brunswick government until World War II began. The project was delayed when Boyer enlisted in the 89th Field Battery in Woodstock and later, the 89th Anti Aircraft Battery. In 1940, he was sent overseas to Italy and Holland. Boyer married Joan Hamblin of Bosham, England, in 1943.

After the war ended, Boyer returned to Canada and entered graduate school at the University of Illinois in 1946. He received a Masters of Science Degree in 1951. While working on his graduate courses, Boyer studied biology at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in 1947, and in that same year, started to work as a biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service in Sackville, New Brunswick, where he studied the pintail duck. He later moved to Maple, Ontario, to work in James Bay on the Canada goose. At the time of his death, in 1960, Boyer had just been appointed in charge of research in Eastern Canada for the Canadian Wildlife Service and would have been stationed in Ottawa.

Boyer, George W.

  • Person
  • 1834-1913

George W. Boyer was born in Victoria Corner, New Brunswick, in 1834, the second son of George R. Boyer (1800-1886) and Chloe Anne (1801-1882). George W. first married Anna Maria Kimball (1838-1886) and then, when widowed, married Eleanor Davis (1838-1922), widow of Phillip Davis of Woodstock, New Brunswick. George W. Boyer had two adoptive daughters, Catherine Downs and Annie Davis.

George W. Boyer spent most of his 79 years living in Victoria Corner as a boot and shoe manufacturer and as a farmer. In 1893, fire destroyed the house that he had built in Victoria Corner. He then moved to Hartland, NB, where he lived until his death in 1913.

Bradley, James

  • Person
  • fl. 1825-1861

James Bradley was made a freeman of the city of Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1825 and was a mail contractor. He delivered the mail between Saint John and Fredericton, New Brunswick, from 1828 to 1831 under the terms of an agreement in writing with Charles Drury, Postmaster General at Saint John. He also entered into a partnership with James Green, operating Bradley & Green's Accommodation Stage between Saint John and Fredericton in 1846.

Source:
"New Brunswick Courier," 28 March 1846, p. 4, col. 4

Brayley, James

  • Person
  • 1825 - 1917

James Brayley, born 3 March 1825 in England, was married to Druscilla Tickett of the USA. They had at least two children: Edgar, who was lost on the "Minnie" in 1886, and Nettie, born ca. 1865 in the United States. They came to White Head Island off Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, around the year 1880.

James Brayley began business at Gull Cove on White Head Island as a merchant and shopkeeper selling fishing supplies and general goods. James was appointed a justice of the peace in 1881. The local newspaper reported: "The new squire looks robust but of solemn countenance--seemingly feeling the heavy duty of the magistrate office." He was remembered as a colourful local character. A customer once asked Mr. Brayley if he had gallon jugs. He replied, "I've got gallon jugs of all sizes." A female customer looking for hosiery asked, "How high are they?" Mr. Brayley replied, "Lady, they go clear to your ass." After the store at Gull Cove burnt down, he moved to North Head, where he died in 1917.

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