Brief Life History of Fabien Leon
When Fabien Leon Arsenault was born on 12 April 1870, in Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, Saint Mary, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, Leon Arsenault, was 25 and his mother, Justine Madeline Desroches, was 26. He married Demerise Robichaud on 25 May 1896, in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Saint Mary, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada for about 10 years and Kent, New Brunswick, Canada in 1911. He died on 26 June 1937, in Saint-Paul, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 67, and was buried in Saint-Paul, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada.
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- Fabien Arsenault in household of Léon Arsensult, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Fabien Arseneault en tant qu’entrée de Joseph William Arseneault, "Canada, New Brunswick County Registers of Births Index, ca. 1812-1919"
- Fabin Arsenault, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
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World Events (4)
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1880 · Legislature in Fredericton Destoryed by Fire
On February 25, 1880, the legislature building in Frederiction was destroyed by fire. The builiding was completely made of wood meaning that there was nothing left of it. The chair that the speaker used and a marble top table were all that remained.
1901 · Hartland Covered Bridge
July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Aime, Yvon, Adelard, Adrien, Alphonse, Andre, Lucien, Normand, Urbain, Alphee, Henri.
French Canadian: altered form of French Arsonneau, a derivative of Old French arson ‘saddle tree’, used as a nickname for a maker. In France, it is found mainly in Charente-Maritime. Compare Arceneaux , Arseneau , and Arseneault .
French: variant of Archenault, from an ancient Germanic personal name composed of the elements ercan ‘precious, excellent’ + wald ‘rule, power’. This surname is very rare in France, found mainly in Loiret.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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