Jean Baptiste Gamache

1883 - 1940  (57 years)

• Name	Jean Baptiste Gamache
  Nickname	Jack
  Birth	24 Apr 1883	Massey, Algoma, Ontario, CANADA
  Christening	10 May, 1883	Blind River, Wikwemikong Mission, Ontario CANADA
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Dec 1940	Crowsnest Pass, ALBERTA, Canada   [1]
  Burial	Coleman Catholic Cemetery Crowsnest Pass, Alberta CANADA
  Person ID	I73337862	King/Roy | Ancestors and relatives of Alphonse Gamache
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Damase Hospice Leonel Gamache,   b. 17 Aug 1845, L'Islet, L'Islet, PQ CANADA d. 1905, Massey, ONTARIO, Canada (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Marie Anne Labrie,   b. 4 Mar 1856, Garden River, Ontario, CANADA d. 14 Jan 1911, Pincher Creek, Alberta, CANADA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1882	Wikwemikong Mission, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, CANADA
  Documents		Federal Census 1891, Thomas Gamache family Rural Ontario, CANADA
  		Federal Census 1901, Damase Hospice Leonel Gamache family
  Family ID	F4804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida Leah Bouthillier (Nicholson),   b. 20 May 1893, Hoosick Falls, RENSSELAER, New York d. 25 Jan 1988, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia CANADA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1928	Blairmore, Alberta, CANADA
  Children	1. John George Gamache,   b. 12 Dec 1928, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta CANADA d. 22 Feb 1998, North Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA (Age 69 years) + 2. Ida Jeannette Gamache,   b. 7 Mar 1934, Alberta CANADA d. 31 Dec 2003, Maple Ridge, British Columbia CANADA (Age 69 years)   3. Jacqueline Irene Gamache   d. ca. Mar 1986
  Family ID	F6348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Apr 1883 - Massey, Algoma, ONTARIO, Canada Marriage - 1928 - Blairmore, ALBERTA, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Documents		Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918 for John Gamache
  		Baptismal Record of JB Gamache

  
  

  Histories		Trace Mine Worker's Death to Effects of Burns Lethbridge (AB) Herald, 10 Jan 1941, p. 15
  		First Great War Veteran Passes Lethbridge Herald Dec 24, 1940, Page 15 Lethbridge, Alberta, CA

  
  

• Notes

  Died: Alberta death certificate number 1940-08-407101; registered as Gamache, John. Died at Coleman. DC index coded place of birth as 05 (Ontario), date of birth as 24 Apr 1883. From the Blairmore Enterprise, December 27, 1940, Page 1, via the Peel Library of the University of Alberta website: JOHN GAMACHE PASSES John Gamache, aged 58 [sic], passed away at Coleman on Sunday following an illness of but a few days. "Jack," as he was popularly known, was born at Algoma Mills, Ontario, and came west to the Beaver Mines district about thirty-three years ago, where in partnership with his brother-in-law, Ed. Picard, he opened up a blacksmith shop, the foundations of which still stands there. At the outbreak of the Great War he enlisted with the 192nd Battalion and served overseas. Upon his return from the war he secured employment at the McLaren sawmill west of Blairmore. In 1925 he moved to Coleman as blacksmith at the McGillivray mine, which position he has held since. In 1928 he married Mrs. Ida Nicolson at Blairmore. He is survived by his wife, young son and daughter; a sister, Mrs. E. Picard, in Blairmore, and a brother, Edward Gamache, at Beaver Mines. Funeral service was held in Holy Ghost church on Thursday morning, and the remains were laid to rest in Coleman Catholic cemetery. Crows' Nest Funeral Home were in charge of arrangements.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Obituary. John ?Jack? Gamache BIRTH 24 Apr 1883 Algoma Mills, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada DEATH 22 Dec 1940 (aged 57) Coleman, Canmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada BURIAL Coleman Catholic Cemetery Crowsnest Pass, Canmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada MEMORIAL ID 182556999 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 0 FLOWERS 0 Alberta death certificate number 1940-08-407101; registered as Gamache, John. Died at Coleman. DC index coded place of birth as 05 (Ontario), date of birth as 24 Apr 1883. From the Blairmore Enterprise, December 27, 1940, Page 1, via the Peel Library of the University of Alberta website: JOHN GAMACHE PASSES John Gamache, aged 58 [sic], passed away at Coleman on Sunday following an illness of but a few days. "Jack," as he was popularly known, was born at Algoma Mills, Ontario, and came west to the Beaver Mines district about thirty-three years ago, where in partnership with his brother-in-law, Ed. Picard, he opened up a blacksmith shop, the foundations of which still stands there. At the outbreak of the Great War he enlisted with the 192nd Battalion and served overseas. Upon his return from the war he secured employment at the McLaren sawmill west of Blairmore. In 1925 he moved to Coleman as blacksmith at the McGillivray mine, which position he has held since. In 1928 he married Mrs. Ida Nicolson at Blairmore. He is survived by his wife, young son and daughter; a sister, Mrs. E. Picard, in Blairmore, and a brother, Edward Gamache, at Beaver Mines. Funeral service was held in Holy Ghost church on Thursday morning, and the remains were laid to rest in Coleman Catholic cemetery. Crows' Nest Funeral Home were in charge of arrangements.