Joseph Jean Baptiste Toussaint Gamache

1892 - 1990  (97 years)

• Name	Joseph Jean Baptiste Toussaint Gamache
  Birth	1 Nov 1892	St-François de Sales, Riviere-du-Sud, PQ CANADA
  Christening	Lived in Fitchburg; established Gamache Cycle Shop
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Apr 1990	Fitchburg, WORCESTER, Massachusetts   [1]
  Burial	St. Joseph Cemetery, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I73340719	King/Roy | Ancestors and relatives of Alphonse Gamache
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Wilfrid Gamache,   b. 18 Sep 1860, Ste-Louise, L'Islet, PQ CANADA d. 21 Apr 1927, St-François de Sales, Riviere-du-Sud, PQ CANADA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Marie Ernestine Boulet,   b. ca. 1867, PQ CANADA d. 9 Aug 1906, Fall River, BRISTOL, Massachusetts (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	7 Jul 1888	St-François de la Rivière du Sud. PQ, CANADA
  Documents		Marriage Record of Wilfred Gamache and Ernestine Boulet
  Family ID	F2131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Aurore Eva Tremblay,   b. 10 Jul 1893, Fitchburg, WORCESTER, Massachusetts d. 4 Jan 1972, Leominster, WORCESTER, Massachusetts (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	12 Apr 1915	Fitchburg, WORCESTER, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. Ernestine Gamache,   b. 30 Aug 1917, Fitchburg, WORCESTER, Massachusetts d. 17 Jan 2012, Fitchburg, WORCESTER, Massachusetts (Age 94 years) + 2. Victor John Gamache,   b. 8 Jan 1923, Fitchburg, WORCESTER, Massachusetts d. 8 Apr 2005, Orange City, VOLUSIA, Florida (Age 82 years) + 3. Robert William Paul Gamache,   b. 12 May 1924, Fitchburg, WORCESTER, Massachusetts d. 13 May 1993, Worcester, WORCESTER, Massachusetts (Age 69 years) + 4. Doris J. Gamache,   b. 18 Jul 1928, Worcester, WORCESTER, Massachusetts d. 13 Oct 2015, Worcester, WORCESTER, Massachusetts (Age 87 years) + 5. George Ernest Gamache,   b. 25 Jan 1934, Fitchburg, WORCESTER, Massachusetts
  Documents		Federal Census 1940, J-B Gamache family 12 Westminster Street, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  Histories		JB Gamache and Aurora Tremblay Wedding Announcement Fitchburg Daily Sentinel, Monday, April 12, 1915 Page 3
  Family ID	F5869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 12 Apr 1915 - Fitchburg, WORCESTER, Massachusetts Death - 3 Apr 1990 - Fitchburg, WORCESTER, Massachusetts Burial - - St. Joseph Cemetery, Fitchburg, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  
  

  Documents		WWII Draft Card
  		Baptismal Record of Joseph JB Toussaint Gamache

  
  

  Histories

  Gamache Cyclery Ad - 1926 The Fitchburg Sentinel (Fitchburg, Massachusetts) February 3, 1926, p.4

  
  

• Notes

  Died: Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003 Name: John B Gamache Certificate: 020758 Death Place: Fitchburg Death Date: 3 Apr 1990 Birth Place: Canada Birth Date: 1 Nov 1892

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Obituary. Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) - Wednesday, April 4, 1990 Deceased Name: JOHN B. GAMACHE, 97 FTICHBURG - John B. Gamache, 97, formerly of 12 Westminster St., died yesterday at the Highlands. His wife, Aurore (Trembley) Gamache, died in 1972. He leaves three sons, Victor Gamache of Orange City, Fla., Robert and George Gamache, both of Fitchburg; two daughters, Ernestine B. Tellier and Doris J. Caron, both of Fitchburg; 19 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. He was born in Ste. Francoise, P.Q., Canada, the son of Wilfred and Ernestine (Bouley) Gamache and had been a resident of Fitchburg most of his life. In 1915, Mr. Gamache founded Gamache Cyclery and continued as owner and operator until he was 91 years old, retiring in 1983. In 1924, Mr. Gamache brought votes of confidence from the city of Fitchburg to President Calvin Coolidge at the White House by motorcycle. On Nov. 1, 1985, Mayor David Gilmartin of Fitchburg declared John B. Gamache Day and presented him with the keys to the city. On his 90th birthday he received congratulatory messages from former President Ronald Reagan and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He was a member of the former Cable Club of Fitchburg and a former president of the Motorcycle Association. He was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. Funeral services will be Friday from Lavery-Chartrand Funeral Home, 99 Summer St., with a 10 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 22 Cottage St. Burial will be St. Joseph's Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. Edition: FIRST; SECOND; THIRD; PM-FIRST; PM-SECOND; PM-THIRD Page: C6