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John
Cyril Gallant
Son of Frank Gallant & Fanny McIver
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John
C. and Lena Gallant
Circa 1931
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John
Cyril Gallant was born in Newton, P.E.I. on May 13th, 1899 and
was the fifth of eight children born to Frank and Frances (McIver)
Gallant. His grandparents were Napoleon and Catherine (Clark)
Gallant.
John
C. attended the local school but left early to help his father
on the farm. His mother, a teacher and a very spiritual person
had a great influence on him which lasted throughout his life.
He was faithful to his Church and family obligations.
On January 26, 1921, he married Catherine Helena “Lena”
Shreenan who was the daughter of John Shreenan and Catherine Johnston.
John C. and Lena lived with Frank and Fanny in Newton for a number
of years. Their children, Florence, St. Clair, Raymond, Edna and
Mary were born there.
In
1930, John C. and Lena moved their family to Kinkora where John
C. butchered livestock and sold meat. They lived in John R. McCabe's
old house where
Francis Smith now lives. Their children Eileen
and Alban were born there.
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In
1933, John C and Lena traded places with Lena's brother,
Ollie Shreenan and took over his 200 acre farm which is
pictured below in an aerial shot. Their children Cyril,
Lloyd and Rose Marie were born in this house. John C.
went back to mixed farming. He also raised many different
animals such as horses, cows, sheep, pigs, chicken, geese,
ducks and even for a while had a dozen pens where he raised
foxes. John C. also had a stallion which he used for breeding.
The sheep were sheared every year for their wool which
was made into yarn for knitting.
John
C. and Lena had ten children. John C. was a very strict
man and his children were assigned chores which they were
expected to do. After the children were all raised and
moved away, John C. built a small house for himself and
Lena in 1960 with the help of his brother, Boyd. It was
located right next door to the farm which his son, Lloyd
took over.
Lena
passed away suddently on July 6th, 1968 at the age of
69. A few years later John C. sold his home and moved
into the Kinkora Senior Citizen's Residence. He took a
bad stroke in 1975 and had to move to the Sacred Heart
Home in Charlottetown where he lived for 5 1/2 years before
passing away on May 28th, 1981 at the age of 82.
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| John
C. and Lena Gallant family in 1946 on the occasion of John C.
& Lena's 25th Wedding Anniversary. L-R back row: Alban, Raymond,
Florence, St. Clair, Eileen, Edna & Lloyd.
L-R front row: Rose Marie, Lena, Cyril, John C. and Mary
Click
on individual family members to access their photo pages.
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an early picture of John C. and Lena Gallant's family in 1931.
L-R: John C., Florence,
St. Clair, Raymond, Lena holding Eileen with Mary and Edna standing
in front.
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John
C. with his two daughters,
Edna and Mary in 1931 |
| St.
Clair, Raymond in back row.
Edna, Mary and Florence in front - 1929 |
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| John
C. and Lena's family in 1938 -
Back row: Raymond, Lena, John C. & Florence
Front row: Edna, Lloyd, Alban, Cyril, Mary & Eileen
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Lena,
Raymond and John C. Gallant
Lloyd & Rose Marie in front. Circa 1940 |
Eileen, Edna and Mary Gallant's
1st Communion - late 1930s |
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Eileen
and Mary in back
with Cyril and Alban in front - Circa 1940 |
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Three
Gallant brothers with their mother - 1950
L-R: John C, Boyd and George
with Fanny Gallant sitting in front. |
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Lena
and John C. Gallant - 1950s. |
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The Gallant Family in the mid 1950s - L-R: Flo,
Eileen, Al, John C, Lena, St. Clair, Mary and Ray.
Edna, Lloyd, Cyril and Rose Marie are missing from this
photo.
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John C. Gallant
with three of his sisters
L-R: Sr. Frances Marie (Faustina), Mary Maud and Frances
- Circa 1960s.
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| Lena
& John C. Gallant with John C's sister,
Mary Maud McCarville and brother, Boyd Gallant.
Circa 1960s |
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John C. Gallant
with his wife, Lena - 1960s
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Aerial photo (circa 1980s) of John C. Gallant's farm in
Kinkora, PEI
which was originally owned by Lena's brother, Ollie Shreenan.
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John
C. and Lena Gallant's new house in Kinkora under construction
in 1960.
Brothers, Boyd and John C. Gallant are pictured in front of the
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John
C. and Lena Gallant's children in Aurora, Ontario on May 24, 1986.
L-R: Alban, Edna, Cyril, Mary, Lloyd, Florence, Raymond, Rose
Marie, St. Clair and Eileen |
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Four
of John C. Gallant's children get together in Toronto - April,
2007.
L-R: Eileen MacKenzie, Rose Marie Gallant, Al Gallant and Mary
Keefe. |
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