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Mary
Helena Gallant
Daughter of John C. Gallant & Lena Shreenan
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Mary
Gallant in Toronto, Ontario
Circa early 1950s
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Mary Helena
Gallant was born in Kinkora, P.E.I. on October 12, 1929. She was
the fifth of ten children born to John C. and Lena (Shreenan)
Gallant.
Her grandparents
were Frank and Fanny (McIver) Gallant.
Mary married
James Earl Keefe in Kinkora, PEI on November 17, 1953. They had
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Mary
Gallant pictured above with her
siblings in Kinkora, PEI in 1930.
L-R in back: St. Clair and Raymond.
L-R in front: Edna, Mary and Florence |
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Mary
pictured at left by herself.
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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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Mary
Gallant on the occasion of her
1st Communion. Circa late 1930s. |
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Mary
in Kinkora, PEI with friends,
Patricia ???? and Johnny from Cape Breton.
Circa 1940s. |
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Mary
pictured above in Toronto with
friends, Mary Herrell and Jim MacGuigan.
Circa 1950s. |
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Alban
Smith and Mary Gallant on
their graduation day in 1949.
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Mary
Gallant married James Earl Keefe
in Kinkora, PEI on November 17, 1953. |
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Mary's parents, John C. and Lena Gallant
pictured here above with Mary and Linda Keefe, their
1st grandchild born on PEI in 1954.
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Mary in 1958 with three
of her
children, James, Charles and Linda.
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Mary Keefe with her fourth child
- daughter, Anne in 1959.
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Earl
and Mary Keefe raised their five
children in this home in Middleton, PEI.
Their oldest son, James lives in this house now.
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Mary Keefe with
her family in 1976.
L-R Standing: Mary, James and Charles. L-R Seated: Michelle,
Earl, Anne and Linda.
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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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Mary
Keefe with her family in Middleton, PEI in 1999.
L-R Standing: Charles, Michelle, Anne, Linda and James and
Charles.
L-R Seated: Mary and Earl Keefe.
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Mary
Keefe with her sister, Edna Leard
in Middleton, PEI - August, 2000. |
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Mary
Keefe with her sister, Eileen MacKenzie
in Middleton, PEI - August, 2000. |
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Mary
Keefe with her children in Kinkora, PEI - August, 2005.
L-R: James, Linda, Anne, Mary, Michelle and Charles.
Click on Mary and Earl's children to access their individual pages.
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Mary
with
her two sisters, Eileen and Rose Marie and brother, Al - April,
2007. |
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