Olivier Prosper Lirette

1866 - 1948  (81 years)

• Name	Olivier Prosper Lirette
  Born	27 Apr 1866	St. Andre Avellin, Papineau, Quebec, Canada   [1]
  Christened	30 Apr 1866	St. Andre Avellin, Papineau, Quebec, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Godparents	30 Apr 1866	St. Andre Avellin, Papineau, Quebec, Canada   [1]
  	His godparents were Joseph Tranche and Marie Anne Valle.
  Census	1871	St. Andre Avellin, Papineau, Quebec, Canada   [2]
  	Lirette, Joseph, age 34, born Quebec, Catholic, French, farmer, can read & write Lirette, Henriette, wife, age 31, born Quebec, Catholic, French, can read & write Lirette, Joseph, age 9, born Quebec Lirette, Olivier, age 5, born Quebec Lirette, Adelard, age 3, born Quebec Lirette, Gilbert, age 11 months, born May in Quebec Lirette, Olivier, 72 years, journalier Lirette, Julie, 76 years
  Census	1881	Hartwell, Ottawa, Quebec, Canada   [3]
  	Lirette, Joseph, 45 years Racicot, 41 years Lirette, m, 19 years Lirette, m, 15 years Lirette, m, 13 years Lirette, m, 11 years Lirette, m, 9 years Lirette, f, 7 years Lirette, m, 5 years Lirette, m, 3 years Lirette, m, 1 year
  Census	1891	Hartwell, Ottawa, Quebec, Canada   [4]
  	Lyrette, Olivier, age 24, born Quebec, French Canadian, parents born Quebec, catholic, carpenter, cannot read & write Lyrette, Anna, age 22, wife, born Quebec, French Canadian, parents born Quebec, catholic, can read & write Lyrette, Marie, age 2, daughter, born Quebec Lyrette, Leopold, age 2 months, son, born Quebec
  Census	1901	Hartwell, Ottawa, Quebec, Canada   [5]
  	Lirette, Olivier, head, 28 Apr 1866, 34 years, Voiturier Lirette, Henriette, wife, 26 Oct, 1867, 33 years Lirette, Marie Anna, daughter, 29 Jul 1889, 11 years Lirette Leopold, son, 13 Feb 1891, 10 years Lirette, Felix, son, 20 Nov 1892, 8 years Lirette, Ernest, son, 5 Dec 1897, 3 years Lirette, Alzir, daughter, 1 Mar 1900, 1 year Sequin, Joseph, domestique, 13 May 1879, 21 years Larose, Stanislas, domestique, 23 Apr 1874, 26 years Lirette, Jean Baptiste, brother, 26 Nov 1877, 23 years 1901 Census - Labelle District, Hartwell & Preston Sub-District, f-1 (Canadian National Archives, schedule 1, microfilm T-6525), Page 4, house #30
  Residence	1903	Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada
  	Village of Cheneville began in 1903. At that time, the village consisted of 26 homes and 6 streets.
  Census	1 Jun 1911	Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada   [6]
  	Lirette, Olivier, age 45, born April 1866, born Quebec, French Canadian, Catholic, carpenter, construction of houses, can read & write Lirette, Anna, wife, age 42, born Oct 1869 in Quebec, French Canadian, can read & write, speaks French & English Lirette, Marie Anna, daughter, age 21, born July 1890 in Quebec Lirette, Leopold, son, age 20, born Feb 1891 in Quebec, carpenter Lirette, Ernest, son, age 13, born Dec 1898 in Quebec Lirette, Alzir, daughter, age 11, born Mar 1900 in Quebec Lirette, Euclide, son, age 9, born May 1902 Lirette, Leo, son, age 7, born Feb 1904 Lirette, Marie Henriette, daughter, age 5, born Nov 1906 Lirette, Marthe, daughter, age 1, born May 1910
  		Olivier Lirette family on census
  Residence	1917-1918	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [7]
  	642 Desjarins Avenue, Maisonneuve
  Residence	1918-1919	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [8]
  	698 Girard Avenue
  Census	1921	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [9]
  	488 Lacordaire, Mercier-Maisonneuve Ward
  	Lirette, Olivier, own, 54 years, cannot speak Eng, cannot read/write, journalier, millright, $560 Lirette, Anna, 51 years, can speak Eng, can read/write Lirette, Marie Anna, 30years, can speak Eng, can read/write, instituteur (school teacher), ecole public, $180 Lirette, Alzire, 21 years, can speak Eng, can read/write, ouvriere, office, $600 Lirette, Euclide, 19 years, cannot speak Eng, can read/write, chauffleur, ?, $720 Lirette, Leo, 17 years, can speak Eng, can read/write, journalier, ?, $400 Lirette, Henriette, 15 years, can speak Eng, can read/write Lirette, Marthe, 11 years, cannot speak Eng, can read/write, ecoliere Lirette, Rolande, 9 years, cannot speak Eng, can read/write, ecoliere
  Residence	1920-1921	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [10]
  	488 Laverdure
  Residence	1921-1922	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  	488 Lacordiare
  Border Crossing	30 Aug 1923	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States   [11]
  	Oliver Lirette, age 48 years married carpenter French, from Montreal Wife Anna L. Lirette, 488 Lacorvare St., Montreal Coming with $280 height - 5' 8 1/2 "
  Occupation	1917-1924	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [12]
  	machinist
  Residence	1924-1925	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [13]
  	488 Lacordaire
  Residence	1926-1927	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [14]
  	275 Beaugrand
  Occupation	1927-1928	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [15]
  	grocer
  Residence	1927-1928	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [15]
  	5037 Chambord
  Occupation	1929-1930	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [16]
  	carpenter
  Residence	1929-1930	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [16]
  	5021 Cartier
  Residence	1934-1935	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [17]
  	5911 Thirty-Ninth
  	Olivier and Anna were living with their widowed daughter Marie Anna Lavallee.
  Border Crossing	2 Sep 1941	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States   [18]
  	Ambassador Bridge, Detroit, Michigan Lirette, Olivier & wife Anna Canadian passport no. 92362, expires Aug 1943 Issued: Montl 8/22/41 Place of birth: Cheneville, P.Q. Age: 75 Occupation: retired Read or write: no Last permanet address: 5911 - 39th Ave., Rosemount, PQ Name & address of contact: son. Ernest Lirette, Bennett St., Montreal, PQ Passage paid by: self Ever in US: no Destination: son, Leo Lirette, 6349 Faust St., Detroit, Mich. six weeks - pleasure Height: 5' 8" Complextion: med. Hair: gr. Eyes: blue
  Residence	2 Sep 1941	Rosemont, Quebec, Canada   [19]
  	5911 39th Ave.
  	Address listed on border crossing
  Border Crossing	27 Jun 1946	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States   [20]
  	Olivier Lirette born 27 Apr 1866, Cheneville, PQ Canadian, French male, ht. -5/6, complx - M, hair- brown, eyes - blue Home address - 5911 Rosemont St. PQ Wife - Anna Destined to - son Leo Lirette Address - 6349 Faust, Detroit Time for which admitted - until Jul 26, 1946 (signature signed by Olivier Lirette)
  Died	21 Jan 1948	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [21]
  	Western Union Telegram sent from Montreal, Que, 21 Jan 1948, 1:53pm to Leo Lirette, 6349 Faust St. (Detroit): Grandfather died buried Saturday reply immediately if coming. signed Maurice (Lavallee, nephew)
  		Olivier Lirette death telegram Telegram sent to Leo Lirette about the death of his father. Sent by Maurice Lavallee (nephew), son of Leo's sister Anna.
  		Olivier Lirette funeral card
  Funeral	24 Jan 1948
  	Funeral mass was held at Notre Dame du Foyer, Cite-Jardin.
  Name	Olivier Lirette  [22]
  Name	Prosper Oliver Lirette
  Name	Prosper Olivier Lurette  [1]
  Reference Number	8
  Residence	Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada
  	Owned a home and carpentry business in Cheneville.
  		Postcard of Cheneville street House on far left side is the home of Olivier & Anna Lirette.
  _HASHTAG	Cimetiere de l'Est or Saint-Franois d'Assise
  _UID	1F3E255853E744D08C09D7AF85CD98B0DD48
  Buried	24 Jan 1948	Montreal (Cimetiere de l'Est), Quebec, Canada   [22]
  	section 07, concession 0189
  Person ID	I1209	Lirette Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Joseph Urgel Lirette,   b. 23 Jul 1836, Pointe Claire (St. Joachim), Quebec, Canada ,   d. 3 Jun 1917, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Henriette Racicot,   b. 22 Apr 1840, Montebello (Notre Dame de Bon Secours), Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	3 Jul 1860	Montebello (Notre Dame de Bon Secours), Papineau, Quebec, Canada   [23]
  Marriage Ceremony	3 Jul 1860	Montebello (Notre Dame de Bon Secours), Papineau, Quebec, Canada   [24]
  	Present at the ceremony were Olivier Lurette and Jean Baptiste Racicot, fathers of Joseph and Henriette.
  Family ID	F562	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie Anna Lavallee,   b. 24 Oct 1868, St. Casimir, Ripon, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 17 Oct 1957, Montreal, Quebec, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	23 Jul 1888	Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada   [25, 26]
  		Olivier and Anna Lirette Olivier and Anna on the porch of their home and store on Cartier Street, Montreal, Quebec
  		Oliver Lirette & Anna Lavallee 50th Anniversary 50th Wedding Anniversary - picture with children (back row) Rollande, Leo, Anna, Ernest, Alzire, Euclide (front row) Henriette, Olivier, Anna, Marthe
  		Olivier & Anna Lirette 50th wedding Taken in July 1938, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  		Olivier & Anna Lirette with Leo & Emilia Lirette
  		Olivier & Anna Lirette with Ernest
  		Lirette women Marie-Anna, , , Anna, Alzire,
  		Lirette men at 50th Anniversary Olivier, Ernest, Euclide and Leo
  		Oliver & Anna Lirette at 50th Wedding Aniversary
  		Olivier & Anna Lirette 50th Wedding Anniversary
  		Anna Lavallee Lirette with daughers Alzire, Marie Anna, Anna, Rollande and Henriette or Marthe (l to r)
  		Olivier & Anna Lirette Taken in at the home of Leo Lirette in Detroit, Michigan
  		Olivier & Anna Lirette
  		Olivier & Anna Lirette
  		Olivier & Anna Lirette home Cheneville, Quebec - Felix, Leopold, Olivier, Anna, Ernest, Marie-Anna
  		Olivier Lirette home Cheneville, Quebec
  		Leo & Emilia Lirette with Olivier & Anna Lirette
  		Catholic Church at Cheneville postcard St-Felix de Valois at Cheneville, Quebec.
  		Cheneville Catholic church postcard St-Felix de Valois at Cheneville, Quebec.
  Children	1. Marie Anna Lirette,   b. 29 Jul 1889, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 9 Dec 1978, Montreal, Quebec, Canada  (Age 89 years)   2. Leopold Lirette,   b. 13 Feb 1891, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 14 May 1932, Montreal (Ste. Jeanne d'Arc), Quebec, Canada  (Age 41 years)   3. Joseph Felix Lirette,   b. 20 Nov 1892, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1912, Longue Pointe, Quebec, Canada  (Age 19 years)   4. Cleophas Lirette,   b. 26 Feb 1895, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1895, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada  (Age 0 years)   5. Joseph Edmond Allias Lirette,   b. 3 Mar 1896, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1896, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada  (Age 0 years)   6. Ernest Lirette,   b. 5 Dec 1897, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 24 Oct 1976, Montreal, Quebec, Canada  (Age 78 years)   7. Alzire Alice Lirette,   b. 1 Mar 1900, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 1 Nov 1986, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   8. Euclide Lirette,   b. 25 May 1902, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1955, Montreal, Quebec, Canada  (Age 53 years)   9. Leo Achille Lirette,   b. 4 Feb 1904, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 16 Feb 1964, Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 60 years)   10. Henrietta Dolores Lirette,   b. 5 Nov 1905, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 7 Dec 1995, Montreal, Quebec, Canada  (Age 90 years)   11. Marie Florida Emelienne Lirette,   b. 5 Jan 1908, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1909, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada  (Age 1 years)   12. Marie Marthe Lirette,   b. 26 May 1910, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1988, Montreal, Quebec, Canada  (Age 78 years)   13. Rollande Berthe Lirette,   b. 8 Feb 1912, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1977, Montreal, Quebec, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Olivier Lirette Funeral card 21 Jan 1948
  		Olivier Lirette Olivier on the porch of home and store on Cartier Street. He fell from the 2nd floor while working on the railing. Landed on picket fence and broke his leg.
  		Olivier Lirette death telegram Telegram to Leo Lirette upon the death of his father, sent by Maurice Lavalle.
  		Olivier Lirette with sons Leopold, Ernest, Olivier, Euclide and Leo
  		Olivier & Anna Lirette Family Taken at their 50th Wedding Anniversary party. (front row l to r) Henriette, Olivier, Anna, Marthe (back row) Rollande, Leo, Marie Anna, Ernest, Alzire, Euclide
  		Olivier Lirette's mill at Cheneville Picture taken in 1910
  		Olivier Lirette out buildings Cheneville Taken in Cheneville, Quebec, Canada
  		Olivier Lirette taken 23 Aug 1941
  		Olivier Lirette
  		Olivier Lirette with helper Taken in Cheneville, Quebec, Canada
  		Olivier Lirette carpenter Taken in Cheneville, Quebec, Canada
  		Olivier Lirette signature His signature in the parish register at the time of his daughter Henriette's wedding.
  		Lirette house in Cheneville, Quebec Lirette family house, on far left, in Cheneville, Quebec

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):Owned home and carpentry business in Cheneville, Quebec. Sold home and business for a song and moved to Longeuil to live near Leopold. Did not fair well there and moved to just outside of Montreal. Lived on Cartier Street. Had store in front of building and lived in the back. Sold ice cream and miscellaneous items. (Notre Dame de Victoire) Fell from 2nd story while repairing the railing and broke his leg. Information provided by Claire Berthiaume Besson.

  
  

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