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Lin, Wei-Cheng ,1915-2010
Person · 1915-2010

Wei-Cheng Lin, colloquially known as Jack, was born in 1915. His father, Ming San Lin worked for the South Sea Bank in Shanghai In 1940, Wei-Chang Lin, his wife Shu-Chang Lin, and his father-in-law Liu Chang Yu, boarded the ship Empress of Russia as refugees of the Japanese bombing of the Chinese Municipality of Chongqing. The family initially arrived in Vancouver, BC, but had moved to Montreal by 1942. It was in Montreal that they befriended the Warren family.

Wei-Cheng Lin received his PhD from McGill University in 1942. He would than go on to work as a government official in Kingston. Later, Wei-Cheng Lin worked as a researcher for the Sherritt Gordon Mines, which brought him to both Ottawa, Ontario and Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. By the mid-1980s,Wei-Cheng Lin moved to Vancouver and worked at the the University of British Colombia as a Professor of Chemistry.

Wei-Cheng Lin and his wife, Shu-Chang Lin, had one daughter, Peggy, who moved to China in her adulthood.

Wei-Cheng Lin died in Vancouver in 2010.

Lin, Shu Chang, 1918
Person · 1918-

Shu-Chang Lin, known colloquially as Sue, was born in 1918 the in Hunan Province of China. Shu-Chang Lin, her husband Wei-Cheng Lin and her father Liu Chang Yu came to Canada in 1940 as refugees of the Japanese bombing of the Chinese municipality of Chongqing. The family initially arrived in Vancouver, BC, but by 1942 they have settled in Montreal. The Lins befriended the Warren family during this time.

Shu-Chang Lin graduated with a Master of Science degree from McGill in 1942, after which she attended Colombia University in New York. After completing her studies, Shu-Chang Lin worked for the Chinese National Resources Commission and split her time between Shanghai and New York City. Later, Shu Lin worked for the University of British Colombia as a biologist.

Shu-Chang Lin and her husband Wei-Cheng Lin had one child, Peggy, who moved to China in adulthood.

As of 2023, we could not find any indication that Shu-Chang Lin has passed away.

Person · 1908-1987

Herbert Hamilton Warren was born on April 25, 1908 in Montreal to Alice Frances "Kitty" Rattray (1881-1968) and Herbert Lawrence Warren (1881-1952). He had two sisters: Henrietta Kathleen (Kay) (1911-2001), and Mary Hamilton Warren (1913-1960). Herbert Hamilton was Secretary Treasurer of Warrendale for most of his working life. He expanded to include the Belding-Corticelli Company, which included the factory in Coaticook, a lace factory in Ways Mills, a warehouse and a factory in St. Jean sur Richelieu. Herbert Hamilton became a director of Belding-Corticelli, Warrendale, the Montreal Quilting Company, and Iroquois Chemicals. Herbert died on January 9, 1987 in Ottawa.

Person · 1853

Mary “May” Martha Hamilton was born in 1853 to parents John Alexander Hamilton (1826-1864) and Mary Ann Field (1824-1915) in Cobourg, Ontario. Mary was the youngest surviving daughter of the family, after her younger sister, Florence, died in 1871 of tuberculosis. Mary was the second wife of Thomas Warren (1848-1904), whom she married in 1880 at the home of her maternal grandfather in Cobourg, Ontario. The couple would go on to have two sons, Herbert Lawrence Warren (1881-1952) and Tom Hamilton "Ham" Warren (1883 -1940). Mary and Thomas’s marriage was not a happy one, and Mary, along with her sons, ended up living with her widowed mother and unmarried brother, John “Jack” Hamilton (1849-1926). Later in life, Mary would join the household of Tom and his wife, Olive. It is not known when Mary died or where she was buried.

Person · 1849-1875

Frances Marian Beater was born in 1849 to parents Susan Hearder Yeo (1818-1896) and John Beater (1821-1877) in Teignmouth, England. Frances was the oldest of at least 6 children. Her father, John Beater worked as a ship broker, customs agent, and rope manufacturer. In 1869, Frances Beater married Thomas Warren (1848-1896) in Zion Chapel, East Teignmouth, England. Shortly after their marriage, Frances moved to Montreal, Quebec, where Thomas had lived since 1867. The couple would have three children, Herbert Brimage (1869-1870), Frankie Maple, and Florence Yeo (1874-1954.) Frances, Herbert, and Frankie died of diphtheria in 1875 and are buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery. The only surviving child, Florence, was sent to Teignmouth, England to be raised by her maternal grandmother, Susan Hearder Beater (1820-1896).

Person · 1881-1952

Herbert Lawrence Warren was born in London, Ontario on April 23, 1881 to Thomas Brimage Warren and Mary Martha Hamilton. He married Alice Frances Rattray, known as "Kitty," in 1907. Herbert and Alice had three children, all born in Montreal: Herbert Hamilton Warren (1908-1987), Henrietta Kathleen (Kay) (1911-2001), and Mary Hamilton Warren (1913-1960). In partnership with Mr. Dale, founded of the Warrendale Shirt Company in 1927. He was also involved with The Montreal Quilting Company. He died June 19 1952, in Cobourg, Ontario.

Corporate body · 1837-

The congregation of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was established in 1837. In 1839, it united with the Melbourne Congregational Church under the name United Presbyterian and Congregational Church of Melbourne. This union was abolished the next year. From 1886 to 1993, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Melbourne was united with Chalmers Presbyterian Church in Richmond. When the United Church of Canada was established in 1925, St. Andrew's Church remained Presbyterian. In 1997, St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Melbourne was amalgamated with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church also in Melbourne. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church is under the jurisdiction of the Presbytery of Quebec of the Synod of Quebec and Eastern Ontario of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. The Church is governed by the congregation and the Church Courts (Board of Managers and Session) in co-operation with committees, societies, and organizations within the Church, such as the Sunday School and the Women's Missionary Society.

Person · 1906-1998

Harry Austin Milne was born on August 30, 1906 in Magog. He married Henrietta Kathleen (Kay) Warren in 1941 and together, they had two daughters: Catherine and Jean. Harry served overseas with the Sherbrooke Fusiliers during the Second World War. He spent his entire life in Magog, where he worked in the Engraving Room of the Dominion Textile Company for nearly fifty years. Harry died on December 29, 1998 at the Foyer du Sacre Coeur in Magog. He is buried in Pine Hill Cemetery in Magog.

Elmwood Sherbrooke Inc.
Corporate body · 1890 -

Elmwood Sherbrooke Incorporated is a private non-profit non-denominational cemetery that is managed by a board of directors. It has been a registered charity since 1983. The organization prides itself on a system of perpetual care for graves, which guarantees that no graves are reused or abandoned. Elmwood also maintains a searchable grave index which is regularly updated and accessible on their website.

The history of Elmwood Sherbrooke Incorporated dates back to 1849 with the purchase of land for the Union Cemetery, a burial ground for Protestant and Congregational communities. Member of Parliament, Samuel Brooks, was the first person to be buried in this cemetery.

In the 1890s, concern began to grow over the lack of maintenance and misuse of the Union Cemetery, which launched a movement amongst the Trustees of Congregational Church to purchase land for a new burial ground, and the Elmwood Cemetery Incorporated was formed. The money was raised via the issuing of bonds valued at one hundred dollars each, with a total of 4400$ being raised for the purchase of land on Hyatt Street. In March 1890, records indicate that John Woodward was the first to be buried at Elmwood Cemetery. In the summer of that year, the Lord Bishop of Quebec consecrated the land for burials.

By 1907, Trustees of the Congregational Church began to discuss moving those buried in Union to the Elmwood Cemetery, in order to sell the land for commercial use. At this point, it was estimated that there were 1500 burials in the Union Cemetery and the cost for moving them would be 13,200$. However, it was only in 1918 that the final decision to move the burials was made, with a total of 895 bodies and 116 headstones being transferred to Elmwood Cemetery at a total cost of 21,096.15$. The cemetery has since erected a marker to commemorate the transfer of remains.

In 1910, as the Elmwood Cemetery became the main place of burial for Sherbrooke’s Protestant and Congregational Communities, the Trustees decided to purchase an adjacent piece of land. A ravine initially divided these two portions, however, in 1916 a bridge was built to connect the different sections.

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Knowlton, Paul Holland
Person · 1787-1863

Son of Silas Knowlton (1764-1843) and Sarah Lucinda Holbrook (1763-1800), Paul Holland Knowlton (1787-1863) was born on September 17, 1787, in Newfane, Vermont. He grew up alongside his brothers Luke Holland (1795-1870) and Samuel Willard (1800-?), as well as his sister Samantha (1797-?). He was the grandson of the Hon. Luke Knowlton (1738-1810), former justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. Due to their support for the Loyalists, the British government granted Paul's grandfather virgin land in Lower Canada. Too old to manage his own land, two of his sons, Silas, and Luke Jr. (1775-1855), accepted the concessions. In 1798, Silas Knowlton and his family settled in Stukely in the Eastern Townships. In 1800, after his mother's death, Paul returned to Newfane to complete his education under the guidance of his grandfather and uncle. He later returned to Lower Canada in 1807.

Paul H. Knowlton married Laura Moss (1789-1868), a schoolteacher from Bridport, Vermont, on September 22, 1808. The couple had no children, but they adopted three children from Luke Holland Knowlton: Sarah (1822-1905), Amanda (1828-1852) and Thomas Anson (1843-1906).

In 1827, he assumed the role of agent to sell the lands of non-resident landowners in Brome County and he emerged as one of the most important landowners in the area. In 1834, Paul H. Knowlton settled permanently in the hamlet of Coldbrook, which became the Village of Knowlton, renamed to honor him in 1851. He played a significant role in the region's economy, spearheading the development of commercial and industrial structures within the village. These included a general store, saw and grist mills, distillery, and potash factory.

Paul H. Knowlton's role in the social development of the community cannot be overlooked. He is the founding president of the Shefford (1834) and Brome (1856) county agricultural societies. In 1834, he took on the role of correspondent for the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, representing the Eastern Townships. Through personal donations of both land and money, Paul H. Knowlton played an active role in the construction of the village's first high school, the Knowlton Academy, in 1854, and Brome County's first courthouse in 1858.

Paul H. Knowlton had an active and varied political career. From October 26, 1830, to October 9, 1834, he served as a member of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada for Shefford County. Though initially sympathetic to the Patriots, he later aligned with the Bureaucratic Party and voted against the 92 Resolutions in 1832. Promoted to lieutenant colonel of the Shefford Battalion during the 1837-1838 uprising, he led the detachment that captured one of the Patriot leaders, Wolfred Nelson (1791-1863). In recognition of his loyalty, Governor John Colborne appointed him to the Special Council of Lower Canada twice, from April 2 to June 1, 1838, and again from November 2, 1838, to February 10, 1841. Later, he is appointed to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada on June 9, 1841. During the last two decades of his life, he served on various commissions, held the position of mayor of Brome Township, and was elected warden of Brome County from 1855 to 1862. Paul H. Knowlton passed away at his home in Knowlton on August 28, 1863.

Sources :

ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC, « Paul Holland KNOWLTON », consulté le 20 sept. 2023, https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/knowlton-paul-holland-3807/biographie.html.

DAY, Catherine Mathilda. History of the Eastern Townships, Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, Civil and Descriptive. Mika Publishing Compagny, Belleville, Ontario, 1869, 475 p.

GOUVERNEMENT DU QUÉBEC. List of Lands Granted by the Crown in the Province of Quebec, from 1763 to 31st December 1890. Imprimeur de la Reine Charles-François Langlois, Québec, 1891, 1920 p.

Marion Louise Phelps, « KNOWLTON, PAUL HOLLAND », dans Dictionnaire biographique du Canada, vol. 9, Université Laval/University of Toronto, 2003, consulté le 20 sept. 2023, http://www.biographi.ca/fr/bio/knowlton_paul_holland_9F.html.

STOCKING. Charles H. W. The History and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America. Knickerbocker Press, New-York, 1897, 682 p.

Person · 1821-1893

Frederick Robinson was born in 1821 in Waterloo, Quebec to Hezekiah Robinson (1791-1851) and Seleucia Knowlton (1800-1876) who were both born in Newfane, VT and moved to Waterloo, Quebec. Seleucia was the granddaughter of Hon. Luke Knowlton, Supreme Court Justice in Vermont, who also lived in Newfane and was an Empire Loyalist during the American Revolution. Canon Robinson wrote a biography of Judge Knowlton that is in the historical museum in Newfane.

Frederick Robinson graduated from Bishop’s College. He was ordained deacon in 1847 and priest in 1848 by the Bishop of Quebec. Robinson was appointed to Coteau-du-Lac in 1847; Incumbent to Rougemont and Curate to Abbotsford in 1848. He also had temporary charge of Granby and Milton in 1850, of Milton in 1864 to 1866 and of St. Hyacinthe from 1871 to 1873. He was appointed a Trustee of Bishop’s College, Lennoxville, in 1874. He also served as Canon of Christ Church Cathedral.

Canon Robinson married Mary Jane Johnson (1824-1911), the daughter of Rev. Thomas Johnson. Canon Robinson died in 1893.

Johnson, Thomas, 1789-1881
Person · 1789-1881

Thomas Johnson was born in Bampton, Westmoreland, England in 1789. Ordained deacon in 1815 by Vernon Harcourt, the Archbishop of York in the United Church of England and Ireland and priest by the Bishop of Carlisle in 1817, in 1819 he was sent to Canada, to the Diocese of Quebec, by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. He served as Missionary for the SPG for 32 years. He was assigned to the mission of Charleston (Hatley) before being transferred to Abbotsford in 1830. Rev. Johnson traveled in the Eastern Townships founding schools and churches. He was rector at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Abbotsford, Quebec, as was his son-in-law Canon Frederick Robinson. He was also involved with the founding of Compton Ladies College and Dunham Ladies College (St. Helen’s School). In 1850 or 1851, he retired.

Thomas Johnson married Annis Spedding (b.1794) on April 15, 1819 in Bolton, Westmoreland, England. They had a daughter named Mary Jane Johnson (1824-1911). Rev. Johnson died in 1881 at the age of 92.

Poiré, Jean-Marie
CAMAR P094 · Person · 1927-2021

Jean-Marie Poiré est né à Thetford Mines le 1er novembre 1929. Il étudie au Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée (1944-1950) et à Montréal. Ordonné prêtre en 1954, l'abbé Poiré entreprend une longue carrière au Séminaire à divers postes, entres autres professeur, directeur d'art dramatique, membre du Conseil d'administration et vice-recteur préposé aux relations avec les personnels. Il consacre plusieurs années de sa vie au théâtre, d'abord au Séminaire, puis avec la Troupe de l'Atelier. L'abbé Poiré prend sa retraite en 1992-1993. Mgr Gaumond lui demande, en décembre 2004, d'occuper temporairement la fonction de Recteur du Séminaire suite au décès de l'abbé Gilles Légaré.

Pelletier, Claude
CAMAR P092 · Person · 1852, 1884-1995

Claude Pelletier naît à Sherbrooke le 24 avril 1924. Il étudie au Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée (1939-1946) puis au Grand Séminaire. Claude Pelletier est ordonné prêtre le 4 juin 1950. Il complète par la suite une licence en pédagogie à l'École normale secondaire de Montréal et sa scolarité de maîtrise en littérature française à l'Université de Montréal, en 1958. Il occupe plusieurs fonctions au Séminaire, soit professeur, aumônier de la J.E.C., directeur des cours d'arts, membre du Conseil d'administration et surtout directeur de la bibliothèque du Collégial. En effet, il occupe ce poste durant 26 ans, soit de 1963 à 1989. L'abbé Pelletier oeuvre au sein de plusieurs associations dédiées au développement des bibliothèques. Il est récipiendaire en 1990 du prix Juge-Lemay, pour avoir constitué des dossiers de presse sur les écrivains québécois dans le cadre de ses fonctions à la bibliothèque. Entre 1979 et 1982, il occupe le poste de secrétaire pour la Société d'histoire des Cantons de l'Est. Lorsque Claude Pelletier prend sa retraite en 1989, il continue à demeurer au Séminaire. Il décède le 15 septembre 2012.

Bataillon des Cadets
CAMAR P090 · Corporate body · 1888-1938

Le 15 novembre 1883, tel que mentionné dans les chroniques étudiantes, les "Volontaires du Séminaire" tiennent un exercice militaire. À l'automne 1897, une "Compagnie militaire au Séminaire" est officiellement constituée sous la direction du capitaine Alexandre Rhéaume. L'année scolaire 1907-1908 voit la compagnie changer de nom pour "Bataillon des Cadets" qui devient en 1915-1916 "Bataillon des Cadets (c.c. no 37)". Après 1928, on ne trouve plus trace de ce bataillon au Séminaire.

CAMAR P091 · Corporate body · 1893-2012

C'est à Saint-Joseph de Memramcook, Nouveau-Brunswick (près de Moncton) que naquit l'Institut des Petites Soeurs de la Sainte-Famille. Le 1er octobre 1874, Soeur Marie-Léonie Paradis, des Soeurs de Sainte-Croix, arriva, de Notre-Dame en Indiana, au Collège Saint-Joseph (cité plus haut) «par obéissance», dit-elle plus tard. Elle y rencontra le Père Camille Lefebvre, c.s.c., provincial des Pères de Sainte-Croix. Elle était restée fidèle «à son unique désir de travailler à l'ombre du sacerdoce». Elle reçut comme postulantes, pour les Soeurs de Sainte-Croix, des jeunes filles en service au Collège Saint-Joseph. Le 19 mars 1875, le Père Lefebvre présida la première prise d'habit dans l'église paroissiale de Memramcook. Saint Joseph bénit, en ce jour, le «berceau» de la nouvelle congrégation, l'humble Institut des Petites Soeurs. Cette même année 1875, Soeur Marie-Léonie fit un voyage à Notre-Dame, en Indiana. Chemin faisant, elle rencontra Mgr Édouard-Charles Fabre, évêque de Montréal. Elle proposa à ce dernier d'avoir des Soeurs de Sainte-Croix au Collège de Montréal. Mgr Fabre de lui répondre : «Pourquoi ne feriez-vous pas une communauté pour ces collèges?» En 1880, le Père Lefebvre se rendit au Chapitre général de sa Communauté, en France. «Le susdit chapitre permit l'existence d'une Congrégation sous le nom de Petites Soeurs de la Sainte-Famille, vouées au service des Maisons de Sainte-Croix». Mère Léonie continua à se dévouer à son oeuvre, à réaliser «son désir de travailler pour le Sacerdoce». Le 28 janvier 1895, décéda subitement le Père Camille Lefebvre, le jour même de la fête de la Sainte-Famille. Le diocèse de Moncton refusa pendant vingt ans l'approbation canonique du nouvel Institut. Mère Léonie se tourna vers le beau pays du Québec pour y repérer un évêque qui donnerait à son Institut un statut régulier dans l'Église. Cette même année 1895, Mgr Paul LaRocque, évêque de Sherbrooke, apprit la situation de la Fondatrice. «Depuis plusieurs années, je demandais à Dieu de m'envoyer à Sherbrooke une communauté religieuse de femmes dont le but serait le soin matériel des séminaires, collèges, etc. J'ouvre toutes grandes les portes de mon diocèse à votre Communauté, Noviciat et Maison-Mère». Le 1er août 1895, cinq religieuses arrivaient à l'évêché de Sherbrooke pour prendre charge du service ménager de cette maison. Le 5 octobre suivant, les Soeurs se logeaient au numéro 10 de la rue Peel. Elles reçurent l'approbation canonique le 26 janvier 1896. Dans notre diocèse, elles ont oeuvré au Séminaire de Sherbrooke, à l'Archevêché et dans quelques presbytères. Elles ont également oeuvré durant plus de 30 ans au Grand Séminaire des Saints-Apôtres, 500, rue Murray, Sherbrooke.

D'Arcy, Paul-Émile
CAMAR P089 · Person · 1947-1976

Paul-Émile D'Arcy est né à Magog le 8 mars 1915. Il fait ses études au Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée (1929-1937), puis à Montréal, et est ordonné prêtre le 29 juin 1941. Entre 1937 et 1956, la vie de Paul-Émile D'Arcy est liée au Séminaire Saint-Charles. Il est tour à tour premier régent, professeur, directeur du Comité des jeux, membre de la Corporation, directeur des élèves, directeur de la filmathèque, secrétaire de l'Association des anciens, directeur et vice-président de l'Aide à l'éducation Borroméenne et préposé aux relations publiques. Il est principal, et fondateur, de l'Externat classique d'Asbestos en 1956-1957 et visiteur ecclésiastique à la Commission scolaire de Sherbrooke de 1957 à 1965. Jusqu'en 1974, il dirige la pastorale scolaire et est conseiller en éducation chrétienne à la Commission scolaire régionale de l'Estrie. Il se retire en 1977 et s'installe au Pavillon Monseigneur-Racine jusqu'à son décès le 5 juin 2004.

Corporate body · 1983-

The Coaticook youth centre, Maison des jeunes de Coaticook, was founded in 1983 for the primary purposes of encouraging the autonomy of adolescents (ages 12-17), to provide a location for youth to gather together, to provide youth with activities that respond to their interests, and to prevent problems specific among youth. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors with various committees to support its activities. Initially, the Maison de jeunes de Coaticook rented space from the high school école Polyvalente La Frontalière but later on was able to secure their own space on Laurence Street. Also known as La Mayz de Coaticook, the organization celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2003. The Maison de jeunes de Coaticook continues to be active as it pursues objectives similar to those established in 1983.

Canadian Celanese. Coaticook
Corporate body · 1956-1985

The Coaticook factory that would eventually become the Canadian Celanese had its earliest beginnings in 1872 with the purchase of water rights from Levi Baldwin to Thomas McDuffee. They would then be acquired by Frederick Cross for the establishment of a rake factory. The factory went through a series of changes in ownership and purpose until it was acquired by Trenholme and Armitage in 1889 and became the Coaticook Woolen Mills. The factory was destroyed by fire in June 1889 and was rebuilt, continuing operations until 1919 when it was sold to Walter Blue. The factory again underwent multiple transactions until 1944, when it was acquired by Coaticook Textiles Limited. Under this ownership, the factory was expanded and by 1954 it employed 125 workers.

The Canadian Celanese was established in Coaticook in 1956 with the purchase of Coaticook Textiles Ltd’s building and equipment. In 1963, the Canadian Celanese Company merged with the Canadian Chemical Company to become a division of Chemcell Limited. In 1972, its corporate name was changed again to Celanese Canada. In 1980, the principal activity of the Celanese was the manufacture of acetate lining and texturized polyester fabrics. At this time, 80 per cent of their production went to Drummondville for dying and dressing.

In 1984 and 1985, Canadian Celanese’s plant in Coaticook was purchased by Produits Cellulaires Waterville. The company subsequently closed the plant, transferring Coaticook employees to Waterville.