Individual Details

Calixte Perreault

(14 Nov 1879 - 28 Feb 1942)

Starting with the strong pioneering spirit of Calixte and Maria Perreault, four generations grew in the Henribourg district. Calixte arrived in 1910 and took a homestead which the present hamlet of Henribourg is situated on. Mr. Hebert built him a two storey log house on the south eastern part of his quarter. Calixte came back in 1911 with his wife and four children. When they arrived the house was not finished and instead of the dry favorable weather as Calixte had seen in 1910, it was very wet and the roads were muddy. It was a good thing he had a pair of oxen and two horses and wagon to bring his belonging to Henribourg from Prince Albert. They first lived with Henri Morin in the hill east of Henribourg (Henribourg was named after Henri Morin who also donated land and lumber on which the Roman Catholic Church was built)

Calixte being of a business mind had his log house built larger than most as he turned his home into the first general store in Henribourg, where he sold garden produce, dairy goods, etc. He bought more land and his produce was sold in Prince Albert and to other settlers.

In 1917, he bought the store in Albertville which he exchanged in 1919 for Charles Goulet`s farm. He later bought Smyth`s, Patenaude's and Boileau`s homesteads. (1980 Henribourg Historical book)

In August 2000, I had the opportunity to talk to Calixte's eldest son, Ernest Perreault. For a man of nearly 95 years of age, his mind is as clear as ever. He told us that Calixte was known by the police! During the prohibition, Calixte was known for his moonshine and his bootlegging. On one occasion, when he knew that the RCMP was on its way, he dumped his stash into the animal's feed in the barn. All went well until the police noticed that the cows were stumbling in the field. At another time, he realized that young boys were stealing his beer, so he urinated in a few bottles and placed them to attract the boys.... however, the police arrived before the boys and when Calixte swore that he did not have beer in those bottles, they opened them and took a gulp.... that landed him in jail for one month! He was fined on many occasions and after a $4,000 fine which forced him to sell part of the farm, the boys put all of the belongings in their mother's name. It now explains why his daughter, Rosa, my mother-in-law, was so much against drinking. She had seen its worst consequences. - Diane Lebrun

Events

Birth	14 Nov 1879	Plessisville, Québec, Canada
Residence	1901	Age: 21; CanRead: Y; CanWrite: Y; DivisionNumber: B; EnumerationDistrict: 169; EnumerationDistrictName: Mégantic; SpeaksFrench: Y; SubEnumerationDistrict: 2; SubEnumerationDistrictName: Halifax (North/Nord); TribeOrClan: Française; MaritalStatus: Single; R - Québec, Canada
Marriage	8 Jul 1903	Plessisville, Mégantic, Quebec, Canada - Marie St-Hilaire
Residence	1911	Age: 32; Occupation: Farmer; Religion: Roman Catholic; CanRead: yes; CanWrite: yes; CountingDistrictName: 26; CountingDistrictNumber: 26; CountyNumber: 212; EmploymentDetails: yes; HoursWorked: 70; LanguageSpoken: F; OccupationCode: 0-0-00; WeeksWorked: 52 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Residence	1926	Age: 46; EnumerationDistrict: 29; SubEnumerationDistrict: 43; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head - Saskatchewan, Canada
Nationality	1931	Canadian
Residence	1931	Age: 51; Religion: Roman Catholic; Municipality: Buckland 491; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AbleToSpeakOther: English; CanReadWrite: W; ClassOfHouse: Single House; ClassofWorker: Own account; ConstructMaterials: Wood; EnumerationDistrict: Prince Albert; HomeOw - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death	28 Feb 1942	Heart Attack - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Alt name		Calix Perrault
Alt name		Caliste Perrault
Reference No		A4 C1
Title (Nobility)
Burial		Albertville, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation		Farmer
Religion		Roman Catholic

Families

Spouse	Marie St-Hilaire (1882 - 1962)
Child	Mélina Perreault (1904 - 1989)
Child	Ernest Joseph Arthur Perreault (1905 - 2002)
Child	Louis Perreault (1907 - 1907)
Child	Lucien Perreault (1907 - 1907)
Child	William "Willie" Perreault (1908 - 1940)
Child	Arthur Perreault (1910 - 1927)
Child	Sr Marie Anne Dite St Evangeline Perrault (1912 - 1938)
Child	Paul Emile Joseph Perreault (1914 - 1990)
Child	Rose-Marie Perreault (1916 - 1982)
Child	Irene Anna Maria Perreault (1918 - 1991)
Child	Adélia Perreault (1920 - 1979)
Child	Emile Gérard Perreault (1921 - 2013)
Child	Armand Joseph Perreault (1923 - 2000)

Father	François-Xavier Perreault (1853 - 1921)
Mother	Henriette Daigle (1850 - 1930)
Sibling	Herménégilde Jean-François Perreault (1881 - 1957)
Sibling	Angélina Perreault (1882 - 1887)
Sibling	Angélina Gertrude Perreault (1883 - 1905)
Sibling	Mélina Perreault (1884 - 1953)
Sibling	Joseph-Eugène Perreault (1886 - 1886)
Sibling	Joseph-Edouard Eugène Perreault (1887 - 1945)
Sibling	Pierre-François Perreault (1889 - 1889)
Sibling	Diane Evéllina Perreault (1890 - 1891)
Sibling	Marie-Anna Luciasse Perreault (1892 - 1952)

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Calixte Perreault

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