The morning times., 1895-07-12
81 CHILDREN IN 20 YEARS.
The Proud Record of a French Cana
dim FnmIIY In WnrcHster

The Proud Record of a French Cana
dinn Family In Worcester.
Worcester has many families Of from eight
TO fifteen children. bat so far as heard from
Francis G@rvai5, carpenter, who resides
at 6 Shields street. holes the palm SAYS he
Worcester. Mass. Telegram. Geryais has
tiIe distinction OF being he father of twenty
four children, tT'eni y-UEe little blessings i.av
ing come 10 him and his wife Louise, in
twenty years OF married life Only nine of
th--se survive. the others having died in in
fancy. The nine are rUgged-lookmg chill
dran and they ma h. the little home ON Oak
H!l r"sound with their hearty sports Their
names and agesarh asfOlloWs: Frank, aged
Is; Arthur, I, Roch, II; Henry, | o; Louise,
9; Eugene, 3. Edward, 4; Eva, 3 years and
Alb ri. - months
GarvaiS was born May 26. 1SAT, in St
ROch, d village about thiTt y miles from Mon
II Al, on the river Chemblcv, whiChseparatcs
Ia" towns OF st. Roch and St Ours. His
; father WAS ann is now the village carpenter
a,ld OF hun GeTvais lea rned the trade at
Which he has worked since reaching man
| hood. His father was one of nineteen chill
dran, and tIervaIs Is one of seventeen. SO
that 1t wouldsaem the tendency
families is a family trait Gervais first
married Meivina Teller, in North Attic
borough, Mass, in 1870. Three children
| blessed the union, but all died shortly after
birth aDd Mrs. Geryais died in 1873. Ger
vais then returned 10 ST. Roch. He was
soon attracted by Louise BrTari, one Of the
praltieSt girls in the village Of st. Ours
Louise was eight years his junior, but She
admired GeryaIs, and they were married n
ST Oars, November 20, 1873.
Their lives since then, 10 Judge from their
! conversation and appearance, have been
.rH NJ fHnHr
round new member was added To the
household aGd one year three came, but the,
lived only "A short time. Despite the ex-
/ pense Of caring for this large family, Mr.
GervaiS has prOSpered and is the owner of
his honn, a neat little cottage on Oak Hill,
overlooking the union station and the busy
vall@yarouni it. H is stockiIy bultman
bT0ad-Shouldered and deep-chcSted about
five feet six Inches in height He has Il
smooth, broad forehead. dcnoting more than
ordinary intelligence: blue eyes, that lenC
TO his features n pleasant cast and hand
some, square-trimmcd brown beard. His
complexion, despite his forty-eight years, is
as clear and his face as devoid of wrinkles
as a boys. His disposition is cheerful,
which may account for his scarcity of
wrinkles
! Mrs. GerVais is a slight, girliSh-lOokng
+iittle woman. about five feet four inches
in height and would weigh perhaps 10
pounds. She has light complexion and
! pleasant face, She does not look day
over thirty, although she confesses 10 fort.
/ years. They lave lived in Worcester fif-
! teen years, Gervais being constantly en-
/ plOyed at his trade Mr GeryaiS is tenn
7 paTate and uses very little tobacco. He
/ is never found away from his family, eX-
! cept while at work IT is happy and
| hHartylooking circle, from the parents
! down TO the youngest member.
| Others in Worcester who rank close to Mr.
! Gervais are Owen Carroll, who in eighteen
/ years OF married life has beea favored with
/ fifteen children, and Dr. +. ID. Fontaine,
| who enjoys a successful medical practice
and is yet a young man and is the father
! of ten children, all living.