The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-30
THE LATE AUGUSTUS GILBLAIR
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NORM Murray both of whom came
from st. Francois, Beauce. His spar
ents came to Skowhegan in the year
1S41 from Hallowell. Me, where they
had lived four years after coming
from Canada.
When the Gilbert family came and
settled in Hallowell in 1897 there were
no roads between st. George, Canada
and the Forks. Me The children
had to be carried by turns on NJ Gil
bert's back. They camped out sew
eral nights en- route. Before coming
TO this country Mrs Gilbert had been
married to a Mister Marcoux with
whom che had five children, one of
whom, Oliver CLeviD died in Canada,
when two years old. 1t is after him
that (Oliver) Levi Marcou, his bro
thcr, was named. Arriving from
Hallowell, the Gilbert family settled
in Morsevillc, now part of Skowhegan.
in the vicinity of the railroad station
80 named because of one Morse who
owned the land. 1t was in that neigh
borhood and in house which was
moved when the depot wan built that
Godefroy Gilbert augustus Gilblair)
was born.
The Marcoux children. who came
with their mother to SkOwhegan were
Sara, who married Mike Demo tMi-
chel Dumontl of Skowhegan, Ange
line, who married Auguste fAugustusl
Fortier, who died in Canada in 1892.
Isaac who died in Sheffield. Vt, 1901
and Levi fOliverl who died sudden
~ in Lewiston. Me. July 81. 1900 and
was buried in the Catholic cemetery
OF Skowhegan, July Goth of the same
year.
Beside these step sisters and step
brothers, NJ c. Gilbert had three sis
ters and two brothers, all of whom
are now deceased. Marie. born Oct.
Z, 1896 in st. George. Canada. married
10 Joseph Onesjme Cayouette died
Feb. /, 1907 Sophie, born in Augusta
In June 10, 1898. married to Joseph
Lessard, October D, 1854, died January
26. 1897 Joseph Lessard. died May
s, 1911; Frank, born in 1870 killed
accidentally December 7, 1855. Marie.
Denise, died in iS47. aged five years;
Abraham, died in 1874, was only one
month old.
Godefroy Gilbert married at the
early age of IS years, his wife, Sophia
Tantish, daughter of John and Sophia
cItoderigue) Tantith (Tintiche) of this
town. They were married in Au-
gusta by FIR. IIagon. His first wife
lived only eight years. They had
four children. All but one, Fred. of
Skowhegan, are now deceased. Fred
married Dina Forth, still living. In
1872 Godefroy Gilbert married ANA
nda 0omerleau) Pomlow. who died
sixteen years ago. They had ten
children: Annie who married Sidney
johnson of Skowhegan; Rosie, who
married Allie Lcwla also of this town !;
Charles Edward. who liver In Lynn,
Mass: Joseph of Skowhcgan Mamie
who married George Ware nloy) of
Skowhcgan: Warren. married to Ida
Cr0ndln OF this place: stephen, who
married Miss Amanda Currier, and
who lives in this town: Ad6lpho and
Emilio. both of whom live here, and
Julia who married Cleveland Royal
Of Auburn. The couple were
married in IIallowell. Me. by Rev Fr.
James Cary, Nav LIST, 1916. They
now I've In Auburn. NJ Gilbert had
been In the undertaking business for
oyer thirty two years. He has been
the lending singer in st. Marys church
from 1891 until a few years before
his death. He had a beautiful tenor
voice and was an expert In Plain
Chant and church music He served
as deputy under Sheriff MoOers for
many years.
When bow. Mr.. Gilblair went to
school part of the time on Mechanic
street, the teacher being Elizabeth
Hale. ArtCrward he attended the
school where the Thomas Fox
house Is now located on Baptist Hill
After finishing his schooling. he went
into the foundry and worked for AZ
years. This foundry was owned by
one Frank Williams and waa situa-
ted on the bank Of the river in the
rear OF the store of the Bowman Hard
Co. It was afterward moved to
the. site of the old Wooden Mill and
was opernted by S. l.. Gould e Go.
Gould eventually sold out tn his par
nor, Willis and later Willis sold
out to w. f. Bacon, who in turn,
sold 10 George H. Boardman, Angus
tus Gllblnir Fn1 jane Holt. AS a
side-lne. the firm began making river
drivers calks and this part of the
business was a little later bought
out by Mr. Gilblair. The foundry
was sold to ITackett & Witham and
about the time when Gi!blar was
planning to go into the calk making
trade alone, he received from trust
which manufacturcde theie articles,
and offer of $500 n year for ten or
twelve years provided he tGilblair)
would stop making calks This he
agreed to do. Two years before
leaving the foundry he won't into the
undertaking business, which he fol
lowed until recent years,
The family has the sympathy Of n
very large circle of relatives and