Some Poirier/Perry Families of St Nicholas

 

 

 

Maurice Perry was the uncle of Arsene Poirier.

Maurice's wife was is sister of Agno and Hubert Gaudet

Maurice's son was Celestin Perry where the name "Celestin Shore" came from.

Celina was the wife of Celestin and the Aunt of Yvonne (Edmond Phil Arsenault's wife)

Celestin's lived at the lower end of the St Nicholas Road and his brother Terry Perry lived at the other and across the highway.  

 

 

Celestin and Celina below 

 

 

Cyrus would be another son of Maurice

 

 

 

Another Perry (Poirier) family would be that of

Phelias. Phelias's wife was an Arsenault who would be the Aunt of my grandfather Alban Arsenault.   

Their son was Alban (or Albani) had lived at the old home and later his son Raymond would inherit this farm.

 

 

 

Neighbors to Phelias was Firmin Perry

Firmin was married to Sarah Steele and two of their sons were named Jack "Sarah" and Joe "Firmin"

to help differentiate the many Johns and Joes in the area.

 

SARAH STEELE was born 19 June 1844 in St. Nicholas, PEI / Miscouche, PEI. She married FIRMIN (POIRIER) PERRY 20 November 1866 in St. John the Baptist R. C. Church, Miscouche, PEI, son of MELEME POIRIER and SOPHIQUE GALLANT. He was born Abt. 1841 in St. Nicholas, PEI, and died Bef. August 1902. 

Children of SARAH STEELE and FIRMIN PERRY are:
i. MARY JANE⁶ PERRY, b. Abt. 1868.
ii. JOHN PERRY, b. 10 August 1869; m. ZELIE GAUDET, 27 January 1903, St. John the Baptist R. C. Church, Miscouche, PEI; b. Abt. 1872.
iii. PETER PERRY, b. 1875; m. LEONE BUOTE, 3 August 1908, St. Paul's R. C. Church, Summerside, PEI; b. Abt. 1878.
iv. JOSEPH AUGUSTE (PERRY) POIRIER, b. 15 August 1877, St. Nicholas, PEI; m. ELIZABETH POIRIER, 28 January 1902, St. John the Baptist R. C. Church, Miscouche, PEI; b. Abt. 1878, St. Nicholas, PEI.
v. THOMAS POIRIER, b. 2 November 1879, Miscouche, PEI.
vi. ETIENNE (STEPHEN) POIRIER, b. 24 January 1882, Miscouche, PEI.
vii. STANISLAUS POIRIER, b. 23 July 1884, Miscouche, PEI.
viii. THEODORE PERRY, b. Abt. 1886.
ix. JOSEPH WILFRED (POIRIER) PERRY, b. 28 March 1887, Miscouche, PEI; m. ZELLA GAUDET, 27 January 1903, St. John the Baptist R. C. Church, Miscouche, PEI; b. Abt. 1876, St. Nicholas, PEI.
x. FRANCOIS POIRIER, b. 28 May 1889, Miscouche, PEI.
xi. FRANCIS STEPHEN PERRY, b. Abt. 1890, Miscouche, PEI / Saunton, MA., USA; m. MARY ELIZA ARSENAULT, 27 July 1920, St. Paul's R. C. Church, Summerside, PEI; b. 1895, Mont-Carmel, PEI.   John (Jack Sarah) and Zellie has a daughter Corina who is married to Elmer Gaudet.
John's son was Edward who was killed in WW2. Zellie is the daughter of Sosime Gaudet from St Nicholas.

 

 

Joe Firmin (Jack Sarah's brother) was married to Elizabeth Perry (who were the parents of Frank and Winnie). Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph C Perry.