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     Gérard CHENIER married Fernande STE MARIE, daughter of Charles STE MARIE and Simone LECUYER, on 10 June 1961 in St-Rémi, QC, Canada.¹

     Fernande STE MARIE married Gérard CHENIER, son of Oscar CHENIER and Florida LAPLAINE, on 10 June 1961 in St-Rémi, QC, Canada.¹

     Charles STE MARIE married Simone LECUYER.¹

     Simone LECUYER married Charles STE MARIE.¹

     Rita LALONDE married Jean Guy GROULX.¹

     Jean Guy GROULX married Rita LALONDE, daughter of Roger LALONDE and Marie Rosaline (Rose) Laura Philomène CHENIER.¹

     Roger LALONDE married Christiane ROY.¹

     Christiane ROY married Roger LALONDE, son of Roger LALONDE and Marie Rosaline (Rose) Laura Philomène CHENIER.¹

     Christine LALONDE married Mr. PAQUETTE.¹

     Mr. PAQUETTE married Christine LALONDE, daughter of Roger LALONDE and Marie Rosaline (Rose) Laura Philomène CHENIER.¹

     Claude CHENIER married Solange GERVAIS, daughter of Napoléon GERVAIS and Jacqueline MILLETTE, on 24 March 1962 in Mont Rolland, QC.¹

     Solange GERVAIS married Claude CHENIER, son of Joseph CHENIER and Marguerite COALLIER, on 24 March 1962 in Mont Rolland, QC.¹

     Napoléon GERVAIS married Jacqueline MILLETTE.¹

     Jacqueline MILLETTE married Napoléon GERVAIS.¹

     Ginette Rollande Pauline CHENIER was born on 25 May 1948.¹ She married Fernand Vianney LADOUCEUR, son of Marcel LADOUCEUR and Marie Blanche DESROCHERS, on 31 August 1968 in Ste-Adèle, Ste-Adèle, QC, Canada.^2,3

     Fernand Vianney LADOUCEUR was born on 2 July 1949.¹ He married Ginette Rollande Pauline CHENIER, daughter of Joseph CHENIER and Marguerite COALLIER, on 31 August 1968 in Ste-Adèle, Ste-Adèle, QC, Canada.^2,3

     Marcel LADOUCEUR married Marie Blanche DESROCHERS.¹

     Marie Blanche DESROCHERS married Marcel LADOUCEUR.¹

     Michel CHENIER was born on 4 July 1947.¹ He married Rachel LAVALLEE, daughter of Marcel LAVALLEE and Marguerite LALLIER, on 28 June 1969 in St-Joseph, Mont Rolland, QC, Canada.²

     Rachel LAVALLEE was born on 10 September 1951.¹ She married Michel CHENIER, son of Joseph CHENIER and Marguerite COALLIER, on 28 June 1969 in St-Joseph, Mont Rolland, QC, Canada.²

     Marcel LAVALLEE married Marguerite LALLIER.¹

     Marguerite LALLIER married Marcel LAVALLEE.¹

     Désire Ernest Pierre CHENIER was born on 19 September 1945.¹ He married Andrée Simone ALLARD, daughter of Jean Victor ALLARD and Andrée Simone PICHE, on 26 December 1970 in Ste-Adèle, Ste-Adèle, QC, Canada.^2,3 He and Rachel KIEFFER began living together in 1984.⁴

     Andrée Simone ALLARD married Désire Ernest Pierre CHENIER, son of Ernest Joseph Paul Emile CHENIER and Madeleine Thérèse MARTIN, on 26 December 1970 in Ste-Adèle, Ste-Adèle, QC, Canada.^1,2

     Biography: General Jean Victor Allard, CC, CBE, GOQ, DSO, ED, CD (June 12, 1913 - April 23, 1996) was the first French-Canadian to become Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest position in the Canadian Forces from 1966–1969. He was also the first to hold the accompanying rank of (full, four-leaf) general.

Allard served as an officer in the Régiment de Trois-Rivières prior to the Second World War. After the outbreak of war in 1939, he was attested to the Canadian Active Service Force and promoted to the rank of major. When the active component of his regiment was redesignated to become an Anglophone armoured unit, he requested a transfer to the infantry and became the Deputy Commanding Officer of le Régiment de la Chaudière in England. In December 1943, he became the Commanding Officer of the Royal 22e Régiment in Italy.He was in command of the 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade at the end of the war in Germany, in the rank of brigadier (now brigadier-general). He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) on three occasions. He was the Canadian Military Attaché in Moscow after the war until February 1948. During the Korean War, he commanded the 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade from April 1953. He signed the truce at Panmunjon on Canada's behalf on 27 July 1953. He became commander of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade in 1954.As a major-general, he commanded the British 4th Infantry Division from 1961 to 1963, as part of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). As a lieutenant-general, he commanded Mobile Command from 1965 to 1966, comprising the Canadian land forces in Canada and, at that time, the close air support forces, as well.
In July 1966, Allard was promoted to full General. From 1966 to 1969, he was Chief of the Defence Staff. He was the first francophone to occupy this position. It was under his supervision that the Canadian Forces were integrated. He was heavily involved in the unification of the Canadian Armed Forces. He is also remembered for the implementation of a significant expansion of French-language units (FLUs) in the Army (the creation of a French-language brigade at CFB Valcartier with units of all arms and services), in the Air Force (the creation of French-language squadrons) and in the Navy (the creation of French-language ships).
In 1985, he published his memoirs, with English translation in 1988 The memoirs of General Jean V. Allard, written in cooperation with Serge Bernier.

Honours:

In 1968, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
The Général-Jean-Victor-Allard Building, the home of the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School, was named in honour of General Allard.¹

Jean Victor ALLARD was born on 12 June 1913 in Ste-Monique-de-Nicolet, QC, Canada.¹ He married Andrée Simone PICHE on 7 January 1939 in St-Jacques, Montréal, QC, Canada.² He died on 23 April 1996 in Trois Rivières, QC, Canada, at age 82.¹

     Andrée Simone PICHE was born circa 1920. She married Jean Victor ALLARD on 7 January 1939 in St-Jacques, Montréal, QC, Canada.¹ She died on 23 April 1995.²

     Zotique CHENIER was born on 24 November 1899 in Ste-Justine-de-Newton, QC, Canada,^1,2,3 and was baptized on 26 November 1899 in Ste-Justine-de-Newton, QC, Godparents: Jean-Baptiste Arseneault & Eliana Martineau.^1,4 He married Clara LIBOIRON, daughter of William LIBOIRON and Victoria-Marie-Rose MASSE, on 31 August 1921 in Ste-Justine-de-Newton, QC.⁵ He died on 4 May 1986 in St-Polycarpe, QC, Canada, at age 86⁶ and was buried on 6 May 1986 in St-Polycarpe, QC.⁶

     Ruth BRUNETTE married Albert Edward CHENIER, son of Horace Charles Elzéard CHENIER and Marguerite Ann DUCHARME, circa 1946.¹ She died before January 2000.²

     Patricia Lea CHENIER was born in 1951.¹ She died on 26 November 1999 in Sudbury, ON, Canada.² She was cremated in November 1999 in Sudbury, ON,² and was buried in 2000 in Malloch Road Cemetery, Arnprior, ON, Canada.

     Candace CHENIER died before January 2000.¹

     Diane (?) married Richard B. CHENIER, son of Albert Edward CHENIER and Ruth BRUNETTE.

     Richard B. CHENIER married Diane (?) He was born in January 1947.

     Monique CHENIER and Louis R. LABRECQUE began living together.¹ She was born on 23 April 1941.² She married Gilles FILION in 1968.³

     Louis R. LABRECQUE and Monique CHENIER began living together.¹ He was born on 15 May 1929.²

     Rachel KIEFFER was born on 15 October 1944.¹ She and Désire Ernest Pierre CHENIER began living together in 1984.²

     Martin Désiré Pierre CHENIER was born on 28 June 1974.¹

     Andréane Simone CHENIER married René CONTOIS.¹

     Michelle WAGNER married Eric KIEFFER-ROSS, son of Désire Ernest Pierre CHENIER and Rachel KIEFFER.¹

     Eric KIEFFER-ROSS married Michelle WAGNER.¹ He was born circa 1984.

     Etienne RAYMOND married Cécile MIGNOT/MIGNEAULT.¹

     Cécile MIGNOT/MIGNEAULT married Etienne RAYMOND.¹

     Peter CHENIER married Paulette HOLMAN circa 1965.

     Paulette HOLMAN married Peter CHENIER, son of Cléophas (Clifford) D. CHENIER and Claire BELEC, circa 1965.

     Léonard CHAPERON was born circa 1930.¹ He married Merle Marie McNICHOLL on 31 May 1952.² He died on 11 December 2004 in South Lyon, MI, USA,³ and was buried on 14 December 2004 in South Lyon, MI.³

     Lisa Marie CHENIER was born on 20 May 1886 in Plantagenet, ON, Canada,^1,2,3 and was baptized on 23 May 1886 in St-Paul, Plantagenet, ON, Canada, Godparents: William Chénier & Mary Jane Chénier.^1,3

     Olivier Joseph CHENIER was born on 27 April 1888 in Lancaster, ON, Canada,¹ and was baptized on 28 April 1888 in St.Margaret, Glen Nevis, ON, Canada, Godparents: Joseph Daoust & Ada Pharand.²

     Jacques Nelson CHENIER was born on 5 September 1968 in Plantagenet, ON, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 15 September 1968 in St-Paul, Plantagenet, ON, Canada, Godparents: Nelson Poirier & Claudette Lalonde.²

     Genest Léo Joseph CHENIER was born on 25 March 1959 in Plantagenet, ON, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 29 March 1959 in St-Paul, Plantagenet, ON, Canada, Godparents: Léo C. Lalonde & Robertina Groulx.² He married Jose WILSON circa 1990.¹

     Jean CHENIER was born on 20 February 1978 in Plantagenet, ON, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 25 March 1978 in St-Paul, Plantagenet, ON, Canada, Godparents: Réjean Lalonde & Louise Lavoie.²

     Lise Huguette Marie CHENIER was born on 12 December 1964 in Plantagenet, ON, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 20 December 1964 in St-Paul, Plantagenet, ON, Canada, Godparents: Alcide Quesnel & Huguette Lalonde.²

     Donald Michel CHENIER was born on 15 December 1966 in Plantagenet, ON, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 25 December 1966 in St-Paul, Plantagenet, ON, Canada, Godparents: Donald Maisonneuve & Aline Chénier.²

     Pierre Roland Joseph CHENIER was born on 24 August 1963 in Plantagenet, ON, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 1 September 1963 in St-Paul, Plantagenet, ON, Canada, Godparents: Roland Poirier & Odette Chénier.² He married Julie REGIMBAL circa 1987.¹

     Serge Lionel Joseph CHENIER was born on 17 June 1962 in Plantagenet, ON, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 17 June 1962 in St-Paul, Plantagenet, ON, Canada, Godparents: Lionel Lamarche & Yollande Lalonde.² He married Charleine LAFONTAINE circa 1989.¹

     Yves René Joseph CHENIER married Hélène MELOCHE.¹ He was born on 5 February 1958 in Plantagenet, ON, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 6 February 1958 in St-Paul, Plantagenet, ON, Canada, Godparents: René Chénier & Laurette Vachon.²

     Jose WILSON was born circa 1968.¹ She married Genest Léo Joseph CHENIER, son of Roland Joseph Gérard CHENIER and Réjeanne LALONDE, circa 1990.¹

     Julie REGIMBAL married Pierre Roland Joseph CHENIER, son of Roland Joseph Gérard CHENIER and Réjeanne LALONDE, circa 1987.¹

     Charleine LAFONTAINE was born circa 1963.¹ She married Serge Lionel Joseph CHENIER, son of Roland Joseph Gérard CHENIER and Réjeanne LALONDE, circa 1989.¹

     Hélène MELOCHE married Yves René Joseph CHENIER, son of Roland Joseph Gérard CHENIER and Réjeanne LALONDE.¹

     Claude CHENIER married Claire HEBERT.¹ He was born on 21 June 1950.²

     Claire HEBERT married Claude CHENIER, son of Richard CHENIER and Anita SAUVE.¹ She was born on 5 October 1951.²