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| Name |
Jean-Baptiste CHARTIER |
- In the 1901 Canadian Census, Jean-Baptiste aka Jack was living with his brother Alexandre. His occupation is listed a Steam Ship Captain.
A biography written about his brother Léon, included a statement that Jean-Baptiste was a captain of the G. B. Green. The G.B. Green, a side wheel paddle boat steamer operated on the Ottawa River moving both passengers and goods.
In the 1911 Canadian Census, he is married and still worked as a Captain. It further stated that he worked 60 per week for 32 weeks as captain and earned $650. He had a second job at which he earned $240 per year. (The river would freeze in winter.)
A devastating fire occurred on the G. B. Green at 1 am on the morning of 27 July 1916 while she was alongside the pier. Jack and his son were sleeping aboard as well as six other people. In one hour, the vessel was a charred hulk. Four people died. Jack and his son escaped along with 2 other people. Several articles on the fire and subsequent investigation were written in The Ottowa Journal. No cause of the fire was ever determined and no one was held responsible.
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| Born |
07 Oct 1878 |
Alymer, QC, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Person ID |
I10532 |
Chartier Family |
| Last Modified |
7 Jul 2016 |
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