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Cullen Family History
and Genealogy
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 1884 - 1977 (93 years)
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| Name |
Joseph George Turner |
| Born |
02 Jan 1884 |
Hintonburg, Ontario  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
11 Apr 1977 |
Ottawa, Ontario |
| Buried |
Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario |
| Notes |
- George Turner was born in Hintonburg, a railroaders' village, then a suburb of Ottawa. He received his elementary and high school education in Ottawa. In 1900, he continued the Turner railroading tradition started by his father, as a call boy with Canada Atlantic Railway. By 1903 he was a fireman and in 1910 he was promoted to engineer, a position he would hold for 38 years.
In 1906 he married Bernadette Joanis of Rockland, Ontario. They were married 66 years and had 15 children, one of whom died in infancy.
They settled first in Ottawa, then in Hurdman's Bridge, a hamlet on the Rideau River.
They were a well-known family, with the popular "Turner Girls" and the accomplished boys. Cycling was a family pastime - son George was an Olympian. And cottaging at Bark Lake and Trout Lake at Barry's Bay was a summer-long annual event for many years.
George loved his wife, his children and his cars. He needed a large car to ferry his brood, and over the years owned many including a Pierce Arrow, a Nash Ambassador, and, in retirement, his '56 Ford with the T-Bird engine.
George died in 1977 at age 93.
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| Person ID |
I5111 |
Cullen family tree |
| Last Modified |
2 Apr 2020 |
| Father |
Francis Ebenezer Turner, b. 19 Jun 1853, Fredericton, New Brunswick , d. 06 Oct 1927, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Emma Anastasia Lapointe, b. 31 Mar 1856, Notre Dame du Portage, Canada East , d. 31 Jan 1955, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 98 years) |
| Married |
02 May 1876 |
Edmunston, N.B. [1] |
| Family ID |
F1968 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Bernadette Domithilde Joanis, b. 04 May 1886, Angers, Quebec , d. 04 Jun 1973, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 87 years) |
| Married |
22 Aug 1906 |
Très Ste. Trinité, Rockland, Ontario [2] |
| Notes |
- The Ontario Marriage Registry for Russell County contains the following record: No. 16930-06 Joseph George Turner, 22, railroad work, (born) Ottawa, (residence) Coteau Station, Quebec, s/o Francis Turner and Emma Lapointe married Bernadette Joanisse, 20, dress maker, (born) Rockland, (residence) same, d/o Jules Joanisse and Délina Quévillon, witness Francis Turner and Marie Levesque, both of Rockland, 22 August 1906 at Rockland.
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| Children |
| | 1. Robert Edward Turner, b. 20 Jul 1907, Ottawa, Ontario , d. 07 Jul 1991, Victoria, BC (Age 83 years) [natural] |
| | 2. Harvey Francis Joseph Turner, b. 22 Dec 1908, Ottawa, Ontario , d. 14 Jul 1964, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 55 years) |
| | 3. Mary Bernadette Turner, b. 13 Jan 1910, Ottawa, Ontario , d. 22 Jan 1994, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 84 years) |
| | 4. Lawrence Edward Turner, b. 03 Aug 1911, Ottawa, Ontario , d. 01 Sep 1911, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 0 years) [natural] |
| | 5. Francis de Sales Jules Turner, b. 21 Sep 1912, Ottawa, Ontario , d. 28 Mar 1971, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 58 years) |
| | 6. Theresa Mary Gertrude Turner, b. 19 Oct 1913, Ottawa, Ontario , d. 22 May 2010, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 96 years) |
| | 7. George Louis Turner, b. 03 Jun 1915, Ottawa, Ontario , d. 21 Aug 1965, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 50 years) |
| | 8. Mary Madeleine Turner, b. 17 May 1917, Ottawa, Ontario , d. 05 Sep 2016, Bolton, Ontario (Age 99 years) |
| | 9. Lucy Claire Mary Turner, b. 19 Nov 1918, Ottawa, Ontario , d. 30 May 2009, Vancouver, BC (Age 90 years) |
| | 10. Florence Marie Turner, b. 06 Apr 1920, Ottawa, Ontario , d. 25 Apr 2016, Grafton, Ontario (Age 96 years) |
| | 11. Pauline Mary Turner, b. 26 May 1921, Hurdman's Bridge, Ontario , d. 14 Jan 2016, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 94 years) |
| | 12. John Albert Mark Turner, b. 09 Nov 1922, Hurdman's Bridge, Ontario , d. 09 Jun 1942, Bakel, Holland (Age 19 years) |
| | 13. Alice Mary Turner, b. 15 Feb 1925, Hurdman's Bridge, Ontario , d. 25 Jun 2010, Kanata, Ontario (Age 85 years) |
| | 14. James Henry Turner, b. 28 Jan 1927, Hurdman's Bridge, Ontario , d. 03 Feb 2004, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 77 years) |
| | 15. Mary Anne Winnifred Turner, b. 07 Jun 1929, Hurdman's Bridge, Ontario , d. 2013, Mariposa, California (Age 83 years) |
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| Last Modified |
18 Mar 2018 |
| Family ID |
F2177 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos
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 | Emma Turner - 5 generations Ottawa Citizen September 1953
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 | At the Schnupp farm, Bourget c1940
Back: George turner, Bernadette Turner, Laura Dinelle, Délina Gauthier, Jean-Louis Schnupp, Arthur Dinelle; Front: Winnifred Turner, Yvette Schnupp, Guy Schnupp, Marc Schnupp |
 | Turner/Joanis family at Hurdman's Bridge 1942
Back: Laura & Arthur Dinelle, Alice Joanis, George & Bernadette Turner, Délina Gauthier, Florence Turner, Marie Anne Joanis, Harvey Turner; Front: Lucy Turner, Bernadette Kenny, Frank & Frances Turner, Jo Turner, Terry & Greg Hart |
 | George and Lou Turner c1905
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 | George Turner and Bernadette Joanis family tree
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 | George & Bernadette Turner with family c1945
This photo was taken about 1944 or 1945 at the residence in Hurdman's Bridge. It may have been a celebration of their wedding anniversary. Back row: Winnie, Pauline with Mark, Florence, Bunny, Terry, Bernadette, Frank, Billy; Front row: Alice with Bobby, Irene Hart, George, Bernadette, Adele, Terry Jane, Eleanor, Mary |
 | Hurdman's Bridge before the Queensway
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 | Hurdman's Bridge 1915
At Hurdman's Bridge, there were four bridges crossing the Rideau. The most northerly bridge served the Canadian Northern Railway. This was followed by the old Hurdman's Bridge used for regular road traffic, then the CPR bridge and finally the CNR bridge. The Queensway bridge was constructed in 1954-55 and the CPR bridge still exists and is now used only for pedestrians and bicyclists.
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 | Southeast Ottawa and Hurdman's Bridge
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 | George & Bernadette visit Paula, Florence & Joe Summerside 1952
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 | Turner, George railroad engineer 1945
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 | Railroads of Eastern Ontario c1915
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 | Rockland Ontario c1915
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 | George Turner obituary
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| Histories
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 | Turner, George and Bernadette's Children
Biographies of the 14 adult children of George and Bernadette Turner, each authored by members of their families
Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures: Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1, Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013,
Chapter 6, pp 101-135 |
 | Turner, John Albert Mark Memorial (1922-1942)
Mark was one of five children of George and Bernadette Turner to serve in Canada’s armed forces in WWII. He was a 19-year-old RCAF flight sergeant wireless/air gunner when his Wellington bomber was shot down over Holland on June 9, 1942. Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1 Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013, Appendix 6, pp 231-242 |
 | Turner, Frank and Emma Family Photo Album
Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1 Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013, pp 54-61 Additional photos courtesy of Steve de Grosbois |
 | Lapointe Ancestors – Family Tree Charts
Family tree charts for each generation of our direct Audet and Lapointe ancestors. Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis, Volume 2: Our Lapointe and Joanis Ancestors Four Hundred Years of French Canadian Heritage, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2018, pp 38 and 131-138 |
 | Turner, George Joseph (1884-1977) and Bernadette Joanis (1886-1973)
George Turner followed in his father Frank's footsteps as a railroad engineer, and also by marrying Bernadette Joanis in 1906, thereby extending our French Canadian ancestry. Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1 Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, 2013, pp 63-82, 215-230 and 269-270. |
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| Turner, George and Bernadette Family Photo Album
Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1 Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013, pp 83-100. |
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| A Melding of Cultures Volume 1: Our Turner Ancestors - Introduction
Table of contents, forward, coats of arms, introduction, structure, acknowledgements and bibliography.
Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures, Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis, Volume 1: Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013
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| Turner, Francis Ebenezer (1853-1927) and Emma Lapointe (1856-1955)
Frank Turner, born in Fredericton, worked in the family stagecoach business before becoming a railroad engineer in Ottawa. In marrying Emma Lapointe in 1876, Frank formed the first link to our extensive French Canadian heritage. Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures, Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis, Volume 1: Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013 pp 37-53, 267-269 and 197-211 |
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| A Melding of Cultures Volume 2: Our Lapointe and Joanis Ancestors - Introduction
Table of contents, preface, introduction, acknowledgements, bibliography and photographic creditsExcerpt from A Melding of Cultures Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis, Volume 2: Our Lapointe and Joanis Ancestors Four Hundred Years of French Canadian Heritage, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2018 |
 | Holden Turner direct descendants to Mark Cullen
Chart showing the 7 generations from Holden Turner to Mark Cullen. Holden was the first of the family to settle in Canada in 1783. |
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| Sources |
- [S101] Turner family bible.
- [S41] Ancestry.ca, Ontario Marriages, Russell County, 1906, Page 37.
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