Amedée Joanis

1877 - 1961  (83 years)

• Name	Amedée Joanis
  Nickname	Médée
  Born	27 Nov 1877	Hawkesbury, Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Feb 1961	Clarence Creek, Ontario
  Buried	15 Feb 1961	Ste. Félicité, Clarence Creek, Ontario   [2]
  Notes	In 1903, Amédée was a farmer at Lot 3 Concession 9 Clarence Township. In 1913, on the birth record of his son Jules, his residence is listed as Lot 3, Concession 10.
  Person ID	I1213	Cullen family tree
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Pierre Jules Depocas-dit-Joanis,   b. 04 Apr 1843, St. Andrews East, Argenteuil, Canada East ,   d. 02 Jan 1928, Rockland, Ontario  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Domithilde Maisonneuve,   b. 30 Sep 1843, Ste. Scholastique, Canada East ,   d. 19 Jun 1913, Clarence Creek, Ontario  (Age 69 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1861	Angers, Canada East   [3]
  Family ID	F656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Flora Viau,   b. Abt 1877,   d. 22 Mar 1943, Clarence Creek, Ontario  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	08 Jan 1906	Clarence Creek, Ontario   [4]
  Children	1. René Joanis,   b. 11 Jan 1907, Clarence Creek, Ontario  [natural]   2. Raoul Joanis,   b. 11 Jan 1907, Clarence Creek, Ontario  [natural]   3. Ernest Hervé Joanis,   b. 07 Jul 1908, Clarence Creek, Ontario ,   d. 03 May 1993  (Age 84 years)   4. Aldoria Joanis,   b. 01 Mar 1910, Clarence Creek, Ontario ,   d. 14 Nov 1991  (Age 81 years)   5. Horace Gerard Joanis,   b. 29 Oct 1911, Clarence Creek, Ontario ,   d. 08 Apr 1912, Clarence Creek, Ontario  (Age 0 years)   6. Jules Gerard Joanis,   b. 02 Oct 1913, Clarence Creek, Ontario ,   d. 20 Jun 1930  (Age 16 years)  [natural]   7. Marie Rose Stéphanie Joanis,   b. 11 Dec 1915, Clarence Creek, Ontario  [natural]   8. Alban Joanis,   b. 19 Jun 1918, Clarence Creek, Ontario ,   d. Bef 2014  (Age < 95 years)  [natural] + 9. Joseph Azarie Joanisse,   b. 27 Aug 1921, Clarence Creek, Ontario ,   d. 08 Jan 2003, Jan 25 2003  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Amédée Joanis' children
  		Amédée and Flora Joanis
  		Amédée Joanis and Flora Viau Wedding photo 1906
  		Amédée Joanis and grandson Robert Chartrand
  		Amédée Joanis' family at son Raoul's 25th wedding anniversary 1954
  		Flora Viau memorial card
  		Flora Viau obituary 1942
  		Amédée Joanis death notice 1961
  		Amédée Joanis obituary 1961
  		Amédée Joanis 1906

  
  

  Documents		Jules Joanis Sr. gifted son Amédée 50 acres On 24 June 1911, Jules and Domethilde gifted 50 acres to Amédée on the South half of the South half of Lot 3 9th concession in Clarence Township, Russell County
  		Amédée Joanis to Azarie Joanis sale of 50 acres On 12 January 1916, Azarie sold to Amédée 50 acres, the South half of the South half of Lot 3 9th concession in Clarence Township, Russell County; sale price $2,500.
  		Jules Joanis sold to Amedée Joanis 100 acres for $3,000 On 1 May 1918, Jules sold 100 acres to Amedée of the East half of Lot 4 in the 9th concession in Clarence Township, Russell County
  		Amedée Joanis land purchase 1916 On 12 January, 1916, Amedée purchased 75 acres from Joseph Racine. The land was the north half of the South half of Lot 8 and the South East quarter of the South of Lot 8 in the 10th concession in Clarence Township, Russell County
  		Azarie Joanis to Amedée Joanis sale of 50 acres 1 May 1918 Azarie sold to Amédée 50 acres, the South half of the South half of Lot 3 9th concession in Clarence Township, Russell County; sale price $5,000
  		Azarie Joanis to Amedée Joanis land sale 1 May 1918 Azarie sold to Amédée 50 acres, the North half of the South half of Lot 3 9th concession in Clarence Township, Russell County; sale price $7,000.
  		Joanis land transactions 1884-1918
  		Vernon's Farmers' and Business Directory 1916-17 page 457

  
  

  Headstones

  Joanis, Amédée and Flora Viau and family headstone Clarence Creek

  
  

  Histories		Evolution of the Sawmill Industry on the Ottawa River At least five generations of the Joanis family were employed in the sawmill industry on the Ottawa River. This is a brief description of its growth and a photo gallery of the lumber and sawmill industries. 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 83-87
  		Depocas dit Joanis, Pierre Jules (1843-1927) and Domithilde Maisonneuve (1843-1913) Pierre Jules Joanis (1843-1927) worked for more than 50 years in the sawmilling industry on the Ottawa River and in Eastern Ontario. He was a millwright, farmer and leading citizen of Rockland and Clarence Creek. 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 94-111, 213-226 and 261.

  
  

  Albums		Joanis, Amédée (10) Amédée Joanis family photos
  		Edwards, W.C. Mills, Rockland, Ontario (14) Edwards Mills photos

  
  

• Sources

  [S121] Baptisms St-Jean-Baptiste, L'Orignal, SFOHG 1992, 361. [S100] Tres Sainte Trinite Rockland Ontario 1889-1988 Lemieux Publisher 1991, 124. [S227] Marriages de l'Outaouais, Vol V, Publication B. Pontbriand, 1972, 57. [S227] Marriages de l'Outaouais, Vol V, Publication B. Pontbriand, 1972, 92.