Lévesque/Pelletier Genealogy - Person Sheet
Lévesque/Pelletier Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameEldred Albert John Watts 
8
8Alias/AKAJack
Birth4 Jun 1888, Chapel Allerton, Somerset, England
Death6 Feb 1961
BurialParis, ON
Spouses
Birthabt 1913
Death18 Nov 1997
BurialRouyn, QC8
FatherJoseph Alphonse Lévesque (1871-1964)
MotherLaura Côté (-1955)
Marriage28 Dec 1931
Separation12 Apr 1944
ChildrenShirley Ruth Anne (1940-)
Gerald (1934-)
Earl (1937-)
Sheila (1938-)
Kenneth Bernard (1942-)
Notes for Eldred Albert John Watts
War record indicates date of birth of 1893.8
Joined the army in 1914, went overseas and was wounded. After his return to Canada, took teachers training. First teaching job in Spanish, ON, where he met his future wife.
Joined the army in 1914, went overseas and was wounded. After his return to Canada, took teachers training. First teaching job in Spanish, ON, where he met his future wife.
Notes for Laura (Spouse 1)
Eldred and Laura Watts ran a hotel in McKerrow, ON .
After marriage separation, Gerald and Sheila were raised by Alphonse and Laura Bishop in Spanish, ON. Earl (known as Bobby) was raised by Eldred Watts (aka Jack) and stayed at various places where Eldred Watts taught, mainly in northern towns but it seems home base for them was Paris, ON where the Watts family had settled when they came from England.
Shirley Watts was placed in care of the C.A.S. and was raised in the old orphanage in Sudbury also various foster homes. Kenneth was also in care of the C.A.S. and foster homes.
After marriage separation, Gerald and Sheila were raised by Alphonse and Laura Bishop in Spanish, ON. Earl (known as Bobby) was raised by Eldred Watts (aka Jack) and stayed at various places where Eldred Watts taught, mainly in northern towns but it seems home base for them was Paris, ON where the Watts family had settled when they came from England.
Shirley Watts was placed in care of the C.A.S. and was raised in the old orphanage in Sudbury also various foster homes. Kenneth was also in care of the C.A.S. and foster homes.