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Charles Boyd Gallant
1894 - 1983 (88 years)
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Name Charles Boyd Gallant Birth 8 Oct 1894 Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada 
Christening 14 Oct 1894 St. Simon and St. Jude Parish, Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada Gender Male Occupation 1920 Van Buren, Maine, USA Farmer Occupation 1937 Portland, Maine, USA Salesman (Per 1937 Portland City Directory) Death 11 Aug 1983 Portland, Maine, USA Burial Calvary Cemetery, South Portland, Maine, USA Person ID I314 The McIver Family Tree Last Modified 11 Nov 2021
Father Francis Napoleon Gallant, b. 27 Sep 1864, Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 27 Jul 1942, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 77 years) Mother Frances McIver, b. 24 Jul 1860, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 22 Jan 1952, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 91 years) Marriage 1 Nov 1890 Prince Edward Island, Canada Family ID F331 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lucinda Winnifred Hagan, b. 17 Apr 1896, Kelly's Cross, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 18 Apr 1982, Portland, Maine, USA (Age 86 years) Marriage 12 Aug 1918 Van Buren, Maine, USA Children + 1. Gerald George Gallant, b. 3 Jul 1919, Van Buren, Maine, USA d. 3 Oct 2000, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA (Age 81 years)+ 2. Mary Marguerite Gallant, b. 17 Apr 1921, Van Buren, Maine, USA d. 16 Feb 2016, Portland, Maine, USA (Age 94 years)3. Living + 4. Charles Edwin Gallant, b. 12 May 1927, Portland, Maine, USA d. 21 Sep 2020, Portland, Maine, USA (Age 93 years)+ 5. Living + 6. Living + 7. Living Family ID F684 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2021
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Photos 
Photo - Fanny McIver Gallant
Left to right: Boyd Gallant, Frank Gallant, Fanny McIver Gallant, Mary Maud Gallant McCarville, and Clara Gallant HuntPhoto - Charles Boyd Gallant 
Photo - Boyd and Lucy Gallant
50th Wedding Anniversary
Aug 12, 1968
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. 
Photo - Boyd and Lucy Gallant
1918At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
Documents 
Census - 1911 Census of Canada - Lot 26, Prince, Prince Edward Island (Newton) 
Baptismal Record - Charles Boyd Gallant
Baptized on October 14, 1894 by Dugald M MacDonald at St. Simon and St. Jude Parish, Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Marriage Record - Boyd Gallant and Lucy Hagan
Married on August 12, 1918 in Van Buren, Maine.
Census - 1901 Census of Canada - Lot 26, Prince, Prince Edward Island (Newton)- Page 8 At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. 
Document - Charles Boyd Gallant
WWI Registration CardAt least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. 
Document - Charles Boyd Gallant
US Border Crossing - November 1917
Document - Charles Boyd Gallant
US Naturalization Record
Census - 1920 US Census - Van Buren, Maine 
Document - Charles Boyd Gallant
1937 Portland City Directory
Headstones 
Headstone - Boyd and Lucy Gallant
Located at Calvary Cemetery, South Portland, Maine, USA.
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Notes - Charles Boyd Gallant was born in Tignish, P.E.I. on October 8, 1894. He was the third of eight children of Frank and Frances McIver Gallant. His grandparents were Napoleon and Catherine Clark Gallant. When he was three years of age the family moved to a farm in Newton, across the fields from his maternal grandparents and uncle, Peter D McIver. He lived here until he left the family home.
Boyd spent his early years on the farm while attending the local school. He was very intelligent – a quiet, peace-loving person. His mother, a teacher and a very spiritual person had a great influence on him which lasted throughout his life. He was faithful to his Church and family obligations. His favorite pastimes were reading sports, and music. When just a young boy, he borrowed his father’s violin and taught himself to play.
His family called him “Boyd” while fellow workers called him “Charlie”. When Boyd was fifteen years old, he left home to work in a lumber camp in Northern Maine. He saved his money and bought a potato farm in Van Buren, Maine. In 1918, he married Lucinda (Lucy) and worked the farm until 1924. He left Van Buren and found employment in Portland, Maine. His wife and three children joined him in Portland. He worked twenty years for Kern’s, a meat company, retiring in 1959. Lucy was a proficient seamstress and cook.
Boyd and Lucy worked hard for their family. They wanted their seven children to have an education and music lessons. Boyd had a deep sense of justice which he taught his children. Relatives and friends were always welcome in their home. They will long remember the good times.
Submitted by Mary Regan, daughter
- August 12, 1968
Golden Wedding Anniversary
Many years ago with love in command
this charming couple were joined hand in hand.
The usual events soon followed the marriage,
with plenty of time pushing the carriage.
Three boys and four girls they begot.
Not one returnable in the lot.
They worked very hard all through the years
with few spots of anger, and yet there were tears.
With patience and wisdom, and God’s good grace
they brought up their children this world to face.
Children soon from home depart
to make their own head start.
Parents expect this with some regret
and hope their children will not forget.
To show that we appreciate all they have done
we give them this day of happiness and fun.
So join with us in making this toast
To mom and dad our most honored hosts.
~ Written and presented by C. Edwin Gallant, son ~
- Charles Boyd Gallant was born in Tignish, P.E.I. on October 8, 1894. He was the third of eight children of Frank and Frances McIver Gallant. His grandparents were Napoleon and Catherine Clark Gallant. When he was three years of age the family moved to a farm in Newton, across the fields from his maternal grandparents and uncle, Peter D McIver. He lived here until he left the family home.