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Armand's Memory Re: Armand's Memory 1992-07-25 1998-10-18 A Few New Things Bernadette's Grandfather What's in a Name? Heritage. Serendipity. Archives February 8. 1998. 1999. February 8. |
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| Subject: | Re: Armand's Memory |
| Date: | Sunday, October 18, 1998 20:52:16 +0000 |
| From: | Catherine Camus |
| To: | Jérôme Camus |
Sunday, October 18 15h30.
I do not regret the least bit having shown you his letters. It was useful to grasp his personality. There are some points that need to be checked - things that are in the correspondence with Marion.
> Armand is clearly not the entrepreneurial type.
> I think the only real risk he ever took was to emigrate to the U.S
Would he have done so if Mom were not around!
> they had to go in front of a justice of the peace
Should there not have been some kind of family council? Joseph Monnoyeur having passed away, only Geneviève could give permission, but as the Monnoyeurs did not have guardianship? Was all this enough?
> By pushing my questioning along this line of inquiry, I found out that
> she did work before they got married. She was a draftsperson.
This contradicts what he wrote. He said Bernadette did not have a profession.
> This begets the questions, why not wait until October 1950,
> when Bernadette would have been 21
Here is a thought. Mom was pregnant and had a miscarriage. Which fits with the note we found: "...then rush to the hospital". Mom mentioned 1950 or Armand in one of her letters, no?
> The departure to America was precipitated by
It is true that, once I was born, my grand mother would not have allowed them to leave. She did not take the departure well, from what she told me on many an occasion. I had the impression that my mother had stolen her son.
> You were bounced around quite a bit my dear... And at the eighth
> month of pregnancy, this was a risky thing...
Bounced is a word that has followed me ever since. And to think how the equinox has meant many travels for me!
Sept. 52, my parents leave for the U.S.A.
Sept. 58, Mom and I arrive in France
Sept. 60, Mom returns to the U.S.A.
Sept. 63, mom and you return to the U.S.A.
Sept. 70, mom and you return to the U.S.A.
Are there other trips I am forgetting?
> "Now I can go about having fun, no risk ..."
> Alone in Niagara Falls. Alone in Cambridge.
> This confirms what Bernard Zemb told you.
Bernard Zemb used the same words. Inside, I was a bit shocked, but I did not have time to think straight because he did add that it was in a healthy manner.
> Armand believes the recognition of the divorce in France was an
> almost automatic thing. He does not recall well when it occurred.
> Nor the date of change of custody.
He cannot remember the change of custody? That really takes the cake. All the procedures were undertaken in America, there were all these mailings of official paper...
Conclusion: my grand mother
If I understand correctly, you are spending the week-end at Phil's place. Please thank him for the invitation. Get some rest.
My desire: some peace on Mount-Royal on this upcoming October 28 in your company. And now, my turn, Sorry.
All the best. Catherine