1998.3-f16 Sylvain Pothier Fonds (Anglais)
1998.3-f16 Sylvain Pothier Fonds
| Institution name : | Les Archives Père Clarence d’Entremont | |
| Title and statement of responsibility area: | Sylvain Pothier fonds | |
| Date(s) of creation: | 1882-1914 | |
| Physical description area: | 9 cm of textual records | |
| Biographical sketch: | Sylvain Pothier was born at Sainte-Anne-du-Ruisseau, Nova Scotia, the son of Leon (à Pierre) and Rosalie (Thibeaudeau) Pothier. He was adopted by Michel Surette (à Paul-François) when he was a child. He became a carpenter at Sainte-Anne-du-Ruisseau. Pothier also operated the Acadian Factory, a carpentry shop which produced sashes, doors, windows and moldings. Pothier married Françoise Bourque and the couple had nine children. | |
| Custodial history: | Records were first passed to Père Clarence d’Entremont by Archie d’Entremont, who lived in Michel Surette’s home. The records were then donated to the Societé with the Père Clarence d’Entremont Collection in 1998. | |
| Scope and content: | Fonds consists of day book of the Acadian Factory. Includes notations of occasional odd jobs and shoe repairs. Also includes an account book for a general store at Lower Eel Brook (1897-1914), which includes accounts for a store on Morris Island (1898-1900), and an account book for a general store at Upper Eel Brook (1898-1908). Both account books are only partly full. | |
| Source of supplied title proper: | Title based on contents of fonds. | |
| Language: | Records are in English. | |
| General note: | Title based on contents of fonds. | |
| Retrieval code: | 1998.3-f16 | |
| Part II Access Points : | ||
| Provenance : | Pothier, Sylvain – 1860-1910 | |
| Subject Headings : | ||
| Topical: | Carpentry Woodworking industry Sainte-Anne du Ruisseau (Yarmouth County, N.S.) |
Biography of Silvain Pothier online
http://bapa3.bravepages.com/Pothier.html#Sylvain%20POTHIER (may not work)