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Note for: Jean Goyetche, 1763 - 15 JUN 1844 Index
Individual Note: Came to Cape Breton sometime before 1793.
According to Sister Eliza Angelique Goyetche, of the Filles de Jesus, her great grandfather, Jean Goyetche, came from Bayonne, France. She indicated it was believed he was at St. Pierre & Miquelon for a time before coming to Cape Breton. He may also have sojourned near Louisbourg (or Sydney) before coming to Arichat.
From an interview with Sister Goyetche, July 22, 1971.
Petition of "John Goodish" in 1808 states that he had resided at Arichat for fifteen years and had seven children. Petition of "John Goyache" in 1814 states that he was born at Bayonne fifty years earlier, that he had nine children, and that he had resided in Cape Breton for twenty-two years. PANS, Calendar of Cape Breton Land Papers 1787 - 1843.
Witnesses at Jean's burial: Jean Goyetche and Joseph Coste.
Witnesses at Marguerite's burial: Jean Goyetche and Stanislas Goyetche.
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Note for: Stanislas Hippolyte Goyetche, 1833 - 23 AUG 1873 Index
Individual Note: Lost at sea in Great Lord's Day Gale, 1873.
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Note for: Henri (Honore) Goyetche, 29 AUG 1863 - 1941 Index
Individual Note: Occupation: Fisherman and carpenter.
Burial: S of maintenance shed in Catholic Cemetery in Plymouth, MA.
Emigration: About. 1901 Moved to Plymouth MA.
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Note for: Jean Simon Goyetche, 17 OCT 1860 - 23 AUG 1873 Index
Individual Note: Lost at sea in Great Lord's Day Gale, 1873.
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Note for: Francois Henri Goyetche, 17 FEB 1895 - 11 NOV 1978 Index
Individual Note: John Henry Goyetche was the son of the late Frank and Leda (Marchand) Goyetche. He was a member of St. Louis Parish. John worked as a heavy equipment operator for most of his life before retiring in 1989.
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Note for: John Henry Goyetche, 23 NOV 1923 - 6 NOV 2002 Index
Individual Note: GOYETCHE, John Henry - 78, Louisdale, passed away November 6, 2002, in Strait Richmond Hospital, Evanston. Born in Louisdale, he was a son of the late Frank and Leda (Marchand) Goyetche. He was a member of St. Louis Parish. John worked as a heavy equipment operator for most of his life before retiring in 1989. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Theresa (Samson) Goyetche; son, Robert; daughters, Marlene (Duncan) Matthews, Darlene (Gerard) Burns; grandchildren, Kyle, Leah, Robyn; brother, Charles (Eleanor) Goyetche; sisters, Loretta (Lawrence) Marchand, Alvina (Dennis) Marchand, all of Louisdale. Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held in Glen Samson Room, 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, November 15, where a memorial mass will be held at 7 p.m. in St Louis Parish Church, Louisdale, Rev. Lester Marchand officiating. Burial to take place at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the Strait Richmond Hospital Foundation, Lung Association of Nova Scotia or a charity of choice. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to C.H. Boudreau Funeral Home, Arichat. On-line condolences to the family at: c.h.boudreau@@ns.sympatico.ca.
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Note for: Mary Theresa Samson, 26 AUG 1929 - 18 OCT 2003 Index
Individual Note: GOYETCHE, Mary Theresa - 74, Louisdale, passed away peacefully in Strait Richmond Hospital, Evanston, on Saturday, October, 18, 2003. Born in Louisdale, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Alma (Samson) Samson. Theresa spent many years of her life being a caregiver. Her life was almost entirely guided by her sensitive nature and all her decisions were filtered through her caring heart. She was a member of St. Louis Parish, Louisdale. She is survived by daughters, Marlene (Duncan) Matthews, Darlene (Gerard) Burns; son, Robert, all of Louisdale; grandchildren, Kyle, Leah and Robyn; brothers, Etienne (Delima) Sampson, Louisdale; Adolph (Beryl) Samson, Sydney River. She was predeceased by her husband, John; sister, Mary Samson; brothers, Alphonse Samson and Alfred Samson. Visitation today from 2-4, 7-9 p.m. in Glenn Samson Room, Louisdale. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, October 20, at 11 a.m. in St. Louis Parish Church, Louisdale, Rev. Gary MacPherson officiating. Burial to follow in St. Louis Parish Cemetery, Louisdale. Donations can be made to the Strait Richmond Palliative Care Society or Louisdale Parish Paving Project. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to C.H. Boudreau Funeral Home, Arichat. On-line condolences can be sent to the family at: www.chboudreau.com
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Note for: Joseph Alexis (Godfrey) Goyetche, 20 JUL 1909 - 15 MAR 1996 Index
Individual Note: Obituary: WORCESTER - Joseph Goyetche, 86, of Christopher House, 10 Mary Scano Drive, a fishing-boat crewman for many years, died Saturday in The Medical Center of Central Massachusetts - Memorial after an illness.
He leaves a brother, Arthur Goyetche in Nova Scotia: nephews and nieces. He was born in Cape Arquet, Nova Scotia, son of Jeff Arthur and Melinda E. (Decoste) Goyetche, and lived here several years.
Mr. Goyetche was a crew worker on fishing boats for many years in Nova Scotia before he retired.
After cremation, a graveside service will be held at the convenience of the family in Nova Scotia. There are no calling hours. Morin Funeral Home, 298 Grafton St., is directing arrangements.
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Note for: Marie Louise Goyetche, 12 JAN 1913 - 29 SEP 1988 Index
Individual Note: Halifax Herald, Sept. 30, 1988
Jodrey, Mary-Louise - 74, Berwick, formerly of Gaspereau, died Thursday in Western Kings Memorial hosptial, Berwick. Born in Arichat, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Emily-Anne Goyetche. She was a resident of Grandview Manor in Berwick for a number of years. She is survived by two brothers, Arthur, West Bay; Godfrey, Worcester, Mass.; a sister, Ada Stone, Arichat; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Roy; two brothers, Wilfred and Delore. The body will be in H.C. Lindsay Memorial Chapel, Wolfville after noon Friday, where visiting will be 2-4 p.m., 7-9 p.m. Friday, and where funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Lic. Kirby Smart officiating. Burial in Gaspereau Cemetery. Donations in memory may be made to the Canadian Kidney Foundation or the Valley Regional Hospital Foundation.
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Note for: Marie Clarisse Fougere, 7 NOV 1918 - 12 NOV 2004 Index
Individual Note: GOYETCHE, Marie Clariesse- 86, Halifax. A loving mother, grandmother, and
great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at the Halifax Infirmary, QEII
Hospital, November 12, 2004, after suffering a stroke on her birthday, five
days earlier. Born in Poulamon, NS, and baptized in D'Escousse, she was
the daughter of Alvina Stone and James Etienne Fougere. She is survived,
and will be greatly missed, by her four children, Faye MacAvoy, Glenn
(Sharon Lawrence), Annette Allen (Lance), Denyse Bagnell (Peter). She
adored and doted on her 10 grandchildren, Billy (Natasha Fletcher),
Christopher (Kara Beckles) and Amy (Donald Gilkie) MacAvoy; Mark and
Bradley Goyetche; Jill, Justin, and Jonathan Allen; and William and Ross
Bagnell. She was able to meet her first great grandchild, Molly MacAvoy.
She was predeceased by her husband Delore Joseph, and her siblings,
William, Carl, Melvin, Bernice, Kathleen, Dorothy, Alvina, and Estelle.
She had a wonderful laugh and was a friend and neighbor to all. In her
youth, she enjoyed skating and movies. An avid bingo player, she also
enjoyed playing cards, and was a Toronto Maple leafs fan, watching hockey
on television regularly. A magnetic personality, who had a steady stream
of visitors, she was a wonderful listener- always interested, but never
judgmental. She was able to remain in her home, where she resided for 58
years, without assistance, until the time of her passing. Visitation
will be held Sunday from 2-4 at Atlantic Funeral Home on Bayers Road, with
the funeral service at her parish of St. Agnes Church on Monday, November
15 at 10 AM. Donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or the
Canadian Diabetes Association.
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Note for: William Clifford (Billy) Goyetche, 14 SEP 1882 - 29 JUN 1959 Index
Individual Note: From St. Peters weekly newspaper, August 13, 1980:
In earlier times every small community had its local characters and one of the fondest in St. Peters memories was the last village constable, Billy Goyetche.
Billy's main occupation was the hauling of freight in his horse-drawn freight wagon from the railway station to the local merchants, moving household goods from one house to another, and so on.
He was also the driver of the village hearse, which he referred to as the Thingamajig. This old hearse, which is still in the possession of Alex and Ruth Morrison, had several secret compartments known to Billy as the for'ard hatch and the after hatch. Originally designed to carry necessary gear, Billy was in the habit of using them as hidden storages for his wine.
As village constable, Billy had a paddy wagon which was actually a small dump cart. And as a drinking man, he sometimes tended to become more exuberant in the exercise of his duties after a glass or two. On one occasion, while carting Bill Kelly to the local lock-up, Billy was less than gentle with his prisoner. He more or less tossed Kelly into the paddy wagon so that Kelly's head was hanging over one side and bumping against the wheel. But each time Kelly would try to sit up, Billy pushed him back down. So that by the time Kelly arrived at the lock-up, there was a patch of hair worn right off his head.
One of Billy's jobs as constable was to keep people lined up and orderly while waiting for the distribution of the local mail. Some say his job was made more difficult because the sorting and handing out of the mail took such a long time, supposedly because the staff felt obliged to read each and every letter before handing it on.
Billy was well liked by the local youngsters but Halloween is Halloween. Billy was assigned to guard the fence near the Cosy Corner when he had the urge to quench his thirst. When he returned from his visit to the for'ard hatch what was blocking his way but the very fence he was supposed to be guarding.
In exasperation at one year's collection of pranksters, Billy fired several rounds into the air from his .38 revolver. Rumour had it that he was just using blanks but according to one of the pranksters several bullets were later found in the shingles of the show house.
Near the end of his reign, as the horse was beginning to give way to the automobile, a large car was seen speeding toward the centre of the village. Billy, dressed in his working clothes, spotted the car and was waiting in the middle of the village when it arrived.
Billy waived the car down and proceeded to lecture the driver on the necessity of driving at a safe and reasonable speed through St. Peters.
"And who are you?" the well-dressed woman behind the wheel asked saucily. Billy reached up to the strap of his overalls, turned it outward so that the driver could see his badge, and warned: "Beware of the man in the overhauls."
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Note for: Valerie Marie Goyetche, 3 AUG 1910 - 12 NOV 2003 Index
Individual Note: GOYETCHE, M. Valerie - 93, St. Peter's, formerly of River Bourgeois, died November 12, 2003, in Richmond Villa, St. Peter's. Born in River Bourgeois, she was a daughter of the late Simon and Julia (Samson) Goyetche. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She is survived by sister-in-law, Stella Goyetche, Massachusetts; nieces, Valerie Feeney, Veronica Sommer, both of New Jersey; Jeannette Goyetche, California; Henrietta Doary (Arthur), River Bourgeois; nephews, Paul and Michael Goyetche, both of Massachusetts. She was predeceased by brothers, Anthony, Clifford, Elmer; niece, Florence; nephews, Patrick, Richard. Visitation 2-9 p.m. today in River Bourgeois Community Funeral Parlour, River Bourgeois. Mass of Christian Burial will take place Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. John The Baptist Parish, River Bourgeois, Rev. Reginald Currie officiating. Burial to follow in St. John The Baptist Parish Cemetery, River Bourgeois. Memorial donations may be made to Richmond Villa Activity Fund. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to C.H. Boudreau Funeral Home, Arichat.
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Note for: Henry Elmer Goyetche, 13 JAN 1915 - 25 AUG 1997 Index
Individual Note: Henry, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, was born in Cape Breton and moved to the U.S. where he resided in Watertown, MA for more than 40 years.
He was a self-employed carpenter and was employed at Coolidge Bank & Trust.
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Note for: Walter Leo Goyetche, 27 AUG 1883 - 23 AUG 1920 Index
Individual Note: Lost at sea aboard the Schooner "Good Luck" off the Lahave Bank.