John Baptiste Gauthier (1803-1885)

Cecilia Clermont (1818-1907)

Zephrin Francois Archambault (1832-1914)

Marie Helene Rouleau (1842-1911)

George Washington Gauthier (1853-1940)

Therese Marie Archambault (1868-1925)

Charles George Gauthier, Sr. (1895-1966)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Florence Adair Dalton Charles George Gauthier, Jr.+ John Paul Gauthier, Sr.+ Helen Mary Gauthier+ Charles George Gauthier, Sr. Born: 29 August 1895, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota 2 3 4 Christened: 1 September 1895, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota 5 Marriage: Florence Adair Dalton on 1 July 1919 in Long Island City, Queens, New York 1 Died: 16 December 1966, Park Rapids, Hubbard, Minnesota at age 71 2 3 4 Buried: 20 December 1966, Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota 4 6 7    Cause of his death was massive gastro intestinal bleeding due to renal duodenal ulcer.4   General Notes: "...was an enigma, a dilemma. He was as good as he was bad and vice-versa...He never had a music lesson #1 but he could play a tune on most any instrument, and was quite proficient on the guitar. He accompanied himself very well and was a good singer. He could sing harmony to most anything. It just came to him naturally. He played the piano backwards, i.e. the melody on the lower notes with his left hand and chords with his right hand...He had so much potential and his later life was such a waste. He died alone and penniless." 8   More of his medical data: Contributing conditions: diabetes mellitus. Time in hospital: 17 hours. Time of death: 8:00 pm.   Christening Notes: At St. Louis Church. Godparents: Charles Rouleau and Exilda Dufour.   Notes on his death: He died at St. Joseph's Hospital.   Burial Notes: Section I, Site 2672.   In his life: • He served in the military in World War I as a Pharmacist's Mate, 1st Class, US Navy aboard USS New Mexico. 8 9 10 • Charles was counted in the 1900 US census for St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 11 SD 4, ED 110, Sheet 25 • In 1900 he lived at 221 E. Curtice St. in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 11 • Charles was counted in the 1905 Minnesota census for St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 12 ED 26, Sheet 10, ward 6D, precinct 12. • In 1905 he lived at 221 E. Curtice St. in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 12 • Charles was counted in the 1910 US census for St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 13 ED 88, SD 4, Sheet 4A. • In 1910 he lived at 221 E. Curtice St. in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 13 • In 1912 Charles lived at 221 E. Curtice in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 14 • He worked, in 1912, as a clerk at Elec Blue Print Co in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 14 • In 1920 Charles lived at 149 West 85th St. in Manhattan, New York, New York. 15 • He worked, in 1920, as a clerk at Electric Type in Manhattan, New York, New York. 15 • Charles was counted in the 1920 US census for Manhattan, New York, New York. 15 ED 576, SD 1, Sheet 9A. Enumerated in the rooming house of Mayme (?) Brown, as a lodger. • In 1930 he lived at 1567 Lincoln Avenue in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 16 • Charles was counted in the 1930 US census for St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 16 ED 62-157, SD 8, Sheet 8A, ward 11, block 345. Census indicates Charles and family were sharing this house with John, Selma and Geraldine Smith. • He worked, in 1930, as a mail carrier in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 16 • About 1936 Charles lived at North Bottle Lake in Park Rapids, Hubbard, Minnesota. 17 • He worked, about 1936, as a resort owner in Park Rapids, Hubbard, Minnesota. 8 • About 1937 he lived in Emmaville, Hubbard, Minnesota. 18 • Charles worked, about 1937, as a store owner in Emmaville, Hubbard, Minnesota. 8 • About 1940 he lived in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 8 • He worked, about 1940, as a mail carrier in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 19 • In 1941 Charles lived at 108 Pierce, Apt. 3 in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 20 • He worked, in 1941, as a Post Office clerk in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 21 • Charles served in the military as a Pharmacist's Mate, First Class, in the US Marine Corps From 3 November 1942 to 21 March 1944 in Camp Lejune, Onslow, North Carolina. 22 23 • In 1944 he lived at 1229 Laurel Ave. in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 24 • Charles worked, in 1944, as a "USN" in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 24 • About 1945 he lived in Itasca County, Minnesota. 8 • He worked, about 1945, as a forest Ranger in Itasca State Park, Itasca, Minnesota. 25 • About 1946 he lived in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 8 • Charles worked, about 1946, as a mail carrier in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 26 • From 1949 to 1963 he lived in Center City, Chisago, Minnesota. 8 On South Center Lake. • He worked, from 1949 to 1963, as a liquor store clerk; maintenance man; retiree in Center City, Chisago, Minnesota. 8 • After 1963 he lived in Park Rapids, Hubbard, Minnesota. 27 Charles married Florence Adair Dalton, daughter of Walter Henry Dalton, Sr. and Mary Helen Albert, on 1 July 1919 in Long Island City, Queens, New York.28 (Florence Adair Dalton was born on 16 September 1897 in Manhattan, New York, New York,29 30 died on 12 April 1973 in Lindstrom, Chisago, Minnesota 31 32 and was buried on 16 April 1973 in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota 30 33 34.) The cause of her death was CVA (cerebrovascular accident) -- a stroke -- due to hypertension.4   About his marriage to Florence: • The marriage was witnessed by Stella Dalton.

1 Office of the City Clerk, Marriage Certificate: Charles Gauthier and Florence Dalton. Rec. Date: 1 July 1919. Certificate number: 1147.

2 Minnesota Death Index, Cert ID# 1966-MN-031360.

3 U.S. Social Security Death Index.

4 Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate: Charles George Gauthier. Rec. Date: 21 December 1966.

5 Bernice Rousseau Fisher, The Genealogy of Alan Fisher and Teresa Fisher Boardman (Published in 1997. Copyright Bernice Rousseau Fisher. Used by permission of the author.)

6 Website: Find A Grave, Plot: I, 0, 2672.

7 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration,
GAUTHIER, CHARLES GEORGE
PHM1C US NAVY
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: 11/03/1942 - 03/21/1944
DATE OF BIRTH: 08/29/1895
DATE OF DEATH: 12/16/1966
DATE OF INTERMENT: 12/20/1966
BURIED AT: SECTION I SITE 2672
FT. SNELLING NATIONAL CEMETERY
7601 34TH AVENUE, SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS , MN 55450
(612) 726-1127 (612) 725-2059
.

8 John P. Gauthier, Sr, "This Is Your Grandpa" (Autobiography of John P. Gauthier. Written 1996. Unpublished.)

9 Website: Find A Grave.

10 J. K. Jennings, The Honor Roll of Ramsey County Minnesota (A Record of Ramsey County's Contribution To the Winning of the Great War) (1919).

11 U.S. Census -- 1900.

12 Minnesota Census -- 1905.

13 U.S. Census -- 1910.

14 R. L. Polk and Co, City Directory: St. Paul, Minnesota, 1912 (R. L. Polk and Co., Publishers. National German American Bank Bulding. T. S. Telephone 629. St. Paul.), Page 681.

15 U.S. Census -- 1920.

16 U.S Census -- 1930.

17 John P. Gauthier, Sr, "This Is Your Grandpa" (Autobiography of John P. Gauthier. Written 1996. Unpublished.), "When he was 41 he quit his job at the post office and moved us to Park Rapids, Mn. where he was going to establish a resort...He made the down payment on a 40 acre plot with the return of his post office pension fund money...We ran out of money in less than a year and were soon evicted."

18 John P. Gauthier, Sr, "This Is Your Grandpa" (Autobiography of John P. Gauthier. Written 1996. Unpublished.), "When evicted we moved to a little country corner store called Emmaville. The store and a one room school were the entire town...Then we had one gas pump (often empty) and a small store with very little stock. Dad never could discipline himself to replace stock that he sold. Soon there was nothing to sell and he was out of business."

19 John P. Gauthier, Sr, "This Is Your Grandpa" (Autobiography of John P. Gauthier. Written 1996. Unpublished.), "Somehow after a period of floundering he got his old job back at the post office."

20 R. L. Polk and Co, City Directory: St. Paul, Minnesota, 1941 (R. L. Polk and Co., Publishers. Fourth Floor, Endicott Bldg., 350 Robert Street, St. Paul.), Page 415. Volume LXXVII.

21 R. L. Polk and Co, City Directory: St. Paul, Minnesota, 1941 (R. L. Polk and Co., Publishers. Fourth Floor, Endicott Bldg., 350 Robert Street, St. Paul.), Page 415.

22 John P. Gauthier, Sr, "This Is Your Grandpa" (Autobiography of John P. Gauthier. Written 1996. Unpublished.), "...Dad hated the Marine Corps...He objected to the way enlisted marines are treated...he was discharged before the war was over (in 1944 I think) due to a diagnosis of diabetes".

23 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration,
GAUTHIER, CHARLES GEORGE
PHM1C US NAVY
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: 11/03/1942 - 03/21/1944
DATE OF BIRTH: 08/29/1895
DATE OF DEATH: 12/16/1966
DATE OF INTERMENT: 12/20/1966
BURIED AT: SECTION I SITE 2672
FT. SNELLING NATIONAL CEMETERY
7601 34TH AVENUE, SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS , MN 55450
(612) 726-1127 (612) 725-2059.

24 R. L. Polk and Co, City Directory: St. Paul, Minnesota, 1944 (R. L. Polk and Co., Publishers. Fourth Floor, Endicott Bldg., 350 Robert Street, St. Paul.), Page 349 and 350.

25 John P. Gauthier, Sr, "This Is Your Grandpa" (Autobiography of John P. Gauthier. Written 1996. Unpublished.), "He was fired or quit, I don't know which. I think he was there about a year."

26 John P. Gauthier, Sr, "This Is Your Grandpa" (Autobiography of John P. Gauthier. Written 1996. Unpublished.), "Upon returning to St. Paul he once again was hired by the postal service..."

27 John P. Gauthier, Sr, "This Is Your Grandpa" (Autobiography of John P. Gauthier. Written 1996. Unpublished.), "In about 1964 he went back to live at Park Rapids, MN. in a small one room lake cottage. He left my mother at Center City where she lived with my sister and her husband."

28 Office of the City Clerk, Marriage Certificate: Charles Gauthier and Florence Dalton. Rec. Date: 1 July 1919.

29 New York Department of Health, New York City Births, Certificate Number: 38945.

30 Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate: Florence Adair Gauthier. Rec. Date: 16 April 1973. Certificate Number: 008949.

31 Minnesota Death Index, CertID# 1973-MN-008949.

32 Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate: Florence Adair Gauthier. Rec. Date: 16 April 1973, Informant: Mrs. Helen Hallberg, Lindstrom. Certificate Number: 008949.

33 Website: Find A Grave, Plot: I, 0, 2671.

34 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration.