Violette Landry LeBlanc
Village-de-bois (Memramcook), Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
Canadian, 1914 - 2009
Canadian, 1914 - 2009
| Biography: | Residence: village Residence(s) with dates: Village du bois (Memramcook) (still lived in this village) Ethnic / cultural influences: Acadian Occupation / Education (specify): She went to school until 8th grade, but as she loved school, she went back to do 8th twice. Participation in groups, parish associations, and / or other activities (specify dates and periods): No, because a married woman stayed at home. Memories: She was the second last in the family. During the war, they were neighbors (always together). After July 14th, all the men who weren't married were going to be drafted. So on July 13 her father and mother got married. Her mother was not easy to approach. Private woman. When she wanted her children to learn something, she ???. She was interested in things. She was a good cook. She showed us how to cook. How did she learn to hook: As the house was already built. (Aunt Yvonne, her sister, hooked). Violette would have learned to hook, along with her sister Stella. She did it to contribute to the home and their income. She hooked to give back to the household. Around 26 years old, at her marriage, she would have learned to hook. The jews would come around to buy them. What other family members were involved in hooking? Yvonne and Stella LeBlanc Why was the item hooked: income |
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