Blanche Geraldine Violette, Rel. Sr.

1919 - 2009  (89 years)

• Name	Blanche Geraldine Violette
  Suffix	Rel. Sr.
  Birth	4 Nov 1919	Van Buren, ME
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Jul 2009	Edmundston, NB
  Burial	3 Aug 2009	Ste. Anne de Madawaska, NB
  Person ID	P4915	Violette Family
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Camille Abel Violette,   b. 16 Jan 1884, Van Buren, ME d. 1 Dec 1960, Somersville, CT (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Anne Rossignol,   b. 12 May 1894, Frenchville, ME d. Jun 1984, Enfield, CT (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1916	Van Buren, ME
  Notes	DOM: Genealogies of the Catholic Families of Maine, New Brunswick, and the Province of Quebec
  Family ID	F2479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DOB: Lippe pg 222 & Maine Record of Birth On 19 Feb 1945 there was an ariticle title Victory Bound, in the Bangor Daily News written by a John O'Connell, Jr. In the article there was mention about three Catholic Sisters from Van Buren, Maine who had gone to France for their novitiate, which is usually two years, but then WWII happened. In order to protect the three sisters they were sent far from Paris. One was Sister M. Fidele who was according to the article Germaine Violette, who was actually Blanche Geraldine (the artcile incorrectly had Germaine instead of Geraldine) and she was described as being "one of the best teachers they have had in the girls' school." The article went on to mention her brother PFC. Paul Emile Violette who had been wounded and was in an American hospital in France. Sister M. Fidele safely returned to the United States on 16 March 1947 aboard the S.S. Aquitania.