Louis Joseph Adelard Turner

1885 - 1964  (79 years)

• Name	Louis Joseph Adelard Turner
  Nickname	Lou
  Born	22 Feb 1885	Hintonburg, Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Sep 1964	Aylen Lake, Ontario
  Notes	Louis (1885-1964) followed George and his father into railroading as a fireman and engineer with Canada Atlantic, Grand Trunk and CNR. Louis lived in Ottawa all his life. He was a violinist and an inventor, with an early version of the automobile automatic transmission to his credit. Louis' wife Laura Dent died in 1918. Their two children predeceased her in 1912 from drowning in the Rideau Canal. Louis remarried Clara Boegel in 1921 and they had 10 children. After Clara died in 1944, Louis married Mildred Peebles, a long-time family friend. Louis died in 1964.
  Person ID	I1380	Cullen family tree
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Francis Ebenezer Turner,   b. 19 Jun 1853, Fredericton, New Brunswick ,   d. 06 Oct 1927, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Emma Anastasia Lapointe,   b. 31 Mar 1856, Notre Dame du Portage, Canada East ,   d. 31 Jan 1955, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 98 years)
  Married	02 May 1876	Edmunston, N.B.   [1]
  Family ID	F1968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Laura Jean Dent,   b. 05 Nov 1887, Rockland, Ontario ,   d. 01 Nov 1918, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 30 years)
  Married	21 Jul 1906	Sainte Famille, Ottawa, Ontario   [2]
  Children	1. Harold Dent Turner,   b. 11 May 1907, Ottawa, Ontario ,   d. 30 Nov 1912, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 5 years)   2. Louis Albert Turner,   b. 22 Feb 1910, Ottawa, Ontario ,   d. 30 Nov 1912, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F1013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Clara Mary Boegel,   b. 22 Oct 1899, St.Clements, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo, Ontario ,   d. 09 Jan 1944, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 44 years)
  Married	05 Jul 1921	St. Clements, Waterloo County, Ontario   [3]
  Children	1. Mary Eileen Turner,   b. 04 Apr 1922, Ottawa, Ontario ,   d. 26 Jan 2011, Gatineau, Quebec  (Age 88 years)  [natural]   2. John Bernard Turner,   b. 14 Apr 1923, Ottawa, Ontario ,   d. Jul 1988, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 65 years)  [natural]   3. Rita Caroline Turner,   b. 10 Jul 1924, Ottawa, Ontario ,   d. 23 Nov 2008, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 84 years)  [natural]   4. Chloe Margaret Turner,   b. 25 Sep 1925, Ottawa, Ontario ,   d. 22 Dec 2014  (Age 89 years)  [natural]   5. Katherine Maureen Turner,   b. 23 Jan 1927, Ottawa, Ontario ,   d. Bef 2014  (Age < 86 years)  [natural]   6. Clara Mary Turner,   b. 20 Apr 1928, Ottawa, Ontario ,   d. 19 Apr 2019, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 90 years)   7. Theresa Helen Mary Turner,   b. 22 Aug 1930, Ottawa, Ontario ,   d. Bef 2014  (Age < 83 years)  [natural]   8. Louis Francis Joseph Turner,   b. 19 Feb 1932, Ottawa, Ontario ,   d. 07 Jan 1993, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 60 years)  [natural]   9. Joseph Edgar Turner,   b. 08 Nov 1933, Ottawa, Ontario ,   d. 20 Aug 2018, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 84 years)   10. Sheilah Anne Turner,   b. 09 Apr 1936, Ottawa, Ontario ,   d. 1936, Ottawa, Ontario  [natural]
  Family ID	F1024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mildred Amelia Peebles,   b. 08 Mar 1897, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin ,   d. 21 Jul 1986  (Age 89 years)
  Married	05 Jul 1945	Canadian Martyrs Church, Ottawa, Ontario   [4]
  Family ID	F1035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Mildred Peebles
  		Mildred Peebles c1923
  		George and Lou Turner c1905
  		Lou and Clara Turner 1939
  		Lou Turner
  		Lou and Laura Turner with children Harold and Albert 1910 Laura Dent was Lou's first wife; she died in 1918; Harold and Albert drowned in the Rideau Canal in 1912. See Harold and Albert album.
  		Lou Turner at Aylen Lake
  		Lou Turner
  		Lou Turner at Aylen Lake
  		Lou Turner c1915
  		Turner, Lou Aylen Lake c1923

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Turner, Lou - Clara Boegel marriage record 1921
  		Turner, Lou - Laura Dent marriage record
  		Turner, Lou birth certificate
  		Louis Turner death notice 1964
  		Turner, Lou death notice 1964
  		Turners Ottawa directory 1890-1899

  
  

  Histories		Turner, Harold and Albert - Drowning in the Rideau Canal 1912 Lou Turner's 2- and 5-year-old sons drowned in the Rideau Canal in 1912. Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1 Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013, Appendix 4, pp 212-214
  		Turner, Lou - My Uncle Lou Turner Lou Turner was a railroad engineer, a violinist and inventor, with an early version of the automobile automatic transmission to his credit. This memory was written by his nephew Roland de Grosbois. Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1 Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013, Appendix 7, pp 253-262
  		Turner, Frank and Emma Family Photo Album Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1 Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013, pp 54-61 Additional photos courtesy of Steve de Grosbois
  		Turner, Francis Ebenezer (1853-1927) and Emma Lapointe (1856-1955) Frank Turner, born in Fredericton, worked in the family stagecoach business before becoming a railroad engineer in Ottawa. In marrying Emma Lapointe in 1876, Frank formed the first link to our extensive French Canadian heritage. Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures, Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis, Volume 1: Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013 pp 37-53, 267-269 and 197-211

  
  

  Albums		Turner, Frank and Emma Lapointe family (54)
  		Turner, Louis (16)

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] Turner family bible. [S55] Rep. de Mariages Comte Ottawa-Carleton 1873-1986 Club de Genealogie deLongueuil, 402. [S113] Ancestry.ca lOntario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Waterloo County, 1921, Page 1145. [S57] Ancestry.ca Drouin Collection.