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INTRODUCTION D'HISTOIRE ET DE GÉN~LOGIE
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This publication has been transcribed from the original records of the Leclair
Funeral Home, owned by American-born Samuel C. Leclair and operated at 81
Beech Street East, Sudbury, Ontario, from August 1917 to July 1944.

This record of 1234 burials was transcribed from two ledgers archived at the Co-
Operative Funeral Home (222 Lasalle Blvd. East, Sudbury, Ontario). In these
ledgers there were several years where no funerals were recorded. The answer
to the "mystery of the missing years" appears to be due to the fact that Mr.
Leclair pursued other business interests during this time frame.

Other funeral homes were also operating in Sudbury at this time. Researchers
rnay find it helpful to note that the Leclair Funeral Home and the Ducharme
Funeral Home (records are presumed lost) primarily se~ed the Francophone
Roman Catholic cornmunity, while the Jackson & Barnard Funeral Home sewed
the other various ethnic groups that made up the large immigrant population of
the early years of the Sudbury rnining camp. The Jackson & Barnard
Funeral Home records for the years 191 3 - 1949 have been transcribed and may
be accessed by purchasing the Index, or making a request to our Queries Co-
ordinator.

The funeral home journals were preprinted, however, for various reasons,
al1 categories may not have been filled in. This publication lists the narnes of the
deceased, the age at death, the date of death, the place of birth, occupation,
residence, place of death, place of burial, date of funeral, rninister, name of
doctor, person ordering the funeral, and person to whorn the funeral is charged.
Please note that we have produced a Maiden Narne Index as well as three
appendices of the various persons associated with the funerals.

The original hand-written ledgers were transcribed by Pauline Emond (nee
Dufresne) and Rochelle True (nee Dufresne), two very cornpetent and dedicated
rnembers of the Sudbury District Branch of the OGS. As with al1 work of this
nature, errors are still possible, therefore, the researcher is advised to ernploy al1
normal precautions.

On behalf of researchers everywhere, the Sudbury District Branch of the Ontario
Genealogical Society sincerely thanks the Co-Operative Funeral Home for
graciously allowing access to their records and for providing office space to the
transcribers.