Eugène
Poirier
aka Perry
Born in Bouctouche, Kent, New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Son of Germain Poirier
and Caroline Barriault
Brother of
Azelie Poirier, Arthur Poirier, Edouard Poirier, Régina Poirier, Marie Marguerite Edmée Poirier, Edmond (Poirier) Perry, Marie Edmée Poirier, Marie Claire Poirier, Marie Aurore Poirier and Joseph Lionel Poirier
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 21
in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jul 2012
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Biography
"Eugene Perry was born in Boutouche (New Brunswick) on 1 April 1896.
Perry enlisted in the 41st Battalion in October 1915. After arriving in England, Perry was sent a part of a reinforcement of the 22nd (French-Canadian) Battalion in Belgium. Perry fought with the Battalion at the Somme and moved with the unit to the Vimy area.
During the afternoon of 2 April 1917, Perry was warned for duty in the front-line trenches. However, Perry soon vanished. He was eventually arrested some 7 hours later at a village, located approximately 20 miles behind the front lines. At his court-martial Perry was found guilty of desertion and sentenced to death.
On 11 April 1917 (2 days after the Vimy Ridge attack), Perry was executed by firing squad. His remains are located in Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Plot VI, Row C, Grave 7."[1]
He was posthumously pardoned by the British government in 2016.[2]
Sources
- ↑ The 25 Canadians
- ↑ CBC Radio: Rehabilitation of an Acadian soldier, August 16, 2006
- Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 7 May 2017), memorial #15930458 for Pvt Eugene Perry (1896 - 1917) - Find A Grave Memorial.
- Birth: http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141A2_2.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=8d724c97-5b5d-4bb8-bef4-db936724ca3a
- military records:
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eugène by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eugène by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Justin Russ
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J1B2, FTDNA kit #N66807, MitoYDNA ID T13336 [compare]
- Angèle (LeBlanc) Barker :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1, haplogroup J, FTDNA kit #N61635, MitoYDNA ID T15001 [compare]
- M Cole :
Mitochondrial DNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup J1B
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~6.25%
Roland Arsenault :
23andMe, GEDmatch M103142 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A118678 [compare], Ancestry member rolker
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FN10928 [compare], FTDNA kit #N109286
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Dennis Green :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #IN81727
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~0.78%
Antoinette Daigle :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #361254
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