Nelson Trepanier- 1880 - 1944 - 'First Car in Flinton'
Nelson Trepanier was born on January 10, 1880 and died in 1944. He was the fifth of eleven children, one daughter died in infancy. Nelson’s parents Joseph and Alphozine Baskey were married in 1869 and raised their family on “Riverview Farm” in Flinton. The farm is still in the family.
There is a story about the surname. Some are called Baskey, but others like Nelson went by Trepanier. It is believed the change came about after Eugenie, the wife of Nelson’s older brother discovered, while following a genealogy, the the French name for Baskey (Basket?) was Trepanier.
Nelson married Clara Lessard on January 13, 1913. They raised seven children on the family farm. Nelson farmed and was very good to animals; he and Clara like to dance; and Nelson bought the first car in Flinton - proudly pictured here.
Thanks to Sharon Lessard, Nelson’s granddaughter for the background information and photo with further input from Carol Lessard and Don Patry.
Story and photo featured on the 2017 CDHS Calendar.
Part of the Sharon Lessard Album.
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Nelson Trepanier- 1880 - 1944 - 'First Car in Flinton'
Nelson Trepanier was born on January 10, 1880 and died in 1944. He was the fifth of eleven children, one daughter died in infancy. Nelson’s parents Joseph and Alphozine Baskey were married in 1869 and raised their family on “Riverview Farm” in Flinton. The farm is still in the family.
There is a story about the surname. Some are called Baskey, but others like Nelson went by Trepanier. It is believed the change came about after Eugenie, the wife of Nelson’s older brother discovered, while following a genealogy, the the French name for Baskey (Basket?) was Trepanier.
Nelson married Clara Lessard on January 13, 1913. They raised seven children on the family farm. Nelson farmed and was very good to animals; he and Clara like to dance; and Nelson bought the first car in Flinton - proudly pictured here.
Thanks to Sharon Lessard, Nelson’s granddaughter for the background information and photo with further input from Carol Lessard and Don Patry.
Story and photo featured on the 2017 CDHS Calendar.
Part of the Sharon Lessard Album.
Note: Commercial use of this image is prohibited without CDHS permission. All CDHS Flickr content is available for personal use providing our Rights Statement is followed: