Welcome to Wenceslas and Alice Poirier Family Site

This website has been prepared to document the stories of those families and individuals who trace their lineage to Wenceslas and Alice Poirier   


Photo of Wenceslas and Alice Poirier, Falher, Early 1950's

Wenceslas and Alice Poirier
Falher Alberta Canada
Early 1950's


Wenceslas Joseph Poirier, the son of Joseph Poirier and Olivine Houle, was born on June 29, 1889 at St. Gabriel Cté Joliette. He was raised on a farm, and took the trade of blacksmith, a trade at which he worked in Port Daniel Cté Bonaventure, in the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec.

Alice Belanger was the daughter of Désiré Belanger and Marie Lévesque, and was born on September 19, 1887.

Wenceslas and Alice were married in Port Daniel on July 5, 1910. Life was very difficult during those years, and the conditions in the area forced them to seek their fortune elsewhere, or face the prospects of poverty if they stayed.

In 1927 Wenceslas left Port Daniel on the advice of his brother Aristide, and embarked for the Peace River Country in Alberta. Aristide had come to the area several years earlier, and recommended it to Wenceslas. Aristide had lost an arm in an accident, and the story is told that he found life very difficult, partially disabled and alone in such a remote place. But he wrote letters to his brother, saying that life in the area was good and that the country was very bountiful.....   


Only ten of the eleven children are shown. The date under the photos of the children is the year the picture was taken.

Aurore - Picture Taken 1941

Aurore 1941

Marie - Picture taken 1938

Marie 1938

Patsy - Picture taken 1942

Patsy 1942

Jana - Picture taken 1951

Jana 1951

Adrien - Picture taken 1942

Adrien 1942

Ronald Poirier

Ronald 1947

Lucienne Poirier

Lucienne 1947

Eugenie Poirier

Eugenie 1936

Cecile Poirier

Cecile 1931

Sister Lucia Poirier

Lucia 1939