Charlebois, Ogiste
(died c. 1892) foundry owner. (Christian name also found as Ogis, Ozins, and Augustus) He was a partner in the Alexandria foundry firm of Miller, Campbell & Charlebois. (See Angus B. Campbell and G. W. Miller) In the 1870s, in the St. Finnan’s records of the baptisms of his children by his wife Josephine Brunet or Brunette, his occupation is described as that of a “moulder.” In 1882, he was mentioned as a prominent member of the St. Jean Baptiste Society of Alexandria, and later the same year, he was reported to be building a large, fine house in Alexandria. (Cornwall Freeholder 30 June 1882, Cornwall Reporter, 18 Nov. 1882) He died “after a short illness” “some months” before his wife, whose death at age 54 can be dated 1892 or shortly after. (six children) Their daughter was married to J. A. C. Huot.
Obituary (NDNP) of his wife, ASC, ii, 26 * St. Finnan’s CRNI, I, 70-73
