Lester Burtin Daurie
The son of Reuben Joseph and Pearl Brecken Daurie
BORN: June 30, 1923
DIED: January 28, 1997
Born in Western Shore NS.
Married: Agnes (Anita) Gage, at St. Josephs Church, on Oct 19, 1944 in Halifax NS.
He and Anita lived in Halifax and had 13 children
From recollections of sister Faye (Daurie) Gardner Dec. 29, 1979.
Two years after his fathers death, in early 1928 they moved to Bedford, NS.
His mother and step father were unable to support the children and he was put in a foster home
with his brothers and sisters. He was the first to return home about 1930, with his sister Faye,
when his step father found work.
He worked for the City of Halifax for 36 years retiring in 1984 as a foreman of city works dept.
He liked to hunt, fish, and collected coins and stamps.
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