Was born on March 11, 1877. He worked for the CNR in Transcona. He married Hélène Dean, the daughter of Jean (John) Dean and Alphonsine Chouinard.. The Deans had a long history from Quebec and were related to the Chaputs. They lived in the Beaverdam area of Ste. Amelie in Manitoba.
Eugene Pelland was born in Berthier, Quebec on March 11, 1877. He was the son who inherited his father’s name. Eugene married Hélène Dean, the daughter of John Dean and Alphonsine Chouinard. John Dean was born on March 4, 1885 in the U.S.A. and had married Alphonsine in New Hampshire in 1874. There is something a little obscure about John Dean as listed in the 1901 Manitoba census, which lists him as of English (anglais) origin and Alphonsine as French (français). By anglais here, however, does not really mean from England. Those coming from the U.S.A. to Canada were probably considered either as of French background if their spoken language was French and English background if the spoken language was English. Since John carried the English version of the name John instead of Jean, he may have been considered to be of English origin. Possibly, however, he may have had some French origin. In those days people of French origin spoke French, while those of English origin spoke English; and the fact that John married Alphonsine seems to indicate that there must have been some common understanding between them, such as language? Chances are that John himself may have been of french origin and his name in the U.S. was anglicised. The name Dean, however, sounds more English than French. The census for that particular part of Manitoba (Dist. #Provencher-de Salaberry) was taken in French because the nationality is written as anglais then below as français. The census also lists John Dean as well as Eugene Pellands as unskilled laborers.
According to Dora Pereux, Eugene worked for the railroad (C.N.R.?) yards at the shop in Transcona, just be St. Boniface, near Winnipeg, Manitoba. Helen was stocky in contrast to Eugene. The Deans were a stocky people (Dora). According to Dora, Helen liked dancing. She danced jigs and danced off the floor. She was also a good cook. According to Dora many of the descendants of Eugene Pelland and Helen Dean also worked at the Transcona shops. However the pay was little, and two of the daughters Alice, married to Henri Sicotte, as well as Anna, married to Raoul Gregoire left with their families for the U.S.A. which promised better employement opportunities. Besides, since Helen’s parents had once lived in the U.S.A., it must have been a place to possibly consider returning to whenever things were more promising out there.
Children of Eugene Pelland (Junior)and Helene Dean