Laurence William Gauthier

1918 - 1957 (38 years)

Generation: 1

Laurence William Gauthier was born on 31 Aug 1918 in Ford River Switch, Delta, Michigan, United States; was christened on 10 Sep 1918 in Bark River, Delta, Michigan, United States; died on 1 Feb 1957 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States; was buried on 5 Feb 1957 in Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States.

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Address: Laurence William Gauthier; Address:
9611 Melrose
Livonia, MI 48150
US
Name: Laurence Gauthier
Name: Lawrence William Gauthier
Baptism: 10 Sep 1918, Bark River, Delta, Michigan, United States
Census: 1920, Ford River, Delta, Michigan, United States
Census: 1930, Bark River, Delta, Michigan, United States
Graduation: 1935, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; St. Joseph Catholic High School
Organization Membership: 1936-1937; Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Newspaper Article: 10 Jun 1937, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; The Escanaba Daily Press
Social Security Number: 1938; issued in California
Newspaper Article: 28 Jul 1939, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; The Escanaba Daily Press
Census: 1940, Bark River, Delta, Michigan, United States
Graduation: 31 Aug 1940, Houghton, Houghton, Michigan, United States; Michigan Technological University
Newspaper Article: 30 Sep 1941, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; The Escanaba Daily Press
Employment: 1943, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Packard Motor Company
Residence: 1945-1949, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 21255 Mada Aveune
Newspaper Article: 7 Sep 1949, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; The Escanaba Daily Press
Residence: 1950, Mt. Healthy, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; 7828 Perry Street
Residence: 1951, Silverton, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; 3852 Superior Avenue
Employment: 1953, Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Ford Motor Company
Residence: 1952-1953, Milford, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; 903 Center Street
Organization Membership: 1956; Alumni Association of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Newspaper Article: 11 Jun 1956, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; The Escanaba Daily Press
Will: 8 Sep 1956, Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Occupation: 1953-1957, Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States; metallurgist at Ford Motor Transmission Plant
Residence: 1953-1957, Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 9611 Melrose
Obituary: Feb 1957
Obituary: Feb 1957, Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Ford Motor Company "Livonia Automatic Transmission News"
Obituary: 2 Feb 1957, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; The Escanaba Daily Press

Notes:

Baptism:
His godparents were William and Anna Oakes.

Census:

Gauthier, John G, 40 years, immigration 1880, naturalization 1918, born Canada French, country store storekeeper
Gauthier, Laura E., 38 years
Gauthier, J. Harvey, 13 years
Gauthier, Audrey M, 11 years
Gauthier, Mildred A, 9 years
Gauthier, Ruth F., 6 years
Gauthier, Robert J., 3 years 9 months
Gauthier Lawrence W., 1 year 7 months

Census:

Gauthier, John G., 50 years, born Canada French, immigration 1879, General Store merchant
Gauthier, Laura E., 48 years
Gauthier, Harvey J., 23 years
Gauthier, Audrey M., 21 years
Gauthier, Mildred A., 19 years
Gauthier, Ruth F., 17 years
Gauthier, Robert J., 14 years
Gauthier, Lawrence, 11 years
Gauthier, David H., 7 years
Gauthier, Theresa, 2 years

Newspaper Article:
Bark River To Hold Election
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Miss Audrey Gauthier of New York City is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Gauthier. Miss Gauthier will return Saturday to New York accompanied by her brother Robert who plans to remain in the east indefinitely.

Lawrence Gauthier returned from Houghton where he attended Houghton College of Mining and Technology and has left for a vacation visit in Detroit and Lansing.

Miss Ruth Gauthier will return this week from Detroit where she was an instructor the past term.

Social Security Number:
His social security number was 552-18-2767 and was issued in California. Employer was Montgomery Ward. Address listed was Hotel Burlingame, Burlingame, California.

Newspaper Article:
Page 8 - Bark River News
Miss Audrey Gauthier, who has been vacationing at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gauthier, left Tuesday for Detroit. She will visit a few days there with her brother Harvey before going on to New York.

The John Gauthier family motored to Houghton Sunday where they visited with Laurence Gauthier, who is attending Houghton Tech.

Census:

Gauthier, John G, 60, born Canada French, same house 1935, store keeper, operate store
Gauthier, Laura E., 59, born Mich
Gauthier, Milded J, 28, born Mich, bookkeeper, in store
Gauthier, Robert J., 23, born Mich, clerical work, in store
Gauthier Lawrence W., 21, born Mich,
Gauthier, David H., 17, born Mich,
Gauthier, Theresa V., 12, born Mich,

Graduation:
Bachelor of Science, Metallurgical Engineering

Newspaper Article:
Nadeau - Personals
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Miss Francis Hruska of Nahma, Lawrence and Robert Gauthier of Detroit visited their grandfather, T. Gauthier on Saturday. Robert and Lawrence are sons of John Gauthier of Bark River.

Employment:
Laurence worked at Packard Motor Company in Detroit.

Residence:
At the time it was a Detroit 19, Wayne County residence. It is now located in the city of Southfield, Oakland County.

Newspaper Article:
Bark River
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Recent guests at the John Gauthier home were Harvey Gauthier and daughter, Mary, Robert Gauthier and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gauthier and family of Detroit.

Employment:
Laurence was employed at Ford Motor Company in Livonia, Michigan. He was the manager of the Chemical and Metalurgical Engr. Dept. in the Automatic Transmission Division.

Newspaper Article:
Bark River
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Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gauthier of Detroit are the parents of a daughter, Mary Elizabeth, who was born May 29. Mr. Gauthier is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gauthier.

Will:
All of estate bequeathed to his wife Alyce Gauthier. Executor of will was his brother, J. Harvey Gauthier. Witnesses were Ruth and Russell LaMotte.

Obituary:
LAURENCE GAUTHIER

Manager of the chemical and metallurgical engineering department of the Ford Motor Company's Livonia transmission plant, Laurence Gauthier, 38, of 9611 Melrose, Livonia, died Friday night. A graduate of the Michigan Institute of Technology at Houghton, Mr. Gauthier was first employed by the Packard Motor Car Co. He was a membe of the American Society for Metals and the Knights of Columbus. Funeral mass will be at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at St. Michael's Church, 11311 Hubbard, Livonia, followed by burial in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. His wife, Alyce; daughters, Michele, Laura and Mary Beth; and sons, Laurence Jr., and David survive. The body is at the Ted C. Sullivan Funeral Home, 14230 McNichols west.

Obituary:
Ford Motor Company "Livonia Automatic Transmission News", Volume 4, No 2, February, 1957, page two
Livonia Plant, Automatic Transmission Division, Ford Motor Company

Obituaries

Laurence W. Gauthier, 38, a Department Manager at this location since October 1953, died on February 1. He had been hospitalized for most of the period since last August with a malignant condition.
A Metallurgical engineering graduate from Michigan College of Mining and Technology, Mr. Gauthier joined Ford in March, 1950, after 10 years in the metallurgical engineering with the Packard Motor Car Co. Starting as a Chemical Engineer at our Division's Fairfax Plant, he moved to the position of Department Manager in three and a half years.
He was promoted to Section Supervisor's status in the Fairfax Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Department in April, 1953, and came to our Plant as Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Manager in October of that year. He became Manager of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering with Division in September, 1955, but reverted back to the Plant level with the realignment of Division Staff activities last June.
On medical leave since August, Mr. Gauthier had returned to the job for a short time in November.

Laurence married Alyce Mable McCoy on 26 Jun 1943 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. Alyce (daughter of Robert Emmett McCoy and Viola Clara Valliere) was born on 10 Dec 1922 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was christened on 17 Dec 1922 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died on 1 Feb 1998 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 3 Feb 1998 in Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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