Jean-Pierre Le Sann at his home in Duck Lake. (1945) (Photo by Margeurete Farbacher while training at Duck Lake)

History

Jean-Pierre Le Sann Born: July 11, 1881 in Bretagne, France. Died: January 29, 1961 in Victoria, B.C.

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Rev. Jean-Pierre Le Sann, V.F. (Vicaire Foculaire)
Chaplin - French Army - 1914-1918.
Missionary Priest - Haiti - 1918-1920.
Went to Theodore Sk. - 1920-25 - Filed for 1/4 section.
Sent to Perigord, Sk. - built a church & served the parish of White Star.
Served the parish in Titanic - about 10 yrs. - while there he developed a beautiful orchard.
Odile Langlois, his maid, eventually married Albert Dube's father in St. Boniface, Man.
Marie McGreight went to school with Albert in Duck Lake.
Jean-Pierre Le Sann left Titanic, Sk. because of ill health in 194?.
He retired to Victoria, BC where he purchased a house on - Collingson Street

Jean-Pierre got a quarter section of land from the Soldier Settlement, which was located 4 miles east of Theodore, Saskatchewan, this quarter was just north of Francois Le Sann's quarter. Upon leaving Theodore Jean-Pierre past the quarter on to Alain Marie who farmed the quarter and raised his family.
On this quarter Jean-Pierre made a small family cemetary, on which Francois Le Sann's wife, daughter and dad where buried. In later years Pierre Le Sann had them removed to the Yorkton cemetary. Also Paul Creach was buried there and later moved to Ste Rose du Lac by his family.


Jean-Pierre Le Sann's Church in Titanic, Saskatchewan. (1945)


Gerald Simair(grandson of Yves Marie Le Sann) served Mass for Jean-Pierre at Prudhomme, Saskatchewan (1951)


Jean-Pierre Le Sann while serving as Chaplin in the French army (1915)


Father Jean-Pierre was a Catholic priest and devoted his life to the service of God and our Lord Jesus Christ.