PivinFamily20240306 - Person Sheet
PivinFamily20240306 - Person Sheet
NameFrederick Joseph GUÉVREMONT
Birth12 Jul 1893, Bristol, RI, USA
Death6 Jul 1978, Bristol, RI, USA
OccupationMason
FatherRemie GUÉVREMONT (1873-1940)
MotherAnna HAMEL (1872-1956)
Misc. Notes
1893 -named Frederick Joseph GUÉVREMONT, Baptized July, 15th at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Bristol, RL by the Rev. P. McCabe, godparents were Clovis Hamel and Adalida Hamel (ref certificate in G3). He later informally
changed his name to Fred.
1908 -graduated Ninth Grade School, Thursday, June 25th in the GAR Hall
1910 -became a Bristol fireman in the Ever Ready Engine and Hose Co and served as Treasurer for 40 years.
Abt 1915 -leader of the EverReady Fife & Drum Corps (ref photo Lg - G3).
1926 -member of the 4th of July Parade Committee (ref photo Lg - G2).
1029 thru 39 -Assistant town Fire Chief.
1939 thru 41 -named Fire Chief in Bristol, had command of the EverReady, Defiance, Dreadnought, Hydraulion Companies and 2 auxiliaries, The Highland and Narragansett.
Leader of the U.S. Volunteer Life Savings Corps Fife and Drum Corps
1940s -Owned a cottage on Hog Island, R.I.
1942 thru 47 -was Assistant Fire Chief.
1947 thru 49 -Chief of the Bristol Fire Department, formed the town's first
rescue team in 1948, lifetime member of the State Fireman's League and member of the Fire Chief's Club.
Worked as a mason for US Rubber in Bristol.
1945 -U.S. Rubber Co. Fire Department Fire Chief.
1951 thru 53 -Republican Town Councilman and Fire Commissioner.
Lived at 31 Cottage Street, Bristol, RI from 1930? to 1974?
Newspaper article, Tuesday, Jan 17,1967 "Fred GUÉVREMONT Preaches
Volunteer"
"His whole life has been the Fire Dept." by Wallace I Roberts
1974 -May 11, received an appreciation award from the Town of Bristol, "Has rendered 50 years of valuable and distinguished service and as a charter member to the Ever-Ready Engine and Hose Co., No. 2, and to the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island, and this certificate is issued in recognition thereof by the Town Council of Bristol, Rhode Island, on behalf of it's citizens and all fire comrades."
Fred served 2 terms as Bristol Fire Chief, was on the town council fire
commission. He worked as a stone mason for 44 years at the former U.S. Rubber Co. plant, which became the Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. plant in Bristol until his retirement in 1958. he was also a member of the Pius X Assembly, Forth Degree, Knights of Columbus in Riverside, RI.
Died in St. Joseph's Hospital, Providence, RI, services were at St. Mary's Church, and buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bristol RI. (Ref Map G1) He had 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

1920 and 1930 Census showed address as 33 Borden Ave., Bristol, RI.

1950 Directory Fred J mason h 31 Cottage St. Bristol

Obituary, Bristol Phoenix, July 7, 1978
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Fred J Guevremont, of 8 Robin Dr, a former fire chief, town councilman, and fire commissioner in this town, died yesterday in St Joseph's Hospital after an illness of four days.The husband of the late Rose (Preble) Guevremont, whose first wife was the late Mary Jane (Beauchaine) Guevremont, he was 84 years old.
Born here on July 15, 1893, a son of the late Remi and Anna (Hamel) Guevremont, he served two terms as Bristol's Fire Chief, from 1939 to 1941, and from 1947 to 1949 During his second term, the town's first rescue squad was formed in 1948 Previous to his first term, he also served as
assistant fire chief for 10 years.
Mr Guevremont served as a Republican town councilman in this town from 1951 to 1953. and also served as fire commissioner during those years Until his retirement 20 years ago, he worked as a stonemason at the US Rubber Co, formerly located here, for 44 years.
He was a past president of the Rhode Island State Firemen's League, a member of the Fire Chiefs' Club of the Everready Volunteer Fire Co in this town He was also a member of Pius X Assembly, Fourth ' Degree, Knights of Columbus, in Riverside.
Surviving is a son. William Guevremont, with whom he lived, two daughters. Mrs Lovina Ferreira of this town and Mrs Margaret Ferriera of Naugatuck, Conn, a brother, Arthur Guevremont of this town; 10 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren.
His funeral will be held tomorrow at 9 am. from the Connery-Smith Funeral Home, 57 Burton St. and a Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 am in St Mary's Church Burial will be in St Mary's Cemetery.
Spouses
Birth15 Jan 1894, Warren, RI, USA
Death25 Mar 1950, Bristol, RI, USA
MotherOlivine HEMOND (1873-1913)
Marriage23 Feb 1914, Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island
ChildrenWilliam Remie (1915-1998)
 Marie Lovina (1917-1982)
 Margaret (1928-1982)
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