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Apparently William Ernest Le Sauteur sought
the hand of Jane Victoria in marriage as a young man, but she refused
him because he was addicted to liquor, and chose to marry Charles
Rogers. Later when he was widowed, William Ernest proposed for a
second time. This time he was accepted on the strict condition that
he became teetotal. William (universally loved and known as
Uncle Bill), was a delightful character and he kept his promise to
Jane religiously, even to refusing brandy when he was dying. William
worked in the shipyards as a ships carpenter, presumably those at Le
Havre des Pas, and often sailed in the newly-built vessels to
Newfoundland to deliver them.
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