Eddy Boudreau
1914-1954
Eddy Boudreau was born in Petit-Rocher (NB) in 1914. He was orphaned at the age of 4 and from the age of 14, stricken with a disease that crippled him. At the age of 25 (1940) he was admitted to the Hospice Saint-Antoine, in Quebec where he devoted himself to writing. He died there on 9 April 1954. During his lifetime, he published two works: La vie en croix (1948) and Vers le triumph (1950). In addition to these collections of poems, he published numerous articles in the newspapers in Evangeline.
Biographical sketch, Fonds Eddy-Boudreau. Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton. Accessed 4 May 2023.
Archival Material
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Fonds Eddy-Boudreau
⌄Website/Catalogue RecordRetrieval Number32Date Range of Material1930-1973Extent
12 cm of textual records
Scope and Content NoteFonds consists of personal correspondence and newspaper articles written by Eddy Boudreau on various subjects, including Donat Coste, and several articles on people with disabilities.

Cover of the book L'arbre vaincu, a collection of poetry which includes excerpts Boudreau’s autobiographical notebook dated 1940
"Boudreau, Eddy." Les Éditions Perce-Neige. Accessed 1 May 2023.