▁purchased ▁a ▁block ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Ad eline ▁and ▁ 4 2 nd ▁Street , ▁where ▁the ▁family ▁home ▁remained ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁when ▁his ▁wid owed ▁mother ▁ere cted ▁a ▁beautiful ▁home ▁at ▁ 9 9 9 ▁ 4 3 rd ▁Street ▁( not ▁ext ant ). ▁Un mar ried , ▁he ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁club men ▁of ▁Oak land " ▁and ▁a ▁" bon ▁viv ant ." ▁He ▁died ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁after ▁a ▁fall . ▁He ▁was ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁Rem ill ard ▁Br ick ▁Company ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Ed ou ard ▁" Ed ward " ▁Rem ill ard ▁was ▁born ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁at ▁St - Val entin , ▁Quebec . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁he ▁left ▁Quebec ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁California ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁two ▁older ▁brothers . ▁He ▁first ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁mines ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁and ▁soon ▁went ▁to ▁Oak land ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ▁where ▁the ▁three ▁brothers ▁became ▁partners ▁in ▁the ▁Rem ill ard ▁Brothers ▁Br ick ▁Company . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁there ▁he ▁married ▁his ▁cousin ▁Virgin ie ▁Rem ill ard ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁at ▁Nap ier ville . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Nar cis se ▁and ▁Ros al ie ▁Mon