In 1949, Armand Quesnel sold the largest pig ever shipped in the Vernon area. The pig weighed 850 pounds and closely resembled a small steer!
Armand was the son of pioneers Cleophas and Josephine Quesnel. He was the first child born in Lumby (1893) – born just six days after the town was officially named “Lumby”. Armand married Marjory “Teddy” Tedder. They raised two children: Roy and Rhea. Today, the 300+ acre ranch on Millers Road (near the entrance of Lumby and originally purchased by Cleophas) remains in the Quesnel family, 124 years after Cleophas purchased the property from the Brights.
