Zénaïde spent his youth at Sainte-Thècle, at Saint-Thomas row, and seconded his husband in all his undertakings.
"[1] After their marriage, the couple Saint-Amand-Piché left by train in 1923 to settle on a lot of row 10 in Macamic (Chazel sector) in Abitibi, with his brothers: Joséphat, Ernest, Odina, Donat and Albert Saint-Amand.
In 1934, Alphée St-Amand began the service of funeral director; he exercised this role for 40 years.
[8] Alphée operated a sewing workshop from 1950 to 1966, at first on the second floor of the garage.
1 of rue Dupont of the "Commission scolaire de Sainte-Thècle" (School Board) to make a sewing workshop (in the basement), a linoleum shop on the 1st floor, the funeral home on the 2nd floor.