[3] In 1937, he was one of the only doctors on duty during the Parsley Massacre, and was subsequently awarded the Haitian Legion of Merit for his work during that crisis.
[2] After upgrading his medical training he planned a move to Timmins, Ontario to set up a medical practice, but when he stopped in Mattawa, Ontario en route, he was convinced by a restaurant owner to stay in that town and set up practice there instead.
[8] A Red Tory, Monestime was attracted to the party because of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's Bill of Rights.
His daughter Vala Monestime Belter continued to run the nursing home, and has served on the boards of Ontario Northland[11] and TVOntario.
[12] Where Rivers Meet: The Story of Dr. S. F. Monestime, Canada's First Black Mayor, a biography by historian Doug Mackey, was published in 2009.
[5] In 2014, Frantz Liautaud, the current ambassador of Haiti to Canada, visited Mattawa for a gala celebration of the 50th anniversary of Monestime's first election as mayor.