Joseph Hormidas Gariépy was born December 3, 1852 in Saint-Lin, Quebec. At the age of 16, he moved to Montreal, Quebec, where he eventually inherited a grocery store. He married Etudienne Boissonneault on February 1, 1875; their children included Wilfrid, Cleophas, Hélène, Maria, Charles Edouard, Blanche, and Edmund. In 1892, Joseph came to Edmonton and proceeded to buy the land at the northwest corner of Jasper and McDougal Street (100 Street), for an unprecedented $1,200. His family joined him in Edmonton in 1893. Joseph opened a general store, first with partner Joseph Chenier, continued with Edmund Brosseau, and then with Pete Lessard. Joseph made his fortune in the real estate business. He was a founding member and president of the Board of Trade, and helped found the Separate School Board, serving on the Board for twenty years. He was also on the Edmonton Town Council in 1897. J.H. Gariépy died July 6, 1927.

Wilfrid was born on March 14, 1877 in Montreal. He came to Edmonton with his family in 1893, and worked for his father until 1898. Wilfrid then studied at Saint-Laurent College, Laval University and McGill University, receiving his Bachelor of Law in 1902. In 1903 he began practicing law in Edmonton, first as a member of Taylor, Boyle & Gariépy, then later as head of Gariépy, Landry & Landry. He married Albertine Lessard on September 9, 1903; they had four children: Hormidas, Wilfrid, Marcelle (Lemaire), and George. Wilfrid was a member of the Edmonton School Board from 1904 to 1912, a City of Edmonton alderman from 1906 to 1910 and a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Beaver River from 1913 to 1921. While an MLA, he was Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1913 to 1918 and briefly Provincial Secretary in 1918. In 1921, he and his family moved to Trois-Rivières, Quebec, where Wilfrid continued to practice law. Wilfrid was a Member of Parliament for the Federal Constituency of Trois-Rivières from 1935 to 1940 and again from 1945 to 1949. Wilfrid died January 13, 1960.

Joseph Cleophas was likely born in Montreal. He had two sons, Edmund (born ca. 1911) and Henri (born ca. 1913). Cleophas died prior to 1924.

Hélène was born ca. 1879 in Montreal. On November 24, 1900 she married Prosper Edmond (Pete) Lessard. They had three children: Alice, Arthur, and Albertine.

Maria was born ca. 1881 in Montreal. She married Joseph Miville Déchène on July 11, 1910. They had five children: André, Aimé, Joffre, Lorraine and Pauline. Maria died in 1969.

Charles Edouard was born March 19, 1888 in Montreal. He was educated at Saint-Laurent College and Osgoode Hall in Toronto, Ontario. He was a lawyer in Edmonton, admitted to the Alberta bar in 1920. During the First World War, he served with the Royal 22nd Regiment. In 1926, Charles was elected to the Edmonton Separate School Board. In 1930 he married Vivienne de Celles; they had three sons, Roger, Pierre and Jean. Charles was a City of Edmonton alderman from 1940 to 1949. He was appointed as a district court judge for Northern Alberta in 1949, and retired from this post on March 19, 1963. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Men's Canadian Club and the Royal Canadian Legion. C.E. Gariépy died September 3, 1976.

Marie Blanche was born ca. 1895, likely in Edmonton. She died on March 5, 1948.

Edmund was born May 25, 1898 in Edmonton. In 1926 he was living in Los Angeles, then ca. 1946 in Louiseville, Quebec, and finally in Montreal. He was married to Isabelle, and they had two sons, Pierre and Paul.