Iroquois County Illinois, Biography of Souverian P. Frigon Submitted by: (c) Copyright 1999 Elaine Frigone Biography of Souverian P. Frigon from Martinton Township- History of Iroquois County, Illinois by Beckwith 1880, Pages 505 & 506 Souverian P. Frigon, farmer and stock raiser, Beaverville, is a son of Simon Frigon, and was born December 25, 1850, near Montreal, Canada. At about five years of age, with his parents he came to Iroquois County, Illinois, and settled in Beaver Township, where he lived with his parents, engaged in farming and going to school in early youth. In his seventeenth year he began teaching school, which he followed four years. September 19, 1871, he married Miss Hercelia Dionne, who was born in Iroquois County, January 24, 1855. He has three children: Neld A., Melissa M., and Lucian J. April 11, 1872, he bought the farm on which he now lives, and engaged in farming and stock-raising, in which business he is still engaged. He now owns 235 acres of land, all earned by his own industry and close attention to business, managing his farm in a way that reflects credit on its proprietor. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission obtained from the contributor of the file. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elaine Frigone. Copyright 1999 Elaine Frigone