BELIVEAU, Esdras (b.1825 d.1903) Sibley Co., MN

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Submitted: Feb 2003
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From the Sibley County Independent of this date: 

March 27, 1903

Death of Esdras Beliveau

   It is with a feeling of sadness that we chronicle the death of 
Esdras Beliveau, whose death comes so soon after the demise of his 
wife.  He was one of the pioneer settlers of the section and was held 
in high esteem by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance.  The 
entire community condoles with the children in their bereavement.

   The deceased was stricken with paralysis, at the home of his son 
Fred, about two weeks ago, and although all that medical skill and 
kind care could accomplish was done for him, it did not avail, he 
gradually grew weaker and finally the spark of life was extinguished 
at ten o'clock Monday night, March 23.

   Esdras Beliveau was born in St. Grigoire, Canada, January 23, 1825, 
and came to this place in 1851, when it was a wilderness, taking a claim 
and making the necessary improvements.  Six years afterwards he went to 
Bay de Feve, Canada, where he was united in Marriage to Emelia Jutros 
and they returned to Henderson and lived happily together until February 
21, last, when death called her away.

   The departure of his beloved wife was a hard shock to him and he was 
taken down with paralysis.  The children were summoned last week and the 
following responded, viz.: Mrs. L. A. Glatigny, of Sleepy Eye; Miss Mary 
Beliveau, Mrs. Alfred Courteau, Mrs. Frank Boudoin, of Minneapolis, and 
U. J. Beliveau, of Davenport, Iowa.  Owing to sickness, the remaining 
two daughters, Mrs. Beaudreau and Mrs. Boudin, and Ulysses, who is in 
the Philippines, were unable to be present.

   The funeral was held yesterday, Rev. Jansen conducting the services 
at the Catholic church, and the remains were interred in the cemetery 
of that parish.

(Note by Phil Schiller: the surnames of the married daughters may be 
misspelled.  Such is the case for my great-grandmother, Louisa (Mrs. 
Frank Beaudreau) in the original article [Bowdrow].)