BIO: Peter BEAUSEIGNEUR, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, page 370-371.
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  PETER BEAUSEIGNEUR, farmer and lumberman of Girard township, Clearfield
county, Pa., was born in France and was brought to America by his parents in 
1854, and they settled on the homestead now owned by his brother James 
Beauseigneur.  In 1875 he purchased a farm of 160 acres, situated two miles 
west of the old homestead, where he has been living ever since.
  On October 26, 1875, Peter Beausiegneur was married to Miss Elizabeth 
McGovern, of Girard township, where she was born and reared.  Eleven children 
have been born to them, namely:  Q. E., Blanche, Virginia, Fannie, Vernon A., 
J. B., Cavanaugh, Susie, Monica, Rae and Jane.  The beloved mother of these 
children died in 1908.  She was a good, Christian woman, a faithful member of 
St. Mary's Catholic church at Frenchville, to which her husband and children 
also belong.  Farming and stockraising are carried on by Mr. Beauseigneur and 
his sons and they are numbered with the substantial men of the township.  
They take no very active part in politics but are always ready to perform the 
duties required of them as good citizens.  Mr. Beausiegneur is well known all 
through this section and his advice and co-operation are often sought by his 
fellow citizens.