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Gros Cap Cemetery 1961

ID	Surname	Given	Maiden	Birth	Death	Age	Inscription	Notes
1	CHEESEMAN	Philamina		1855	1920		Mother
2	CHEESEMAN	George L.		1847	1921		Father
3	CHEESEMAN	Alexander		1882	1919		Son
4	CHEESEMAN	Elizabeth		1892	1924		Daughter
5	ST. ANDRE	Gustav		November 16 1863				Stone buried in earth and no death date could be read.
6	ST. ANDRE	Ida		November 15 1866	March 14 1911
7	POND	Frederick		1877	1949
8	POND	Bernadetta Willow		1911	1918		Child of Frederick and Cecelia Pond
9	CORP	Alfred		1874	1954
10	CORP	Amelia		1884
11	CORP	Richard		1910	1944
12	CORP	Edmund		1903	1960
13	FOUNTAIN	Eugene B.					Children of Eugene and Maggie Fountain	Small stone no dates. Father Eugene Fountain was the lighthouse keeper at St. Helene Island off the Gros Cap shore. The Fountain family was in this service for several generations. Joseph Fountain, father of Eugene, was born at Mackinac Island, August 28, 1843. Eugene Fountain married Maggie Goudreau.
14	FOUNTAIN	Eugene C.					Children of Eugene and Maggie Fountain	Small stone no dates. Father Eugene Fountain was the lighthouse keeper at St. Helene Island off the Gros Cap shore. The Fountain family was in this service for several generations. Joseph Fountain, father of Eugene, was born at Mackinac Island, August 28, 1843. Eugene Fountain married Maggie Goudreau.
15	MORTENSEN	Donald N.		1918
16	MADISON	Charles E.		1869	1952		Father
17	MADISON	Olive Ann		1873	1949		Mother
18	MADISON	Ethel		December 25 1908	February 4 1911		Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven.
19	TARNUTZER	Hazel	MADISON	1898	1932
20	AXELSON	Ida			July 29 1904	17y 1m 12d	Wife of Charles Axelson
21	LA VAKE	Kate			January 12 1913	66 years	Wife of John
22	LA VAKE	John B.			May 11 1929		Company G 18th Infantry	GAR Marker - He was next to the last survivor of the GAR and was flag bearer for the Post. John Baptiste La Vake was b. at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Isaac, called Trader La Vake and his Indian wife Angelique who were married at St. Ignace May 13, 1833.
23	LA JUENNESS	Josephine			September 5 1871	86 years		Buried in the Isaac Blanchard family plot. She was Josephine Anse, member of the Chippewa Tribe. She married first Louis Babbien, Hudson Bay fur trapper who settled here about 1810, and was awarded Private Claim No. 11 in St. Ignace. There were two children born, Mary who married Isaac Blanchard, and Joseph. They inherited the Babbien claim. Josephine married, secondly, Jean B. LaJuenness. Josephin's Indian name was Mis An Jean Gous.
24	BLANCHARD	Isaac Jr.		March 20 1837	June 18 1859			The story is that fishermen from here went to the fishing grounds near Seul Choix, pronounced Shiss-wa by the French fishermen, as it still is. Seul choix is located on Lake Michigan. They set up housekeeping in small buildings. During a party some of the younger men drank too much and Isaac Blanchard made trouble at the Pond property. He was ordered off but refused to leave. In the encounter Pond shot and killed Blanchard. The trial was held in Mackinac County and Augustus Pond was freed, as the ruling was that he had a right to defend his property. This story has recently been publicized in news articles and this case set a precedent in law and is often quoted as the People vs. Pond.
25	BLANCHARD	Isaac Sr.			June 10 1866	79y 22d	Native of Plainfield, New Hampshire
26	BLANCHARD	Mary			November 15 1875	70 years	Our Mother and Wife of Isaac.	Mary Babbien Blanchard - Indian name Mis an Jean Qua.
27	BLANCHARD	Joseph			April 30 1880	52 years		Stone broken and mended
28	BLANCHARD	Mary Belle			May 17 1882	1y 3m 20d	Daughter of John and E.R. Blanchard
29	BLANCHARD	Orvelles			February 25 1885	2y 6m 8d	Son of John and Elizabeth Blanchard
30	BLANCHARD	John			October 10 1903	63y 10m 17d	Company B 10th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry	Lost and arm in the Civil War.
31	BLANCHARD	Elizabeth		1852	1944		Mother	Wife of John
32	PAULIN	Andrew G.		1866	1954
33	PAULIN	Emily G.		1879				She was Emily Blanchard daughter of John and Elizabeth
34	PAULIN	Calvin Blanchard		March 7 1892	March 7 1910
35	BLANCHARD	James		October 2 1830	November 11 1911
36	BLANCHARD	Jane		February 19 1842	June 20 1925
37	BLANCHARD	James Burton			June		Son	The rest of death date worn off.
38	GREENLEES	Hannah			August 19 1894	25 years	Wife of Joseph Greenlees	Daughter of James Blanchard and Mary St. Louis and died in childbirth
39	BLANCHARD	Irena			June 14 1888	2y 2m 12d	Daughter of James and Jane Blanchard
40	BRYCE	Lizzie			December 15 1894	30y 7m 23d
41	BRYCE	James			September 27 1904	49y 6m 17d
42	NEWTON	Wilson			January 15 1885	63y 11m 28d
43	NEWTON	Nancy J.			April 11 1875	36 years	Wife of Wilson Newton
44	NEWTON	Henry				3y 6m	Eldest Son of Wilson and Nancy Wilson	Stone broken and on the ground - No dates could be read
45	NEWTON	Wilson Jr.		December 26 1859	April 26 1917			The Newton family had a large fishing business located at St. Helene Island, including a cooperage and packing house. They were from Buffalo New York. Nancy wife of Wilson Sr. was part Indian and daughter of John Graham and his Indian wife Theresa a member of the Anse Tribe. John Graham was a soldier at Mackinac Island and married Therese Benanganis. Graham Point near the site of the Mackinac Bridge is named for the family.
46	FRECHETTE	Jane		1845	1916		Mother
47	FRECHETTE	Joe		1835	1919		Father
48	FRECHETTE	Isaac			May 23 1907	37 years
49	LEVEILLE	Noel		November 6 1823	March 16 1907		Father
50	LEVEILLE	Elizabeth	LOZON	January 20 1833	July 29 1902		Mother	She was the second wife. His first wife was Madeline Lozon sister of Elizabeth. Perhaps Madeline is buried in the grave covered with bushes. No marker remains on this grave.
51	LEVEILLE	Ellen		December 12 1867	March 19 1954
52	LA CHAPELLE	Olive			January 8 1872	12y 10m	In memory of the children of M & P La Chapelle
53	LA CHAPELLE	Helen			October 19 1872	3y 8m	In memory of the children of M & P La Chapelle
54	OBESHAW	Mary		1842	1922
55	OBESHAW	Louis		1842	19??			Dates not on stone. Records show November 1925. The original family of OBESHAW family consisted of 14 daughters and 2 sons and almost all of the residents of Gros Cap area are related through marriage of the OBESHAW girls.
56	OBESHAW	Oliver			September 4 1878	5m 9d	Son of Louis and Mary Obeshaw
57	OBESHAW	Adam		1900	1952
58	OBESHAW	Unknown						Wooden cross with no dates or name.
59	OBESHAW	Jane		1875	1955		Mother
60	OBESHAW	Joseph		1872	1953		Father
61	MARTINEAU	Wallace		September 22 1929	September 9 1951		PVT Michigan 4 AAA Training Base	He was the son of Albert and Irene OBESHAW MARTINEAU and is interred on the OBESHAW lot.
62	PAQUIN	Felix			December 9 1904			He was a real St. Ignace character. A French Canadian he conducted a carriage tour during the summer tourist season in the 1890s and 1900s and delighted his patrons with his line of French Canadian talk. He was a suicide by poisoning.
63	GOUDREAU	Caroline		May 31 1871	March 14 1881		Daughter of Joseph and Mary L. Godreau
64	GOUDREAU	Armon		August 14 1881	May 9 1882		Son of Joseph Godreau	On same plot and almost hidden by trees and brush. Also on same plot are three graves outlined with large stones no doubt members of this large family. My records show 16 childlren. Joseph Godreau married January 10 1867 to Mary Louise Martin. Joseph d. in 1907 and Mary Louise d. in 1921 aged 78.
65	GOUDREAU	Antoine		August 18 1878	April 23 1903			No doubt one of the children of Amable Godreau a pioneer of that family who came from Canada with the idea of extracting the oil from the whitefish to be used for oil lamps. He worked for the Hudson Bay Fur Company and made a fortune in real estate in the St. Ignace area. Some of the streets of St. Ignace are named for his children i.e. Abe Street-Mary Street and Joseph Street. There is also a Godreau Street.
66	CORP	Ambrose		1841	1916
67	CORP	Elvira		1851	1924		Wife	Ambrose Corp was the son of Captain David Corp and an Indian mother a member of the Anse band. He was born at the Chippewa settlement at Pte. Aux Chene January 7 1841. His father deserted his mother and remarried in Canada. The first marriage was by an Indian ceremony. Ambrose was raised at the settlement by Mary Jane La Juennes also of the Anse tribe. He called her Noko. Nokomis means grandmother in Indian. Captian David Corp sailed a fast Yankee schooner from Mackinac to Green Bay. According to a notebook written by David Corp granson of Captainn David Corp the latter married a daughter of Chief Anse and he states that Anse was a descendant of Hanse, a Dutchman who was at the Island and married an Indian. Petoskey married a sister of Anse. Anse worked with Schoolcraft as an interpreter. Chief Anse had three wives and families by each. One lived at Mackinac - one at Manitoulin Island Canada and the family at Pte. Aux Chene. Members of the Anse families in this area are the Muscoe-Michamado-Scobawash and Benways. Ambrose Corp's Indian name was Mis qua doh. He married 1. Catherine Martin and had two children - Angeline and David. He married 2. Elvira Blanchard daughter of Isaac and Mary Babbeau Blanchard.
68	CORP	Virginia M.		1910	1950
69	METTY	Jessie Isabella			October 26 1889	18y 5m 15d
70	METTY	John B.			March 10 1892	63 years		My records show that he married Mary Alard daughter of Clement and Betsy McGuilpin Alard. Mary died April 13 1918 aged 87 and is buried on Mackinac Island.
71	SWEET	Amanda M.		1834	1898		Wife of George C. Sweet
72	MAY	Eli Jr.			May 14 1883	49 years		Stone broken. Perhaps Eli Sr. is also buried there as my records show he was born in 1816 and died May 22 1901 aged 95. He married Maryann born 1834 and died May 14 1883 - the same day as Eli Jr. and is buried in Gros Cap according to her obituary.
73	ST. LOUIS	Julia		July 20 1875	May 2 1900		Wife of John St. Louis Jr.
74	ST. LOUIS	C.			1907			Hand made cross no other writing
75	ST. LOUIS	John						Hand made cross no other writing
76	EDDY	Willard E.			July 30 1884	1y 10m 23d	Son of William and Effie Eddy
77	EDDY	Effie		1863	1904			Maiden name Chapman daughter of Captain Eleutherus Chapman and Mary Smith
78	EDDY	William		1854	1937
79	CHAPMAN	E. Capt.			January 29 1901	66y 7m 10d		Captain Eleutherus Chapman - Chapmans are buried on the Eddy lot. Effie Eddy is the daughter of Captain Eleutherus Chapman. My records also show that Mrs. Chapman or Mary Smith born 1842 died January 1918 is buried in Gros Cap Cemetery but there is no marker for her.
80	CHAPMAN	Frederick S.		1876	1956
81	SHEBER	Anna			May 3 1903	26 years	Wife of Jacob Sheber
82	SHEBER	Pearl			May 3 1900	3 years
83	EDGAR	Thomas		September 12 1864	February 17 1910
84	BOLON BOLYN	John			May 23 1917	79 years	Sleep father dear and take rest-	Two wooden crosses are also on the lot without names or dates. Author thought it may be his parents. My records how that this family dates back to Missionary records of 1726.
85	BOLYN	Lenore		January 27 1844	March 1 1882		Wife of John Bolyn	See John BOLON for other spelling of surname and husband.
86	BOLYN							Large wooden cross opposite without names or dates
87	BOLYN	Joseph		March 15 1864	October 1865			On back of Lenore's stone
88	BOLYN	David		May 31 1862	April 19 1880		Drowned	Body never recovered.
89	BOLYN	Mary		January 1 1875	August 3 1892		Child of John and Lenore
90	ST. LOUIS	Louis		1821	1899			Plot has very old stones that are hard to read and other unmarked and sunken graves. My records show that Mrs. Louis St. Louis nee Lazard died December 9 1860. This is a branch of the early Detroit and Windsor family. The original name was Louis Villers dit St. Louis
91	BULLY	Charles			May 8 1873	66y 4m		The Michilimackinac records show that Charles Bouleau was born at Mackinac Island. He married Nov. 9 1846 to Hannah Allen also of Mackinac Island. Witnesses to the marriage were Robert Graveraet and Medor Metevier.
92	BULLY	Hannah			July 22 1899	90 years	Wife of Charles Bully	After the death of Charles Bully Hannah made her home with the James Blanchard family and in the collection of the late Orr Greenlees- grandson of James Blanchard - are many items from the Bully family along which are a beautiful jet necklace and other jewelry and a lovely statue of Father Marquette which was made in France. In an old notebook kept by the Blanchards aree listed - John Bully baby boy and his girl died August 10 1878.
93	BALBOUGH	Edward		1880	1961
94	BALBOUGH	Edward Robert		December 14 1917	December 16 1947			Cement marker
95	MILES	David		1862	1933			On this plot are six homemade wooden crosses witout names or dates. David Miles married Jane Martin so perhaps the other graves are members of the large Martin family.
96	MILES	Jane		1859	1913			On this plot are six homemade wooden crosses witout names or dates. David Miles married Jane Martin so perhaps the other graves are members of the large Martin family.
97	McELROY						GAR Post 258	No name on marker but may be the grave of Michael McElroy a Civil War veteren
98	DERUSHE	Frank X.		1875	1950			All new markers. It was the late Aunt Jane Goudreau nee Genevieve Derushe who had these markers placed on the graves of some of her family. Joseph 1840-1918 was her father and Josephine 1849-1922 was her mother. I have a record of Joseph Derushe Jr. marriage in 1861 to Josephine La Joice at St. Ignace. The Derushe family appears in the 1810 U.S. Census of Michilimackinac.
99	DERUSHE	Henry		1878	1947			All new markers. It was the late Aunt Jane Goudreau nee Genevieve Derushe who had these markers placed on the graves of some of her family. Joseph 1840-1918 was her father and Josephine 1849-1922 was her mother. I have a record of Joseph Derushe Jr. marriage in 1861 to Josephine La Joice at St. Ignace. The Derushe family appears in the 1810 U.S. Census of Michilimackinac.
100	DERUSHE	Cecily		1884	1887			All new markers. It was the late Aunt Jane Goudreau nee Genevieve Derushe who had these markers placed on the graves of some of her family. Joseph 1840-1918 was her father and Josephine 1849-1922 was her mother. I have a record of Joseph Derushe Jr. marriage in 1861 to Josephine La Joice at St. Ignace. The Derushe family appears in the 1810 U.S. Census of Michilimackinac.
101	DERUSHE	Josephine		1849	1922			All new markers. It was the late Aunt Jane Goudreau nee Genevieve Derushe who had these markers placed on the graves of some of her family. Joseph 1840-1918 was her father and Josephine 1849-1922 was her mother. I have a record of Joseph Derushe Jr. marriage in 1861 to Josephine La Joice at St. Ignace. The Derushe family appears in the 1810 U.S. Census of Michilimackinac.
102	DERUSHE	Joseph		1840	1918			All new markers. It was the late Aunt Jane Goudreau nee Genevieve Derushe who had these markers placed on the graves of some of her family. Joseph 1840-1918 was her father and Josephine 1849-1922 was her mother. I have a record of Joseph Derushe Jr. marriage in 1861 to Josephine La Joice at St. Ignace. The Derushe family appears in the 1810 U.S. Census of Michilimackinac.
103	BOURISAW	Joseph						All handmade wooden crosses on this lot. Note this is an old family descened from Rene Bourassa. When they came to this area they located first at Mackinac Island during the fur trading era. Daniel Bourassa located at St. Ignace and was awarded private claim No. 17. George Bourisaw married December 16 1885 to Christine St. Andre. She was the daughter of Louis and Rosalie Truckey. George was born in 1850 and died September 26 1901. Christine was born in 1865.
104	BOURISAW	George			October 19 1900	60 years		All handmade wooden crosses on this lot. Note this is an old family descened from Rene Bourassa. When they came to this area they located first at Mackinac Island during the fur trading era. Daniel Bourassa located at St. Ignace and was awarded private claim No. 17. George Bourisaw married December 16 1885 to Christine St. Andre. She was the daughter of Louis and Rosalie Truckey. George was born in 1850 and died September 26 1901. Christine was born in 1865.
105	BOURISAW	Christine					no dates	All handmade wooden crosses on this lot. Note this is an old family descened from Rene Bourassa. When they came to this area they located first at Mackinac Island during the fur trading era. Daniel Bourassa located at St. Ignace and was awarded private claim No. 17. George Bourisaw married December 16 1885 to Christine St. Andre. She was the daughter of Louis and Rosalie Truckey. George was born in 1850 and died September 26 1901. Christine was born in 1865.
106	BOURISAW	Louis						Large fancy cross with doors that open. All handmade wooden crosses on this lot. Note this is an old family descened from Rene Bourassa. When they came to this area they located first at Mackinac Island during the fur trading era. Daniel Bourassa located at St. Ignace and was awarded private claim No. 17. George Bourisaw married December 16 1885 to Christine St. Andre. She was the daughter of Louis and Rosalie Truckey. George was born in 1850 and died September 26 1901. Christine was born in 1865.
107	BOURISAW	Josephine						All handmade wooden crosses on this lot. Note this is an old family descened from Rene Bourassa. When they came to this area they located first at Mackinac Island during the fur trading era. Daniel Bourassa located at St. Ignace and was awarded private claim No. 17. George Bourisaw married December 16 1885 to Christine St. Andre. She was the daughter of Louis and Rosalie Truckey. George was born in 1850 and died September 26 1901. Christine was born in 1865.
108	BOURISAW	John						All handmade wooden crosses on this lot. Note this is an old family descened from Rene Bourassa. When they came to this area they located first at Mackinac Island during the fur trading era. Daniel Bourassa located at St. Ignace and was awarded private claim No. 17. George Bourisaw married December 16 1885 to Christine St. Andre. She was the daughter of Louis and Rosalie Truckey. George was born in 1850 and died September 26 1901. Christine was born in 1865.
109	KEWANDAWAY	Caroline		June 8 1890	April 24 1909		Daughter of Joseph and Josette
110	KEWANDAWAY	Aimee	STEBBINS					no dates
111	KEWANDAWAY	Josette		March 31 1859	December 4 1912		Wife of Joseph	Joseph Kewandaway was Chippewa Indian. He was the son of Peter and Margaret Abbott Kewandaway and was born in 1849. In a notebook kept by the Blanchard family it states - Joe was the son of a Chief of the Potawatomi and was poisoned by bad medicine. - There is also a mention of Nora Kewandaway whose Indian name was Was A Go Ziks. Joseph Kewandaway married Josette Goudreau daughter of Amable Goudreau Sr. and died March 1935. He was buried in this plot but has no marker.
112	EDGAR	Thomas		September 12 1864	February 17 1910			Listed twice by Margaret Smith
113	LA JOICE	Henry			December 22 1885	8y 6m 22d	Son of Augustus and Rosalie La Joice	died of diptheria
114	LA JOICE	Lucy			December 23 1885	7y 1m 15d	Daughter	died of diptheria
115	LA JOICE	Rosalie			December 26 1888	28y 11m 13d	Wife of Augustus	Rosalie St. Andre was the third wife of Augustus La Joice who was born in 1852 and died December 1928. He was the son of James a courier de bois who worked for the Hudson Bay Fur Company.
116	POUPARD	Jed		1864	1945		Son
117	POUPARD	E. Napoleon		July 8 1861	December 14 1938			Napoleon was born on the nearby island of St. Helene and was named for the famous Napoleon.
118	POUPARD	Mary Jane		February 9 1868	September 14 1903		Wife of Napoleon
119	LEVEILLE	Charles		January 8 1870	February 20 1960
120	LEVEILLE	Helen		December 8 1871	April 13 1918			She was a Poupard
121	POUPARD	Jerry		1865	1918			Three large handmade crosses are in this lot
122	POUPARD	Josephine			November 28 1881	42y 10m 19d	Wife of Edward Poupard	Three large handmade crosses are in this lot
123	POUPARD	Edward			June 7 1903	71 years		Three large handmade crosses are in this lot
124	POUPARD	John		1859	1919			Footstone only - Three large handmade crosses are in this lot
125	LA VAKE ARCHAMBEAU	Mary		1864	1927			Large stone with no inscription. On the back of the stone is inscribed Mary Archambeau 1864-1927. My records show that she was the widow of John LaVake Jr. and remarried Charles Archambeau. John LaVake Jr. was born 1859 and listed as White and Indian. The son of John B. LaVake and Isabelle Pello or Pellot. John Jr. died November 1919. He married Mary LaJoice Sept. 20 1879. Mary was born in 1864 to Gus and his first wife Mary Josephine Goudreau. Mary LaVake Archambeau died in 1927.
126	ARCHAMBEAU LAVAKE	Mary		1864	1927			Large stone with no inscription. On the back of the stone is inscribed Mary Archambeau 1864-1927. My records show that she was the widow of John LaVake Jr. and remarried Charles Archambeau. John LaVake Jr. was born 1859 and listed as White and Indian. The son of John B. LaVake and Isabelle Pello or Pellot. John Jr. died November 1919. He married Mary LaJoice Sept. 20 1879. Mary was born in 1864 to Gus and his first wife Mary Josephine Goudreau. Mary LaVake Archambeau died in 1927.
127	ST. ANDRE	Francis J.		1916	1920			There is an old wooden cross on this plot but no markings are left.
128	CHEESEMAN	Alonzo			January 25 1890	78 years		The inscription could not be read on the tombstone. He was born in New York state and followed the Mormons west to Beaver Island. He was there at the time of King Strang and was driven off the island. He is listed there in the 1850 census with three wives and many children. After leaving Beaver Island he settled for a short time at Cheboygan where one wife - Jane Adams - died. He located next to St. Helene Island near Gros Cap where he worked for the Newton Brothers. He was a fine carpenter. Then he came to Gros Cap where he farmed. Cheeseman Road is named for him. He lived on the farm with the two wives and it is said he died with a chew of tobacco in his mouth. He fell down a flight of stairs and broke his neck.
129	CHEESEMAN	Minerva			December 10 1894	80y 6m 18d	Wife of Alonzo	She was the legal wife of Alonzo as she signed documents.
130	CHEESEMAN	Amy Ann		May 28 1821	April 24 1904		Wife of Alonzo	The 1850 census lists her as Amy Ann Thorn. Some of the grandchildren remember the two grandmothers and called them Grandma Minerva and Grandma Mary Ann
131	HAYES	Nettie	CHEESEMAN	1859	1920		Wife of Michael Hayes
132	BOURISAW							BOURISAW gaves are on the ST. LOUIS lot.
133	BOURISAW	Isaac V.		1895	1918		Corp. Died in France
134	BOURISAW	Garrett T.		1892	1918		Corp. Died in France
135	BOURISAW	George		1887	1926
136	BOURISAW	Edmund T.		1896	1953
137	ST. LOUIS	Jasper		1884	1956			A son of Jasper and Lucy Bourisaw St. Louis was drowned in February in 1937. He was carrying mail via dog sled from St. Ignace to Mackinac Island when the ice broke. He is buried in St. Ignace.
138	ST. LOUIS	Lucy		1889				A son of Jasper and Lucy Bourisaw St. Louis was drowned in February in 1937. He was carrying mail via dog sled from St. Ignace to Mackinac Island when the ice broke. He is buried in St. Ignace.
139	HOLTHAM	Robert			1950		Baby	An extra plot with Lucy and Jasper ST. LOUIS with small wooden crosses contains six graves of the grandchildren of Lucy and Jasper St. Louis.
140	ST. LOUIS	J.						No dates. An extra plot with Lucy and Jasper ST. LOUIS with small wooden crosses contains six graves of the grandchildren of Lucy and Jasper St. Louis.
141	ST. LOUIS	M. A.						No dates. An extra plot with Lucy and Jasper ST. LOUIS with small wooden crosses contains six graves of the grandchildren of Lucy and Jasper St. Louis.
142	TROMBLEY	F. L.						No dates. An extra plot with Lucy and Jasper ST. LOUIS with small wooden crosses contains six graves of the grandchildren of Lucy and Jasper St. Louis.
143	ST. LOUIS	M. J.						No dates. An extra plot with Lucy and Jasper ST. LOUIS with small wooden crosses contains six graves of the grandchildren of Lucy and Jasper St. Louis.
144	KARNIS	F. E.			1938			An extra plot with Lucy and Jasper ST. LOUIS with small wooden crosses contains six graves of the grandchildren of Lucy and Jasper St. Louis.
145	LEVEILLE	Anna		1862	1939		Mother
146	LEVEILLE	Louis		1857	1922		Father
147	McCLOY	William R.		January 1 1880	August 23 1954
148	McCLOY	M. Olive		August 8 1888
149	LA CHAPELLE	Herman			February 15 1885	4 years	Children of Mitchel and Mary LaChapelle	They were victims of the diphtheria epidemic - children of Michael La Chapelle and Mary Cheeseman
150	LA CHAPELLE	Olive			February 21 1885		Children of Mitchel and Mary LaChapelle	Stone broken through Olive's information. They were victims of the diphtheria epidemic - children of Michael La Chapelle and Mary Cheeseman
151	LA CHAPELLE	unreadable			February 21 1885	6 years	Children of Mitchel and Mary LaChapelle	Stone broken and name cannot be read. They were victims of the diphtheria epidemic - children of Michael La Chapelle and Mary Cheeseman
152	LA CHAPELLE	Minerva			February 22 1885	2y 11m 28d	Children of Mitchel and Mary LaChapelle	They were victims of the diphtheria epidemic - children of Michael La Chapelle and Mary Cheeseman
153	BOLON	Nellie		April 2 1867	November 16 1906		Wife of Louis Bolon
154	BOLON	Elma		October 31 1893	April 9 1894		Daughter of Louis Bolon
155	BOLON	Emma		April 2 1905	April 12 1908
156	KRUGER	Emma	HINTZ	1860	1887		Wife of Fred Kruger
157	KRUGER	Frederick Sr.		1853	1925
158	KRUGER	Albert J.			May 2 1905	26y 10d	Son of Fred and Bertha Kruger	Bertha was a sister of Emma Hintz.
159	HINTZ	Emelie		March 12 1828	October 12 1901		Mother
160	HINTZ	John		June 28 1822	May 25 1898		Father	It is stated that at the time of the Civil War John Hintz had over $2000.00 in gold in his home. He made arrangements for substitute soldiers during the war.
161	HINTZ	Henry H.		July 31 1863	July 29 1890	27 years
162	KRUGER	Bertha L.	HINTZ	October 26 1857	October 26 1887	30 years
163	HINTZ	Carl		May 27 1865	May 4 1872		Son of John and Emily Hintz
164	HINTZ	Andrew F.		August 1 1852	1865			Inscription in German. Includes Hiwe Runt?
165	SHERTLIFF	John			February 7 1893	73y 11m 4d
166	SHERTLIFF	Junius John						A very old stone on the ground and broken in three parts - inscription illegible. My family records show that Junius was the son of John and Mary Blanchard Shertliff and was born July 10 1851. Died June 2 1879. These dates are from the Blanchard Family Bible.
167	SHERTLIFF	Mary			February 11 1896	70y 4m 22d	Devoted wif of John Shertliff	John Sherfliff taught school in St. Ignace for a time.
168	CHAMPINE	Josephine			December 9 1903	35y 4m 20d
169	UNKNOWN							Two old wooden crosses without names or dates.
170	RAPIN	Ellen		April 26 1886	August 25 1887	1y 3m 29d	Daughter of Napoleon and Elsie RAPIN
171	RAPIN	Napoleon		1857	1925		Father	The RAPIN family came to this area when John Sr. grandfather of Napoleon settled here. Napoleon was the son of Andrew and Adelaid La Duke Rapin who were married here July 3 1849. Napoleon married Elsie Therrian daughter of another pioneer family Joseph and Margaret Closs Therrian.
172	RAPIN	Elizabeth E.		1862	1946		Mother	The RAPIN family came to this area when John Sr. grandfather of Napoleon settled here. Napoleon was the son of Andrew and Adelaid La Duke Rapin who were married here July 3 1849. Napoleon married Elsie Therrian daughter of another pioneer family Joseph and Margaret Closs Therrian.
173	THERRIAN							An old stone - This family spells their name Terrian - Therrien or Therrian.
174	THERRIAN	Josephine			April 30 1898	31y 8m 17d	Wife of Louis Therrian
175	THERRIAN	Louis		1857	1938		Father
176	THERRIAN	Matilda		1871	1960		Mother	Matilda was the second wife. She was Matilda Grondin daughter of Peter Grondin who discovered the location of the grave of Father Marquette.
177	UNKNOWN 2							Two old broken wooden crosses without names or dates.
178	THERRIAN	Joseph		February 18 1826	August 22 1908
179	THERRIAN	Margarette		April 30 1831	December 16 1904
180	METTY	Madeline			May 2 1903	58 years	Wife of Louis Metty
181	BELLANT	Elazim		December 13 1857	December 25 1907
182	BELLANT	Israel			November 11 1901	36y 11m 2d		Accidently shot himself
183	BELLANT	Joseph			August 11 1891	63 years	Father
184	VALIER	Henry		August 4 1875	October 14 1905
185	VALIER							Very old stone cross with the last name Valier and nothing else.
186	BELLANT	Elvina		1878	1939		Mother
187	CHEESEMAN	Vernon		1923	1926
188	BELLANT	Nelson		1859	1927
189	BELLANT	Phoebe		1877	1944
190	BELLANT	Herman		1905	1905
191	ST. LOUIS	William						Wooden cross without dates
192	LATONDRESS	Edmund		1890	1917
193	LATONDRESS	Emma		1864	1916		Wife of Frank Latondress
194	LATONDRESS	Frank		1859	1945
195	REED	Willis S.		1854	1923
196	REED	Lucy		1867	1925		His Wife - Willis S. Reed	She was Lucy Blanchard daughter of Isaac and Mary Babbeau Blanchard.
197	BELLANT	Norman			October 3 1909	2y 2m 9d	Son of Charles and Mary Bellant
198	BELLANT	Lenore			February 6 1911	8y 8m 21d	Daughter of Charles and Mary
199	BELLANT	Charles		1896	1918
200	SMITH	Helena	ST. LOUIS	1890	1955		Wife of Silas Smith
201	SENECAL	Lena		April 20 1856	February 26 1915		Wife of Noel Senecal
202	CHEESEMAN	Delimaw		1854	1928		Wife of Don A. Cheeseman	Old stone in front. Don's first wife was Delima Poupard and his second wife was Jane Therrian.
203	CHEESEMAN	Don A.		1854	1928			Grave behind a bush and almost hidden. Don's first wife was Delima Poupard and his second wife was Jane Therrian.
204	CHEESEMAN	Jane		1857	1921		Wife of Don A. Cheeseman	Don's first wife was Delima Poupard and his second wife was Jane Therrian.
205	BELLANT	James		1871	1950
206	BELLANT	Joseph		1853	1937		Father
207	BELLANT	Isabel		1857	1920		Mother	Isabel Bellant was the daughter of Amable Goudreau Sr.
208	BELLANT	Lenore		June 7 1884	January 25 1908		Only daughter of Joseph and Isabel
209	GOUDREAU	Katherine		November 15 1851	August 15 1911		Daughter of Antoine and Mary L. Martin - Wife of Abraham Goudreau	There is also a large Woodman monument for Katherine Goudreau 1851-1911. Abraham Goudreau was the son of Amable Goudreau Sr.
210	VALLIER	Isaac S.		1865	1952
211	VALLIER	Leah						Home made stone of concrete and inlay of colored stones forming a cross and the name with no dates.
212	RAPIN	Unknown						An old stone has only the name Rapin. There are also old wooden crosses without names on the same plot. - Note- This could be the grave of John Rapin Sr. who was born in Montreal and settled at St. Helen Island at the time of the fishing industry. He worked as a cooper for the Newton Brothers and his wife was a Marcott.
213	ROSS	George			1942			2 old wooden crosses with the names on the foot stones.
214	ROSS	Jane			1920			2 old wooden crosses with the names on the foot stones.
215	LASLEY	Clara		1864	1920		Mother
216	LASLEY	Henry S.		1855	1934		Father
217	OBESHAW	Alex L.		1863	1934		Father
218	OBESHAW	Phoebe		1874	1923		Wife of Alex
219	HILL	George		1876	1942		Father
220	HILL	Emma		1883	1914		Mother
221	GILLMORE	Clyde C.		1867	1936
222	GILLMORE	Minnie M.		1874	1945
223	GREENLEES	Orr M.		1892	1960			Orr and his wife Eva Greenlees nee Gilmore were deeply interested in the area around the cemetery as their property was next to it. They created Balsam Resort one of the most beautiful spots in this area. Their collection of artifacts taken from the Gros Cap area is the best in the State. Orr was a charter member of the Michilimackinac Historical Society and a Trustee and before his death we catalogued the entire Greenlees collection.
224	GREENLEES	Eva G.		1893	1959			Orr and his wife Eva Greenlees nee Gilmore were deeply interested in the area around the cemetery as their property was next to it. They created Balsam Resort one of the most beautiful spots in this area. Their collection of artifacts taken from the Gros Cap area is the best in the State. Orr was a charter member of the Michilimackinac Historical Society and a Trustee and before his death we catalogued the entire Greenlees collection.
225	LEE	Charles		1884	1952		Father
226	LEE	Nellie Ann		1888	1941		Mother
227	GRANT	Ina May		1907	1946		Daughter	Grave is on the Lee lot.
228	LEVIELLE	William N.		1859	1924
229	LEVIELLE	Josephine M.		1862	1935
230	McLEAN	Neil		1879	1927
231	UNKNOWN							Two old wooden crosses without names or dates
232	UNKNOWN							Large native stone on a plot with several graves. No names or dates.
233	WHITE							Grave without marker but has a large monument with the name White inscribed on it. Eugene LeBlanc later known as White owned a lot and perhaps this is his grave and that of his wife.
234	MARTIN	Marion			September 21 1921	17 months	Daughter of J.H. and Glades or Gladys
235	MARTIN	Ruth		December 12 1918	September 4 1919		Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Martin
236	MARTIN	Louis J.		1898	April 28 1943		Michigan TEC 5 T.C. World War II	Large monument and footstone.
237	CLAUS	Louella			February 15 1917	19y 1m
238	BOLON	Elizabeth		1872	1945		Mother	Elizabeth was the second wife of Louis Bolon.
239	BOLON	Eugene		September 14 1909	May 11 1954
240	CHEESEMAN	Isabelle		1880	1922		Wife of Albert
241	CHEESEMAN	Albert		1880				Death date not finished.
242	THERRIAN	Jane		1885	1960		Mother
243	THERRIAN	Henry		1875	1950		Father
244	THERRIAN	Stanislaus		1908	1923
245	THERRIAN	Leonard		1914	1939
246	VALLIER							These names are on the list of owners of lots and for others there is no record of ownership. Perhaps these are some of the pioneer residents of Pte. Aux Chene - Pte. La Barbe and Gros Cap. Information was obtained from the files of the Michilimackinac Historical Society about the unmarked graves.
247	SENECAL							These names are on the list of owners of lots and for others there is no record of ownership. Perhaps these are some of the pioneer residents of Pte. Aux Chene - Pte. La Barbe and Gros Cap. Information was obtained from the files of the Michilimackinac Historical Society about the unmarked graves.
248	BEZEAU							These names are on the list of owners of lots and for others there is no record of ownership. Perhaps these are some of the pioneer residents of Pte. Aux Chene - Pte. La Barbe and Gros Cap. Information was obtained from the files of the Michilimackinac Historical Society about the unmarked graves.
249	VALLIER	Samuel			June 16 1892
250	VALLIER	Margaret		1829	October 20 1894		Wife of Samuel	Margaret was the daughter of Samuel Abbott who was active at Mackinac Island where he was a Justice of the Peace. He bought land at St. Ignace in 1828. Margaret Abbott was married first to Peter Kewandaway -Native American-and was a pupil at the Mission School at Pt. St. Ignace in 1845. The teacher was Sophia Bailly later Mrs. Henry Graveraet Jr.
251	SHAMPINE	Moses			March 27 1895			Also spelled CHAMPAIGN in records. The family dates from a marriage here in 1822 of Simon Shampine and Margaret who was Native American.
252	SHEDAWIN	George			April 22 1886			This was an Indian family a member of the Anse tribe of Pte. Aux Chene. The name was originally Augto shedawin. All of the family died of Tuberculosis.
253	SHEDAWIN	Monedo			April 21 1886			This was an Indian family a member of the Anse tribe of Pte. Aux Chene. The name was originally Augto shedawin. All of the family died of Tuberculosis.
254	SHEDAWIN	Joe			April 1889			This was an Indian family a member of the Anse tribe of Pte. Aux Chene. The name was originally Augto shedawin. All of the family died of Tuberculosis.
255	SHEDAWIN	Jouquack			March 27 1880			This was an Indian family a member of the Anse tribe of Pte. Aux Chene. The name was originally Augto shedawin. All of the family died of Tuberculosis.
256	MUSCOE	Mrs.			February 10 1886			This family was also of the Anse Band and were famous makers of snow shoes.
257	STONE	Charles Mom o nee goo boo			October 10 1892			Known as Charley Stone and is probably buried here.
258	NAQUA GA BO	Chief			January 17 1891		Six Pense
259	ANSE	Antoine		1845	1885			He was killed at Pte. Aux Chene. The story is that Antoine Anse came from St. Ignace to visit a cousin at Pte. Aux Chene and thought he would frighten the cousin by hiding under a bear skin. He came to a window and made a noise to attract the cousin who thinking it a Bear Walker or Werewolf shot the thing. The next morning he discoverd he had shot his cousin.

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