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Surnames: Champagne King Mousseau Beaugrand Lenaway
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Looking for ancestors of Albert Champagne, b. 9/17/1844 in French Canada, d. 9/5/1929 in
Huron Co., MI. He was married to Emily Lenaway 1871 in Huron Co., MI. His death
certificate has his parents as John Champagne and Magdeline King, both of Canada. I don’t
know anything more about them. Family history tells us that Albert moved with his family
to the Rutland Vermont area. His immigration date is 1868. It is said that John was a
master stone cutter and also in the maple syrup business. Albert did not get along with
his father and came to Michigan on his own. We know he had a lot of money, $35,000 which
he put in the bank of Kinde in the 1870’s. He also sent his three daughters –
Josephine(Mousseau), Elizabeth(Mousseau), and Anna(Reno) to New England finishing schools.
On Albert’s marriage certificate, his name is listed as Alfred, and Emily’s is Amelia. I
have found an Albert Shampine living in a boarding house in Grinstone,!
MI in 1870 working in the grindstone factory, I think that could be him. I have yet to
find him anytime sooner. There are also family history stories about the family in the
shoe making and textiles industries in the New England area. According to all family
history, Albert was not related to Alex or Ben Champagne how also lived in Huron Co., at
the same time period. Their family says the same thing. Their parents were Alexis
Champagne and Rose Justice. Different family, but very similar in that they immigrated to
Vermont and then Michigan. Any clues on John and Magdeline would be helpful.