Peter Young

Lifespan: 1847-06-17 — 1918-07-30

Summary

Born in St Athanase sur Richelieu, Quebec, Canada to Henry Lajeunesse (b. 1803, Quebec) and Marguerite Terrien (b. 1813, St Luc, Quebec). French-Canadian emigrant. “Young” is the Anglicization of Lajeunesse — confirmed via Little Chute Genealogy database.

Married Elnora Surprise on April 30, 1866 in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Died July 30, 1918 in New London, Outagamie County, Wisconsin at age 71. Buried at St Mary Cemetery, Bear Creek, Wisconsin.

Relationships

• Spouse: Elnora Surprise (1850–1904, m. 1866-04-30, Fond du Lac County)
• Children: Mary Young (1889–1978) — likely others

Sources

• Little Chute Genealogy database (Person ID I57748) — birth, death, burial, parents, marriage.
• Genealogy database record (marriage to Elnora Surprise).

Research Notes

• St Athanase sur Richelieu is on the Richelieu River south of Montreal — now part of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
• Parents married February 5, 1833 in L’Acadie, Quebec.
• Mother Marguerite Terrien died January 18, 1903 in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts (age 89) — Fall River was a major French-Canadian mill town. Family split between Wisconsin and New England.
• Elnora Surprise was from Iberville, Quebec — right next to St Athanase. Families knew each other.
• Peter died 1918, 3 years after son-in-law John Bodoh (d. 1915) — both in New London area.
• Bear Creek is in Outagamie County, near New London.