Napoleon Ponton is of French Canadian descent. It is believed he was born in the small village of Marieville, which is a little east of Montreal and straight north of St. Albans, Vermont.
The 1861 Census of Canada for Marieville, County Rouville, Quebec Canada, on page 20, enumerates Napoleon's family.
- Prospere Ponton, age 23, forgeron (blacksmith)
- Elmire Desroches, age 24
- Napoleon Ponton, age 2
On November 2, 1886, in Ludington, Mason county, Michigan, Napoleon married Emelie Mildred Baker, a daughter of Andrew Baker and Rebecca Slate (or Sleight-?). Emelie had two nicknames, Millie and Lillian. Together they had four children: Maria Mina, Charles Napoleon, Prosper Andrew, and Clarence Joseph.
County land records in Mason county, Michigan, indicate Napoleon made two purchases of land (1889 and 1892), both in Branch township, in sections 23 and 26.
Napoleon and Millie's 10-year marriage ended abrubtly with Napoleon's unexpected sudden death at age 36. His death record says he died in Logan township.
FROM "THE LUDINGTON RECORD" NEWSPAPER, VOL. 30, NO. 21, DATE JANUARY 14, 1897, PAGE 1, COLUMN 3, UNDER A SMALL PRINT HEADING CALLED "LOCAL NEWS".
Napoleon Ponton, for many years identified with the lumbering interests along the Pere Marquette, but for the past three years a farmer of Branch township, died at his home last week. He leaves a wife and four children.
FROM THE SAME ISSUE OF THE NEWSPAPER:
"THE LUDINGTON RECORD" NEWSPAPER, VOL. 30, NO. 21, DATE JANUARY 14, 1897, PAGE 4, COLUMN 3, UNDER A SMALL PRINT HEADING CALLED "BRANCH".
Died, very suddenly at his home in the Macumber settlement Wednesday night, Pona Ponton, aged about 38 years. The funeral service was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the school house and the remains laid to rest in the settlement burying ground. The widow and children have the kindest sympathy of all their friends and neighbors in their sad bereavment. O. W. Stone, undertaker at Scottville, assisted at the funeral.
The 1861 Census of Canada for Marieville, County Rouville, Quebec Canada, on page 20, enumerates Napoleon's family.
- Prospere Ponton, age 23, forgeron (blacksmith)
- Elmire Desroches, age 24
- Napoleon Ponton, age 2
On November 2, 1886, in Ludington, Mason county, Michigan, Napoleon married Emelie Mildred Baker, a daughter of Andrew Baker and Rebecca Slate (or Sleight-?). Emelie had two nicknames, Millie and Lillian. Together they had four children: Maria Mina, Charles Napoleon, Prosper Andrew, and Clarence Joseph.
County land records in Mason county, Michigan, indicate Napoleon made two purchases of land (1889 and 1892), both in Branch township, in sections 23 and 26.
Napoleon and Millie's 10-year marriage ended abrubtly with Napoleon's unexpected sudden death at age 36. His death record says he died in Logan township.
FROM "THE LUDINGTON RECORD" NEWSPAPER, VOL. 30, NO. 21, DATE JANUARY 14, 1897, PAGE 1, COLUMN 3, UNDER A SMALL PRINT HEADING CALLED "LOCAL NEWS".
Napoleon Ponton, for many years identified with the lumbering interests along the Pere Marquette, but for the past three years a farmer of Branch township, died at his home last week. He leaves a wife and four children.
FROM THE SAME ISSUE OF THE NEWSPAPER:
"THE LUDINGTON RECORD" NEWSPAPER, VOL. 30, NO. 21, DATE JANUARY 14, 1897, PAGE 4, COLUMN 3, UNDER A SMALL PRINT HEADING CALLED "BRANCH".
Died, very suddenly at his home in the Macumber settlement Wednesday night, Pona Ponton, aged about 38 years. The funeral service was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the school house and the remains laid to rest in the settlement burying ground. The widow and children have the kindest sympathy of all their friends and neighbors in their sad bereavment. O. W. Stone, undertaker at Scottville, assisted at the funeral.
Napoleon Ponton is of French Canadian descent. It is believed he was born in the small village of Marieville, which is a little east of Montreal and straight north of St. Albans, Vermont.
The 1861 Census of Canada for Marieville, County Rouville, Quebec Canada, on page 20, enumerates Napoleon's family.
- Prospere Ponton, age 23, forgeron (blacksmith)
- Elmire Desroches, age 24
- Napoleon Ponton, age 2
On November 2, 1886, in Ludington, Mason county, Michigan, Napoleon married Emelie Mildred Baker, a daughter of Andrew Baker and Rebecca Slate (or Sleight-?). Emelie had two nicknames, Millie and Lillian. Together they had four children: Maria Mina, Charles Napoleon, Prosper Andrew, and Clarence Joseph.
County land records in Mason county, Michigan, indicate Napoleon made two purchases of land (1889 and 1892), both in Branch township, in sections 23 and 26.
Napoleon and Millie's 10-year marriage ended abrubtly with Napoleon's unexpected sudden death at age 36. His death record says he died in Logan township.
FROM "THE LUDINGTON RECORD" NEWSPAPER, VOL. 30, NO. 21, DATE JANUARY 14, 1897, PAGE 1, COLUMN 3, UNDER A SMALL PRINT HEADING CALLED "LOCAL NEWS".
Napoleon Ponton, for many years identified with the lumbering interests along the Pere Marquette, but for the past three years a farmer of Branch township, died at his home last week. He leaves a wife and four children.
FROM THE SAME ISSUE OF THE NEWSPAPER:
"THE LUDINGTON RECORD" NEWSPAPER, VOL. 30, NO. 21, DATE JANUARY 14, 1897, PAGE 4, COLUMN 3, UNDER A SMALL PRINT HEADING CALLED "BRANCH".
Died, very suddenly at his home in the Macumber settlement Wednesday night, Pona Ponton, aged about 38 years. The funeral service was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the school house and the remains laid to rest in the settlement burying ground. The widow and children have the kindest sympathy of all their friends and neighbors in their sad bereavment. O. W. Stone, undertaker at Scottville, assisted at the funeral.
The 1861 Census of Canada for Marieville, County Rouville, Quebec Canada, on page 20, enumerates Napoleon's family.
- Prospere Ponton, age 23, forgeron (blacksmith)
- Elmire Desroches, age 24
- Napoleon Ponton, age 2
On November 2, 1886, in Ludington, Mason county, Michigan, Napoleon married Emelie Mildred Baker, a daughter of Andrew Baker and Rebecca Slate (or Sleight-?). Emelie had two nicknames, Millie and Lillian. Together they had four children: Maria Mina, Charles Napoleon, Prosper Andrew, and Clarence Joseph.
County land records in Mason county, Michigan, indicate Napoleon made two purchases of land (1889 and 1892), both in Branch township, in sections 23 and 26.
Napoleon and Millie's 10-year marriage ended abrubtly with Napoleon's unexpected sudden death at age 36. His death record says he died in Logan township.
FROM "THE LUDINGTON RECORD" NEWSPAPER, VOL. 30, NO. 21, DATE JANUARY 14, 1897, PAGE 1, COLUMN 3, UNDER A SMALL PRINT HEADING CALLED "LOCAL NEWS".
Napoleon Ponton, for many years identified with the lumbering interests along the Pere Marquette, but for the past three years a farmer of Branch township, died at his home last week. He leaves a wife and four children.
FROM THE SAME ISSUE OF THE NEWSPAPER:
"THE LUDINGTON RECORD" NEWSPAPER, VOL. 30, NO. 21, DATE JANUARY 14, 1897, PAGE 4, COLUMN 3, UNDER A SMALL PRINT HEADING CALLED "BRANCH".
Died, very suddenly at his home in the Macumber settlement Wednesday night, Pona Ponton, aged about 38 years. The funeral service was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the school house and the remains laid to rest in the settlement burying ground. The widow and children have the kindest sympathy of all their friends and neighbors in their sad bereavment. O. W. Stone, undertaker at Scottville, assisted at the funeral.
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