E. P. Grignon of Pioneer Family Dies at 88
Former Alderman
Grandson of First Settler in Appleton
Ephraim Paul Grignon, 719 S. Memorial drive, grandson of Appleton's earliest settler and a member of one of the oldest pioneer families in Wisconsin, died at 8:20 p.m. Sunday at 88.
He is a direct descendant of the early French fur trader Pierre Grignon, who settled in Green Bay before 1763 when it was known as La Baye, and the famous fighter of the French and Indian wars, Charles de Langlade.
His grandfather, Hippolyte, or Paul, Grignon, was the first settler of present day Appleton. In 1835, Hippolyte Grignon brought his family from Green Bay to the wilderness home and fur trading post known as White Heron, which stood directly west of the present Lutz park at the head of the Grand Chute, or rapids in the river.
Ephraim Grignon was born on the Appleton homestead July 24, 1871. He was a lumber broker most of his life and the former co-owner of the Appleton Lumber and Manufacturing company.
He was an alderman in 1938 and 1939, representing the old Third ward and the redistricted Tenth ward. A longtime member of the Outagamie County Pioneer and Historical society, he was honored with a life membership in 1948. He currently was a director of the organization. He also was a life member of teh Wisconsin State Historical society, a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus, and belonged to the Catholic Order of Foresters and United Commercial Travelers.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic church, with burial in St. Mary cemetery. Friends may call at the Ellenbecker Funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Survivors include his widow; one son, Paul, and a daughter, Mrs. Abraham Lewenstein, both of Appleton; two sisters, the Misses Rachel and Louise Grignon, of Appleton, and six grandchildren.
The Appleton Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., February 22, 1960.
Former Alderman
Grandson of First Settler in Appleton
Ephraim Paul Grignon, 719 S. Memorial drive, grandson of Appleton's earliest settler and a member of one of the oldest pioneer families in Wisconsin, died at 8:20 p.m. Sunday at 88.
He is a direct descendant of the early French fur trader Pierre Grignon, who settled in Green Bay before 1763 when it was known as La Baye, and the famous fighter of the French and Indian wars, Charles de Langlade.
His grandfather, Hippolyte, or Paul, Grignon, was the first settler of present day Appleton. In 1835, Hippolyte Grignon brought his family from Green Bay to the wilderness home and fur trading post known as White Heron, which stood directly west of the present Lutz park at the head of the Grand Chute, or rapids in the river.
Ephraim Grignon was born on the Appleton homestead July 24, 1871. He was a lumber broker most of his life and the former co-owner of the Appleton Lumber and Manufacturing company.
He was an alderman in 1938 and 1939, representing the old Third ward and the redistricted Tenth ward. A longtime member of the Outagamie County Pioneer and Historical society, he was honored with a life membership in 1948. He currently was a director of the organization. He also was a life member of teh Wisconsin State Historical society, a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus, and belonged to the Catholic Order of Foresters and United Commercial Travelers.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic church, with burial in St. Mary cemetery. Friends may call at the Ellenbecker Funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Survivors include his widow; one son, Paul, and a daughter, Mrs. Abraham Lewenstein, both of Appleton; two sisters, the Misses Rachel and Louise Grignon, of Appleton, and six grandchildren.
The Appleton Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., February 22, 1960.
E. P. Grignon of Pioneer Family Dies at 88
Former Alderman
Grandson of First Settler in Appleton
Ephraim Paul Grignon, 719 S. Memorial drive, grandson of Appleton's earliest settler and a member of one of the oldest pioneer families in Wisconsin, died at 8:20 p.m. Sunday at 88.
He is a direct descendant of the early French fur trader Pierre Grignon, who settled in Green Bay before 1763 when it was known as La Baye, and the famous fighter of the French and Indian wars, Charles de Langlade.
His grandfather, Hippolyte, or Paul, Grignon, was the first settler of present day Appleton. In 1835, Hippolyte Grignon brought his family from Green Bay to the wilderness home and fur trading post known as White Heron, which stood directly west of the present Lutz park at the head of the Grand Chute, or rapids in the river.
Ephraim Grignon was born on the Appleton homestead July 24, 1871. He was a lumber broker most of his life and the former co-owner of the Appleton Lumber and Manufacturing company.
He was an alderman in 1938 and 1939, representing the old Third ward and the redistricted Tenth ward. A longtime member of the Outagamie County Pioneer and Historical society, he was honored with a life membership in 1948. He currently was a director of the organization. He also was a life member of teh Wisconsin State Historical society, a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus, and belonged to the Catholic Order of Foresters and United Commercial Travelers.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic church, with burial in St. Mary cemetery. Friends may call at the Ellenbecker Funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Survivors include his widow; one son, Paul, and a daughter, Mrs. Abraham Lewenstein, both of Appleton; two sisters, the Misses Rachel and Louise Grignon, of Appleton, and six grandchildren.
The Appleton Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., February 22, 1960.
Former Alderman
Grandson of First Settler in Appleton
Ephraim Paul Grignon, 719 S. Memorial drive, grandson of Appleton's earliest settler and a member of one of the oldest pioneer families in Wisconsin, died at 8:20 p.m. Sunday at 88.
He is a direct descendant of the early French fur trader Pierre Grignon, who settled in Green Bay before 1763 when it was known as La Baye, and the famous fighter of the French and Indian wars, Charles de Langlade.
His grandfather, Hippolyte, or Paul, Grignon, was the first settler of present day Appleton. In 1835, Hippolyte Grignon brought his family from Green Bay to the wilderness home and fur trading post known as White Heron, which stood directly west of the present Lutz park at the head of the Grand Chute, or rapids in the river.
Ephraim Grignon was born on the Appleton homestead July 24, 1871. He was a lumber broker most of his life and the former co-owner of the Appleton Lumber and Manufacturing company.
He was an alderman in 1938 and 1939, representing the old Third ward and the redistricted Tenth ward. A longtime member of the Outagamie County Pioneer and Historical society, he was honored with a life membership in 1948. He currently was a director of the organization. He also was a life member of teh Wisconsin State Historical society, a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus, and belonged to the Catholic Order of Foresters and United Commercial Travelers.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic church, with burial in St. Mary cemetery. Friends may call at the Ellenbecker Funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Survivors include his widow; one son, Paul, and a daughter, Mrs. Abraham Lewenstein, both of Appleton; two sisters, the Misses Rachel and Louise Grignon, of Appleton, and six grandchildren.
The Appleton Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., February 22, 1960.
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