Obit: Vieau, Peter A. (1891 - 1962)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Vieau

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 03/29/1962

Vieau, Peter A. (9 Mar 1891 - 22 MAR 1962)

Peter A. Vieau, 79 (should be 70), died at his home at Chippewa Falls suddenly on Friday, March 23, 1962.

He was a former Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.) resident, having operated the Corner Tavern here in about 1936, now occupied by the Kinas Bar.

He is survived by his wife Marie (1889 - 1963), two daughters, one son, step-children, and one sister.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday at Chippewa Falls and burial was made in Forest Hill Cemetery.

Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997

Name: Peter A Vieau, 70 year old white male died 22 Mar 1962 in Wisconsin who resided in Wisconsin
Certificate Number: 006717

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Bio: Vieau, Peter A. (1892 - 1962)

Parents: Antoine Vieau (1847–1915) & Delima Bergeron (Mar 1864–14 Jan 1929)
Marriage: 2 June 1890, WI

Antoine Vieau's Petition for Naturalization 24 Sep 1906

Denial of Naturalization

Sister: Mary K. Vieau (22 Oct 1893, WI - 21 Nov 1987, Chippewa, WI)

 2nd Wife: Hannah Poirier, Dawson Creek, B.C., Canada

Sweetwater, Montana

Manifest Memo--Sweet Grass, Montana, 20 Mar 1936  [Document]
(Canadian Reject--Referred Admission to Canada)

Sweetwater, Madison, Montana, United States

Vieau, Peter Anthony accompanied by no one
Place of birth: Chippewa Falls, WI, 9 Mar 1891
44 yrs. of age, married male Tavern Keeper & Farmer
Can read & write, Speaks Eng. & French.
Last residence: Dawson Creek, B. C., Canada
Wife: Hannah Poirier Vieau, Dawson Creek, B.C., Canada
Lived in USA from birth to 1908, Wisconsin, 1933 to 1936 Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Destination Sweet Grass, Montana
Indefinite stay
5 ft. 10", Dark Complexion, Black Hair, Brown Eyes, 1/2" scar right side of nose
No previous record

1940 Federal Census, Chippewa Falls, WI
Richard A Schmidmayer Male 56 Married White Head Same House 1884 Wisconsin, operates a roller skating rink
Mary Schmidmayer Female 47 Married White Wife Same House 1893 Wisconsin, sales for roller skating rink
Raymond L Schmidmayer Male 21 Single White Son Same House 1919 Wisconsin, roller skating rink attendant
Peter Vieau Male 49 Married White Brother-in-law Same House 1891 Wisconsin; occupation Tavern Bartender

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Possible Connections?

Marie Hannah Poirier Gaier
Death or Burial Place Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Cemetery Calvary Cemetery
Death Date 20 May 1952
Birth Date 30 Apr 1917

Census Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, 31 Mar 1901, Sub-District G, pg. 13
 

Daughter: Hannah Poirier, Sex Female, Age 17 (1884) in New Brunswick, Canada
Marital Status Single
Ethnicity French, Nationality Canadian
Religion Roman Catholic

Father: Barcomi Poirier, Sex Male, Age 52 (1849) in New Brunswick, Canada
Marital Status Married
Ethnicity French, Nationality Canadian
Religion Roman Catholic

Mary Poirier, Sex Female, Age 47 (1854) in New Brunswick, Canada
Marital Status Married
Ethnicity French, Nationality Canadian
Religion Roman Catholic

Henry Poirier, Sex Male, Age 22 (1879)  in New Brunswick, Canada
Patrick Poirier, Sex Male, Age 17 (1884)  in New Brunswick, Canada
Marital Status Single
Ethnicity French
Nationality Canadian
Religion Roman Catholic

Adopted Son

Napoleon Poirier, Sex Male, Age 10 (1891) in New Brunswick, Canada
Marital Status Single
Ethnicity French
Nationality Canadian
Religion Roman Catholic