PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.
JOSEPH CHEFFRE, a. retired farmer who makes his home in St. Anne. hasbeen a resident of Kankakee County for forty-one years and has been awitness of its great improvement and progress, particularly in thevicinity of St. Anne, which has grown from the four or five log. housesof that day to the present beautiful little village of over one thousandinhabitants. Mr. Cheffre was born in Montreal, Canada, on the 4th ofJuly, 1824, and is a son of Joseph and Argette (La Vine) Cheffre. In 1851he came to Illinois-in company with his brother Antoine. In his nativecountry he received a good common-school education and resided under theparental roof until arriving at man's estate. In 1841 he went toSyracuse, N. Y. with his father, and lived in that city and at NiagaraFalls for seven years. The family then returned to Canada, but in 1851emigrated to Illinois with a large French colony, consisting of aboutfive thousand persons under the guidance and supervision of FatherChiniquy, and which located at St. Anne. Mr. Cheffre has been marriedthree times. His first wife was Miss Sarah Morris, daughter of FrancisMorris, and by this union one child was born. Joseph, who married MissNelda Dubs. They live one mile southeast of St. Anne. His first wifehaving died. on the 20th of May. 1863..our subject was united in marriagewith Mrs. Millie (Schose) Cheffre. widow of Charles Cheffre. by whom shehad four children: Charles. Emily, Moses and Zulinda. Charles marriedMi-s Mina Spinnard, a native of Kankakee County, in January. 1882. andfour children, three sons and one daughter, were born to them; they areresidents of Kankakee County. Zulinda married Stephen Lanctot, a nativeof Canada, in June, 1889, and they are residents of Chicago. Mosesmarried Miss Mary Regnier, a native of Illinois, in December, 1887, andthey reside in Iroquois County, III. By her second marriage Mrs. Cheffrewas the mother of four children, a son and three daughters. Frank marriedMiss Rose Regnier, and has a daughter, Ruby; their home is one mile fromSt. Anne. Josephine became the wife of Antoine Goyette, and has twochildren, Eddie and Artie; they live near Trimello, Iowa. Mina is thethird in order of birth. Zue is the fourth child. Emily was first marriedto Joseph Brouillette, and to them were born three children: Jessie,George and Arthur. She is now the wife of Julian Charboneau, and residesin Chicago. Mrs. Cheffre was called from this life September 21, 1886. In1887, our subject married Mrs. Fornier, who had also been twice marriedbefore. In addition to his good residence property in St. Anne, Mr.Cheffre owns three hundred and twenty acres of well-improved farm land inKankakee and Iroquois Counties. He has always been an industrious andhard-working man, and it is to his own economy and toil that he owes hissuccess in life. He and his wife hold membership with theFrench-Presbyterian Church, He affiliates with the Republican party,and takes a lively interest in the public welfare. Personally, he ispopular, being of a genial, though quiet and thoughtful, disposition.
This was scanned from a copy of the 1893 Portrait and BiographicalRecord of Kankakee County, IL, sent to me by Stacey Larson ofSpringfield, Il on 4/17/98
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.
JOSEPH CHEFFRE, a. retired farmer who makes his home in St. Anne. hasbeen a resident of Kankakee County for forty-one years and has been awitness of its great improvement and progress, particularly in thevicinity of St. Anne, which has grown from the four or five log. housesof that day to the present beautiful little village of over one thousandinhabitants. Mr. Cheffre was born in Montreal, Canada, on the 4th ofJuly, 1824, and is a son of Joseph and Argette (La Vine) Cheffre. In 1851he came to Illinois-in company with his brother Antoine. In his nativecountry he received a good common-school education and resided under theparental roof until arriving at man's estate. In 1841 he went toSyracuse, N. Y. with his father, and lived in that city and at NiagaraFalls for seven years. The family then returned to Canada, but in 1851emigrated to Illinois with a large French colony, consisting of aboutfive thousand persons under the guidance and supervision of FatherChiniquy, and which located at St. Anne. Mr. Cheffre has been marriedthree times. His first wife was Miss Sarah Morris, daughter of FrancisMorris, and by this union one child was born. Joseph, who married MissNelda Dubs. They live one mile southeast of St. Anne. His first wifehaving died. on the 20th of May. 1863..our subject was united in marriagewith Mrs. Millie (Schose) Cheffre. widow of Charles Cheffre. by whom shehad four children: Charles. Emily, Moses and Zulinda. Charles marriedMi-s Mina Spinnard, a native of Kankakee County, in January. 1882. andfour children, three sons and one daughter, were born to them; they areresidents of Kankakee County. Zulinda married Stephen Lanctot, a nativeof Canada, in June, 1889, and they are residents of Chicago. Mosesmarried Miss Mary Regnier, a native of Illinois, in December, 1887, andthey reside in Iroquois County, III. By her second marriage Mrs. Cheffrewas the mother of four children, a son and three daughters. Frank marriedMiss Rose Regnier, and has a daughter, Ruby; their home is one mile fromSt. Anne. Josephine became the wife of Antoine Goyette, and has twochildren, Eddie and Artie; they live near Trimello, Iowa. Mina is thethird in order of birth. Zue is the fourth child. Emily was first marriedto Joseph Brouillette, and to them were born three children: Jessie,George and Arthur. She is now the wife of Julian Charboneau, and residesin Chicago. Mrs. Cheffre was called from this life September 21, 1886. In1887, our subject married Mrs. Fornier, who had also been twice marriedbefore. In addition to his good residence property in St. Anne, Mr.Cheffre owns three hundred and twenty acres of well-improved farm land inKankakee and Iroquois Counties. He has always been an industrious andhard-working man, and it is to his own economy and toil that he owes hissuccess in life. He and his wife hold membership with theFrench-Presbyterian Church, He affiliates with the Republican party,and takes a lively interest in the public welfare. Personally, he ispopular, being of a genial, though quiet and thoughtful, disposition.
This was scanned from a copy of the 1893 Portrait and BiographicalRecord of Kankakee County, IL, sent to me by Stacey Larson ofSpringfield, Il on 4/17/98
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.
JOSEPH CHEFFRE, a. retired farmer who makes his home in St. Anne. hasbeen a resident of Kankakee County for forty-one years and has been awitness of its great improvement and progress, particularly in thevicinity of St. Anne, which has grown from the four or five log. housesof that day to the present beautiful little village of over one thousandinhabitants. Mr. Cheffre was born in Montreal, Canada, on the 4th ofJuly, 1824, and is a son of Joseph and Argette (La Vine) Cheffre. In 1851he came to Illinois-in company with his brother Antoine. In his nativecountry he received a good common-school education and resided under theparental roof until arriving at man's estate. In 1841 he went toSyracuse, N. Y. with his father, and lived in that city and at NiagaraFalls for seven years. The family then returned to Canada, but in 1851emigrated to Illinois with a large French colony, consisting of aboutfive thousand persons under the guidance and supervision of FatherChiniquy, and which located at St. Anne. Mr. Cheffre has been marriedthree times. His first wife was Miss Sarah Morris, daughter of FrancisMorris, and by this union one child was born. Joseph, who married MissNelda Dubs. They live one mile southeast of St. Anne. His first wifehaving died. on the 20th of May. 1863..our subject was united in marriagewith Mrs. Millie (Schose) Cheffre. widow of Charles Cheffre. by whom shehad four children: Charles. Emily, Moses and Zulinda. Charles marriedMi-s Mina Spinnard, a native of Kankakee County, in January. 1882. andfour children, three sons and one daughter, were born to them; they areresidents of Kankakee County. Zulinda married Stephen Lanctot, a nativeof Canada, in June, 1889, and they are residents of Chicago. Mosesmarried Miss Mary Regnier, a native of Illinois, in December, 1887, andthey reside in Iroquois County, III. By her second marriage Mrs. Cheffrewas the mother of four children, a son and three daughters. Frank marriedMiss Rose Regnier, and has a daughter, Ruby; their home is one mile fromSt. Anne. Josephine became the wife of Antoine Goyette, and has twochildren, Eddie and Artie; they live near Trimello, Iowa. Mina is thethird in order of birth. Zue is the fourth child. Emily was first marriedto Joseph Brouillette, and to them were born three children: Jessie,George and Arthur. She is now the wife of Julian Charboneau, and residesin Chicago. Mrs. Cheffre was called from this life September 21, 1886. In1887, our subject married Mrs. Fornier, who had also been twice marriedbefore. In addition to his good residence property in St. Anne, Mr.Cheffre owns three hundred and twenty acres of well-improved farm land inKankakee and Iroquois Counties. He has always been an industrious andhard-working man, and it is to his own economy and toil that he owes hissuccess in life. He and his wife hold membership with theFrench-Presbyterian Church, He affiliates with the Republican party,and takes a lively interest in the public welfare. Personally, he ispopular, being of a genial, though quiet and thoughtful, disposition.
This was scanned from a copy of the 1893 Portrait and BiographicalRecord of Kankakee County, IL, sent to me by Stacey Larson ofSpringfield, Il on 4/17/98
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