Other Events:

• Additional information: Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; Nadeau history
• Newspaper Article: Article about Marcel Nadeau with family details
• Organization Membership: Menominee, Menominee, Michigan, United States; G.A.R.
• Name: Barney Nadau
• Name: Barney Nado
• Name: Bruno Nadean
• Name: Heli Bruno Nadeau
• Name: Heli Bruno Nadeault
• _HASHTAG: Nadeau Cemetery
• _UID: 1A73FB156B3B429682F07618F3E7EBF1D1B3
• Alt. Birth: Dec 1826, Fort Kent, Aroostook, Maine, United States
• God Parents: 13 Jan 1828, St. Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1851, Madawaska, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: Bef 1855, Kankakee, Illinois, United States
• Residence: Bef 1855, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States
• Land: 22 Feb 1858, , Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States
• Census: 8 Jul 1860, Kewaunee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States
• Military Service: 15 Aug 1862; Civil War
• Military Discharge: 26 Oct 1863
• Census: 1865, Kewaunee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States
• Land: 28 Sep 1867, , Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States
• Census: 15 Aug 1870, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
• Employment: 1871, Peshtigo, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States; construction foreman for railroad
• Employment: 1872, Menominee, Menominee, Michigan, United States; construction foreman for railroad
• Employment: Spring 1873; boarding house
• Employment: 1872-1873, Powers, Menominee, Michigan, United States; construction foreman for railroad
• Employment: 1873, Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States; hotel owner
• Residence: 1873, Menominee, Menominee, Michigan, United States
• Newspaper Article: 30 Aug 1873 to 21 Mar 1874, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; First National Hotel and Hall
• Residence: 1874, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States
• Newspaper Article: 18 Apr 1874 to 22 Aug 1874, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; First National Hotel
• Newspaper Article: 16 May 1874, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; Mr. Nadeau, proprietor retiring
• Additional information: 1877, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; Founding of Nadeau
• City Directory: 1877, Bagley, Michigan
• Postmaster: 29 May 1878, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States
• Land: 24 Jun 1878
• Census: 1880, Stephenson, Menominee, Michigan, United States; Agricultural
• Occupation: 1880, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; Postmaster/Highway Commissioner
• Census: 14 Jun 1880, Stephenson, Menominee, Michigan, United States
• Newspaper Article: 15 Oct 1881, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; The Iron Post
• Census: 21 Jun 1884, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; as of 1 June 1884
• Religion: Bef 1887, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States
• Census: 1890, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; Veterans of the Civil War
• Postmaster: 20 Feb 1890, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States
• Census: 1894, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States
• Census: 1900, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States
• Additional information: 1901
• Newspaper Article: 10 Sep 1904; The Daily Herald Leader
• Illness: Oct 1905, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; chronic bronchitis
• Death: 24 Oct 1905, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States
• Death Certificate: 24 Oct 1905, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States
• Obituary: 24 Oct 1905; Mennominee Herald-Leader
• Occupation: 24 Oct 1905, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; farmer and notary public
• Obituary: 27 Oct 1905; Menominee Herald-Leader
• Obituary: 28 Oct 1905; Menominee County Journal
• Probate: 8 Jun 1907, Menominee, Menominee, Michigan, United States
• Additional information: 1911; A History of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan and its People
• Additional information: 1912, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States
• Newspaper Article: 20 May 1914, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; Fire at Nadeau
• Newspaper Article: 21 May 1914, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; Fire at Nadeau
• Newspaper Article: 30 Jul 1928, Ironwood, Michigan, United States
• Additional information: 17 Mar 1935
• Newspaper Article: 21 Aug 2011, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; Nadeau Train Depot
• Newspaper Article: 20 Aug 2012, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; St. Bruno Church
• Newspaper Article: 21 Apr 2014, Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; Nadeau Bros. abt 1900

Notes:

(Research):Born 1826 - Fort Kent, Maine or St. Basile, Madawaska, Maine

Moved from Maine to Kankakeww, Ill then to Chippewa Falls, Wis, and finally locating at Kewaunee, Wis. (death notice, 28 Oct 1905 - Menominee County Journal)

Married at Green Bay in 1856.

Worked on railroad from Green Bay, Wis. into the upper peninsula of Michigan. (death notice)

1863 - enlisted in Company I, Twenty-third Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Served under U.S. Grant. Participated in Red River espedition, siege of Vicksburg, was with the hospital corps on the Mississippi River, Chattanooga campaign. (Louis Nadeau artical in Clover Land Magazine, December 1917)

Came to Menominee County where he took contracts with Chicago & North Western railroad (Louis Nadeau, Clover Land Magazine)

1873 - purchased tract of land at the present site of Nadeau. (death notice)

1874 - homestead claim (Louis Nadeau, Clover Land Magazine)

First supervisor of Nadeau Township, justice of the peace several years (Louis Nadeau, Clover Land Magazine)

Postmaster at Nadeau unitl his death. (death notice)

1901 - lost eyesight, suffered from chronic bronchitis. (death notice)

Religion and town founding reference - Menominee County Centenial 1863-1963, Historical Album and Program Book (Spies Public Library, Menominee)
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Newspaper Article
Escanaba Daily Express (?)
"Marcel Nadeau Home Draws Attention at Stephenson"

Article about home of Marcel Nadeau but also included information regarding Barney Nadeau.

Barney Nadeau - Sons:
David
Louis
Barney
Joseph
Marcel

Barney was the founder of the village of Nadeau and gave name to the township. He came soon after 1872, in which year he build the grade for parts of the Chicago & North Western Railway line. He also built parts of the C & NW line south of Marinette, which construction coincided with the great Peshtigo Fire of October 1871.
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Pictorial Review of Saint Bruno Parish, Nadeau, Michigan - Diamond Jubilee 1880-1955

Built his home along the tracks of the Chicago Northwestern Railroad. Self-employed in timber, his main business consisted of providing railroad ties for the railroad builders.
Bruno was born in the State of Maine. He volunteered into the service of the Unites States Army. He was promoted from private to sergeant. He married Frances Janet and fathered eight children: David, Louis, Barney, Joseph, Marcell, Laura, Julia, and Lucy.
David, Louis, Barney, and Marcell, known as the Nadeau Brothers, in 1880 opened up a sawmill in the area known as Section 36, Menominee County. Nadeau Brothers began to build homes; and in the year 1881, records show ......Telesphore Gauthier.....all to have been employed by Nadeau Brothers.

His name was listed as Louis on Laura Nadeau Gauthier's death certificate.



(Medical):Chronic bronchitis for 5 years. Doctor attended from Sept. 1, 1905 to Oct. 24, 1905. Contributory to death - sub acute form pneumonia for 9 days

Organization Membership:
He was a member of the G.A.R., The Grand Army of the Republic, Lyon Post at Menominee, which was composed of veterans of the Union Army who served in the Civil War.

Newspaper Article:
BROTHERS -

Marcel Nadeau is an uncle of Howard E. Nadeau, president of the Commerical bank of Menominee. He is one of the five sons of Barney Nadeau, founder of the village of Nadeau, who also gave his name to Nadeau township. Barney Nadeau established himself at what's now Nadeau soon after 1872, in which year he built the grade for parts of the Chicago & North Western Railway line, which that year was extended from the Menominee river here to Escanaba. It had to run a train over this route before Jan., 1, 1872 to qualify for goverment land grants for the construction. The firest train went over a wobbly roadbed built of brush and other makeshift grade materials in a bog area south of Powers-Spaulding. Nadeau had also built parts of the C&NW line south of Marinette, which construction coincided with the great Peshtigo fire of October, 1871, which took the lives of about 1,200 persons and destroyed he village of Peshtigo and a sawmill in Memekaunne, took more than 20 lives in the Birch Creek area and more than 60 across Green bay in Door county, Wis.

_HASHTAG:
buried at Nadeau Cemetery

Alt. Birth:
Or St. Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick.

God Parents:
His god parents were Jean Baptiste Sirois and Marie Anne Albert.

Census:

Lewis Nadeau, age 50, french farmer
Lesange Nadeau, wife, age 48
Bruneau Nadeau, son, age 23
Lewis Nadeau, son, age 21
David Nadeau, son, age 8
Seyette Nadeau, son, age 11

Land:
Barney purchased 80 acres of land in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. Land Patent Certificate nbr 22630 is: "the west half of the south west quarter of section twenty three, in the Township twenty three of Range twenty four in the District of Lands subject to sale at Menasha Wisconsin containing eighty acres".

Census:

Barney Nedeau, age 32, farmer, real estate value 900, personal property 300, born Maine
Mary Nedeau, age 25, born Belgium
David Nedeau, age 3, born Wisconsin
Louis Nedeau, age 2, born Wisconsin
Harriet Nedeau, age 1, born Wisconsin

Military Service:
Barney Nadeau, Kewaunee
Sergeant, 27th Infantry, Co. I, August 15, 1862; discharged October 26 1863, disability.

"Soon after the breaking out of the Civil War he enlisted in Company I, Twenty-third Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and served faithfully throughout his term of enlistment, when he received his honorable discharge from the army. He took an active part in various campaigns, serving under General U. S. Grant. He was with his regiment in many engagements and marches, including the following named: The Red River expedition; the seige of Vicksburg; was with the Hospital Corps on the Mississippi River; participated in the Chattanooga campaign; and in many others."

Military Discharge:
Discharged from service of 1 year, 2 months, 11 days

Census:

Barney Nadau
4 white males
2 white females
1 foreign birth

Louis Nadau
1 white male
1 white female
1 foreign birth

Land:
Barney purchased land for non-payment of taxes for three dollars and 57 cents. The description is: "the South West quarter of the South East quarter of Section three, 3, in Township twenty three, 23, North of Range twenty four, 23, East".

Census:

Nedeau, Barney, age 39, hotel keeper, value of real estate 1600, value of personal property 500, born Maine, parents foreign born
Nedeau, Mary F., age 38, keeping house, born Belgium, parents foreign born
Nedeau, David, age 12, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Louis, age, 11, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Julia, age 10, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Barney, age 7, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Louisa, age 3, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Louis, age 70, at home, born Canada
Nedeau, Desange, age 80, at home, born Canada

Employment:
"In 1871 we lived in Green Bay and my father Barney Nadeau but recently discharged from service in the Civil War was employed as a foreman by a contractor named Wallace who was building the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad from Green Bay to Marinette. On October 8 the Peshtigo fire occurred. It had been a very dry year and along the latter part of the summer they had had quite a lot of trouble with fires set in the clearing the right-of-way. I remember one place south of Oconto where a large part of the grade, which was mostly peat, burned up.
At the time of the Peshtigo fire father's camp was about one mile north of Peshtigo. My brother David was in the crew employed as water-boy. Their camp was on a sandy knoll just north of which there was quite a deep swamp which was ditched in making the grade. The night of the fire they saw the light and heard the roar some time before the fire neared them. Some of the men wanted to run but father convinced them it was smarter to stay where they were. The buried their bedding and most of the supplies in the deep ditches and intended lying down themselves with their faces in what little water there was with the rest of their bodies covered with sand to prevent their clothes from burning. Through on of the pranks that the fire played it split at the south end of the ridge and went both sides of them leaving unharmed only a very small area on which their camp was located.
The next morning the entire crew, my father and brother, Dave, among them walked down to Peshtigo and saw many terrible sights which there is no point in repeating here. While they were in Peshtigo a call for help came from Marinette by messenger and for the next several days the entire crew fought to save that city on a circle that was established to the south of the town." (written by Louis Nadeau)

Employment:
"In the spring of 1872 Mr. Wallace took a contract to build the main line of the C & N.W. from Menominee to Escanaba and father went with him, this time as a sub-contractor. The first job was sections 6 and 7 (near Birch Creek). The camp was built where to old State Road crossed the railroad below Birch Creek (between the Julius Theuerkauf farm buildings and the track). Our family came up from Green Bay and we all lived in the construction camps until the job was finished in December." (written by Louis Nadeau)


Employment:
"Father's next job was section 13 (near Wallace) and then he went to Section 39 and 40 (just south of Powers) and built his camp at about the location of the old Sterling house east of the track at Kloman just above the present school house and which was removed in the building of the County Road. This job wasn't finished until December and fires were kept in the cold nights to keep the ground from freezing. " (written by Louis Nadeau)

Employment:
"In the spring of 1873 father took the job of boarding the crews of the gravel trains." (written by Louis Nadeau)

Employment:
"Father took the money he earned in this railroad work and went into the hotel business at Marinette but with his lack of experience and the 1873 panic it was soon necessary for the family to resume its interest in the development of Menominee County for in 1874 the family moved into a soldiers homestead where the town of Nadeau is now located." (written by Louis Nadeau)

Residence:
"The panic of 1873 which put our family back into Menominee County slowed things up a lot but a few small businesses started along the line of the new railroad. " (written by Louis Nadeau)

Newspaper Article:
The Escanaba Tribune, advertisement
First National Hotel
Main Street
Marinette - - - Wisconsin
New Building, New Furniture, New Bedding
Everything about the establisment is clean, neat and in the best of order. Table always supplied with the
Choiset The Market Affords
Guests rendered comfortable and shown every possible attention.
Charges Resonable
-
First National Hall
Is the Larges and most Convenient Public Hall north of Green Bay
Agents for Publis Entertainments will do well to bear this fact in mind.
B. Nadeau, Proprietor
_____________
30 Aug 1873, page 5, column 7
6 Sep 1873, page 3, column 7
13 Sept 1873, page 2, column 7
20 Sep 1873, page 2, column 7
27 Sep 1873, page 2, column 7
25 Oct 1873, page 3, column 8
3 Jan 1874, page 3, colum 8
21 Feb 1874, page 3, column 8
28 Feb 1874, page 3, column 8
7 Mar 1874, page 3, column 8
21 Mar 1874, page 3, column 8

Residence:
"Father took the money he earned in this railroad work and went into the hotel business at Marinette but with his lack of experience and the 1873 panic it was soon necessary for the family to resume its interest in the development of Menominee County for in 1874 the family moved into a soldiers homestead where the town of Nadeau is now located."

Newspaper Article:
The Escanaba Tribune, advertisement
First National Hotel
Main St., Marinette, Wisconsin
B. Nadeau, Proprietor
Everything about the establishment is clean, neat and in order. Table always supplied with the best the market affords. Charges Reasonable. Public Hall in connection with the hotel.
__________
2 May 1874, page 2, column 1
9 May 1874, page 4, column 1
16 May 1874, page 4, column 1
13 Jun 1874, page 2, column 1
20 Jun 1874, page 2, column 1
4 Jul 1874, page 2, column 1
1 Aug 1874, page 2, column 1
22 Aug 1874, page 2, column 1



Newspaper Article:
The First National Hotel at Marinette has changed hands. Mr. Nadeau retiring and Mr. Traversey, the original proprietor of the house, taking his place as landlord.

Additional information:
"Nadeau Township - A separation of Stephenson township in 1877 made the township of Nadeau. It derives its name from Bruno Nadeau, one of the first settlers. Furnishing ties to the railroad was a chief reason for the settling of a mill in the township by the Nadeau Bros." ref. 1
"The village of Nadeau is located about thirty-six miles north of Menominee on the Chicago & North-Western Railroad, and was named for its founder, Barney Nadeau, Sr., who was appointed the first postmaster there in 1880, and who built a mill, established a business in general merchandising and was a dealer in lands and general forest products. His sons, under the firm name of Nadeau Brothers, have succeeded to the business, which is quite diversified and comprises the running of two farms in on of which there is one hundred acres cleared and in the other, three hundred acres and on which they raise registered Jersey and Polled Durham cattle. They continue to operate the mill and cut about three million feet of mixed lumber and three million cedar shingles per year, besides dealing in the other forest products. They also have a large well stocked general store." ref. 2

ref. 1 - Menominee County Michigan Centenial
ref. 2 - A History of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan and its People

City Directory:
?b?BAGLEY?/b?
A postoffice and station on the C. & N. W. Ry., in the township and county of Menominee, 32 miles north of Menominee, and an equal distance southwest of Escanaba. It was settled in 1873, and named in honor of ex-governor John J. Bagley. Population, 25. Hemlock, bark, cedar posts and venison are the principal shipments. Mail, daily. Henry G. A Wachter, postmaster.

Business Directory.

Nadeau, B, farmer
Nadeau, David, farmer
Nadeau, Louis, farmer

Postmaster:
Barney was appointed postmaster of Nadeau of 29 May 1878.

Land:
Title transfer of 20 May 1862, 80 acre Homestead in Menominee County.

Census:
Barney Nadau
Tenents - owner
Acres of Land - improved (tilled, pasture or meadow) 65; unimproved (woodland and forest) 295
Farm Value - (including land, fences and buildings) 2800 ; (of live stock) 500
Labor - (amount paid for wages for farm labor during 1879 including value of board) 1000 ; (works hired labor in 1879 upon farm, including housework) 108 ; (estimated value of all farm productions for 1879) 1000
Grass Lands, acreage - (mowed) 20; (not mowed) 35; products harvested in 1879 (hay) 20
Horses of all ages on hand June 1, 1880 - 6
Meat Cattle and their products on hand June 1, 1880 - (working oxen) 2; (milch cows) 3; other 6
Swine on hand June 1, 1880 - 5

Occupation:
"The Post Office at Nadeau was established in 1880 and Barney Nadeau, Sr., my father was the first Postmaster. He served many years until he lost his sight. Stephenson Township originally extended up to Spalding Township and my father was the first Highway Commissioner. Thru his efforts Nadeau Township nine miles square was cut off the north end of Stephenson Township and he was the first Supervisor." (written by Louis Nadeau)


Census:

Nadau, Barney, age 49, Farmer, born Me, parents born ME
Nadau, Francis, age 44, wife, keeping house, born Belgium, parents born Belgium
Nadau, David, age 22, son, workng on farm
Nadau, Louis, age 21, son, works on farm
Nadau, Julia, age 20, daughter, at home
Nadau, Barney, age 15, son, at school
Nadau, Louisa, age 13, daughter, at school
Nadau, Joseph, age 10, son, at school
Nadau, Anna, age 4, daughter (this is Lucy)
Nadau, Amelia, age 2, daughter (this is Marcell Amiel)
Boarders:
St. Ebba, Joseph, age 27
Bellare, Edward, age 35
Gordo, Barney, age 23
Gates, Sydney, age 30
Lucryer, Peter, age 26
Moore, Dick, age 22
Lovelace, Clark, age 30
Exard, Joseph, age 31
Hugo, Emmaual, age 36
Mason, James, age 41


Newspaper Article:
(Menominee Herald)
page 1, column 6
B. Nadeau, of section 36, has a potato in Bird Bros.' store on exhibition that measures 24 1/2 inches in circumference and weighs five pounds and one ounce. It is the biggest potato every raised in the county.

Census:

Nadeau, Barney, 53 years, born Canada East, parents born Canada East, farmer
Nadeau, Julia, 42 years, wife, born Belgium, parents born Belgium, housewife
Nadeau, David, 26 years, born Wisconsin, merchant
Nadeau, Louis, 25 years, born Wisconsin, merchant
Nadeau, Barney Jr, 19 years, born Wisconsin, merchant
Nadeau, Louise, 17 years, born Wisconsin, housemaid
Nadeau, Joseph 13 years, born Wisconsin
Nadeau, Lucy, 8 years, born Michigan
Nadeau, Marcelle, 6 years, born Michigan
Nadeau, Nora, 2 years, born Michigan
Jonet, Nicholas, 80 years, father, widowed, born Belgium, parents born Belgium
Laveau, Peter, 48 years, boarder, single, born Canada East, laborer
Caron, Elisior, 32 years, male, boarder, single, born Canada East, blacksmith
Parks, James, 26 years, servant, single, born Wisconsin, laborer

Religion:
"Many of the new settlers were French-Canadians and of the Catholic faith. At first meetings were held at the Barney Nadeau home. In 1887 the group planned on building a church. The church was completed in 1889 and the Rev. Fr. Peter Mazuret became the first resident pastor."

Census:

Barney Nadeau
rank of Ser; company A; 27th Wisconsin infantry; enlisted Aug 15 1862; discharged Oct 26 1863; length of service 1 year, 2 months, 11 days

Postmaster:
Nadeau - Barney Nadeau (m.o 19 April '92); 20 Feb '90; appointed -Mary A. Rouse (n.b. 11 Oct '94); 8 June '93

m.o. = authorized to issue money orders
n.b. = some mention of the post office in the ?i?Postal Bulletin,?/i? a publication of the Post Office Department

Census:

Nadeau, Barney Sr, 69 years, born Maine, father born Maine, mother born Canada, farmer, US soldier
Nadeau, Mariette, 58 years, born Belgium, parents born Belgium, housewife
Nadeau, Joseph, 24 years, born Wisconsin
Nadeau, Lucy, 19 years, born Michigan
Nadeau, Marcell, 16 years, born Michigan, attending school
Nadeau, Laura, 11 years, born Michigan, attending school

Census:

Nadeau, Barney, born Dec 1826, age 73, married 45 years, born Maine, father born Maine, mother born Canada Fr, farmer, can read & write, owned farm free and clear
Nadeau, Francis, wife, born Apr 1836, age 64, married 45 years, born Belgium, father born Belgium, mother born Belgium, can read & write
Nadeau, Laura, daughter, born July 1881, age 18, born Michigan, can read & write
Nadeau, Louis, brother, born Apr 1836, age 64, single, born Maine, father born Maine, mother born Belgium, mining prospector, can read & write
Dunham, Louisa, daughter, born Mar 1867, age 33, divorced, born Wisconsin, father born Maine, mother born Belgium, can read & write
Dunham, Lucy, granddaughter, born May 1893, age 7, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Wisconsin
Dunham, Mable, granddaughter, born Aug 1894, age 5, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born, Wisconsin
Dunham, Eunice, granddaughter, born Mar 1896, age 4, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Wisconsin
Symonas, Chas. D, boarder, born July 1873, age 26, single, born Wisconsin, schoolteacher
Oleson, Annie O., boarder, born May 1878, age 22, single, born Michigan, schoolteacher
Brewer, Edith, boarder, born Sep 1875, age 21, single, born Michigan, schoolteacher
DeLong, Clayton W., boarder, born June 1873, age 26, single, born Canada, immigrated 1876, agent RR Co
Grenville, Alphonus, boarder, born Jan 1872, age 23, single, born Canada, salesman

Additional information:
He lost his eyesight in 1901.

Newspaper Article:
THE VILLAGE OF NADEAU...
Barney Nadeau and His Sons Have Transformed a Forest Into a Hustling Business and Farming Community. Their Mills, Store and Farms are Doing Fine Business.

No more interesting story of hard work and well rewarded, and consistent endeavor bringing in the sheaves of success, can be found in the prolific story of the building up of the village and township of Nadeau by that sturdy pioneer, Barney Nadeau, and his sons.
Barney Nadeau came north with the railroad. He was a contractor for the Chicago & Northwestern in 1871, and at once saw the advantage of taking up a homestead amid such rich natural surroundings.
He did so, and then took up in earnest the work of development. First by himself, and later aided by his boys, he proceeded to transform the forest into a community. Today the work is done. Not that development will stop at the present point, but that the first great change has taken place, albeit Mr. Nadeau, Sr., having lost his sight a few years ago, is not now able to view the finished work of this head and hands.
Mr. Nadeau and four of his sons now enjoy the fruits of many years of industry and thrift. The Nadeau plant manufactures maple cant hook handles, hardwood charcoal, hemlock, pine and hardwood, lumber, flooring, siding and shingles, cedar posts and poles, railroad ties, tan bark and kindred products.
They have 280 acres under cultivation, and 1200 in pasture. This year they have raised successfully 20 acres of sugar beets, 2000 bushels of grain, 200 tons of hay, 20 acres of corn, 10 acres of potatoes, and have in their pasture and barns 125 head of cattle, 100 sheep, 40 hogs and 35 horses.
In addition the Messrs. Nadeau own and manage on of the best appointed general stores in Menominee county, the business last year exceeding $65,000. The cut of the mill last year was 3,000,000 ft. lumber, 10,000,000 shingles, 150,000 lath and a large output of cant hook handles. The mill was built in 1882.
Nadeau Brothers have 8000 acres of the finest kind of Menominee county farm lands for sale, and full particulars as to prices, location, crop possibilities and easy terms will be cheerfully furnished to any one who may write for same.
Barney Nadeau, Sr., was born amid the rugged forest of Maine, in 1836. He brought to his western house those sterling attributes of character which marked so many of our successful pioneers.
David Nadeau, the senior member of the present firm of Nadeau Bros., was born in Kewaunee, Wis., 1857. He was married in 1887 to Miss Olive Chruysler (sic) of Flintville, and five children have come to bless this union. Mr. Nadeau is now erecting a beautiful and commodious home. He is a member of Foresters and the Modern Woodmen.
Louis Nadeau, junior member of the firm, was born in Kewaunee in 1859. His usefullness (sic) to Menominee county has been evidenced in the discharge of many duties of trust and official position. In 1885, he was married to Miss Francis Brooks of Menominee and four children have been born to them, three boys and a girl.
Nadeau Brothers started together and are carrying on the even greater success the work which their farther so ably started and managed for many years.


Death:
No 512
State of Michigan, County of Menominee, page 199
Oct 24, 1905
Barney Nadeau Sr.
male, white, married, 79 years, 9 months, 29 days, Township of Nadeau, chronic bronchitis, born Canada, farmer & notary public, parents Louis Nadeau and Desange Lagaie, residents of Canada

Death Certificate:
State of Michigan death certificate nbr 12-651, filed 9 Nov 1905
Barney Nadeau, Sr., married
Born: 25 Dec 1824
Married 30 years, parent of 12 childrenm of whom 9 are living
Born: Maine, U.S.
Father: Louis Nadeau, born Canada
Mother: Desange Legace, born Canada
Occupation: farming and Notary Public
Informant: Barney Nadeau, Jr. of Nadeau, Mich.
Died: Oct. 24, 1905
Cause: Chronic bronchitis (for 5 years) with doctor attending from Sept. 1, 1905 to Oct. 24, 1905.
Contributory: sub acute form pneumonia
J. E. Piche, MD, Oct. 25, 1905, Nadeau, Mich.
Burial: Nadeau, Mich.; Oct. 26th 1905
Undertaker: Joseph Sherry, Nadeau


Obituary:
THE PASSING OF BARNEY NADEAU, SR.
Menominee County Pioneer Died This Morning at His Home at Nadeau. - Was a Prominent Resident,
Barney Nadeau, Sr. of Nadeau, aged 69 years and one of the Pioneer settlers of Menominee county, died at his home this morning. Barney Nadeau, Sr. was bon amid the rugged forest of Maine, in 1836. He brought to his western home those sterling attributes or character which marked so many of our successful pioneers.
Nor more interesting story of hard work well rewarded, and consistent endeavor bringing in the sheaves of success, can be found in the prolific history of Menominee county than the story of the building of the village and township of Nadeau by that sturdy pioneer, Barney Nadeau, and his sons.
Barney Nadeau came north with the railroad. He was a contractor for the Chicago & Northwestern in 1871, and at once saw the advantage of taking up a homestead amid such rich natural surroundings.
He did so, and he took up in earnest the work of development. First by himself, and later aided by his boys, he proceeded to transform the forest into a community.
The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 10:00 o'clock.

Occupation:
Occupation listed at time of death.

Obituary:
FUNERALS
The funeral of the late Barney Nadeau, Sr., was held from the Catholic church of Nadeau yesterday morning at 10:00 o'clock the internment taking place in the Nadeau cemetery. Anumber of Menominee people attended the funeral among them being a number of the old veterans.

Obituary:
PASSING OF A PIONEER

Founder of Nadeau Town Dead

Overcoming innumerable obstacles and making the wilderness bloom can be said to have been the lifework of Barney Nadeau, Sr., who died at Nadeau last Tuesday at the ripe old age of 79 years, surrounded by a large family of children and grandchildren.
Mr. Nadeau was born in Fort Kent, Maine, in 1825, and was one of the sturdy men who went west to hew out a living and a home in the west. Having spent several years in his home state he first moved to Kankakee, Ill., thence to Chippewa Falls, Wis., and finally locating at Kewaunee, Wis., where he did contracting. When the Chicago & Northwestern railway began the extension of its line from Green Bay into the upper peninsula, Mr. Nadeau was a railroad contractor, and when the line had reached what is now call Nadeau, he saw that this was the place for an active man like himself to locate. In 1873 he purchased a tract of land, on which is now the present town site of Nadeau, and in a very few years succeeded in laying the foundation for a business enterprise that now has assumed large proportions under the able management of his sons.
During his residence at Nadeau he ahs held numerous township and county offices, and was at the time of his death postmaster.
During the past few years he has been gradually failing in health, and when he lost his eyesight in 1901 he became partly helpless, still with a loving wife and attentive children and grandchildren his last years were made pleasant in enjoying the fruits of the hard work of bygone days. He has been a sufferer from chronic bronchitis for some time, his final illness dating back only two weeks.
Mr. Nadeau was married at Green Bay in 1856 to Miss Mary Frances Jonet, who survives him and their union has been blessed with nine children, five boy, David, Louis, Barney, Joseph and Marcell, and four daughters, Julia, Louise, Lucy and Laura. Besides these he is survived by 29 grandchildren.
He was a member of the Lyon Post, G.A.R. of Menominee, and the funeral which took place from the R. C. church at Nadeau on Thurseay (sic), was held under the auspices of that body, a large delegation of the G.A.R. of Menominee, Ingalls and Stephenson attending.
The bereaved family has the sympathy of a large circle of firends throughout the county in their affliction.

Probate:
Louis Nadeau, son of Barney, petitioned the court to be assigned as administrator of the estate of Barney Nadeau. A sum of $106.03 was due to Barney from the Federal Government for services as Postmaster of the village of Nadeau and could not be paid until an administrator was appointed.

Additional information:
Bruno Nadeau was born in 1827 in New Brunswick. Thinking to improve his opportunities for advancing his financial condition he left his native place when young, and coming westward to Wisconsin, located first in Kewaunee, later going to Green Bay and then to Marinette. Soon after the breaking out of the Civil war he enlisted in Company I, Twenty-third Wisconsin Volunterr Infantry, and served faithfully throughout his term of enlistment, when he received his honorable discharge from the army. He took an active part in various compaigns, serving under General U.S. Grant. He was with his regiment in many engagements and marches, including the following named: The Red River expedition; the siege of Vicksburg; was with the Hospital Corps on the Mississippi river; participated in the Chattanooga campaign; and in many others. After his discharge he returned to Wisconsin, remaining there until 1873, when he came to Menominee county, Michigan, where he took contracts in the building of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, and also embarked in the lumber business. Taking up a homestead claim in 1874, he erected a house for himself and family in the wilderness, and began the clearing of a farm. The settlement in which he located was named Nadeau in his honor, as was the postoffice, of which he was the first postmaster. He becam influential in public affairs, and served as the first supervisor of the township, and was justice of the peace several years. He cleared and improved a good farm, and was here engaged in the lumber business also until his death, October 23, 1905. In his political afflications he was a sound Republican.

Additional information:
Map of Nadeau in 1912.

Newspaper Article:
EXTRA! 4 o'clock a.m.
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WHOLE TOWN OF NADEAU IS BURNING UP
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Starting From Small Fire Thought Out, Entire Village May be Burned
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FIRE ENGINES COMING
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Marinette Sending Flame Fighter to Scene on Special Train
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Through a fire that started from a small shack late last night the town of Nadeau in Menominee county is being destroyed by flames and with the already strong hold that the flames have on the village it is thought that it will be impossible to save the town.
At 4 o'clock this morning the loss is: Exchange hotel, two saloons belonging to the Menominee River Brewing company, the station agents house, two store buildings and three vacant houses.
Yesterday afternoon a fire was thought to be extinguished in a shack after the roof had burned off. Late last night while the village slept the fire broke anew and had gained such headway before discovered that it was impossible to check the progress of the flames.
At 3 o'clock the Marinette Fire department volunteered to send a fire engine to the scene and 25 minutes later it had it aboard a special train carrying a big crew of fire fighters.
Nadeau Brothers big store was still standing at 3:30 o'clock this morning, but hopes of saving the building and in fact any portion of the town had been given up. The entire population of the town is fighting the flames.
The loss at this time is unestimable.

Newspaper Article:
RAIN COMES; BLAZES FALL
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...Appraisers yesterday placed the loses at the Nadeau fire at between $25,000 and $50,000 which is partially covered by insurance. The buildings destroyed were the G. T. Weline residence, from which nothing but Mr. Werline's library and valuable papers were saved; two saloons, all contents burned; the station agent's house; the Exchange hotel, contents destroyed; two vacant houses, two vacant store buildings and an ice house filled with a summer's supply of ice. Ten families rendered homeless.
The Menominee fire fighters returned to their homes after the blaze had been stopped yesterday noon.

Newspaper Article:
Descendants at Picnic
Nadeau - Eighty-eight descendants of the late Barney Nadeau of Nadeau, enjoyed a family picnic at Hayward Bay Sunday, his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren being present. The family history in Menominee county dates from 1871 when Barney Nadeau came here as construction foreman for the Chicago and Northwestern railway company. Mr. and Mrs. Nadeau were the parents of nine children who survived infancy and all are still living.
The late Mr. Nadeau had a crew in camp between Peshtigo and Marinette the time of the Peshtigo fire, the camp being destroyed. He continued on the railroad construction job until the line was complete through to Escanaba when he settled at what is now Nadeau, Mich.

Additional information:
The following letter written by Louis Nadeau on March 17, 1935, and addressed to Gene Worth, Editor of the ?i?Menominee Herald Leader?/i? was supplied to the Menominee County Historical Society by Howard E. Nadeau on March 4, 1968. The letter is as follows:

Seattle Washington
March 17, 1935

Mr. Gene Worth
Editor Herald-Leader
Menominee, Michigan

Dear Gene,

You suggest that I write you from my memory of the early days. I have plenty of time and am glad to do this in the hope that you shall thus be able to record a few interesting facts that might otherwise escape.
My own recollections of Menominee County go back to 1871 but as Mrs. Nadeau is a daughter of J. R. Brooks I go back to mention that in 1864 he was selected to lay out the Green Bay and Bay De Noc road north from Menominee - so we have been interested in Menominee County's highways for quite a spell.
In 1871 we lived in Green Bay and my father Barney Nadeau but recently discharged from service in the Civil War was employed as a foreman by a contractor named Wallace who was building the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad from Green Bay to Marinette. On October 8 the Peshtigo fire occurred. It had been a very dry year and along the latter part of the summer they had had quite a lot of trouble with fires set in the clearing the right-of-way. I remember one place south of Oconto where a large part of the grade, which was mostly peat, burned up.
At the time of the Peshtigo fire father's camp was about one mile north of Peshtigo. My brother David was in the crew employed as water-boy. Their camp was on a sandy knoll just north of which there was quite a deep swamp which was ditched in making the grade. The night of the fire they saw the light and heard the roar some time before the fire neared them. Some of the men wanted to run but father convinced them it was smarter to stay where they were. The buried their bedding and most of the supplies in the deep ditches and intended lying down themselves with their faces in what little water there was with the rest of their bodies covered with sand to prevent their clothes from burning. Through on of the pranks that the fire played it split at the south end of the ridge and went both sides of them leaving unharmed only a very small area on which their camp was located.
The next morning the entire crew, my father and brother, Dave, among them walked down to Peshtigo and saw many terrible sights which there is no point in repeating here. While they were in Peshtigo a call for help came from Marinette by messenger and for the next several days the entire crew fought to save that city on a circle that was established to the south of the town.
In the spring of 1872 Mr. Wallace took a contract to build the main line of the C & N.W. from Menominee to Escanaba and father went with him, this time as a sub-contractor. The first job was sections 6 and 7 (near Birch Creek). The camp was built where to old State Road crossed the railroad below Birch Creek (between the Julius Theuerkauf farm buildings and the track). Our family came up from Green Bay and we all lived in the construction camps until the job was finished in December.
At this time Menominee County, north of Birch Creek was practically virgin forest, except for the pine cuttings along the Menominee River and with a few minor exceptions which I will note briefly. A farm at Ingalls had been started in 1858 by Thomas Caldwell. That farm later passed to Louis Dobeas who built the first store in Ingalls in 1879. There was a small settlement near Ford River and a farm, so called, south of the railroad near Bark River may have been in this county.
The clearing of the right-of-way was mostly done on a piece-work basis in one hundred foot units and much of the grading was done by hand. In the swamps the grade was shovelled up by hand from the ditches - some used wheelbarrows and planks. It was only in the large cuts that work was done with teams with scrapers and wagons.
Father's next job was section 13 (near Wallace) and then he went to Section 39 and 40 (just south of Powers) and built his camp at about the location of the old Sterling house east of the track at Kloman just above the present school house and which was removed in the building of the County Road. This job wasn't finished until December and fires were kept in the cold nights to keep the ground from freezing. In the swamp which is now the lower end of the Powers railroad yard there was heavy tamarack timber which was felled lengthwise the right-of-way instead of being removed and then the ties were laid across the trees without dirt filling and the first trains went over the track in that condition.
There had been crews working out of Escanaba and they met on the bridge between Powers and Spalding in the week between Christmas 1872 and the 1873 New Year's day. The construction of this part of the railroad was paid for with a land grant under a contract that provided that a train must run from Menominee to Escanaba by January 1, 1873. They made it with two or three days to spare but there was no ballast on the ties in the swamps and they practically went over the tops of the hills. It took all of 1873 with gravel trains to make the railroad usable. After the grad was finished across the swamp south of Powers it dropped through the bog and had to be moved to one side on more ties with trees holding them up and for several months a train poured stones and dirt into the hole before they could put the track back on the original right-of-way.
The first houses along the railroad were the section houses built by the company. At Powers they also put up a small building in which George Haggerson was the first operator and agent. The first store at Powers was built in 1874 by A. A. Archibald who later sold it to George Westman and he to Charles Bradner.
In the spring of 1873 father took the job of boarding the crews of the gravel trains. At Bagley they built a large frame camp out of twelve inch white pine boards stood on end with battons over the joints (regular barn construction). For several months there were about 100 men in this camp and then another camp was built near Wilson and another at Section 9 (Indiantown). I was put in charge of this last camp although only fifteen years old, with Marcel Dumas and a cook named Quinby, who had a peg-leg.
Each camp had a "Van" and this 49 camp was my frist merchandising experience. I had charge of the Van besides having to keep the records and help wash the dishes. The men called me the "Tobacco Boss". The first time the paycar came along the construction engineer had quite a time convincing the paymaster that it was safe to turn over $2000. (which was a lot of money in those days) to a 15 year old kid. The construction engineer in charge of the work was Frank H Van Cleve then little more than a boy himself.
Father took the money he earned in this railroad work and went into the hotel business at Marinette but with his lack of experience and the 1873 panic it was soon necessary for the family to resume its interest in the development of Menominee County for in 1874 the family moved into a soldiers homestead where the town of Nadeau is now located. The trains those days were drawn by "wood-burners" and for the next few years the family income came largely from fuel wood for the engine.
The furnishing of this fuel wood really started the first settlements in the central part of the county. Just south of Nadeau, Wendle Worley established a wood camp which became a farm now owned by Joe King. Charles Russel, who the first fall shot one of his own oxen with a head-light between the logs of his partly built barn, took up a 160 acre homestead to the north of us and started a farm now split into two 80 acre farms owned by Henry Mercier and Dick Menard.
The panic of 1873 which put our family back into Menominee County slowed things up a lot but a few small businesses started along the line of the new railroad. In 1873 Mellen Smith built a mill at Wallace. In 1874, S. A. Benjamin built a small mill at Ingalls. In 1877 Andrew Lundquist and Mose Landre built a mill at Ingalls that burned in 1882. In 1880 Norwood Bowers built a mill at Ingalls that burned in 1883. Ira Carley and E. L. Parmenter built another mill at Ingalls in '83 of which Mr. Carley became the sole owner in 1892.
The first mill at Nadeau was built in 1875 by Schomer & Galligher of Oshkosh. This mill ran about 2 years nad I worked for them setting and riding carriage They used a circular saw and the power was a two-horse tread power such as were later used by small threashing machines. In the winter of 1880, the year I was 21 my brother, Dave, and I formed the firm of Nadeau Brothers and logged for the H. Whitbeck Company. The next year we cut cedar poles, posts tie cuts, etc., and drove them down the Little Cedar River to Stephenson for M. C. Burch who built a mill there. This mill was sold to H.P. Bird who moved it to Wausaukee.
In 1880 Louis Forcier and Theo Rubens built a small mill at Nadeau about where the August Jean mill is now located. Nadeau Brothers had a small store and furnished supplies for this mill and a camp and in about a year had a camp and a mill in settlement for the account. After permitting this mill to stand idle a couple of years we moved it over to the east side of the track and it became the first of six mills in about the same location that we built and which were destroyed by fire.
About 1880 George Westman and Wilson Brothers of Marinette built a mill at Daggett. They operated a few years and established a store in which they employed John Dunhan as manager and they later sold the store to him. Westman moved his mill west and established the town of Westman, Idaho.
When we moved onto the homestead in 1874 the house was a quarter mile from the railroad down a woods trail. When we wanted to take the train we went down to the track and built a fire which stopped the train, provided heat when it was cold and helped keep off the mosquitoes in summer. There was one train a day and it hauled everything and was faster than walking. In a couple of years a market developed for bark, poles, etc., and a short spur track was built to us.
The first school house in Nadeau Township (still district #1) was about a mile north from the spur and there was no road but the railroad. Sunday we got together every person in the proposed district, pushed the car out on the main line, ran it up the track a mile and unloaded it and then pushed it back and out on the siding without getting caught at it. We were pretty badly worried because it took longer than anticipated.
About 1875 the Spalding Lumber Company built a mill on the bank of the Big Cedar River at Spalding - they already had one at the mouth of the river. This mill was operated by them as long as there was pine to cut but Mr. Spalding saw no future in the other timber and sold the Spalding mill to Ross Bros. who operated it for a number of years and bought all of the Spalding Company holdings north of the railroad. About the same time the Spalding holdings south of the railroad and the mill at the mouth of the river were sold to Samuel Crawford who had experience in the manufacture of hemlock in Pennsylvania and was very successful at Cedar River.
The mill companies in Menominee and Marinette were logging all along the River and hauled their supplies by team up the old State Road. They early established the Relay Farm and the Pembina Farm. As soon as the railroad was completed they built a road across thru the present location of Nathan from Carney to the Pembina farm which was just below the Pembina Falls. This was in about 1874 and at that time they built a warehouse at Carney and put Andrew Porterfield in charge. He built the first house in Carney and started a farm on which he lived many years. He was a valuable citizen in the community and many years later served Menominee County well as a construction foreman when the old County Road No. 1 was being built. The supply road from Carney to the Pembina Farm was laid out and built by James Holmes.
The most important industry to the early development of farms in the county was the charcoal kilns. The furnace at Menominee was built in 1872 and they soon built kilns at several points along the line. A little later the Fox River Iron Company of DePere built kilns at Carney, Nadeau, Wilson and Harris and Kloman. One set was operated by a man named Phillips east several miles from Stepenson and he had to haul his coal to the track. These kilns used up all the hard wood down almost to twigs and as the hardwood stumps soon rotted the settler had gone a long way toward clearing a farm when he finished cutting this kiln wood. We hauled stone all one summer for the kilns at Nadeau and then operated them for many years after they were built.
What is now the large I.X.L. plant at Hermansville was started by C.J.L. Meyers in 1878 but it was 1887 before the manufacture of flooring commenced.
The Post Office at Nadeau was established in 1880 and Barney Nadeau, Sr., my father was the first Postmaster. He served many years until he lost his sight. Stephenson Township originally extended up to Spalding Township and my father was the first Highway Commissioner. Thru his efforts Nadeau Township nine miles square was cut off the north end of Stephenson Township and he was the first Supervisor.
The development of Menominee County's road system with which I was so actively connected for over 30 years is in itself a very important chapter in the development of the county. Frank Betts covered this so fully in his first annual report to the Board of Supervisors that I need do no more than refer to it here.
If I can assist you any further in your search for information concerning the early days in the county please feel free to call upon me.

Sincerely yours,
Louis Nadeau

Note by Howard E. Nadeau -
Daggett formerly called Section 25. Mrs. Clara Daggett Faulkner was first Postmaster and named post office her maiden name but none of the Daggetts ever lived there.


Newspaper Article:
Historical photo features C & N Railroad Depot in Nadeau

This week's historical photo features the Chicago and Northwestern Depot in Nadeau. The depot was located on the west side of the main tracks across from what is now The Shop Bar and Grill. The men in the photo are not identified but may have been some of the town's businessmen. Nadeau Township was organized in 1877, the eighth township organized in Menominee County. Prior to that the area had been a part of Stephenson Township. The township and village were names after Bruno Nadeau, an early settler, who built a mill and store known as Nadeau Brothers. When the railroad track was being laid, sawmills in the area supplied ties. Later sawmills furnished wood to the railroad for fuel. The coming of the railroad also opened up the area to settlers, many of whom were French-Canadians, and land was cleared for farms. Around 1884, schools were established in the township. Businesses include a hotel operated by Olivier Perras. Many of the early residents were Catholic by faith and were meeting in the home of Barney Nadeau. In 1887, the group began plans for a church building. The church was completed in 1889. The Rev. Fr. Peter Mazuret was the first resident parish pastor.

Newspaper Article:
Historical Photos feature 125th Anniversary of St. Bruno's Church, Nadeau

St. Bruno's Parish, Nadeau, will celebrate its 125th Anniversary with special events Aug. 25. Activities begin at noon with tours, horse-drawn carriage rides, wagon rides, bounce house, games, corn/sand box, little car train rides, bingo, snacks and refreshments. Bishop Alexander Sample, who will be joined by former priests, will celebrate Mass at 4 p.m. CT. Following the Mass, there will be an outdoor catered dinner. The evening will include socializing, dancing and fireworks at dusk. Registration for the celebration is not necessary, said planners. Donations will be accepted.
Since the founding of the Village of Nadeau in 1880, plans for a church were forming. In 1879, a priest was appointed to serve the spiritual needs of the village people. In the Spring of 1887, Bruno Nadeau donated land and the building materials with which to begin construction. The church is names in honor of this benefactor. Local men, under the supervision of Father Martin Fox, erected a 32X50-foot building. The Rev. Peter Mazuret was the first appointed pastor - Sept. 15, 1889. He supervised finishing of the church interior and erection of the steeple. A rectory was also built during that time. One of the longest-serving priest at the parish was Father Sperlein, who served nearly 34 years until his death June 27, 1936. During his pastorate, a spacious sanctuary was finished to provide a large club room. Ov er the years, two missions, one in Gourley Township and on in Holmes Township, were started by St. Bruno's Parish. This enabled Catholics living out in the country to attend Sunday Mass in the days when transportation was not as available.
Many priests served in the parish over the years. Today, St. Bruno's is served by Fr. Mike Vichich, who also serves St. John Neumann parishes in Hermansville and Spalding.

Newspaper Article:
Employees of the Nadeau Brothers Sawmill gathered for this historical photo in the early 1900's. The mill was located east of the tracks at the north side of the Village of Nadeau. According to Journal records, when the Chicago and North Western Railroad was built from Marinette to Escanaba in 1872, the Nadeau Brothers Mill was awarded the contract to supply ties for the project. The Nadeau Brothers holdings included a company store and charcoal kilns. One of the charcoal kilns remains in that area. An advertisement in the 1912 Menominee County Atlas listed Nadea Brothers as dealers in lumber, lands, implements and general merchandise. The ad also stated they sold hemlock, pine and hardwood lumber, flooring, shingles, siding, cedar posts and poles. The mill was later destroyed by fire.

Buried:
Funeral mass at 10:00 am at St. Bruno and burial at Nadeau Cemetery.

Barney married Marie Francoise Jonet in Sep 1856 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States. Marie (daughter of Nicolas Jonet and Marie Therese Berwart) was born on 14 Apr 1836 in Perwez, Brabant, Walloon, Belgium; was christened on 17 Apr 1836 in Perwez, Brabant, Walloon, Belgium; died on 8 May 1911 in Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; was buried on 10 May 1911 in Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. David Nadeau was born on 31 Aug 1857 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States; died on 12 May 1929 in Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; was buried on 15 May 1929 in Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States.
2. Louis Nadeau was born on 26 Jan 1859 in Kewaunee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States; died on 16 Jun 1944 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States; was buried in Jun 1944 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
3. Julia Nadeau was born on 15 May 1860 in Kewaunee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States; died on 14 Mar 1936 in Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; was buried on 17 Mar 1936 in Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States.
4. Barney Nadeau was born on 19 Oct 1865 in Kewaunee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States; died on 13 Feb 1943 in Powers, Menominee, Michigan, United States; was buried on 16 Feb 1943 in Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States.
5. Louise Nadeau was born on 4 Mar 1867 in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States; died on 25 Jan 1951 in Pentland, Luce, Michigan, United States; was buried on 29 Jan 1951 in Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States.
6. Joseph Armand Nadeau was born on 13 Jul 1870 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States; died on 23 Jul 1956 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Jul 1956 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States.
7. Lucy Nadeau was born on 20 Aug 1875 in Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; died on 15 Aug 1959 in Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, United States; was buried in 1959 in Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, United States.
8. Marcell Amiel Nadeau was born on 2 Jan 1878 in Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; died on 29 Mar 1952 in Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; was buried on 1 Apr 1952 in Menominee, Menominee, Michigan, United States.
9. Laura Eunice Nadeau was born on 25 Jul 1881 in Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; was christened on 14 Aug 1881 in Nadeau, Menominee, Michigan, United States; died on 5 Feb 1958 in Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States; was buried on 10 Feb 1958 in Bark River, Delta, Michigan, United States.

Other Events:

• Name: Louis Elzeard Nadeau
• Name: Louis Nado
• _TODO: Open
• _UID: 4706078B4D1F4E1AA2C77A1C0AC1CF307C44
• Alt. Christening: 17 Mar 1806, St. Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
• Land: 1819, Madawaska, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
• Land: 1831, Madawaska, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1851, Madawaska, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
• Land: 22 Feb 1858, , Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States
• Census: 8 Jul 1860, Kewaunee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States
• Census: 1865, Kewaunee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States
• Census: 15 Aug 1870, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States

Notes:

(Research):Cold year of 1816 - (St. John's River Valley) when two frosts killed off crops and caused much suffering. Supposedly, Marie Anne Albert, "who had an infant at the time, was moved across the river by dog sled to a community where she would be better fed and cared for". *

The Aroostook War - a 10 year dispute over the location of the boundary of Maine and Canada.
1842 - Webster-Ashburton Treaty settled the matter *
*both taken from "Fort Kent Centennial: 1869-1969" on FamilySearch.org

1860 WISCONSIN CENSUS - Kewaunee, Kewaunee Co. (8 July 1860)
Louis Nedeau - 68 years old, hunter, personal property $200, born New Brunswick
Ann Nedau - 63 years old, born Canada

Barney Nedeau - 32 years old, farmer, value of real estate $900, personal property $300, born Maine
Mary Nedeau - 25 years old, born Belgium
David - 3 years old, born Wisconsin
Louis - 2 years old, born Wisconsin
Harriet - 1 year old, born Wisconsin

1865 WISCONSIN CENSUS - Kewaunee, Kewaunee Co.
1 - Barney Nadeau, 4-male, 2-female, 1 foreign birth
2 - Louis Nadeau, 1-male, 1-female, 2 foreign birth

1880 - MICHIGAN CENSUS - Stephenson Twp., Menominee Co. (14 June 1880)
Barney Nadau - 49 years old, farmer, born Maine, parents both born in Maine
? Nadau - 44 years, wife, keeping house, born Belgium, parents both born in Belgium
David - 22 years, work on farm, born Wisconsin
Louis - 21 years, works on farm, born Wisconsin
Julia - 20 years, at home, born Wisconsin
Barney - 15 years, at school, born Wisconsin
Lousia - 13 years, at school, born Wisconsin
Joseph - 10 years, at school, born Wisconsin
Anna - 4 years, born Michigan
Amelia - 2 years, born Michigan
10 Male borders

1884 MICHIGAN CENSUS - Nadeau Village, Menominee Co.
Barney Nadeau - born Canada
Julia Nadeau - wife, born Belgium
David - born Wisconsin
? - born Wisconsin
Barney Jr., 19 years, born Wisconsin
Louise, 17 years, born Wisconsin
Joseph, 13 years, born Wisconsin
Lucy, 8 years, born Michigan
Marcella, 6 years, born Michigan
Flora, 2 years, born Michigan
Nicholas Jonet, 80 years, father, widowed, born Belgium
2 male borders, 1 male servant

1890 CENSUS-SURVIVING SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES, AND WIDOWS, ETC.
Barney Nadeau, Sarg, Co A, 27 Wis Inf, enlisted 15 Aug 1862, discharge 26 Oct 1863, service 1yr, 2 mons, 11 days, address Escanaba-Delta Co., where enlisted Kewaunee, mustered 23 Oct 1862 Milwaukee, age 35, brown hair, 5' 7", lumberman, residence Kewaunee
5/63 absent on sick furlough, since 5/63 at Kewaunee, Wis.
6/63 absent sick
7/63 on furlough since 5/6/63 detained at Columbus, Ky by Col. Meemore
8/63 left sick at DuValle Bluffs, Ark 8/29/63
9/63 same
10/63 discharged 10/26/63 at Little Rock, Ark for disability on order of Maj. Gen. Steel

1894 MICHIGAN CENSUS - Nadeau, Menominee Co. (29 June 1894)
Barney Nadeau Sr. - 69 years, born Maine, father born Maine, mother born Canada, 20 years in Michigan, 69 years in US, farmer, can read and write
Mariette, 58 years, 13 children, 9 living, born Belgium, father & mother born Belgium, 20 years in Michigan, 48 years in US, housewife, can read and write
Joseph - 24 years, born Wisconsin, 20 years in Michigan, 24 years in US, at home, can read and write
Lucy - 19 years, born Michigan, at home, can read and write
Marcell - 16 years, born Michigan, at home, attends school, can read and write
Laura - 11 years, born Michigan, at home, attends schoo, can read and write

Alt. Christening:
Louis Elzeard Nadeau baptised 17 Mar 1806 at St. Basile by Father Francois Ciquard. Record states he was born the 4th of April 1798. Godparents were Anselme Albert and Charlotte Vaineginn.

(Was Louis baptised twice?)

Land:
Louis purchased "60 rods front" from the Indians.

?i?Note: 1 rod = 16-1/2 feet, or 5-1/2 yards; 320 rods = 1 mile?/i?


Land:
In the Deane and Kavanagh Report to the governor of Maine, dated July & August 1831, it is noted that in 1819 Louis purchased "60 rods front" from the Indians. He sold it to Phirmain Thibedeau, but lives on it and has crops in 1831. There is a house, barn and 20 acres of cleared land.

?i?Note: 1 rod = 16-1/2 feet, or 5-1/2 yards; 320 rods = 1 mile?/i?


Census:

Lewis Nadeau, age 50, french farmer
Lesange Nadeau, wife, age 48
Bruneau Nadeau, son, age 23
Lewis Nadeau, son, age 21
David Nadeau, son, age 8
Seyette Nadeau, son, age 11


Land:
Louis purchased two parcels of land. Certificate nbr 24560 consisted of 40 acres of land. The description is: "the north west quarter of the south west quarter of section twenty six, in Township twenty three of Range twenty four, in the district of land subject to sale at Menasha, Wisconsin, containing forty acres". The second parcel, certificate nbr 24561, consisted of 80 acres of land. The description is: "the east half of the north west quarter of section twenty six, in Township twenty three, of Range twenty four, in the District of land sufject to sale at Menasha, Wisconsin, containing eighty acres".

Census:

Louis Nedeau, age 68, hunter, personal property worth 200, born New Brunswick
Ann Nedeau, age 63, born Canada

(next dwelling lists Barney Nedeau)

Census:

Barney Nadau
4 white males
2 white females
1 foreign birth

Louis Nadau
1 white male
1 white female
1 foreign birth

Census:

Nedeau, Barney, age 39, hotel keeper, value of real estate 1600, value of personal property 500, born Maine, parents foreign born
Nedeau, Mary F., age 38, keeping house, born Belgium, parents foreign born
Nedeau, David, age 12, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Louis, age, 11, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Julia, age 10, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Barney, age 7, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Louisa, age 3, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Louis, age 70, at home, born Canada
Nedeau, Desange, age 80, at home, born Canada

Louis married Marie Archange "Desanges" Lagasse on 30 Aug 1825 in St. Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada. Marie (daughter of Jean Baptiste Migne dit Lagasse and Marie Anne Lacroix dit Corbin) was born on 7 Jan 1797 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada; was christened on 8 Jan 1797 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Desanges Lagace
• Name: Desanges Lagasse
• Name: Marie Archange Migne dit Lagasse
• Name: Marie Desanges Migner dit Lagasse
• _UID: 6B2245F5D7F0472B95BEDCFABA15A014ACF1
• Godparents: 8 Jan 1797, Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada
• Census: 1851, Madawaska, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 8 Jul 1860, Kewaunee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States
• Census: 15 Aug 1870, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States

Notes:

Godparents:
Her godparents were Francois Morin, uncle, and Marie Lacroix, wife of Michel Normandin (?), aunt.

Census:

Lewis Nadeau, age 50, french farmer
Lesange Nadeau, wife, age 48
Bruneau Nadeau, son, age 23
Lewis Nadeau, son, age 21
David Nadeau, son, age 8
Seyette Nadeau, son, age 11

Census:

Louis Nedeau, age 68, hunter, personal property worth 200, born New Brunswick
Ann Nedeau, age 63, born Canada

(next dwelling lists Barney Nedeau)

Census:

Nedeau, Barney, age 39, hotel keeper, value of real estate 1600, value of personal property 500, born Maine, parents foreign born
Nedeau, Mary F., age 38, keeping house, born Belgium, parents foreign born
Nedeau, David, age 12, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Louis, age, 11, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Julia, age 10, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Barney, age 7, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Louisa, age 3, born Wisconsin
Nedeau, Louis, age 70, at home, born Canada
Nedwau, Desange, age 80, at home, born Canada

Notes:

Married:
Marriage certificat from St. Basile states their marriage was at St. Basile. St. John Valley Times article states marriage was at Ste. Luce, Frenchville, Maine

Other Events:

• Name: Jean Nadeau
• _UID: 6B10F3771DC84C9E86D5BEC313CB90AEAC30

Notes:

(Research):Baptiste sous condition

St.Basile founded in 1792, served the entire Madawaska region, including both sides of the Upper St. John.
St. Bruno established in 1838 (Van Buren).
Ste. Luce founded in 1843 (Frenchville).


Additional information:
References to Jose (Joseph) Nadeau and the founding of Fort Kent, Maine. Parents referenced along with brother Sifroid.

Died:
noted age 44 years

Jean married Marie Anne Albert about 1793 in Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada. Marie (daughter of Francois Albert and Marie Anne Paradis) was born on 5 May 1776 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada; was christened on 6 May 1776 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada; died on 9 Apr 1858 in Frenchville, Aroostook, Maine, United States; was buried on 11 Apr 1858 in Frenchville, Aroostook, Maine, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Marie Anne Albert
• Name: Marie Reine Albert
• _UID: 2173BEB119D74FAB8FE091BC51462FA61574

Notes:

Died:
noted age 87 years

Notes:

Married:
A marriage date possibility but cannot be proven:

Marriage date of 7 August 1788 was noted in the St. John Valley Times of Madawaska, Maine on 10 June 1998.
I think that they would have married in or near Kamouraska. But this marriage is not recorded in the parish records for Kamouraska. Also not found in PRDH with any other date.
It's unlikely that Marie Anne married at age 12 years. There is also too large of a time gap between the 1788 date and the birth of their first child in 1794.

Other Events:

• Name: Jean Baptiste Lagace
• Name: Jean Baptiste Lagasse
• Name: Jean Baptiste Mignie dit Lagasse
• _UID: 538E0AF8BF29403CA56879389EC56727F6A3

Notes:

(Research):Death:
1st mention at St. Basile - 23 May 1814 marriage of Marie Evariste to Joseph Albert and Jean Baptiste is not listed as deceased.
12 Aug 1819 marriage of Marie Anne Lagasse to David Cyr he is referred as the late Jean Baptiste. No record of burial listed at St. Basile between 1810 and 1819.

no death recorded at Kamouraska 1808-1819

Died:
Died between marriage of Marie Evariste to Joseph Albert 23 May 1814 at St. Basile and marrige of Marie Anne to David Cyr 12 Aug 1819 at St. Basile

Jean married Marie Anne Lacroix dit Corbin on 10 Aug 1792 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada. Marie (daughter of Guillaume Lacroix dit Corbin and Marie Salome Gueret dit Dumont) was christened on 25 Aug 1760 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada; died on 23 Oct 1850 in Frenchville, Aroostook, Maine, United States; was buried on 25 Oct 1850 in Frenchville, Aroostook, Maine, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Marie Anne Corbin
• Name: Marie Anne Lacroix
• _UID: 080E14B3167E471A950EFA32C6740709EB0E

Notes:

Died:
noted age 102 years

Notes:

Marriage Ceremony:
Present at the ceremony was Francois Migne, brother of Marie Anne.

Other Events:

• _UID: 4B30C3DACE474A57BA815D35190FC65AE3E9

Notes:

(Research):1762 Census - Kamouraska (PRDH - #405613)
male - 1; female - 1; enfant, male, de mains de 15 ans - 1; domestique, female -1

Died:
noted age 50 years

Louis married Marie Genevieve Michaud on 25 Feb 1759 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada. Marie (daughter of Joseph Michaud and Marguerite Ouellet) was born on 9 Mar 1734/35 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada; was christened on 9 Mar 1734/35 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _UID: C93EE78FC443403787402591337A21C70D85

Notes:

Marriage Ceremony:
Present at marriage: Jacques Paradis, Paul Levasseur, Alexis Nadeau, Andre Soussi, Amador Laplante, la veuve Trutant.

Other Events:

• _UID: 7007B8B7D08E42FBA224086F3DC231A997B1
• God Parents: 27 Sep 1744, Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada

Notes:

God Parents:
The god parents were Joseph Albert and Anne Dupere.

Francois married Marie Anne Paradis on 22 Nov 1774 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada. Marie (daughter of Jean Baptiste Paradis and Marie Anne Dionne) was born on 4 Nov 1755 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada; was christened on 4 Nov 1755 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _UID: 7821C0199AFC4DEFB1C95FF52AFF19BC1046

Notes:

died before marriage of Cyriac on 24 Nov 1812

Other Events:

• Name: Joseph Migne
• Name: Joseph Migne dit Lagace
• Name: Joseph Mignee dit Lagace
• Name: Joseph Mignier
• Name: Joseph Minie
• _UID: 375E12351B1341F8B3F4C4B93E272F7570AF

Joseph married Marie Anne Ouellet on 19 Nov 1750 in La Pocatiere, Quebec, Canada. Marie (daughter of Joseph Ouellet and Marie Madeleine Bouchard) was born on 23 Sep 1727 in La Pocatiere, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 6 Oct 1727 in La Pocatiere, Quebec, Canada; died on 9 Oct 1783 in La Pocatiere, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 11 Oct 1783 in La Pocatiere, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Marie Anne Ouelet
• _UID: BFD7CB0D869142C39DAC141DF1BBE0F08088
• Godparents: 6 Oct 1727, La Pocatiere, Quebec, Canada

Notes:

Godparents:
Her godparents were Francois Ouellet, uncle, and Marie Francoise Lizot.

Died:
58 years old at time of death.

Other Events:

• Name: Guillaume Corbin
• Name: Guillaume Lacroix
• Name: Guillaume Lavoix dit Corbin
• _UID: 9C930197E7544706BE507123187C07D460AD
• Residence: Bef 1754
• First mentioned in Canada: 1754
• Occupation: 1754; fisherman
• Additional information: 15 Dec 1757, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Census: 1762, Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada

Notes:

Residence:
He was from the parish of Thanu, diocese of Courtances, Normandy, France.

Occupation:
His occupation upon arrival to Canada was fisherman.

Additional information:
A "?i?Testimony of freedom to marry?/i?" was completed on 15 December 1757. Guillaume Lacroix "acquired permission to get married on the depositions of Julien Veval and Jean Mallet accepted by Monsignor".

Census:

Guillaume Corbin
1 - female enfant
1 - female
1 - male

Buried:
age of about 100 years

Guillaume married Marie Salome Gueret dit Dumont on 24 Jan 1758 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada. Marie (daughter of Jean Baptiste Gueret dit Dumont and Marie Madeleine Labourliere dit Laplante) was born on 12 Feb 1735/36 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada; was christened on 12 Feb 1735/36 in Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Marie Salmone Labourier
• Name: Marie Salome Dumon
• Name: Marie Salome Guere dit Dumon
• Name: Marie Salome Gueres
• Name: Marie Salome Gueres dit Dumon
• Name: Marie Salome Gueret
• Name: Marie Salomee Gueret
• _UID: 3E49B6F607FB426D92B58CDF598D6EB7A1E3
• Godparents: 12 Feb 1735/36, Kamouraska (St. Louis), Quebec, Canada

Notes:

Godparents:
Her godparents were Andre Morel dit Deladurantaye and Angelique Labourliere, aunt of Marie Salome.

Notes:

Marriage Ceremony:
Present at the ceremony were Jean Anctil, Prisque Dumon, Pierre Fouette and Widow Trutaut.