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Joseph Grondin, reported to be the first white child born in Brainerd, died this morning in the Collette Rest Home after a long illness. He became critically ill about three weeks ago.
Mr. Grondin, who made his home in West Brainerd, was born Feb. 16, 1873.
Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. William Nelson, Mrs. Clara Britton, Miss Jennie Grondin, Mrs. John Cox and Mrs. Belle Forcier, all of Brainerd, and three brothers, Frank Grondin, Eau Claire, Wis., Edward and William Grondin of Brainerd.
The body is at the Whitney funeral home. Funeral arrangements are pending. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch,16 January 1943, p. 1) [Contributed by A. Nelson]
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Joseph Grondin, reported to be the first white child born in Brainerd, died this morning in the Collette Rest Home after a long illness. He became critically ill about three weeks ago.
Mr. Grondin, who made his home in West Brainerd, was born Feb. 16, 1873.
Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. William Nelson, Mrs. Clara Britton, Miss Jennie Grondin, Mrs. John Cox and Mrs. Belle Forcier, all of Brainerd, and three brothers, Frank Grondin, Eau Claire, Wis., Edward and William Grondin of Brainerd.
The body is at the Whitney funeral home. Funeral arrangements are pending. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch,16 January 1943, p. 1) [Contributed by A. Nelson]
Gravesite Details
Birth year of 1874 based on age 69 yrs. at death.
Family Members
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Marie Virginia "Belle" Grondin Forcier
1875–1951
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Patrick Fred Grondin
1877–1938
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Edward Alexander Grondin
1881–1944
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Clara Grondin Britton
1883–1957
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Julia Annie Grondin Nelson
1885–1951
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Sarah Jane "Jennie" Grondin
1886–1960
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Lena Grondin
1889–1889
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William Grondin
1891–1960
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Rose Mary Grondin Cox
1893–1974
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Lucy Grondin
1893–1899
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Child Grondin
1895–1895
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Frank Charles Grondin
1902–1986
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