Richard Regis Ayotte & Elisabeth Geoffroi
Husband of:
Philomen "Minnie" Enos, married May 4, 1903 in Alverno, Cheboygan County, Michigan.
He lived and worked in the area of Cheboygan called the Tannery. It was a place where the men cleaned animal hides. He was know for telling ghost stories to the Tannery children at night around a bond fire, usually scaring them so they ran home afterwards.
The fish story about him is a treasure to me. He was with his wife and kids on their way to church. When they passed the bridge over the river, a friend of his, John Niesen, told him the fish were plentiful and come on down to fish a while with him. They were early for Church. Jim had on his Sunday suit, so he left his jacket with his wife and said I'll be to church in just a little while. He got in the boat with his friend and off they went. The sturgeon were running and you have to spear them. Right off he saw a big one, speared it. The fish was very strong, started pulling the boat. Jim's foot got caught on the rope and in the water he went. If the rope had not caught on a log he would have been done for. The picture tells the rest."
As to the problem of having a still he never went to jail. 1930 and 1940 census he is still living in Benton. In 1920, Jim and Logan Ayotte plead guilty for breaking prohibition laws and paid $250.00 each.
Richard Regis Ayotte & Elisabeth Geoffroi
Husband of:
Philomen "Minnie" Enos, married May 4, 1903 in Alverno, Cheboygan County, Michigan.
He lived and worked in the area of Cheboygan called the Tannery. It was a place where the men cleaned animal hides. He was know for telling ghost stories to the Tannery children at night around a bond fire, usually scaring them so they ran home afterwards.
The fish story about him is a treasure to me. He was with his wife and kids on their way to church. When they passed the bridge over the river, a friend of his, John Niesen, told him the fish were plentiful and come on down to fish a while with him. They were early for Church. Jim had on his Sunday suit, so he left his jacket with his wife and said I'll be to church in just a little while. He got in the boat with his friend and off they went. The sturgeon were running and you have to spear them. Right off he saw a big one, speared it. The fish was very strong, started pulling the boat. Jim's foot got caught on the rope and in the water he went. If the rope had not caught on a log he would have been done for. The picture tells the rest."
As to the problem of having a still he never went to jail. 1930 and 1940 census he is still living in Benton. In 1920, Jim and Logan Ayotte plead guilty for breaking prohibition laws and paid $250.00 each.
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Lloyd Onesime Ayotte
1907–1949
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Bertha Isabelle Ayotte Charboneau Jodwin
1909–1977
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Henry Floyd Ayotte
1913–1947
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Delilah Marie "Lilah" Ayotte Enos
1915–1995
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George Alexander Ayotte
1917–1929
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Raymond Levi Ayotte
1919–1985
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Wallace J Ayotte
1922–1963
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Cleland Joseph Ayotte
1924–1976
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Charles Robert Ayotte
1927–1928
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