a.k.a. Louis A. Blanchette.
Son of Joseph Blanchette (1807-1859) and Margaret LeClair (1797-1884).
Brother of Aurelie Blanchette Gaudet, Narcisse Blanchette, Joseph Blanchette (1831-1834), Andre Elzeard Blanchette, Robert Ludger Blanchette, Joseph Napoleon Blanchette, Mary Alfonsine Blanchette Allard, and Arthur Pierre Blanchette.
His first wife was Eugenia Dubois.
They were the parents of Joseph Alphonse Blanchette, Mary Jane Blanchette Savaria, George Alfred Blanchard, and Edmund or Edward Blanchard.
His second wife was Emilie.
Louis A. Blanchette, an elderly man whose age was probably 75, committed suicide Wednesday night by turning on the gas in his room at 543 South Main Street. His body was found at 6 o'clock this morning after the door had been broken in. The window was closed, the door was locked on the inside and the atmosphere in the room was nauseating with illuminating gas. Blanchette's rash act is unexplained.
The dead man rented a furnished room from Mrs. Eugene Martin at 543 South Main Street, in the building owned by Luigi DiGrisso. Last night he retired at about 9:30 in his usual good spirits, after saying good night to his landlady and several of the other lodgers. Upon awakening about 6 o'clock this morning, Mrs. Martin chanced to go into the hall, where she detected the odor of gas. An examination of the jets in that part of the house failed to disclose the leak, and Blanchette's room immediately fell under suspicion, especially as he had made several threats to take his own life. Mrs. Martin called her husband, who summoned the Marcot family across the hall and DiGrisso, the owner of the property, and the door as broken open.
In the darkened room, reeking with illuminating gas, the searchers found the body of Blanchette, scantily clad and lying across the bed. Gas was pouring from the open stop and the window, which Blanchette invariably kept open at night, was closed tight. The body was cold. Evidently the man had been dead many hours,and those who had known him did not hesitate to say that he had destroyed himself.
Medial Examiner Dr A. A. Crane examined the body later and searched the room for something with which to locate the man's relatives. A valuable gold watch, a bunch of keys, and $17.66 in bills and small change were found on his clothes. Dr. Crane took away these articles for Deputy Coroner Makepeace. Blanchette had lived with the Martins for about a month and before that had resided with his son Joseph, on East Farm Street.
No reason can be assigned for the man's suicide. It is said that he owned considerable property and as therefore not in want. He seemed in good spirits most of the time, but occasionally he hinted at suicide. His fellow lodgers took him but half seriously, however, and his death came as a kind of shock to them. He was well liked by those who knew him.
A week ago Mrs. Martin told Blanchette she was going to move and wanted to know if he would go, too, but he said he preferred to die at his old lodgings. Wednesday Mrs. Marcot, who lives in the house, asked him if he intended to move with the Martins to their new home, and he replied, "No, Mrs. Marcot. I'm going to move to the cemetery."
The body was turned over to the J. H. Melville undertaking establishment and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
- Waterbury American, "I'm Going To Move To The Cemetery", Thursday Evening, August 19, 1909.
The funeral of Joseph Blanchette will take place from the residence of his son [Joseph A. Blanchette], 13 West Farm Street, Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.
- Waterbury American, Friday Evening, August 20, 1909.
Son of Joseph Blanchette (1807-1859) and Margaret LeClair (1797-1884).
Brother of Aurelie Blanchette Gaudet, Narcisse Blanchette, Joseph Blanchette (1831-1834), Andre Elzeard Blanchette, Robert Ludger Blanchette, Joseph Napoleon Blanchette, Mary Alfonsine Blanchette Allard, and Arthur Pierre Blanchette.
His first wife was Eugenia Dubois.
They were the parents of Joseph Alphonse Blanchette, Mary Jane Blanchette Savaria, George Alfred Blanchard, and Edmund or Edward Blanchard.
His second wife was Emilie.
Louis A. Blanchette, an elderly man whose age was probably 75, committed suicide Wednesday night by turning on the gas in his room at 543 South Main Street. His body was found at 6 o'clock this morning after the door had been broken in. The window was closed, the door was locked on the inside and the atmosphere in the room was nauseating with illuminating gas. Blanchette's rash act is unexplained.
The dead man rented a furnished room from Mrs. Eugene Martin at 543 South Main Street, in the building owned by Luigi DiGrisso. Last night he retired at about 9:30 in his usual good spirits, after saying good night to his landlady and several of the other lodgers. Upon awakening about 6 o'clock this morning, Mrs. Martin chanced to go into the hall, where she detected the odor of gas. An examination of the jets in that part of the house failed to disclose the leak, and Blanchette's room immediately fell under suspicion, especially as he had made several threats to take his own life. Mrs. Martin called her husband, who summoned the Marcot family across the hall and DiGrisso, the owner of the property, and the door as broken open.
In the darkened room, reeking with illuminating gas, the searchers found the body of Blanchette, scantily clad and lying across the bed. Gas was pouring from the open stop and the window, which Blanchette invariably kept open at night, was closed tight. The body was cold. Evidently the man had been dead many hours,and those who had known him did not hesitate to say that he had destroyed himself.
Medial Examiner Dr A. A. Crane examined the body later and searched the room for something with which to locate the man's relatives. A valuable gold watch, a bunch of keys, and $17.66 in bills and small change were found on his clothes. Dr. Crane took away these articles for Deputy Coroner Makepeace. Blanchette had lived with the Martins for about a month and before that had resided with his son Joseph, on East Farm Street.
No reason can be assigned for the man's suicide. It is said that he owned considerable property and as therefore not in want. He seemed in good spirits most of the time, but occasionally he hinted at suicide. His fellow lodgers took him but half seriously, however, and his death came as a kind of shock to them. He was well liked by those who knew him.
A week ago Mrs. Martin told Blanchette she was going to move and wanted to know if he would go, too, but he said he preferred to die at his old lodgings. Wednesday Mrs. Marcot, who lives in the house, asked him if he intended to move with the Martins to their new home, and he replied, "No, Mrs. Marcot. I'm going to move to the cemetery."
The body was turned over to the J. H. Melville undertaking establishment and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
- Waterbury American, "I'm Going To Move To The Cemetery", Thursday Evening, August 19, 1909.
The funeral of Joseph Blanchette will take place from the residence of his son [Joseph A. Blanchette], 13 West Farm Street, Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.
- Waterbury American, Friday Evening, August 20, 1909.
a.k.a. Louis A. Blanchette.
Son of Joseph Blanchette (1807-1859) and Margaret LeClair (1797-1884).
Brother of Aurelie Blanchette Gaudet, Narcisse Blanchette, Joseph Blanchette (1831-1834), Andre Elzeard Blanchette, Robert Ludger Blanchette, Joseph Napoleon Blanchette, Mary Alfonsine Blanchette Allard, and Arthur Pierre Blanchette.
His first wife was Eugenia Dubois.
They were the parents of Joseph Alphonse Blanchette, Mary Jane Blanchette Savaria, George Alfred Blanchard, and Edmund or Edward Blanchard.
His second wife was Emilie.
Louis A. Blanchette, an elderly man whose age was probably 75, committed suicide Wednesday night by turning on the gas in his room at 543 South Main Street. His body was found at 6 o'clock this morning after the door had been broken in. The window was closed, the door was locked on the inside and the atmosphere in the room was nauseating with illuminating gas. Blanchette's rash act is unexplained.
The dead man rented a furnished room from Mrs. Eugene Martin at 543 South Main Street, in the building owned by Luigi DiGrisso. Last night he retired at about 9:30 in his usual good spirits, after saying good night to his landlady and several of the other lodgers. Upon awakening about 6 o'clock this morning, Mrs. Martin chanced to go into the hall, where she detected the odor of gas. An examination of the jets in that part of the house failed to disclose the leak, and Blanchette's room immediately fell under suspicion, especially as he had made several threats to take his own life. Mrs. Martin called her husband, who summoned the Marcot family across the hall and DiGrisso, the owner of the property, and the door as broken open.
In the darkened room, reeking with illuminating gas, the searchers found the body of Blanchette, scantily clad and lying across the bed. Gas was pouring from the open stop and the window, which Blanchette invariably kept open at night, was closed tight. The body was cold. Evidently the man had been dead many hours,and those who had known him did not hesitate to say that he had destroyed himself.
Medial Examiner Dr A. A. Crane examined the body later and searched the room for something with which to locate the man's relatives. A valuable gold watch, a bunch of keys, and $17.66 in bills and small change were found on his clothes. Dr. Crane took away these articles for Deputy Coroner Makepeace. Blanchette had lived with the Martins for about a month and before that had resided with his son Joseph, on East Farm Street.
No reason can be assigned for the man's suicide. It is said that he owned considerable property and as therefore not in want. He seemed in good spirits most of the time, but occasionally he hinted at suicide. His fellow lodgers took him but half seriously, however, and his death came as a kind of shock to them. He was well liked by those who knew him.
A week ago Mrs. Martin told Blanchette she was going to move and wanted to know if he would go, too, but he said he preferred to die at his old lodgings. Wednesday Mrs. Marcot, who lives in the house, asked him if he intended to move with the Martins to their new home, and he replied, "No, Mrs. Marcot. I'm going to move to the cemetery."
The body was turned over to the J. H. Melville undertaking establishment and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
- Waterbury American, "I'm Going To Move To The Cemetery", Thursday Evening, August 19, 1909.
The funeral of Joseph Blanchette will take place from the residence of his son [Joseph A. Blanchette], 13 West Farm Street, Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.
- Waterbury American, Friday Evening, August 20, 1909.
Son of Joseph Blanchette (1807-1859) and Margaret LeClair (1797-1884).
Brother of Aurelie Blanchette Gaudet, Narcisse Blanchette, Joseph Blanchette (1831-1834), Andre Elzeard Blanchette, Robert Ludger Blanchette, Joseph Napoleon Blanchette, Mary Alfonsine Blanchette Allard, and Arthur Pierre Blanchette.
His first wife was Eugenia Dubois.
They were the parents of Joseph Alphonse Blanchette, Mary Jane Blanchette Savaria, George Alfred Blanchard, and Edmund or Edward Blanchard.
His second wife was Emilie.
Louis A. Blanchette, an elderly man whose age was probably 75, committed suicide Wednesday night by turning on the gas in his room at 543 South Main Street. His body was found at 6 o'clock this morning after the door had been broken in. The window was closed, the door was locked on the inside and the atmosphere in the room was nauseating with illuminating gas. Blanchette's rash act is unexplained.
The dead man rented a furnished room from Mrs. Eugene Martin at 543 South Main Street, in the building owned by Luigi DiGrisso. Last night he retired at about 9:30 in his usual good spirits, after saying good night to his landlady and several of the other lodgers. Upon awakening about 6 o'clock this morning, Mrs. Martin chanced to go into the hall, where she detected the odor of gas. An examination of the jets in that part of the house failed to disclose the leak, and Blanchette's room immediately fell under suspicion, especially as he had made several threats to take his own life. Mrs. Martin called her husband, who summoned the Marcot family across the hall and DiGrisso, the owner of the property, and the door as broken open.
In the darkened room, reeking with illuminating gas, the searchers found the body of Blanchette, scantily clad and lying across the bed. Gas was pouring from the open stop and the window, which Blanchette invariably kept open at night, was closed tight. The body was cold. Evidently the man had been dead many hours,and those who had known him did not hesitate to say that he had destroyed himself.
Medial Examiner Dr A. A. Crane examined the body later and searched the room for something with which to locate the man's relatives. A valuable gold watch, a bunch of keys, and $17.66 in bills and small change were found on his clothes. Dr. Crane took away these articles for Deputy Coroner Makepeace. Blanchette had lived with the Martins for about a month and before that had resided with his son Joseph, on East Farm Street.
No reason can be assigned for the man's suicide. It is said that he owned considerable property and as therefore not in want. He seemed in good spirits most of the time, but occasionally he hinted at suicide. His fellow lodgers took him but half seriously, however, and his death came as a kind of shock to them. He was well liked by those who knew him.
A week ago Mrs. Martin told Blanchette she was going to move and wanted to know if he would go, too, but he said he preferred to die at his old lodgings. Wednesday Mrs. Marcot, who lives in the house, asked him if he intended to move with the Martins to their new home, and he replied, "No, Mrs. Marcot. I'm going to move to the cemetery."
The body was turned over to the J. H. Melville undertaking establishment and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
- Waterbury American, "I'm Going To Move To The Cemetery", Thursday Evening, August 19, 1909.
The funeral of Joseph Blanchette will take place from the residence of his son [Joseph A. Blanchette], 13 West Farm Street, Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.
- Waterbury American, Friday Evening, August 20, 1909.
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