FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

LOCALITY

Detroit, MI Cheboygan Boy Killed in Traffic

Posted June 1st, 2008 by Carol Veio

CHEBOYGAN DEMOCRAT
Cheboygan, Michigan
January 31, 1924

CHEBOYGAN BOY KILLED IN DETROIT TRAFFIC
Peter VIEU, a well known young man of this city, who has been employed in the Fisher Body Works at Detroit for some time, was knocked down and killed by a passing truck while on his way home from work on last Saturday afternoon. The remains were brought to this city and the funeral was held from St. Charles church on Wednesday morning.

The young man is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Adolph VIEU, four brothers, John, Joseph, Napoleon, and Noah, and four sisters, Mrs. Henry LAHAIE, Mrs. E. SIMENOE, Mrs. Isaiah COURTURE and Mrs. Ernest BONESCORE.

The young man was born in Cheboygan 25 years ago and the day he met his death was his birthday.

A surprise birthday party had been arranged for him at his Detroit home and all were waiting for his return from work when a messenger came in and informed the party of what had happened. He stepped off the sidewalk, was knocked down and only lived a short while after.

__________________

Transcribed by Carol Veio. Thank you, Carol!

Search for more information on this disaster and other train wrecks, fires, accidents, etc. in historical newspapers at genealogybank.com. Search over 122 million articles in over 2500 newspapers! Try a 14-day trial and find your ancestors.
Search for your ancestors among the billions of names at ancestry.com Find death records, census images, immigration lists and genealogy other databases for your surnames. Use this Free trial to search for your ancestors.
Start Your Family Tree It's FREE and easy. Start with yourself, your parents, grandparents and you're on your way to building your family history! Get Started Now and build your family tree at ancestry.com. It's Free!


Family Old Photos | Old-Yearbooks.com | Old Photos & Genealogy Blog

gendisasters.com is a genealogy site, compiling information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information about their life and death. Database and records searchable by surname. Compilation, design, artwork and concept covered by copyright. Copyright ©2006-2008, All rights reserved. Contact me