In the "Rice County History"(page 300) @ the Rice County Historical Society
there is
reference to a Johial W. Boyd. He was identified as being in a Private in the
Minnesota 6th regiment and in 1863 participated in a campaign against the
Sioux in July of 1863. The regiment was disbanded in July of 1865.
!INDIVIDUAL GENERAL RESEARCH NOTES:
Gertrude Lillian reported that Esther's mother was born in Ireland.
!INDIVIDUAL GENERAL RESEARCH NOTES:
In July 1997 at meeting with Elmo Begin Jr. he reported that his grandmother's
name was Byrd not (Boyd)
!FAMILY GENERAL RESEARCH NOTES:
Family moved to Faribault from Canada in 1878 after birth of third child.
They settled in Walcott Township, Rice County near Faribault.
!INDIVIDUAL BIRTH RESEARCH NOTES:
An alternate birth date listed for Esther was March 17,1856 Children were:
7 i.
Sarah Jane BEGIN.
ii. George
BEGIN(1) was born on 2 Apr 1893 in
Faribault MN. He died DECMBER 29,1970 in Mount Angel Oregon. !INDIVIDUAL GENERAL
SOURCE NOTES:
Gertrude Lillian states that George was her godfather. She never met him.
iii.
Elmo Mathew BEGIN(1) was born on 2
Apr 1896 in Faribault MN. He died on 22 Jun 1970. He was buried in Buried in
Calvary Cemetary in Mn.
iv. John
BEGIN(1) was born on 11 Dec 1878.
He died on 5 May 1957. !INDIVIDUAL GENERAL RESEARCH NOTES:
John was a farmer in North Dakota. The family moved to Oregon in 1918, and To
Mount Angel in 1921.
!FAMILY GENERAL RESEARCH NOTES:
They had six children according to Gertrude Lillian Durand
v. Mary
Catherine (Cassey) BEGIN(1) was born
on 15 Dec 1874 in Canada. She died on 15 Nov 1939. !INDIVIDUAL GENERAL SOURCE
NOTES:
In 1915 and 1916 Cassey ran Tea shop on the corner of Dale and Selby.
!INDIVIDUAL GENERAL RESEARCH NOTES:
Married Pete Jelley - child of this family Hazel Jelly. Mary Jelly was raised
by Catherine as her own Child though Mary's mother was Barbara Begin
Catherine's sister(See notes for Mary Jelly)
vi. Frank
BEGIN(1) was born in 1876 in Canada.
He died on 27 Jun 1958 in Faribault MN. !INDIVIDUAL GENERAL RESEARCH NOTES:
Lived in Faribault and St.Paul MN. Worked as a Carpenter.(Elmo B.Jr.
7/28/97)
!FAMILY GENERAL RESEARCH NOTES:
They had three children as reported by Gertrude Lillian
vii.
Joseph BEGIN(1) was born in 1880 in
Canada. He died on 13 Mar 1913. !INDIVIDUAL GENERAL RESEARCH NOTES:
He had a daughter named Esther, who died when she was a child. They lived in
Seattle Washington.
viii.
Peter BEGIN(1) was born in 1882
in Faribault MN. He died in 1934 in Ellendale N.D.. !INDIVIDUAL GENERAL SOURCE
NOTES:
Children of Joseph Durand and Sarah Beging, Richard(age 13) and
Henry,(age 12) worked on Peter's farm
!INDIVIDUAL GENERAL RESEARCH NOTES:
Moved to Ellen North Dakota according to Gertrude Lillian Durand, this was
confirmed by Elmo Begin on July 28,1997. Elmo went to the local cemetary and
confirmed the birth dates on the grave stones. Also he met with a Leonard
Hagen former undertaker(Age 85) who was the brother of Theresa Hagen who had
was married to Peter and Anna's son Henry.
ix. Barbara
BEGIN(1) was born in 1887 in Faribault
MN. She died in 1914. !INDIVIDUAL GENERAL RESEARCH NOTES:
Never married had a daughter according to Gertrude Lillian Durand
x. Aurthur
BEGIN(1) was born in 1890 in Faribault
MN. He died on 1 Jun 1958. !FAMILY GENERAL RESEARCH NOTES:
According to Gertrude Lillian Durand they had 4 children. Lived on 640 acre
farm in British Colombia.
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