Affidavit
Identifier
2011.040.0001
Description
An affidavit in wooden glass frame: drawn up by Roland M. Shivel, attorney for John S. Hooker on November 3, 1910 regarding certification of things pertaining to Daniel Marsac. (This affidavit was given to Gordon Johnson in 1958 by the guardian of Miss Grace B. Walker who wrote it in 1910 for John and Angeline Hooker, witnessed by R. M. Shivel when this party of 4 people went through the ruins to save what artifacts might remain. However, there are inaccuracies in Mr. Hooker's story. As per Luanne: Daniel Marsac did not marry Sophia Campau as that was his sister who was married to Louis Campau in Grand Rapids. He married Sophistica (Collette) Beaufait according to records from St. Anne's Church in Detroit. The child Jenute and Daniel had was a girl named Marie not a him. She was sent to live with Daniel's relatives in Detroit to go to school. She died of pneumonia and was buried there.
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Origin Date
November 3 1910
Origin Place
USA: Michigan, Lowell