Northeastern High School - Crucible Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Charles Chene Em1l1e s older brother buxlt a house on Chenc and Jefferson When thathouse was takendown 1n 1941 It was over one hundred years old and had bf 1 omc a hlstorlcal landmark Plans are bemg made to rebu1ld thxs house lll lts orxgmal glory The curtams ln the wlndows were xmpo ted from France and c ost S350 pc r paml The cat 1n the plcture at the foot of the sta1rs was very fond of fastenmg h1s claws 1n these expens1ve curtams and swmgmg to and fro bhssfully Th1s cat by the w xy was a cross between a Persxan cat and a w1ldmt H1s father had bun a pet of thx Chene famlly is Charles Chene The lace curtalns 1n th1s The house on Chene and Jefferson whlch plcture are the expens1ve curtams from Charles bu11t Wh1Ch the cat used to swlng 7 7 ' ' ' ' ' ' Q X 3 1 . 1 ' 3 u 3 , . , , ' L ' ' L. . I 1 , , . L. 5 sq . . . , . , ' H . 1 ' ' ' 22 ' X 2 n ' ' .

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1n the prows of the canoes, the1r arms crossed and heads hxgh Then as the canoes pulled out they began to s1nk, stately Indxans and all A few weeks later a huge ball of spruce gum Wh1Ch Incuans use to make thc1r canoes waterproof, was dxscovered 1n Em1l1e s bedroom She had strlpped It from the canoes as they lay on the bank When she was elghteen, she marr1ed Samuel Gagmer Father Gabr1el R1chard performed the weddmg ceremony 1n Old Sa1nt Anne's Church, wh1ch stood on Larned Street between Bates and Randolph Governor Mason attended the weddmg S1nce Em1l1e knew no Enghsh all she could say was merc1 Durmg Cad1llawuaWeek the 200th ann1versaryofDetro1t she was chosen as the best representat1ve of the pxoneer founders of Detro1t She v1ewed the parade s1tt1ng bes1de the Governor of M1Ch1g3H 535523 fwgiigfmgg mlm? it Rosa11e Chene Phyll1s Chene Phyll1s Chene, Em111e Chene's s1ster, marned Alex Baby whxle Rosahe Chene marrled Edward Charest All of these persons a e commemorated by havmg streets 1n Detrolt named after them . . , , . - . V . x . ! ! . . . . , . . ' ' ' vu ' rv , . a Q f ffsiflff f 5 V K ,ff . . .wif - 5 . i -, L- 553 .4 1 ,1fg,.z5.f e :V I . . H N? f sf r mr fn , ., K 2 H Q . -f . 5 :yr ft- I f Las w .1 , ,Q 's,. s . F - .

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Char1es's f1rst w1fe was Mar1an Campau He and hxs f1rst Wlfe had two sons One was Fehx, who sang w1th the New York Opera Company and made the fxrst type of records The second son was named Alex Mar1an Campau Charles fmrst Wlfe Fe11x Chene Alex Chene Frances Chene Char1es's second Wlfe was Frances Bab1e They had a daughter, Frances, who marr1ed Matthew F1nn She 11ved 1n the house on Chene and Jefferson unt11 her death on Aprxl 3, 1940. 3 . ' 1- .':-- was , - 5 t.A, K I , ,.'V J K, ll I I I A . , . . . , .