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Prof. Louis Frederic Giroux
Male 1862 - 1918

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  • Title  Prof. 
    Birth  Feb 1862  Watkins, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  17 Aug 1918  Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID  I3761  West Brookfield Families
    Last Modified  11 Mar 2024 
     
    Family  Louisa Batelle Sampson,   b. 16 Nov 1855, West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1942, Roxbury, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  30 Nov 1896  Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • At the time Louis and Louise were married, Louis was suffering from Diptheria and it was thought that he was on his death bed. Louis recovered and lived another 24 yrs.
    Children 
     1. Deborah Sampson Giroux,   b. 3 Oct 1900, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1973, Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F1827  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • Rev. Louis F. Giroux was dean of International College at Springfield, MA. He had an extensice collection of Oriental object of art which were put up for sale after his death.

      He had a heart attack in May 1918.
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S1181] Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841 - 1920, Massachusetts, Hampden, Springfield Deaths, 1918,Vol. 112, p. 403, Registered No. 1405.
      Louis Frederick Giroux, Rev., died at age 56y 5m 28 d,, 17 Aug. 1918 in Springfield, of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was husband of Louise B. Sampson. Born Feb. 20, 1852 [sic], in Watkins, NY, his parents were Henri Achille Giroux, born France, and Helen Theresa Sullivan, born Watkins, NY. Louis was the Dean of American International College. Cremation was 20 Aug. 1918 in Springfield,MA.
      [Birth year of 1862 as noted in 1900 census would be in line with age at death.]


    2. [S2078] Spencer Leader, Spencer, Massachusetts (online archive), West Brookfield Column, Friday, 23 August 1918, Brookfield Area Historical Newspapers 1872-1953, 1915-01-05-1919-12-31 pages 0301-0400, Image 55/100.
      died at his home in Springfield, Saturday. Married 30 Nov. 1896.
      http://www.brookfieldsresearch.com/index.html

    3. [S1191] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, (Name: New England Historic Genealogical Society; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; Date: 2004;), Vol: 460 ; Page: 717.

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