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Henry Papineau (Vega loss)

Also Papineau

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypePerson
ErasModern era

Summary

Henry Papineau was a passenger aboard the Vega and one of the three men lost when the gasoline boat burned off Beaver Island in June 1914. The held report identifies him as the son of the late John Papineau; a later archive report says his body was recovered from the island shore.

Evidence and limits

The source supports his name, parentage, and connection to the loss but does not provide a birth date, occupation, spouse, or exact burial location.

See also

Sources

  1. Charlevoix Courier, June 17, 1914, “Boat burns off Beaver Island,” reprinted in the 2003 scrapbook section.
    Names Henry Papineau as a victim aboard Vega and says he was the son of the late John Papineau, who settled in the area in the 1850s.
  2. Charlevoix County Herald, July 4, 1914, report of the Vega victims.
    The archive report says Henry Papineau and Jerry Yettaw's bodies were found on the island shore and brought to Charlevoix for funeral services.