Grave Matters - News of the Dead
/Ignac Paradis was one of four young log drivers drowned in our river system between 1867 & 1869. All are buried at the "Hughes Cemetery" on the Centre Line Road.
Ignac was born in 1849 and died May 10, 1869. He was from St. Lambert, Quebec and worked for the Page Lumber Company. He drowned at Deer River Falls, (Cordova dam) Belmont Township and his monument was erected by Mr. R. Downs or Mr. R. Page of the Page Lumber Co. but nothing remains of the original monument. In August, 2014, however, a new white cross and plaque were erected in memory of this lost soul.
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