Person:Alphonse Monette (1)

(Oswego Palladium-Times)One of the best remembered shoe shops in the Second ward was located at 79 East Seneca street. Every time a patron entered, he was always the recipient of a hearty welcome, by the jolly cobbler who presided within, Louis Monette, was the proprietor and he helped with his awl and other "pegging accessories" to make old shoes new again - and how!!!

      JAY KNOX

Buried: St. Peters Cemetery Section 12, Letter A Residences: 59 East Seneca St., 75 East Seneca St., 221/2 North Division St. Auburn, NY (Moved to Auburn in 1897.) Baptism Godparents: Jean-Baptiste Lacasse & Therese Monet Jobs:Shoemaker(Cobler), Twyne Operator

RECORDS: Immigration/Naturaliztion 75 East senecs St. & Oswego County Bldg. Mortgage Records for 77 East Seneca(75 East Seneca)3/14/1892, 3/4/1895, 4/8/1897; Insurance policy - Commerce Insurance company August 22, 1900-1901. Death certificate Registered No.9678 Cayuga County

Migrated to Oswego in 1872 with the Archambeault family. Source:1910 Federal Census

Auburn City Directory 1899 & 1900 Moved to Auburn around 1898 - 1899. Mill operator, Lived at 22-1/2 Division St. North. Also employed by:D.M.Osborne & Company - manufacturers of Harvesting Machinery, Farm Implementation and Cordage.

TAKEN FROM THE AUBURN, NY DAILY ADVERTISER, FRIDAY JULY 5, 1901

                                       DROWNED IN THE DARK

It is believed the Victim Walked Into water in Darkness of the Storm.

    Accident is alleged to have been the cause of the death of Louis Monett of No. 22 1/2 North Division Street, who was drowned in Nye & Wait's dam, last night. There were not any known reasons for the man to take his own life, it is said, while there are circumstances to sustain the accident theory.
    Monett came to this city with his wife and six children three years ago and had been employed in the Columbia Cordage factory. He worked up to Wednesday night.
    Last night, between 10:30 and 11:00 o'clock, he left his home, saying that he would be absent only a short time. He was not intoxicated so it is alleged, and there hadn't been any unpleasantness in the family and he had not given any indication of mental unsoundness or a desire to take his own life.
    Nothing more was seen of him until 6 o'clock this morning. Then John Jackson, a colored man employed by L.F. Leonard, the coal dealer, observed a human shape in the eddy on the north side of the dam as he passed over the Division street bridge. The body was near Nye & Wait's storehouse about fifteen feet from shore. There were about three feet of water and two feet of mud at this point. The body was ina nearly perpendicular position with the face in the water and the back above the surface.
    Jackson called Wiliam Winters and Frank Wilson to his assistance and by means of poles the trio drew the body to shore. Coroner Laird was summoned.

The identity of the body was quickly established and it was removed to Liennessy's undertaking establishment. There the inquest was held later by the coroner. The widow, Dr. Brown and the three men who pulled the body to shore were examined. Mrs. Monett testified to the facts about her husband leaving home last night; Dr. Brown declared that there were not any marks of violence on the body and that death was due to drowning.

    It further appeared that at the time Monett must have passed by the spot where his body was found after leaving home, was when the heavy downpour of rain began. The place is very poorly lighted, even on moonlight nights and in such stygian darkness as accompanied the storm, it was almost impossible to see hand before face. The sidewalk bends sharply to the right and in the darkness and rain it is believed that Monett did not follow the walk, but went straight ahead, by some fatal accident escaping the protection of a railing which

barricades the walk, on the water side, and thus fell into the pond. In the roar of the thunder and rain his cries for assitance were drowned and the end soon came. In consideration of all the circumstances Coroner Laird rendered a verdict of accidental drowning.

    The remains will be taken to Oswego this evening, where the funeral will be held Monday morning.

DIED: MONETT - suddenly in Auburn, N.Y. Friday night, July 5, 1901, Louis Monett, aged 57 years. Remains were taken to Oswego, N.Y. this afternoon on the 5:25 train. Funeral and services at Oswego, Monday morning July 8. Burial at Oswego.

1. ↑ John M. Hurley, Enumerator. 1910 Federal Census. (Enumerated 18 April 1910

   75 East Seneca St.

   Photo Copy)
   Sheet 4A.
2. ↑ Came to USA
3. ↑ Oswego County/City