Person:Joseph-Edmond Bonneau (1)

Edmond (Joseph?) Bonneau, b. 17 Jan 1847 St. Phillipe de La Prairie, Que., Canada, d. 11 Aug 1942 (The 1942 date is from a Bonneau history. An application for military burial flag states he died 23 Feb 1937) Portland, OR.

13th child of Francis Xavier and Augustine (Poissant) Bonneau of St. Phillipe. Edmond left home at age 16 to become a hatmaker in New York. He joined the Union Army in 1863 without permission of his parents, then surfaced a few months later at Syracuse, NY in the employ of the U.S. Government, with a secretary, Narcisse Goyette, also of Canada. (His Civil War records show service from 1863 to 25 Jun 1865 in Co. E, 15th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry). The next appearance is in Chickasaw Co., IA when he was married. Miller family verbal history (unsubstantiated) says that Bonneau changed name to Goodwater after moving from French Canada.

Theda Ann moved with her parents and family from Delaware Co., NY to Chickasaw Co., IA in 1855, with Edmond to Tekamah, NE in ca. 1871, to Antelope Co., NE briefly, back to Chickasaw Co., IA, then in 1879 to Tekamah, NE again, and finally to Portland, OR. Theda Ann and Edmond are buried in Calvary Cemetery, Portland.

  Children:
    Bertha Jane.  b. 22 Aug 1871 Tekamah, NE
    Francis Xavier 'Frank'  b. 16 Apr 1873 Clearwater
    Earl Gregory  b. 8 Mar 1875 Chickasaw Co., IA
    Dora Ann  b. 27 Jul 1877 Chickasaw Co., IA
    Ida Mary  b. 24 Nov 1879 Tekamah, NE
    Mabel Pearl  b. 29 Jul 1882, d. 9 Mar 1883 Tekamah NE
    Leah Muriel  b. 31 Mar 1884 Tekamah NE
    Edmond W. Jr.  b. 17 May 1887 Tekamah NE
    Pierre-Elmo 'Peter'  b. 16 Feb 1890 NE
    Joseph-Octave  b. 18 May 1893 (Gerald says 10 May) NE
    Justine Lumona  b. 4 Sep 1895 (Gerald says 14 Oct)