- Born
- 1872
- Died
- 1914-06-15
- Parents
- John Papineau
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeheritagecommunity
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 local reports support his name, parentage, and connection to the loss. A matching cemetery index supports a 1872 birth year and Brookside Cemetery burial, but its underlying vital-record citation is not exposed. It does not provide an exact birth date, occupation, or spouse.
See also
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Sources
- 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. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
- The archive report says Henry Papineau and Jerry Yettaw's bodies were found on the island shore and brought to Charlevoix for funeral services.
- The indexed burial entry lists Henry Papineau, born in Charlevoix County, Michigan in 1872 and buried at Brookside Cemetery, Charlevoix, after the 1914 death. The entry corroborates the casualty record’s distinctive name, place, and year but does not expose its underlying memorial or vital-record citation; the birth is therefore retained at year precision.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 2 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Henry Papineau”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/henry-papineau/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix Courier, June 17, 1914, “Boat burns off Beaver Island,” reprinted in the 2003 scrapbook section. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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