- Born
- 1918
- Died
- 1995
- Member of
- Beaver Island Game Club
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Joseph “Bussy” La Freniere was reported as the hunter who got the first deer of the 1960 Beaver Island Game Club season. This is the same man documented more fully at Joseph “Bussy” LaFreniere, who married Alberta Gronke a year later, in November 1961, and whom the Beaver Beacon’s cemetery-matched entry gives as Joseph M. “Bussey” LaFreniere (1918–1995), son of Nelson J. and Sophia Boyle LaFreniere — the same parents recorded for Daniel Archie LaFreniere (Archie Lafreniere).
Evidence and limits
The distinctive recurring Bussy/Bussey/Buzzy LaFreniere name bridges this record to Joseph M. “Bussey” LaFreniere (1918–1995) and to the fuller biography at Joseph “Bussy” LaFreniere. The cemetery source supplies years only; no source describes the deer itself (weight, location, or method).
Open questions
- A later consolidation pass could fold this record into Joseph “Bussy” LaFreniere and retire this file to a redirect note, since both describe the same man.
See also
Sources
- Names Joseph (Bussy) La Freniere as the hunter who got the first deer of the 1960 season. Repeated 1960–74 Beacon notices use the distinctive Bussy/Buzzy LaFreniere name in Beaver Island community settings, matching the cemetery entry for Joseph M. “Bussey” LaFreniere; the cemetery gives only years.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-12_Beaver-Beacon
- Lists Joseph M. “Bussey” LaFreniere (1918–1995), spouse of Alberta M. Gronke and child of Nelson J. and Sophia Boyle LaFreniere.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Joseph M. "Bussey" LaFreniere”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/joseph-m-bussey-lafreniere/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1960, “Game Club News.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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