Elizabeth A Beaulieu
1855 - 1942 (87 years)-
Name Elizabeth A Beaulieu Born 13 Dec 1855 Town of Buchanan, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin 
Gender Female Baptism 03 Jan 1856 St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Died 20 Dec 1942 Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Buried St Mary Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin Person ID I33550 Little Chute Genealogy Last Modified 9 Oct 2019
Father Nicolas Robert Beaulieu, b. cir 1810, d. 03 Nov 1872 (Age ~ 62 years) Mother Margaret Davids, b. 07 Mar 1826, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin , d. 28 Feb 1907, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin (Age 80 years) Family ID F16924 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John F Hurst, b. Aug 1853, Saukville, Ozaukee Co, Wisconsin , d. 26 Jul 1938, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin (Age ~ 84 years) Married 13 Oct 1874 St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Children 1. Henry Jacob Hurst, b. 13 Jun 1875, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin , d. 11 Nov 1957, Seattle, King Co, Washington (Age 82 years)2. Mary Hurst, b. 05 Apr 1876, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin , d. 09 Oct 1955, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin (Age 79 years)3. Elizabeth Hurst, b. 12 Apr 1877, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin , d. 20 Feb 1947, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin (Age 69 years)4. John Hurst, b. 03 Sep 1883, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin , d. 22 May 1958 (Age 74 years)5. George Killian Hurst, b. 11 Nov 1885, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin , d. 13 Apr 1946, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin (Age 60 years)6. Nicholas F Hurst, b. 12 Jun 1891, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin , d. 12 Mar 1952, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co, Wisconsin (Age 60 years)7. Joseph J Hurst, b. 22 Apr 1893, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin , d. 01 Apr 1960, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin (Age 66 years)8. Fredrick Hurst, b. 01 Jun 1896, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin , d. 12 Dec 1962, West DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin (Age 66 years)9. Bernard Augustine Hurst, b. 25 Dec 1898, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin , d. 12 Jun 1958, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin (Age 59 years)Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 Family ID F11430 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Mrs. Elizabeth Hurst, Pioneer of Kaukauna, Passes Away
Rites Today At St. Mary's For Pioneer
Early History of Deceased Woman Is Written by Mayor L. F. Nelson
Mrs. Elizabeth Hurst, aged 87 years, died at her h ome on Cleveland avenue at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon after a two week illness.
Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Fred Reichel, Kaukauna, six sons, John, Nic, Fred, Joseph and George of Kaukauna, Bernard of Little chute and Henry of Seattle, Washington. Thirty-three grandchildren and 41 great grandchildren also survive.
Funeral This Morning
The body is at Greenwood funeral home, Hendricks avenue, where rites will be held at 8:30 this morning. Services will be held at 9 o'clock at St. Mary Catholic church with the Rev. A. Roder, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
The following concerning the passing of Mrs. Hurst was written by Mayor L. F. Nelson, president of the Outagamie County Pioneer and Historical society:
In the death of MRs. John Hurst, Kaukauna has lost one of its great historical characters of unusual interest, as the Beaulieu family, of which Mrs. Hurst belongs, shares honors with the Lawes and the Grignons, other early settlers in Kaukauna.
Mrs. Hurst, nee Elizabeth Beaulieu, was born in Kaukauna, December 13, 1855 and was the daughter of Nicholas Beaulieu. Mrs Hurst's mother, Margaret (Davids) Beaulieu was also born in Kaukauna, in a log house around the bend on the edge of the rever below the present ball grounds on March 7, 1826.
Grandfathers Met in War
Mrs. Hurst's great grandfather, Jacob Davids, fought in the Revolutionary war. Her grandfather and great grandfather fought on opposite sides in the War of 1812, one of them with the Americans and the other with the British. They met on the battlefield. The great grandfather had made a trip to Canada at that time and was forced into the British army.
Part Stockbridge Indian
Mrs. Hurst is part Stockbridge Indian, one of the tribes that belonged to the six great nations of New York state and for years lived in expectation of receiving a large grant of money from the government in payment for lands taken away from the Stockbridge Indians in New York state by the government.
Paul H. Beaulieu, her uncle, was the first citizen of Kaukauna to die in the Civil war. The Kaukauna G.A.R. post was named in his memory.
The home in which Mrs. Hurst lived on Beaulieu hill was built in 1877 with lumber taken from the old saw mill when it was torn down. This sawmill stood at the bend below the ball park and was operated in 1835 by Captain Boyd and her uncle, Bazil Beaulieu.
Wed in 1874
Mrs. Hurst was married to John Hurst in 1874. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Hackle at Holy Angels church at Darboy, at the time when the south side of the river was a wilderness.
She received her early schooling in a country school located opposite the Brill farm, south of the city. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1924.
Recalled Early Days
She recalled the time, when as a child, the Beaulieu family was forced to cross the river, before there was a bridge, on stepping stones or in a rowboat. at this time there were hardly any other settlers on the south side of the river, except Indians. One of these Stockbridge Indians, Chief Konkopot, lived on the high bluff on the north end of Dickson street, where the old Joseph Volas residence now stands.
Mrs. Hurst was proud of her stockbridge Indian blood. Twelve children were born to the hursts, eight are still living.
- Mrs. Elizabeth Hurst, Pioneer of Kaukauna, Passes Away