Antoine Ephrem Cartier
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| Born | 16 May 1836 Trois-Rivières, Canada |
| Died | 1 March 1910 |
| Resting place | Pere Marquette cemetery, Ludington, Michigan |
| Occupation | businessman, lumberman |
| Known for | developing Ludington, Michigan |
| Title | General Manager |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza N. Ayers |
| Children | nine |
Antoine Ephrem Cartier (1836–1910) was a businessman famous for helping develop the beginnings of Ludington, Michigan, in the nineteenth century.
Antoine was born in the Trois-Rivières regional county municipality, Canada, of Quebec area on May 16, 1836. He was baptized in Maskinongé village on May 17. As a boy he was a laborer on the family farm in Canada, however had no interest in agriculture. Since much of his time was needed on the family farm, he received little schooling.
In 1852, when Antoine was 16, his father died. He moved away from the family farm in Canada and went to Chicago in the fall of 1854. There he became a laborer involved with lumber. He stayed there just a few months and then moved to Manistee, Michigan. At first he was a logger driving and directing logs down the Manistee River. Later he did this also on the Pere Marquette River at Ludington.
Antoine became a United States citizen, according to his Naturalization papers, on February 27, 1870. He is the first in this Cartier line to become a United States citizen.
Antoine married Eliza N. Ayers in Manistee on December 3, 1859. They moved from Manistee to Ludington in 1877 with their family of 8 children. There was a ninth child, a daughter who died in infancy.
Antoine E. Cartier
Eliza Ann Ayers
Desire
born January 31, 1871
Charles
born March 24, 1875
George
born May 26, 1869
Ida
born November 8, 1867
Louis
born January 6, 1863
Rosa
born March 31, 1861
William
born February 5, 1873
Warren
born January 12, 1866
Antoine built a Victorian style home at the northeast corner of Ludington Avenue and Lavinia Street near downtown Ludington in 1878. Presently it is a Bed and Breakfast called "Ludington House".
Antoine's father is Jean-Baptiste Cartier Jr. Jean Jr. was a farmer born at his parents farm estate in the Maskinongé area of Quebec by the river of the same name. Antoine's grandfather (Jean-Baptiste Cartier Sr.) was born at Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec. Antoine's mother's name was Rosalie (Courchesne) Cartier. Antoine's siblings were six brothers and two sisters. Of as 1895 there were only 4 siblings living besides himself.
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