This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: OHaraHaworth68 Surnames: ARBOUR McCARTHY LUCE LIPPMAN BAILES Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.arbour/311/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 07 May 1863 - Born in Perce, Quebec, William ARBOUR was the 4th of 10 children of farmer, fisher, and longshoreman John ARBOUR and his wife Mary McCARTHY. William's story is tragedy personified. He emigrated to the US with his family somewhere between 1881 and 1893, and settled initially in Wisconsin and then in Duluth, Minnesota, by 1900, possibly as early as 1895. On 29 November 1895, he married 19-year old Julia M. LUCE. Over the next 15 years, the young couple had 11 children, only 7 of whom seem to have made it out of childhood: Ethel, Beatrice, Violet, Wilfred, Bernard, Edward, and Jean. Like his father before him, William also worked as a fisher and then a longshoreman. It was not until shortly after his 53rd birthday (not his 48th) that tragedy struck on 52nd Avenue in Duluth during the evening of 26 May 1916. The newspaper account of the time tells quite a tale and leads one to believe that there were some serious issues at play within the dynamic of this family. Duluth Herald (MN) -- 27 May 1916 KILLS SELF WITH RAZOR -- William Arbour Thwarted in Attempt to Kill Wife, Commits Suicide -- Daughter's Screams Save Mother -- Divorce Action Had Been Begun After failing in an attempt late last night to murder his wife, William Arbour, aged 48, went out to a woodshed in the rear of the house, 214 North Fifty-Second Avenue West, and slashed his throat with a razor. His body was found shortly afterward by Sergeant Andree and Patrolman Root, who had been sent for by the daughter, whose screams saved her mother's life. Arbour came home about 9 o'clock in the evening and told his daughter Beatrice, aged 16, that "somebody was going to be killed about the house," and if he could find her mother he would kill her. The girl was frightened and ran to a neighbor's residence. It was about an hour later that the daughter came back to the house and was attracted by screams of her mother from the kitchen. Rushing to the back to the house, the daughter found her father clutching her mother's throat and waving a razor over her head. The daughter's screams seemed to frighten her father, or at least divert his attention, and he ran out of the ho! use. The police were then called and they began searching the neighborhood for Mr. Arbour. They found him about a half hour later, dead, on the floor of the woodshed. The body was ordered removed to Filliatraut's undertaking rooms. Divorce proceedings were begun some time ago by Mrs. Julia Arbour against her husband. The court had issued a restraining order against the husband, forbidding him to visit the home of his wife or the children. He is said to have been angered by the court's orders and to have made several threats against his wife. There are six children in the family: Mrs. Ethel Lippman, Beatrice, Violet, aged 13, Wilfred, aged 9, Bernie, aged 7, and Gorman, aged 4. He also leaves two brothers, Dan and John, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Brown, all living in west Duluth. The funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock from the St James Catholic Church, with interment in Calvary Cemetery. The longshoreman's union, of which he was a member, will have charge! of the funeral. Quite a disturbing story, by any means. Julia was not yet 40, but she attempted to keep her family together and to provide for them. Within a few years of William's death, Julia had married Moses Baker BAILES. While they had no children together, Julia did live a long time and saw the births of 9 grandchildren. Moses died in Duluth on 25 August 1948, at about age 81. Julia died in Duluth on 19 June 1961, just shy of her 85th birthday. William and Julia's grandchildren have been responsible for bringing 12 more ARBOURs into this world. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.