Frederic Pierre Alfred (Fred) Violette

Frederic Pierre Alfred (Fred) Violette

Male 1872 - 1949  (76 years)

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  • Name Frederic Pierre Alfred (Fred) Violette 
    Birth 14 Jul 1872  St. Leonard-Parent, NB Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Jan 1949  Missoula, MT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID P2587  Violette Family
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2023 

    Father Francis (Frank) Rosimond Violette,   b. 30 Apr 1845, Van Buren, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1912, Missoula, MT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Flavie Cyr,   b. 16 Jun 1850, St. Basile, NB Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1931, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 16 Feb 1868  St. Basile, NB Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • DOM: Genealogies of the Catholic Families of Maine, New Brunswick, and the Province of Quebec
    Family ID F1550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eveline Lisette Lavoie,   b. 1881   d. 17 Dec 1956, Colville, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 10 Feb 1902  Missoula, MT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • DOM: Genealogies of the Catholic Families of Maine, New Brunswick, and the Province of Quebec has incorrect year & MT Marriage Record
    Children 
     1. Hilda Violette,   b. 22 Jan 1897, Missoula, MT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1930, Missoula, MT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
     2. Elder F Violette,   b. 11 Mar 1902, Missoula, MT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1981, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     3. Edna E Violette,   b. 3 Jul 1903, MT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1972, Missoula, MT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     4. Adolph F Violette,   b. 1906   d. 1966, Colville, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F1955  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DOB: Poitras
      The family was ranching not far from Missoula soon after their arrival on a place described as 4 ½ miles from Missoula, near Grant Creek. Mrs. Morin’s brothers, A. J. and Fred Violette, later became the proprietors of a family ranch that attracted a great deal of government attention in the days of prohibition. Large quantities of illegal brew, described as part of a great “whiskey ring,” were seized at the ranch in 1920. “More than 800 gallons of corn mash, together with 19 50-pound sacks of yellow corn meal and a barrel of malted syrup were found.”[4] Also seized were cases and sacks of bonded Canadian Club whiskey valued at an estimated $6,700. A 100 gallon still was also found, while a sleeping Pete Morette was arrested nearby. Morette claimed he was making vinegar when was awakened. The case was especially notable because Fred Violette was a candidate for the office of Missoula County Treasurer at the time. Convicted after an appeal in 1922, for violating federal prohibition and internal revenue laws, Fred Violette and Pete Moret (sp) were sentenced to 13 months in Leavenworth by Judge Bourquin.