“ Obituary, exact copy from The Pinconning Press, Friday, February 22, 1918

‘ Mrs. Edward LaBean died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. P. McWharter, at the ripe old age of ninety five years. She was the mother of ten children, all of whom survive her. They are David, Frank, Joseph, Peter, and Daniel LaBean, and Mrs. W. Frankhouse, Mrs. Joe Bowen, Mrs. Frank Tatro, and Mrs. Peter McWharter. She is also survived by a brother, Frank, Detroit, who is 92 years of age. Mrs. LaBean was born in France and crossed to Canada in 1819, to Michigan during the Civil War, and has been a resident of Piconning 35 years. Later we learned she had 102 grandchildren, 88 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren. The funeral services were held at St. Michael’s Church Tuesday morning. ‘

The above date of death is correct. Bay County death record is in error.

Buried in the NE corner of the David LaBean lot in St. Michael Cemetery, Pinconning Road, Pinconning, MI.

After many years of research, this is the corrected obituary of Edwidge LaBean

‘ Edwidge LaBean, 87 years, died Sunday, February 17, 1918 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Peter (Susanne) McQuarter. She had been a resident of the Pinconning Area for 35 years. She was born January 4, 1831 at St. Jacques, Montcalm Co., Quebec to the late Pierre Senever and Marie Angelique Beaudry.
In 1840 the family moved to Monroe County, Michigan where she married Jean Baptiste Labine on November 7, 1848 in St. Mary Church, Monroe. The became the parents of seventeen children, nine survive her: Mrs. Louis (Rosalie) Frankhouse, Francis John “Frank” (Melenisse) “Minnie” LaBean, Mrs. Francis “Frank” (Marie Desanges) Tatro, David (Josephine) LaBean, Joseph (Mary Lea) Labine, Peter (Therese) LaBean, Mrs. Joseph (Josephine) Bowen, Mrs. Peter (Susan) McQuarter, and Daniel (Elizabeth) LaBean. A brother, Francis “Frank” Senever, River Rouge, Michigan who is 80 years old. She was preceded by three husbands, Jean Baptiste Labine, Joseph Martin and Louis Sampson and children, Sophranie, Alphonse Olivier, Jacob, Elisa, Marie Octavie, Mrs. Joseph (Elizabeth) Brancheau, one unnamed and one stillborn child. Also surviving are 102 grandchildren, 88 great grandchildren, and 4 great great grandchildren. The funeral services were held on Tuesday, February 19, at St. Michael Church with burial in the church cemetery. ‘

By Myrtle H. (LaBean) Pletos
great granddaughter “8218

Various sources give different death and burial dates for Edwidge Senever dit Lemarbe. Sources based on the Bay County, MI death record8217,4535 note the death date as 2 February 1918 and the burial date as 6 February 1918 while sources based on the obituary8218,8221,8222 of Edwidge Senever (The Pinconning Press, Pinconning Township, Bay County, MI, 22 February 1918) give a death date of 17 February 1918 and a burial date of 21 February 1918. Mrs. Myrtle H. LaBean Pletos has done extensive research to resolve these dates and has concluded that Edwidge Senever died on 17 February 1918 and was buried on 21 February 19188218.

The obituary of Edwidge Senever dit Lemarbe (The Pinconning Press, Pinconning Township, Bay County, MI, 22 February 1918) 4535,8222gives her age as 95 years old; however, she was 87 years old at the time of her death4535. This is verified by her birth record8219,8218 and extensive research by Myrtile H. LaBean Pletos.8218

Edwidge Senever dit Lemarbre
Hedwidge Senever dit Lemarbre
Edwidge Senever
Mrs. Edward LaBean
Edwidge LaBean

“ The descendants of Jean Baptiste carry the “LaBean” name today. Story has it that when a census taker heard the name, and he spelled it as he heard it. Thus this branch spells it “LaBean” and they didn’t change it back to the original spelling. “8217

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Jean Baptiste Guildry dit Labine moved from Newport, Monroe County, MI to Pinconning Township, Bay County, MI in 1883. He owned 60 acres of land in Pinconning Township, Bay County, MI until his death when the property was inherited by his widow Edwidge Senever dit Lemarbre.4535

None

Jean Baptiste Guildry dit Labine
Jean Baptiste Guildry dit LaBine
Jean Baptiste Guildry dit Labean
Jean Baptiste Guildry
Jean Baptiste Labine

None

Joseph Martin

None

Louis Sampson