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Robert married HART Helen A. on 02 Sep 1937 in St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN. Helen (daughter of HART Robert Stephen (John Sphenen) and CHANDONNET Mary Jane) was born on 22 Nov 1917 in Warroad, Roseau Co., MN; died on 27 Oct 1987 in Fredric, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Earl married RITTER Florence. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Occupation: Farmer East of Waubun, MN

Eventually Robert Hart and Mary Jane Chandonette lived in the home established by his father James in the Menohman area and started their family there. There is a small church and a cemetery in Beaulieu. Many of the Hart relatives
are buried there.

Robert Stephen (Bob) married Jane Chandonett and farmed east of Waubun for a number of years. They then moved to St. Paul where they lived the rest of their lives. Robert Stephen was born in December of 1888 and died in 1953 in St. Paul, MN. Jane was cook at St. Thomas College until shortly before her death. Their children included Donovan, Herbert, Bernice, Lucille, Helen, Ann Marie, Mary Jane, and Robert.

Died:
Buried on October 24, 1953 in Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN

Robert married CHANDONNET Mary Jane on 18 Jun 1907 in Beaulieu, Becker Co., MN. Mary (daughter of CHANDONNET Onesime and BRANCHAUD Julia) was born on 06 Feb 1886 in Beaulieu, Becker Co., MN; died on 02 Dec 1937 in St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From White Earth
Mary Jane was a well respected woman in the community. She was well known for getting things done in the area. The Hart house at one time was made into a school. Mary Jane was also a teacher.

Occupation: Cook at St. Thomas College, St. Paul, MN

Died:
Buried on December 3rd, 1937 in Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN

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Residence: Westport Twp., Pope Co., MN; 1903, Mahnomen Co.

James served as volunteer teamster and surveyer under General Custer. James and Jane served on the town and school board in Beaulieu and were instrumental in starting the Hart School.

Gertrude and Grandpa Hart were best buddies when they were young. Great Grandpa James Hart drove a wagon with General Custer at the age of 16. He was apparently orphaned at a very early age. Took care of his siblings because he had some of them living with him after he married our grandmother, Jane Wamsley. In the early 1900's when the native indians were first able to sell their land, the Hart's (James) moved to the Menhoman area and bought a farm.

James farmed in Glenwood, MN from 1879 to 1901.
James and Jane served on the town and school board in Beaulieu and were instrumental in starting the Hart School.

JAMES R. HART 1855-1935
James R. Hart was born in Madison, Wisconsin on September 25, 1855. His father was Patrick Hart who was born in Ireland on June 15,1829. Patrick.was married in
Ireland on July 10, 1845 and died June 10, 1873. He is buried in the Lake Amelia Cemetery in Pope County, Minnesota. James came to Glenwood, Minnesota with his
parents when quite young. He married Jane Wamsley in Glenwood in 1879 and farmed near there until 1901. Their children were all born near there at Villard, a town
which came into existence later. Mr. Hart served as volunteer teamster and as a surveyor under General George A. Custer in 1876.
The Hart's came to Lagarde Township, Mahnomen County, in 1904 and James farmed there until his wife died on May 23, 1923. After that, he and his younger children
went to live with son, Bert on what was known as the Taylor farm. James helped his son with the farm work until Bert moved to Bemidji in 1927. From then he divided his time with family members until his death on July 13, 1935 at the Frank Hart home. This had been the original family home.

The James R. Hart Family
Lagarde Township, Mahnomen County, MN.
It was in 1905, three years before the building of the railroad, that James and Jane Hart, with their ten children, decided to leave their home at Villard, Minnesota and come to this area. They came by covered wagon, herding their cattle; the boys taking turns walking behind them.
The family settled first at Duane, near Fosston, where Jane was postmistress. Three years later they moved to a small farm mostly woodland, in Lagarde township. They first had a log cabin for a home but as soon as possible they built a small frame house, which I am sure was crowded with five boys and five girls. According to stories told by them, it was a happy, lively home with many get-togethers and activities, a great deal of good natured humor, love and good food. One of the stories my Dad liked to tell about was when his older sisters had beaus call on them, he and his brothers would sit on the stairs and giggle and make strange noises.
James and his sons earned their living as woodsmen until they had enough farmland cleared. They had some interesting stories to tell about lumbering; hauling the logs out of the woods with horses and wagons or sleighs. They cut lumber for the Bliss sawmill, among others. My grandfather liked to tell USA about the wildcats and wolves that worried the lumbermen.
While living in Lagarde Township, the Hart family attended St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Beaulieu. I can remember as a child riding to church in the back of a truck as we did not have a working car. Other times we went in a buggy or sleigh. The family was active in community and township affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Hart were on the town board and the school board. They had many friends whom they visited and entertained. They liked to attend dances in the school house and barn raisings, etc. James and Jane had five boys and girls:

Died:
Cause of death: Anemia, arterial sclerosis, nephritis.

James married WAMSLEY Jane Barbara on 27 Nov 1879 in Glenwood, MN. Jane (daughter of WAMSLEY Edward J. and COSGROVE Mary Byrne) was born on 25 Feb 1857 in Ontario, Canada Huron Co.; died on 20 May 1923 in Lagarde Twp, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jane moved from Ireland to Glenwood, MN in 1871.
Jane taught school at Glenwood and Villard until her marriage.
James and Jane served on the town and school board in Beaulieu and
were instrumental in starting the Hart School.

Jane Wamsley came from Canada in the early 1900's. She also taught
school.17

JANE WAMSLEY HART
Jane Wamsley Hart was born February 25, 1857 in Ontario, Canada. She
was baptized on April 17, 1858 at St. Peter's Catholic Church at St.
Joseph, Ontario. Jane's parents, Edward and Mary Byrne Cosgrove, had migrated from Ireland
to Stanley township in Ontario, Canada; Edward in 1845 and Mary about
1853.
In 1871 Jane's family moved to Glenwood, Minnesota where she
attended school long enough to get a teacher's certificate. She
taught school in the Glenwood and Villard
area until her marriage on November 27, 1877 to James R. Hart at
Long Prairie, Minnesota. They lived at Villard for twenty years.
In 1901 the family moved to Duane, Minnesota (a town now extinct)
where she helped organize the post office and worked there for a
while. In 1904 the Hart's moved to
Lagarde township, Mahnomen County. Land had just been opened up for
purchase from the Indians on the White Earth Reservation. Jane was
the first teacher at the
Sunshine School (Hart School) and was on the school board as was
James for many years.
Jane worked hard raising her family of five boys and 5 girls in this
rural setting without electricity, running water and other
conveniences. She taught her children herself
and they all grew to be intelligent, hard working people people. Her
daughters learned to sew and bake and were excellent homemakers. Two
of her daughters opened a
millinery establishment where they made and sold hats. Though I was
only years old when she died, I can remember her big delicious sugar
cookies. I had hats and scarfs
Grandma Jane had made for many years and they were lovely. From what
people who knew her have said and the newspaper clipping at the time
of her death she spent a lot
of time helping friends and neighbors when needed in times of
trouble and sickness. She was an extremely pleasant lady and showed a
lot of humor and wit. She had to be
good-natured to keep up with all the company that visited at their
small home.
Jane died on May 20, 1923 at her home in Lagarde Township, Mahnomen
County, Minnesota. She was buried at St. Joseph's Church at Beaulieu,
Minnesota.
[By Patricia (Peggy) Hart Bisek --daughter of Albert Hart Oct. 1989]

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Married:
5 boys and 5 girls all born near Villard

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Occupation: Lumber yard owner operator

In 1909 Onesime's family moved from Rosedale Township to Waubun. The
Chandonnet's had a lumber mill in Oakland township for about 20
years, and built the Chondonnet Lumber Yard in Waubun.

"Onesimus Chandonnet was born in the district of Three Rivers,
Canada, on the 18th of May, 1855. When 16 years of age, he came to
Michigan, working on the Saginaw
river. Then, removing to Massachusetts, he was employed on the
Hoosac Tunnel until 1878, when he came to this county, and has since
resided on a farm. Mr.
Chandonnet was married to Miss Julia Branchard on the 4th of July,
1879. They have one son." [History of the Upper Mississippi Valley,
p. 594]

His baptism at Deschaillons, Quebec shows a date of 27 May 1853

Onesime married BRANCHAUD Julia on 02 Jul 1879. Julia (daughter of BRANCHAUD John and BISSON Archange) was born on 22 Jan 1860 in Little Falls, MN; died on 02 Jun 1948 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]