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     He married Maria Wisbaum.

     She was born on 24 January 1760.² She was the daughter of Anton Jost and Maria Wisbaum.¹

Catharina Jost was also known as Katharina.²

Catharina Jost married Matthias Adams, son of Nikolaus Adams and Anna Maria Örtges, on 21 January 1789 at Schillingen, Rheinland, Prueßen; The Bachmann research indiactes that the marriage took place in Kell rather than Schillingen.^1,2,3

Catharina Jost died on 29 November 1828 at Kell, Rheinland, Prueßen, at age 68.²

     She married Mathias Mayer.¹

     He was born circa 1760.¹

Matthias Jost married Anna Barbara Adams, daughter of Nikolaus Adams and Anna Maria Örtges, on 21 January 1789 at Kell.²

     He married Elizabeth Unknown.^1,2

     She was born in 1816 at Kingdom of Hanover, Germany.¹

Anna M. Juette married Henry Hermann Millmann in 1845 at Cincinnatti, OH.²

Anna M. Juette died on 31 August 1891 at Milwaukee, WI.³

     She was born circa 1720. She was the daughter of Pierre Jung and Elisabeth Hild.²

Anne Marie Junck was also known as Jung.

Anne Marie Junck married Guillaume Wolff on 15 February 1746 at Achen, Sarreguemines, Moselle, Lorraine.²

Anne Marie Junck died before 22 October 1782.¹

     He was born circa 1754 at Singling, Grosrederching, Sarreguemines, Moselle, Lorraine.¹ He was the son of Michel Junck and Gertrude Fischer.¹

Frédéric Junck married Marie Beaux, daughter of Etienne Beaux and Madeleine Roth, on 5 November 1776 at Wittring, Sarreguemines, Moselle, Lorraine.¹

     He married Gertrude Fischer.¹

     He was born circa 7 July 1859.¹ He was the son of Eugene Juneau and Adelheid Groteau.¹

Adolphum Juneau was baptized on 7 July 1859.¹

     He was the son of Solomon Juneau and Josette Vieau.¹

Bonluel Juneau died before 24 April 1924.¹

     He was born circa 26 January 1861.¹ He was the son of Eugene Juneau and Adelheid Groteau.¹

Clovam Juneau was baptized on 26 January 1861 at St. Theresa's church, Theresa, Wisconsin.¹

     He was the son of Solomon Juneau and Josette Vieau.¹

Eugene Juneau married Delia Vincent, daughter of Francisci Vincent and Henriette Juneau, on 28 April 1857 at Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin. Witnesses were Ludivico Franchire and Josepho Juneau.²

Eugene Juneau married Mechtildis Croteau.²

Eugene Juneau died before 24 April 1924.¹

     He married Adelheid Groteau.¹

     He was born circa 24 December 1860.¹ He was the son of Eugene Juneau and Mechtildis Croteau.¹

Eugene Juneau was baptized on 24 December 1860 at St. Theresa's church, Theresa, Wisconsin.¹

     He was born on 22 October 1857.¹ He was the son of Eugene Juneau and Delia Vincent.¹

Francis Juneau was baptized on 22 October 1857 at St. Theresa's church, Theresa, Wisconsin.¹

     He was born on 15 October 1827.¹ He was the son of Solomon Juneau and Josette Vieau.¹

Francis Juneau married Leocadi Bondoin, daughter of Remonis Bondoin and Maria Picard, on 7 January 1858 at St. Theresa's church, Theresa.¹

Francis Juneau died on 5 February 1890 at Theresa, Wisconsin, at age 62.

Francis Juneau was buried at St. Theresa's Catholic Cemetery on 7 February 1890 at Theresa, Wisconsin.

     She is the daughter of Solomon Juneau and Josette Vieau.

     She married Francisci Vincent.

     She was the daughter of Solomon Juneau and Josette Vieau.¹

Isabelle Juneau died before 24 April 1924.¹

     He was born on 12 May 1859.¹ He was the son of Eugene Juneau and Mechtildis Croteau.¹

Jacob Paul Juneau was baptized on 14 May 1859 at St. Theresa's church, Theresa, Wisconsin. Baptismal sponsors were Franziskus Croteau and Henerico Juneau.¹

     He was the son of Solomon Juneau and Josette Vieau.¹

Louis Juneau died before 24 April 1924.¹

     She was the daughter of Solomon Juneau and Josette Vieau.¹

Marguerite Juneau died before 24 April 1924.¹

     He was born circa 21 April 1863.¹ He was the son of Eugene Juneau and Delia Vincent.¹

Maria Theresa Juneau was baptized on 21 April 1863 at St. Theresa's church, Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin.¹

Maria Theresa Juneau parent's are listed as Eugene and Adelheidi Juneau, indicating that the mother is Delia Vincent, though the birth of this son occurs after Eugene's alleged second marriage. Further research is needed.¹

     She was born on 29 March 1841 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.¹ She was the daughter of Solomon Juneau and Josette Vieau.

The following biography was written by B.J. husting in Oshkosh:     
MARY MAGDELENE JUNEAU HUSTING     
At the request of Gene Sturtevant     
Mary Magdelene Juneau Husting was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the old Juneau homestead at the corner of Division and Milwaukee streets, March 29, 1841, being the twelfth child in the family of sixteen children born to Solomon Juneau, the first white settler, founder, postmaster and Mayor of Milwaukee, and his wife Josette Vieu Juneau, daughter of Jacques vieu, who was the agent for John Jacob Astor at the fur-trading post at Green Bay.     
The parents of Solomon-Juneau, named La Tulipe, came to Canada from Alsace-Loraine in 1789, changing the family name to Juneau at that time. The author of the Pioneer History of Milwaukee, says of Solomon Juneau: "He was, without exception, the finest looking specimen of his race I have ever seen. In height over six feet, large frame and straight as an arrow." He was honest, upright and forceful and the trusted friend and counselor of the great body of Indians then living in the territory of Wisconsin.
     Her mother, Josette Vieu Juneau, was a daughter of Angelique Vieu, a descendent of Mah-ke-nett, who was a daughter of Ah-ke-na-po-way, a full blooded Menominee Indian; and Joseph Le Roi, a French voyageur, who built the cabin on the Fox river near De Pere, which is still carefully preserved at Green Bay and is known as the Porlier-Tank cottage. It was erected in 1805. It is reliably stated that Josette was a woman of striking presence and high courage, and that on more than one occasion she saved the lives of the first white settlers of this section, when they were threatened by the Indians.
     Solomon Juneau and Josette Vieu were married at Green Bay, in September 1820, their honeymoon trip being to Milwaukee, by canoe, carrying all their worldly goods with them, where they founded their home. Of their children, Narcisse and Paul earned more than local reputations for ability, both being among the first Wisconsin legislators. Paul Juneau was the first Register of Deeds of Dodge County and the county seat was named in his honor. Both Narcisse and Paul acted as interpreters for their father, the courts at the Government in dealings with the Indians, being well versed in speaking seven different languages, the Pottowattomie, Menominee, Iriquois, Oneida, Chippewa, Stockbridge and Kickapoo.
     Mary Magdelene Juneau attended the Milwaukee public schools until she removed with her parents to Theresa, Dodge county, in 1852, where she resumed her studies under the tutelage of Miss Marie Faber, a then recent arrival from France. Later she taught District School No. 6 in the town of Theresa for three years, and after the death of her mother, November 19, 1855 and the death of her father, November 14, 1856, she made her home with her eldest brother, Narcisse, until her marriage to John Pierre Husting, which occurred on February 16, 1863, at St. Mary's church in theresa, the Rev. Pinchel officiating. The young couple began housekeeping in Milwaukee, moving to Fond du Lac the following year, where they remained until 1876, when they went to Mayville, Dodge County, where Mrs. Husting resided until her death on April 14, 1924. To them were born seven sons and a daughter, all of whom have been prominent in civic affairs, the most notable perhaps, being Pual Oscar, who was twice district attorney and twice state senator in Dodge county, and who was the first United States Senator chosen by the direct vote of the people, from Wisconsin. He was accidentality killed while duck hunting on Rush Lake, October 21, 1917.
     While her greatest concern always, was her family and her home, she was well versed in the leading problems of the day and wrote and spoke French, German and English fluently. In the memorial address of Senator Robert M. La Follette, delivered before the U.S. Senate on the occasion of the death of Senator Paul Husting, he said "The mother of Senator Husting is a woman of that native power and marked individuality so typical of our strong pioneer stock, and from his ancestry on both sides he inherited a fine nature, sterling integrity of character, and a rugged, intrepid courage that would make no compromise with defeat."
     Her death came after a brief illness, and her final resting place is between the graves of her two sons, Otto and Paul, in Graceland cemetery in Mayville.
     She was the last of the Solomon Juneau family; at her death the Marquette Woman's League of Milwaukee expressed its sentiments in the following message, "Our heartfelt sympathy in your overwhelming loss. To Milwaukee, she was an outstanding figure, as the last of a noble line, but to us, an organization of a thousand women, she represented the perfect type of motherhood."
     The Milwaukee Association of Commerce wired - "Milwaukee founded by Solomon Juneau, learns with deep sense of personal loss, that his sole surviving daughter passed away. It expresses the sentiment of this community in extending to the family sincere sympathy." It is rather an unusual incident when the Board of Commerce of a large city, pauses in its activities, to mark officially, the passing of a woman.
     Mrs. Husting was rich in treasured memories, one of the fondest being of te summer spent in the Nation's capital at the home of her son, Senator Husting, in 1916. She was thrice received at the White House by President and Mrs. Wilson, one occasion being her 75th birthday. Another unusual incident in her life, was the celebration by her children, of the sixtieth anniversary of their parents' marriage. On the occasion of the Solomon Juneau celebration, held in Milwaukee to commemorate the founding of that city, Mrs. Husting was presented, by the Solomon Juneau Centennial Committee, with a beautifully inscribed and framed memorial, done in India ink.
     
     An Appreciation - A Descendant
     
     The hundredth anniversary of the arrival of Solomon Juneau, Milwaukee's first permanent white settler, not only excites admiration and gratitude for the founder of a great America city, but also enlists a renewed interest in his descendents,
     In observing this memorable event, in a befitting manner, the attention of an appreciative constituency is especially directed to the most interesting figure among these descendents, the only living child of this intrepid pioneer. The distinction of being that child belongs to you MARIE JUNEAU. The thought that one of Solomon Juneau's own children is still among the living carries with it a high sense of satisfaction.
     It also notes the brief span of time, during which a wilderness was transformed into a garden spot and a primitive frontier village into a great modern cosmopolitan city. It emphasizes the rapid development that has characterized the metropolis of Wisconsin and lifted it into the ranks as one of the nation's great centers of population.
     To you, then, who embody the most sacred ties that exist between an illustrious founder and a contemporaneous constituency, we extend our sincere felicitations and well wishes, and pray the Almighty, who in his wisdom guided the footsteps of the father, also guard and protect the daughter. May the hand of time deal gently with you and the years still allotted to you, be blessed with the peace and contentment to which you are so richly entitled.
     To Mrs. Jean Pierre Husting, Mayville, Wis., 1818-1918. From the Solomon Juneau Centennial Committee. Harry R. King, Chairman; Henry Bleyer, Secretary, Alvin P. Kletsch, Joseph C. Grieb, Otto J. Schoeneber, John H. Manschot, John J. Gregory. (Inscribed by William George Bruce).
     A final tribute to this mother was paid by one of her sons, who said: "There are thousands, countless beautiful memories of out dear Mother that would grace the story of her life, but they are too precious to print. We think she was the best Mother that ever lived; we are certain there was never a better Mother to any son."²

Mary Magdalene Juneau witnessed the baptism of Jean Pierre Louis Husting on 5 February 1859 at Theresa.³

Mary Magdalene Juneau on 12 May 1862 at Witnessed the baptism of Heironimum Alfredum Juneau, Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin.³

Mary Magdalene Juneau married Jean Pierre Husting, son of Michael Husting and Anna Maria (Binsfeld) Cloos, on 16 February 1863 at Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin. An alternate date of 15 February 1863 is listed in the St. Theresa Church Records.^1,3

Mary Magdalene Juneau witnessed the baptism of Eudoxie Husting on 3 January 1871 at Theresa.³

Mary Magdalene Juneau witnessed the baptism of Maria Johanna Husting on 3 January 1871 at Theresa.³

Mary Magdelene Juneau Husting
     Was born at Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 29th. 1941. Being the fourth youngest of sixteen children born to Solomon Juneau--first white settler. founder. Mayor and Postmaster of that city. and his wife.Josette Juneau. who was a daughter of Jacques Vieu.
     Her girlhood days were spent at Milwaukee. and later at Theresa. Wisconsin. which was then a wilderness and populated mostly with Indians and French fur-traders. She took full advantage of such schooling as there was to be had amidst those primitive surroundings and at the age of 19 years was chosen by the district-school officers to conduct District School No. 6 of the Town of Theresa. Her father died suddenly in 1856 while on a government mission to Shawano. Wis., to pay off the indians and her mother died the following year at Milwaukee. The two oldest brothers. Narcisse M. and Paul. were both members of Wisconsin's first legislatures. the last-named being the founder of Juneau Wisconsin. The majority of the remaining sisters and brothers. to-wit :--Theresa ( after whom Theresa. Wis. was named ) . Frank, Harriet, Charlotte, Margaret, Eugene, Mathilda, Ellen, Olive, Mary Elizabeth, Bonluel, and Louis ( and two who died in early childhood ) have mostly since passed away. Mother remained living at Theresa until her marriage.

The following announcement was printed in the Juneau Telephone on 21 Feb 1913:
CELEBRATE GOLDEN JUBILEE
Mr. and Mrs. John Pierre Husting of Mayville Were Married Fifty Years Ago Sunday.
     Mr. and Mrs. John P. Husting, well known pioneer people of Dodge County and the parents of a prominent family, celebrated the golden jubilee anniversary of their marriage at their comfortable home in Mayville last Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Husting, though advanced in years, are enjoying good health and surrounded by their children, relatives and friends from Mayville, Fond du Lac, Milwaukee and elsewhere heartily enjoyed the pleasures of this auspicious occasion.
     John Pierre Husting and Mary Magdalene Juneau, daughter to Solomon Juneau, first white settler founder, mayor and postmaster to Milwaukee were married at Theresa Dodge County, on February 16, 1863, After a residence of one year in Milwaukee Mr. and Mrs. Husting moved to Fond du Lac where, Mr Husting was successfully involved in the jewelry business for eleven years.
     In 1875 Mr. and Mrs. Husting and family came to Mayville, which city has been then family home for a period of thirty-eight years. Mr. Husting is numbered among the foremost citizens and pioneer businessmen of Mayville. He is still actively engaged in the jewelry business. He and his good wife have the unreserved esteem of the people of Mayville and the congratulations so bountifully bestowed upon them by their fellow citizens generally in tribute to just their worth.
     Mr. and Mrs. Husting are the parents of eight children- seven sons and one daughter - all of whom are living, Of the seven sons, four are leading members of the bar and prominent in the legal profession. They are: State Senator, Paul O Husting, widely known as a Democratic leader; Gustav B Husting, his law partner at Mayville; Banduel A. and Berthold J. Husting of Fond du Lac, the former at one time district attorney and the latter president chairman of the Democratic county committee. B J is also well known as a former big league house ball pitcher. The other sons are Charles Ottomar Husting, secretary and general manager of the Beaver Dam City Mutual Fire Insurance Co; John M. Husting, engaged in the newspaper business at Fargo, N.D. and Leopold F. Husting, station agent for the Milwaukee road at Kaukauna. The only daughter, Johanna Isabelle, is the wife of County Judge Courtney W. Lamoreaux of Mayville. All of the children, except Berthold Juneau, the youngest, were born at Fond du Lac.
     Mr. and Mrs. Husting are enjoying the fruits of life, well lived and notably happy and prosperous, and on the occasion of their golden jubilee have the hearty felicitations of innumerable friends.⁴

Mary Magdalene Juneau died on 14 April 1924 at Mayville, Wisconsin, at age 83.^1,5

The following obituary was printed in The Daily Reporter on 14 April 1924:
Only Surviving Child of Founder of Milwaukee is Dead at Home in Mayville; Mrs. John P. Husting Expires Early This Morning as Result of Infirmities of Advanced Age
     Mrs. Mary Magdaline Juneau Husting, only surviving child of Solomon Juneau, founder of Milwaukee in 1818, wife of John P. Husting, prominent resident of Mayville, expired at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Lamoreaux at Mayville at 6 a.m. today as a result of the infirmities of advanced age. She had been confined to her bed for two weeks.
     Mrs. Husting was born in Milwaukee on March 29, 1841, daughter of Solomon Juneau and Mrs. Josette Vieux Juneau. Her father, an agent for the John Jacob Astor Fur company of New York opened a trading post at the present site of Milwaukee in 1818. He married Josette, the daughter of a man by the name of Vieux, who conducted the fur post at Green Bay. The couple was married at Green Bay and returned to the post at the site of Milwaukee in a canoe. They had 16 children, Mrs. Husting being the fourth youngest, and the last to survive.
     Their children were Paul Juneau, for whom the city of Juneau was named: Frank Theresa, for whom the village of Theresa; Harriet, Marguerite, Charlotte, Eugene, Matilda, Helen, Bonluel, Louis and Isabelle. Other children died in infancy.
     The father Solomon Juneau was the first mayor and postmaster of Milwaukee. He died in 1856 at Shawano while on a government mission in paying the Indians. Mrs. Juneau died in 1855 in a Milwaukee hospital.
     At the age of 12 years Mary Juneau with her parents left Milwaukee and settled at Theresa where she resided until after her marriage to John Husting on Feb. 16, 1863. The couple moved to this city where Mr. Husting was employed by the Kuenne Jewelry company. In 1876 they moved to Mayville where they have since made their home. Mr. Husting has been engaged in the jewelry business and has had charge of the post office at Mayville.
     Mr. and Mrs. Husting celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1913 and their sixtieth wedding anniversary last year.
     Surviving relatives are the widower: a daughter, Isabelle, Mrs. C. W. Lamoreaux of Mayville; and five sons, Leo Husting who is engaged in federal work at Oshkosh; Atty. B. A. Husting of this city; Atty. Gustav Husting and Atty. Berthold Husting of Mayville; and Max Husting, in newspaper work at Fargo, N.D. Two sons, United States Senator Paul Husting and Otto C. Husting, the latter of Milwaukee, died within the last five years.
     County Judge John C. Karel of Milwaukee, an intimate friend, and the Rev. Frank B. Dunkley of Milwaukee, formerly of Mayville, will preside at private funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Husting residence. Burial will take place in the Graceland Cemetery.¹

Mary Magdalene Juneau was buried at Graceland Cemetery on 16 May 1924 at Mayville, Wisconsin; The following announcement appeared in the Fond du Lac Commonwealth on April 16, 1924:
     
     TRIBUTE PAID MRS. HUSTING, STATE PIONEER
     Services are held at Mayville Today
     EULOGY BY JUDGE KAREL
     Funeral services for Mrs. J.P. Husting, Wisconsin pioneer, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the home in Mayville. The Rev. Frank Dunkley of Milwaukee and the Rev. George Carmichael of Mayville had charge of the services. Judge J.C. Karel of Milwaukee, delivered the funeral address.
     The bearers were four sons of the late Mrs. Husting, Leo B.J. Husting, Gustav, and B.A. Husting - and two nephews, Victor Husting and Robert Langenbach. Burial was made in Graceland cemetery. A large number of relatives and friends from out-of-town were present for the services today.^1,6

     He is the son of Solomon Juneau and Josette Vieau.

Paul Juneau married Catherine O'Neil on 30 December 1867 at St. Theresa's church, Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin. Witnesses were Margaretha and Michael O'Neil.¹

     He is the son of Francis Juneau and Leocadi Bondoin.¹

Raimundum Salamonem Juneau married Genofeva Gertrute (?), daughter of Ottonis Schmitt and Catharine Scheuer, on 21 April 890 at St. Theresa's church, Theresa, Theresa County, Wisconsin. Witnesses were Albertho Gerlach, Henrico Petri, Rosa Schmitt, and Mathilda Juneau.¹

     He was born on 9 August 1793 at L'Assumption, Canada.

Solomon Juneau was the founder and first mayor at Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Solomon Juneau was the representative of the American Fur Company.

Solomon Juneau married Josette Vieau, daughter of Jacques Vieu, after 1818 at Green Bay, Wisconsin.¹

THE HUSTING FAMILY

     The distinctive impress of the Husting family upon the social and civic life of that section of the Rock River valley comprehended in Dodge county has been such that it is regarded as but proper here to set out somewhat in detail something of the origin of this family in Wisconsin and of the services of its members to the community. Elsewhere in this work there is presented a fitting tribute to the memory of the late Hon. Paul O. Husting, United states senator from the state of Wisconsin, whose tragic death while hunting in the woods of upper Wisconsin in the fall of 1917, proved so great a shock not only to the people of his native state but to the country at large. Senator Husting was the second in order of birth of the eight children, sven sons and a daughter, born to Jean Pierre and Mary Magdelene (Juneau) Husting, then residents of Fond du Lac, who later made their home at Mayville in Dodge county, and the latter of whom, born at Milwaukee, March 29, 1841, was the fourth youngest in order of birth of the sixteen children born to Solomon and Josette (Vieu) Juneau, the latter of whom was a daughter of Jacques Vieu, a French trader in the Green Bay settlement, and his Indian wife. She was born in 1801(? - unreadable) and it has been written of her that "she grew up without educational advantages and became a wife when she was fifteen years of age. Lacking education, she was nevertheless a woman of character and good natural endowments and was greatly esteemed among the pioneers for her kindliness and generous hospitality. Having in her veins a trace of Indian blood and having through life-long association with them become thoroughly familiar with their language, customs and habits, she acquired a wonderful influence over the Indians, and this influence was always used to foster the interests of the white settlers and promote the advancement of civilization." This earnest and helpful personal factor in the days of the beginning of a social order in the Milwaukee settlement and who died in that city in 1855, wa a grandniece of La Farrine, a noted chief of the Menominees, and it is recorded that on more than one occasion she saved the lives of the first settlers of that section who would otherwise have fallen victims to Indian vengeance.
     Solomon Juneau's name id inseperably connected with the name of the city of Milwaukee, for he was the founder of the town. It was he who made the first survey of the village, who became its first president, was the first postmaster, donated the first public square out of the large tract of land he had entered there at the mouth of the river at the site of the Indian village, and later on, when th village had grown to a city, was its first mayor. He entered that place as a trader in the employ of the American Fur Company in September, 1818, and nearly all of the remainder of his life was spent in the town he founded, his death occurring in 1856, the year following the death of his wife Josette. The latter's father, Jacques Vieu, was a French Canadian, born in Montreal, May 5, 1757, and early became employed in the Indian trade, first heard of at Mackinaw and next in Green Bay. He became expert in the fur trade, learning the language of many tribes and acquiring an extensive acquaintance with the chiefs. His success attracted the attention of John Jacob Astor and the agents of the American Fur Company and he presently became established in a trading post about two miles up the Menominee, where the Green Bay trail crossed the river. Jacques Vieu married a daughter of a sister of the famous chief Puch-wau-she-gun and they had eleven children, all of whom were born in Green Bay save the last two, who were born in Milwaukee. Of these Mrs. Josette Vieu was the third in order of birth. Jacques Vieu died in 1853, when ninety-six years of age and his widow long survived him, living to the great age of one hundred and five years.
     Laurent Solomon Juneau, whose familiar signature in the early records of Milwaukee was simply " S. Juneau," and who always was known by his second name of Solomon, was born in L'Assumption parish a few miles out of the city of Montreal, August 9, 1793, and was of French parentage. Comparison of old records and books show that his name was variously spelled as Juno, Junot, Juneau, Jeauno and Juneaux, but Juneau was his own way of spelling it and the one that was in use by his family. His baptismal certificate, written by the parish priest in French, is translated as follows: "The ninth day of August, 1793, by us subscribed, priest of the parish of Repentiguy, Lower Canada, was baptized Laurent Solomon, born this day, afternoon, of the legitimate marriage of Francis Juno, surnamed La Tulipe, and Maria Galeeno; both not knowing how to sing their names, were interrogated pursuant to ordinances. (Signed) L's Lamottes, priest." Juneau's certificate of naturalization, signed by a clerk of the circuit court of the United States, was issued in the town of Green Bay, Brown county, in the territory of Michigan, June 15, 1831, so that it appears that he did not become a citizen of the United States until thirteen years after taking up his residence on this side. He is first heard of in the west in September, 1816, at mackinaw, where he met for the first time his future father-in-law, Jacques Vieu, and entered the latter's employ as a clerk.
     As noted above, it was in September, 1818, that Juneau, after working for two years for Vieu at Green Bay, became established as the agent of the American Fur Company at the site of the future city of Milwaukee. Two years later (1820) he married Vieu's daughter Josette. For two years after his marriage he maintained his wife in the Vieu settlement on the Menominee ands then, in 1822, moved into the cabin which became historic as his first home on the site of the present city of Milwaukee. In 1835, he built a frame building and during the later years of their lives he and his wife had their home in a more pretentious residence at the corner of Juneau street and Milwaukee avenue. It has been written of Solomon Juneau that "in personal appearance he was a remarkably fine looking man, both in his early life and in his manhood," and portraits of him which appear in the old books justify this statement. "Standing full six feet in height, straight as an arrow, broad chested and of splendid muscular development, he had black curly hair, clear, dark eyes and a face that would have attracted attention in any assemblage of men. His fine physique, his courage, tact and good judgement made him a favorite with the Indians from the start, and in a few years he had acquired an almost unbounded influence over those who laid claim to the lands of this region, or who were attracted to his trading post at Milwaukee." For some years after Milwaukee was laid out Juneau was prosperous in a financial way, his operations both as a merchant and in real estate proving exceedingly profitable. A vast fortune was within his grasp, but nature and education had not fitted him to retain it. Gradually his possessions slipped away from him and passed into the hands of shrewder men, and on the 14th of November, 1856, he died, a comparatively poor man, he then being on a trip to Shawano to make a settlement with the Indians. One who was present at his death bed wrote that after giving some final instructions regarding the disposition of his estate and after receiving the last consoling rites of his church, a priest having been summoned, he "immediately afterward directed his eyes aloft and crossing his hands upon his breast, with a sigh of profound and peaceful languor, he breathed: 'I come to rejoin you, my wife.' The slumbers of syncope supervened as the night moved on and at twenty minutes after two a.m., Solomon Juneau breathed his last." The Indians selected the place for the temporary burial of their friend, a site adjoining their own burial ground overlooking the Wolf, and hundreds of the tribesmen attended this burial, attesting in the most affecting manner their profoundest respect and deep love for the deceased. Not long afterward the body was removed to Milwaukee and after an imposing ceremony in the cathedral was interred in the old Spring street cemetery, from which it was later removed to Calvary cemetery, where it now rests, and on a fine eminence in beautiful Juneau park, overlooking the city which he founded, stands a commanding bronze statue of Solomon Juneau, a perpetual memorial of the people in behalf of this able pioneer.
     Of the sixteen children born to Solomon Juneau and Josette Juneau, as has been noted above, Mrs. Mary Magdelene Husting was the fourth youngest and was fifteen years of age when her father died. In the previous year, 1855, she had been bereaved by the death of mother. She was a good student and when nineteen years of age became a teacher in the schools if the town of Theresa, Dodge county, which place had been named in honor of her eldest sister, Theresa, and it was there on February 16, 1863, in the home of her eldest brother, Narcisse M. Juneau, that she married Jean Pierre Husting. two of Mrs. Husting's brothers, Narcisse and Paul Juneau, served as members of Wisconsin's first legislature after the state's admission to the Union in 1848 and Paul Juneau was the founder of the town which bears his name in Dodge county. Her other brothers and sisters were Frank, Harriet, Charlotte, Margaret, Eugene, Mathilda, Ellen, Olive, Mary Elizabeth, Bonduel, Louis and two who died in early childhood.
     Jean Pierre Husting, who died at his home in Mayville, June 27, 1924, was born in the grand duchy of Luxemburg, August 4, 1838, son of Michael and Anna Husting, and was seventeen years of age when in 1855 he came to this country with his parents and his three sisters, Anna, Mary and Susanne, the family rejoining, in Dodge county, Wisconsin, the two elder sons, Theodore and Nicholas Husting, who had some time before effected a settlement here. Not long after his arrival Jean Husting entered the employ of a jeweler at Fond du Lac and the remainder of his active life was spent as a merchant and then became engaged in business in Fond du Lac. In 1876 he moved with his family to Mayville and during the period of his residence there took an active part in public affairs, serving as treasurer of the school district and also for some time as postmaster of the town. When Mr. and Mrs. Husting celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage, February 16, 1913, an occasion that was made one of much felicitation and congratulation on the part of their many friends, there was printed for private circulation, under the direction of their children, a charming little booklet under the title "Husting Golden Jubilee" and dedicated to "Our beloved mother and father, whose indulgence, tenderness and self-sacrifice towards us since our births, fill our hearts with devotion and gratitude." This booklet, which carries much of interest concerning the Husting family, is treasured in many a home within the circle of that family's acquaintance, and the ample portraiture and information there carried will be of inestimable value to future generations of this interesting family.
     To Jean Pierre and Mary Magdelene (Juneau) Husting were born eight children, seven sons and one daughter, namely: Charles Ottomar,who was born on November 12, 1864 and died August 27, 1918; Paul Oscar Adolph, born April 25, 1866, concerning whom further mention is made elsewhere in this work; Maximillian Roland, born April 17, 1868; Johanna Isabelle, May 23, 1870; Leopoldus Franziscus, July 23, 1872; Bonduel Juneau, June 23, 1874; Gustav Binsfeld, March 17, 1876, and Berthold Juneau, born in Mayville, March 6, 1878. All of these children save the last named were born in Fond du Lac. Charles O. Husting, oldest of the family, married Abbie Costello of Columbus, Nebraska, in 1891, and has for years been engaged in the insurance business at Beaver Dam, Dodge county. Maximillian R. Husting early became engages in newspaper work and has for years been located at Fargo, North Dakota. In 1896 he married Miss Anna Tscharner of Alma, Wisconsin, and they have a daughter, Lucille. Miss Johanne Isabelle Husting was educated in St. Catherine's Academy for Girls at Racine and was for some time employed in the post office at Mayville. In 1895 she married Courtney W. lamoreaux, who afterward became county judge, and they have two daughters, Vera Rosalind and Marion. Leopoldus F. Husting, who since the days of his youth has been engaged in railway service, now residing at Madison, Wisconsin, married Miss Nellie Sommers of Brillion and had eight children, Juneau, Charles, Francis, Josette Magdelene and Mary Josephine (towns), Maurice, Jay P. and one who died in infancy. Bonduel A. Husting, who for many years has engaged in the practice of law in Fond du Lac, married Miss Kate Anderson of Eldorado, Wisconsin, in 1908, and has four children, Helen, Isabelle, Margharet and John Pierre. Gustav B. Husting, who also is engages in law practice, in association with his brother Berthold at Mayville, studied in the Law School of the University of Wisconsin and in 1903 was admitted ot the bar. He was engaged in practice at Park Falls and in Kaukauna until 1911, when he formed a partnership with his brother, the late senator Paul O. Husting, at Mayville and has since been in practice there. In 1907 he married Miss Paula Ruedebusch, a member of one of the oldest families of the Mayville neighborhood, and they have five children, Paul Alurent, Vivian, Maybelle, Mary, Louise and Elizabeth Jeanette. Berthold J. Husting was graduated from the Law School of the University of Wisconsin in 1900 and has since been engaged in practice as a member of the law firm of Husting & Husting at Mayville. During his college days he was a "star" on the athletic field, both in baseball and football, and afterward was for some time a professional ball player, being a member of the Philadelphia team when it won the league pennant in 1902. In that same year he married a high school classmate, Miss Agnes Sternberger of Mayville, and they have three children, Suzanne Madelaine, John Jakob Marzell and Constance.

Solomon Juneau died in 1856 at Shawano, Wisconsin; He died while on a government mission to the Indians.^1,2

     She was the daughter of Solomon Juneau and Josette Vieau.¹

The town of Theresa, Wisconsin, is named after her.²

Theresa Juneau died before 24 April 1924.¹

     

Alan Jung married Jeani Slaymaker, daughter of John Slaymaker and Shirley Cronk.¹