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Portrait and biographical album of Newayco (sp) County, Mich.
containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and
representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and
biographies of all the governors of Michigan and of the presidents
of the United States: also containing a complete history of the county,
from its earliest settlement to the present time.

Published by Chapman Bros., Chicago, IL, 1884

Transcribed and submitted by Joyce Pearson
May 10, 2011

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BAILLARGEON, Joseph
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Joseph Baillargeon, farmer, section 8, Sheridan Township, was born in
Canada Oct. 14, 1843. His parents, Peter and Angeline (Moxin) Baillargeon,
were also natives of Canada. They removed to Muskegon, this State, and
afterward returned to Canada, where the mother died, in the fall of 1881;
the father still resides there. Joseph left Canada at the age of 20 years,
and went to Massachusetts, where he followed the trade of machinist, which
he had formerly learned. He remained in that State about 10 months. Dec.
18, 1863, he enlisted in the 2d Reg’t Heavy Artillery of Mass. Vol.,
Battery A., Capt. Kimball; this company was afterward transferred to the
Light Artillery. Early in September, 1865, he was mustered out of the
service at Smithville, N.C.  He was in the battle of Plymouth, N.C., where
two companies of his regiment were taken prisoners.

After his discharge, Mr. B. went to Canada and soon after came to Muskegon,
Mich., where he resided until 1875, engaged in millwrighting, engineering
and lumber surveying. In the spring of 1875 he went to St. Louis, Mo., and
took charge of the Star Rolling Mill, of that city, and in the fall of the
same year he came to Newaygo County and bought 80 acres of wild land in
Sheridan Township, section 5. He improved 40 acres, and in the summer of
1883 sold out and removed to section 8, same township, built a house and
barn, and still resides there. In the fall of 1882 he built a steam hoop
mill, for the manufacture of patent coil hoops. He removed this mill to
section 8, and still carries on the business, manufacturing from 7,000 to
10,000 hoops per day, and employing about nine men.

Aug. 11, 1866, he was married to Artimise Secord, a native of Canada, and
they have had nine children: Sarah A., Lea, Joseph E., Edith, Angeline and
Harriet A.; Sarah, Josephine and Rosamond died in infancy. Mr. Baillargeon
has held the office of Highway Commissioner one year, Overseer of Highway
two years, and in politics is a Republican.

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