Individual Details
Louis "Charlie" BRUETTE
(11 Sep 1838 - 5 May 1905)
-- at age 59: 5 ft. 3¼ inches, 120 pounds, fair complexion
Suffered severe rheumatism and piles, esp. after Vicksburg. Also had heart trouble.
Events
| Birth | 11 Sep 1838 | Pointe-aux-Trembles, Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada |  |  | |
| Christen | 11 Sep 1838 | St-Enfant-Jésus, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jun 1850 | Michilimackinac County, Michigan, United States | | | |
| Immigration | Oct 1856 | Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Bef Oct 1861 | Lumberman - Peshtigo, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Military | From 15 Oct 1861 to 5 Nov 1864 | Civil War: Private, Company F, 12th Wisconsin Infantry | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1864 - 1882 | Peshtigo, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States - Matilda Jeanne LAPLANTE | |||
| Marriage | 27 Dec 1864 | Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States - Matilda Jeanne LAPLANTE | | | |
| Occupation | Aft 1865 | Mechanic - Peshtigo, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1870 | Peshtigo, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States - Matilda Jeanne LAPLANTE | | | |
| Declaration of Intent (Citizenship) | 4 Nov 1876 | Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1880 | Peshtigo, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States - Matilda Jeanne LAPLANTE | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1882 - 1898 | Menominee, Menominee, Michigan, United States - Matilda Jeanne LAPLANTE | |||
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1900 | McMillan, Ontonagon, Michigan, United States - Matilda Jeanne LAPLANTE | | | |
| Death | 5 May 1905 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Burial | 9 May 1905 | Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Matilda Jeanne LAPLANTE (1846 - 1909) |
| Child | Frank BRUETTE (1865 - 1945) |
| Child | George BRUETTE (1869 - 1927) |
| Child | Cordelia BRUETTE (1873 - ) |
| Child | Edward Louis BRUETTE (1875 - 1974) |
| Child | Ina Mary BRUETTE (1877 - ) |
| Child | John BRUETTE (1879 - ) |
| Child | Emma BRUETTE (1883 - 1966) |
| Child | Ella Odeal BRUETTE (1885 - ) |
| Child | Charles BRUETTE (1887 - 1904) |
| Child | Henry Louis BRUETTE (1890 - 1984) |
| Child | Clifford Mitchell BRUETTE (1892 - 1986) |
| Father | Antoine Charles BRUETTE (1813 - ) |
| Mother | Harriet WHITE (1814 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Antoine "Tom" BRUETTE (1837 - 1919) |
| Sibling | George BRUETTE (1840 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Phillip BRUETTE (1843 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Adolph Vincent BRUETTE (1845 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Napoleon BRUETTE (1849 - ) |
| Sibling | John Baptiste "Batisse" BRUETTE (1852 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Charles "Charley" BRUETTE (1854 - 1903) |
Notes
Birth
Age 12 on 1850 Census. 1900 Census reports birth date of October 1836. His Declaration of Intention reports his birth year to be 1849 -- this is clearly wrong.Residence
Age 12Military
Enlisted at Peshtigo, Wisconsin; discharged at Chatanooga, Tennessee.Marriage
Married by a Justice of the Peace. Marriage record was burnt in the Peshtigo Fire.Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Louis Bruett, age 30, a laborer; Matilda Bruett, age 24; Frank Bruett, age 4; and George Bruett, age 1.https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6943-MPW?mode=g&i=15&wc=92KS-2NG%3A518654501%2C519554801%2C519560401%3Fcc%3D1438024&cc=1438024
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Louis W. Bruett, a laborer, age 42; his wife, Matilda, age 35; and children: Frank, age 15; George, age 12; Adelia, age 7; Edward, age 5; Ina, age 3; and John, age 1.http://interactive.ancestry.com/6742/4244758-00156?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6742%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4244758-00174
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were:-- Lewis Bruette, age 63, a laborer in the saw mill, born Oct 1836 in Canada
-- his wife, Motilda, age 54, born November 1845 in Wisconsin
and children:
-- John, age 21, a laborer in the saw mill, born January 1879 in Wisconsin
-- Emma, age 17, a servant, born Feb 1883 in Michigan
-- Ella, age 15, at school, born 1885 in Michigan (can't make out the month)
-- Charles, age 12, at school, born Dec 1887 in Michigan
-- Henry, age 9, at school, born July 1890 in Michigan
-- Clifford, age 7 , at school, born Nov 1892 in Michigan
Louis and Matilda had been married for 36 years. She had had fourteen children, ten of whom were still living.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11597-25284-52?cc=1325221&wc=M94B-JN3:n2114974732
Burial
Section 14 Site 2405000 West National Ave. Bldg. 1301 Milwaukee , WI 53295
Endnotes
1. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Ontonagon, McMillan Township, enumeration district (ED) 157, sheet 8A, image 15, dwelling 153, family 161, lines 1-8, Lewis Bruette and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 29 December 2013); National Archives and Records Administration.
2. 1850 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Michilimackinac County, image 23, dwelling 140, family 140, lines 10-18, Antoine Bruyet and household; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 29 December 2014).
3. "Parish Registers: Saint-Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles, Île-de-Montréal, Québec," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1091 : accessed 25 February 2016), Louis Brouillet; Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; 1838, image 8, baptism 28.
4. "Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992," digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 4 March 2019), Oconto County > Declarations of Intention 1876-1877 vol. 8, no 1601-1800 > record 1653 (image 56) > Louis C. Bruette.
5. Death certificate: Louis Bruette, 5 May 1905; Matilda J. Brouette, widow of Antone Brouette (Pvt., Co. F, 12th Wis. Vol. Inf, Civil War), application no. 828052, certificate no. 602690, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications of Widows . . ., 1861-1934, Civil War and Later Pension Files; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C..
6. "Parish Registers: Saint-Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles, Île-de-Montréal, Québec," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1091 : accessed 25 February 2016), Louis Brouillet; Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; 1838, image 8, baptism 28.
7. 1850 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Michilimackinac County, image 23, dwelling 140, family 140, lines 10-18, Antoine Bruyet and household; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 29 December 2014).
8. "Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992," digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 4 March 2019), Oconto County > Declarations of Intention 1876-1877 vol. 8, no 1601-1800 > record 1653 (image 56) > Louis C. Bruette.
9. Declaration for Original Invalid Pension, 15 November 1880; Louis Bruette (Pvt., Co. F, 12th. Wis. Vol. Inf., Civil War) invalid pension application, application no. 414415, certificate 293249, Civil War Pension Applications, Civil War and Later Pension Files; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C..
10. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 30 December 2013), Louis Bruette, memorial #76668741.
11. National Cemetery Administration, compiler, "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006," database, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 30 December 2013), Louis Bruete.
12. "U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database and images online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1200 : accessed 30 December 2013), Louis Bruette; Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; Milwaukee, Registers, C, image 824.
13. Declaration for Original Invalid Pension, 15 November 1880; Louis Bruette (Pvt., Co. F, 12th. Wis. Vol. Inf., Civil War) invalid pension application, application no. 414415, certificate 293249, Civil War Pension Applications, Civil War and Later Pension Files; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C..
14. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Ontonagon, McMillan Township, enumeration district (ED) 157, sheet 8A, image 15, dwelling 153, family 161, lines 1-8, Lewis Bruette and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 29 December 2013); National Archives and Records Administration.
15. "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1820-1907," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 16 February 2016), Matilda Lapllant; Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Vital Records Division ; Vol. 1, page 0053.
16. Questionnaire for pensioner, 14 September 1897; Louis Bruette (Pvt., Co. F, 12th. Wis. Vol. Inf., Civil War) invalid pension application, application no. 414415, certificate 293249, Civil War Pension Applications, Civil War and Later Pension Files; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C..
17. Secondary Proof of Marriage, 1 September 1905; Matilda J. Brouette, widow of Antone Brouette (Pvt., Co. F, 12th Wis. Vol. Inf, Civil War), application no. 828052, certificate no. 602690, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications of Widows . . ., 1861-1934, Civil War and Later Pension Files; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C..
18. Declaration for Original Invalid Pension, 15 November 1880; Louis Bruette (Pvt., Co. F, 12th. Wis. Vol. Inf., Civil War) invalid pension application, application no. 414415, certificate 293249, Civil War Pension Applications, Civil War and Later Pension Files; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C..
19. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Oconto, Peshtigo, page 16, image 16, dwelling 115, family 115, lines 15-18, Louis Bruett and family ; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 25 February 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.
20. "Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992," digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 4 March 2019), Oconto County > Declarations of Intention 1876-1877 vol. 8, no 1601-1800 > record 1653 (image 56) > Louis C. Bruette.
21. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Marinette, Peshtigo, enumeration district (ED) 99, page 19, image 19, dwelling 151, family 162, lines 16-23, Louis W. Bruett and family; digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1880usfedcen/ : accessed 30 December 2013); National Archives and Records Administration.
22. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Ontonagon, McMillan Township, enumeration district (ED) 157, sheet 8A, image 15, dwelling 153, family 161, lines 1-8, Lewis Bruette and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 29 December 2013); National Archives and Records Administration.
23. National Cemetery Administration, compiler, "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006," database, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 30 December 2013), Louis Bruete.
24. "U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database and images online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1200 : accessed 30 December 2013), Louis Bruette; Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; Milwaukee, Registers, C, image 824.
25. Death certificate: Louis Bruette, 5 May 1905; Matilda J. Brouette, widow of Antone Brouette (Pvt., Co. F, 12th Wis. Vol. Inf, Civil War), application no. 828052, certificate no. 602690, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications of Widows . . ., 1861-1934, Civil War and Later Pension Files; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C..
26. National Cemetery Administration, compiler, "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006," database, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 30 December 2013), Louis Bruete.
27. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 30 December 2013), Louis Bruette, memorial #76668741.
28. Death certificate: Louis Bruette, 5 May 1905; Matilda J. Brouette, widow of Antone Brouette (Pvt., Co. F, 12th Wis. Vol. Inf, Civil War), application no. 828052, certificate no. 602690, Case FIles of Approved Pension Applications of Widows . . ., 1861-1934, Civil War and Later Pension Files; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C..