FUNERAL OF LATE MRS F. LELIEVRE
ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FRENCH EMIGRANTS.
A very large and representative funeral took place at Akaroa yesterday, when the late Mrs Francois Lelievre, widow of the late Francois Lelievre (who landed at Akaroa in 1887 in one of tbe French whaling ships), was buried in the Roman Catholic cemetery. Mrs Lelievre, who was 88 years of age, and who has lived in the district for seventy-two years was much esteemed by all, and leaves some hundreds of descendants, who reside in Akaroa and the Bays. She has, in common with her fellow French emigrants, played a prominent part in the colonising of the district, and has watched its development from early infancy. It was not surprising therefore that yesterday a very large cortege followed the body to its last resting place to do honour to the memory of one of our most respected French pioneers. The cortege consisted of some two or three hundred persons. Among the chief mourners were her four sons, Messre E. E. Lelievre, E. F. Lelievre, A. Lelievre, and J. G. Lelievre, and two of her daughters, Mrs E. L. Lelievre and Mrs R Ferris, and her two brothers, Messrs E. and Chas. de Malmarche. There were also many near relatives present bearing her name. Two of the original French settlers, M. Libeau and M. Eteveneaux, were also among the mourners. Others who followed the body were the Mayor of Akaroa (Mr G. Armstrong), Akaroa County Chairman (Mr J. D. Bruce), and many other townspeople and important men in the district. The body was first taken to the Catholic Church where Bequiem Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father Bonetto. Father Bonetto also officiated at the graveside.
Source Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 4 October 1912, Page 2.
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