JUNEAU, Solomon

- 1856

• Name	JUNEAU, Solomon
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Nov 1856	Shawano, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Indian Payment
  	Death of Solomon Juneau-The Milwaukee papers bring an account of the death of Solomon Juneau, the earliest settler in eastern Wisconsin; the founder and first mayor of Milwaukee. He died at the Indian Payment in Shawano county, on friday the 14th Inst., He came to the place where MIlwaukee now stands thirty-eight years ago; established a trading post for the Indians there; and built the first log house in 1822, and the first framed house in 1824. He has reared a family of fourteen children, thirteen of whom were born in Milwaukee.He was universally esteemed as an upright, useful man. His remains were taken to Milwaukee for burial, where the authorities, civic societies and citizens joined in doing honor to his memory on occassion of the funeral. Wisconsin Mirror Tue, Nov 25, 1856 ·Page 2 This article was published in many papers but was later redacted, remining people that although Solomon Juneau was the first mayor of Milwaukee, the Vieau family were the first settlers.
  Person ID	I7892	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family	VIEAU, Josette,   b. Apr 1804   d. 19 Nov 1855 (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	1820
  Family ID	F2764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025