Buried with Zoi Morneau.∼Oliver entered the United States in August of 1881. After settling in Dayton Minnesota and shortly after his wife died he went to the Dakota Territory to do some homesteading. He set up his homestead in the same range as as his sons Gabrial & Olivier but only farmed it for a few years. In May of 1883 he built his 8x10 sod house with a framed roof and established residence in August of that year. He also built a 12x14 framed barn and dug a 29 foot well. During the first year, from 18 Sep to 25 Mar 1884, Oliver had to go back to Minnesota to earn money to support himself. He says he was delayed in his return because the Railroad was being blocked. In May of "83" he broke 2 or 3 acres and then in the summer of "84" he broke another 43 acres. Papers show that on 6 July 1885,he converted his contract to a cash contract. He paid $1.25 per acre which came to two hundred dollars for his 160 acres. At that time he was 54 years old and farming in the Dakota Territory was not an easy task. Oliver could not read or write and he signed his documents with an "x". We don't know exactly when he sold his property, but I assume that it was shortly after he converted his contract in "85". Oliver died in 1909 in Dayton, MN.
Buried with Zoi Morneau.∼Oliver entered the United States in August of 1881. After settling in Dayton Minnesota and shortly after his wife died he went to the Dakota Territory to do some homesteading. He set up his homestead in the same range as as his sons Gabrial & Olivier but only farmed it for a few years. In May of 1883 he built his 8x10 sod house with a framed roof and established residence in August of that year. He also built a 12x14 framed barn and dug a 29 foot well. During the first year, from 18 Sep to 25 Mar 1884, Oliver had to go back to Minnesota to earn money to support himself. He says he was delayed in his return because the Railroad was being blocked. In May of "83" he broke 2 or 3 acres and then in the summer of "84" he broke another 43 acres. Papers show that on 6 July 1885,he converted his contract to a cash contract. He paid $1.25 per acre which came to two hundred dollars for his 160 acres. At that time he was 54 years old and farming in the Dakota Territory was not an easy task. Oliver could not read or write and he signed his documents with an "x". We don't know exactly when he sold his property, but I assume that it was shortly after he converted his contract in "85". Oliver died in 1909 in Dayton, MN.
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