Treffley St. Aubin, Sr.

   Cause of his death was prostatic hypertrophy brought on by chronic valvular disease..²

  General Notes:

It appears that Treffely St. Aubin served in the Civil War twice.

He enlisted in Company G, 1st Minnesota Cavalry Regiment (Mounted Rangers) on 6 Oct 1862 and was discharged 28 Nov 1863 when the unit was disbanded.

He enlisted in Company A, Heavy Artillery, Hatch's Cavalry Battalion on 4 Aug 1864; "discharged per order" date unknown.

He later collected a Civil War pension; later still his widow collected the pension.

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"On 17 May, 1867, Treffley received a summons to appear before the Court, testifying on the behalf of his stepfather, the defendant, Louis Touchette. Louis had filed suit against Edward Longevin who, despite frequent warnings and arguments from neighbors, continually left his gate open leaving his cattle able to roam and eat the hay of neighboring farmers. Louis was seeking damages for his hay which had been kept inside a fenced area until the Longevin cattle broke down his fence and ate a good portion of the hay. Louis brought five witnesses to this event, one of which was his stepson, Treffley St. Aubin. Louis won the case and each of his witnesses, including Treffley, were paid $1.10 for their services.

On 12 Nov 1867, Louis was awarded a judgement of $20. for his loss of fence and hay, while Longevin was ordered to pay court costs of $26.95, plus Louis's attorney fees of $8.80. Included in the court costs was $1.65 for an interpreter."

...Claudie Touchette Miniken ⁵

  Notes on his death:

He died at home, 85 Robertson Street.

  In his life:

• He immigrated from Canada in October 1855 to Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. ⁶

• Treffley served in the military as a private in the Civil War 1862-1863 in Minnesota. ⁷ See General Notes.

• He worked, in 1862, as a farmer in Minnesota. ⁸

• He was described as dark eyes, black hair, dark complexion, five feet two and one-half inches high on 6 October 1862. ⁸

• Treffley served in the military as a private in the Civil War 1864 in Minnesota. ^{7 9} See General Notes.

"After the death of Jean-Baptiste St. Aubin, Marie-Louise married Louis Touchette at St. Paul's Cathedral on 27 Nov 1860, providing Treffley with a stepfather. At this time, Treffley was 17 and still living at home. In 1865, when Minnesota took their State census Treffley, 22, had already completed his military service and was again living at home with Louis and Marie-Louise."

......Claudie Touchette Miniken.

• He worked, in 1880, as a laborer in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹⁰

• Treffley was counted in the 1880 US census for St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹⁰ ED 21, SD 3, page 14D.

• In 1880 he lived in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹⁰

• He worked, from 1890 to 1891, as a sawyer in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹¹

• From 1890 to 1891 Treffley lived at 214 East Fillmore Avenue in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹¹

• In 1898 he lived at 213 East Fillmore Avenue in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹² Listed as Treffler.

• Treffley worked, in 1898, as a laborer in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹²

• In 1900 he lived at 213 Fillmore in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹³

• Treffley was counted in the 1900 US census for St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹³ ED 107, SD 131, sheet 5A, ward 6.

• He worked, in 1900, as a day laborer in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹³

• In 1904 Treffley lived at 85 Robertson in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹⁴ Listed as Treffle.

• In 1909 he lived at 85 Robertson in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹⁵

• In 1910 Treffley lived at 85 Robertson in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹⁶

• He was counted in the 1910 US census for St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹⁶ ED 79, SD 4, sheet 19A, ward 6, precinct 3.

• In 1918 Treffley lived at 85 Robertson Street in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ²

• He worked, in 1918, as a common laborer in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ²

Treffley married Elodie Vandelac, daughter of Peter Vandelac, Sr. and Elodie Dufour, on 23 May 1868 in Ramsey County, Minnesota.¹ (Elodie Vandelac was born on 30 January 1847 in Canada,^{17 18} died on 29 August 1920 in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota ¹⁹ and was buried on 31 August 1920 in Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota ¹⁷.) The cause of her death was pulmonary tuberculosis..²