Walter John LeRossignol

1870 - 1950  (79 years)

• Name	Walter John LeRossignol
  Birth	6 Mar 1870
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Feb 1950	Los Angeles, CA
  Person ID	I189262	First tree
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Peter LeRossignol,   b. 1826, Jersey Island d. 13 Nov 1874, Levis, QC, Canada (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F44857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  “Was born in 1870, in the city of Quebec; educated in the common schools of the Province of Quebec, and in the Montreal High School, graduating at the head of the class in that institution. Went to McGill University for four years, graduating as B.A. in 1891, with honours in Mental and Moral Philosophy, and the Prince of Wales Gold Medal . Entered the medical department of McGill University in 1891, where he pursued his studies for three years, taking the Sutherland Gold Medal at the end of the 2nd year for Chemistry. Owing to considerations of health, he left Montreal for Colorado and completed medical course in Denver, afterwards taking a term as House Surgeon at St. Anthony’s Hospital, Denver, and subsequently having settled in active practice in the country town of Rifle, Colorado, where he has been Health Officer and R.E. surgeon for 17 years (since his arrival) and has also been a member of the Town Council several times.” Walter, the second son, had a still more brilliant record in High School and College, winning manyprizes and honors including the Murray Gold Medal as Dux of the High School, the Prince of Wales Medal in Philosophy and the Sutherland Medal in McGill Medical. He is now practising medicine in Denver, Colorado. (James Henderson, D.D. Salem Goldworth Bland) LeRossignol Home Laura Harris came to Rifle with her husband, a physician in ill health, and their son, Leslie. After her husband’s death, she stayed in Rifle and provided meals for Dr. Walter LeRossignol; they fell in love and married. This home, built where the original Maxfield cabin stood, has recently been designated a Rifle Hostoric Landmark and is under restoration. Eugenia perkins’ art work is on display here. Eugenia and her husband own the Gene Hill service station across the street and are working to preserve it. (http://www.rifleco.org/documents/GIS/HISTORICALTO_2.PDF) 201 E. 3rd LeRossignol Home The Walter J. LeRossignol family owned this home on 3rd St. in Rifle as early as 1900. He and his wife Laura (widowed) married in late 1899 or early 1900. Walter was born in Canada, but took pride in his and his father’s French origins. He immigrated to the United States in 1894 and soon became a U. S. citizen. Walter was a practicing physician and in 1905 owned the building that we have known for several years as the (old) Base Camp Café. According to Rifle Shots, he was the first secretary of Rifle Light, Heat & Power in 1908. This house was built on the Maxfield lot where Abram and Flora Maxfield first had a cabin. (http://www.riflechamber.com/documents/HistoricalWalkingTour_000.pdf) [1]

  
  

• Sources

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