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GREGOIRE, Charles H. (St. Genevieve Co., MO, June 10, 1821-Dubuque, IA, Nov. 11, 1902). Gregoire's parents came to Wisconsin in 1835 and after a few years returned to Missouri. He began LEAD MINING when only seventeen years of age and came to Dubuque in 1853.
Gregoire had charge of the first steam ferryboat on the MISSISSIPPI RIVER at Dubuque after the ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD reached Galena. He operated the ferry until 1864 when he sold out to the Illinois Central Railroad to manage large real estate holdings in Iowa and two hundred eighty-nine acres of MINING property in Missouri.
Gregoire was involved in the famous FANNING V. GREGOIRE AND BOGY lawsuit.
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Oldt, Franklin T., The History of Dubuque County, Iowa, Chicago: Western Historical Company 1880, p. 796