This sign in the Municipality of Lorne commemorates farmer Francois G. Vigier (1859-1928) who emigrated to Canada in 1890 and, three years later, settled on a homestead at this site.
Vigier Homestead commemorative sign (August 2010)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.50338, W98.56846
denoted by symbol on the map above
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Vigier death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 31 January 2021
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