In Memory of Edouard Beaupre, The Willow Bunch Giant
N 49° 23.374 W 105° 38.176
13U E 453825 N 5470957
Located outside Willow Bunch Museum, Willow Bunch.
Waymark Code: WMJ5ZE
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 09/29/2013
Views: 5
As the plaque reads:
Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society INC.
In Memory of Edouard Beaupre, The Willow Bunch Giant
Born on January 9, 1881 at Willow Bunch (Talles Des Saules). Edouard was the eldest son of Gaspard Beaupre and Florentine Piche, Willow Bunch pioneers.
He died of lung hemorrhage, caused by tuberculosis while working for Ringling Brothers at the St. Louis World Fair in 1904. Edouard was 23 years old, weighed 375 pounds and was 8 feet 3 inches tall.
His mummified body was kept at the University of Montreal from 1907-1989. His body was cremated in 1989 and the remains returned to his family in Willow Bunch, where he buried on museum grounds July 7, 1990 following a memorial mass.
Erected 1990 By
The Willow Bunch Tourism
"Gathering preserving and sharing the history and folklore of Saskatchewan"
Marker type: plaque on base of statue
Marker placement date: Not listed
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