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                  <text># 178 NIAGARA BLVD. FORT ERIE::: Home of Dr. W. H. BORGET

DR. William Borget of Buffalo built this large three story
frame home on the Niagara Blvd. facing the Pump House, as
a summer r ,Â· sidence in 1898.
It had several outbuildings, and to the north side of
the ho.me was a tall windmil, which pumped water into a large
holding tank that stood in the at t..3 ~ ,
In this home the Borget~ spent their summers with their
four boys Leo: Herbert: Al bert: and Cyril.

Around the year

1924 after the death of Mrs. Borget, the remainder of the
family moved permantly , to their home in Fort Erie.
IN 1936 Mr. Borget passed away after a short illness
and his son Cyril continued to live in the old home.
He later married Lenora Willick and after thel.r marriage she
moved from Stevensville to this residence. After the death of
her husband Lenora, continued to live at this address until Jan
1981, when she moved into the Albany Place Apartments just Â· a
short 'distance away.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Â· 1~no'W ,_~Ma~y !Bo~qet
.fl)iecf ~uqust

â€¢

LJ., 1989

PRAYER . .

.....

0 God, the Creator and Redeemer of all t he faithful, grant.
to the soul of Thy servant departed, the remission of ~11 ~ins,
that, through pious supplicat~ons
the pardon may be obtained
which has been Â·always desired.
Who livest and reignest with God
the Father in the unity of . the
Holy Ghost. World without end.

â€¢

Amen .

Davidson Funeral Homes Inc.
Fort Erie

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_ L

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