Jesse Deborde Called by Death
Was a resident of this section for more than half a century.
Jesse M. Deborde, aged 77, a resident of this section for the past 52 years, died at his home, 1224 Ninth Avenue, at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon as a result of infirmities due to old age.
Mr. Deborde, who was a miner and cattleman, well well known in this section. He came here from Colorado 53 years ago, and erected the first meeting house ever built in Helena in Last Chance Gulch.
Mr. Deborde resided for a number of years near York. The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at the Cathedral. After the funeral services, the remains will be taken to York, where they will be buried alongside those of Mrs. Deborde, who died some years ago.
(Family story: Jesse and a partner had a rich gold mine in the Helena area. While had had gone home to bring more members of the family there to share in his good fortune, his partner sold the mine and left for parts unknown. later Jesse hauled salt from Salt lake City to the miners in Helena with ox teams. It has been said that Jesse was at Blackfoot City; probably that is where his mine was located. As indicated in his obituary, he was in the area 53 years before 1916, making it 1863. The four Georgians discovered gold in last Chance Gulch July 14, 1864.)
From the Helena Daily Independent, Thursday morning, May 23, 1912:
DEATH CLAIMS MRS. DE BOYD; AFTER SUFFERING 14 YEARS WITH TUBERCULOSIS, HONORED WOMAN IS CALLED BEYOND
Death occuring at an at an early hour yesterday afternoon and following 14 years of suffering with tuberculosis, claimed Mrs. Addie DeBoyde, for 24 years a resident of Helena and one of the most highly esteemed and beloved women of the Sixth Ward.
For fourteen years Mrs. Boyd was an invalid and for the past four years was unable to leave her bed. Her death, although a relief in a way, came as a great shock to scores of people in Helena, and especially in the Sixth Ward, where she had lived for many years.
Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed, but it is contemplated that the funeral will be held at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning from St. Mary's church at the Depot, and the remains will be conveyed to York for burial.
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