When is the last time you saw a "Second- Hand" coffin?
Come visit our old mills and see the coffin for
yourself.
Pictured here is fourth generation Camille Robichaud
with the coffin built for the wife of first generation Jean-Pierre Robichaud.
The legend is this:
In 1912, Jean-Pierre Robichaud's wife fell into a coma,
a situation not too uncommon at the time as there was no remedy for illnesses
such as diabetes. Not sure if she was alive or dead, the family kept her
in the larder (cold room) for eighteen days. Doctor MacDonald was refused
admittance because he was a protestant and this was a catholic household. After 18 days, the local parish priest declared her dead and she was placed in
this coffin. The family was called to arrange a funeral.
One of the sons, upon returning home for the funeral
was unhappy to see his mother in a plain wooden box. He purchased another
one, rumor has it, lined in silk, and the body was buried in the new coffin.
And that's how the last coffin ever built by U.J.
Robichaud, for none other than Margerite Robichaud remains within our
possession.
