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James's obituary was contributed by Find A Grave member Loz Hennessy of England.
Ferndale Enterprise [Ferndale, Humboldt County, California] Obituary - Last Saturday afternoon the remains of the late James R. Delesaux, of Port Kenyon, who breathed his last at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas [James] T. Robarts in North Ferndale on Thursday, May 5th were laid to rest in our silent city of the dead alongside those of his departed wife, who passed over the mysterious river some 15 years ago. The funeral took place from the Congregational church, the Rev. G.W. Burris officiating, and Messrs A. Berding,...
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James's obituary was contributed by Find A Grave member Loz Hennessy of England.
Ferndale Enterprise [Ferndale, Humboldt County, California] Obituary - Last Saturday afternoon the remains of the late James R. Delesaux, of Port Kenyon, who breathed his last at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas [James] T. Robarts in North Ferndale on Thursday, May 5th were laid to rest in our silent city of the dead alongside those of his departed wife, who passed over the mysterious river some 15 years ago. The funeral took place from the Congregational church, the Rev. G.W. Burris officiating, and Messrs A. Berding, P. I. Donnelly [Patrick J. Donnelley is correct, Find A Grave memorial # 134105652], Chas [Charles] Harkins, Richard Johnston, James Smith and Wm [William] Samuels served as pallbearers. Deceased was an uncle to Wm [William] H. [Robarts], Jas [James] T. [Robarts] and Robert W. Robarts, of Ferndale, Geo [George] W. Cooper, of Alton and Henry D. Davis, of Scotia, a brother-in-law to H. S. Case and Henry Davis, Sr, and father to Horace Delesaux of Hydesville, and Percy J. Delesaux of Port Kenyon. He was born in Canterbury, Kent County, England, on Jan 16th 1822 and came to California in 1850 having been a resident of Humboldt county for nearly 48 years. He returned to England in 1870, where he married Ms. [Caroline Frances] Fletcher, bringing her back with him to Humboldt [County], and with whom he lived happily until death claimed his faithful companion in 1883. For a number of years Mr. Delesaux was post master at Port Kenyon, where he was engaged in business up to a few weeks previous to his death, when he was removed to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robarts, where he had every attention that kind hearts could possible bestow. Honest in his dealings with his fellow man, kind and agreeable to all, and even a friend to the poor and needy, he goes to his eternal home, bearing the respect and esteem of a large circle of acquaintances. To his bereaved sons and other relatives we extend the sympathy of our community.
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One thing for certain, James was passionate about his politics. He is listed in the California Great Registers for having registered to vote several times, even twice in one day in two different places! He certainly must have had a fast horse! Talk about making your vote count -- twice! While that yesteryear idea may be fun to think about, the truth might just be that 'Port Kenyon' and 'Ferndale 2' -- two voting districts recorded separately within the California Great Registers -- were really the same place and the record was duplicated. So, maybe scuttlebutt, and maybe not!
In the 1860 Census taken in Pacific Township, Humboldt County, California, James has 17-year-old Thomas De Lasaux living with him in his household. It is unknown whether this Thomas was a son of James's, or whether James had the son of one of his brothers living with him.
The records below give dates and places of some of James's siblings, parents, and other relatives as well as his marriage record to Caroline Frances Fletcher (her maiden name was Fletcher).
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James's father was Thomas Thorpe DeLasaux, born about 1797, and died May 22, 1884. James's mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Cox, born about 1795. Thomas Thorpe DeLasaux was also married to Sarah Swain. Marriage record below.
Thomas Thorpe DeLasaux's father was Thomas De Lasaux, born November 1, 1753, Canterbury. Thomas Thorpe DeLasaux's mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Stock, born about 1755. Thomas Thorpe and Elizabeth Stock were married on April 2, 1856 in Ramsgate, Kent, England.
Thomas De Lasaux's (born November 1, 1753) father's name was Peter DeLasaux, born April 29, 1715. Thomas De Lasaux's (born November 1, 1753) mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Bathoit/Duthoit, born about 1717. They married on August 4, 1742.
Various marriage records for James's siblings and his ancestors are below.
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List of children of Elizabeth (nee Cox/Cock) and Thomas Thorpe DeLasaux in their birth order. Information is from the Ancestral File database for Lucy Pauli (nee DeLasaux) Cooper, other Ancestral Files, and England Marriages, 1538–1973. Note that some of the below-listed birth and/or death dates are in question and do not correspond with known birth/death/marriage records. Updates are pending and dates will be corrected as more records are found.
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Thomas De Lasaux
birth: 1818, Canterbury, Kent, England
death:
buried:
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Elizabeth De Lasaux
birth: 1820, Canterbury, Kent, England
death:
buried:
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James Robert De Lasaux
birth: 1824, Canterbury, Kent, England
death: Humboldt County, CA
buried: Ferndale Cemetery, Ferndale, Humboldt County, CA
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Lucy Pauli De Lasaux
birth: 1825, Canterbury, Kent, England
death: May 21, 1880, Rohnerville Humboldt County, CA
buried: Hydesville Old Pioneer Cemetery, Hydesville, Humboldt County, CA
[Lucy married John Woodcock Cooper on September 26, 1859, in Humboldt County, CA.]
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Mary Ann De Lasaux
birth: 1827, Canterbury, Kent, England
death: 1897, CA, USA
buried: Hydesville Old Pioneer Cemetery, Hydesville, Humboldt County, CA [buried with the name Mary Davis]
[Mary Ann married Henry Davis. They married in about 1848, at _____ of St. Paul, Bridge, Barham, Patrixbourne, Kent, England. There is also a marriage record (see Source # 12 below) for Marienne Augusta De Lasaux having married in1849, Canterbury, Kent, England: several possible men: William Christian; Tamzen Doughty; Agnes Long (?); James William Robarts; Richard Scott; Henry Stupples. Update: Mary did marry James William Robarts and they lived in Ferndale, Humboldt County, California.]
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Augusta De Lasaux
birth: 1828, Canterbury, Kent, England
death:
buried:
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Ann De Lasaux
birth: 1830, Canterbury, Kent, England
death:
buried:
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Robert Augustus De Lasaux
birth: 1832, Canterbury, Kent, England
death:
buried:
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Albert William De Lasaux
[aka A.W. DeLasaux on his grave marker, is buried beside his sister Lucy Pauli (nee DeLasaux) Cooper in Hydesville Old Pioneer Cemetery, Hydesville, Humboldt County, CA]
birth: 12 December 1836, Canterbury, Kent, England
death: 8 March 1869, Yager Creek, Humboldt County, CA
buried: Hydesville Old Pioneer Cemetery, Hydesville, Humboldt County, CA
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Eleanor Caroline De Lasaux
birth: August 17, 1838, Canterbury, Kent, England
death: November 18, 1886, Hydesville, Humboldt County, CA
buried: Hydesville International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery, Hydesville, Humboldt County, CA
[Married to George Dalyrymple Cooper and Horace Smith Case. Her obituary gave her maiden name as 'Robarts.']
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Emily Esther De Lasaux
birth: December 16, 1841, Canterbury, Kent, England
[The 1851 Census, Canterbury, Kent, England supports a birth year of 1841 or 1842 for Emily Esther.]
death: March 28, 1921, CA
buried: Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, CA
[Emily Esther married Augustus I. Dinsmore. The Dinsmore family was a prominent pioneer family and the town of Dinsmore, California, is named after that family.]
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Mary De La Saux, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
Name: Peter Thorpe
Spouse's Name: Mary De La Saux
Event Date: 27 Apr 1736
Event Place: Saint Alphege, Canterbury, Kent, England
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Peter Delasaux, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
Name: Peter Delasaux
Spouse's Name: Elisabeth Duthoit
Event Date: 04 Aug 1743
Event Place: Spitalfields Christ Church, Stepney, London, England
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Peter De Lasaux, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
Name: Peter De Lasaux
Spouse's Name: Elisabeth Gunsley Ayerst
Event Date: 26 Jun 1766
Event Place: Saint Peter, Canterbury, Kent, England
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Thomas Thorpe De Lasaux, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
Name: Thomas Thorpe De Lasaux
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Cock
Event Date: 05 May 1817
Event Place: St. Botolph Aldgate, London, England
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
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Thomas Thorpe De La Saux, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
Name: Thomas Thorpe De La Saux
Birth Date: 1797
Age: 59
Spouse's Name: Sarah Swain
Spouse's Birth Date: 1818
Spouse's Age: 38
Event Date: 02 Apr 1856
Event Place: Ramsgate, Kent, England
Father's Name: Thomas De La Saux
Spouse's Father's Name: George Jenner
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James De Lasaux, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
Name: James De Lasaux
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1841
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Birthplace: Kent
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Canterbury
Sub-District: Canterbury
Parish: St Mildred
County: Kent
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James R De Lasaux, "US Census, 1860"
Name: James R De Lasaux
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Pacific Township, Humboldt, CA, US
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
Birthplace: England
Household Gender Age Birthplace
James R De Lasaux M 36 England <<
Thomas De Lasaux M 17 CA
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James Robert Delasaux, "California, Great Registers, 1866-1910"
Name: James Robert Delasaux
Event Type: Voter Registration
Event Date: 22 Jul 1867
Event Place: Bear River, Humboldt, CA, US
Age: 45
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822
Birthplace: England
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[It appears that James Robert traveled to England, married there, and then returned to the US with his bride, Caroline Frances (maiden name Fletcher) DeLaSaux. Caroline Frances is also interred in the Ferndale Cemetery where James is resting and a photograph of her grave marker is posted to her memorial.]
James Robert De Lasaux, "England and Wales, Marriage Index, 1837-1920"
Name: James Robert De Lasaux
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1871
Event Place: Blean, Kent, England
County: Kent
Page: 803
Volume: 2
Affiliate Line Number: 48
Registration Quarter: 1
Note In Record: "James Robert De Lasaux probably married one of the following people"
Name: Caroline Frances Fletcher
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James Robert De Lasaux, "California, Great Registers, 1866-1910"
Name: James Robert De Lasaux
Event Type: Voter Registration
Event Date: 13 Sep 1888
Event Place: Ferndale, Humboldt, CA, US
Age: 66
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822
Birthplace: England
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James Robert Delasaux, "California, Great Registers, 1866-1910"
Name: James Robert Delasaux
Event Type: Voter Registration
Event Date: 05 Oct 1892
Event Place: Ferndale 2, Humboldt, CA, US
Age: 70
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822
Birthplace: England
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James Robert Delasaux, "California, Great Registers, 1866-1910"
Name: James Robert Delasaux
Event Type: Voter Registration
Event Date: 05 Oct 1892
Event Place: Port Kenyon, Humboldt, CA, US
Age: 70
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822
Birthplace: England
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James Robert Delasaux, "California, Great Registers, 1866-1910"
Name: James Robert Delasaux
Event Type: Voter Registration
Event Date: 07 Aug 1896
Event Place: Port Kenyon, Humboldt, CA, US
Age: 74
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822
Birthplace: England
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Sources:
1) Ancestral File Number (AFN): 4Z6N-KF. (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MWCL-JDC Feb. 2014), entry for Lucy De Lasaux. Submitted by: jdrhoades421404; Microfilm: 1394335; Submission: AF83-080659.
2) "England and Wales Census, 1841," (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQKP-MVK Feb 2014), James De Lasaux, 1841.
3) "US Census, 1860," (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDKW-8HD Feb 2014), James R De Lasaux, 1860.
4) "England and Wales, Marriage Index, 1837-1920," (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2DLQ-ZH7 Feb 2014), James Robert De Lasaux, 1871.
5) "California, Great Registers, 1866-1910," (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNFG-JT8 Feb 2014), James Robert De Lasaux, 1867, 1888, 1892 (twice), 1896.
6) "Ancestral File," (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9MDV-16P Feb 2014), entry for Eleanor Caroline DELASAUX. Submitted by tjones3754959 and jmcarter2767925.
7) "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9KNQ-WDH Feb 2014), entry for Mary Anne De Lasaux. Submitted by: blallen10173.
8) "England and Wales, Marriage Index, 1837-1920," (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2DS7-RSG Feb 2014), Marienne Augusta De Lasaux, 1849.
9) "England Marriages, 1538–1973," (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NN6C-717 Feb 2014), Thomas Thorpe De La Saux and Sarah Swain, 02 Apr 1856.
10) "England Marriages, 1538–1973," (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NKRG-F3Y Feb 2014), Peter Thorpe and Mary De La Saux, 27 Apr 1736.
11) "England Marriages, 1538–1973," (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N2XQ-CYT Feb 2014), Peter Delasaux and Elisabeth Duthoit, 04 Aug 1743.
12) "England Marriages, 1538–1973," (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NLHD-RZV Feb 2014), Peter De Lasaux and Elisabeth Gunsley Ayerst, 26 Jun 1766.
13) "England Marriages, 1538–1973," (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NJ78-3MS Feb 2014), Thomas Thorpe De Lasaux and Elizabeth Cock, 05 May 1817. |
