Henry Snodgrass Degrange, Sr.

1861 - 1915  (53 years)

• Name	Henry Snodgrass Degrange
  Suffix	Sr.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	3 Aug 1861	New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 18; born in Lousiana as with both parents; "Clk. in store"
  Census	1900	Mobile, Mobile Co., Alabama
  Head of House, aged 39; profession not legible
  Census	1910	Mobile, Mobile Co., Alabama
  HOH, aged 49; both his parents are (mistakenly) listed as born in Alabama
  Died	15 Jun 1915	Mobile, Mobile Co., Alabama   [2]
  Notes	There is no New Orleans birth record for him, which means he may have been born out of the city, perhaps in 1861 when his father was in Virginia during the Civil War, and/or his mother was out of the city? He did live there after that; there are birth records for two of the children, Ruth Marie and Joseph Henry. Confirmation that he is JHDeGrange's son come from the JHD correspondence, letter from Boston July 10, 1869, in which he encloses a short note "To Mr. Henry Snodgrass DeGrange." His age is given as "31" when he was married; his wife was 30. In 1900, all three of his children, including his youngest at the time--Ester at age 2--were born in Louisiana, meaning that he must have moved there very recently. His death certificate also names his parents. It says that he died of "vascular disease of the heart." Occupation is "Clerk at M & O." He had lived in Mobile for 18 years before his death. He was buried at the "Catholic cemetery," presumably in Mobile. [3]
  Person ID	I201	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Joseph H. Degrange           b. 15 Mar 1839           d. 18 Dec 1926  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Ellen McMillan           b. 22 Oct 1842           d. 5 Mar 1910, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 67 years)
  Married	10 Dec 1859	Notre Dame de Bon Secours Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Family ID	F143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Marie Cecile Bozant           b. Abt 1861, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 12 Oct 1928, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	9 Jun 1891	New Orleans, Louisiana   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Ruth Marie Degrange           b. 23 Oct 1892, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 14 Aug 1958, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 65 years)   2. Joseph Henry Degrange           b. 3 Jul 1895, New Orleans, Louisiana + 3. Esther Henrietta Degrange           b. Abt 1898, Louisiana           d. 8 Feb 1964, Fairhope, Baldwin Co., Alabama  (Age ~ 66 years)   4. Betty Degrange           b. 1895   5. Henry S. Degrange, Jr.           b. Abt 1902, Mobile, Mobile Co., Alabama   6. Living
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F3395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 3 Aug 1861 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1880 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Married - 9 Jun 1891 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1900 - Mobile, Mobile Co., Alabama  Census - 1910 - Mobile, Mobile Co., Alabama  Died - 15 Jun 1915 - Mobile, Mobile Co., Alabama   = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Marriage Certificate for Henry S. DeGrange and Marie Cecile Bozant (m. 1891) Transcription: " . . . to-wit: the night of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety one . . . was registered a marriage, celebrated in the City of New Orleans, La., by Rev. father F.A. Cuppens on the 9 day of June 1891 between Henry S. DeGrange (31 years,) a native of New Orleans, La son of Joseph H. DeGrange and Ellen McMillan, and Miss Marie Cecile Bozant (30 years,) a native of New Orleans La daughter of Auguste Bozant and Cecile Correjolles. The celebration of marriage was performed in the presence of the witnesses John Bozant, B.J. DeGrange, Gabriel Bozant. The License was issued on the 8 day of June 1891 . . . "

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Henry Snodgrass Degrange, Sr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I201&tree=1sttree (accessed May 13, 2021).