Headstones | DeGrange Tomb at Metairie Cemetery |
Name | Joseph H. Degrange | |
Relationship![]() | with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard | |
Born | 15 Mar 1839 | |
Gender | Male | |
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1850 | New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
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1860 | New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
Census | 1870 | New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
Census | 1880 | New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
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1900 | New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
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1920 | New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
Military Service | This is his Civil War record from Booth, though if his age when enlisted really was 25, he would have been born in 1836, not 1839: De Grange, Joseph H., 1st Sergt. Pvt. 2nd Co. Battalion, Washington Artillery. Enlisted May 26th, 1861, New Orleans, La. Roll for July and Aug., 1861, Present. Reduced to ranks from 1st Sergt., June 27, order No. 9. Roll for Sept. and Oct., 1861, Absent on special duty at Manassas. Roll for Nov. and Dec., 1861, Discharged Dec. 10th, 1861, having obtained a substitute. Regtl. Return for Dec., 1861, Discharged by procuring a substitute, C. A. D. Thieneman. Occupation clerk, Res. New Orleans, La., age when enlisted 25, married. Present in following engagements: Bull Run, Va., 1861; Manassas, Va.; Munson's Hill, Va.; Lewinsville, Va. In August and October of 1861, when he is reduced to ranks, both of his parents had died. I'd assume that he was absent and then left because he had to come home, and found a substitute. Also see Owen on the Washington Artillery; DeGrange appears twice in the volume. He is included on the Civil War page. A turn-of-the-century picture of the Washington Artillery Hall is on the "New Orleans Histories" page. J.H. Degrange is also listed as a member of the association to build the statue to Gen. Beauregard, along with Alden M. Mclellan and William H. McLellan. DeGrange had apparently served under Beauregard at the First Battle of Bull Run (Beauregard and Johnston were the two Confederate generals at the battle). One would guess that his daughter Helen and Alden Miller's son Asahel met before or during the last decade of the century through this connection, perhaps at a function at this hall. [1, 2] | |
Obituary | An obituary article appeared in the Times-Picayune, 21 Dec. 1926, page 3 entitled "Col. DeGrange Dead after Long Utilities Work. Secretary of Public Service Ends Career at 88." Note, New Orleans Item, 21 Dec. 1926 "Members of Lodge # 30 B P O E are invited to assemble for funeral of late brother J. H. DeGrange." This is the "Benevolent Protective Order of Elks." | |
Occupation | Railroad/Streetcar company manager | |
Died | 18 Dec 1926 | |
Buried | Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
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Headstones | DeGrange Tomb at Metairie Cemetery | |
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Person ID | I198 | lansdalepitard |
Last Modified | 21 Dec 2018 |
Father | ![]() b. 30 Mar 1808, Lescheraines, Savoie, France ![]() d. 4 Oct 1861, New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() | |
Mother | ![]() b. 29 Oct 1803, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba ![]() d. 24 Aug 1861, New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() | |
Family ID | F2169 | | Family Chart |
Spouse / Partner | ![]() b. 22 Oct 1842 d. 5 Mar 1910, New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
Married | 10 Dec 1859 | Notre Dame de Bon Secours Church, New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
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Family ID | F143 | | Family Chart |
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Reference | "Joseph H. Degrange". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?tng_extras=1&personID=I198&tree=1sttree (accessed February 17, 2019). |
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