Name |
Joseph H. Degrange |
Birth |
15 Mar 1839 |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1850 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
- aged 10, born in Lousiana; mistakenly as "R. DeGrange"
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Image | | Transcript | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Age | BirthDate | Gender | Race | Occupation | BirthPlace |
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4 | 1446 | James | Degrange | 41 | 1809 | Male | White | Grocer | Louisiana | 5 | 1446 | Isabella | Degrange | 41 | 1809 | Female | White | | Louisiana | 6 | 1446 | R | Degrange | 10 | 1840 | Female | White | | Louisiana |
NARA Pub: M432 Roll: 237 ED: Ward 2 Enumerated: 12 Sept. 1850 |
Census |
1860 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
- age 21, "clerk," born in Lousiana
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Image | | Transcript | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Age | BirthDate | Gender | Race | Occupation | BirthPlace |
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35 | 2160 | James | Degrange | 52 | 1808 | Male | | | France | 36 | 2160 | Isabella | Degrange | 54 | 1806 | Female | | | Louisiana | 37 | 2160 | Joseph H | Degrange | 21 | 1839 | Male | | Clerk | Louisiana | 38 | 2160 | Ellen | Degrange | 18 | 1842 | Female | | | Louisiana | 39 | 2160 | Esther | Philips | 38 | 1822 | Female | | | England |
ED: Ward 2 |
Census |
1870 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Image | | Transcript | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Age | BirthDate | Gender | Race | Occupation | BirthPlace |
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1 | 619 | Jos H | Degrange | 30 | 1840 | Male | White | Bookkeeper | Louisiana | 2 | 619 | Ellen | Degrange | 28 | 1842 | Female | White | Keeping House | Louisiana | 3 | 619 | Hy | Degrange | 9 | 1861 | Male | White | At School | Louisiana | 4 | 619 | Ned | Degrange | 7 | 1863 | Male | White | At School | Louisiana | 5 | 619 | Jos | Degrange | 5 | 1865 | Male | White | At Home | Louisiana | 6 | 619 | Ben | Degrange | 3 | 1867 | Male | White | At Home | Louisiana | 7 | 619 | Isabella | Degrange | | | Female | White | At Home | Louisiana | 8 | 619 | Ellen | Mcmillan | 10 | 1860 | Female | White | At School | Louisiana | 9 | 619 | Vic | Stephen | 30 | 1840 | Male | Black | Domestic Sv | Louisiana | 10 | 619 | Rose | Stephen | 29 | 1841 | Female | Black | Domestic Sv | Louisiana | 11 | 619 | Paul | Stephen | 5 | 1865 | Male | Black | At Home | Louisiana | 12 | 619 | Marie | Stephen | 2 | 1868 | Female | Black | At Home | Louisiana |
NARA Pub: M593 Roll: 519 Page: 281B Image: 214/456 Enumerated: 1 June 1870 |
Census |
1880 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Image | | Transcript | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Relation | Gender | Race | BirthDate | Age | Status | BirthPlace | BirthPlace of Father | BirthPlace of Mother | Occupation | Street |
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22 | 350 | Joseph | Degrange | Self (Head) | Male | White | Abt 1835 | 45 | Married | Louisiana | France | Cuba | Clerk R.R. | South Side Fhalia Street | 23 | 350 | Ellen | Degrange | Wife | Female | White | Abt 1838 | 42 | Married | Louisiana | New Jersey | Alsace | Keeps House | South Side Fhalia Street | 24 | 350 | Henry | Degrange | Son | Male | White | Abt 1862 | 18 | Single | Louisiana | Louisiana | Louisiana | Clk. In Store | South Side Fhalia Street | 25 | 350 | Edward | Degrange | Son | Male | White | Abt 1863 | 17 | Single | Louisiana | Louisiana | Louisiana | Apprentice To Factory | South Side Fhalia Street | 26 | 350 | Benjamin | Degrange | Son | Male | White | Abt 1867 | 13 | Single | Louisiana | Louisiana | Louisiana | At School | South Side Fhalia Street | 30 | 350 | Joseph | Degrange | Son | Male | White | Abt 1865 | 15 | Single | Louisiana | Louisiana | Louisiana | At School | South Side Fhalia Street |
NARA Pub: T9 Roll: 458 Page: 102B ED: 004 Enumerated: 15 June 1880 |
Census |
1900 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
- aged 60 (b. Mar. 1840); born in Louisiana; both parents born in France; works [??0 Rl Rd Electric
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Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Relation | Gender | Race | BirthDate | Age | Status | Years Married | Children Born/Living | BirthPlace | BirthPlace of Father | BirthPlace of Mother | Immigration Year | Occupation |
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33 | 186 | Joseph | Degrange | Head | Male | White | 1840 | 60 | Married | | | | Louisiana | France | France | | V Presh Rl Rd Elector | 34 | 186 | Ellen | Degrange | Wife | Female | White | 1842 | 57 | Married | | 9 | 6 | Louisiana | Germany | Germany | | | 35 | 186 | Geo E | Degrange | Son | Male | White | 1866 | 35 | Single | | | | Louisiana | Louisiana | Louisiana | | Fireman Rl Rd | 36 | 186 | Beatrice | Degrange | Daughter | Female | White | 1883 | 16 | Single | | | | Louisiana | Louisiana | Louisiana | | At School | 37 | 186 | Amelia | Hill | Servant | Female | Black | 1876 | 23 | Single | | | | Mississippi | Mississippi | Mississippi | | House Girl | 38 | 186 | Augustine | Bang | Servant | Female | Black | 1870 | 30 | Married | | 3 | 3 | Mississippi | Mississippi | Mississippi | | Cook |
ED: Ward 01 District 000 |
Census |
1910 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Image | | Transcript |
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Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Relation | Gender | Race | BirthDate | Age | Status | Years Married | Children Born/Living | BirthPlace | BirthPlace of Father | BirthPlace of Mother | Immigration Year | Occupation |
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31 | 1 | Joe H | De Grange | Head | Male | White | 1840 | 70 | Widowed | | | | Louisiana | France | France | | Ice President | 32 | 1 | George E | De Grange | Son | Male | White | 1863 | 47 | Single | | | | Louisiana | Louisiana | Louisiana | | Foreman | 33 | 1 | Beatrice | De Grange | Daughter | Female | White | 1884 | 26 | Single | | | | Louisiana | Louisiana | Louisiana | | | 34 | 1 | Mary | Washington | Lodger | Female | Black | 1874 | 36 | Single | | | | Louisiana | Louisiana | Louisiana | | Servant | 35 | 1 | Camile | Montgomery | Lodger | Female | Black | 1892 | 18 | Single | | | | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | | |
ED: Ward 8 District 0131 |
Census |
1920 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
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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 |
Death |
18 Dec 1926 |
Burial |
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Notes |
- I have edited the correspondence that remains from him and his wife. According to the 1880 census, he is a native, and his father was born in France, his mother in Cuba.
On his marriage record, he is named the son of "John DeGrange and Elisabeth."
in 1860, he is living with his wife in his father's household. Early notices about him that appear in newspapers, in the later 1860s, refer to his work with the Jackson Fire Engine company and then, later, as a representative in the state legislature in the late 1860s. He also seems to have been a Mason and a member of other similar social clubs.
In the 1870 Census, Joseph H. and Ellen are living in the 2nd Ward, with "Hy," or Henry, "Ned," "Jo," "Ben," and Isabella (who is 1 and 1/2). Ellen McMillan is also living with them at this point, aged 10. This is the year that Joseph travels to New York and Boston, as recorded in their correspondence.
The letters by and to JHDegrange include many back and forth to Ellen on a trip to New York and Boston. Enclosed in one from Ellen is a newpaper clipping which mentions "Mr. Jos. H. Degrange, recently a member of the firm of Montgomery Bros., and also a Representative in the State Legislature, left yesterday evening for the North on a trip which he intends to combine business and pleasure. We trust his combination may be eminently successful." It is enclosed in a letter dated June 1869.
In 1881, he was in the procession for the funeral of James Garfield as a member of the Washington Artillery, Company B.
Note in the New Orleans Item, 10 Nov. 1891, page 2:
"MUNICIPAL MATTERS: the Board of Fire Commissioners Organized.
There was an executive session of the new Board of Fire Commissioners last evening in the Mayor's parlor. Mayor Shakepeare [sic] presided over the meeting. There were present: Messrs. Wellman, Fisher, Kuhner, Reilly, Noel, Simpson, Barker, DeGrange, and Pitard.
After the meeting had adjourned it was learned that Mr. J.H. DeGrange, member at large from the upper district, was chosen acting president of the Board. "
On August 31, 1913, appears this note in The New York Times:
"Col. Joseph de Grange of New Orleans, who has been in the American Hospital at Neuilly [France] for several weeks and undergone two operations, has arranged to leave Paris for America with his daughter, Mrs. A.W. Mclellan, by the Imperator on Sept. 11."
His funeral was at 1709 Prytania. He and his wife are buried in the DeGrange tomb in Metairie Cemetery. [1]
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Person ID |
I198 |
Last Modified |
30 Dec 2023 |
Spouse / Partner |
Ellen McMillan b. 22 Oct 1842 d. 5 Mar 1910, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 67 years) |
Marriage |
10 Dec 1859 |
Notre Dame de Bon Secours Church, New Orleans, Louisiana [2] |
Children |
+ | 1. Henry Snodgrass Degrange, Sr. b. 3 Aug 1861, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 15 Jun 1915, Mobile, Mobile Co., Alabama (Age 53 years) |
+ | 2. Dr. Joseph Tormey Degrange b. 25 Nov 1864, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 1 Sep 1936, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 71 years) |
+ | 3. George Edward Degrange b. 11 Dec 1864, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 24 Sep 1920, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 55 years) |
+ | 4. Benjamin Jacques Degrange b. Mar 1867 |
| 5. Isabella N.C. Degrange b. 1869 d. 13 May 1878 (Age 9 years) |
+ | 6. Helen Pauline "Weenie" Degrange b. 11 May 1872, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 19 May 1962 (Age 90 years) |
| 7. Noel J. Samuel Degrange b. 1 Dec 1881, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 8 Mar 1882, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 0 years) |
+ | 8. Marie Beatrice Louise Choisy Degrange b. 7 Dec 1883, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 9 Aug 1920, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 36 years) |
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Family ID |
F143 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
30 Dec 2023 |