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John Ambrose Davenport 1837 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1837

Birth Location: L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 30 November 1914 Died of Diabetes Melitus

Death Location: Naubinway, Mackinac, Michigan, USA

Father: Ambrose Davenport

Mother: Susan Davenport

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Belanger, Julia Duffina

Children(s): Marie Davenport, Emma Davenport, Emma Davenport, Elizabeth Davenport, Harvey Davenport, Ignatius Davenport, Emma Davenport, Francis Davenport, Jessie Davenport, Minnie Davenport, John Davenport, William Davenport, Harvey Davenport, Ignatius Davenport, Mildred Davenport, Millie Davenport, Millicent Davenport, Wilfred Davenport, Wilford Davenport, Wilfred Davenport, Viola Davenport

John Ambrose Davenport was born in 1837 in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA, the child of Ambrose Davenport and Susan Davenport. John Ambrose Davenport married Elizabeth Belongia Belanger, Julia Duffina, and had children including Marie Lucy Davenport, Emma Susan Davenport, Emma Susan Davenport, Elizabeth Angelique Davenport, Harvey C Davenport, Ignatius Harvey Davenport, Emma Susan Davenport, Francis Davenport, Jessie Davenport, Minnie Josephine Davenport, John A. Davenport, William Franklin Davenport, Harvey Cleveland Davenport, Ignatius Harvey Davenport, Mildred Davenport, Millie Davenport, Millicent Davenport, Wilfred Davenport, Wilford Davenport, Wilfred Davenport, Viola Finey Davenport. John Ambrose Davenport passed away in 1914 in Naubinway, Mackinac, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • John Ambrose Davenport was born in 1837 in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA, the child of Ambrose Davenport and Susan Davenport.
  • John Ambrose Davenport married Elizabeth Belongia Belanger, Julia Duffina, and had children including Marie Lucy Davenport, Emma Susan Davenport, Emma Susan Davenport, Elizabeth Angelique Davenport, Harvey C Davenport, Ignatius Harvey Davenport, Emma Susan Davenport, Francis Davenport, Jessie Davenport, Minnie Josephine Davenport, John A. Davenport, William Franklin Davenport, Harvey Cleveland Davenport, Ignatius Harvey Davenport, Mildred Davenport, Millie Davenport, Millicent Davenport, Wilfred Davenport, Wilford Davenport, Wilfred Davenport, Viola Finey Davenport.
  • John Ambrose Davenport passed away in 1914 in Naubinway, Mackinac, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ambrose Davenport
1801 – 1879
Birth Location: Canada
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Susan Davenport
1807 – 1888
Birth Location: Mackinac Island, Mackinac Co, MI or WI [pr 1850,1860cs] or Crow Wing River, Red Lake (Band of) Chippewa Indian Reservation), Beltrami Co, MN [prTrees,1818]
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Belanger
1849 – 1874
Birth Location: Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, United States
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Julia Duffina
1855 – 1927
Birth Location: Bois Blanc Island, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA
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Children(s)

Marie Davenport
1868 – 1930
Birth Location: Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
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Emma Davenport
1869 – 1952
Birth Location: Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Michigan
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Emma Davenport
1869 – 1952
Birth Location: Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
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Elizabeth Davenport
1873 – 1873
Birth Location: Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Michigan
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Harvey Davenport
1889 – 1989
Birth Location: Naubinway, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
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Ignatius Davenport
1889 – 1948
Birth Location: Mackinac County, Michigan, USA
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Emma Davenport
1869 – 1952
Birth Location: Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Michigan
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Francis Davenport
1877 – 1885
Birth Location: Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, United States
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Jessie Davenport
1879 –
Birth Location: Michigan
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Minnie Davenport
1879 – 1966
Birth Location: Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
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John Davenport
1882 – 1942
Birth Location: Michigan
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William Davenport
1884 – 1885
Birth Location: Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, United States
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Harvey Davenport
1888 – 1948
Birth Location: Gould City, Mackinac County, Michigan, United States of America
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Ignatius Davenport
1889 – 1948
Birth Location: Mackinac County, Michigan, USA
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Mildred Davenport
1891 – 1966
Birth Location: Naubinway, Mackinac, Michigan, United States
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Millie Davenport
1891 – 1966
Birth Location: Michigan
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Millicent Davenport
1891 – 1891
Birth Location: Michigan
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Wilfred Davenport
1893 – 1893
Birth Location: Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, United States
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Wilford Davenport
1893 – 1893
Birth Location: Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
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Wilfred Davenport
1893 – 1893
Birth Location: Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, United States
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Viola Davenport
1899 – 1974
Birth Location: Emmet County, Michigan, United States of America
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John Davenport's Ancestors

Self
John Davenport
1837 – 1914
Birth Place: L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
Parents
Ambrose Davenport
1801 – 1879
Canada
Susan Davenport
1807 – 1888
Mackinac Island, Mackinac Co, MI or WI [pr 1850,1860cs] or Crow Wing River, Red Lake (Band of) Chippewa Indian Reservation), Beltrami Co, MN [prTrees,1818]
Grandparents
Ambrose (R.) Davenport
1772 – 1858
Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Davenport
1778 – 1847
Scotland
Francois (Des) Carreaux
1775 – 1820
Province of Maycnnc, France
Princess Waub-o-jeeg
1780 – 1816
St Croix River, Wisconsin, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Davenport's Descendants

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John (Ambrose) Davenport (14 December 1837 – 30 November 1914 Died of Diabetes Melitus) m. Elizabeth (Belongia) Belanger (18 Nov 1849 – 12 May 1874) m. Julia Duffina (5 Mar 1855 – 3 May 1927)
  1. 1. Marie (Lucy) Davenport (14 February 1868 – 21 September 1930)
  2. 2. Emma (Susan) Davenport (22 FEB 1869 – 5 Sep 1952)
  3. 3. Emma (Susan) Davenport (22 February 1869 – 5 September 1952)
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Angelique) Davenport (1873 – 24 Jul 1873)
  5. 5. Harvey (C) Davenport (1889 – 1989)
  6. 6. Ignatius (Harvey) Davenport (31 October 1889 – 16 Mar 1948)
  7. 7. Francis Davenport (Aug 21, 1877 – Mar 27, 1885)
  8. 8. Jessie Davenport (Abt. 1879 – )
  9. 9. Minnie (Josephine) Davenport (02 Jul 1879 – Mar 01, 1966)
  10. 10. John (A.) Davenport (25 Jan 1882 – 10 Jul 1942) m. Jane Davenport (February 1881 – 31 July 1936)
    1. 1. Ellaree (Joy) Wachter (10 May 1906 – 22 Jan 1988) m. William (H) WACHTER (8 Mar 1902 – 11 Oct 1992)
      1. 1. Donald (H) Wachter (6 Apr 1927 – 23 Oct 2012)
      2. 2. Robert (William) Wachter (2 Oct 1930 – 23 Sep 1997)
      3. 3. Richard Wachter (abt 1933 – )
      4. 4. Winifred Wachter (abt 1939 – )
      5. 5. Gary (Francis) Wachter (20 Jun 1954 – 8 Jul 2014)
    2. 2. Arbutus (C) Davenport (15 February 1911 – 24 July 1982)
    3. 3. Asenath (Isabell) Davenport (abt 1914 – ) m. Walter Box
    4. 4. John (Ford) Davenport (14 April 1916 – 4 September 1916)
    5. 5. Lee (W) Davenport (14 Mar 1917 – 19 Feb 1992)
    6. 6. Lee (Ward) Davenport (21 February 1918 – 10 July 1975)
    7. 7. Everett Davenport (20 Apr 1920 – 10 Dec 1985)
    8. 8. Eunice (May) Davenport (6 Sep 1922 – 6 Nov 1994)
    9. 9. Eunice (May) Davenport (6 Sep 1922 – 6 Nov 1994)
  11. 11. William (Franklin) Davenport (16 Mar 1884 – 29 May 1885)
  12. 12. Harvey (Cleveland) Davenport (31 October 1888 – 16 Mar 1948) m. Hazel (Adams) Davenport (4 Nov 1895 – Oct 1966)
    1. 1. Mildred Davenport (6 Nov 1918 – 13 Nov 1926)
    2. 2. Emma (F) Davenport (12 Jul 1920 – 31 Mar 2003) m. Kenneth (C) Beckman (28 Jan 1918 – 9 Oct 1981)
    3. 3. Marvin Davenport (1923 – 24 DEC 1923)
  13. 13. Mildred Davenport (Apr 1891 – 01 Mar 1966)
  14. 14. Millie Davenport (Apr 1891 – 01 Mar 1966)
  15. 15. Millicent Davenport (Apr 1891 – Apr 1891)
  16. 16. Wilfred Davenport (10 Sep 1893 – 10 Sep 1893)
  17. 17. Wilford Davenport (10 Sep 1893 – 10 Sep 1893)
  18. 18. Wilfred Davenport (Sep 10, 1893 – Sep 10, 1893)
  19. 19. Viola (Finey) Davenport (5 May 1899 – 27 Oct 1974) m. Louis (Daniel) Adams (17 April 1894 – 27 February 1948) m. Louis (Daniel) Adams (17 Apr 1894 – 27 Feb 1948) m. Louis (Daniel) Adams (17 April 1894 – 27 February 1948)
    1. 1. Earl (Alexander) Adams (Apr 1922 – 28 Oct 1923)
    2. 2. Louis Adams (25 Nov 1925 – 25 Nov 1925 (Stillborn))
    3. 3. Baby Adams (1 Apr 1930 – 1 Apr 1930)
    4. 4. Lawrence Adams (20 April 1919 – 25 Sep 1920)
    5. 5. Louis Adams (25 Nov 1925 – 25 Nov 1925)
    6. 6. Baby Adams (01 Apr 1930 – 01 Apr 1930)
    7. 7. George (Lyle) Adams (20 June 1917 – 15 April 1993) m. Bernadette (Julia) Cadieux (abt 1919 – 17 January 1996) m. Georgia (R) Adams (abt 1916 – 18 August 2013)
      1. 1. George (Lewis) Adams* (1942 – Jul1968)
      2. 2. Frederick Adams (09 Jun 1945 – 17 Jan 2001)
      3. 3. Judith (L.) Adams (18 Jan 1947 – 22 Nov 2024) m. Gerald (D.) Benton (20 Mar 1946 – )
        1. 1. Gerald (D) Benton (05 Mar 1971 – )
        2. 2. Jodi Benton (8 Apr 1972 – ) m. Gerald (Richard) Boardman (5 May 1969 – )
        3. 3. Jan (Louise) Benton (26 Nov 1983 – ) m. Jonathan Rupp

John Davenport's Timeline

12 Records

1837
14 December 1837
Birth of John Ambrose Davenport in Mackinac Island, MI
Mackinac Island, MI
1837
14 December 1837
Birth of John Ambrose Davenport in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
1837
14 December 1837
Birth of John Ambrose Davenport in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
1837
14 December 1837
Birth of John Ambrose Davenport in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
1837
14 December 1837
Birth of John Ambrose Davenport in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
1837
14 December 1837
Birth of John Ambrose Davenport in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
1837
14 December 1837
Birth of John Ambrose Davenport in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
1870
1870
Age 33
John Ambrose Davenport resided here in Holmes, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
Holmes, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
1876
13 May 1876
Age 39
John Ambrose Davenport was married in Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
1880
1880
Age 43
John Ambrose Davenport resided here in Newton, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
Newton, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 73
John Ambrose Davenport resided here in Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
1914
30 November 1914 Died of Diabetes Melitus
Age 77
Death of John Ambrose Davenport in Naubinway, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
Naubinway, Mackinac, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1837
    Event Place: Mackinac Island, MI
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Holmes, Mackinac, Michigan; Roll: M593_687; Page: 269B; Family History Library Film: 552186
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan; Roll: T624_658; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1374671
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1837
    Event Place: L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1837
    Event Place: L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1837
    Event Place: L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1837
    Event Place: L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1837
    Event Place: L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1837
    Event Place: L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 May 1876
    Event Place: Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Holmes, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Holmes, Mackinac, Michigan; Roll: M593_687; Page: 269B; Family History Library Film: 552186

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Newton, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan; Roll: T624_658; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1374671

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 November 1914 Died of Diabetes Melitus
    Event Place: Naubinway, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Naubinway, Mackinac County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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