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Louis DuBois 1626 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 October 1626

Birth Location: Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Death Date: 23 June 1696

Death Location: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, United States of America

Father: Louis Bois

Mother: Cornelia None

Spouse(s): Catherine Blancon

Children(s): Abraham DuBois, Isaac DuBois, Sarah Dubois, Louis Dubois, Matthew Bois, Chretien Bois

The story of Louis DuBois Sr began in 1626 in Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Louis DuBois Sr married Catherine Blancon, and had children including Abraham Louis DuBois, Isaac DuBois, Sarah Dubois, Louis Dubois, Matthew Du Bois, Chretien Bois. Louis DuBois Sr passed away in 1696 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Louis DuBois Sr began in 1626 in Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
  • Louis DuBois Sr married Catherine Blancon, and had children including Abraham Louis DuBois, Isaac DuBois, Sarah Dubois, Louis Dubois, Matthew Du Bois, Chretien Bois.
  • Louis DuBois Sr passed away in 1696 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Louis Bois
1597 – 1655
Birth Location: Wicres, Artois, France
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Cornelia None
1600 –
Birth Location: France
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Blancon
1629 – 1713
Birth Location: Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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Children(s)

Abraham DuBois
1657 – 1731
Birth Location: Mannheim, Stadtkreis Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Isaac DuBois
1659 – 1690
Birth Location: Mannheim
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Sarah Dubois
1662 – 1726
Birth Location: New Paltz, Ulster, New York, USA
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Louis Dubois
1677 – 1729
Birth Location: Hurley, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
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Matthew Bois
1679 –
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Chretien Bois
Birth Location: –
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Louis DuBois's Ancestors

Self
Louis DuBois
1626 – 1696
Birth Place: Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Parents
Louis du Bois
1597 – 1655
Wicres, Artois, France
Cornelia
1600 –
France
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louis DuBois's Descendants

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Louis DuBois (21 October 1626 – 23 June 1696) m. Catherine Blancon (17 October 1629 – 18 October 1713)
  1. 1. Abraham (Louis) DuBois (27 December 1657 – 7 October 1731) m. Margaret Deyo (7 October 1662 – 27 March)
    1. 1. Sarah Dubois (18 May 1682 – )
    2. 2. Abraham DuBois (17 Apr 1685 – 3 Mar 1758)
    3. 3. Leah DuBois (16 October 1687 – 12 September 1758) m. Phillip Ferree (16 October 1686 – 19 May 1753)
      1. 1. Joel Ferree (13 February 1731 – 19 June 1801) m. Mary Copeland (1730 – 18 September 1757) m. Jane Johnson m. Susan (Green) m. Sallie Davis
        1. 1. Isaac Ferree (1753 – 24 January 1820) m. Mary (1747 – 1806)
        2. 2. Rachael Ferree (1755 – 8 August 1782)
        3. 3. Leah Ferree (18 September 1757 – 8 May 1841) m. John (Adam) Lightner (9 October 1744 – 5 September 1798)
    4. 4. Catherine Dubois (1693 – 30 July 1733)
  2. 2. Isaac DuBois (1659 – 28 June 1690) m. Maria Hasbrouck (8 January 1664 – 1719)
    1. 1. Daniel DuBois (28 Apr 1684 – 21 April 1752)
  3. 3. Sarah Dubois (14 Sep 1662 – 13 Jan 1726) m. Joost (Jansen van) Meteren (1656 – 13 January 1706)
    1. 1. Jan (Jensen (John)) Vanmeter (14 Oct 1683 – 13 August 1745) m. Margaret Mollenauer (1687 – 13 August 1745)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Van) Metre (1715 – 1792) m. CAPT. (THOMAS C) SHEPHERD (1 Nov 1705 – 1776)
        1. 1. David Shepherd (17 January 1734 – 2 Feb 1795)
        2. 2. Col. (John) Sheppard (10 Aug 1734 – 4 Dec 1802)
        3. 3. Rebecca Shepherd (1735 – 12 March 1810)
        4. 4. REBECCA SHEPHERD (1735 – 12 Mar 1810)
        5. 5. Sarah Shepherd (1736 – 18 October 1780)
        6. 6. William Shepherd (1737 – 1824)
        7. 7. Lawrence Shepherd (1737 – 29 Jan 1842)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Shepherd (3 October 1738 – 1788)
        9. 9. Mary Shepherd (1740 – 13 Sep 1781)
        10. 10. William Shepherd (4 Mar 1741 – 4 Jun 1824)
        11. 11. Thomas (C.) Shepherd (1743 – 1792)
        12. 12. Thomas (C.) Shepherd, (1743 – 16 OCT 1792)
        13. 13. JOHN SHEPHERD (1749 – 31 July 1812) m. Martha (Matilda) Nelson (1750 – 5 November 1825)
        14. 14. Martha (Matilda) Shepherd (1752 – 31 Jul 1812) m. George Mcnabb (1746 – 4 May 1818)
        15. 15. Abraham Shepherd (10 Nov 1754 – 7 Sep 1822)
        16. 16. Susannah Shepherd (1 September 1758 – 13 April 1835)
    2. 2. Rebecca (Van) Meter
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Van) Meter (3 Mar 1688 – 3 Mar 1689)
    4. 4. Isaac VanMeter (March 1692 – 14 December 1757)
    5. 5. Hendrick (Jansen Van) Meter (1 Sep 1695 – 12 Oct 1759)
    6. 6. Jacob (Van) Meter (1705 – )
  4. 4. Louis Dubois (4 October 1677 – 1729)
  5. 5. Matthew (Du) Bois (3 Jan 1679 – ) m. Sara (De) Witt
  6. 6. Chretien Bois

Louis DuBois's Timeline

5 Records

1626
21 October 1626
Birth of Louis DuBois Sr in Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
1655
10 Oct 1655
Age 29
Louis DuBois Sr was married in New Paltz, New York
New Paltz, New York
1655
10 Oct 1655
Age 29
Louis DuBois Sr was married in Somerset Co., New Jersey
Somerset Co., New Jersey
1696
23 June 1696
Age 70
Death of Louis DuBois Sr in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
Kingston, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
1696
13 Jul 1696
Age 70
Burial of Louis DuBois Sr in New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 October 1626
    Event Place: Wicres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 224
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 769.039; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 56
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1655
    Event Place: New Paltz, New York
    Record Source: American Marriages Before 1699

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1655
    Event Place: Somerset Co., New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 20 Nov 1960; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.08977181,0.23819813,0.4948351&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New York, New York; Year: 1660; Page Number: 199

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Netherlands
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 20 Nov 1960; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.08977181,0.23819813,0.4948351&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, Calendar of the N.Y. Colonial Manuscripts indorsed Land Papers - Extracts; Publication Place: Albany; Publisher: Weed, Parsons & Co.; Publication Year: 1864; Page Number: 15

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Bi-centenary reunion of the descendants of Louis and Jacques Du Bois

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1696
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1696
    Event Place: New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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