ID: I91462
Name: FREDERICK LECLAIRE
Sex: M
Birth: 17 AUG 1879 in Stillwater, Washington, MN
Death: 21 JAN 1959 in Bayport, Washington, MN
Note: Frederick LeClaire was born in Stillwater. He worked in lumber camp near Ely, MN where he met Mary Johnson from Winton, MN. She became pregnant. Frederick was from a stongly Catholic family and the Catholic priest refused to marry them. They married in Ramsey County in civil ceremony Aug. 14, 1904. The twin girls Ethel and Adeline were born months later on Nov. 12, 1904. Fred fell away from the Catholic church soon afterwards. Mary had children baptized Lutheran and made sure they attended sunday school. She herself never went to church as she said she didn't have nice enough clothes. She listened to radio services and was active church ladies groups. Fred was reported to have been a heavy drinker.
Father: GIDEON LECLAIRE b: SEP 1828 in Canada
Mother: CEZARINE PATENAUDE b: 4 NOV 1839 in Canada
Marriage 1
MARY JOHNSON b: 17 OCT 1877 in Winton, St Louis, MN
- Married:
14 AUG 1904
in ___, Ramsey, MN
Children
ADELINE GRACE LECLAIRE b: 12 NOV 1904 in South Stillwater, Washington, MN ETHEL MARIE LECLAIRE b: 12 NOV 1904 ALLAN LECLAIRE b: 30 APR 1906 MARION LOUISE LECLAIRE b: 31 MAR 1908 RUSSELL ALFRED LECLAIRE b: 15 AUG 1909 WALTER JOSEPH LECLAIRE b: 1 AUG 1911 GEORGE WILLIAM LECLAIRE b: 5 MAR 1913 MARGARET HELEN LECLAIRE b: 7 DEC 1915 JAMES EDWARD LECLAIRE b: 11 JUN 1920 JUNE EVELYN LECLAIRE b: 31 MAY 1924 | |