Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Florance Abraham LAMOREAUX
Florance A. Lamoreaux was born in Yates County, February 14, 1831. In 1844 (sic) his parents came to Michigan, and settled on Plaster Creek, three miles south of Grand Rapids, and a year and a half after removed to Walker. When they came to this section they made the route on the Grand River from Jackson on three scows. Floating trees sometimes obstructed the way, which were chopped out. Andrew Lamoreaux, his father, bought 160 acres on sec. 1, and died in 1876; his wife died when Florance was about 11 years old. Florance bought 59 acres of the homestead propety before his father's death, and now also owns 80 acres in Plainfield, with 45 under culture. He was married April 16, 1859 to Louise E. Winfield (? her brother's last name was Patten), Herkimer Co., NY. They have had six children, born in Walker as follows: James F., January 8, 1860; Fred A. February 26, 1862; George P., April 8, 1864; S. Eliza, Dec. 220, 1868, Charles Hudson, October 8, 1871; William S., September 18, 1873. Charles died January 4, 1881. George T. Patten, only brother of Mrs. Lamoreaux, enlisted in the Civil War at Grand Rapids in 1863, in Co. B. Sixth MI Cavalry. Captain Weaver, and was killed July 14, 1864 near Falling Waters (Virginia). Florance's parents names were Andrew and Sallie, the former of French and the later German Descent.
From: The History of Kent County, Michigan written by Chapman around 1882.
F.A. Lamoreaux Dies Suddenly On Visit
Comstock Park Pioneer Victim of Apoplexy on Farm Near Pierson
Florance A. Lamoreaux of Comstock Park, pioneer of Grand River Valley, died Sunday at the age of eighty-six years as a result of stroke of apoplexy. At the time of his death, he was spending the day with his daughter, Mrs. Thomas A. Hice, and a family at the John C. Lovell farm near Pierson. He died with a few minutes after he was stricken.
Mr. Lamoreaux was born in Yates County, New York. When he was thirteen years old, his father Andrew Lamoreaux emigrated to Michigan. The family came from Detroit to Jackson by wagon and then poled two scows down Grand River. They located north of Grand Rapids where the village of Comstock Park now is located. At that time there were no other inhabitants for miles although six sawmills were located not far away on Mill Creek. Florance's father cleared up the land in summer and worked at one of the sawmills in winter. The farm was purchased from John Ball who in turn bought it from the indians, giving the Lamoreaux family an undisputed title to the land. For the remainder of his life he lived on the farm which is now being worked on by the sons.
Surviving are three sons, James, George and William, one daugher Mrs. Hice and and a brother, Andrew Lamoreaux, all of Comstock Park. Funeral Services will be held at the home of James Lamoreaux Tuesday at 1:30. Burial will be at Comstock Park.
From: Grand Rapids Press, 1917.
According to obituary, cause of death was "stroke of apoplexy" (heart attack)
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