Jean Lamoreaux (1723 - 1809)

Born 31 Dec 1723 in New York City, New York County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Charity Elizabeth (Davenport) Lamoreaux — married 1745 in Orange Co, New York

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1809 at age 85 in Monroe, Orange, New York, United States

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Biography

Private John Lamoreaux served with Orange County New York Militia during the American Revolution.

John Lamoreaux is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A068227.

John Lamoreaux was a Grandson of a Huguenot emigrant (1540-1790).

Jean (John) Lamoreaux was born to Daniel and Jeanne (Massee) Lamoreaux on December 31, 1723 in New York. He died in Orange County New York in 1809.^[1] He was the grandson of Huguenot Emigrant Andre Lamoreux and Suzanne LaTour.

Jean (John) lived in Monroe, Orange County, New York. He died there in 1809. ^[2]

There is a reported indenture between Thomas Davenport and Charity Lamoree (a variant on the name Lamoreaux) date 29 July 1752 for a parcel of land in Orange County, New York in Goshen precinct. The land adjoined Oliver Davenport's; he was Charity's brother.^[1]

He married Charity Davenport, daughter of Thomas Davenport of Cold Springs, New York in 1745.^[3]

Their children were:

Thomas Lamoreaux^[4] b: 1746 in Phillipstown, Dutchess County, New York

Jane Lamoreaux^[5] b: 1747 in Philipstown, Dutchess County, New York

John Lamoreaux^[5] b: 5 Mar 1754 in Philipstown, Dutchess County, New York

Susanna Lamoreaux^[5] b: 1756 in Philipstown, Dutchess County, New York

Charity Lamoreaux^[6] b: 25 Jan 1759 in Philipstown, Dutchess County, New York

Elizabeth Lamoreaux^[5] b: 27 Mar 1760 in Phillipstown, Dutchess County, New York

Martha Lamoreaux^[5] b: 27 Jan 1761 in Philipstown, Dutchess County, New York

Isaac Lamoreaux^[7] b: 31 Dec 1762 in Phillipstown, Dutchess County, New York

Phebe Lamoreaux^[8] b: 31 Jan 1765 in Phillipstown, Dutchess County, New York

Robert Lamoreaux^[9] b: 14 Jul 1769 in Phillipstown, Dutchess County, New York

Daniel Lamoreaux^[6] b: 27 Aug 1771 in Phillipstown, Dutchess County, New York

Joshua Lamoreaux^[6] b: 29 May 1773 in Monroe, Orange County, New York

Hannah Lamoreaux^[6] b: Apr 1774 in Phillipstown, Dutchess County, New York

John served in the rank of private in the America Revolution for Orange Co., New York. He also signed the Articles of Association. He was a POW. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Giles and Franklin, page 355.
2. ↑ Giles and Franklin, page 356.
3. ↑ Giles and Franklin, page 357-361.
4. ↑ Giles and Franklin, page 357-359.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Giles and Franklin, page 359.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Giles and Franklin, page 360
7. ↑ Giles and Franklin, page 360.
8. ↑ Giles and Franklin, page 359-360.
9. ↑ Giles and Franklin, page 360-361.
10. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 18 January 2021), "Record of John Lamoreaux", Ancestor # A068227.

See also:

• Lamoreaux, A. J. André Lamoureux: the Huguenot emigrant, and family. Ithaca, New York. 1919.
• Compiled by Dorothy Giles and Irma Franklin, Thomas Davenport Philipstown Pioneer 1682-1759 and his Descendants (Cold Springs, New York, Putnam County Historical Society, October 1962), Book, in personal possession. WorldCat entry
• April's Ancestry.

Notes

Lamoreaux-35 (Jean Lamoreaux) and Lamoreaux-82 (John Lamoreaux) appear to be duplicates. A merge has been completed. Their birthdates differ by a few weeks - 11 December 1723 vs. 31 December 1723

Since all the sources listed in the merged profiles indicate the birth date of Jean/John Lamoreaux as 31 December 1723, that date was kept as the birth date.