Auguste Leon Saulque (1852 - 1912)

Born 1 Oct 1852 in Les Blancs, Champoleon, Hautes Alpes, France

Ancestors

Husband of Rosine Apolonie (Ranquis) Saulque — married 31 Jan 1887 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles , CA

Descendants

Died 30 Aug 1912 at age 59 in Hyde Park, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Auguste Saulque migrated from France to California.

Léon-Auguste Saulque was born on 1 October 1852 in les Blancs, a hamlet within the commune of Champoléon. He was the son of Joseph Saulque, a farm owner aged 42 years, and Judith Bernard, a farmer aged 32 years.^[1]

Auguste arrived in America with his brother Pierre, in San Fransisco in 1877 aboard the La Gascogne from Le Havre, France. ^[2]

Auguste married Rosine in 1887 at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church which is located across from the Los Angeles Union Train Station and is in the heart of Olvera Street, a part of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument. It was officially founded in 1781 in Los Angeles, and was renamed to Olvera Street in 1877. ^[3]

Auguste & Rosine had the following children;

Gilbert Leon Pierre (1887-1966)

Augusta (1889-1893)

Anna Marie (1892-1989)

7 Sep 1906 Auguste received his citizenship to the United States at Los Angeles County Civil Court. ^[4]

In the 1900 US Census, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA ^[5] Auguste & Rosine were living with Gilbert & Anna Marie.

Rosine had a daughter with another man:

Henrietta Laura Rose Saulque (1903-1986)

Auguste & Rosine separated and were divorced in 1905 ^[6]

Auguste, on the 1910 Census was listed as "Widow" and living with their son, Gilbert Leon Pierre. ^[7] and Rosine In the 1910 Census was also listed as a "Widow" ^[8] She is listed with Anna Marie & Henrietta living with her.

On 16 Aug 1912 Rosine & Auguste applied for a marriage license at Los Angeles City. ^[9] So apparently they made up and decided to get back together again. Unfortunately, Auguste passed away 15 days later.

Auguste is buried in Inglewood Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, located in section 'Sierra' plot #186.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Archives départementales des Hautes-Alpes: Champoléon, Naissance, Mariage, Décès, 1848-1852, Cote 2 E 33/5/4, acte 19, vue 95, consulté le 24 janvier 2018. Lien permanent: https://www.archives05.fr/ark:/23599/vta20d92167b86cf87e/daogrp/0/95
2. ↑ The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. https://libertyellisfoundation.org See Attached Photo of Ship
3. ↑ Parish records of Our Lady Queen of Angels, Los Angeles CA copy of marriage certificate received March 1996)
4. ↑ August Leon Saulque Declaration of Intention for Naturalization. U.S. Naturalization Records. 7 Sep 1906. See attached photo.
5. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Los Angeles Ward 6, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T623 90; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 54. Ward 6
6. ↑ Los Angeles Herald. 19 May 1905 Court House Notes Volume 32, Number 230, Column 2. Mrs. Rosine Saulque was granted a divorce yesterday from her husband, Auguste Saulque, by Judge Smlth. Cruelty was alleged,.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV22-YGQ : accessed 15 January 2018), August Saulque, Ballona, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 22B, family 520, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 79; FHL microfilm 1,374,092.
8. ↑ 1910 US Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Series: T624; Roll: 82; Page: 86B; Enumeration District: 162; Part: 2; Line: 29.
9. ↑ Newspapers.com Marriage licenses announcements in The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) 17 Aug 1912, Sat Page 16
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Auguste Saulque (1852-1912), Find A Grave Memorial no. 102520399, citing Inglewood Park Cemetery Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Maintained by Nancy (contributor 47760795). Find A Grave: Memorial #102520399 retrieved 14 Jan 2018 by Rose Edwards

See Also

1. Auguste & Jules Saulque in History of South Coast Counties. California GenWeb, History of the State of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties: also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present. James Miller Guinn The Chapman Publishing Co., Chicago, 1907. Viewed on Jan 24 2009 for death date of 16 Oct 1876 Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azure, France http://cagenweb.com/cpl/guinnsc2.htm#s. retrieved 2 Feb 2018