Louisa Josephine Binsso

Other Events:

• 1860 Census: 20 Jul 1860, New York, New York Co., NY
• 1870 Census: 10 Jun 1870, Yorktown, Westchester Co., NY
• Obituary: 5 Dec 1895, New York, New York Co., NY; New York Times
• Obituary: 6 Dec 1895, New York, New York Co., NY; New York Times

Notes:

1860 Census:
1st Division 15 Ward, New York PO, p. 101
Louisa Lafarge    50  F                     New York
Louis       "           25  M   Merchant      "
Henry      "           22  M        "               "
John        "           20  M                         "
Altrois     "           18  M                         "

1870 Census:
Shrub Oak PO, p. 719a
Lafarge, John    35  M  W   Artist   ----  ----   New York   Mother foreign born    citizen
---, Margaret      30   F  W   Keeping house       "
---, Grant             8  M   W                                  "
---, Emily              7   F   W                                  "
---, Benie             4  M   W                                   "
---, Margaret        2   F  W                                   "
---, Oliver       11/12  M  W                                   "           July
... 4 servants
Jones, Thomas   65  M  W   Accountant  $20,000  $1500   Wales                        citizen
---, Louisa           65  F  W   Keeping house                         New York  parents foreign born
Lafarge, Marion  18  F   W                                                          "
---, Mary              45  F  W                                                           "
... 2 servants

Obituary:
LA FARGE-JONES.-- On Dec. 4, at Mohegan, N.Y., Louisa La Farge-Jones, widow of John La Farge and of Thomas Jones, and daughter of Louis Binsse de St. Victor and Victoire Bancel de Confendens.

Notice of funeral hereafter.

Obituary:
LA FARGE-JONES.-- On Wednesaday, Dec. 4, at Mohegan, N.Y., in her 84th year, Louisa La Farge-Jones, widow of John La Farge and of Thomas Jones, and daughter of Louis Binsse de St. Victor and Victoire Bancel de Confendens.

Funeral services will be held in St. Leo's Church, 28th St., between 5th and Madison Avs., on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 11 A.M.

Louisa married Jean-Frederic "John" de la Farge, Sr. Bef 1835. Jean-Frederic was born Abt 1790, ____, ____, ____, France; died 26 Jun 1858, New York, New York Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Louisa married Thomas Jones Bef 1870. Thomas was born Abt 1805, ____, ____, Wales, UK; died Bef 1895. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1850 Census: 22 Aug 1850, New York, New York Co., NY
• 1860 Census: 30 Jun 1860, New York, New York Co., NY
• 1870 Census: 10 Jun 1870, Yorktown, Westchester Co., NY
• 1880 Census: 7 Jun 1880, New York, New York Co., NY
• 1880 Census: 11 Jun 1880, Newport, Newport Co., RI
• 1900 Census: 1900; not located
• 1910 Census: 21 Apr 1910, Newport, Newport Co., RI
• Newspaper Article: 31 Dec 1910, Newport, Newport Co., RI; Newport Mercury

Notes:

"John La Farge (1835-1910) was a distinguished American painter.  He is often called 'the father of mural painting in America.'  His greatest
mural, painted in 1885, is the chancel of the Church of the Ascension in New York City.  In 1876, he decorated Trinity Church in Boston, his first important work.  La Farge also attracted praise for his bright water colors, his work in stained-glass windows, and as a teacher of young painters.

"La Farge was born in New York City, of French parentage. He studied painting in Paris, then returned to New York City to study law.  But he disliked this subject, and went to Newport, R.I., to work with painter William M. Hunt.  La Farge later traveled and painted in Japan and the South Seas."

(Edwin L. Fulwider, ed., World Book Encyclopedia, 1981, vol. 12, p. 28)

1850 Census:
Eastern Half of 15th Ward, p. 170a
John La Farge    60  M  None     $500,000   France
Louisa      "         36   F                                 New York
John         "         15   M                                    "               school
Louisa      "         14   F                                     "                   "
Henry       "         11   M                                    "                   "
Alfonse    "           9   M                                    "                   "
Hellen       "           6    F                                    "                   "
Emily         "           4    F                                    "                   "
Francis     "           3    F                                    "                  
Mary         "        6/12  F                                    "                  
Mary Vincent      70    F                                  France
Margaret Bansil  60    F                                       "
Ann Ward           26    F                                   Ireland
Julia    "               24    F                                      "
... 5 additional female lodgers/servants from Ireland.

1860 Census:
New York PO, p. 161
...
John Lefarge   24  M   Tripe Dealer  -----  $1000   New York

1870 Census:
Shrub Oak PO, p. 719a
Lafarge, John    35  M  W   Artist   ----  ----   New York   Mother foreign born    citizen
---, Margaret      30   F  W   Keeping house       "
---, Grant             8  M   W                                  "
---, Emily              7   F   W                                  "
---, Benie             4  M   W                                   "
---, Margaret        2   F  W                                   "
---, Oliver       11/12  M  W                                   "           July
... 4 servants
Jones, Thomas   65  M  W   Accountant  $20,000  $1500   Wales                        citizen
---, Louisa           65  F  W   Keeping house                         New York  parents foreign born
Lafarge, Marion  18  F   W                                                          "
---, Mary              45  F  W                                                           "
... 2 servants

1880 Census:
ED 158, p. 38
East Washington House
...
La Farge, Jno    W  M  44   ----  S   Artist?               ----  ----  ----

1880 Census:
ED 94, p. 39   [  206A ]
Sunny Side Ct.
LaFarge, John    W  M   45                Head   Md   Artist                   NY  France  NY
---, Margaret       W  F   41                 Wife   Md   Keeping house    RI    RI          RI
---, Grant            W  M  18                  Son    S                                 RI    NY        RI
---, Emily             W  F   16                  Dau    S                                 CT  NY        RI
---, Bancel          W  M  14                  Son    S                                 RI    NY        RI
---, Margaret       W  F   12                  Dau    S                                 RI    NY        RI
---, Oliver            W  M   10                 Son    S                                 RI    NY        RI
---, Frances        W   F     6                 Dau    S                                 RI    NY        RI
---, John              W  M        4/12  Jan  Son    S                                 RI    NY        RI
... 4 Servants

1910 Census:
Ward 4, ED 45, sheet 9B
6 Sunnyside Place
La Farge, John    Head  M  W  76  M1  50           RI  France  France   Artist - Painting
---, Margaret M     Wife   F  W  72  M1  50  7  7   RI  RI          RI
---, Margaret          Dau   F  W  40  S                   RI  RI          RI
... 2 servants

Newspaper Article:
Will of John LaFarge

The will of John LaFarge, the eminent artist who died at the Butler Hospital a few weeks ago, was filed for probate to the Probate Court of this city on Tuesday. The will had been in possession of the court for some time, under seal, with a request that it be opened and filed on December 27. The will is dated April 23 last, and was drawn by John LaFarge. It is an unusual document and contains unusual directions for the disposition of the property. It is understood that the family acquiesces entirely in the desire of the late artist to distribute the estate, although none of the members of the family are mentioned in the will.

Grace E. Bartles of Larchmont, N. Y., is named executrix, with the request that she be not required to furnish bonds. Practically the entire distribution of the estate is left to the judgment of the executrix.

The will provides that all drawings of the testator be offered to the Metropolitan, Carnegie, Worcester and Seattle art museums for a sum to be determined by the executrix, and if the offers are not accepted by the museums named, the drawings are to be sold at public auction. The printings of the artist are to be disposed of in the same manner, with the exception that private sale is provided instead of public auction in the event that the museums do not care to purchase the paintings at the price named by the executrix.

The books, studio effects and all other articles of personal property belonging to the testator are to be disposed of by the executrix in the most advantageous manner and the proceeds derived from such sales are to be distributed by her among certain persons named in a separate paper accompanying the will. Provision is made that the royalties from the books of the testator shall be paid to the executrix, who is to continue their publication.

All letters are to be looked over by the executirx who is empowered to destroy them or dispose of them in any way she sees fit. The testator expressed the wish that all expenses of his interment, the building of a tomb and his debts be paid from the proceeds of the sale of his various effects, and the remainder to be distributed among such museums and and other public institutions as his executrix may designate.

John married Margaret Mason Perry 15 Oct 1860. Margaret (daughter of Dr. Christopher Grant Champlain Perry, M. D. and Frances "Fanny" Sergeant) was born 26 Feb 1839, Newport, Newport Co., RI; died 2 May 1925, Newport, Newport Co., RI; was buried Aft 2 May 1925, Morningside Cemetery, Newport, Newport Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Alt. Birth: 6 Jan 1862, Newport, Newport Co., RI
• 1910 Census: 5 May 1910, New York, New York Co., NY

Notes:

1910 Census:
Manhattan Ward 18, ED 985, sheet 11A
124 East 22nd Street
La Farge, C. Grant      Head   M  W  48  M1  15           NY  RI    RI    Architect - Building
---, Florence B             Wife    F  W  46  M1  15  4  4   DE   NY  DE
---, Magaret                  Dau    F  W  13  S                    RI    NY  DE
---, Christopher            Son    M  W  12  S                    NY  NY  DE
---, Oliver                      Son   M   W   8  S                    NY  NY  DE
---, Francis                   Son    M  W   6  S                    NY  NY  DE
...  4 servants

Christopher married Florence Bayard Lockwood 5 Sep 1895. Florence was born 5 Apr 1864, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE; died 18 Sep 1944, Saunderstown, Washington Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Emily Marie Louise LaFarge
• Name: Mary Louise LaFarge
• Alt. Birth: 28 Oct 1863, Glen Cove, Nassau Co., NY
• Residence: Aft 1890; The Gladstone - Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA

Emily married William Rehn Claxton 8 Jan 1890. William (son of Edmund Claxton and Elizabeth Lex Rehn) was born 20 Nov 1850, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA; died 1915, Alexandria, Alexandria City, VA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 15 Aug 1938, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT; Hartford Courant

Notes:

Obituary:
Noted Artist Dies, 72, In Mt. Carmet
Bancel LaFrage was son of Famous Painter, John; Decorated Many Churches in Career

Hamden, Aug. 14. --(Special.) -- Bancel LaFarge, noted artist and mural painter, died Suday at his Mt. Carmet home after an illness of several months. He was 72 years old.

The funeral will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in St. Aeden's Church, New Haven. Burial will be in Newport, R. I.

Mr. LaFarge was born in Newport, son of the famous artist, John LaFarge, and Margaret (Perry) LaFarge, who was the granddaughter of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.

For about 10 years Bancel LaFarge devoted himself to the affairs of his family and was an assistant to the late John LaFarge, in the latter's studio on Tenth Street, New York City. In 1903, some time after he was married, he took his family abroad, where he lived for 12 years.

Pursuing in Paris and elsewhere the study of drawing and painting, he prepared himself for the execution of four large alter-pieces in the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Providence, R. I.

Worked in Mosaics.

Actively interested in every form of art, his greatest inspiration and delight were Byzantine mosaics. This special influence can be traced in much of his work, not only in his Providence paintings but also in such decorations for St. Charles Seminary, Catonsville, Md., his series of mosaic alter pieces for the National Shrine in Washington, D. C., and finally his most important work, the apse of Trinity College, in Washington. This mosaic, covering the large semidome over the altar, and prepresenting the "Coronation of the Virgin", a subject inspired from Dante's Earthly Paradise and the Vision of Ezekiel, is a remarkably beautiful and authenitic use of the material.

Among other works in mural decoration is a large painting on the apse of Sacred Heart Church, St. Paul, Minn., "Christ Appearing to his Disciples at the Lake of Tiberius", and another decoration in the same church, representing the prophets, Moses and Isaiah. He also executed a lunette for the New Haven Public Library. A series of stained glass windows in the Cathedral at St. Paul, Minn., and a window representing the Virgin in the Church of Our Lady, Mt. Carmel, are examples of his work in that medium.

One of the marked characteristics of Bancel LaFarge was his deep love and understanding of nature, a factor which palyed a significant part of his life, and which is evidenced by countless smaller works in oil, water-color and pastel.

In 1898 her married Mabel Hooper, daughter of Edward Hooper, treasurer of Harvard Universitty and art patron.

Received Many Honors.

He was a member of the American Institute of Arts and Letters, honorary member of the American Institute of Architects, member of the National Society of Mural Painters, former president of the Liturgical Arts Society, associate fellow of Davenport College, Yale University; President of the Sleeping Giant Park Association, and a member of the Connecticut State Commission of Sculptures.

He was also a member of the jury in the national competition sponsored by the United Stets Treasury Department for the decoration of the government buildings in Washington. His clubs included the Century Association and St. Anthony Club, New York City; and the Social Club, the Dissenters, the Elizabethan Club and the Graduates Club in New Haven.

He leaves his wife, Mabel Hopper LaFarge; four sons, L. Bancel, Edward H., Henry A., and Thomas S. LaFarge; two brothers, C. Grant LaFarge and Rev. John LaFarge, C.J., and two sisters, Mrs. E. H. Childs of New York City and Miss Margaret LaFarge of Newport.

John married Mabel Hooper 8 Sep 1898, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA. Mabel (daughter of Edward William "Ned" Hooper and Fanny Hudson Chapin) was born 26 Jun 1875, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA; died 1944, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1900 Census: 9 Jun 1900, Seattle, King Co., WA
• 1910 Census: 19 Apr 1910, Seattle, King Co., WA
• 1920 Census: 19 Jan 1920, Pasadena, Los Angeles Co., CA
• 1930 Census: 14 Apr 1930, New York, New York Co., NY
• Obituary: 30 May 1936, New York, New York Co., NY; New York Times
• Obituary: 5 Jun 1936, Newport, Newport Co., RI; Newport Mercury and Weekly News

Notes:

1900 Census:
Ward 5, ED 103, sheet 8B
Providence Hospital, Fifth Ave.
Lafarge, Oliver H. P.  Patient  W  M  Apr 1871  29  S    NY  NY  NY   Real Estate & Ins.

1910 Census:
Ward 4, ED 100, sheet 5A
Madison Hotel, Madison Street
La Farge, Oliver H. P.    Tenant  M  W  40            M1  2           RI     NY  RI     Secretary - Bank
---, Mary Lewis             Tenant   F  W  26            M1  2  1  1   WA  IA   WA
---, Margaret                  Tenant  M  W       10/12  S                  WA  RI   WA

1920 Census:
Ward 5, ED 497, sheet 8B
1400 N. Chester Ave.
La Farge, Oliver H.          Head  M  W  50  Wd   US  US  US   Banker - bank
---, Margaret                     Dau   F  W  10   S     WA  US  US
---, John                            Son  M  W    7   S     WA  US  US
... 2 servants

1930 Census:
ED 556, sheets 15A-15B
147 East 72nd Street
La Farge, O H P    Head   M  W  60  Md  54   RI    NY  RI    Executive - Irving Investor Mgmt
---, F                      Wife    F  W  52  Md  48   NJ   NY  NY
Swords, J   Son of Wife  M  W  23  S           NY  NY  NJ
---, M W      Dau of Wife   F  W  21  S           NY  NY  NJ
-----  sheet 15B  -----
La Farge, Margaret   Step Dau  F  W   20  S   WA  RI    WA
---, J. ?.                     Step Son  M  W  16  S   WA  RI    WA
Swords, G. ?.            Son         M   W  15  S   NY   NY  NJ
... 4 servants

Obituary:
LaFARGE -- At his home, 147 East 72nd St., on Friday, May 29, Oliver H. P. LaFarge, beloved husband of Florence Jacquelin LaFarge, and son of the late John Frederick and Margaret Perry LaFarge. Requiem Mass at St. Vincent Ferrer's Church, 68th St. and Lexington Av., on Monday, June 1, at 11 o'clock. Interment private. Seattle papers please copy.

Obituary:
DEATH OF O. H. P. LaFARGE; IN NEW YORK CITY
Was Born in Middletown and Passed His Boyhood Days in Newport

Oliver Hazard PerryLaFarge, a son of the late artist, who lived for many years in Newport and a great grandson of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, U. S. N., hero of the battle of Lake Erie in the war of 1812, died last Friday at his home in New York City. He was 65 years old and recently retired as executive of the General Motors Company. He was born in Middletown, but passed his boyhood days in Newport, where his parents resided on Greenough place.

Mr. LaFarge leaves his wife, a daughter, Miss Margaret LaFarge, a son John La Farge, two sisters, Mrs. Edward Child of Philadelphia and Miss Margaret LaFarge of this city, and three brothers, C. Grant LaFarge, a decorator; Bancel LaFarge, an archtiect, and the Rev. John La Farge, S. J. A nephew is Oliver LaFarge, 2nd, who wrote the novel "Laughing Boy", which won the Pulitzer prize three years ago.

Oliver married Mary Bess Lewis 14 Jun 1908. Mary (daughter of Howard Holden Lewis and Bessie Jane Terry) was born 13 Jun 1884, Seattle, King Co., WA; died May 1918, Seattle, King Co., WA. [Group Sheet]

Oliver married Florence Jacquelin 8 Oct 1925, New York, New York Co., NY. Florence (daughter of John Henry Jacquelin and Jospehine Stagg) was born 10 May 1877, Summit, Union Co., NJ; died 22 Aug 1967, New York, New York Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Frances Mary LaFarge
• Obituary: 2 Mar 1951, Newport, Newport Co., RI; Newport Mercury and Weekly News

Notes:

Obituary:
Mrs. Edward H. Childs, Former Newporter, Dies

Mrs. Francis LaFarge Childs of New York, a native of this city, wife of the late Edward Herrick Childs and daughter of the late John and Margaret Perry LaFarge, died suddenly Wednesday in Mount Dora, Florida.

Born here of a famous family long identified with Newport, she lived until her marriage at the Sunnyside Place home still occupied by her sister, Miss Margaret LaFarge. She was educated at "Elmhust", Sacred Heart Convent in Providence. Her father was an artist of wide reputation, and her mother was a granddaughter of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.

In addition to her sister here, she leaves a daughter, Dr. Frances Sergeant Childs, Ph.D., of New York, and a brother, the Rev. John LaFarge, S.J. She was a sister of the late Christopher Grant LaFarge, famous architect and decorator; the late Bancel LaFarge, internationally known artist; and the late Oliver H. P. LaFarge, General Motors executive/ Oliver LaFarge, 2nd, anthropologist and Pulitzer prize-winning novelist, is a nephew.

Frances — Edwards Herrick Childs. Edwards was born 1869; died 1944. [Group Sheet]

Margaret married William Henry Osborne, Sr. Abt 1919. William was born Abt 1895, ____, ____, NY; died Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Christopher married Violet Amory Abt 1920. Violet (daughter of Roger Amory and Miss [--?--]) was born Abt 1918, ____, ____, MA; died Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Christopher married Louisa Ruth Hoar 18 Jun 1923. Louisa (daughter of Rep. Rockwood Hoar and Christine Rice) was born 22 Aug 1898, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA; died 27 Jul 1945, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1930 Census: 12 Apr 1930, New York, New York Co., NY

Notes:

"Oliver Hazard Perry La Farge won a Pulitzer prize in 1930 for his first novel, 'Laughing Boy,' a story about the Navajo Indians.  He served a president of the National Association on Indian Affairs and its successor, the American Association on Indian Affairs, from 1933 to 1942. La Farge's writing describe Indian culture and criticize the treatment of the Indians by the United States government.

"His works include 'The Year Bearer's People' (1931), 'The Enemy

1930 Census:
14th Assembly District, ED 649, sheet 1A
430 East 57 Street
La Farge, Oliver    Head  M  W  28  Md  27   NY  RI    DE   Author - Books
---, Warden M        Wife   F  W  28  Md  27   NY  PA  NH
... 1 servant

Died:
He died after a lung operation in Bataan Memorial Hospital in Albuquerque in August 1963.

Oliver married Wanden Esther Mathews 28 Dec 1929, New York, New York Co., NY; divorced Yes, date unknown. Wanden was born 2 Aug 1902, New York, New York Co., NY; died 2 Feb 1991, Fountain, El Paso Co., CO. [Group Sheet]

Oliver married Consuelo Ottile Pendaries C. de Baca 14 Oct 1939, New York, New York Co., NY. Consuelo was born 19 Apr 1917; died 27 Oct 1972; was buried Aft 27 Oct 1972, Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co., NM. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1930 Census: 28 Apr 1930, New York, New York Co., NY
• Directory: 1936, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT
• 1940 Census: 4 Apr 1940, New York, New York Co., NY

Notes:

1930 Census:
Assembly District 15, ED 550, sheet 2B
114 East 84th Street
LaFarge, Francis     Head  M  W  26         Md  25    NY  NY  NY           Bond Trader - Exch
---, Helen                  Wife   F  W  21         Md  20    MA  WI  Canada
---, Francis Jr.           Son   M  W      3/12  S            NY  NY  MA
... 3 servants

Directory:
p. 105
LA FARGE, FRANCIS W (Helen R) Investment counsel NY h. Delafield Island Rd. D

1940 Census:
Assembly District 15, ED 31-1357, Sheet 61A
72 ??
LaFarge, Francis W.      Head  M  W  36  D   New York    1935: Darien, Fairfield, CT   Market Analyst - Investment Trust
Wells, Pauline P             Guest  F  W  51  S   New York    1935:  Same Place               Research Wkr - Art

Francis married Helen L. Rust Abt 1929; divorced Yes, date unknown. Helen (daughter of Paul Drummond Rust and Florence R. Stuart) was born 30 Sep 1908, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; died 18 Jan 1960, ____, Santa Clara Co., CA; was buried Aft 18 Jan 1960, Forest Hill Cemetery, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., WI. [Group Sheet]

Francis married Ruth Potter Between 1940 and 1942; divorced Yes, date unknown. Ruth was born 13 Oct 1912; died 16 Jan 2005, Lenox, Berkshire Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

Francis married Charlotte Loraine Grover 20 Jul 1946, Saint Louis, Saint Louis Co., MO. Charlotte was born 21 Dec 1908; died 7 Oct 1990, Carefree, Maricopa Co., AZ. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth married John Humphreys Storer Abt 1912. John died Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1930 Census: 15 Apr 1930

Notes:

1930 Census:
Ward 22 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, ED 616, sheet 10A, w/Morgan Hebard, age 36, b. PA, as Marion P. Hebard, father b. PA, mother b. RI, md age 19

Margaret married Morgan Hebard, Sr. Abt 1913. Morgan was born 23 Feb 1887, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH; died 28 Dec 1946, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. [Group Sheet]

Oliver — Dorothy Fiske. Dorothy died Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Oliver married Christine Atlee Abt 1922. Christine died Unknown. [Group Sheet]

John married Hester Alida "Hetty" Emmet 28 Jul 1929, Stony Brook, Suffolk Co., NY; divorced Yes, date unknown. Hester (daughter of Christopher Temple Emmet, Sr. and Alida Beekman Chanler) was born 5 Dec 1901, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; died 16 Mar 1965; was buried Aft 16 Mar 1965, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

John — Margaret Hockaday. Margaret was born 8 Jan 1907; died 19 Dec 1992, New York, New York Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1981; Deep River, Middlesex Co., CT

Edward married Anne Salisbury Woolsey 12 Jun 1935, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT. Anne (daughter of Theodore Salisbury Woolsey and Miss [--?--]) was born 4 Jun 1910, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM; died Unknown; was buried Unknown, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
U.S., Social Security Death Index

Individual: Lafarge, Henry
Birth date: May 27, 1902
Death date: May 1985
Last residence: CT 06840
State of issue: CT

Henry married Mary Lathrop Allen 19 Oct 1946, New York, New York Co., NY. Mary (daughter of Frederick Lathrop Allen and Jane Goodson Carlisle) was born 2 May 1918, ____, ____, NY; died 29 Dec 2002, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., CT; was buried Aft 29 Dec 2002, Morningside Cemetery, Newport, Newport Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
He died at sea.

Thomas married Marie Iselin 6 Feb 1932, New York, New York Co., NY. Marie was born 27 Nov 1907; died 28 Dec 1979, New York, New York Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 27 Feb 2007, Princeton, Mercer Co., NJ; Princeton Packet

Notes:

Obituary:
Margaret Hamill
Active community volunteer
   
LAWRENCE —  Margaret LaFarge Hamill, a longtime resident of Lawrence, died Feb. 20 at home. She was 97.
 
She was born in Seattle, where members of her mother's family were pioneers. Because her mother was ill with tuberculosis, she lived in a Seattle convent from the age of 7, later attending Sacred Heart schools in New York City and Noroton, Conn. On a class trip, she attended the canonization of Saint Madeleine Sophie, to her a memorable event when she kissed the pope's ring.
  
She was an early supporter of the Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. Four of her grandchildren later attended the school.
  
She took pride in her farm and garden on Carter Road, where she managed a large garden and raised chickens during World War II.
  
She was a member and past president of the Garden Club of Princeton and a member of the Garden Club of America, where she received the Club Medal of Merit in 1993.
  
She served for many years on the Ladies Auxiliary of the Isabella McCosh Infirmary of Princeton University.
  
She was a life member of the Colony Club in New York, where she was the second oldest surviving member.
  
In 1990, she published a book of her father's account of his experiences in the Alaska gold rush of 1898 and of his early years in Seattle.
  
She is survived by her sons, William H.B. Hamill, Samuel M. Hamill Jr. and Oliver LaFarge Hamill, all of Princeton; grandchildren Sarah Hamill of Berkeley, Calif., Jane M. LaF. Hamill of New York, Andrew LaF. Hamill of Boston and William H.B. Hamill Jr. and Natalie Hamill, both of Princeton.
  
The funeral was held Friday at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Princeton.
 
Memorial contributions may be made to the Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Stuart Road, Princeton, NJ 08540.
  
Arrangements were by Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

Margaret married Samuel McClintock Hamill, Sr. 11 Nov 1937, New York, New York Co., NY. Samuel (son of Samuel McClintock Hamill and Lilly [--?--]) was born 6 Mar 1906, ____, ____, NJ; died 29 May 1988, Princeton, Mercer Co., NJ. [Group Sheet]