Joseph Thomas Lareau

Brief Life History of Joseph Thomas

When Joseph Thomas Lareau was born on 7 January 1880, in Pain Court, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada, his father, Casimir Lareau, was 45 and his mother, Philomène Lériger-Laplante, was 40. He married Elizabeth Marion Christiansen on 15 May 1915, in Port Chester, Rye Town, Westchester, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Queens, New York City, New York, United States in 1940 and San Francisco, California, United States in 1945. He registered for military service in 1945. He died on 27 October 1960, in Chula Vista, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Thomas Lareau
1880–1960
Elizabeth Marion Christiansen
1890–1976
Marriage: 15 May 1915
Joseph Thomas Lareau
1917–1996
Delphine Patricia Lareau
1923–1994
Lucille Margaurite Lareau
1923–1988
Richard John Lareau
1928–2022

Sources (25)

  • Joseph T Lareau, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Joseph Thomas, "South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, Birth Registers, 1901-1926"
  • Joseph T Laureu, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Normand, Alain, Armand, Camille, Marcel, Emile, Fabien, Florent, Francois, Germain, Lucien.

French Canadian: altered form of French De la Raue, itself possibly an intermediate altered form of Delarue or, alternatively, a habitational name for someone from La Roë, a place in Mayenne in northwestern France. Compare Laro , Laroe , Larowe , Larreau , and Larrow .

History: The American Lareaus trace their origin to Jacques Delaraue or De la Raue from Rouen, Normandy, France, who died in Canada in 1699. Among his descendants the surname is also spelled Lareault, Lareaux, Laro, Laroe, Larowe, Larreau, and Larrow. The surname Delaraue or De la Raue is not found in France, but right in Rouen the concentration of the similar surname Delarue, a possible original form, is the highest.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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