Marie Chevalier

Brief Life History of Marie

When Marie Chevalier was born on 20 February 1823, in Trinity, Jersey, her father, Danniel Mathieu Chevalier, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Le Cornu, was 34. She married Philip De La Mare on 15 April 1852, in Jefferson Township, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1852 and lived in Saint Helier, Jersey in 1851. In 1841, at the age of 18, her occupation is listed as dress maker. She died on 28 September 1884, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Philip De La Mare
1823–1915
Marie Chevalier
1823–1884
Marriage: 15 April 1852
Francis De La Mare
1853–1854
Elizabeth De La Mare
1854–1953
Sophia D De La Mare
1857–1948
John Chevalier De La Mare
1858–1936
Mary Eliza De La Mare
1861–1890
Thomas De La Mare
1863–1944
Alice Ann De La Mare
1866–1963

Sources (29)

  • Mary Delemore in household of Phillip Delemore, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Marie Chevalier De La Mare, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Chevalier in entry for Elizabeth De La Mare Tate, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1845

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Joshua Breckon BIRTH 24 Apr 1804 DEATH 1845 (aged 40–41) BURIAL Tooele City Cemetery Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, USA Show Map PLOT Section 1 MEMORIAL ID 208591655

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Pierre, Patrice, Serge, Gabrielle, Jacques, Marcel, Michel, Raoul, Sylvain, Adelore, Antoine.

French: from Old French chevalier ‘knight’ (literally ‘horseman, rider’, from Late Latin caballarius, a derivative of caballus ‘horse’). In the Middle Ages only men of comparative wealth were able to afford the upkeep of a riding horse. It is likely that in the majority of cases the surname was originally a nickname, or an occupational name for a knight's servant, rather than a status name, for most men of the knightly class belonged to noble families which had more specific surnames derived from their estates. This was a name of Norman origin in England but probably did not survive the medieval period, and was later reintroduced by Huguenot refugees.

History: Joseph Chevalier from Dieppe in Seine-Maritime, France, married Françoise-Marthe Barton in Montreal, QC, in 1670. Pierre Chevalier dit Labbé and Duchesne from Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult in Charente-Maritime, France, married Marie-Madeleine Ménard in Montreal, QC, in 1697. — In North America, this surname was originally also a secondary surname or dit (‘also called’) name, borne by Alexis Dulignon dit Chevalier (a descendant of Jean Dulignon from La Rochefoucaud in Charente, France), who married Judith (de) Billy in Louiseville, QC, in 1778. — This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.

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

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