James Christopher DePartee

Brief Life History of James Christopher

When James Christopher DePartee was born on 6 October 1849, in Atchison, Missouri, United States, his father, James Depotty, was 22 and his mother, Mary Ann Sly, was 19. He married Elizabeth Holden in June 1869, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Nez Perce, Idaho, United States in 1880 and Leland, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1909. He died on 24 November 1913, in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Christopher DePartee
1849–1913
Elizabeth Holden
1852–1926
Marriage: June 1869
James W. DePartee
1870–1870
William Jefferson DePartee
1871–1947
Lorette DePartee
1873–1912
LeRoy E DePartee
1875–1943
Lulu Pearl DePartee
1881–
Minerva DePartee
1886–
Maude May DePartee
1890–1956

Sources (32)

  • James Depotty, "United States Census, 1870"
  • James de Partee, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • James C Departee, "Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979"

World Events (8)

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1852: Juab, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Juab, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

form of the name borne in the New Testament by two of Christ's disciples, James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus. This form comes from Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus, Latin form of Greek Iakobos. This is the same name as Old Testament Jacob (Hebrew Yaakov), but for many centuries now they have been thought of in the English-speaking world as two distinct names. In Britain, James is a royal name that from the beginning of the 15th century onwards was associated particularly with the Scottish house of Stewart: James I of Scotland ( 1394–1437 ; ruled 1424–37 ) was a patron of the arts and a noted poet, as well as an energetic ruler. King James VI of Scotland ( 1566–1625 ; reigned 1567–1625 ) succeeded to the throne of England in 1603 . His grandson, James II of England ( 1633–1701 ; reigned 1685–8 ) was a Roman Catholic, deposed in 1688 in favour of his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange. From then on he, his son (also called James), and his grandson Charles (‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’) made various unsuccessful attempts to recover the English throne. Their supporters were known as Jacobites (from Latin Iacobus), and the name James became for a while particularly associated with Roman Catholicism on the one hand, and Highland opposition to the English government on the other. Nevertheless, it has since become one of the most perennially popular boys' names.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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The James DePotty (DeParty or DePartee) Family - Brief History

THE JAMES DE POTTY (DE PARTY OR DE PARTEE) FAMILY (From the book, History of Bristol, Clausen, Cambron and Families, by Pat Bird Sagers) (*NOTE: Some corrections were made since the book was publishe …

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