Individual Details

John DEPUY

(1 Dec 1798 - )

John Depuy was born in a small town named Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York in December 1798. He was christened on Jun 16, 1799. Aurelius was divided into different, smaller towns on March 30th, 1802. The area where they lived was changed from Aurelius to Owasco. Other parts of Aurelius became Cato, Jefferson, Brutus, as well as a portion staying Aurelius.

John was born of Benjamin Depuy Jr. and Arena VanAuken. He was very possibly the third child to this union. Benjamin and Arena seemed to be pretty well off as they bought and sold a great deal of property in Cayuga and Onondaga Counties.

Benjamin and Arena (married as Arriaatje VanAuken) were both from the Deerpark, Orange County New York area and moved to Cayuga County, New York where they blessed their son John in the Owasco Dutch Reformed Church. However, the records from this little church were burned and very few recoreds remain. In all of my research John never attaches "Horace" with his name.

The Depuy family was a religious family and very faithful in the Dutch Reformed Church. The first of the Depuys to come to America were Nicholas and Francyos Dupois. They fled from France by way of Holland and from there moved to New Amsterdam. They have a great posterity in that area and around.

John later moves to Lysander, Onondaga, New York. Here he purchases land and makes his mark in life. He marries a young lady, Lucy Lonsberre and together they rear a nice-sized family. They, most certainly, remained faithful to their families religion but because the records in Owasco have been destroyed it is impossible to prove.

From family records and the LDS temple index bureau we find the following children born to John and Lucy. Elizabeth Story Depuy was born 10 Jul 1824 in Lysander, Onondaga, New York. Philena Arena Depuy born 2 Oct 1828. Their first son was born 10 Nov 1830 and named after a brother of John's. Lanerett or Leverett John Depuy born 18 Jan 1833. All four of these children being born in their hometown of Lysander.

Shortly after the birth of Lanerett John the Depuy family moved a short way away to the town of Baldwinsville, Onondaga, New York. Here their youngest son Lyman Moses Benjamin Depuy was born. Lyman was named after his two grandfathers. Lyman was born 9 May 1836.

After the birth of Lyman, the family moved to Williams County Ohio. John and Lucy moved their family with John's older brother Elias and his wife Judith to West Buffalo, Ohio. The two families pooled their resources and purchased pieces of land together.

Within five years, John and Lucy's oldest daughter Elizabeth met and married David Canfield, a mormon. Although Elizabeth did not join the LDS Church before they were married, David's religion must have made John and Lucy very nervous. As long as their families had been in America, they belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church. Here was their daughter, marrying a Mormon. They were not happy, and the way they treated her showed their disapproval.

From 1838 until his death, according to his daughter Elizabeth, in 1849, we know nothing of John Horace. Rumor has it that he worked on the Railroad, and was pretty well to do. Also, it is believed that he spent some time in Chicago but that is pretty hard to prove since the Chicago fire burned the records of that area.

Whenever John purchased property, he included his wifes name on the deed. That was not always the practice and it appears he took great pains to include Lucy in these transactions.

Lucy was said to have remarried, possibly a fellow by the name of Roberts and had a couple more children with him. John and Lucy's children have also left a pretty hard trail to follow.

In the LDS SGEOR Temple TIB file it shows that John Horace died in New York. I question this, as he was probably living in Ohio or Illinois. No proof has been found to support any of the theories.

John is in NY 1830 Census I think is this John. He lived in Lysander at this time. He is listed "De Pew"

(Research):The LDS FHL has something similiar to the Census search but this includes all the states in one group. I found a John living in Erie Twp, Ottawa, Ohio in 1940. He died before the next census in 1950 and he is not listed in 1950. I didnot, however, find Lucy listed by herself on this "Search #4, 5 or 6". I now (4-30-95) think that this is not John Horace as I have found him still around in 1850. New York Census 1830: (which is where John Horace was at that time). He IS 40-50, wife IS 40-50, children okay with the exceptions:
one female 60-70 (mother or mother in law)
one female 10-15 and one boy 10-15 (brother's or brother's in law? The mother living with them would have been at least 50!?) His children would have just been Elizabeth Story and Philena Irene at the time of this census.

12/24/94 - After a trip to SLC on thursday I discovered that he is from the Jacobus Dupuy family. I don't have a clue where Depew comes from. I haven't found any link there. I am getting closer. I can feel it.
1/27/95 - Looked in TIB records at the LDS FHL in SLC, UT. It is a goldmine. In the records we find: Catherine Depuy (Elizabeth is her Neice), Deborah (?whom ever, Elizabeth is her neice), Mrs. Melivin Depuy (Neice in law), Minerva J. Depuy (Neice), Mrs. Rutzen (2 cousin), Sally (Neice)
10/30/95 - Found John Horace Depuy in the IGI. Submitted file to the AF. (Marsha Lockerby P. called and said she found her Abraham, the same day as I found John Horace.)


!I think this is probably my grandfather (greats). New York Census 1830: (which is where grandfather was at that time). He IS 40-50, wife IS 40-50, children okay with the exceptions:
one female 60-70 (mother or mother in law)
one female 10-15 and one boy 10-15 (brother's or brother's in law? The mother
living with them would have been at least 50!?) His children would have just been Elizabeth Story and Philena Arene at the time of this census. Apr 7, 1995: I am starting to doubt that this is grandfather.

Rumor has him being born in Northfield. There are three Norhtfields in NY. Penfield was once called Northfield. It is by Rochester City. There is a Northfield in ?Monroe and also on Staten Island. (10/30/95) Need to research Owasco

1/27/95 - Looked in TIB records at the LDS FHL in SLC, UT. It is a goldmine. In the records we find: Catherine Depuy (Elizabeth is her Neice), Deborah (?whom ever, Elizabeth is her neice), Mrs. Melivin Depuy (Neice in law), Minerva J. Depuy (Neice), Mrs. Rutzen (2 cousin), Sally (Neice) FIELD NAME Page VALUE 1798-1799 Photocopy of Original Church Page; Chrstening of John Depuy, son of Benjamin Jr and Arrietta V. Auken Depuy; 1799-1801 Surviving Baptismal fragment from the Old Log Meeting House near Brinkerhoff Point (now Burtis Point) _INFO P FIELD NAME Page VALUE 1798-1799 Photocopy of Original Church Page; Chrstening of John Depuy, son of Benjamin Jr and Arrietta V. Auken Depuy; Surviving Baptismal fragment from the Old Log Meeting House near Brinkerhoff Point (now Burtis Point). _INFO P FIELD NAME Page VALUE Onondaga Standard 9-23-35, Onondaga, New York; filed in Miscellaneous Depuy File in the Historians Office in Onondaga Historical Society. _INFO P FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page VALUE accessed 23 Aug 2011), entry for John Depuy, person ID L418-DFK. _INFO P FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page

Events

Birth1 Dec 1798Aurelius, Cayuga, New York, United States
Alt. Birth2 Feb 1799Northfield, Richmond, Staten Island, New York
Christen16 Jun 1799Dutch Reformed, Owasco, Cayuga, New York
MarriageAbt 1823Of Owsaco, Onondaga, New York, United States - Lucy Lonsberre ROBERTS
Land15 Feb 182750 acres south corner of Lot 89 - Lysander, Onondaga, New York
Census1830Lysander, Onondaga, New York
Census1830Lysander, Onondaga, New York
Land18 Sep 1833Subdivision 102 in Lot 94 - Lysander, Onondaga, New York
Land23 Sep 1835Lysander, Onondaga, New York, United States
Land3 Apr 1838, Williams, Ohio
Census1850Homer, Will, Illinois
DeathOf Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Ancestral File NumberBQ9N-XC
Alternate name
Land

Families

SpouseLucy Lonsberre ROBERTS (1797 - 1874)
ChildElizabeth Story DEPUY (1824 - 1908)
ChildPhilena Arena DEPUY (1828 - 1896)
ChildJames Harrison DEPEW (1830 - 1900)
ChildLeverett John DEPUY (1833 - 1901)
ChildLyman Moses Benjamin DEPUY (1836 - 1899)
FatherBenjamin DEPUY Jr. (1764 - 1845)
MotherArriaantia Or Arena VAN AUKEN (1769 - 1829)
SiblingMoses DEPUY (1787 - 1849)
SiblingElias DEPUY (1789 - )
SiblingSamuel DEPUY (1790 - )
SiblingJames Benjamin DEPUY (1798 - 1863)
SiblingCatherine DEPUY (1801 - 1878)
SiblingElizabeth S. DEPUY (1802 - 1862)
SiblingAnn DEPUY (1804 - 1887)
SiblingSarah DEPUY (1806 - 1883)
SiblingCornelius DEPUY (1810 - 1850)
SiblingHorace DEPUY (1817 - 1860)

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