Christopher Lafley Sr.

M, #7041, b. Mar 14, 1818, d. Nov 7, 1886
Relationship3rd great-grandfather of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Father*Antoine Gipoulon dit LaFleur b. circa 1795, d. circa 1860
Mother*Victoria Renoir b. Apr 16, 1798, d. circa 1865

Family

Margaret Longey b. circa 1833, d. May 14, 1874
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Mar 14, 1818 Christopher Lafley Sr. was born on Mar 14, 1818 at Saint Pie, Les Maskoutains County, Quebec, Canada
 He was the son of Antoine Gipoulon dit LaFleur and Victoria Renoir
Marriage*Jan 1, 1848 Christopher Lafley Sr. married Margaret Longey, daughter of Enos Longley and Josephine Giroux, on Jan 1, 1848 at Wheelock, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States
Emigration*1854 Christopher Lafley Sr. emigrated in 1854 from Quebec, Canada.1 
Immigration*1854 He immigrated in 1854 to Vermont, United States.1 
Residence1870 He lived in 1870 at Enosburg, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.2 
Occupation*1870 He was a farm laborer in 1870. 
Census1870  Christopher Lafley Sr. appeared on the census of 1870. Christopher (age 57 (maybe 51), b. Canada, Farm Laborer) lived in Enosburg, Franklin County, Vermont. Also in the household were his wife Margaret (age 36, b. Canada), daughter Margaret (age 15, b. Vermont), son Joseph (age 10, b. Vermont), daughter Josephine (age 8, b. Vermont), son Henry (age 6, b. Vermont), daughter Louise (age 4, b. Vermont), and son George 8/12).2 
Census*1880  Christopher Lafley Sr. appeared on the census of 1880. Christopher (age 61, b. Canada, Stone Mason) lived in Enosburg, Franklin County, Vermont. There is no mention of his wife or that he is widowed or married; however, also in the house were his daughter Mary (age 28, b. Vermont), daughter Julia (age 25, b. Vermont), daughter Margaret (age 21, b. Vermont), son Joseph (age 19, b. Canada), son Henry (age 16, b. Vermont), daughter Louise (age 13, b. Vermont), and son George (age 10, b Vermont), and son Willis (age 9, b. Vermont).3 
Residence1880 He lived in 1880 at Enosburg, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.3 
Death*Nov 7, 1886 He died on Nov 7, 1886, at age 68 at Enosburg Falls, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.4,5 
Burial*Nov 8, 1886 He was buried on Nov 8, 1886 at Saint John the Baptist Cemetery (AKA Old Catholic Church Cemetery), Enosburg Falls, Franklin County, Vermont, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 21366078.
This cemetery is located at the intersection of School and Pleasant Streets in Enosburgh Falls Village. This Old Catholic Cemetery was the first Catholic Cemetery in Enosburgh Falls, Vermont. The Parish Hall stands between the St. John Catholic Church and the cemetery.6

Citations

  1. [S806] Site - Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, online at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S510] Census 1870 - United States Federal.
  3. [S511] Census 1880 - United States Federal.
  4. [S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
  5. [S59] Gravestones - Interment.net, online at http://www.interment.net
  6. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.