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| Prosper JF LeCaptain - date unknown |
B: 10 Sep 1837 in Grez-Doiceau, Brabant, Belgium
D: 1917 in Rosiere, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
Parents:
Jean Baptiste Le Capitaine (1804-1881)
Jeanne Marie Adelaide Coppe (1810-1855)
March - June 1856 - Immigrated from Belgium to Wisconsin (age 19)
6 May 1858 - Naturalization
Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
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| Prosper's Declaration of Intent. Prosper signed the document with his "mark"-- an X -- likely because he was illiterate. |
1 Jul 1861 - Prosper acquired land in Kewaunee County.
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| 1 Jul 1861 - Prosper's land patent. Note the signature "by" President Abraham Lincoln. |
Married in 1862 to Julienne May Martin (1836-1901)
Children:
🔸 Melanie LeCaptain (1860-1882)
🔸 Sylvia LeCaptain (1864-1881)
🔸 Julia LeCaptain (1865-1883)
🔸 Octavia LeCaptain (1866-1883)
🔹 Constant LeCaptain (1867-1943)
🔸 Mary P LeCaptain (1870-1888)
🔹 Julius J LeCaptain (1871-1945)
🔹 Frank LeCaptain (1873-1968)
Prosper and Julienne's first four daughters all passed away at young ages between 1881-1883. The local papers published a note about the deaths after Octavia passed away (below.)
Their fifth and last remaining daughter died in 1888. Their sons survived.
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| Sat 17 Mar 1883 - Green Bay Press Gazette |
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| 29 Apr 1898 - Algoma Record Herald |
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| 3 Jun 1898 - Algoma Record Herald |
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| 10 Jun 1898 - Algoma Record Herald |
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| 17 Nov 1899 - Algoma Record Herald |
Wife Julienne died on 3 May 1901, in Rosiere, Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
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| 5 May 1901 - Green Bay Press Gazette |
Prosper died on 4 Nov 1917 in Rosiere, Kewaunee, Wisconsin at the age of 80.
He was buried on 7 Nov 1917 at St Hubert's Cemetery in Rosiere, Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
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| Prosper and Julienne's headstone (Julienne is misspelled) at St Hubert's Church in Rosiere, Wisconsin. Photo by me in April 2018. |
1962 - Town of Lincoln holds its Centennial and Prosper is mentioned in the newspaper article as being an early settler of the town.
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| 19 Jun 1962 - Green Bay Press Gazette |
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