B: 12 Jan 1804 in Grez-Doiceau, Brabant, Belgium
D: 30 Mar 1881 in Lincoln, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
Parents:
Martin Le Capitaine (1764-1831)
Marie Thérѐse Jadin (1771-1883)
Married to Jeanne Marie Adelaide Coppe (1810-1855) on 13 Dec 1832 in Longueville, Brabant, Belgium.
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| Marriage Record for Jean Baptiste Le Capitaine and Jeanne Marie Adelaide Coppe |
Children:
🔸 Sylvie Josephe Le Capitaine (1834-1898)
🔹 Prosper Jean Francois Le Capitaine (1837-1917)
🔹 Joseph Jean Francois Le Capitaine (1838-1920)
🔹 Hubert Joseph Le Capitaine (1843-1843)
🔹 Hubert Joseph Le Capitaine (1844-1852)
🔹 Constant Jean Baptiste Le Capitaine (1849-1922)
🔹 Jules LeCaptain (1851-1924)
Wife Jeanne died on 4 Mar 1855 in Grez, Brabant, Belgium.
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| Death Certificate for (Jeanne Marie) Adelaide Coppe |
Translation of Jeanne Marie's death certificate, above:
"Death certificate N°22.
The year 1855, 4th of March, 2PM, in front of us Louis Duchesne, alderman, civil registrar of Grez-Doiceau, administrative district of Nivelles, province of Brabant, appeared Jean Baptiste Lecapitaine, 51 years old, worker, Grez-Doiceau resident, husband of the deceased, and Louis Joseph Maricq, 29 years old, writer, resident at said place, "friend" of the deceased, who told us that the 4th of March, 5 AM, died in this town, Adélaïde Coppe, 45 years old, household, born in Longueville, Grez-Doiceau resident, wife of said Lecapitaine, daughter of Hubert Coppe, deceased, and Marie Thérèse François, household, Longueville resident - The appearing persons have signed the present deed, after it has been read to them."
Signatures of JB Lecapitaine, Louis Duchesne & Marie Thérèse François.
26 Mar 1856 - Jean Baptiste departed from Antwerp on the ship Lacedemon, with all five of his children and a few of their spouses/partners.
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| Source: From Grez-Doiceau to Wisconsin : contribution à l'étude de l'émigration wallonne vers les États-Unis d'Amérique au XIXème siècle (1986) by Defnet, Mary A.; Ducat, Jean; Eggerickx, Thierry; Poulain, Michel |
From TLACHAC, MATH S., 1974. "The History of the Belgian Settlements in Door, Kewaunee and Brown Counties. ... A Legacy in 10 Parts." Published by Belgian-American Club, Brussels, Wisconsin:
"Their ship, the "Lacedemon," headed out into the deep blue Atlantic ocean with nothing before their eyes except 3,000 miles of water. When about 10 miles out, they encountered a savage storm which snapped off the greater part of the main mast. It was necessary for them to return home for repairs which took 23 days, after which they started out again.
This time they had smooth sailing and arrived in the port of Quebec in Canada on May 12 after a 19-day voyage. There they transferred to a smaller boat on the St Lawrence river which took them to Montreal. Again transferring to still another boat that took them to Toronto, they boarded railroad cars which took them as far as Lake Mighigan.
From there they sailed to Green Bay where they heard the French language which made them feel like home. French and Belgian residents in Green Bay eagerly sought news from their native land."
Jun 1856 - The family arrived in the Port of Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin.
Jean Baptiste and his family lived on a farm in Lincoln, Kewaunee, Wisconsin. (Daughter Sylvie and eldest son Prosper lived elsewhere.)
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| 1870 Census for Lincoln, Kewaunee, Wisconsin |
son Joseph - age 30
Joseph's wife Henriette - age 29
J Joseph - age 2 (son of Joseph and Henriette)
Mary - age 8 months (daughter of Joseph and Henriette)
JB's son Constant - age 20
JB's son Jule - age 17
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| 1880 Census for Lincoln, Kewaunee, Wisconsin Jean Baptiste is living with son Joseph (highlighted here in yellow) |
John Baptiste died on 30 Mar 1881 in Lincoln, Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
He was buried on 31 Mar 1881 in Saint Hubert Cemetery, Rosiere, Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
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| Jean Baptiste Le Capitaine Death Record |
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