Le Capitaine - LeCaptain Family History: Le Capitaine Grocery Store

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Joseph Jean "JJ" Francois Le Capitaine - 1st Generation

B: 20 May 1838 in Grez-Doiceau, Brabant, Belgium
D: 22 Jan 1920 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA

Parents:
Jean Baptiste Le Capitaine (1804-1881)
Jeanne Marie Adelaide Coppe (1810-1855)

March - June 1856 - Immigrated to Wisconsin from Belgium (age 18)

Joseph Jean settled in Lincoln, Kewaunee, Wisconsin with his father and brothers.

Harriette in 1923, two years before her death

Married on 17 Sep 1867 to Harriette (Henriette) Josephe Detrie (1841-1925)

Children:
🔹 John Joseph Le Capitaine (1867-1950)
🔸 Mary Theresa Le Capitaine (1870-1941)
🔹 Jules Le Capitaine (1871-1962)
🔹 Desire Le Capitaine (1876-1946)
🔹 Leopold "Paul" John Le Capitaine (1878-1963)
🔹 Henry Le Capitaine (1882-1969)

1897 - Joseph built and opened the Le Capitaine Grocery Store in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin.

Tues 23 Mar 1897 - Green Bay Press Gazette

Thur 14 Apr 1898 - Green Bay Press Gazette

1910 Census - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin

Joseph (head) - age 69 (he was actually 72...?)
Harriet (wife) - age 69
Desire (son) - age 27 (he was actually 34...?)
Henry (son) - age 28

Joseph died on 22 Jan 1920 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, at the age of 81.

23 Jan 1920 - Green Bay Press Gazette

24 Jan 1920 - Green Bay Press Gazette

Wife Harriette died on 15 June 1925, in Green Bay, Wisconsin at the age of 83.

15 Jun 1925 - Green Bay Press Gazette - (Age is incorrect)

17 Jun 1925 - Green Bay Press Gazette

Le Capitaine headstone in Allouez, Wisconsin. Harriet and Joseph are in the middle.
Photo taken by me in November 2013.

Detail of the above headstone.
Photo taken by me in November 2013.

*** Note: Joseph's line seems to be the only branch (among the four brothers) where all the descendants kept the original spelling of Le Capitaine.

Jules Le Capitaine - 2nd Generation

B: Dec 1871 in Lincoln, Kewaunee, Wisconsin
D: 1 Jan 1962 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin

Parents:
Joseph Jean Francois Le Capitaine (1838-1920)
Harriette Detrie (1842-1925)

Jules works at his father's grocery store at 623 Forest Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Married on 26 Jan 1910 at SS Peter & Paul Church in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin to Mary Virginia Jauquet (1887-1935)

27 Jan 1910 - Green Bay Press Gazette

Children:
🔸 Elizabeth Mary Le Capitaine (1910-2007)
🔹 LeRoy Joseph Le Capitaine (1923-2000)

1930: Lived at 600 Forest Street, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin. The house is a duplex and his children Elizabeth and LeRoy later lived here with their families.

600 Forest Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin
This house is just down the block from the Le Capitaine grocery store

1933: Jules, and his brothers Desire and Henry purchased farm land on the East Side of Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin.

16 Feb 1933 - Green Bay Press Gazette

1936 Green Bay Property Map

According to Jules's grandson, Jules and his brothers farmed the land and provided produce to their grocery store.

Wife Mary died on 1 Apr 1935 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin at age 48.
Cause of death, per death certificate: (viewed 12/20/17): "Cerebral hemorrhage with general paralysis due to arterio sclerosis with extensive hypertension."

1 Apr 1935 - Green Bay Press Gazette

6 Apr 1935 - Green Bay Press Gazette

2 Feb 1938 - Green Bay Press Gazette

1943 City Directory - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin

1947 - Minor fire at Jules's home.

6 Oct 1947

Jules died on 1 Jan 1962 at his son LeRoy's home in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin at age 90.

2 Jan 1962 - Green Bay Press Gazette

Allouez Catholic Cemetery
Photo via Find a Grave from user Jeanne Biebel

Desire Le Capitaine - 2nd Generation

B: 17 Oct 1876 in Lincoln, Kewaunee, Wisconsin
D: 9 Jun 1946 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin

Parents:
Joseph Jean Francois Le Capitaine (1838-1920)
Harriette Detrie (1842-1925)

Desire worked at his father's grocery store in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin. Never married.

1914 - Ran for Alderman in the Fourth Ward of Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin.

6 Apr 1914 - Green Bay Press Gazette

1918 Draft Registration

1933 - Bought a piece of farm land on the East side of Green Bay, alongside his brothers Jules and Henry's land.


16 Feb 1933 - Green Bay Press Gazette

1936 Green Bay Property Map

1943 City Directory - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin

Desire died on 9 Jun 1946 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin at the age of 69.

10 Jun 1946 - Green Bay Press Gazette

11 Jun 1946 - Green Bay Press Gazette

10 Jun 1946 - Green Bay Press Gazette

Allouez Catholic Cemetery
Photo via Find a Grave from user Jeanne Biebel

Henry Le Capitaine - 2nd Generation

B: 8 Oct 1882 in Lincoln, Kewaunee, Wisconsin
D: 18 Oct 1969 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin

Parents:
Joseph Jean Francois Le Capitaine (1838-1920)
Harriette Detrie (1842-1925)

Henry worked for his father at the LeCapitaine grocery store in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and took over primary ownership of the store after his father passed away.

Married on 19 Apr 1913 to Josephine P Schlenske (1887-1943.) Josephine was the sister of Emma Schlenske, who was married to Henry's brother J Joseph.

Children:
🔹 Joseph Henry Le Capitaine (1914-1990)
🔹 John Francis Le Capitaine (1916-2009)
🔹 Thomas Isadore Le Capitaine (1921-1982)

1918: Lived at 1528 Willow Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin, per WWI registration

1918 - WWI Registration

22 Jan 1920: Death of father Joseph Jean Francois Le Capitaine.

1930: Lived at 1528 Elm Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin, per census.

1933: Purchased farm land on the East side of Green Bay, alongside his brothers Jules and Desire.

16 Feb 1933 - Green Bay Press Gazette

1936 Green Bay Property Map

1940: Lived at 631 Grove Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin, per census.

Photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society - 1967

1942: Lived at 631 Grove Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin, per WWII registration.

1942 - WWII Registration

1943 City Directory - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin

Wife Josephine died on 5 Dec 1943 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin at the age of 56.


6 Dec 1943 - Green Bay Press Gazette

8 Dec 1943 - Green Bay Press Gazette

Letterhead for LeCapitaine Bros. store. University Avenue used to be called Willow Street, and the Willow Street Bakery is a remnant of that. When UW Green Bay opened in the late 60s, the street name was changed to University Avenue to better guide people to the campus.