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 1838 - 1916 (78 years)
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| Name |
Francis C. LaVoy |
| Suffix |
J.P. |
| Born |
17 Mar 1838 |
Ohio  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
17 Apr 1916 |
Erie, MI (St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie, MI) |
| Person ID |
I00054 |
Tombeau Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
24 Feb 2007 |
| Father |
Charles LaVoy, Sr., b. 10 Aug 1809, Detroit, Mi , d. 4 Sep 1858, Erie Twp, MI (Age 49 years) |
| Mother |
Catherine Robidou, b. 25 Nov 1814, St. Antoine, River Raisin, MI , d. Aft 1860, Erie, MI (Age > 47 years) |
| Married |
18 Oct 1831 |
Erie, MI (St. Joseph Catholic Church) |
| Family ID |
F0040 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Dusseau, b. Abt 1846, Erie, MI , d. 1 Oct 1922, Erie, MI (bronchopneumonia, hip fracture) (Age 76 years) |
| Married |
1863 |
Erie, MI |
| Children |
| | 1. Henry Charles LaVoy, b. 17 Apr 1864, Erie, Mi , d. 26 Sep 1939, Erie, MI (Age 75 years) |
| + | 2. Mary Amelia ("Minnie") LaVoy, b. 1866, Anderson, W. Ontario, Canada , d. Aft 1941 (Age > 76 years) |
| | 3. Francis F. LaVoy, b. 10 May 1867, Erie, MI , d. 13 Jun 1941, 3302 Parkwood Ave, Toledo, OH (heart att) (Age 74 years) |
| | 4. Virginia AKA Emma R. LaVoy, b. 1869, Erie, MI |
| | 5. Regina LaVoy, b. 1870, d. Aft 1941 (Age > 72 years) |
| + | 6. Augustina LaVoy, b. 1871, d. Aft 1939 (Age > 69 years) |
| + | 7. Anna LaVoy, b. 1873, d. 28 Aug 1942, Killed by a street car at Erie and Cherry Streets, Toledo,OH (Age 69 years) |
| | 8. Still born LaVoy, b. 1 Feb 1877, Erie, MI , d. 1 Feb 1877, Erie, MI (Age 0 years) |
| | 9. Still Born LaVoy, b. 1 Feb 1878, Dundee, MI , d. 1 Feb 1878, Dundee, MI (Age 0 years) |
| + | 10. Clophus ("Clifford") R. LaVoy, b. 22 Dec 1878, Erie, MI , d. 30 Jun 1967, Petersburg, MI (10 Division St.) (Age 88 years) |
| + | 11. Evangeline Minerva ("Eva M", "Evelyn") LaVoy, b. 25 Jun 1883, Erie, MI , d. 19 Mar 1956, Detroit, MI (Age 72 years) |
| + | 12. Ada LaVoy, b. Abt 1887, Erie, MI , d. Maumee, OH |
| | 13. Victoria LaVoy, b. 1890 |
| | 14. Veronica LaVoy, b. 1892 |
| | 15. Marian LaVoy, b. 1895 |
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| Family ID |
F0065 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
Francis C. LaVoy was the fifth son of the seven sons of Charles LaVoy, the first born American LaVoy. He also had two younger sisters, Mary and Esther. According to his elaborate funeral card, held by his great granddaughter, Lynne LaVoy Warren, Francis was born March 17, 1838. Following the French-Canadian custom, he was named after his uncle, Francis LaVoy III. The name Francis or Frank is very popular among the LaVoys and Francis C. LaVoy named a son Francis as well.
When Francis' father died in 1858, he took over the management of the family farm, as he is listed as the head of the household in the 1860 Census. His mother, Catherine Robidou, continued to live on the farm along with Francis' younger brother Moses and his two sisters. Francis was only 21 at the time.
He later bought this farm from his parents' estate and the home was still standing in the 1970's until destroyed by a tornado. This home was located on property now owned by Rick Murbach, at 8720 Suder Rd., in Erie Township. It was built in a cape cod style, typical of French homes of that period which were not log cabins, with two dormers in front, looking remarkably similar to the home currently on the property. It was located about where the drive way is now, close to Suder Road.
The two brothers, Francis and Moses, were quite close to each other. Fr. Lambert LaVoy reports that the two of them would go around the two weeks after New Year's Day serenading their neighbors with improvised songs as was the French Canadian custom for young men. In return they were plied with drinks and food. However, it was said that the songs were often satirical of their hosts which caused them to make quick and unceremonious leaves on occasion.
His descendants state that Francis wore long and flowing dark hair like an Indian native. He became a Justice of the Peace in Vienna, now known as Erie. He is said by Fr. LaVoy to have married so many people in his role as J.P. that Vienna was nicknamed "Justice Junction".
His occupation did cause some stress in some branches of the very Catholic LaVoy family who felt everyone should have a religious ceremony in the Catholic Church. He himself, however, remained a staunch Catholic to the end as his grandson, Curtis LaVoy, reports that his grandfather would have nothing to do with him as he was not born a Catholic. Curtis was allowed, however, to be at the bedside of his dying grandmother, Mary Dusseau LaVoy.
Francis married Mary Dusseau in about 1863, most likely in St. Joseph's Church in Erie, MI. She was the daughter of Oliver Dusseau and Millie Pete/Petit and was born about 1846 in Erie, MI. The Dusseau Family is descended from Tousaint Toupin, Lord DuSault, a Canadian feudal lord. Her further ancestry may be found in Fr. Christian Denissen's genealogical dictionary, The French Families of the Detroit River Region. Mary died October 1, 1922 in Erie, MI, age about 78 years, of bronchopneumonia and a hip fracture, surviving her husband by four years.
There were fifteen known children from this marriage, although family tradition has it there were more. These children were as follows: (1) Henry Charles LaVoy who also became a Justice of the Peace; (2) Mary Amelia ("Millie") LaVoy who married Charles Sommers of Toledo, OH; (3) Francis F. LaVoy who married Mary Aubrey and was a grocer at one time in Toledo; (4) Emma R, aka Virginia LaVoy who married Samuel J. Featherstone and resided in Toledo; (5) Regina LaVoy, who married James Fielding of Toledo; (6) Augustina LaVoy who married a Mr. Aubrey of Toledo; (7) Anna LaVoy who married Mr Axley of Toledo; (8) a still born male in 1877; (9) a still born male in 1878; (10) Cleophus ("Clifford") LaVoy who married Sylvia Drew and was a carpenter as well as an employee of the Wayne County Road Commision and resided in Erie and Petersburg, MI; (11) Eva LaVoy who married twice: to Daniel M. Labute and to Mr. O'Connor and resided in Detroit; (12) Ada LaVoy who married Dennis Gay of Maumee, OH; (13) Victoria LaVoy; (14) Veronica LaVoy; (15) Marian LaVoy.
Francis C. LaVoy died on April 17, 1916, age 78 years and one month. He is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Erie, MI.
The verse on his prayer card, made of thick black cardboard with white writing, reads as follows:
"In loving Rembrance: Gone but not forgotten
"A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled;
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
God in His wisdom has recalled,
The boon his love has given,
And though the body slumbers here,
The soul is safe in Heaven."
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