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Verified Information: Emil CRESSEVEUR
Relationship……………………    paternal grandfather
Date of birth…………………....      1868(?)
Place of birth…………………...     France
Date of first marriage……….…    January 19, 1889
Place of first marriage………...    Newark, NJ
Maiden name of first wife…….    Eliza Jane (Jennie) GALLAGHER
Date of death…………………..     April 2, 1901
Place of death……………….…    1 Kelly Street, Newark, NJ
Cause of death………………...    P. Pulmonalis
Where buried…………………..    Woodland Cemetery, Newark, NJ, Grave #8, Row #72

Verified Information: Eliza Jane (Jennie) CRESSEVEUR/SMITH
Relationship…………………     paternal grandmother
Maiden name………………..      Eliza Jane (Jennie) GALLAGHER
Date of birth…………………     January 3, 1872
Place of birth………………..     Rockaway, NJ
Date of first marriage……....     January 19, 1889
Place of first marriage……..     Newark, NJ
Date of second marriage….
Place of second marriage…    Newark, NJ (?)
Name of second husband...    James (Jim) Smith
Date of death………………...    August 26, 1922
Place of death……………….     22 Harmon Street, Newark, NJ
Cause of death……………...    Carcinoma of the stomach
Where buried………………..     Evergreen Cemetery, 1137 N. Broad Street, Hillside, NJ
Buried August 30, 1922 Grave #121, Row #1, Plot #7, Park View #4
Undertaker: J. HOLLE, Jr. (no headstone, buried between THOMPSON: #120
and GRAHM: #122.

(1) Marriage: June 19, 1889 (Source: copy of original marriage certificate from State of NJ)
Emil: Age: 21 years; Place of residence: 66 Oliver Street, Newark, NJ; Number of marriage: first;
Occupation: hatter; Country of birth: France; Name of father: Joseph CRESSEVEUR; Country of birth: France; Maiden name of mother: Mary LEUERBUK; Country of birth: Germany.

Eliza Jane: Age: 17 years; Place of residence: 166 Oliver Street, Newark, NJ; Number of marriage: first; Name of father: Samuel GALLAGHER; Country of birth: U.S.; Maiden name of mother: Ruth Jane TILL; Country of birth: U.S.

Place of Marriage: 144 Elm Street, Newark, NJ, in presence of Ellen H. CRUIZ, 144 Elm Street, Newark, NJ, and Ruth (TILL, GALLAGHER) CADMUS, 166 Oliver Street, Newark, NJ, at Union Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Newark, NJ.

Children:
Ruth Jane (CRESSEVEUR) JACQUIN Born: January 5, 1890; Died: May 18, 1974
Maimie (CRESSEVEUR) BUEMAN Born: ???; Died: ???
Ida (CRESSEVEUR) TOURJEE Born: July 27, 1893, Died: June 14, 1970
Emil CRESSEVEUR Born: June 15, 1895; Died: February 21, 1955
Charles CRESSEVEUR Born: March 10, 1899; Died: October 7, 1964
William CRESSEVEUR (1) Born: ** ???; Died: ???
Florence CRESSEVEUR (3) Born: March 25, 1901; Died: June 9, 1901

(1) William: still born, born with crushed skull caused by accident in which Eliza Jane was kicked in stomach by a horse. Aunt Ruthie remember incident but not the date.

(2) All children were baptized on June 27, 1901, at the Grace Episcopal Church, Newark, NJ. Source: Church records. (Note: See "Unverified Information" below.)

(3) Florence CRESSEVEUR's death certificate: (Source: Copy from NJ Bureau of Vital Statistics) Date of death: June 9, 1901; Age: two months, 16 days; Birthplace: Newark, NJ; Place of residence: 1 Kelly Court, Newark, NJ; Father: Emil Cresseveur; Mother: Jennie Cresseveur; Cause of death: bronchial pneumonia; Name of Undertaker: Murry, 235 Wahline(?) Street, Newark, NJ; Place of Burial: Woodland Cemetery.

(5) Emil Cresseveur - Obituary (Source: Newark Evening News, Wednesday, April 3, 1901, Page #3)
Cresseveur: On April 3, 1901, Emil, beloved husband of Jennie Cresseveur. Funeral service will take place from his last residence, 1 Kelly Court on Saturday the 6th. Inst. At 2:30 pm. Relatives and friends and members of the United Hatmakers' Association are respectfully invited to attend. Internment in Woodland Cemetery.

(6) Emil Cresseveur: Death Certificate (Source: copy from NJ Bureau of Vital Statistic)
Age: 33 years Occupation: Hatter
Color: W (White) Birthplace: U.S. (Marriage Certificate shows France)
Last place of residence: Newark Date of death: April 2, 1901
How long residence in NJ: Life Cause of death: P. Pulmonalis
Place of death: 1 Kelly Court, Newark, NJ Length of illness: three months
Father's name: Joseph Cresseveur Doctor: Henry W. Watte, 53 Walnut Street, Newark, NJ
Country of birth: France Undertaker: Murray, 215 Warren Street, Newark, NJ
Mother's Name: Mary Cresseveur Place of burial: Woodland Cemetery, Newark, NJ
Country of birth: U.S. (marriage certificate lists
Germany)

(7) Jennie (Gallagher, Cresseveur) Smith (Source: copy from NJ Bureau of Vital Statistics)
Age: 49 yrs, 7 mths, 26 days Occupation: house-work
Color: W (White) Place of birth: Rockaway, NJ
Place of residence: 22 Harmon Street Date of death: August 26, 1922
Place of death: 22 Harmon Street Cause of death: Carcinoma of stomach
Father name: Samuel Gallagher Length of illness: 1 yr, 6 mths
Birthplace of father: Denville, NJ Doctor: Henry W. Watte, 255 Mulberry St, Newark, NJ
Mother's maiden name: Ruth Till Undertaker: Jacob Holby(?)
Birthplace of mother: U.S. Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Informant of death: James Smith, 22 Harmon St.

Unverified Information:
(1) Per Aunt Ruthie (Cresseveur) Jacquin, Emil's oldest daughter, as told to me in the early 1970's.

(A) Emil placed in Saint Peter's Boy School, an orphanage, on Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ while Joseph
Cresseveur (father) returned to France. Emil stayed until he was 12 years old (circa 1880), running away twice. Request for a search of records at Saint Peter's resulted in the reply below which neither proves nor disproves the possibility.

Dear Mr. Cresseveur April 2, 1998
Sister Katherine passed your letter on to me because I am the one in charge of archives. I searched every possible location, unfortunately though, I was unable to locate any information on your grandfather, Emil Cresseveur. I am sorry I could not be of help to you in your ongoing search for family history. Truthfully, based on the records I've recovered for others in the past, I must tell you that even if I was able to locate any records on your grandfather, I'm sure that the limited information we would have had would be far less than that which you've already discovered.

I wish you luck in your continued endeavor.

Sincerely,
Michele D. Squeo, Administrative Asst.

(B) Worked as hatter on Orange Street, Newark, NJ

(C) Had brother, an orphan, possibly from Saint Peter's Orphanage in Newark, NJ.

(D) Had sister in France, possibly a nun in Catholic Church.

(E) Owned truck farm in Newark, also worked in Bloomfield, NJ.

(F) Emil came home extremely upset over something having to do with Catholic Church and relatives in
France. He took all Catholic artifacts (crosses, pictures, etc.) and threw them into the street.
Afterwards, all children were baptized as Episcopal (verified).

(1) Per cousin Ruth (Jacquin) Aber, daughter of Aunt Ruthie as told to me on February 20, 1998:
(A) Emil was intelligent man, speaking seven languages, including Jewish.

(B) Had two cousins in France who were nuns. Per information Ruth was told by Aunt Ruthie, the cousins
became pregnant by priests in France. Nuns (cousins) wanted to renounce vows and leave Church. Emil returned to France but was unable to help them. He returned to Newark and smashed all Catholic artifacts. Eliza Jane was Episcopal and Emil was Catholic. To avoid conflict, they did not take children to church. Due in part to problems in France, children were baptized in Episcopal Church.

Speculation on my part:
(1) Joseph Emil's return to France and Emil's placement in orphanage may be associated with Joseph's return to France to marry second wife Alice. No record has been found of marriage between them in Newark. If Emil was in orphanage until he was 12 years old (1880) and Melena Cresseveur died in 1882, Joseph's marriage in France may be the reason.

(2) Religious conflict between Emil and Jennie may have been the reason for baptism of children after his death. Emil died on April 2, 1901, all children baptized on June 27, 1901. Jennie likely waited until Emil's death for baptism of children. Unverified problem in France may have been contributing factor.

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