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Relationship…………………… paternal great-grandfather
Date of birth…………………....
Place of birth………………….. France
Date of first marriage………...
Place of first marriage……..… France
Maiden name of first wife…… Mary LEUERBECK
Date of second marriage….…
Place of second marriage…...
Maiden name of second wife. Alice (?)
Date of death…………………...
Place of death…………………..
Cause of death………………….
Where buried…………………...

(1) 1879: lived at 50 Oliver Street, Newark, NJ (10th Ward). Source 1870 U.S. Census Records

(2) 1871: March 25 to October 16, lived on South 8th Street, Newark, NJ. Source: Newark Directory

(3) Occupation was hat maker (hatter). Source: Newark Directory of 1870.

(4) First Marriage: Married to Mary LEURBUK (spelling?), place of birth - Germany. Source: Marriage certificate of Emil Cresseveur and Eliza Jane Gallagher, January 19, 1889.
NOTE: Deed book dated February 8, 1871 lists Joseph as widower. Emil CRESSEVEUR, son (grandfather) born in France. Mary died in France?

(5) Second Marriage: Married Alice (maiden name unknown). Source: Death Certificate of Melena Cresseveur (daughter), July 22, 1882.

(6) Melena CRESSEVEUR (daughter of Joseph and Alice CRESSEVEUR)
Age 3 months, 22 days. Birthplace: U.S., Place of last Residence: 50 Oliver Street, Newark, NJ. Father: Joseph CRESSEVEUR, place of birth: France. Mother: Alice: place of birth: France. Date of death: July 22, 1882. Cause of death: Cholera. Length of illness: two days. Undertaker: E.B. WOODRUFT (spelling?). Place of burial: Fairmont Cemetery, Newark, NJ. Source: copy of original death certificate.

(7) Joseph applied for U.S. Citizenship on January 23, 1871 in Newark, NJ. Name spelt as "CRESSEVEUR (CREFSEVAR)" likely a phonetic spelling, all names in France found as either CRESSEVEUR, le CRESSEVEUR, or QUESSEVEUR . Source: Original application held by family.

(8) Received citizenship on October 9, 1873. Name again spelt as "CRESSEVAR" possibly due to being copied from application (all other records list "CRESSEVEUR"). Source: Original copy of Citizenship papers.
NOTE:
States that: Joseph had resided within the United States five years at least" which places his arrival
at least in 1868. Emil born circa 1868 based on marriage certificate. Arrival in U.S. 1868/1869?. Possible death of Mary during Emil's birth.

(9) Property transfers: Source, Newark Hall of Records.

Deed Book H-15, page 328, date: January 21, 1871
Grantor: David MALTBRIE
Grantee: Joseph CRESSEVEUR
Northerly side of Barbara, westerly 74 feet, 4 inches, from the corner by the intersection on the
westerly side of Lisle Street, with the northerly side of Barbara Street, thence along Barbara. Lot #85
on the map of Gothart SMITH.

Deed book M-15, page 389, date: February 8, 1871
Grantor: Feline BUSQUET and wife Dorethea, Francois CAVENGET and wife Maria, Eugene BELLAR and wife Madeline, Piere THOMAS and wife Theresa, Joseph CRESSEVEUR (widower)
Grantee: Benoit GUERIN
Beginning on the north side of Barbara Street, 74 feet 4 inches west of Leisle, at the intersection with
Barbara. Lot #85 on the map of Golthart SMITH.

Deed book M-15, page 476, date: March 25, 1871
Grantor: Joseph N. AUBERTINE
Grantee: Joseph CRESSEVEUR
Purchase price: $500 ($250 mortgage)
On the westerly line of South 8th Street, 150 feet from the southern line of Court Street, running westerly parallel with Court Street, one hundred feet to land of Emil, thence southerly, along ROUSSEL's land, parallel with South Eight Street. Lot #33, 34, & 35.

Deed book W-15, page 334, date: October 16, 1871
Grantor: Joseph CRESSEVEUR - Newark
Grantee: Richard H. AVERY - Elisabeth
House on Court Street, $1,000

Unverified Information: based on family history and stories
(1) Joseph had brother in France.

(2) Owned vineyard in France, fairly wealthy. Vineyard located in LaSalle province, near border with Switzerland (possibly Alsace-Lorraine near Germany).

(3) Had daughter (or possibly sister) in France who joined order of Catholic nuns where she stayed while Joseph was in U.S. Stories as to her becoming pregnant.

(4) Joseph returned to France, placing Emil (son) in Saint Peter's Orphanage in Newark (checked, not listed in orphanage records) while he was gone. Returned to U.S., lived with son and his wife. Committed suicide in New York City possibly due to illness between 1890 and 1900. Aunt Ruthie states she was no more than 10 years old when Joseph died. Ruth was born in 1890. May have located Joseph in Woodland Cemetery, Newark, date of death 1891.

(5) Took in orphan and raised him as son. Son moved to Staten Island, NY, and died without children.

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