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William James Devereaux1,2,3

#19763, (1879 - 1961)
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Key Events:

  • William James Devereaux was born on 5 Sep 1879 in Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania.4,5,6,7
  • William married Anna Elizabeth Simons, daughter of John Henry Simons and Mary Catharine Riegel, on 4 Jul 1909 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with Rev. H. M. J. Klein officiating.1,8
  • William died on 9 Jul 1961 in Upper Nazareth Twp., Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, at age 81.3
  • He was buried on 13 Jul 1961 in Allen Union Cemetery, Northampton, Pennsylvania.3
William also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Anna Elizabeth Simons:

Citations

  1. William James Devereaux and Annie E Simons, Marriage License Docket of Lehigh County.
  2. Daniel E. Simonson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as William J. Devereaux.
  3. William J. Devereaux, William J., Certificate of Death.
  4. John Deveraux household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, age 9/12, and state.
  5. William James Deavereaux, William James, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, with year as 1880.
  6. William James Devereaux, William James, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the District of Columbia, shows date, with year as 1881, town, and state.
  7. William J. Devereaux, William J., Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1879, town, and state.
  8. Daniel E. Simonson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 0 years.

John J. Devereaux1,2,3,4

#19764, (1847 - 1928)
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  • Father: Richard Devereaux
  • Mother: Mary Furlough

Key Events:

  • John J. Devereaux was born in May 1847 in Ireland.5,6,7
  • John married Sarah A. Eskey, daughter of John Eskey, ca. 1874.8,9,10
  • John died on 13 Nov 1928 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, at age 81.4
  • He was buried on 16 Nov 1928 in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.4
John also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Sarah A. Eskey:

  • John Alexander Devereaux
  • Nicholas R. Devereaux
  • William James Devereaux+ (1879 - 1961)
  • Edward M. Devereaux
  • Sarah Devereaux
  • Anastacia Devereaux
  • Margret Devereaux
  • Mary E. Devereaux
  • Thomas Valentine Devereaux
  • Lawrence Devereaux

Citations

  1. Mary Devericks household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as John Devericks.
  2. John Deveraux household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania.
  3. John Devricks household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania.
  4. John J. Devereaux, John J., Certificate of Death.
  5. Mary Devericks household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 12 and country.
  6. John Deveraux household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 30 and state, as Pennsylvania.
  7. John Devricks household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, age 56, and country.
  8. John Deveraux household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows married.
  9. John Devricks household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 26 years.
  10. John Deveraux household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 35 years.

Sarah A. Eskey1,2,3

#19765, (1857 - Bef 1920)
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Parents

  • Father: John Eskey

Key Events:

  • Sarah A. Eskey was born in Aug 1857 in Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • Sarah married John J. Devereaux, son of Richard Devereaux and Mary Furlough, ca. 1874.7,8,9
  • Sarah died Bef 1920.10,11
Sarah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with John J. Devereaux:

  • John Alexander Devereaux
  • Nicholas R. Devereaux
  • William James Devereaux+ (1879 - 1961)
  • Edward M. Devereaux
  • Sarah Devereaux
  • Anastacia Devereaux
  • Margret Devereaux
  • Mary E. Devereaux
  • Thomas Valentine Devereaux
  • Lawrence Devereaux

Citations

  1. John Eskey household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Sarah Eskey.
  2. Anastacia Sechler, Anastacia, Certificate of Death, shows name as Sarah A Eskey.
  3. John Deveraux household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Sarah Deveraux.
  4. John Eskey household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 14 and state.
  5. John Deveraux household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 23 and state.
  6. John Devricks household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, age 42, and state.
  7. John Deveraux household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows married.
  8. John Devricks household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 26 years.
  9. John Deveraux household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 35 years.
  10. John Deveraux household, 1920 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows her husband as widowed.
  11. John J. Devereaux, John J., Certificate of Death, shows her husband as widowed.

James Merlon Devereaux1,2,3

#19769, (1910 - 1951)
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Key Events:

  • James Merlon Devereaux was born on 5 May 1910 in Northampton, Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • James married Doris Goodwin, daughter of Morris Hazen Goodwin and Nina Edwina Frohock, on 3 Sep 1937 in Weymouth, Massachusetts.7,8,9
  • James Merlon Devereaux died on 12 Jul 1951 in 2288 Main St., Northampton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, his parents' home, at age 41, of a heart attack.3
  • He was buried on 14 Jul 1951 in Allen Union Cemetery, Northampton, Pennsylvania.3
James also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Doris Goodwin:

  • James Merlon Devereaux 2nd
  • Peter Goodwin Devereaux
  • Nina Devereaux

Citations

  1. Register of the Zion Church of Seigfried Pennsylvania, later known as St. Paul's Reformed, pg 124, Register of Baptisms, James Merlon Devereaux.
  2. William J. Devereaux household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as J. Merlon Devereaux.
  3. James Merlan Devereaux, James Merlan, Certificate of Death.
  4. Register of the Zion Church of Seigfried Pennsylvania, later known as St. Paul's Reformed, pg 124, Register of Baptisms, James Merlon Devereaux, shows date.
  5. James Merlan Devereaux, James Merlan, Certificate of Death, shows date, town, and state.
  6. William J. Devereaux household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 9 and state.
  7. James M. Devereaux household, 1940 U.S. Census, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, shows married, and that he lived in Northampton in 1936 while she lived in South Weymouth.
  8. James M. Devereaux household, 1950 U.S. Census, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, shows married.
  9. "Deveraux, Merlon & Doris Goodwin," Allentown Morning Call, 10 Sep 1937, shows date, city, and state.

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