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Descendants of Nicholas Dupuis

Generation One

1. Nicholas¹ Dupuis - was born at Artois, France.

Children of Nicholas¹ Dupuis - and an unknown spouse were:

2. i. Eli², born at France.

Generation Two

2. Eli² Dupuis - (Nicholas¹) was born at France. He died at France.

Children of Eli² Dupuis - and an unknown spouse were:

3. i. Jean³, married Naomi (--?--).

Generation Three

3. Jean³ Dupuis (Eli²Dupuis -, Nicholas¹) Jean Dupuis changed the family name to Dupee Jean Dupuis - 1040 Jean Dupuis left France because of the persecution of the Huguenots under Louis XIV. He moved to England where the Huguenots received a grant of land in the New World in Oxford where he came in 1685 with his wife Naomi and 5 sons. There he changed his n ame To John Dupee WILL: To Rev Andrew Lerbecier - Westminster of the French Church in Boston, the sum of $20. A token of love to Lydia Dupee, 100 pounds, bed green curtains. Remainder of my personal estate to my 5 sons, John, Daniel, Isaac, Charles and Elias, but to -- of Elia s shall fall my dwelling houses, still and distillery, with the land and --- thereto belong, being situated on Back St in Boston at per 1000 pounds. The will being presented by Isaac and Elias, Daniel being out of the Provence. Taken from Papers of James Alexander Dupee * married Naomi (--?--) at France. He died on 9 Jun 1743.

Children of Jean³ Dupuis and Naomi (--?--) were as follows:

4. i. Charles⁴, married Mary Pollard.
ii. John.
iii. Daniel.
iv. Issac.
v. Elias.
vi. Naomi.

Generation Four

4. Charles⁴ Dupee (Jean³Dupuis, Eli²Dupuis -, Nicholas¹) Charles Dupee Charles Dupee, known as the saddler filed a letter of administration in Suffolk Co. Feb 28 1743. He was known to have worn a coat of ' sky blue Silk ' Taken from notes of James Alexander Dupee * married Mary Pollard, daughter of Thomas Pollard and Sarah Farmer, circa 1733 at Boston, Mass. He died on 14 Feb 1743 at Boston, Mass.

Children of Charles⁴ Dupee and Mary Pollard were:

5. i. Charles⁵, born 18 Oct 1734 at Boston, Mass; married Hannah Smith.

Generation Five

5. Charles⁵ Dupee (Charles⁴, Jean³Dupuis, Eli²Dupuis -, Nicholas¹) Charles Dupee - 1038 On the death of his father, Charles Dupee went to live with his guardian at Walpole Mass, Joshua Clapp, and ancestor of Mary A. Clapp Dupee. Charles, on arriving at his majority married Hannah Smith; they lived probably in what is Lowells Mave Place from the plain to the south end. Cemetery Reading: In memory of Charles Dupee who died Aug 12 1802 in his 68th year. --- Many are tho shapes of death and many are the ways that lead to the grave, all dismal, yet to sense more terrible at this entrance, then hither. He probably lived on Moses Smiths Place on the road from the Main to the south and then moved to Wrentham on the border of ' Great Pond called Wal - lo - mo - nee. See copy of deed in Dupee papers. According to tradition he was an Architect. From Dupee Papers 5 Nov 1767 - took into his house, Elizabeth Bright, '' a smart industrious woman' from Dedham - Page 6 Walpole took into his house April 1778 Thomas Lawton, wife Comfort and children Samuel and William -' under low circumstances' - took in Hannah Dyer All from Cumberland RI Page 29 was born on 18 Oct 1734 at Boston, Mass. He married Hannah Smith, daughter of James Smith and Hannah Boyden, in 1755 at Walpole, Mass. He died on 5 Aug 1802 at Waltham, Mass, at age 67.

Children of Charles⁵ Dupee and Hannah Smith were as follows:

6. i. James⁶, born 7 Feb 1756 at Lowells Place, Mass; married Esther Hawes.
ii. Issac.
iii. Sally.
iv. Sarah.
v. Ursula.

Generation Six

6. James⁶ Dupee (Charles⁵, Charles⁴, Jean³Dupuis, Eli²Dupuis -, Nicholas¹) James Dupee moved to Wrentham where he kept a store and tavern. He was a painter and glazer. He was buried with full Masonic honors. He possessed more than the ordinary intellectual powers - with great activity and mind. His friendship was amon g the most cultivated people of his own and neighboring towns. He was especially fond of the French Surgres of whom there were many in Walpole, Wrentham and Franklin. The singular upheaval of limestone, back of the squires Kingsbury Place was wrought for a tome by himself, This friend, Dr. Richardson, Paul Adams of Medfield. This is still in their families. He also worked on the ---Quarry on the road to Cap e Breton. Taken from papers compiled by James Alexander Dupee * was born on 7 Feb 1756 at Lowells Place, Mass. He married Esther Hawes, daughter of Ebenezer Hawes and Margaret Craig, on 22 Oct 1778; By Rev. Joseph Becira. He died on 22 Dec 1819 at Walpole, Mass, at age 63.

Children of James⁶ Dupee and Esther Hawes were as follows:

i. Horace⁷ was born on 13 Nov 1779.
ii. Hariot was born on 2 Jul 1784.
7. iii. James, born 9 Aug 1787; married Ursula Plympton.
8. iv. Cyrus, born 30 Sep 1790; married Elizabeth Odell English.
v. Issac was born on 30 Aug 1791.
vi. Cordelia was born on 31 Aug 1793.

Generation Seven

7. James⁷ Dupee (James⁶, Charles⁵, Charles⁴, Jean³Dupuis, Eli²Dupuis -, Nicholas¹) James Dupee moved to Wrentham where he kept a store and tavern. He was a painter and glazer. He was buried with full Masonic honors. He possessed more than the ordinary intellectual powers - with great activity and mind. His friendship was amon g the most cultivated people of his own and neighboring towns. He was especially fond of the French Surgres of whom there were many in Walpole, Wrentham and Franklin. The singular upheaval of limestone, back of the squires Kingsbury Place was wrought for a tome by himself, This friend, Dr. Richardson, Paul Adams of Medfield. This is still in their families. He also worked on the ---Quarry on the road to Cap e Breton. Taken from papers compiled by James Alexander Dupee * was born on 9 Aug 1787. He married Ursula Plympton, daughter of Ezekiel Plympton and Esther Boyden, on 24 Sep 1818. He died on 29 Jan 1875 at age 87.

Children of James⁷ Dupee and Ursula Plympton were:

9. i. James Alexander⁸, born 22 Jun 1819; married Abigail Elizabeth Baldwin.

8. Cyrus⁷ Dupee (James⁶, Charles⁵, Charles⁴, Jean³Dupuis, Eli²Dupuis -, Nicholas¹) was born on 30 Sep 1790. He married Elizabeth Odell English, daughter of John English and Elizabeth Moore, on 26 Apr 1821. He died in 1842.

Children of Cyrus⁷ Dupee and Elizabeth Odell English were as follows:

10. i. William Richardson⁸, born 10 Aug 1841 at Brighton, Mass; married Jeannie Ursula Dupee.
ii. Harriet.
iii. Charles.
iv. John.
v. George.
11. vi. Horace Moore, married Elizabeth Robinson Buchanan; born 1831.
vii. Cyrus.

Generation Eight

9. James Alexander⁸ Dupee (James⁷, James⁶, Charles⁵, Charles⁴, Jean³Dupuis, Eli²Dupuis -, Nicholas¹) James Alexander Dupee James Alexander Dupee spent much of his leisure time gathering family papers and corresponding with other branches of the Dupee family, in Chicago and San Francisco. He wrote papers for the New England Genealogical and Historical Register. He was opposed to the marriage of his daughter Jeannie Ursula to William Richardson Dupee because of the intermarriage of cousins in past generations To add to that W. R. was a bit of a playboy. * was born on 22 Jun 1819. He married Abigail Elizabeth Baldwin, daughter of Josiah Baldwin and Jane McIntosh, on 9 Mar 1843. He died on 18 Oct 1886 at age 67.

Children of James Alexander⁸ Dupee and Abigail Elizabeth Baldwin were:

12. i. Jeannie Ursula⁹, born 23 Jun 1845; married William Richardson Dupee.

10. William Richardson⁸ Dupee (Cyrus⁷, James⁶, Charles⁵, Charles⁴, Jean³Dupuis, Eli²Dupuis -, Nicholas¹) William Richardson Dupee 1841 - 1911 He was a very successful wool merchant. He took his son William Arthur into the business with him. In his personal life however, he was an alcoholic and rumor has it that he had a wandering eye for the women Shortly after his wife, Jeannie Ursula died, he married someone who the family referred to as 'Aunt Lily'. His two daughters, Aunt Bessie and Aunt Ursula refused ever to meet her, however, Grandmother Dupee insisted that W.A. Dupee visit his stepmother. He did once and from that time on, he n ever spoke of his father or his new wife. **; unknown author, New EnglandHistorical and Genealogical Register (n.p.: NEGHS, Boston Mass, n.d.), NEGHS Register Vol 66 pg19 was born on 10 Aug 1841 at Brighton, Mass; Ibid. He married Jeannie Ursula Dupee, daughter of James Alexander Dupee and Abigail Elizabeth Baldwin, on 20 Apr 1866 at Brighton, Mass. He died on 19 Jan 1911 at Brookline, Mass, at age 69; Ibid.

Children of William Richardson⁸ Dupee and Jeannie Ursula Dupee were as follows:

13. i. William Arthur⁹, born 1871 at Boston, Mass; married Clara Ethel Purdon.
ii. Elizabeth Baldwin married Endicott Peabody Saltonstall.

She was also known as Saltonstall.
iii. Jeannie Ursula married George Burrage.

11. Horace Moore⁸ Dupee (Cyrus⁷, James⁶, Charles⁵, Charles⁴, Jean³Dupuis, Eli²Dupuis -, Nicholas¹) married Elizabeth Robinson Buchanan. He was born in 1831. He died in 1910.

Children of Horace Moore⁸ Dupee and Elizabeth Robinson Buchanan were as follows:

i. Horace⁹.
ii. Harold.
iii. Cherie M.
iv. Roy.
v. Margaret Buchanan married Hector Macpherson. She was born in 1879. She died in 1970.

She was also known as Macpherson.

Generation Nine

12. Jeannie Ursula⁹ Dupee (James⁸, James⁷, James⁶, Charles⁵, Charles⁴, Jean³Dupuis, Eli²Dupuis -, Nicholas¹) Jeannie Ursula Dupee 1845 -1911 Her family was very much against her marriage to William R. 'They did not believe that cousins should marry. I suspect that James Alexander did not approve of him as a person either. James Alexander was a genealogist and he was well aware of all the intermarriage that had occurred in the family. ** was born on 23 Jun 1845. She married William Richardson Dupee, son of Cyrus Dupee and Elizabeth Odell English, on 20 Apr 1866 at Brighton, Mass. She died on 1 Mar 1902 at Chestnut Hill, Mass, at age 56.

Children of Jeannie Ursula⁹ Dupee and William Richardson Dupee were as follows:

i. William Arthur¹⁰, born 1871 at Boston, Mass; married Clara Ethel Purdon. (see # 13.).
ii. Elizabeth Baldwin, married Endicott Peabody Saltonstall. (see previous).
iii. Jeannie Ursula, married George Burrage. (see previous).

13. William Arthur⁹ Dupee (William⁸, Cyrus⁷, James⁶, Charles⁵, Charles⁴, Jean³Dupuis, Eli²Dupuis -, Nicholas¹) WILLIAM ARTHUR DUPEE 1871 - 1949 As a young man, Grandpa was in the wool business, however when synthetic fabrics were invented he moved into a banking career. He was Treasurer of the Provident Institute for Savings. He was one of the warmest and gentlest people I have ever known. There are so many memories with Grandpa, decorating the Christmas tree, then going to Beacon Hill ( Lewisberg Square) to sing Christmas carols. I would get up very early on Saturday morning to eat breakfast with him before anyone else came down s tairs. He said that if I was going to be a true New Englander, I would have codfish balls and baked beans on Saturday morning and finnen haddie on Sunday. Th~ thrill of going to church with him on Sunday and that special of pride when I watched him colle ct the offering in his morning coat. We used to cook scrambled eggs and Indian pudding on Sunday night because th~ maids were off and Grandma couldn't cook. He had a wonderful way with children yet he never made you feel like a child. The last time I wrote to him I was 15 and ' wondering what was I going to do with my life, and what studies should I take in college' I received a letter from him the day before he died. I found out later, it was the last letter he wrote in the hospital. ' I have read carefully what you have had to say, and my dear whatever you may decide, be sure it is a career if necessary you would be able to support yourself, but it must be a career that you choose for YOURSELF. I will tell you as you have asked me to, I have watched you with little children and you seem to be very patient and good with them. You might consider teaching.' I became a teacher. If I may borrow a line from Henry Bromfield Rogers as he wrote of his grandfather Henry Bromfield, ' I thank God that I have been permitted to see and know thee. It makes me think better of human nature. * was born in 1871 at Boston, Mass. He married Clara Ethel Purdon, daughter of John Graeme Purdon and Clara Pomeroy Rogers, on 27 Nov 1901 at Boston, Mass. He died on 25 Apr 1949 at Boston, Mass. He was buried on 27 Apr 1949 at Forest Hills Cemetary, Brookline, Mass.

He was graduated in 1895 at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. He was (an unknown value) between 1902 and 1935 at Wool Business -1945 Banker.

Children of William Arthur⁹ Dupee and Clara Ethel Purdon were as follows:

i. Jeannie Ursula¹⁰ was born on 4 Sep 1902 at Boston, Mass. She died on 28 Sep 1984 at Boston, Mass, at age 82. She was buried on 3 Oct 1986 at Forest Hills Cemetary, Brookline, Mass; Funeral Service at Trinity Church Boston.
ii. Clara Ethel was born in 1908 at Boston, Mass. She married Andrew Lindsey in 1961 at Boston, Mass; W.A.Dupee Jr. gave a lunch at the Somerset Club where Andy announced that he had been living with the 'sisters' for a long time and he might as well marry one of them. She died in Aug 1988 at Portland, Maine.

She was also known as Lindsey.
14. iii. Laura Derby, born 28 Nov 1909 at Milton, Milton, Mass; married Franklin Bartlett Benkard.
15. iv. William Arthur, born 7 May 1912 at Boston, Mass; married Constance Turner.

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