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De La Flechelle family update

Not long ago, I received a letter in the US mail from a gentleman in NY who represents Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. His group wants to ensure that Alphonse de la Flechelle Jr.’s grave in a Long Island cemetery is appropriately marked so that his service can be recognized. As some of you may remember, Alphonse Jr. was the son of Alphonse P. M. de la Flechelle and Elizabeth Burton Fitzgerald.

This letter compelled me to reexamine my previous post from 7 years ago, particularly since the sender pointed out that my initial post had conflicting years of birth for Alphonse Jr., and clearly any marker would need to have a DOB or at least the correct year.

I have not heard anything back since my last email reply to him, but in any case, I will post my responses here in the event anyone researching this line finds these additional details useful:

Email 1: …That particular blog post was written 7 years ago, so I had to retrace some footsteps. In the process I found the record indicating Alphonse Jr. deserted the Union Army for some 4 years. He enlisted on 8 April 1861, deserted on August 25, 1863, and was apprehended four years later, on August 13, 1867. He was discharged on March 28, 1868 by expiration of service at Laurenceville, SC.

As for the YOB, I would disregard the Find a Grave entry that says 1842. I have seen nothing to indicate a YOB in the 1940s.  I spent some time today reviewing other records: 

• In the 15 August 1850 census, he is listed as 18, which means a birth year of approx. 1832
• His Union Army enlistment record says he was 27 on 8 April 1861, indicating a YOB of approx. 1834
• In the 16 August 1870 census, he is listed as 35, which means a birth year of approx. 1835
• His 20 Mar 1872 marriage record says he was 40 and born in approx. 1832
• In the 1880 census, he is listed as 44, which means a birth year of approx. 1836
• In the 16 February 1892 NY census, he is listed as 59, which means a birth year of approx. 1833

So unfortunately, I am unable to give you an exact answer. If the cemetery ROI is accurate in stating that he was 63 at death, thus indicating a YOB as 1830 or 1831, I guess I’d lean toward 1831. 

If I can be of further assistance, please let me know. 

Email 2: Hello, _________; 

Unfortunately, I am not a direct descendant. He is in our family tree but is very distantly related: his sister Elizabeth married one of my 2nd-great-grandmother’s nephews.  

As for any living descendants Alphonse de la Flechelle Jr. (1831/2-1894) may have, I have no idea. He was married three times, as you know. 

1) Son George (Alphonse George) was with first wife Georgina Sheldon, and I don’t believe George had any children. From what I can tell he had a difficult existence. At age 12, he was living in a NY juvenile asylum and when he died in 1937, he was living in a notorious psychiatric hospital in Los Angeles. He married widow Katherine Appleby Denton in 1905. Both were by then in their mid to late 40s.

2) His second wife was Mary Catherine Farmington. I don’t know of any children with her. He was 40 when they married. 

3) His third wife was Caroline Wohltman, who was almost 30 years his junior. The 1892 NY Census indicates a 5-year-old daughter strangely named “Pudulman”, but thus far, I haven’t found any traces of what happened to her. 

If I ever find out more, I will let you know.  I hope you will be able to ensure that Alphonse de la Flechelle Jr.’s grave is marked appropriately, regardless of whether any living kin can be found.

Email 3: I found the marriage record for wife #3 at http://longislandgenealogy.com/1891/Marriages/Grooms_CD.html: “De La Flechelle, A. E. W. of Hempstead and Wohlman, Carrie of New York City married 3 September 1892 by Rev. Bovard”
This is why the 1892 Census taken earlier in the year had listed Carrie with her maiden name. The 5-year-old daughter, however, was listed as “Pudulman de la Flechelle“.  

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On a side note, I also discovered a marriage record for Alphonse Sr. and wife Elizabeth Burton Fitzgerald. They were married in Paris in the British Embassy Chapel there on 30 August 1825. (Note: Sept 1825, according to French Records per the book, History of the First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge, NJ, 300th Anniversary (pub 1975)–perhaps that is when the marriage was recorded).

And finally, here is the latest version of my de la Flechelle family tree:

de la Flechelle

1-Alphonse Pierre Marie de la Flechelle b. Cir 1792, France, d. 14 Oct 1847, 
  Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, Bur. First Presbyterian Church, Woodbridge, 
  Middlesex, NJ
 + Elizabeth Burton Fitzgerald b. Cir 1807, England, d. 22 Jan 1855, 
  Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, Bur. First Presbyterian Church, Woodbridge, 
  Middlesex, NJ
|-------1.1-Elizabeth Edmire de la Flechelle b. Cir 1826, d. 20 Mar 1834, 
|         Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, Bur. First Presbyterian Church, 
|         Woodbridge, Middlesex, NJ
|-------1.2-Zelma Catherine de la Flechelle b. Cir 1827, d. 19 Mar 1834, 
|         Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, Bur. First Presbyterian Church, 
|         Woodbridge, Middlesex, NJ
|-------1.3-Alexandrine de la Flechelle b. Nov 1829, New York, d. 4 Aug 1902, 
|         Hempstead, Long Island, NY
|        + Frederick A. Brunel b. Cir 1818, d. 14 May 1856, Bur. 16 May 1856, 
|         Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
|       |-------1.3.1-Mary E. Brunel b. Cir 1847, New York
|       |-------1.3.2-Alexandrine Brunel b. Cir 1849, Kings Co., New York
|       |-------1.3.3-Louisa Brunel b. Cir 1852, Kings Co., New York
|       |-------1.3.4-Frederick Alphonse Brunel b. Feb 1855, Kings Co., New 
|       |         York, d. Jul 1930, Bur. 20 Jul 1930, Green-Wood Cemetery, 
|       |         Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
|                + Agnes b. Jan 1872, New York
|               |-------1.3.4.1-Robert Brunel b. Dec 1888, New York
|               |-------1.3.4.2-Laura Brunel b. Jul 1890, New York
|               |        + Orford b. England
|               |       |-------1.3.4.2.1-Marion Orford b. Cir 1910, New York
|               |       |-------1.3.4.2.2-George Orford b. Cir 1916, New York
|               |       |-------1.3.4.2.3-Laura Orford b. Cir 1912
|               |       |-------1.3.4.2.4-William Orford b. Cir 1919, New York
|               |       |-------1.3.4.2.5-Dorothy Orford b. Cir 1920, New York
|               |-------1.3.4.3-Adolph F. Brunel b. Feb 1892, New York
|        + Joseph Van Winkle b. May 1814, New York, d. After 1900
|-------1.4-Alphonse E. W. de la Flechelle b. 1832, France, d. 17 Sep 1894, 
|         Hempstead, Long Island, NY
|        + Georgiana Sheldon 
|       |-------1.4.1-Alphonse George de la Flechelle b. Cir 1858, Brooklyn, 
|       |         Kings Co., New York, d. 4 May 1937, Los Angeles Co., 
|       |         California
|                + Katherine Althea Appleby b. May 1862, d. Jan 1906, Kern Co, 
|                 California, Bur. Rand District Cemetery, Johannesburg, Kern 
|                 Co., CA
|        + Mary Catherine Farmington b. 1841
|        + Caroline Wohltman b. Cir 1860, Wisconsin
|       |-------1.4.2-Pudulman de la Flechelle b. Cir 1887
|-------1.5-Louise M. de la Flechelle b. Feb 1837, d. 14 Mar 1837, Woodbridge, 
|         Middlesex Co., NJ, Bur. First Presbyterian Church, Woodbridge, 
|         Middlesex, NJ
|-------1.6-Zulma Edmie de la Flechelle b. 1840, New Jersey, d. 25 Aug 1858, 
|         Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
|-------1.7-Elizabeth C. de la Flechelle b. Cir May 1844, New Jersey, d. 13 Jul 
|         1900, Woodhaven, Long Island, NY, Bur. 15 Jul 1900
|        + William Mabury Birch b. Sep 1839, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, d. 
|         After 1925
|       |-------1.7.1-Marion N. Birch b. Cir 1862, Kings Co., New York
|       |-------1.7.2-Mabury W. Birch b. Cir 1864, Kings Co., New York
|       |-------1.7.3-Zulma Birch b. Nov 1867, Kings Co., New York
|       |        + John Eckert 
|       |       |-------1.7.3.1-Harry Eckert b. Cir 1888
|       |                + Jessie C. b. Cir 1888, Canada
|       |               |-------1.7.3.1.1-Louise Eckert b. Cir 1921, US
|       |-------1.7.4-Florence Birch b. Cir 1867, New York, d. 27 May 1871, 
|       |         Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, Bur. 29 May 1871, Green-Wood 
|       |         Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
|       |-------1.7.5-John Birch b. Cir 1870, Kings Co., New York
|       |-------1.7.6-Alphonse Birch b. Cir 1870, New York
|-------1.8-E. A. de la Flechelle b. Cir 1845, New Jersey
|-------1.9-Mary E. de la Flechelle b. Cir 1848, New Jersey
|-------1.10-Eugenie de la Flechelle b. 14 Nov 1848, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New 
|         York, d. 26 Aug 1917, Queens, New York, NY, Bur. Maple Grove 
|         Cemetery, New York
         + Lawrence 
         + Eugene N. Biondi

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Monsieur Alphonse P. M. de la Flechelle (cir. 1792 – 14 October 1847)

Birch-de la Flechelle marriage, New York Evening Express, published 28 December 1860 (www.fultonhistory.com)

After publishing my June 28 post, I discovered more about Monsieur Alphonse Pierre Marie de la Flechelle, the Frenchman whose daughter Elizabeth C. de la Flechelle married Isaac Jaques’ grandson, William Mabury Birch (son of Jane Jaques and John W. de la Fletcher Birch, a.k.a. John F. Birch), on Christmas day 1860. Quite a mouthful, I know, but I confess to being very intrigued by the de la Flechelle connection.

This “de la Flechelle / de la Fletcher” business is peculiar; it occurred to me that, perhaps, “de la Fletcher” was some kind of Americanized version of “de la Flechelle” and that, perhaps, John was named in honor of a “de la Flechelle.” Before checking dates, I’d hoped that maybe Alphonse’s stay in Dublin coincided with the portion of life that John’s dad (an Irishman) lived in Ireland, and that maybe the two were friends and admirers. After all, it was not uncommon for middle names to come from the surname of someone a family admired. But that is impossible, because John’s dad — George L. Birch — emigrated from Ireland to the US in 1798, when Alphonse was kindergarten-aged and living in France. I’d love to figure this out, but maybe it’s just one of those unsolvable things. (On a side note, I discovered that George L. and John F. Birch, and Jane Jaques Birch are buried in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery.)

First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery [Woodbridge, NJ] Credit below

Alphonse and his wife Elizabeth Burton, together with three young daughters, are buried in the churchyard of the First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge, NJ. A book on the history of that church (History of the First Presbyterian Church, Woodbridge, New Jersey 300th Anniversary May 25, 1975 (published 1975) says that, when doing research for the book, the church investigated who this Frenchman was and discovered that he was the late deputy consul from the court of France to the US. He served as Chief Secretary of the French Embassy in Dublin, Ireland, in 1814, and later in the same capacity in NYC (1825) and Boston (1839). They had no idea why he came to Woodbridge and speculate that he or his wife may have had relatives there.

Well, I’ve since discovered (and the church probably has, too) that Alphonse had a country estate in Woodbridge, and between, during, and after his various postings, he resided there.

According to church records, Alphonse passed away on 14 October 1847, in his 56th year. An obituary published on Wednesday, October 20, 1847, in the Spectator, a NY newspaper (see Genealogy Bank), revealed that Alphonse had been in ill health, and had retired to live full-time on his Woodbridge estate for the several years leading up to his death. The obituary mentions his post in Dublin and then his appointment to the post of deputy consul for New York City. No mention is made of any post in Boston.

The retreat of Napoleon from Russia, 3 November 1812, by Victor Adam – mid-19th century (Pennington Catalogue, p. 3005, McGill University Libraries (Public domain-Wikimedia)

Interestingly, Alphonse spent his early years in the French Army, serving under Napoleon in Spain during the 1808-1813 Peninsular War, and from there marched east to take part in Napoleon’s failed 1812 invasion of Russia. After Napoleon’s dethronement [11 April 1814], Alphonse was appointed to his post in Dublin.

From the History of the First Presbyterian Church, Woodbridge, New Jersey... book, we know Alphonse was in Dublin for a decade and started his NYC post in 1825 at the age of 32.  The start of the New York post coincided with his marriage to Elizabeth Burton (b. England**), and it was shortly thereafter that children appeared. Their marriage record states that they were married on 30 August 1825 at the British Embassy Chapel in Paris, France, although one source I found suggests they were married in St-Philippe-du-Roule RC Church, Paris.

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“La Vue” [of the Brooklyn Bridge, I presume], circa 1839, by Honoré Daumier; lithograph on wove paper; Brooklyn Museum of Art [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons (more info below)

The New York City post lasted 14 years, and then supposedly he was posted to Boston in 1839.  The last four de la Flechelle children were born in New Jersey between 1840-1847-ish, so perhaps Elizabeth and the youngest of the children remained in Woodbridge while Alphonse was in Boston. Or maybe the Boston posting never actually took place due to illness or something else, as it is not mentioned in the obituary. A possibility for that “something else” occurred in 1838 and is mentioned further down this page.

Altogether 9 children (of whom I am aware) came from this union– eight girls and one boy. The oldest, Elizabeth and Zelma, died in early childhood, just a day apart in March 1834, and are buried in the Woodbridge churchyard– no doubt a crushing blow for the young family. The third child and fourth child, Alexandrine (b. Nov. 1829) and Alphonse Jr. (b. 1832), who were alive at the time of their older siblings’ passing, survived and lived to adulthood, married, had children, etc. A fifth daughter Louise died as an infant in March 1837 and is also buried in the Woodbridge church cemetery. Four more daughters followed from 1840-1847: Zulma, Elizabeth C. (eventually married Wm. M. Birch), E.A., and Mary E.

Mrs. de la Flechelle giving piano lessons; Brooklyn, NY, Daily Eagle, 21 Jun 1849 (www.fultonhistory.com)

Once Alphonse passed away, his wife Elizabeth de la Flechelle was left to care for the brood herself; I found newspaper ads for a Mrs. de la Flechelle giving piano lessons in Brooklyn in the late 1840s; perhaps this was Elizabeth trying to earn some extra money for her young family. Tragically, she died just eight years after Alphonse — in January 1855 at  48 years of age.

Judging by the information contained within 1855 New York State Census records, the children still too young to be out on their own (Zulma Edmie (15), Elizabeth C. (12), E.A., (10)  and Mary E. (7)) went to live in Brooklyn’s 10th Ward with their older sister Alexandrine de la Flechelle Brunel, who herself was just 25 and had four small children (Mary E. (7); Alexandrine (5); Louisa I. (3), and Frederick Alphonse (3 mos.)) with her husband Frederick A. Brunel, a distiller. Frederick’s mother Mary Brunel, who was born in the West Indies and was 77 years old at the time, must have been ready to run for the hills! Thankfully there were two household servants on board — for this was indeed an “all-hands-on-deck” situation.

Tragedy followed just over a year later when Frederick died at 38, leaving Alexandrine (just 26) alone with all those children.  Zulma, the oldest of the sisters living with Alexandrine, who was probably her best helper, passed away two years later, at age 18.

New York Times, 27 Aug 1858 (www.fultonhistory.com); note: for a clearer image visit the NY Times online archives.

Funeral Notice, New York  Times, 28 August 1858: FLECHELLE – In Brooklyn, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, ZULMA EDMIE, daughter of the late Alphonse P. M. de la Flechelle in the 18th year of her age. The friends and family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral to-day (Friday) at 1 o’clock P.M. from the residence of her sister, Mrs. Brunel, No. 394 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn. Zulma was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

Alexandrine Brunel remarried in 1869; her second husband was civil engineer Joseph Van Winkle (b. 1814, NY). In 1900, the pair were living in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY, and providing a home to her son Frederick Alphonse Brunel (farmer), his English-born wife Agnes, and their three young children: Robert, Laura, and Adolph F. Alexandrine died in August 1902 at about 62. A New York Times death notice, published 4 August 1902, read: VAN WINKLE: Aug. 4, at Hempstead, L.I.., Alexandrine, wife of Joseph Van Winkle and daughter of the late Alphons P.M. de la Flechelle.  She was also buried at Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

NY Herald, published (Credit: http://www.fultonhistory.com)

Her younger brother Alphonse E. W. de la Flechelle predeceased her by eight years, passing away on 17 September 1894 in Hempstead, Long Island. A funeral notice was published in the New York Herald on the 21st of September of that year: DE LA FLECHELLE – At Hempstead, L. I., September 17, 1894, ALPHONSE DE LA FLECHELLE, son of the late A. P. M. de la Flechelle. French papers please copy.

Alphonse Jr.’s year of birth is hard to pin down:

• In the 1850 census, he is listed as 18, which means a birth year of approx. 1832
• His Union Army enlistment record says he was 27 on 8 April 1861, indicating a YOB of approx. 1833/4
• In the 1870 census, he is listed as 35, which means a birth year of approx. 1835
• His 20 Mar 1872 marriage record says he was 40 and born in approx. 1832
• In the 1880 census, he is listed as 44, which means a birth year of approx. 1836
• In the 1892 NY census, he is listed as 59, which means a birth year of approx. 1833

He served in the Union Army during the Civil War. His card in the pension index reveals: “Gen. Serv. USA (1861), Unassd. 63 – NY Inf. (1864-65): Navy, Ship’s Corpl, Minn, N. C. Tacony, Brandywine (1863-1864), G [Company] 8 [8th Infantry] U.S. Inf. (1861-1863). ” His service extended beyond the end of the war. A record for August 1867 for Fort Columbus, New York Harbor (filed by Henry D. Wallen, Lt. Col. 14th Infantry, Brevet  Brigadier General) shows Alphonse E. W. de la Flechelle in a list of those who appear to be awaiting trial or awaiting charges. Next to his name: Rank – Pvte, Regiment – 8 Inf., Company – C, When received at the post – 14 Aug 1867, Remarks – awaiting charges.

As I subsequently learned (12/5/2020) and have thus updated this post, Alphonse Jr., who enlisted on 8 April 1861, deserted the Union Army on August 25, 1863. He was apprehended four years later, on August 13, 1867. He was discharged on March 28, 1868 by expiration of service at Laurenceville, SC.

Alphonse Jr. was thrice married, and it was his third wife Caroline who filed for a Civil War pension as a widow on 7 Sep 1895. The card reveals that Alphonse Jr. had an alias — George Stanley. I found that very bizarre and wonder what that was all about unless it was a way to escape his very obvious French first and last names. According to Mr. Dennis Duffy who contacted me on 12/5/20, the pension was never approved because there was no certificate number.

His first marriage was to Georgiana Sheldon. An announcement appeared in the Long Island Star on 13 May 1857: In this city, on the 7th of May, by the Rev. John A. Paddock, rector of St. Peter’s (Episcopal) Church, Alphonse E.W. DE LA FLECHELLE, only son of A.P. M. DE LA FLECHELLE, deceased, to Georgiana SHELDON, youngest daughter of the late Job SHELDON. Interestingly that marriage ended in divorce, not very common back then, so I wonder what went wrong.

Queens County Court news, Queens County Sentinel, 1897 (www.fultonhistory.com)

He remarried on 20 March 1872 to Mary Catherine Farmington, and is listed as “Divorced” in the marriage record. Third wife Caroline de la Flechelle was roughly 26 years younger than Alphonse Jr. She was still alive in 1920, living in Brooklyn as a lodger in the household of Mamie and Gerald Johnson, and working as a seamstress for private families.

I found an 1897  newspaper mention of a lawsuit against Caroline and other de la Flechelles (perhaps children of Alphonse Jr.). No idea what that was all about or who the plaintiff was.

There definitely was an Alphonse III, a son of Alphonse E. W. de la Flechelle, as I discovered a notice for drunkenness and cursing in a September 13, 1896, newspaper– two years after Alphonse Jr.s death.

Queens County Sentinel, 13 Sept 1896 (www.fultonhistory.com)

Several years later, an Edward de la Flechelle was advertising in the New York Press in 1889 and 1890 for a housekeeper to help him care for his small daughter. Was this Alphonse III (if his initial E. stood for Edward, and he went by that name?) or a different son of Alphonse Jr.?

New York Press, 1889 (www.fultonhistory.com)

New York Press, 10 Nov 1890 (www.fultonhistory.com)

But, back to Monsieur Alphonse P. M. de la Flechelle. I’d said that there was an incident in 1838, and I believe that incident may have initiated his transfer to Boston or sent him into an early retirement. News of this incident was published in newspapers as far away as Boston, Providence, Portsmouth, Baltimore, and St. Louis. On August 28, 1838, the New York newspaper, American for the Country, included the following, which will give you an idea of what the controversy was. It involved what appeared to be the illegally carried out arrest of two Frenchmen who had deserted a French ship called the Didon after carrying out acts of piracy. I found a number of articles on the topic through Genealogy Bank, but their copyright restrictions prohibit me from including them in full here. But this should give you an inkling of the matter:

American for the Country, 28 August 1838, 1st part of article (www.fultonhistory.com)

American for the Country, 28 August 1838, part 2 (www.fultonhistory.com)

Ultimately, a warrant was issued for Alphonse’s arrest. When first approached, he was standing out in a field of his Woodbridge estate. He refused to be taken on the grounds that a warrant was needed from NY state not NJ. So a requisition was then obtained from New York’s governor, but proved not to be needed as Alphonse turned himself in voluntarily and paid bail in the amount of $5,000.

New York – American for the Country, published 22 Sep 1838 (www.fultonhistory.com)

A rather humorous (to me anyway) description of the attempt to arrest “Monsieur de la Flechelle” in his Woodbridge estate field appeared in several newspapers (all on Genealogy Bank). For example, in the New York Commercial Advertiser of Saturday, September 22, 1838, Alphonse is described as refusing to go with the officers. He threatened to blow out the brains of the first man that laid hands on him, and remarked, La France got all Algiers for one slap in de face, and la France will get dis country for dis. From what I could glean from the remaining articles I read, the indictment against Alphonse was found to be valid by a Grand Jury, but I don’t know beyond that what the repercussions were for him or his superior. The last article I found was dated October 4, 1838, in the St. Louis Daily Commercial Bulletin (Genealogy Bank): The Grand Jury of New York, it is stated in the Express have found a true bill of indictment against Thomas Mitchell Dronet… in addition, a bill was also found against M. Alphonse de la Flechelle…

Not the last, because I subsequently (2 years later) came upon this article on the Fulton History site which also mentions the guilty verdict:

Evening Post (NY), 2 Sept 1838

So maybe this incident thrust him into early retirement at the age of 46, or maybe it facilitated a relocation to Boston. I’m sure there is much more I could find out if determined to do so. But, I don’t want to stray too far from my tree. I’ll leave it for Alphonse’s living descendants to sort out his fascinating life and the lives of his many interesting descendants, something they have probably done already, and hope to read about it all sometime in the future! (For a family tree, visit my “Names A-E” page.)

UPDATE (2015): Find a Grave contributor “Gone Gravin'” has kindly photographed the graves of the family members buried at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ — Plot: 291. Here is the Find a Grave link.

**See 1930 Census record for “Alexandra Van Winkle”, stating her mother was born in England.

Presbyterian Church Photo Credit: By Perrycart (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Cartoon: Honoré Daumier [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, Brooklyn Museum of Art

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