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JOHN H. Du BOIS
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JOHN H. Du BOIS.-The Du Boises are of French origin, and are descended from Louis Du Bois, who was horn at Wicres, near the City of
Lisle, now in the Province of Artois, France, October 27, 1626, and married
October 10, 1655, Catharine Blancon. The couple fled from Lisle to Mannheim in the Lower Palatinate to escape persecution shortly after their
marriage. In 1660 they emigrated to America, and located, or attempted
to locate, at Hurley, Ulster County, N. Y. In 1667 Louis Du Bois led a
colony for the settlement of New Paltz, from which place he removed to
Kingston in 1687. His wife, at one time, was captured by the Indians,
but was afterward rescued by her husband. She died in 1706. Their children were Abram, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, David, Solomon, Louis, Matthew,
Rebecca, and Rachel.
John H. Du Bois is lineally descended from the emigrant, Louis Du Bois, in about the seventh generation. He was born in Kingston, N. Y., April 22, 1841. His father, John S. L. Du Bois, was a native of Hurley, N. Y., and his mother, Margaret Van Gaasbeck, was born in Kingston, N. Y. These as well as their worthy ancestors exemplified the sterling characteristics of their race. Mr. Du Bois is now one of the foremost citizens of Weehawken. John H. Du Bois obtained his education in the Kingston public schools. After completing his studies he found employment as a bargeman for the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, with whom he remained until he attained his majority. Subsequently he was for four years the master of a coal barge, and at the end of that period came to Weehawken as an overseer of men for the sank corporation. At the present time he has charge of all outside work, including all shipments of coal, for the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. Through his faithfulness, integrity, and untiring devotion to duty Mr. Du Bois has won the confidence of not only his associates, but of all the company's officials and of the community in which he is an honored citizen. He is universally esteemed for those qualities of manhood which distinguish his race, and which deserve the trust and respect of every honest man. Being a Republican in politics, he has taken an active interest in local public affairs, and was elected by his townsmen a member of the Board of Town Council and subsequently Chairman of the board for a term of three years. He is also a prominent member of the Lincoln Club, a leading Republican organization of Weehawken, and a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Hoboken. Progressive, patriotic, and enterprising, and imbued with the highest principles of manly courage and de- votion, he has always supported every movement designed to advance the community and its people. Mr. Du Bois was married, on the 28th of December, 1864, to Miss Alice R. Howland. They have two sons: George H. and Charles H., and reside in Weehawken, N. J.
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