Pierre "Alfred" Déchanet

1839 - 1916  (77 years)

• Name	Pierre "Alfred" Déchanet
  Birth	01 Mar 1839	Marcilly-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France   [1, 2]
  	His father was Sébastien Constantin and his mother was Marie Jeanne Tenaille. This family soon moved about 7 km, as Alfred's sister Asulite, was born in Bonnecourt in 1840. We know that Alfred grew up in this town because 'Bonnecourt' is shown as his place of birth on several documents after he arrived in America, including his army discharge certificate and his death certificate.
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	10 Nov 1852	New York, New York, New York, USA   [3]
  At the age of 14 he emigrated from the Le Havre France, on the Samuel M. Fox arriving || Nicolas Guyot age 20, who will later show up as the husband of his sister, Asulite, was also on this ship.
  Census	11 Jul 1860	Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, USA   [4, 5]
  as a 20 year old labourer living in a French household along with a Peter (Pierre) Dechanet who is listed as a 60 year old physician. Originally we thought this Peter may be his father, however we now know this not to be true because we found his birth record in France. Alfred's sister, Asulite, married Nicholus Guyot on 26 May 1859 in this same county of Hancock and likely the town of Findlay, Ohio.
  Milit-Beg	29 Apr 1861	Fort Snelling, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA   [6, 7]
  Alfred entered the American Civil War when he enlisted as a Private in Company "I" of the First Regiment of Minnesota Volunteers, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division
  Milit-End	05 May 1864	Fort Snelling, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA   [8, 9, 10]
  He was admitted to the 2nd Division of Depot Field Hospital near Potomac Creek, Virginia on 20 April 1863 with a gunshot wound to his hand which was the result of an accident.|| because the term of his enlistment had expired. A note on these papers says that he would be accepted by the army if he were to reenlist. It also states that he was 22 years old and 5 foot 7.25 inches high with black hair. He started receiving a monthly pension of $4 (which lasted until his death), because of the wound to his right hand.
  Residence	Jun 1865  [4]
  Isabella brought four children to this marriage and with an addition of eight children with Alfred; the house must have been full. The census records show that this family stayed in Wabasha, Minnesota until the death of the parents. The 1880 census shows a total of 10 children in the household. Of the 8 children fathered by Alfred, only 2 girls survived to have families of their own, thus the "Déchanet" name from this line in America ended with Alfred.
  Occupation	11 Jul 1870	Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA   [11, 12]
  According to his daughter Lucy's birth record || a rafts man. During this period of time the Mississippi River was the highway of the USA Midwest and Wabasha was a center for this activity. There was a grain rolling mill in town as well as a lumber mill and the steam ships moved cargo and pushed booms of lumber up and down the river. The people who worked in this industry on the river were called rafts men.
  Occupation	07 Nov 1916	Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA   [4, 13]
  His death record indicated that he was a retired trapper and the 1905 census says that he was a gardener, like most retired folks of the time.
  Reference Number	30
  Reference Number	GRA-DECH
  Death	07 Nov 1916	Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA   [1, 14, 15]
  Burial	09 Nov 1916	St Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA   [16, 17]
  Person ID	I30	fullereriksen
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Sébastien Constantin Déchanet,   b. 16 May 1813, Bonnecourt, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France d. Est 1880 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Marie Jeanne Tenaille,   b. 30 Mar 1812, Marcilly-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France d. 11 Aug 1849, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1836	Marcilly-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France   [18]
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabelle Elizabeth Cratte,   b. 05 Feb 1838, Mendota, Dakota, Minnesota, USA d. 24 Jul 1885, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1865	Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA   [19]
  Children	1. Mary Jane "Mae, Mamie" Déchanet,   b. 10 Feb 1866, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA d. 08 Jul 1954, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 88 years)   2. Johan Déchanet,   b. Abt 1867, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA d. Abt 1869, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA (Age ~ 2 years) + 3. Grace Déchanet,   b. 22 Feb 1868, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA d. 01 Dec 1932, Carbon, Alberta, Canada (Age 64 years)   4. Dorothea Lucy "Dora" Déchanet,   b. 11 Jul 1870, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA d. 30 Jul 1948, St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA (Age 78 years) + 5. Agnes I. Déchanet,   b. 29 May 1874, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA d. 02 Jan 1962, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 87 years)   6. Joseph "Sebastian" Déchanet,   b. 22 Feb 1877, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA d. 22 Aug 1881, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA (Age 4 years)   7. Ralph Déchanet,   b. 08 Feb 1880, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA d. 02 May 1909, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA (Age 29 years)   8. Charles Déchanet,   b. 1882, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA d. 28 Sep 1882, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 01 Mar 1839 - Marcilly-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France Immigration - 10 Nov 1852 - New York, New York, New York, USA Census - 11 Jul 1860 - Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, USA Milit-Beg - 29 Apr 1861 - Fort Snelling, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Milit-End - 05 May 1864 - Fort Snelling, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Marriage - 23 Mar 1865 - Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA Occupation - 11 Jul 1870 - Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA Occupation - 07 Nov 1916 - Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA Death - 07 Nov 1916 - Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA Burial - 09 Nov 1916 - St Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Déchanet, Alfred Family Photo Back Row Left: Emilia "Alice" Lachapelle, Dorothea Lucy "Dora" Déchanet, Isabella "Belle" Lachapelle McKay. Front Row Left: Alfred Déchanet, Thomas P. McKay and daughter Isabelle McKay
  		Déchanet, Alfred, Residence in 1901 In 1901 their house stood the NE Corner of 4th and Bailey in Wabasha, MN. As of 2012 was lot was part of a school yard.
  		St Felix Church, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA Cratte Family Church for many generations
  		St Felix Church, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA Family Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records found at this church
  		Bonnecourt Centre à l'église - peut-être funérailles to the church - perhaps a funeral
  		Bonnecourt Procession procession de l'église a procession from the church
  		Bonnecourt Grande Rue
  		Bonnecourt - Then and now No. 22 Grande Rue
  		Bonnecourt Central Then and now

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Déchanet, Alfred, Residence, 1901 1901 City Directory, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA Listed: Déchanet: Alfred Dora Ralph
  		Déchanet, Pierre Alfred - Naissance 1839 Déchanet, Pierre Alfred Birth Record 1839 Date: March 1, 1839 at 1300hrs Place: Marcilly-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France Father: Sébastien Constantin Déchanet, aged 26 yrs, merchant in Marcilly. Mother: Marie-Jeanne Tenail age 27 yrs Witness: Jean Baptiste Marot, school teacher Marcilly, 51 yrs Witness: Jean Mergey, scissor maker, 34 yrs
  		Déchanet, Alfred & Elizabeth Lachapelle Mariage 1865 Original St Felix Marriage Record 1865 Alfred 23 yrs & Elizabeth Lachapelle [Cratte] 27 yrs in Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
  		Déchanet, Alfred Family Death-Burial Church Records Déchanet, Alfred Death 7 Nov 1916 Burial 9 Nov 1916 Déchanet, Isabelle Elizabeth (wife) Death 24 July 1885 Burial 26 July 1885 Déchanet, Sebastian [Joseph] (son) Death 22 Aug 1881 Burial 25 Aug 1881 Déchanet, Ralph (son) Death 2 May 1909 Burial 5 May 1909

  
  

  Headstones

  Déchanet, Alfred, Family Plot, Section J Plot 49 OFFICIAL INTERMENTS per St. Felix Church Books 1. Alfred Dechenet, d. 7 Nov, bur. 9 Nov, 1916, b. Paris France, at age 76 years, 8 months, of general debility, Priest: Max Wurst. 2. Elizabeth [Isabel] Dechent, d. 24 July, bur. 26 July, 1885, b. Wabasha, at age 47 yrs, of Consumption, Priest: James Trobec. 3. Sebastian Dechanet, d. 22 Aug, bur., 23 Aug, 1881, b. Wabasha, at age 4 1/2 yrs, of Typhoid fever, Priest: James Trobec. 4. Ralph Dechenet, d. 2 May, bur., 5 May, 1909, b. Wabasha, at age 29 yrs, of phthisis pulmonary, Priest: Max Wurst. OFFICIAL INTERMENTS per St. Felix Cemetery Records 1. Infant Dechenet, d. 28 Sept 1882 [assumed to be Charles] Plot: Section J, Plot 49

  
  

  Histories

  Déchanet, Alfred, an Historical Profile The Life and Times of Alfred Déchanet

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Death Certificate Alfred Dechanet, (filed January 10, 1917), GRA-DECH, p 2-11, GRA-Dech, page 2-14. [S100] P BASCHIERA, Vital Records Haute Marne FR, Gra-Dech, p 1-1, Gra-Dech, Section IV. [S92] Ship Manifest, Dechanet Alfred, (Publisher: Ancestry.com, WWW.Ancestry.com, Arrived: 10 Nov 1852), Gra-Dech, Page 1-2a,b,c,d, GRA-DECH, page 1-2a,b,c,d. [S93] Compiler: Census Summary, Census data for the Alfred Dechanet Family, (Summarized by W Fuller, Canada, 2009), Gra-Dech, Section 3, p3-1, GRA-DECH,Section 3, p 3-1. [S94] Marriage: Azulite Dehanet & Nicholas Goyot, Gra-Dech, Page 1-3, GRA-DECH, page 1-3. [S55] Military Service Record, Dechanet Alfred, Gra- Dech, page 2-17, GRA-DECH, page 2-17. [S1] Research Notes, Ward J, Gra-Dech, Page 2-24, Various. [S55] Military Service Record, Dechanet Alfred, The document in addition says: 'That he had signed up for 3 years and the reason for discharge was the "Expiration of term of enlistment". It also says that there is "No objection to his re-enlistment are known to exist." It says: "Said Alfred Dechanet was born in Bonncourt in France, is 22 years of age, is 5 feet 7.25 inches high, Dark completion, Hazel eyes, Black hair and by occupation, when enrolled, a Labour. Given at Fort Snelling, Minnesota this 5th day of May, 1864." Also note: that Alfred is listed on the Roster of Company I as: Age 22, Mustered in Apr. 29, 1861; Mustered out May 5, 1864; Nothing under 'Remarks'.; Gra- Dech, page 2-17/18, GRA-DECH, page 2-17. [S54] W.H. Mitchell; U. Curtis, Book, Wabasha County Past & Present 1870, (Federal Union Book and Job Printing House, Rochester, MN, USA, 1870), Page 77: Alfred Dechanet is shown on a list of people who had served in the US Military as of 1870.; Gra- Bk3, sec 1, page 77. [S1] Research Notes, Ward J, List of Army Pensioners - Minnesota: Name: Dechanet, Alfred; Post Office: Wabasha; Cause for which pensioned: w.r. hand; Monthey Rate: 4.00; Date of Original Allowance: Oct. 1880.; Gra-Dech, Page 2-20/24, Various. [S10] Birth Registration, Déchanet Lucy, (Date filed: July 31, 1870), GRA-DECH, p 2-9, 2-15, GRA-Dech, page 2-9-15. [S58] Walter A. Blair, Book, A River Pilots Log 1930, (The Arthur H. Clark Co., Cleveland, OH, USA, 1930), Gra-Bui, Section 2, GRA-BUIS, section 2. [S11] Death Certificate Alfred Dechanet, (filed January 10, 1917), GRA-DECH, p 2-11, 2-14, GRA-Dech, page 2-14. [S6] Death and Burial Records, St Felix Church, GRA-DECH, p 2-6, 2-8, Gra-Crat & Bui, in book. [S62] Death Registration Alfred Dechanet, (filed January 10, 1917), Shows occupation as retired trapper and that he had died of asthma.; GRA-DECH, p 2-14/19, GRA-Dech, page 2-14,. [S6] Death and Burial Records, St Felix Church, Déchanet, Alfred, Family Plot, Section J Plot 49 OFFICIAL Interments 'bur.' per St. Felix Church Books 1. Alfred DeChenet, d. 7 Nov, bur. 9 Nov, 1916, b. Paris France, at age 76 years, 8 months, of general debility, Priest: Max Wurst. 2. Elizabeth [Isabel] Dechené, d. 24 July, bur. 26 July, 1885, b. Wabasha, at age 47 yrs, of Consumption, Priest: James Trobec. 3. Sebastian Dechéné, d. 22 Aug, bur., 23 Aug, 1881, b. Wabasha, at age 4 1/2 yrs, of Typhoid fever, Priest: James Trobec. 4. Ralph Dechene, d. 2 May, bur., 5 May, 1909, b. Wabasha, at age 29 yrs, of phthisis pulmonary, Priest: Max Wurst. OTHER INTERMENTS per St. Felix Cemetery Records 1. Infant Dechenet, d. 28 Sept 1882 [assumed to be Charles]; GRA-DECH, p 2-6, 2-8, Gra-Crat & Bui, in book. [S19] Obituary, Wabasha Herald, (Nov 9, 1916), The Obit says he was buried Nov 10, 1916; GRA-DECH, p 2-13a+b, GRA-DECH, p 2-13. [S100] P BASCHIERA, Vital Records Haute Marne FR, Gra-Dech, Section IV, Gra-Dech, Section IV. [S8] Marriage Record, St Felix Church, This St. Felix Church Record shows that Elizabeth Lachapelle aged 27 and Alfred Deschanete aged 23 were married 23 March 1865 in Wabasha. Witness, Henry & Emily Buisson. Father Tissot; GRA-DECH, p 2-1+Gra-Crat p1-43, Various Family Books.