| id | 225
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| firstname | Joseph
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| lastname | LeFuma
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| fullname | LeFuma, Joseph
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| birthyr | 1794
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| deathyr | 1868
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| updated | 2016-06-20 01:35:39
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| doc | wvcem-binder3-i-s/wvcem-20151215_0054-lee
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| page | 4
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| o_born | 1794 in France, says Boettcher
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| o_died | 29 Dec 1868 ae 74 Location in Cemetery: L-9
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| o_came | 21 Jan 1834, apparently, with his son, Joseph,
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| o_history | 22 Jan 1834 Joseph and Angeline LaFuma come to NF to
live,
16 Mar 1834 Joseph and wife came to see his children.
(Above items from VB-304 NF)
13 Mar 1847 signed covenant at NF. (VB-308 NF)
11 Aug 1847 Signed novitiate covenant (made mark) (CM-
352)
15 May 1849 Joseph LeFuma to NF to live. (VB-308 SF)
12 July 1858 Angeline LeFuma ^has followed the steps of
the universe and has chosen the world and its beggarly element.
She is taken from the 2d Order and conveyed to Troy by Chauncey
Miller." (DAB)
July 1858 West. Res. Membership file has Joseph leaving
NF, but I believe this was his son, Joseph Jr.
19 July 1862 Joseph LeFuma made SF a cheese press and
brought idt over. (VB-311 SF)
29 Dec 1868 Joseph died at NF "where he has lived a
long time. He had two children there before he went there but
they both left Believers budt he has remained." Was French.
29 Dec 1868 Died quite unexpectedly of erysipelas. (VB-
338 CF)
30Dec 1868 Funeral at 2 p.m. Three teams took brethren
and sisters to funeral. Son Joseph was telegraphed and got there
in time. (PAB)
5 Aug 1879 Joseph LeFuma Jr. (And two ladies) here from
NYC. "They were brought up from small children among the
Shakers in this society. They left when arriving at mature age."
(DAB)
1/2/88
Amended 11/20/88
5/12/96 eds
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| o_author | 1/2/88
Amended 11/20/88
5/12/96 eds
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