Re: Maria CAPES Lapham>Eng>Ont>Colorado
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Re: Maria CAPES Lapham>Eng>Ont>Colorado
Jean Boyer 10/19/04
Hi Jean,
This is all I have on Maria Capes. The Lapham family is my husband's family. Not sure if there is enough info to make the connection. In the Plympton 1861 census, Marian (sic?) was with her parents James and Marian (sic?) and siblings, Mandy 13, Hester 10, John 8, James 5 and Eliza 2.
I've enclosed the information for Maria and Alfred Lapham. They certainly led an adventurous life.
Thanks for the letter.
Janis
Descendants of James Capes
Generation No. 1
1.JAMES1 CAPESHe married MARIA.
Child of JAMES CAPES and MARIA is:
2. i. MARIA2 CAPES, b. Abt. 1843, England; d. August 1935, Long Beach, California, U.S.A..
Generation No. 2
2.MARIA2 CAPES (JAMES1) was born Abt. 1843 in England, and died August 1935 in Long Beach, California, U.S.A..She married ALBERT FERDINAND LAPHAM September 20, 1863 in Bosanquet Twp., Lambton County, Ontario, son of WILLIAM LAPHAM and MARY HOWE.He was born May 09, 1832 in Ontario, and died August 14, 1894 in Fruita, Mesa County, Colorado.
More About MARIA CAPES:
Burial: Fruita Elmwood Cemetery, Appleton, Mesa County, Colorado
Census 1: 1861, Plympton Twp., Lambton County, Ontario, age 18 yrs. with parents and siblings
Census 2: 1871, Sarnia Twp., Lambton County
Census 3: June 1885, Mesa County, Colorado
Census 4: 1900, Fruita, Mesa County, Colorado with son James and daughter Ettie
Emigration 1: 1844, Canada
Emigration 2: 1881, came to Sterling, Colorado, U.S.
Interesting Fact: First white woman to live inthis area of Colorado
Property: November 06, 1882, First moved to Duckett Ranch and then to a farm on Colorado River near Fruita
Notes for ALBERT FERDINAND LAPHAM:
Taken from the history of Fruita www.fruita.org
The first permanent homesteaders in the Fruita area were possibly Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lapham - when they settled in late 1882, they took up residency in a pre-existing cabin with a dirt floor and a blanket door. They were followed by other settlers, nearly all of whom were farmers. Attempts to organize a community in the Fruita area were unsuccessful until the present day town was established in 1884, by William E. Pabor, who formed the Fruita Town and Land Company for the purpose of selling town lots. Pabor recognized the fruit producing potential of the area. Having worked with the Greeley colony, he founded the new town along the same lines, including the provision that no liquor was sold or manufactured in the town. This provision lasted until it was voted out in the late 1970's. The original town site was planned to take in eighty acres with a park in the middle. The first school was a log cabin, followed by a frame structure and then a brick building. Built in 1912, the old brick school house now serves as the Civic Center. In the 1889-90 period fruit was planted throughout the area, mostly hardy apples and pears. During the early years, Fruita's Chamber of Commerce worked to have area products shown in expositions and fairs throughout the U.S.
More About ALBERT FERDINAND LAPHAM:
Burial: Fruita, Elmwood Cemetery, Appleton, Mesa County, Colorado
Census 1: 1851, Pickering Twp., Old Ontario County, Ontario with parents
Census 2: 1861, Pickering Twp., Old Ontario County, Ontario
Census 3: 1871, Sarnia Twp., Lambton County
Census 4: June 1885, Mesa County, Colorado
Emigration: 1881, came to Sterling, Colorado, U.S.
Property: November 06, 1882, First moved to Duckett Ranch and then to a farm on Colorado River near Fruita
More About ALBERT LAPHAM and MARIA CAPES:
Marriage: September 20, 1863, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton County, Ontario
Children of MARIA CAPES and ALBERT LAPHAM are:
3. i. AMELIA ROSE3 LAPHAM, b. 1864, Lambton County., Ontario; d. November 18, 1955, Mesa County, Colorado.
4. ii. CHARLES EDWIN LAPHAM, b. November 17, 1867, Lambton County, Ontario; d. October 14, 1942, Mesa County, Colorado.
5. iii. MARY MATILDA LAPHAM, b. Abt. 1869, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton County., Ontario; d. October 31, 1929, Long Beach, California, U.S.A..
iv. MIDA LAPHAM, b. January 29, 1872, Lambton County., Ontario; d. April 15, 1887, Mesa County, Colorado.
More About MIDA LAPHAM:
Burial: Masonic Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Census: June 1885, Mesa County, Colorado
v. JAMES A. LAPHAM, b. May 1878, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton County., Ontario; d. August 01, 1920, Green River, Utah was killed when struck by a train.
More About JAMES A. LAPHAM:
Burial: Fruita Elmwood Cemetery, Appleton, Mesa County, Colorado
Census 1: June 1885, Mesa County, Colorado
Census 2: 1900, Fruta, Mesa County, Colorado
Occupation: 1900, Cattle Herder, stockman of the inter mountain territory
vi. ETTA LAPHAM, b. February 1885, Fruita, Mesa County, Colorado.
More About ETTA LAPHAM:
Census 1: June 1885, Mesa County, Colorado
Census 2: 1900, Fruta, Mesa County, Colorado
Generation No. 3
3.AMELIA ROSE3 LAPHAM (MARIA2 CAPES, JAMES1) was born 1864 in Lambton County., Ontario, and died November 18, 1955 in Mesa County, Colorado.She married CHARLES E. HOLLENBECK April 10, 1884 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado.He was born 1856 in Auburn, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA, and died 1933 in Mesa County, Colorado.
Notes for AMELIA ROSE LAPHAM:
According to Amelia's obituary, "Mr. Lapham homesteaded on the river near Fruita - a town composed chiefly of bachelors, who soon were paying court to the 18 year old Amelia.As the first girl to arrive there (Fruita), she was called "The Belle of Fruita" a nickname which persisted through the years. "
More About AMELIA ROSE LAPHAM:
Burial: Fruita Elmwood Cemetery, Appleton, Mesa County, Colorado
Census: June 1885, Mesa County, Colorado
More About CHARLES E. HOLLENBECK:
Burial: Fruita Elmwood Cemetery, Appleton, Mesa County, Colorado
Census: 1920, Fruita, Mesa County, Colorado
More About CHARLES HOLLENBECK and AMELIA LAPHAM:
Marriage: April 10, 1884, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Children of AMELIA LAPHAM and CHARLES HOLLENBECK are:
i. NETTIE4 HOLLENBECK, m. UNKNOWN PAYNE.
ii. EUNICE GAY HOLLENBECK, m. UNKNOWN SIMERLY.
iii. ERVINE HOLLENBECK, b. 1896; d. 1956.
More About ERVINE HOLLENBECK:
Burial: Fruita Elmwood Cemetery, Appleton, Mesa County, Colorado
Census: 1920, Fruita, Mesa County, Colorado
4.CHARLES EDWIN3 LAPHAM (MARIA2 CAPES, JAMES1) was born November 17, 1867 in Lambton County, Ontario, and died October 14, 1942 in Mesa County, Colorado.He married IDA MAY.She was born 1874, and died 1949 in Mesa County, Colorado.
Notes for CHARLES EDWIN LAPHAM:
According to Charles Lapham's obituary he "rode the range for the S Cross Ranch when he was young man for a number of years before entering the service of the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad as a carman. He resigned his job at the railroad in 1910 to enter the sheep business....one of the best known stockmen of the slope."
More About CHARLES EDWIN LAPHAM:
Burial: Masonic Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Census 1: June 1885, Mesa County, Colorado
Census 2: 1920, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Occupation: 1920, Stockman
More About IDA MAY:
Burial: Masonic Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Census: 1920, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Children of CHARLES LAPHAM and IDA MAY are:
i. CHARLSIE4 LAPHAM, b. August 24, 1894; d. February 07, 1999; m. JOHN L. GREER; b. May 03, 1903; d. May 25, 1977.
More About CHARLSIE LAPHAM:
Burial: Masonic Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
More About JOHN L. GREER:
Burial: Masonic Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
ii. NATALIE LAPHAM, b. September 07, 1900; d. November 12, 1992; m. MATT ROTH; b. September 07, 1900; d. September 04, 1980.
More About NATALIE LAPHAM:
Burial: Masonic Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
More About MATT ROTH:
Burial: Masonic Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
5.MARY MATILDA3 LAPHAM (MARIA2 CAPES, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1869 in Bosanquet Twp., Lambton County., Ontario, and died October 31, 1929 in Long Beach, California, U.S.A..She married JAMES W. BUCKLIN January 01, 1895 in Mesa County, Colorado.He was born November 13, 1856, and died July 14, 1919 in Long Beach, California, U.S.A..
More About MARY MATILDA LAPHAM:
Burial: Masonic Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Census: June 1885, Mesa County, Colorado
Occupation: One of the first teachers in the Grand junction schools
Notes for JAMES W. BUCKLIN:
Bucklin, James W; 1905 Bio, Mesa County, Colorado ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/co/mesa/bios/bucklnjw.txt --------------------------------------- Donated April 2001 Transcribed by Judy Crook
He has been married twice, first in 1884, to Miss Margie Champion, a native of England, who came to America with her parents when she was two years old. She died in March 1885, and on January 1, 1895, he married a second wife, Miss Mary Lapham, a native of Canada but reared and educated in Colorado, her parents being among the pioneers of Mesa county. They have two children, James W., Jr. and Louis Lapham.
James W. Bucklin of Colorado. A loyal friend of Tom L. Johnson's for twenty years, Bucklin was formerly a state senator of Colorado and a distinguished one; he has long been a leader in the Henry George movement; he was an attendant at the first single tax conference, in New York, and at the second, in Chicago; and he was the father of the "Bucklin Bill" in Colorado (a single tax amendment) and of the Grand Junction plan of commission government.
More About JAMES W. BUCKLIN:
Burial: Masonic Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
More About JAMES BUCKLIN and MARY LAPHAM:
Marriage: January 01, 1895, Mesa County, Colorado
Children of MARY LAPHAM and JAMES BUCKLIN are:
i. JAMES W.4 BUCKLIN.
ii. LOUIS BUCKLIN, b. March 24, 1902.
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