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When JOSEPH AUGUSTE DeLORME was born on 12 Jun 1867, in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, his father, ÉDOUARD LEMAY dit DeLORME, was 28 and his mother, MARIE-EMÈLIE ROBERT dit LAMOUCHE, was 29. He was born 3rd out of 8 siblings, 2 girls and 6 boys:
●Emèlie Lemay dit DeLorme Dumoulin 1862–1953
●Édouard DeLorme 1864–1940
●Joseph Auguste DeLorme 1867–1953, Private, Spanish-American War
●Zénon DeLorme 1871–
●François DeLorme 1873–
●Jean-Baptiste Albert DeLorme 1875–1937
●Marie Rosa DeLorme Cailhier 1878–1957
●Jean-Baptiste Arthur DeLorme 1881–1893
In 1881, Joseph was 14 and living in Quebec City, Canada, when the Canadian Pacific Railroad was under construction. At the age of 24, on 14 May 1892, he left Canada and came to Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine. From there, he soon moved 130 miles south to Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It didn't take him long to meet his bride in Lowell, and within 3 months, he married 20-year-old CORDELIA 'DELIA' CHARRON on 15 Aug 1892. Their home was located at 368 Hildreth Street in Lowell. They had six children in 14 years:
●Charles Edward Valmore 'Charley' DeLorme 1894–1981
●Arthur George 'Archie' DeLorme 1896–1977, Private, World War I
●Marguerite Emily DeLorme Archambault 1900–1982
●Marie Irene E 'Eye' DeLorme 1903–1990
●Madeleine Jeannette 'Jan' DeLorme 1906–2003
●Evangeline Delia 'Bunny' DeLorme Udell 1908–1984
He learned the craft of being a hat maker (hatter) in Canada. In downtown Lowell, he established his 1-man shop located at 15 Prescott Street, where he designed and manufactured felt hats for men, women and children. Felt is the strongest fabric available because every fiber is interlocked in every direction with a number of other fibers, and felt is also the lightest fabric known in relation to its tensile strength. All other fabrics are made of fibers which are first twisted into threads and then woven by hand or machine.
At age 29 on 18 Nov 1896, he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in Lowell. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 6 May 1898, just 18 months after becoming a U.S. citizen, and served as a Private during the Spanish-American War with Company C, 6th Massachusetts Infantry. He received an Honorable Discharge on 21 Jun 1899.
He was an ordained deacon in the Catholic church, and had an assigned pew near the front, for which he continued to donate money. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of Saint Louis de France Parish and the Catholic Order of Foresters. He was a well dressed gentleman and would never go to church without wearing a jacket and tie. And being a hatter, he always wore a felt derby hat and sometimes carried a cane. He walked tall and maintained a very straight posture. He always had a smile and a kind word for people, and he politely tipped his hat to all the women. When his grandchildren visited his hattery, he let them try on hats, and every Sunday after church services his grandchildren came for visits at his home.
After retirement from being a hatter, he attended mass every day in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, where he spent the summers and lived with two of his unmarried daughters, Irene and Jan. He walked Hampton Beach daily and went into the ocean for a 'daily dip' as he called it.
He was 77 years old when his bride died; and he died at the age of 85 on 18 Mar 1953, in Lowell. His spirit went to Heaven, but his earthly remains are buried in the Saint Joseph Cemetery in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, awaiting the Rapture—to be whisked away in the air in the blink of an eye in a new body to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
"For we know that when this tent we live in now is taken down—when we die and leave these bodies—we will have wonderful new bodies in Heaven, homes that will be ours forevermore, made for us by God Himself and not by human hands." —2 Corinthians 5:1
When JOSEPH AUGUSTE DeLORME was born on 12 Jun 1867, in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, his father, ÉDOUARD LEMAY dit DeLORME, was 28 and his mother, MARIE-EMÈLIE ROBERT dit LAMOUCHE, was 29. He was born 3rd out of 8 siblings, 2 girls and 6 boys:
●Emèlie Lemay dit DeLorme Dumoulin 1862–1953
●Édouard DeLorme 1864–1940
●Joseph Auguste DeLorme 1867–1953, Private, Spanish-American War
●Zénon DeLorme 1871–
●François DeLorme 1873–
●Jean-Baptiste Albert DeLorme 1875–1937
●Marie Rosa DeLorme Cailhier 1878–1957
●Jean-Baptiste Arthur DeLorme 1881–1893
In 1881, Joseph was 14 and living in Quebec City, Canada, when the Canadian Pacific Railroad was under construction. At the age of 24, on 14 May 1892, he left Canada and came to Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine. From there, he soon moved 130 miles south to Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It didn't take him long to meet his bride in Lowell, and within 3 months, he married 20-year-old CORDELIA 'DELIA' CHARRON on 15 Aug 1892. Their home was located at 368 Hildreth Street in Lowell. They had six children in 14 years:
●Charles Edward Valmore 'Charley' DeLorme 1894–1981
●Arthur George 'Archie' DeLorme 1896–1977, Private, World War I
●Marguerite Emily DeLorme Archambault 1900–1982
●Marie Irene E 'Eye' DeLorme 1903–1990
●Madeleine Jeannette 'Jan' DeLorme 1906–2003
●Evangeline Delia 'Bunny' DeLorme Udell 1908–1984
He learned the craft of being a hat maker (hatter) in Canada. In downtown Lowell, he established his 1-man shop located at 15 Prescott Street, where he designed and manufactured felt hats for men, women and children. Felt is the strongest fabric available because every fiber is interlocked in every direction with a number of other fibers, and felt is also the lightest fabric known in relation to its tensile strength. All other fabrics are made of fibers which are first twisted into threads and then woven by hand or machine.
At age 29 on 18 Nov 1896, he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in Lowell. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 6 May 1898, just 18 months after becoming a U.S. citizen, and served as a Private during the Spanish-American War with Company C, 6th Massachusetts Infantry. He received an Honorable Discharge on 21 Jun 1899.
He was an ordained deacon in the Catholic church, and had an assigned pew near the front, for which he continued to donate money. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of Saint Louis de France Parish and the Catholic Order of Foresters. He was a well dressed gentleman and would never go to church without wearing a jacket and tie. And being a hatter, he always wore a felt derby hat and sometimes carried a cane. He walked tall and maintained a very straight posture. He always had a smile and a kind word for people, and he politely tipped his hat to all the women. When his grandchildren visited his hattery, he let them try on hats, and every Sunday after church services his grandchildren came for visits at his home.
After retirement from being a hatter, he attended mass every day in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, where he spent the summers and lived with two of his unmarried daughters, Irene and Jan. He walked Hampton Beach daily and went into the ocean for a 'daily dip' as he called it.
He was 77 years old when his bride died; and he died at the age of 85 on 18 Mar 1953, in Lowell. His spirit went to Heaven, but his earthly remains are buried in the Saint Joseph Cemetery in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, awaiting the Rapture—to be whisked away in the air in the blink of an eye in a new body to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
"For we know that when this tent we live in now is taken down—when we die and leave these bodies—we will have wonderful new bodies in Heaven, homes that will be ours forevermore, made for us by God Himself and not by human hands." —2 Corinthians 5:1
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When JOSEPH AUGUSTE DeLORME was born on 12 Jun 1867, in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, his father, ÉDOUARD LEMAY dit DeLORME, was 28 and his mother, MARIE-EMÈLIE ROBERT dit LAMOUCHE, was 29. He was born 3rd out of 8 siblings, 2 girls and 6 boys:
●Emèlie Lemay dit DeLorme Dumoulin 1862–1953
●Édouard DeLorme 1864–1940
●Joseph Auguste DeLorme 1867–1953, Private, Spanish-American War
●Zénon DeLorme 1871–
●François DeLorme 1873–
●Jean-Baptiste Albert DeLorme 1875–1937
●Marie Rosa DeLorme Cailhier 1878–1957
●Jean-Baptiste Arthur DeLorme 1881–1893
In 1881, Joseph was 14 and living in Quebec City, Canada, when the Canadian Pacific Railroad was under construction. At the age of 24, on 14 May 1892, he left Canada and came to Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine. From there, he soon moved 130 miles south to Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It didn't take him long to meet his bride in Lowell, and within 3 months, he married 20-year-old CORDELIA 'DELIA' CHARRON on 15 Aug 1892. Their home was located at 368 Hildreth Street in Lowell. They had six children in 14 years:
●Charles Edward Valmore 'Charley' DeLorme 1894–1981
●Arthur George 'Archie' DeLorme 1896–1977, Private, World War I
●Marguerite Emily DeLorme Archambault 1900–1982
●Marie Irene E 'Eye' DeLorme 1903–1990
●Madeleine Jeannette 'Jan' DeLorme 1906–2003
●Evangeline Delia 'Bunny' DeLorme Udell 1908–1984
He learned the craft of being a hat maker (hatter) in Canada. In downtown Lowell, he established his 1-man shop located at 15 Prescott Street, where he designed and manufactured felt hats for men, women and children. Felt is the strongest fabric available because every fiber is interlocked in every direction with a number of other fibers, and felt is also the lightest fabric known in relation to its tensile strength. All other fabrics are made of fibers which are first twisted into threads and then woven by hand or machine.
At age 29 on 18 Nov 1896, he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in Lowell. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 6 May 1898, just 18 months after becoming a U.S. citizen, and served as a Private during the Spanish-American War with Company C, 6th Massachusetts Infantry. He received an Honorable Discharge on 21 Jun 1899.
He was an ordained deacon in the Catholic church, and had an assigned pew near the front, for which he continued to donate money. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of Saint Louis de France Parish and the Catholic Order of Foresters. He was a well dressed gentleman and would never go to church without wearing a jacket and tie. And being a hatter, he always wore a felt derby hat and sometimes carried a cane. He walked tall and maintained a very straight posture. He always had a smile and a kind word for people, and he politely tipped his hat to all the women. When his grandchildren visited his hattery, he let them try on hats, and every Sunday after church services his grandchildren came for visits at his home.
After retirement from being a hatter, he attended mass every day in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, where he spent the summers and lived with two of his unmarried daughters, Irene and Jan. He walked Hampton Beach daily and went into the ocean for a 'daily dip' as he called it.
He was 77 years old when his bride died; and he died at the age of 85 on 18 Mar 1953, in Lowell. His spirit went to Heaven, but his earthly remains are buried in the Saint Joseph Cemetery in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, awaiting the Rapture—to be whisked away in the air in the blink of an eye in a new body to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
"For we know that when this tent we live in now is taken down—when we die and leave these bodies—we will have wonderful new bodies in Heaven, homes that will be ours forevermore, made for us by God Himself and not by human hands." —2 Corinthians 5:1
When JOSEPH AUGUSTE DeLORME was born on 12 Jun 1867, in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, his father, ÉDOUARD LEMAY dit DeLORME, was 28 and his mother, MARIE-EMÈLIE ROBERT dit LAMOUCHE, was 29. He was born 3rd out of 8 siblings, 2 girls and 6 boys:
●Emèlie Lemay dit DeLorme Dumoulin 1862–1953
●Édouard DeLorme 1864–1940
●Joseph Auguste DeLorme 1867–1953, Private, Spanish-American War
●Zénon DeLorme 1871–
●François DeLorme 1873–
●Jean-Baptiste Albert DeLorme 1875–1937
●Marie Rosa DeLorme Cailhier 1878–1957
●Jean-Baptiste Arthur DeLorme 1881–1893
In 1881, Joseph was 14 and living in Quebec City, Canada, when the Canadian Pacific Railroad was under construction. At the age of 24, on 14 May 1892, he left Canada and came to Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine. From there, he soon moved 130 miles south to Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It didn't take him long to meet his bride in Lowell, and within 3 months, he married 20-year-old CORDELIA 'DELIA' CHARRON on 15 Aug 1892. Their home was located at 368 Hildreth Street in Lowell. They had six children in 14 years:
●Charles Edward Valmore 'Charley' DeLorme 1894–1981
●Arthur George 'Archie' DeLorme 1896–1977, Private, World War I
●Marguerite Emily DeLorme Archambault 1900–1982
●Marie Irene E 'Eye' DeLorme 1903–1990
●Madeleine Jeannette 'Jan' DeLorme 1906–2003
●Evangeline Delia 'Bunny' DeLorme Udell 1908–1984
He learned the craft of being a hat maker (hatter) in Canada. In downtown Lowell, he established his 1-man shop located at 15 Prescott Street, where he designed and manufactured felt hats for men, women and children. Felt is the strongest fabric available because every fiber is interlocked in every direction with a number of other fibers, and felt is also the lightest fabric known in relation to its tensile strength. All other fabrics are made of fibers which are first twisted into threads and then woven by hand or machine.
At age 29 on 18 Nov 1896, he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in Lowell. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 6 May 1898, just 18 months after becoming a U.S. citizen, and served as a Private during the Spanish-American War with Company C, 6th Massachusetts Infantry. He received an Honorable Discharge on 21 Jun 1899.
He was an ordained deacon in the Catholic church, and had an assigned pew near the front, for which he continued to donate money. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of Saint Louis de France Parish and the Catholic Order of Foresters. He was a well dressed gentleman and would never go to church without wearing a jacket and tie. And being a hatter, he always wore a felt derby hat and sometimes carried a cane. He walked tall and maintained a very straight posture. He always had a smile and a kind word for people, and he politely tipped his hat to all the women. When his grandchildren visited his hattery, he let them try on hats, and every Sunday after church services his grandchildren came for visits at his home.
After retirement from being a hatter, he attended mass every day in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, where he spent the summers and lived with two of his unmarried daughters, Irene and Jan. He walked Hampton Beach daily and went into the ocean for a 'daily dip' as he called it.
He was 77 years old when his bride died; and he died at the age of 85 on 18 Mar 1953, in Lowell. His spirit went to Heaven, but his earthly remains are buried in the Saint Joseph Cemetery in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, awaiting the Rapture—to be whisked away in the air in the blink of an eye in a new body to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
"For we know that when this tent we live in now is taken down—when we die and leave these bodies—we will have wonderful new bodies in Heaven, homes that will be ours forevermore, made for us by God Himself and not by human hands." —2 Corinthians 5:1
