Jacob Charles Dubois

     Jacob Charles was born in 1802 in New Platz, Ulster County, New York. Jacob married Lydia Warren Ives on 17 July 1835 in Oakland County, Michigan.¹ Jacob and Lydia had children: Lewis Charles [7/28/1836-7/28/1838], Stephen Edgar [9/06/1838-2/21/1921] [m. Florence Ann Philbrick], William [10/30/1840-2/14/1841], Henry [8/28/1842-3/22/1843], Mercelia Eva [3/06/1844-11/23/1905] [m. Michael Kennedy], Charles Jacob [7/05/1846-1/28/1848], Edgar 5/31/1848-12/04/1919] [m. Chloe Gorden], Marcia Luella 8/26/1850-2/17/1851] & Derrick Juan [6/15/1852-4/16/1927] [m. Margaret Luella Vitztheum]. 30 July 1850, Jacob was listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Redford, Wayne County, Michigan. Enumerated in this household were Jacob C. Dubois [48 New York], Lydia [37 Vermont], Mary [18 Michigan], Stephen [11 Michigan], Mercelia [6 Michigan], Edgar [2 Michigan], Stephen Myler [20 New York] & Joseph Jackson [24 Canada]. Jacob was a miller and a farmer; Stephen was also a miller and Joseph was a carpenter.² Jacob departed this life on Saturday, 24 November 1855 in Redford, Wayne County, Michigan, at age 53 years. He was buried there in Grand Lawn Cemetery.³