Sixth Generation

56. Louis DUVAL¹ died in 1858 in France, Paris. He was born in France. Family lore says that Louis Duval had five brothers and lived in Paris. I was told that he "married beneath himself", which is one reason Josephine immigrated with her son after his death. The truth? Who knows! Louis DUVAL and Josephine G. were married before 1850 in France.

57. Josephine G.^1,135 was born about 1826 in France. If she is the woman in the 1869 passenger list, her birth date calculates to 1826. This is only a possiblity! She emigrated in 1869 from USA, New York.¹³³ This is a possible match?

Arrival Date: 15 Jun 1869
Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany and Le Havre, France
Destination: United States of America
Place of Origin: France
Ship Name: Cimbria
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 12
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_313
List Number: 657
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States

614 Francoise Duval, 43, female, woman, France, United States, Between deck
615 Edward Duval, 18, male, locksmith, France, United States, Between deck

She died about 1876/77 in USA, Kansas. Upon reaching Kansas, died of typhoid fever.

Your request for cemetery/death record for Josephine Duval, I am sorry to say we do not have a record for her death in Saline Co. That does not mean it did not happen here though, 1876/77 is early for KS. (Willard M. Johnson II, Smoky Valley Gen. Soc.)

After her husbands death, Josephine immigrated to America either in 1869 or 1874 with her 18 or 24 year old son. They first lived in New York where she did millinery work. After a few years they left New York to make a new home in Kansas. Josephine died of typhoid fever upon reaching Kansas, leaving her son to continue alone.

A search of passenger lists finds one possiblity that might match this story: a 43 yr old woman traveled in 1869 with her 18 yr old son Edward Duval, but she lists her name as Francoise Duval.


Children were:

28

i.

Louis Edward DUVAL.