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Descendants of James Le Broke

Generation No. 2


2. JAMES3 LE BROKE, JR. (JAMES2, LE BROKE1) was born 1784 in Paris,Oxford Co., Maine, and died 1867 in Greenwood, Maine. He married NANCY ANNA BECKLER 27 Oct 1814 in Paris, Maine, daughter of DANIEL BECKLER and ELIZABETH MILLER. She was born 28 May 1793 in Woodstock, Maine, and died 03 Jul 1860 in Waterford, Maine.

Notes for JAMES LE BROKE, JR.:
      On a short cross-road near the village there was a small shabby house occupied before 1852 by an old man named James LeBroke, and his wife. He was much bent and lame with rheumatism and used tobacco and rum altogether too freely, so that it nearly cost him his life on more than one occasion. He did odd jobs and eked out a scanty living by digging out ancient pine logs, the decaying tops of former large timber trees that had been discarded. These he sawed up into blocks to be made into shingles, with a cross-cut saw, one end of which was usually worked by some boy, who would help him out of pity in part, and partly for the "resting spells". I have often spent an hour or two at this work for him myself and can testify that it was not light work for the boys. His wife was most unfortunate in having an enormous tumor or "wen" on one side of her face, which distorted one eye and her mouth and lips horribly. Still she kept apparently cheerful and did hard work washing and "cleaning house" for the village families. It used to be said that he came from a good Massachusetts family. If so, he had degenerated remarkably.

Written by the Oxford Co Advertiser-Friday, December 25, 1914
Recollections of Early Settlers of Greenwood, by Prof. Addison E. Verrill, titled "Other Village Characters"

More About JAMES LE BROKE, JR.:
Census: 1820, 1820 Census, Greenwood, Oxford, Co
Letter: Dec 1999, Arthur Le Broke

More About NANCY ANNA BECKLER:
Books: Bethel Historical Society cemetery records
Burial: Jul 1860, Woodlawn Cemetery, No. Waterford
Cause of death (Facts Pg): 03 Jul 1860, died at the age of 67
Internet: Jul 1999, Borreson family

More About JAMES LE BROKE and NANCY BECKLER:
Email: 11 Nov 2000, dunham@softhome.net (chris dunham)
Marriage: 27 Oct 1814, Paris, Maine
Marriage license: 24 Jul 1814, Paris, Maine
     
Children of JAMES LE BROKE and NANCY BECKLER are:
5. i.   MARY M.4 LE BROKE, b. 28 Dec 1816, Paris, Oxford, Maine; d. 1869, Bridgton, Maine.
6. ii.   DANIEL B. LE BROKE, b. 14 Jan 1818, Paris, Oxford, Maine; d. 08 Feb 1913, North Waterford, Maine.
  iii.   AUGUSTA ANNE LE BROKE, b. 13 Apr 1821; d. 03 Sep 1840, Greenwood, Oxford, Maine.
  More About AUGUSTA ANNE LE BROKE:
Internet: 09 Sep 1999, Members.tripod.com/eric~borreson
  iv.   SAMUEL GILMAN LE BROKE, b. 13 Apr 1824, Greenwood, Oxford, Maine; d. Jul 1832, Otisfield, Maine.
  More About SAMUEL GILMAN LE BROKE:
Internet: 09 Sep 1999, Members.tripod.com/eric~borreson
7. v.   #1JAMES LE BROKE, b. 17 Apr 1825, Greenwood, Oxford, Maine; d. 02 Nov 1867, Mapleton, Maine.
8. vi.   CYNTHIA GARDNER LE BROKE, b. 20 Jul 1828, Bethel, Maine; d. Unknown.
9. vii.   JANE NEWELL LE BROKE, b. Oct 1833, Otisfield, Maine; d. 09 Aug 1862, Boston, Ma..


3. JACOB3 LE BROKE (JAMES2, LE BROKE1) was born 03 Jun 1789 in Heborn, Oxford Co., Maine, and died 15 Mar 1867 in Foxcroft, Maine. He married MARTHA FOSTER 1821, daughter of ABNER FOSTER and POLLY HILTON. She was born 01 May 1801 in Aurora, Maine, and died 16 Oct 1868 in Foxcroft, Maine.

Notes for JACOB LE BROKE:
      Jacob and his brother Nicholas were Privates in the War of 1812. Jacob served in the 45th Regiment of the United States Infantry under Captain Bailey Bodwell, Lt. Wm. Twombly and Ensign Wm. Reed. This company was raised principably in Norway, though a few men enlisted from Paris, Waterford and Greenwood. It was recruited in the months of September and October, 1812, mustered in November, and served until January, 1813. After a mishap in the war, Jacob & Nicholas were taken prisoner to be shot. When the guards became intoxicated they were able to climb out of the roofless jail and escape unharmed. Jacob Le Broke moved to Foxcroft, Maine in 1824, a few years after his marriage to Martha Foster. He settled on lot #5 in the 7th range, a short distance over the hill in "Dundee" from his uncle William Steadman. With so large a family on the hills of "Dundee", starvation's wolf troubled the Le Broke family, and the struggle made by them was intense. They however, had a comfortable framed house, and the children attended school taught by his sister Miss Sarah Le Broke, a single woman. Buried at Steadman's Landing, Foxcroft, Maine, with his wife Martha, the headstone reads "Long years they traveled together in the path of rectitude, always toiling for the children."

*direct quotes from the following books, Picataquis Biography & Fragments, Old Foxcroft, History, Old Foxcroft Maine, Sprague's Journal of Maine History, History of Paris Maine, Historical Sketch Foxcroft Maine

More About JACOB LE BROKE:
Books: History of Paris, Maine, pg 365
Burial: 1867, Steadman's Landing Yard,Lot 6-7, Foxcroft, gravesite picture,age 77, 9 mo, 12 days
Census: 1820, 1820 Census, Paris, ME, Oxford Co,
Military records: War of 1812 (Private), Capt. Bailey Bodwell Co., 45th Regiment, US Infantry,

Notes for MARTHA FOSTER:
      Martha Foster was related to the Honorable Enoch Foster of Bethel, formerly one of the justices of the Supreme Court in the state of Maine, and a leading lawyer in the city of Portland, Maine. She is buried with her husband Jacob Le Broke at Steadman's Landing, Foxcroft, Maine, the headstone reads "Long years they traveled together in the path of rectitude, always toiling for the children."

More About MARTHA FOSTER:
Burial: 1868, Steadman's Landing Yard,Lot 6-7, Foxcroft,gravesite photo, age 67yrs, 5mo, 15 days

More About JACOB LE BROKE and MARTHA FOSTER:
Marriage: 1821
     
Children of JACOB LE BROKE and MARTHA FOSTER are:
  i.   ABNER FOSTER4 LE BROKE, b. 1821, Paris, Maine; d. 1824, Foxcroft, Maine.
  More About ABNER FOSTER LE BROKE:
Cause of death: 1824, died in infancy
10. ii.   AUGUSTUS GARDNER LE BROKE, b. 09 Feb 1823, Paris, Maine; d. 19 Jul 1889, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
11. iii.   MARY FOSTER LE BROKE, b. 04 Dec 1824, Foxcroft, Maine; d. 1912, Foxcroft, Maine.
  iv.   JAMES HILTON LE BROKE, b. 30 Sep 1827, Foxcroft, Maine; d. 31 Jan 1840, Foxcroft, Maine.
  Notes for JAMES HILTON LE BROKE:
      Buried at Steadman's Landing, Foxcroft, Maine. The headstone reads "Heavens endulgence grants this great favor that the living may weap for the sainted dead."




  More About JAMES HILTON LE BROKE:
Burial: Feb 1840, Steadman's Landing Yard,Lot 6-7, Foxcroft, gravesite picture,12 yrs, 4 mos, 1 day
Census: 1850, 1850 Census, Portland, ME, living in the home of John & Mary Alexander
Occupation: mason, brick layer
12. v.   SARAH ANN LE BROKE, b. 09 Jul 1831, Foxcroft, Maine; d. 26 Apr 1905, Foxcroft, Maine.
13. vi.   GEORGE L. LE BROKE, b. 12 Aug 1832, Foxcroft, Maine; d. 1910, Foxcroft, Maine.
  vii.   CHARLES HENRY LE BROKE, b. 07 May 1835, Foxcroft, Maine; d. 29 Feb 1840, Foxcroft, Maine.
  Notes for CHARLES HENRY LE BROKE:
      Buried at Steadman's Landing, Foxcroft, Maine. The headstone reads "Heavens endulgence grants this great favor that the living may weap for the sainted dead."

  More About CHARLES HENRY LE BROKE:
Burial: 1840, Steadman's Landing Yard,Lot 6-7, Foxcroftgrave site picture,,age 4yrs, 8 mos, 22 days
Cause of death (Facts Pg): 29 Feb 1840, Canker rash,died at the age of 4 yr.,pg 211 vital records
14. viii.   #1THOMAS SYLVESTER LE BROKE, b. 02 Sep 1840, Foxcroft, Maine; d. 12 Nov 1897, Sierraville, Sierra Co., Ca..
15. ix.   JACOB NELSON LE BROKE, b. 17 Jan 1841, Foxcroft, Maine; d. 05 Mar 1917, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
16. x.   EUGENIA A. LE BROKE, b. 14 Sep 1845, Foxcroft, Maine; d. 1915.


4. NICHOLAS3 LE BROKE (JAMES2, LE BROKE1) was born 1791 in Heborn, Oxford Co., Maine, and died 1853. He married LYDIA INGERSOL. She was born 1792 in New Hampshire, and died Aft. 1860 in New Hampshire.

More About NICHOLAS LE BROKE:
Census: 1840, 1840 Census, Foxcroft Me, Piscataquis Co.
Military records: War of 1812 (Private)

More About LYDIA INGERSOL:
Census: 1850 Census, Coos Co., Jefferson, N.H.
     
Child of NICHOLAS LE BROKE and LYDIA INGERSOL is:
17. i.   HIRAM F.4 LE BROKE, SR., b. Abt. 1811, Paris, Maine; d. Unknown.

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