Jefferson County, NY Pioneers

PIONEER DOCTEUR FAMILY


1. JOSEPH FRANCOIS DOCTEUR was born September 24, 1793 in Ribourg, France. Joseph Francois Docteur, his wife and three children came to America in 1831 and settled in Cape Vincent. When they arrived, they established residence on a farm on Mason Road. Three more children were born into the family: John, Alexander and an un-named baby that died at birth. January 15, 1845, Joseph bought 31 acres of land from Vincent LeRay on which they built the eight room limestone house that still stands today. The house is located just outside Rosiere. He died October 21, 1864 in Rosiere, New York.

He married 1794 in France
MADELEINE TIETZ

Children, DOCTEUR:

2 i BABY DOCTEUR

3 ii JOSEPH F. DOCTEUR married MARIE B. JAMES

4 iii FRANCOIS DOCTEUR

5 iv CHARLES ANTOINE DOCTEUR married ELIZABETH CONSTANCE

6 v MARTIN DOCTEUR married JULIA LOUISE De La PLACE

7 vi JOHN DOCTEUR married REBECCA WATTS

8 vii ALEXANDER DOCTEUR married JANE MONROE

3. JOSEPH F. DOCTOR (son of JOSEPH FRANCOIS & MADELEINE (TIETZ) DOCTEUR) was born October 16, 1823 France. He died July 1, 1902.

He married
MARIE B. JAMES, who was born May 4, 1820 and died October 2, 1906.

Children, DOCTEUR:

9 i JOSEPH F. DOCTOR married SARAH S. BUTCHER

10 ii GEORGE DOCTOR married ANNIE CROWNWELL

11 iii OLIVER DOCTOR married SARAH DRUFUS

12 iv LEWIS DOCTOR

13 v CHARLES DOCTOR married MARY TILSY

14 vi ELLEN DOCTOR

5. CHARLES ANTOINE DOCTEUR (son of JOSEPH FRANCOIS & MADELEINE (TIETZ) DOCTEUR) was born December 17, 1828 in France. He died in 1912 and was buried in St. Vincent de Paul cemetery, Rosiere, Jefferson County, NY.

He married April 23, 1855
ELIZABETH CONSTANCE who was born 1835 and died 1894. She was buried with her husband.

Children, DOCTEUR:

15 i HELEN DOCTEUR

16 ii MARY DOCTEUR married AUGUSTUS MUSSOT

17 iii CHARLES M. DOCTEUR married ELLEN RADLEY

18 iv FLORA DOCTEUR

19 v JOHN F. DOCTEUR married MARGARET HOGAN

20 vi EDWARD J. DOCTEUR married KATHERINE FAVRET

21 vii LOUIS A. DOCTEUR married MARION BOURCEY

6. MARTIN DOCTEUR (son of JOSEPH FRANCOIS & MADELEINE (TIETZ) DOCTEUR) was born October 7, 1830 in Fribourg or Sarrebourg, France. He died May 27, 1905 and was buried in the St Vincent de Paul Cemetery, Rosiere, Jefferson County NY.

He married March 1851
JULIA LOUISE De La PLACE, who was born October 13, 1825 in France. She died December 21, 1903 and was buried with her husband.

Children, DOCTEUR:

22 i MELINA DOCTEUR

23 ii MARTIN DOCTEUR married CATHERINE HEMPLE

24 iii JOSEPH DOCTEUR married IDA HUMPHERY

25 iv MARY DOCTEUR married JAMES McKEEVER

26 v JOHN DOCTEUR

27 vi ADELINE DOCTEUR

28 vii ALFRED P. DOCTEUR married (1) MARY "Mae" DELANEY; (2) KATHERINE HANLON

29 viii LOUIS DOCTEUR married JOHNNY DENNIS

30 ix ROSE DOCTEUR married CYRUS BASS

7. JOHN DOCTEUR (son of JOSEPH FRANCOIS & MADELEINE (TIETZ) DOCTEUR) was born 1832. He died March 23, 1865.

He married March 1859
REBECCA WATTS

Child, DOCTEUR:

31 i EUGENE DOCTEUR

8. ALEXANDER DOCTEUR (son of JOSEPH FRANCOIS & MADELEINE (TIETZ) DOCTEUR) was born 1839 and died April 25, 1912.

He married 1869
JANE MONROE, who was born 1842 and died May 5, 1900.

Children, DOCTEUR:

32 i JOSEPH DOCTEUR married (1) FRANKIE PRATT; (2) CATHERINE (---); (3) MESICA DAVIS

33 ii GEORGE DOCTEUR

34 iii CHARLES DOCTEUR married MARY DRESSER

35 iv ALBERT E. DOCTEUR married CATHERINE GREENWOOD

36 v MARGARET DOCTEUR married PETER GRANT

37 vi ANNETTE MARY DOCTEUR married DAVID MAHONEY

For further information, contact:
Terry Docteur

Return to Town of Cape Vincent page

Copyright 2016 Jefferson County NYGenWeb — a member of the NYGenWeb Project

If you have any questions or comments about this page, please contact,
County Co-Coordinator Nancy Dixon or
Co-Coordinator Bruce Coyne.

Return to Jefferson County Genweb Page