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Ephraim Benoit Courvoisier

Birth
Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
Death
3 Nov 1931 (aged 71)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial
Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden/Building: ES-N Lot/Section/Panel: L-111 Row/Tier/Division: S 1/2 Niche / Crypt / Grave: 29
Memorial ID
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Art dealer. Son of Frederick Courvoisier and Elizabeth McCullum. Married first, Desire C. Jacobus, 30 Sep 1885 (div.).

Child:
1. Gladys, b. 2 Sep 1888, d. 16 Feb 1962. Married first, Wilson Eric Madden, 8 Mar 1909 (div. Aug 1911) Married second, Henry Anderson Lafler, 2 Sep 1911 (div. Jul 1913). Married third, Joseph Allan Dunn, Sep 1913. (div.). They had one son, Joseph Allan, Jr., who died 11 Aug 1918.

Married second, Mary Helen Sayle, 30 Sep 1901 (d. 12 Mar 1903).
Child:
2. Guthrie Sayle, b. 10 Mar 1903, d. 9 Dec 1966; m. first, Florence Pitt, 17 Mar 1932; m. second, Moira Wallace in 1941. He was the founder of the art plastic firm Courac, Inc.

Married third, Clarice Towne, 3 Sep 1905 (div.).
Child:
3. Alice Beverly, b. 28 Feb 1908; m. first, Arnold Larson; m. second, Samuel B. Holdsworth; m. third, Clement W. Christoffel.

Married fourth, Leila Bertha Duncan, 22 Mar 1916.
Children:
4. Elizabeth Leila, b. 3 Jun 1919, d. Nov 2004. Entered the Sisters of the Holy Names in Oregon in 1940, and took final vows as Sister Xavier Mary in 1942. A musical prodigy from an early age, she graduated from Julliard with a master's degree in violin, and taught music at the university level.
5. Duncan McCallum, b. 20 Apr 1923, d. 25 Jun 2006; m. Lois C. Kunce, 28 Jan 1951. Humanities instructor at American River College in Sacramento.
Art dealer. Son of Frederick Courvoisier and Elizabeth McCullum. Married first, Desire C. Jacobus, 30 Sep 1885 (div.).

Child:
1. Gladys, b. 2 Sep 1888, d. 16 Feb 1962. Married first, Wilson Eric Madden, 8 Mar 1909 (div. Aug 1911) Married second, Henry Anderson Lafler, 2 Sep 1911 (div. Jul 1913). Married third, Joseph Allan Dunn, Sep 1913. (div.). They had one son, Joseph Allan, Jr., who died 11 Aug 1918.

Married second, Mary Helen Sayle, 30 Sep 1901 (d. 12 Mar 1903).
Child:
2. Guthrie Sayle, b. 10 Mar 1903, d. 9 Dec 1966; m. first, Florence Pitt, 17 Mar 1932; m. second, Moira Wallace in 1941. He was the founder of the art plastic firm Courac, Inc.

Married third, Clarice Towne, 3 Sep 1905 (div.).
Child:
3. Alice Beverly, b. 28 Feb 1908; m. first, Arnold Larson; m. second, Samuel B. Holdsworth; m. third, Clement W. Christoffel.

Married fourth, Leila Bertha Duncan, 22 Mar 1916.
Children:
4. Elizabeth Leila, b. 3 Jun 1919, d. Nov 2004. Entered the Sisters of the Holy Names in Oregon in 1940, and took final vows as Sister Xavier Mary in 1942. A musical prodigy from an early age, she graduated from Julliard with a master's degree in violin, and taught music at the university level.
5. Duncan McCallum, b. 20 Apr 1923, d. 25 Jun 2006; m. Lois C. Kunce, 28 Jan 1951. Humanities instructor at American River College in Sacramento.


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