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Josephine Sylvie Louise <I>Gouwy</I> Leclercq

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Josephine Sylvie Louise Gouwy Leclercq

Birth
Tienen, Arrondissement Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Death
1958 (aged 76–77)
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Josephine L. LeClercq emigrated to the United States on October 25, 1921 arriving in New York, New York on the United States Army Transport Cantigny from Antwerp, Belgium. She was 40 years old. With her was her son Aime LeClercq age 15. The ship manifest listed Josephine's place of birth as Belgium, and her son Aime's birth place as France. Their nationality was listed as French, and their last permanent address was Coblenz, Germany. The nearest relative listed was Josephine's sister, Madame Carrette in Lille, France. Josephine's occupation is listed as housekeeper.Her destination was Washington, D.C.

Aime grew up to marry Irma Louise Wilkinson from Manchester, New Hampshire. They married on September 24, 1927 in Laconia, NH. They went on to reside in North Cambridge, MA and gave birth to two daughters: Mary Jane LeClerq born May 5, 1928 and Irene Theresa Marie LeClercq born August 6, 1929. Irene is my mother. They divorced shortly after.

Josephine died January 6, 1958.

Joséphine Sylvie Louise GOUWY (Josephine Sylvie Louise Gouwy Leclercq) was born on April 30, 1881, in Tienen (Tirlemont), Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
She was the daughter of Gustave Louis Désiré GOUWY, a sales representative and Céline Emma Marie LIÉBAERT, a homemaker.

She was married to Jean Louis Joseph LECLERCQ, a weaver.

Jean-Luc Coubronne, Pas-de-Calais, France
Josephine L. LeClercq emigrated to the United States on October 25, 1921 arriving in New York, New York on the United States Army Transport Cantigny from Antwerp, Belgium. She was 40 years old. With her was her son Aime LeClercq age 15. The ship manifest listed Josephine's place of birth as Belgium, and her son Aime's birth place as France. Their nationality was listed as French, and their last permanent address was Coblenz, Germany. The nearest relative listed was Josephine's sister, Madame Carrette in Lille, France. Josephine's occupation is listed as housekeeper.Her destination was Washington, D.C.

Aime grew up to marry Irma Louise Wilkinson from Manchester, New Hampshire. They married on September 24, 1927 in Laconia, NH. They went on to reside in North Cambridge, MA and gave birth to two daughters: Mary Jane LeClerq born May 5, 1928 and Irene Theresa Marie LeClercq born August 6, 1929. Irene is my mother. They divorced shortly after.

Josephine died January 6, 1958.

Joséphine Sylvie Louise GOUWY (Josephine Sylvie Louise Gouwy Leclercq) was born on April 30, 1881, in Tienen (Tirlemont), Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
She was the daughter of Gustave Louis Désiré GOUWY, a sales representative and Céline Emma Marie LIÉBAERT, a homemaker.

She was married to Jean Louis Joseph LECLERCQ, a weaver.

Jean-Luc Coubronne, Pas-de-Calais, France

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