Son of William and Eliza Dehon.
The elder William, who was employed with T.K. Jones, auctioneer, apparently died in 1833. He had been missing for several days when his body was found on the shore of one of the islands in Boston harbor.
The 1850 US Census shows William and his family were living in Ward 7, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The household members were recorded as follows:
Wm Dehon M 36
Caroline Dehon F 34
Arther Dehon M 9
Caroline Dehon F 7
Henderson Dehon M 3
Elizabeth Lord F 58
Sylvia Lord F 23
Mary O'Neil F 24
Thomas Castles M 25 (waiter born in Ireland)
The 1855 Massachusetts State Census shows the family now living in Ward 8 in Boston with the following people in the household:
William Dehon M 40 (recorded as being a lawyer)
Henderson Dehon M 8
Caroline Dehon F 11
Arthur Dehon M 15 (recorded as being "at school")
Spaigg Peyton M 32 (recorded as being a "Mulatto" and a waiter, being born in Virginia)
Eliza Connon F 28 (from Ireland)
Mary Harris F 39 (from Wales)
William was an 1833 graduate of Harvard College and worked as a lawyer in Boston.
In 1823 he was recorded as being a Director of the Union bank in Boston with a capital of $800,000. He also was the attorney for the Boston Dispensary.
He purchased five lots (212-220) on Beacon Street in Boston. His sister Cornelia Dehon moved into the home at 216 Beason Street in 1865, and was joined by their sisters Harriette A. Dehon and Susan O. B. Dehon in 1870 (Harriette Dehon married in December of 1878 to Maurice Delfosse, the Belgian Minister to the US, and probably moved to Washington DC). Cornelia and Susan Dehon continued to live at 216 Beacon and are recorded as living there in 1882. Maria (Haggerty) Dehon, widow of Theodore Dehon (brother of William, Cornelia and Susan Dehon), is shown as the owner on the 1883 Bromley map ("Maria H. and Sidney Brooks, Trustees," are shown as the owners on the 1874 Hopkins map; Sidney Brooks was Cornelia and Susan Dehon's brother-in-law, husband of their sister, Frances; "Maria H." probably was Maria (Haggerty) Dehon). Cornelia continued to live there until her death in 1904 but may have taken in boarders as other names are also associated with that address during this time. Maria Dehon sold the home in 1905.
Doherty Playground, located between Bunker Hill and Medford Streets in Boston, was originally part of the William Dehon Estate.
Dehon Street in Boston was named after William.
The Dehon family were longtime members of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Boston. There is a window in teh church called "The Dehon Window" as it was provided by the family in honor of William's uncle, the Right Reverend Theodore Dehon. The window was actually paid for by the husband of Frances "Fannie" Dehon, Sidney Brooks. Theodore was born in Boston and graduated from Harvard University in 1795. He was ordained deacon by Bishop Edward Bass, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on December 24, 1797 and the next month began his call as rector of Trinity Church, Newport, Rhode Island. He was ordained priest, October 9, 1800. After paying a visit to South Carolina he was offered positions in Charleston, but demurred until 1810, when he accepted a position as rector of St. Michael's Church, Charleston. He was elected diocesan bishop in February 1812 and was consecrated on October 15, 1812. After the General Convention in New York City in 1817, he returned to Charleston but contracted yellow fever, dying August 6. He was buried St. Michael's Church. His writings met with some posthumous success.
The elder William, who was employed with T.K. Jones, auctioneer, apparently died in 1833. He had been missing for several days when his body was found on the shore of one of the islands in Boston harbor.
The 1850 US Census shows William and his family were living in Ward 7, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The household members were recorded as follows:
Wm Dehon M 36
Caroline Dehon F 34
Arther Dehon M 9
Caroline Dehon F 7
Henderson Dehon M 3
Elizabeth Lord F 58
Sylvia Lord F 23
Mary O'Neil F 24
Thomas Castles M 25 (waiter born in Ireland)
The 1855 Massachusetts State Census shows the family now living in Ward 8 in Boston with the following people in the household:
William Dehon M 40 (recorded as being a lawyer)
Henderson Dehon M 8
Caroline Dehon F 11
Arthur Dehon M 15 (recorded as being "at school")
Spaigg Peyton M 32 (recorded as being a "Mulatto" and a waiter, being born in Virginia)
Eliza Connon F 28 (from Ireland)
Mary Harris F 39 (from Wales)
William was an 1833 graduate of Harvard College and worked as a lawyer in Boston.
In 1823 he was recorded as being a Director of the Union bank in Boston with a capital of $800,000. He also was the attorney for the Boston Dispensary.
He purchased five lots (212-220) on Beacon Street in Boston. His sister Cornelia Dehon moved into the home at 216 Beason Street in 1865, and was joined by their sisters Harriette A. Dehon and Susan O. B. Dehon in 1870 (Harriette Dehon married in December of 1878 to Maurice Delfosse, the Belgian Minister to the US, and probably moved to Washington DC). Cornelia and Susan Dehon continued to live at 216 Beacon and are recorded as living there in 1882. Maria (Haggerty) Dehon, widow of Theodore Dehon (brother of William, Cornelia and Susan Dehon), is shown as the owner on the 1883 Bromley map ("Maria H. and Sidney Brooks, Trustees," are shown as the owners on the 1874 Hopkins map; Sidney Brooks was Cornelia and Susan Dehon's brother-in-law, husband of their sister, Frances; "Maria H." probably was Maria (Haggerty) Dehon). Cornelia continued to live there until her death in 1904 but may have taken in boarders as other names are also associated with that address during this time. Maria Dehon sold the home in 1905.
Doherty Playground, located between Bunker Hill and Medford Streets in Boston, was originally part of the William Dehon Estate.
Dehon Street in Boston was named after William.
The Dehon family were longtime members of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Boston. There is a window in teh church called "The Dehon Window" as it was provided by the family in honor of William's uncle, the Right Reverend Theodore Dehon. The window was actually paid for by the husband of Frances "Fannie" Dehon, Sidney Brooks. Theodore was born in Boston and graduated from Harvard University in 1795. He was ordained deacon by Bishop Edward Bass, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on December 24, 1797 and the next month began his call as rector of Trinity Church, Newport, Rhode Island. He was ordained priest, October 9, 1800. After paying a visit to South Carolina he was offered positions in Charleston, but demurred until 1810, when he accepted a position as rector of St. Michael's Church, Charleston. He was elected diocesan bishop in February 1812 and was consecrated on October 15, 1812. After the General Convention in New York City in 1817, he returned to Charleston but contracted yellow fever, dying August 6. He was buried St. Michael's Church. His writings met with some posthumous success.
Son of William and Eliza Dehon.
The elder William, who was employed with T.K. Jones, auctioneer, apparently died in 1833. He had been missing for several days when his body was found on the shore of one of the islands in Boston harbor.
The 1850 US Census shows William and his family were living in Ward 7, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The household members were recorded as follows:
Wm Dehon M 36
Caroline Dehon F 34
Arther Dehon M 9
Caroline Dehon F 7
Henderson Dehon M 3
Elizabeth Lord F 58
Sylvia Lord F 23
Mary O'Neil F 24
Thomas Castles M 25 (waiter born in Ireland)
The 1855 Massachusetts State Census shows the family now living in Ward 8 in Boston with the following people in the household:
William Dehon M 40 (recorded as being a lawyer)
Henderson Dehon M 8
Caroline Dehon F 11
Arthur Dehon M 15 (recorded as being "at school")
Spaigg Peyton M 32 (recorded as being a "Mulatto" and a waiter, being born in Virginia)
Eliza Connon F 28 (from Ireland)
Mary Harris F 39 (from Wales)
William was an 1833 graduate of Harvard College and worked as a lawyer in Boston.
In 1823 he was recorded as being a Director of the Union bank in Boston with a capital of $800,000. He also was the attorney for the Boston Dispensary.
He purchased five lots (212-220) on Beacon Street in Boston. His sister Cornelia Dehon moved into the home at 216 Beason Street in 1865, and was joined by their sisters Harriette A. Dehon and Susan O. B. Dehon in 1870 (Harriette Dehon married in December of 1878 to Maurice Delfosse, the Belgian Minister to the US, and probably moved to Washington DC). Cornelia and Susan Dehon continued to live at 216 Beacon and are recorded as living there in 1882. Maria (Haggerty) Dehon, widow of Theodore Dehon (brother of William, Cornelia and Susan Dehon), is shown as the owner on the 1883 Bromley map ("Maria H. and Sidney Brooks, Trustees," are shown as the owners on the 1874 Hopkins map; Sidney Brooks was Cornelia and Susan Dehon's brother-in-law, husband of their sister, Frances; "Maria H." probably was Maria (Haggerty) Dehon). Cornelia continued to live there until her death in 1904 but may have taken in boarders as other names are also associated with that address during this time. Maria Dehon sold the home in 1905.
Doherty Playground, located between Bunker Hill and Medford Streets in Boston, was originally part of the William Dehon Estate.
Dehon Street in Boston was named after William.
The Dehon family were longtime members of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Boston. There is a window in teh church called "The Dehon Window" as it was provided by the family in honor of William's uncle, the Right Reverend Theodore Dehon. The window was actually paid for by the husband of Frances "Fannie" Dehon, Sidney Brooks. Theodore was born in Boston and graduated from Harvard University in 1795. He was ordained deacon by Bishop Edward Bass, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on December 24, 1797 and the next month began his call as rector of Trinity Church, Newport, Rhode Island. He was ordained priest, October 9, 1800. After paying a visit to South Carolina he was offered positions in Charleston, but demurred until 1810, when he accepted a position as rector of St. Michael's Church, Charleston. He was elected diocesan bishop in February 1812 and was consecrated on October 15, 1812. After the General Convention in New York City in 1817, he returned to Charleston but contracted yellow fever, dying August 6. He was buried St. Michael's Church. His writings met with some posthumous success.
The elder William, who was employed with T.K. Jones, auctioneer, apparently died in 1833. He had been missing for several days when his body was found on the shore of one of the islands in Boston harbor.
The 1850 US Census shows William and his family were living in Ward 7, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The household members were recorded as follows:
Wm Dehon M 36
Caroline Dehon F 34
Arther Dehon M 9
Caroline Dehon F 7
Henderson Dehon M 3
Elizabeth Lord F 58
Sylvia Lord F 23
Mary O'Neil F 24
Thomas Castles M 25 (waiter born in Ireland)
The 1855 Massachusetts State Census shows the family now living in Ward 8 in Boston with the following people in the household:
William Dehon M 40 (recorded as being a lawyer)
Henderson Dehon M 8
Caroline Dehon F 11
Arthur Dehon M 15 (recorded as being "at school")
Spaigg Peyton M 32 (recorded as being a "Mulatto" and a waiter, being born in Virginia)
Eliza Connon F 28 (from Ireland)
Mary Harris F 39 (from Wales)
William was an 1833 graduate of Harvard College and worked as a lawyer in Boston.
In 1823 he was recorded as being a Director of the Union bank in Boston with a capital of $800,000. He also was the attorney for the Boston Dispensary.
He purchased five lots (212-220) on Beacon Street in Boston. His sister Cornelia Dehon moved into the home at 216 Beason Street in 1865, and was joined by their sisters Harriette A. Dehon and Susan O. B. Dehon in 1870 (Harriette Dehon married in December of 1878 to Maurice Delfosse, the Belgian Minister to the US, and probably moved to Washington DC). Cornelia and Susan Dehon continued to live at 216 Beacon and are recorded as living there in 1882. Maria (Haggerty) Dehon, widow of Theodore Dehon (brother of William, Cornelia and Susan Dehon), is shown as the owner on the 1883 Bromley map ("Maria H. and Sidney Brooks, Trustees," are shown as the owners on the 1874 Hopkins map; Sidney Brooks was Cornelia and Susan Dehon's brother-in-law, husband of their sister, Frances; "Maria H." probably was Maria (Haggerty) Dehon). Cornelia continued to live there until her death in 1904 but may have taken in boarders as other names are also associated with that address during this time. Maria Dehon sold the home in 1905.
Doherty Playground, located between Bunker Hill and Medford Streets in Boston, was originally part of the William Dehon Estate.
Dehon Street in Boston was named after William.
The Dehon family were longtime members of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Boston. There is a window in teh church called "The Dehon Window" as it was provided by the family in honor of William's uncle, the Right Reverend Theodore Dehon. The window was actually paid for by the husband of Frances "Fannie" Dehon, Sidney Brooks. Theodore was born in Boston and graduated from Harvard University in 1795. He was ordained deacon by Bishop Edward Bass, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on December 24, 1797 and the next month began his call as rector of Trinity Church, Newport, Rhode Island. He was ordained priest, October 9, 1800. After paying a visit to South Carolina he was offered positions in Charleston, but demurred until 1810, when he accepted a position as rector of St. Michael's Church, Charleston. He was elected diocesan bishop in February 1812 and was consecrated on October 15, 1812. After the General Convention in New York City in 1817, he returned to Charleston but contracted yellow fever, dying August 6. He was buried St. Michael's Church. His writings met with some posthumous success.
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