Desnoyers, Hon. Francis B.

Desnoyers, Hon. Francis B.

Male 1859 - 1945  (86 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Desnoyers, Francis B. 
    Prefix Hon. 
    Born 7 Aug 1859  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth - Church Record 7 Aug 1859 
    1880 Census 1880  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Biography 1895  [1
    Political Office Between 1896 and 1898  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Biography 1913 
    1930 Census 1930  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Biography
    • From online past mayors Green Bay;
      He was born in Green Bay August 7, 1859, to Francis X. Desnoyers and Louise (Baird) Desnoyers. His father was the second mayor of the city.
      After Frank's graduation from high school, he operated a store in Milwaukee for eight months, then returned to Green Bay and entered the men's furnishings business and later real estate.
      In 1882, he married Miss Lelia E. Lindsley, a native of Green Bay and daughter of Myron P. Lindsley, who was the eighth Mayor of Green Bay. She died October 19, 1920. He had one daughter, Mary E., and three sons, Frank L., Harry B., and Philip P. He then married Augusta Nixon, Ashland, VA, in that city on October 4, 1923.
      Mr. Desnoyers was prominent for years in Green Bay. He served as mayor in 1896,1897, and 1898, and after that three years aa a councilman and as County Treasurer from 1909-1913. He served on the Brown County Draft Board in WW I, was a member of the County Indigent Soldiers Commission, the County Drainage Board, and the Municipal Court Jury Commission. He was active in the organization of the first commercial group to function in the city - the Green Bay Businessmen's Association - and was President of the Association Charities a number of years after its organization. He was also a member of the Brown County Historical Society and the Brown County Fair Association.
      Desnoyers Home
      Frank B. Desnoyers' home at 605 Cherry Street. This home was built in 1872.
      Interested in sports both as a participant and promoter, he was identified with the organization of the Green Bay Athletic Association which operated a gymnasium, a gun club located in Washington Park (now Joannes Park), the Gentlemen's Driving and Riding club, which conducted harness races on the old Fair Association track in Washington Park. He was a driver of horses in these races and at county fairs for several years. Some of the horses he trained for other owners and some were owned by the partnership in which he and Frank J.B. Duchateau were associated for a number of years
    Reference Number 413 
    Died 16 Sep 1945  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Allouez Catholic Cemetery, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I323771  1FamilyTree
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2018 

    Father Desnoyers, Francis X.,   b. 29 Jul 1813, , , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1868, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Baird, Louisa A.,   b. 5 Oct 1827, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1894, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F208085  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lindsley, Lelia E.,   b. 14 Mar 1860, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1920, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 23 Mar 1882  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Male Desnoyers, Frank L.,   b. 9 Mar 1883,   d. 16 Mar 1949  (Age 66 years)
     2. Female Desnoyers, Marie E.,   b. 15 Jun 1885, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1966, , , Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Male Desnoyers, Harry B.,   b. 6 Feb 1887, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1965  (Age 78 years)
     4. Male Desnoyers, Philip P.,   b. 4 Feb 1895, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1991, , Brown County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2016 
    Family ID F208086  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nixon, Roberta Augusta,   b. 28 May 1879, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1930  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 4 Oct 1923  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2016 
    Family ID F205223  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Aug 1859 - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1880 Census - 1880 - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Mar 1882 - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPolitical Office - Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin - Between 1896 and 1898 - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Oct 1923 - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1930 Census - 1930 - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Sep 1945 - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Allouez Catholic Cemetery, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Desnoyers, Frank B.
    Desnoyers, Frank B.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1011] Commemorative Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley, J.H. Beers & Co., (Commemorative Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley Counties of Brown, Outagamie and Winnebago, J.H. Beers & Co. 1895 containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families.
      Read at Wisconsin History.org web site
      Or

      ), Page 947.


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