John Francis/Francois DELORME

1761 - 1845  (83 years)

• Name	John Francis/Francois DELORME  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	27 Sep 1761	Caen, Calvados, (Garcelles), France   [5]
  Christened	13 Oct 1761	Conde Sur Noirea, Caen, Calvados, France
  Gender	Male
  HIST	“Refugee from the French Revolution. France at that time was not safe for persons having ‘de’ affixed to their names.” John Francis DeLorme (in French, de I ‘Orme) was born at Conde sur Moireau, near Caen, France. One family tradition relates that he was forced to leave France at the time of the French Revolution; another states that he came to the United States to escape the revolution in Haiti. The dates and places of his children’s births seem to support the former tradition. His brother-in-law, Michael Ramee, immigrated to South Carolina also and lived in Richland County. Before coming to South Carolina John Francis DeLorme was a furniture maker in Philadelphia. He was engaged in the same business in Charleston, S. C. in October, 1791. He became a citizen in South Carolina in 1793 and lived in Charleston, Columbia and Sumter. In 1803 he was arrested and fined in Charleston County for “gaming.” He and his wife moved to Texas (near Austin) in the 1830’s. She died there and he returned to South Carolina. In 1805 DeLorme was an attorney for French “legionaires” who served as marines on board the frigate South Carolina during the American Revolution. These officers and seamen had been enlisted by the Duke of Luxembourg who leased the South Carolina, formerly L’Indien, to Commodore Gillon of the South Carolina Navy. By 1805 the legionaires had still not been paid for their services. The majority of John’s descendants are still found in South Carolina, although a son of Henry Britton DeLorme moved to Alabama, Dr. Homer A. DeLorme moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and descendants of Charles Theodore LeLorme live in Savannah, Georgia. This genealogy was compiled by Harold Morgan DeLorme, Jr. who is on the staff of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Additional information was supplied by Dr. James M. Ariall of Columbia, S. C.  [6, 7]
  Occupation	furniture maker
  _UID	B43D2FD1C64E4481A1C3602996DE7BAC52D3
  Died	15 Feb 1845	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [3]
  Buried	First Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty and Harvin Streets, Sumter, South Carolina   [8]
  Person ID	I1502	Singleton and other families
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2011

  
  

  Father	Michael/Michel DELORME,   b. 1737,   d. 1784  (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Marie GROUET,   b. 1734,   d. 26 Jan 1819, France  (Age 85 years)
  _UID	44A8BA2EF60D4BFCA274978FEC8BECBB78F0
  Family ID	F178439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie Magdalene Hortensia DE LA RAMEE OR RAMUS (ROYALTY),   b. 3 Mar 1762, St. De Garcelle, Caen, (Garcelles), France ,   d. 6 Apr 1841, Austin, Texas  (Age 79 years)
  Married	1787	France   [3]
  _UID	CA7CD02551FB46F585EBD464E232FC3FB9E9
  Notes	duplicate listing had marriage as 27 Dec 1840 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
  Children	1. Madeleine Eugenia Emilia “Emily” DELORME,   b. 17 Jun 1788, Honfleur, France/Normandy ,   d. 10 Sep 1799, Charleston, South Carolina  (Age 11 years)   2. Marie Magdalene Hortensia “Hortense” DELORME,   b. 27 Dec 1789, Honfleur, France ,   d. 15 Oct 1858, Sumter, South Carolina  (Age 68 years)   3. Elizabeth “Betsy/Betsey” DELORME,   b. 28 Oct 1791, Charleston, South Carolina/Philadephia, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1793  (Age 1 years)   4. Louis J. Francis DELORME,   b. 2 Jul 1793, Charleston, South Carolina ,   d. 20 Mar 1816/1822, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (?)  (Age 28 years)   5. Edward DELORME,   b. 20 Jan 1795, Charleston, South Carolina ,   d. Aft 3 Apr 1851  (Age > 56 years)   6. Michael Xavier DELORME,   b. 17/12 Jun 1797, Charleston, South Carolina ,   d. 1853/27 Jul 1855  (Age 58 years)   7. William Martial DELORME,   b. 23 Nov 1799, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina ,   d. 6 Dec 1870, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina  (Age 71 years)   8. Adelle DELORME,   b. 3 Feb 1802, Charleston, South Carolina ,   d. 4 Jul 1803, Charleston, South Carolina  (Age 1 years)   9. Carolina Elizabeth DELORME,   b. 27 Jul 1803, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina ,   d. 1 May/Mar 1876, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina  (Age 72 years)   10. Charles DELORME,   b. 21 Aug 1805, Charleston, South Carolina ,   d. 1890  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2010
  Family ID	F552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Francis Delorme is suppose to be the son of Michel Delorme and Marie Grouet. I guess I will make him and his siblings the children of Michel and make Michel the son of Francois Delorme and Anne Livan. jkh [9]

  
  

• Sources

  [S93] . [S26] . [S13864] Mildred LeGette Whitney Nee Mildred Markey (Stubbs) Cook , (LeWhitney3@aol.com ). [S15543] Cecil Brux DeLorme, (Printed by Broadfoot Publishing Company - Broadfoot Publishing Company - 1907 Buena Vista Circle - Wilmington, NC 28411-7892), page 2-30, 2-74, 2-83. [S15543] Cecil Brux DeLorme, (Printed by Broadfoot Publishing Company - Broadfoot Publishing Company - 1907 Buena Vista Circle - Wilmington, NC 28411-7892), page 3-1. [S11] Hugh Charles Haynsworth, (Osteen Publishing Company, Sumter, SC). [S600] . [S15543] Cecil Brux DeLorme, (Printed by Broadfoot Publishing Company - Broadfoot Publishing Company - 1907 Buena Vista Circle - Wilmington, NC 28411-7892), page 2-88. [S15543] Cecil Brux DeLorme, (Printed by Broadfoot Publishing Company - Broadfoot Publishing Company - 1907 Buena Vista Circle - Wilmington, NC 28411-7892), page 2-74.