"... I haven't done much figuring on how all these people fit together, but they all seem to have been living in the same general area. I would say that these listings include Joseph Laboyteaux, along with some of his descendants, Hannah Smith Laboyteaux along with her descendants, and others... perhaps Peter and Paul's descendants. I have seen mention that there was a Dutch Church in New York City that had members who were also members at the Conewago Colony, and I believe that New York City church was in the neighborhood of these Laboyteux's, though I think we may also find records of them at local Baptist and maybe even Quaker churches. BTW--It is my theory that a lot of Laboyteaux church records were lost when a Baptist church in NJ burned c1776..." |
"There was a widow Laboyteaux, perhaps Hannah Smith Laboyteaux, who was recorded in the early New York City Directories [See below] with a listing for a boarding house at 30 Broad Street. There was also a widow Laboyteaux listed in some NYC newspapers with an address on Boarding Smith Street. Smith Street was what is now Pearl Street below Beekman. Could this be the same location? Maybe, and if so it should be near, or just might be Fraunces Tavern which is at the corner of Broad and Pearl (Smith) Street. This was where George Washington held his farewell address to his troops. At that time this tavern was known as the Queens Head and being about 5 stories tall, I imagine it might have been a boarding house as well. I haven't had the chance to look into this further, but have found a book at Googlebooks which might help. If anyone wants to look through it seach Googlebooks for History and Reminiscences of Lower Wall Street and Vicinity By Abram Wakeman." "I believe the widow Laboyteaux with addresses on Smith Street, 30 Broad, Front Street and probably Little Water Street were all Hannah as all these addresses are downtown and within a couple of blocks or so of each other." JARM |
Theories welcome on how the people below may be descended from or connected to Gabriel Le Boiteaux/LaBoyteaux/La Boyteaux/etc. |
1787 � New-York Directory by David C. Franks
Laboyteaux(?) Mrs., boarding house, 21 Princes Street
"Princess Street became Rose Street within a decade of this listing." [J.A.R.M.]
1789 � New York Directory
Laboyteaux, Mrs., Boarding house, 30 Broad Street
"30 Broad, I believe, was near the corner of exchange with the next street being Beaver." [J.A.R.M.]
1791 � New York Directory
Laboyteaux surname is listed.
Names & information not extracted yet. [J.A.R.M.]
1792 � New York Directory
Laboyteaux surname is listed.
Names & information not extracted yet. [J.A.R.M.]
1795 � New York City Directory
Laboyteaux, Joseph, shoemaker, 33 Banker Street
Laboyteaux, Mrs., boarding house, 13 Front Street
"13 Front, I believe, was between Moore and Broad, and heading in that direction is on the right hand side of the street." [J.A.R.M.]
1796 � New York City Directory
Laboyteaux, Mrs., boarding house, 13 Front Street
Laboyteaux, Joseph, shoemaker, 23 Rutger Street
1799 � Longworth�s Directory
Laboyteaux, Mrs. William, 69 Fair
"Fair Street was the part of what was later Fulton Street between Broadway and Cliff Street." [J.A.R.M.]
Laboyteaux, Mrs., boarding house, 81 Pearl
1806 � Longworth�s Directory
Laboyteaux, Mrs., Boardinghou.[se], 107 Lombard
1808 � Longworth�s Directory
Labatoix, Joseph, shoemaker, 4 E. George
Labertou, Margaret, 125 Lombard
Laborde, widow, 28 Upper Barley
"Probably not a Laboyteux." [J.A.R.M.]
1809 � Longworth�s Directory
Laborde, Widow, Elm corner Anthony
1810 � Longworth�s Directory
Laborde, Widow, Staple
Laboytaux, Joseph, shoemaker, 18 Magazine
"Magazine Street later became part of Pearl Street." [J.A.R.M.]
1813 � Longworth�s Directory
Laboyteaux, Nancy, habitmaker, 34 Broad
19 Feb 2008: I wonder if Nancy Laboyteaux is the youngest child of John Laboyteaux and Hannah Smith? awh
19 Feb 2008: It would appear so, since she perhaps lived in the area when growing, if her mother was the Mrs. Laboyteaux of the Boarding House. ash
1814 � Citizens Directory
Laberteaux, Mary, 21 Frankfort
Laboyteaux, Nancy, habitmaker, 34 Broad
1815 � Longworth�s Directory
Laberto, Elizabeth, nurse, 140 Mulberry
"This was the same address given for Cornelius Jewel who married Catharine Laboyteaux." [J.A.R.M.]
"Note: 149 Mulberry, (now Paolucci�s Restaurant, was originally the Stephen van Rensselaer House and was built c1816." [J.A.R.M.]
1816-17 � Longworth�s Directory
Laboyteaux, Joseph, shoemaker, 138 Hester
1817-18 � Longworth�s Directory
Laboyteux, Joseph, shoemaker, 138 Hester
1818-19 � Longworth�s Directory
Laboyteaux, Joseph, shoemaker, 138 Hester
Laboyteux, Mary, nurse, 138 Hester
"From New York City Death Liber(s):
Date of Death) 1819, Sept., 28; Laboyteaux, Hannah; (Residence) Church St.; 80 (years), 5 (month), 25 (days); (Nativity) Jamaca L.I.; (Disease) Palsy; (Sexton) R.W. Slack.
Notes: Jamaca [Jamaica] is in Queens County, NY on Long Island; Queens County is now one of the 5 boroughs of New York City. [J.A.R.M.]
It appears that Hannah was perhaps one of the "Mrs. Laboyteaux, Boarding House" above in earlier years' City Directory.
See also (Capt.) John LABOYTEAUX
1819-20 � Longworth�s Directory
Laborde, Adelaide, 67 Anthony
Laboyteaux, Joseph, shoemaker, 138 Hester and 195 Anthony
1820-21 � Longworth�s Directory
Laborde, Adelaide, 14(?) Church
Laboyteaux, widow of Joseph, 98(?) Anthony
1821-22 Longworth�s Directory
Laboyteaux, William, Broome [Street] n. [near] Goerck [Street]
Laboyteaux, widow of Joseph, 95 Anthony
"William Laboyteux again appears in a few directories after 1828, and I think another Peter shows up a few years later. The William could be the one who was living at Newark, administrator to John's(?) will." [J.A.R.M.]
In regard to Mrs. Laboyteaux, Boardinghouse entries above...ASH 19 Feb 2008: Some entries appear to be the same Mrs. Laboyteaux as she moved her boarding house from place to place...perhaps Mr. Hannah (Smith) Laboyteaux, widow of (Capt.) John Laboyteaux who died on the ship "Aurora" in 1780. However, it also appear that there were possibly two other Mrs. LABOYTEAUXs as proprietors of boarding houses. John Laboyteaux died in 1780, but it looks like his estate wasn't being settled until 1784. His widow, Hannah, could have settled the estate and started a rooming house a year later and was the one mentioned here:
Where did this Mrs. Laboyteaux go when she left her Little Water Street home? Was she also running the boarding house on Front Street which J.A.R.M. indicates was probably near Broad Street? Or was this another Mrs. Laboyteaux?
And, here are two other boarding houses run by the same or other Mrs. Laboyteaux.
19 Feb 2008: I think there might be two Laboyteux' boarding-houses--more will be cleared up when we are better able to examine the locations of all listings on one map. J.A.R.M. 21 Feb 2008: I think one of the early New York newspapers has Hannah living on Smith St. which I know became some other street within a few years of this ad. J.A.R.M. |
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