As Told by Richard LeSueur, Recalled in part by Malcolm "Chip" LeSueur
"He talked about when he was a little boy growing up in Wyoming and how he used to ride around with his dad from place to place and that Grandpa Malcolm had (I didn't know this) but he had a collection of rifles and shotguns, and he had this one particular shotgun that Chip wanted to shoot as a little boy (he couldn't remember how old he was but I'm going to guess 8). I think this is one of those shotguns that they don't even make anymore. So, they're driving along and he's begging Grandpa Malcolm to let him shoot this shotgun and Grandpa Malcolm finally pulls over and says "Okay." They were on some back road, and he went and set this tin can on a post and Grandpa Malcolm knew what was going to happen, but Chip fires this shotgun and he says that it just knocked him right on his butt, and that he blew the can to smithereens, but he had this deep bruise on his shoulder 3 weeks afterwards. So, what's funny to me about this story is, I remember being a kid about 8 years old driving on a back road with my dad, Chip, and I WASN'T begging to shoot a shotgun, but he pulled over on the side of the road and he said "How would you like to shoot a shotgun?" And I said "Yeah, sure, I'd love to. So, I go put this tin can on a post and I go to shoot this shotgun and it knocks me on my butt. I'm laying there wondering what's happened, I think I'm dead, and there's Chip over there cackling away like no other."
A Compilation by Emma LeSueur
Caroline LeGresley LeSueur
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Malcolm and Edith's Story
As Told by Jeanne Quinton
"That was his yearbook, well it was actually his yearbook the year before he went to BYU, and he was looking at this picture of Grandma Edith (he had gone to Gila College in Arizona) and he knew he would get into BYU. He had his friend Millett and they were butchers to pay their way through BYU. Some friend had a Banyan (that was the name of their yearbook). Grandpa Malcolm was looking through it and he looked through these pictures and he came to this one of Grandma Edith and he said 'I'm gonna take her out when I get down there.' 3 years later he saw this guy, and this guy said, 'Did you ever take that girl out?' and he said 'I married her.'"
"That was his yearbook, well it was actually his yearbook the year before he went to BYU, and he was looking at this picture of Grandma Edith (he had gone to Gila College in Arizona) and he knew he would get into BYU. He had his friend Millett and they were butchers to pay their way through BYU. Some friend had a Banyan (that was the name of their yearbook). Grandpa Malcolm was looking through it and he looked through these pictures and he came to this one of Grandma Edith and he said 'I'm gonna take her out when I get down there.' 3 years later he saw this guy, and this guy said, 'Did you ever take that girl out?' and he said 'I married her.'"
Recollections of William Francis LeSueur
As Told by Delsa Layton
"I always had a lot of respect and admiration for my grandfather, and heard so many fine compliments of him from my mother, that I knew he was a good man. He was a very reserved persona and seldom if every played or loved his grandchildren, so because of this, I always felt rather timid around him. His work was transferred to the ACMI in Eagar. I thought he owned the store and could give me candy every time I went into the store and reminded him of that fact (I thought) as I would stand by the glass showcase pressing my nose against the glass. He would sometimes give me a sack or handful of raisins. I could get raisins at home and felt rather indignant that he would give them to me instead of candy. When I told my mother one time that I thought Grandpa LeSueur was stingy and told her why I felt that way, she smiled and said, 'When I was a little girl, Grandpa would bring us children a sack of raisins from the store and we loved them as much as candy and too, he knew they were better for us than candy.'"
"I always had a lot of respect and admiration for my grandfather, and heard so many fine compliments of him from my mother, that I knew he was a good man. He was a very reserved persona and seldom if every played or loved his grandchildren, so because of this, I always felt rather timid around him. His work was transferred to the ACMI in Eagar. I thought he owned the store and could give me candy every time I went into the store and reminded him of that fact (I thought) as I would stand by the glass showcase pressing my nose against the glass. He would sometimes give me a sack or handful of raisins. I could get raisins at home and felt rather indignant that he would give them to me instead of candy. When I told my mother one time that I thought Grandpa LeSueur was stingy and told her why I felt that way, she smiled and said, 'When I was a little girl, Grandpa would bring us children a sack of raisins from the store and we loved them as much as candy and too, he knew they were better for us than candy.'"
A Story from the Life of LeRoy LeGrand LeSueur
As Told by Emeline LeSueur Lynds
"Roy was very well-liked among his friends and the older as well as younger people. He worked with father in the store at different times, but most of the time was the farm work. He was very kind to us children. I don't recall him scolding me but once when he met my girl friend and I riding our horse straddle that was very unlady-like. But we had a saddle and had been up to Primary up at Eagar, and had stayed to a practice and probably had been playing some place, so it was about to get dusk so we got on the horse astride and were galloping like sixty when who should we meet but Roy. He gave me a good going over and shamed me terribly. I don't remember if he told mother and father or not, but I was punished enough for what he had said. We girls had to ride with what we called a cirsingle which was buckled around the horse and held the blanket on which we sat, and we could hold on the strap with one hand and hold the bridle reins with the other."
"Roy was very well-liked among his friends and the older as well as younger people. He worked with father in the store at different times, but most of the time was the farm work. He was very kind to us children. I don't recall him scolding me but once when he met my girl friend and I riding our horse straddle that was very unlady-like. But we had a saddle and had been up to Primary up at Eagar, and had stayed to a practice and probably had been playing some place, so it was about to get dusk so we got on the horse astride and were galloping like sixty when who should we meet but Roy. He gave me a good going over and shamed me terribly. I don't remember if he told mother and father or not, but I was punished enough for what he had said. We girls had to ride with what we called a cirsingle which was buckled around the horse and held the blanket on which we sat, and we could hold on the strap with one hand and hold the bridle reins with the other."
A Story from the Life of Caroline LeGresley LeSueur
As told by Don L. LeSueur
"After joining the Mormon Church, they became desirous of emigrating to the United States to join the body of the church in Utah...After making extensive preparations, in March, 1855, John and Caroline LeSueur, with their five children and no relatives, left the Jersey Islands for America...Early one morning on their river trip, the boat docked for supplies. There was a store close by, so Caroline, who wanted to get some soap, left the boat and went to the store. John, while waiting, became uneasy for fear she would not return in time to catch the boat when it sailed again, and went after her. On their way back, the boat did take off before they reached it. Caroline was so excited, seeing all her children going off without her, that she lost her purse containing all the money she had with her. John had only a few cents in his pockets and the only thing they could offer as security was Caroline's gold ring. Another steamboat was soon leaving that would overtake the slower boat in two or three days, but they found it difficult to make anyone believe they could pay their fare when they reached the other boat. The captain finally allowed them to go, but they received much better treatment after they passed the slower boat and friends aboard held up the children signaling messages to the parents. At the next stop, the family was united."
"After joining the Mormon Church, they became desirous of emigrating to the United States to join the body of the church in Utah...After making extensive preparations, in March, 1855, John and Caroline LeSueur, with their five children and no relatives, left the Jersey Islands for America...Early one morning on their river trip, the boat docked for supplies. There was a store close by, so Caroline, who wanted to get some soap, left the boat and went to the store. John, while waiting, became uneasy for fear she would not return in time to catch the boat when it sailed again, and went after her. On their way back, the boat did take off before they reached it. Caroline was so excited, seeing all her children going off without her, that she lost her purse containing all the money she had with her. John had only a few cents in his pockets and the only thing they could offer as security was Caroline's gold ring. Another steamboat was soon leaving that would overtake the slower boat in two or three days, but they found it difficult to make anyone believe they could pay their fare when they reached the other boat. The captain finally allowed them to go, but they received much better treatment after they passed the slower boat and friends aboard held up the children signaling messages to the parents. At the next stop, the family was united."
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Descendency of John LeSueur
*LeSueur Family History: The Descendants of John T. LeSueur and William F. LeSueur
^FamilySearch.org
^FamilySearch.org
Generation no. 1
1.
JOHN
LESUEUR was born 09 July 1813 at St. Savior, Jersey, and died 24 November
1862 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA*. He married CAROLINE LEGRESLEY 20 October 1836 in St. Ovens, Jersey*, daughter
of PHILIP LEGRESLEY and JUDITH MARQUAND^. She was born 11 June 1814 at St.
Ovens, Jersey^*, and died 01 October 1898* in St. Johns, Apache, Arizona, USA^.
More about John LeSueur:
OCC: Candle Factory worker, delivery
man (1836-1849)*; farmer (1857-1858)*; builder for US Army (1858-1859)*; farmer
(1859-1862)*
DEATH: Taken to Salt Lake City for
treatment by JAMES FACKRELL, returned to Bountiful for burial*
MISC: Conversion to the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while living in St. Helier, Jersey by
missionaries JOHN TAYLOR and WILLIAM
C. DUNBAR. Baptism 16 February 1849. Emigration to Salt Lake City, Utah, United
States in March 1855*.
Note for John Taylor: influenced John
and Caroline to name give son “John” middle name “Taylor”
More about Caroline LeGresley:
OCC: Manager of home garden store
(1836-1855)*
DEATH: Died on evening of 1 October
1898, funeral held on 2 October 1898*.
Children of JOHN LESUEUR and CAROLINE
LEGRESLEY are:
+ 3 i.
SON LESUEUR, born abt. 1837 and died
in the same year*
+ 4 ii.
MARY ANN FACKRELL, born 23 September 1838 in St. Peters, Jersey, and died 08
January 1912 in West Bountiful, Utah*^
+ 5 iii.
JOHN PHILIP LESUEUR, born May 1840 in St. Helier, Jersey and died April 1845 in
St. Helier, Jersey*^
+ 6 iv.
JANE CAROLINE DAVIS^, born 07 October 1842 in St. Helier, Jersey, and died 23
December 1926 in Blackfoot, Idaho*^
+ 7 v.
CAROLINE MARY TURNER MALLORY^, born 27 January 1847 in St. Helier, Jersey, and
died 02 July 1873 in Mesa, Arizona*^
+ 8 vi.
HARRIET ELLEN WARNER, born 18 June 1850 in St. Helier, Jersey, and died 07 May
1933 in Mesa, Arizona*^
+ 9 vii.
JOHN TAYLOR LESUEUR, born 4 December 1852 in St. Helier, Jersey, and died 29
November 1945 in Mesa, Arizona*^
+ 10 viii.
WILLIAM FRANCIS LESUEUR, born 11 November 1856 in West Bountiful, Utah, United
States, and died 13 June 1941 in Eagar, Apache, Arizona*
More
about Son LeSueur:
Died
in infancy
Generation no. 2
2.
WILLIAM
FRANCIS LESUEUR was born 12 November 1856 in West Bountiful, (Sessions
Settlement), Utah, USA, and died 13 June 1941in Eagar, Apache, Arizona, USA*.
He married ANNER MARI BINGHAM 16
January 1878 in Paris, Idaho, USA, daughter of CALVIN BINGHAM and LUCRETIA
THORN*. She was born 28 June 1860 in Hyrum, Utah, USA and died 10 June 1910 in
Springerville, Arizona, USA*^. He later married ELNA IDA NICOLINE HANSEN on 2
March 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, daughter of CARL BERNHART MARTINUS
HANSEN and MARIE SOFIA NICOLJSEN*. She was born 22 December 1883 in Copenhagen,
Denmark and died 08 March 1973 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA*.
More about William
Francis LeSueur:
OCC: Farmer,
freighting business (1879-1880)*; clearing and grading (1880)*; freighting
(1881-1891)*; Director of Co-op store (Round Valley Co-op Store Company)
(1891-1924)*; Supervisor of Co-op store (1924-1927)*; LDS Missionary (January
1927-July 1927)*; farmer (1927-1938)*
MAR: Sealed to
ANNER MARI BINGHAM in the “Endowment House” of Salt Lake City, Utah by DANIEL
H. WELLS of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 25 October 1878*.
Also sealed to ELNA IDA NICOLINE HANSEN in LDS Salt Lake Temple*.
DEATH: Bed-ridden
from “cancer of the bone” 1939 in Eagar, Arizona, died at home 1941*
MISC: Recorded
callings within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – President of
Young Men Mutual Improvement Association*, Second Counselor in Bishopric
(1894-1899)*; First Counselor in Bishopric (1899-1910)*; Bishop (1910-1913)*;
High Councilor (1913-1931)*
More about Anner
Mari Bingham:
DEATH: Paraletic
stroke July 1902, invalid 8 years, buried in Eagar Cemetery in Eagar, Arizona*
Children of WILLIAM
FRANCIS LESUEUR and ANNER MARI BINGHAM are:
+ 13 i. WILLIAM
CALVIN LESUEUR, born 2 September 1879 in Mesa, Arizona, and died 16 June
1913 in Eagar, Arizona*
+ 14 ii. LEROY LEGRAND LESUEUR, born 9 April 1882
in Brigham City, Arizona, and died 22 April 1921 in Mesa, Arizona*
+ 15 iii. ELLA HAMBLIN, born 28 August 1883
in St. Johns, Arizona, and died 06 February 1948 in Eagar, Arizona*^
+ 16 iv. JOHN PERRY LESUEUR, born 27 March 1885
in St. Johns, Arizona, and died 29 September 1973 in Eagar, Arizona*^
+ 17 v. RULON LESUEUR, born 24 March 1888 in
St. Johns, Arizona, and died 25 March 1947 in Phoenix, Arizona*^
+ 18 vi. DAUGHTER
LESUEUR, born 24 March 1888 in St. Johns, Arizona, and died 24 March 1888
in St. Johns, Arizona*
+ 19 vii. GENEVA JANE LESUEUR, born 27
January 1887 in St. Johns, Arizona, and died 07 June 1887 in St. Johns,
Arizona^*.
+ 20 viii. EMELINE LYNDS, born 25 February 1889
in St. Johns, Arizona, and died 01 January 1983 in Rialto, California*^
+ 21 ix. ELIZABETH LUCRETIA LESUEUR, born 08
March 1891 in Springerville, Arizona, and died 09 March 1891 in Springerville,
Arizona*^
Birth and death dates found in "BillionGraves Index," index, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KPSV-M63 : accessed 03 Dec 2013),
Elizebeth L. LeSueur, 09 Mar 1891.
+ 23 xi. HARRIET LESUEUR, born 22 December 1892
in Springerville, Arizona, and died 22 December 1892 in Springerville, Arizona*^
+ 24 xii. CAROLINE LESUEUR, born 10 February 1894
in Springerville, Arizona, and died 10 February 1894 in Springerville, Arizona*^
+ 22 x. GROVER BRUCE LESUEUR, born 17
February 1895 in Springerville, Arizona, and died 17 December 1984 in Eagar,
Arizona*^
Place of death found in "United States Social
Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JL1P-FN5 : accessed 03 Dec 2013), Grover
Lesueur, December 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death
Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information
Service, ongoing.)
More about William Calvin LeSueur:
“Jerked
over his scraper” while “cleaning the canal” (presumably Arizona Canal), “heart
affected,” “became dropsical,” passed away 1913 and buried in Eagar Cemetery
More
about Daughter LeSueur:
Infant
twin of Rulon LeSueur, died shortly after birth
Generation no. 3
3.
LEROY
LEGRAND LESUEUR was born 9 April 1882 in Brigham City, Arizona, United
States, and died 22 April 1921 in Mesa, Arizona, USA*. He married MARY ELIZABETH NIELSON 12 October 1904
in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA*^, daughter of FRIHOFF GODFREY NIELSON and EMMA
WAITSTIL MECHAM*. She was born 05 April 1885 in Ramah, New Mexico, USA, and
died 23 January 1940 in Mesa, Arizona, USA*.
More about Leroy LeGrand LeSueur:
OCC: Sheep herder*,
“cow puncher”*, farmer*, worker at father’s Co-op store*, grocery store owner*,
LDS missionary (1910-1912)*
DEATH: caught cold
while irrigating, turned to pneumonia, passed away within days*
MISC: Recorded
callings within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – President of
Young Men Mutual Improvement Association (1904-1910)*, Bishop (1912-1914)*,
President of Young Men Mutual Improvement Association (1917-1921)*
More about Mary
Elizabeth Nielson:
OCC: Post Office
worker*, Telephone Office worker*, ran boarding house (1910-1912)*
MISC: Recorded
callings within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – President of
Young Women Mutual Improvement Association*, President of Children’s Primary*
Children of LEROY
LEGRANDE LESUEUR and MARY ELIZABETH NIELSON are:
+ 25 i. LEROY AFTON LESUEUR, born 09 February
1908 in Eagar, Arizona, and died 14 January 1991 in Mesa, Arizona*^
+ 26 ii. MALCOLM FRIHOFF LESUEUR, born 06
February 1911 in Eagar, Arizona, and died 23 March 1977 in Mesa, Arizona*
+ 27 iii. WALDO YOUNG LESUEUR, born 01 June
1913 in Eagar, Arizona, and died 06 September 2004 in Mesa, Arizona*^
+ 28 iv. OMA JORGENSEN, born 10 October 1915
in Bluewater, New Mexico, and died 01 November 2003 in Mesa, Arizona*^
+ 29 v. WILLIAM
WALLACE LESUEUR, born 08 September 1917 in Bluewater, New Mexico, and died
16 August 1970 in Mesa, Arizona*
+ 30 vi. ROYENE ANDERSEN, born 1 August 1921
in Mesa, Arizona, and died 29 October 2011 in Mesa, Arizona*^
More
about William Wallace LeSueur:
Diagnosed
with severe Retinitis in early 1970, suffered a slight stroke, brain tumor
discovered soon thereafter – operation 13 August 1970, death on 16 August,
buried in Mesa Cemetery in Mesa, Arizona on 18 August 1970.*
Generation
no. 4
4.
MALCOLM
FRIHOFF LESUEUR was born 06 February 1911 in Eagar, Arizona, United States,
and died 23 March 1977 in Mesa, Arizona, USA*. He married EDITH PAXMAN on 01 December 1933 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA,
daughter of ERNEST PAXMAN and JUVENTA GREENWOOD*. She was born 05 February 1911
in American Fork, Utah, USA, and died 21 May 1999 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA*^.
More about Malcolm Frihoff
LeSueur:
OCC: Member of National Guard
(1926-1929)*, Brigham Young University student (1931-1933)*, high school
basketball coach (1933-1940)*, State Director of Adult Education and Recreation
(1940-1944)*, Superintendent of Schools*, WWII Recreation Worker – manager of
Casper, Wyoming Service Men’s Center*, General Sales Manager of Petty Ford
Company*, supervisor for P&L Land Development Co. (1971-1977)*
DEATH: Sudden heart attack 23
March 1977
MISC:
Post-High School Sports Career –
Gila College Basketball team, winner of Arizona Junior College championship
(1929-1931)*, Western Division Rocky Mountain championship team, winner of
Rocky Mountain Championship (1931-1933) – named as the highest-scoring guard
for both years, chosen on all-conference basketball team*, basketball coach at
Byron High School, record 118 games won and 32 games lost (1933-1940)*,
football coach at Byron High School, record 14 games won and 1 game lost
(1933-1940)*
Recorded callings within the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – Ward Dance Director*, Athletic
Director*, Stake YMMIA Activity Counselor*, High Councilor (1935-1936)*, Bishop
(1936-1940)*, MIA Wyoming District Supervisor*, member of YMMIA General Board
Athletic Committee (1958-1970)*
ACADEMICS: graduated from
Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science, June 1933
More about Edith Paxman:
ACADEMICS: graduated from
Brigham Young University, June 1933
Children of MALCOLM FRIHOFF LESUEUR and EDITH PAXMAN:
+ 33 i. JEANNE KAY QUINTON, born 21 July 1938
in Lovell, Wyoming*
+ 34 ii. MALCOLM HOWARD LESUEUR, born 18 July
1941 in Cheyenne, Wyoming*
Generation
no. 5
5.
MALCOLM
HOWARD LESUEUR was born 18 July 1941 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA*. He married
BARBARA BARTON 19 July 1965 in Salt
Lake City, Utah, USA, daughter of FRANK REID BARTON and SHIRLEY CALLISTER*. She
was born 09 November 1944 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA*.
Children of MALCOLM HOWARD LESUEUR and BARBARA BARTON are:
+ 37 i. ELIZABETH ANN VANDE MERWE, born 12
January 1966
+ 38 ii. RICHARD BARTON LESUEUR, born 28 June
1968
+ 39 iii. MALCOLM SCOTT LESUEUR, born 18
November 1969
+ 40 iv. JOSEPH
REID LESUEUR, born 06 March 1972 in Korea
+ 41 v. SARAH
TAMAE LESUEUR, born 01 July 1973 in Korea
+ 42 vi. DAVID
ISAAC LESUEUR, born 27 March 1982 in India
More about Joseph Reid LeSueur:
Adopted at age five
from Korea
More about Sarah Tamae LeSueur:
Adopted at age two
from Korea
More about David Isaac LeSueur:
Adopted at age three months from
India
Generation
no. 6
6.
MALCOLM
SCOTT LESUEUR was born 18 November 1969 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He
married TRACI HOLMBERG 26 April 1994
in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, daughter of TED C. HOLMBERG and PAMELA ANN
HORSELY. She was born 02 November 1970 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Children of MALCOLM SCOTT LESUEUR and TRACI
HOLMBERG are:
+ 45 i. EMMA LESUEUR, born 05 June 1995 in
Salt Lake City, Utah
+ 46 ii. KATE LESUEUR, born 30 July 1997 in
Salt Lake City, Utah
+ 47 iii. SAMUEL MALCOLM LESUEUR, born 22
April 2001 in Provo, Utah
+ 48 iv. LUCY LESUEUR, born 11 April 2004 in
Provo, Utah
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