NOTE: Dorothy LeFurge Warner's bio and photos are currently under construction... Debra (Hart) Blackgrave Tyre, 2nd great-granddaughter {11.23.2012}

===Original Bio by Sandra Moore follows===
"Wife of Lucius L. Warner and mother of Edward L. Warner

She is the daughter of Benjamin Lafurge and Sophia Freer.

Her mother, Sophia is a direct descendant of Hugo Freer, the famous founder of New Paltz, Ulster, NY and one of the two French Hugeuenot settlements escaping religious persecution back in the 1600's.

Information on this family came from The Freer Family Documents."

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Dorothy "Dolly" Jane (LeFurge) Warner was the 2nd of 9* children born to Benjamin Le Furge/La Furge and his wife, Sophia Freer. Sophia is likely a direct descendant of Hugo Freer the Patentee, one of the original New Paltz, Ulster, NY settlers who settled the area while escaping religious persecution in France in the 1600s. I am still researching this family line to determine Sophia's parents, and thus connect the family.

DOLLY JANE'S SIBLINGS:
MARY E. LeFURGE (1836-1893) m. Robert Boyd
JOANNA LeFURGE (1840–1906) m. Warren Cushman
CATHERINE ELIZA LeFURGE (1842–1910) never married
GEORGE H. LeFURGE (1845–1864) never married
CHARLOTTE A. LeFURGE (1847–1921) m. Frank A. Lester, Sr.
HARRIETT LeFURGE (1851–1874) m. Socrates S. Collins
HENRIETTA LeFURGE (1855–after 1920 US Census) m. Socrates S. Collins (widower of her sister Harriett)
WILLIAM "WILLIE" RALPH LeFURGE (1862–1918) m. Mary E. Lester; Mary is probably Willie's sister Charlotte's sister-in-law

*There is also a strong possibility of twin sons that were born between Henrietta & Willie who died in infancy, but I have been unable to find source documentation for these births/deaths to-date.

About 1852 Dolly Jane's family moved from central New York State to Washtenaw County, Michigan, and settled in the Lima area, where she met her future husband, Lester Lucius Warner. They married on 07 Feb 1854 in Lima Center, Washtenaw, MI USA and together had 13 children:

1-SHARLIE ADELBERT WARNER (1855–1935) m. Matilda (Mina) Elmyra Curtis (1859–1941)
2-ANNIE LAURA WARNER (1856–1930) m. John Seymour (1848–1922)
3-SARAH ANNE WARNER (1859–1892) m. John Samuel Coy (1855–1931)
4-GEORGE BENJAMIN WARNER (1861–1950) m. Rosa Ella Blood
(1864–1946)
5-HARRIETT "HATTIE" SOPHIA WARNER (1864–1941) m. George Edward "Ed" Acker (1859–1932)
6-HORACE DENNISON WARNER (1866–1943) m. Sarah L Slaght
(1874–1954)
7-MARY "MATTIE" ELIZA WARNER (1867–1950) m. Fred Eugene Walton (1860–1939)
8-ROBERT EDWARD WARNER (1870–1871) died in infancy
9-EDWARD "EDDIE" LUCIUS WARNER (1872–1954) m. Harriett "Hattie" Crampton (1874–1952)
10-LAURA BELLE WARNER (1874–after 01 Apr 1940 US Census) m. Clarence Converse Beers (1874-between 1930-1940, Laura appears as widow)
11-NELLIE DOLLY WARNER (1876–1946) m. George W Kitley 1872–1963)
12-WILLIAM "WILLIE" FRANK WARNER (1878–1947) m. 1st Grace B. Statts (1879–1920); m. Millie E. Preston Du Bois (1878–?)
13-WARREN "CARL" WARNER (1880–1965) m. 1st Maud A. Palmer
(1883–1924); m. 2nd to Maud's sister Bertha E. Palmer, Rankey (1878–1953) after Maud's death; m. 3rd Lenora --.

TIMELINE:
1838 30 Apr, Birth, Seneca, Ontario, NY USA. SOURCE(s): 1) Michigan, Death & Burials Index, 1800-1994 (familysearch); 2) 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 US Censuses 3) AGBI 4) MI Death & Burials Index, 1800-1995 5) MI Marriages, 1822-1995

1840 01 Jun, Age: 2 Residence, Seneca, Ontario, NY USA. SOURCE: 1840 US Census. Name: Benjamin Lefarya/Lefurga; Twp: Seneca; Co: Ontario; State: NY; Free White Males - 10 thru 14: 1; Free White Males - 20 thru 29: 1; Free White Females - Under 5: 3; Free White Females - 20 thru 29: 1; Total All Persons: 6; Under 20: 4; 20-49: 2

1850 01 Jun, Age: 12 Residence, Reading, Steuben, NY USA. SOURCE: 1850 US Census. BENJAMIN LEFERGE 37 (b. 1813 NY); wife Sophia 33 (b. 1817 NY); Mary E, 13 (b. 1837 NY); Sally [Dolly] J, 12 (b. 1838 NY); Joan, 9 (b. 1841 NY); Catherine E, 8 (b. 1842 NY); George H, 6 (b. 1844 NY ); Charlotte A, 2 (b. 1848 NY)

Between 01 Jun 1850 - c. 1853: Dolly's family move from central New York to Washtenaw Co., MI USA. SOURCE: Benjamin & Sophia (Freer) Le Furge family appear in Reading, Steuben Co., NY in 1850 US Census; Dolly Jane marries Lester Lucius Warner in Feb. 1854, so the family would have moved c. 1852/1853 from NY to MI.

1854 07 Feb, Age: 15, Marriage to Lester Lucius Warner
Lima Center, Washtenaw, MI USA SOURCE(s): #1) The Whitney Family of Connecticut, et al, shows by Rev. Hiram Elmer, Presbyterian. #2/3) Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995 (www.familysearch.org); #4) Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935 (www.familysearch.org), original source document.

1855-1876, Age: 17-39: First 11 children born in Lima, Washtenaw, MI USA. Eldest child, Sharlie Adelbert, b. 31 May 1855 through 11th child Nellie Dolly b. 23 Feb 1876 in Lima. Next child, William Frank, was b. in Wheatfield Twp. (north of Dansville), Ingham, MI USA.

1860 01 Jun, Age: 22 Residence, Lima, Lima Centre Post Office, Washtenaw, MI USA SOURCE: 1860 US Census. Lester F Warner 30 (b. 1830 NY); [Dolly] Jane 22 (b. 1838 NY); Charlotte [should be Sharlie] 5 (b. 1855 MI); Anna 3 (b. 1857 MI); Sarah 1 (b. 1859 MI). The enumerator must've been having a bad day... :)

1867 29 Mar-10 Aug 1869, Age: 28-30, Residence, Dexter, Washtenaw, MI USA. SOURCE: "The Whitney family of CT, et al," p. 2065. Shows residence in Dexter, Washtenaw, MI USA.

1869 11 Aug - 20 Mar 1877, Age: 31-39 Residence, Lima, Washtenaw, MI USA <===SHOULD READ: 11 Aug 1869 - 20 Mar 1877. SOURCE: "The Whitney family of CT, et al," p. 2065. Shows residence in Dexter, Washtenaw, MI USA. This also corroborates with other info we have that shows the family lived in Lima on the Lucius L. Cooper farm.

1870 01 Jun, Age: 32 Residence, Dexter Post Office, Lima Twp, Washtenaw, MI USA. SOURCE: 1870 US Census. Lester 40 (b. 1830 VT), Dolly Jane 32 (b. 1838 NY) living next to his uncle Lucius Lester Cooper. Sarah 11 (b. 1859), George 9 (b. 1861); Hattie 6 (b. 1864), Horace D 3 (b. 1867); Mary 2 (b. 1868), all children b. MI.

1877, Age: 39 Lester & Dolly J move to Wheatfield Twp., Dansville, Ingham, MI. Wheatfield Twp., just north of Dansville, Ingham, MI USA SOURCE: 1) Based on the birth of 11th child (Nellie Dolly) in Feb. 1876 in Lima & 12th child (William Frank aka Willie) in April 1878 in Wheatfield, the Lester Lucius family moved from Lima, Washtenaw Co. to Wheatfield Twp. near Dansville, Ingham Co., MI USA 2) Dolly Jane's obituary states moved in 1877; 3) Families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Conn., 1641 : and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Conn., 1639

1878-1880, Age: 40-42, Last 2 children Willie & Warren Carl, born in Dansville area, Ingham, MI USA, Wheatfield & Ingham Twps., (Dansville), Ingham, MI USA.

1880 01 Jun, Age: 42 Residence, Ingham Twp. (Dansville), Ingham, MI USA SOURCE: 1880 US Census. Dolly Jane was pregnant with her last of 13 children, son Warren Carl Warner, who was born 20 Sep 1880.

1884: Age: 46 Residence, Leslie, Ingham, MI USA. SOURCE: 1884 Michigan Census (Michigan, State Census Collection, 1827-1894)

1890, Age: 52 Residence, Ingham, MI USA. SOURCE: A genealogy of the families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Conn., 1641 : and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Conn., 1639, P. 483.

1891 30 Mar, Age: 52 Residence/Death, Onondaga, Ingham, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) Michigan Deaths & Burials, 1800-1995, www.familysearch.org 2) Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 3) Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897; 4) Original MI Death Certificate

1891 02 Apr, Burial, Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Ingham, MI USA SOURCE(s): 1) www.findagrave.com, Memorial #34057679 2) MI Death Certificate

1891 16 Apr, Obituary: Ingham County Democrat
Mason, Ingham, MI USA. Courtesy Connie West Stewart (findagrave #47502447). States died of "lagrippe," a fast-moving flu. It shows "She being of an amiable disposition, and a kind neighbor won the love and respect of all who knew her."

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Bio created 11.23.2012 by Debra Hart Blackgrave Tyre, 2nd great-granddaughter