Theodore Joseph
Campau
Born in Detroit, Michigan Territory
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Campau
and Adelaide (Dequindre) Campau
Brother of
Adelaide Campau, Joseph Campau, Adelaide Campau, Daniel Joseph Campau, Catherine Dequindre Campau, Dennis Joseph Campau, Jacques Joseph Campau, Matilda V. Campau and Alexander Timothy Campau
Husband of
Eleanora Lewis
— married
about 24 Mar 1852 in St-Peter and Paul Cathedral, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Died
at age 49
in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jun 2018
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Biography
Theodore Joseph Campau was born on April 26, 1825 in Detroit, Michigan Territory, son of Joseph Campau (about 1769–1863) and Adelaide Dequindre (1788–1862).[1]
Theodore (26) and Eleanora Lewis (19) were married about March 24, 1852 in St-Peter and Paul Cathedral, Detroit, Wayne.[2]
He was an alderman in the city of Detroit in 1858. Then he was elected to the Michigan legislature in 1858 (age 33). At that time he was a merchant. He served one session. It is reported that he was married though had no children.[3]. He was nominated twice for the Michigan senate but refused both times, apparently not enjoying politics. He worked to continue his fathers real estate interests. He didn't lose all interests in politics as in 1864 he was a delegate to Democratic National Convention as the Michigan chairman of the delegation.[4].
Theodore died on March 10, 1875 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, aged 49.[5]
Research Note
In a source his wifes name was Eleanora Messels. Had she been married before? Is this her LNAB[4]
Sources
- ↑ Denissen, Rev. Fr. Christian. Genealogy of the French Families of the Detroit River Region, 1701-1936. Detroit, MI: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1987. Vol I and II, p. 210. (transcribed and compiled from Detroit church registers).
- ↑ Book, Herbert V. Family Records.Page 37? Self published, 1963. Accessed 1/1/2024.
THEODORE JOSEPH, bom April 26, 1825, died March 10, 1875, married March 24, 1852 Eleanore Lewis (Messels). No heirs.
- ↑ Library of Michigan, Michigan Legislative Biography. Theodore Campau Accessed 1/1/2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Detroit Historical Society Theodore J Campau Personal Record. Accessed 1/1/2024
- ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5L-BLF : 10 February 2018), Theodore Joseph Campau, 10 Mar 1875; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, reference Detroit 7th Wd. 1875; FHL microfilm 1,377,685.
See also:
- Detroit Historical Society CAMPAU FAMILY
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