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GREGOIRE, Charles H.
Family History:
GREGOIRE, Charles H. J.(St. Genevieve Co., MO, June 10, 1821--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 11, 1902). Charles Hypolitte Gregoire was born in 1798 in this country. His father was a native of France and was concerned in the French Revolution. Charles H. grew up mainly at Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, and was engaged in trading in furs, merchandise, etc., on the Mississippi.
In 1820 he married Eulalie Pratte and they had one son, Charles H. J. Gregoire, the subject of this entry. Charles H Gregoire lived many years in the lead country of Wisconsin and came to Dubuque in 1852. He organized the Lower Harbor Company, carried it through the panic of 1857, and owned fine ferry steamers at Dubuque. In 1859 he died and his remains were taken to Ste. Genevieve for burial.
Gregoire H. J. had charge of the first steam ferryboat on the MISSISSIPPI RIVER at Dubuque after the ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD reached Galena. He operated the ferry until 1864 when he sold out to the railroad to manage large real estate holdings in Iowa and two hundred eighty-nine acres of MINING property in Missouri.
Gregoire was involved in the famous FANNING V. GREGOIRE lawsuit.
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Source:
Oldt, Franklin T., The History of Dubuque County, Iowa, Chicago: Western Historical Company 1880, p. 796
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1894, p. 163