Desire Leurquin & Cecelia
Bournonville
Desire LEURQUIN was born on March 9th, 1824 in Spy, Belgium.
Cecelia BOURNONVILLE was born on February 23rd, 1830, in Namur, Belgium, the daughter of J.J. BOURNONVILLE.
Desire and Cecila married and had four children:
- Alfred J. born 12 November, 1858 in Temploux, Belgium, married Virginia VANAM and had 8 children (Alfred J. Leurquin Family History).
- John Baptiste was born 1858, married Mary (maiden name unknown) and had two children (John Baptiste Leurquin Family History).
- Dieu Donne was born on September 22nd, 1865; and married Victoria MARTIN. They had 10 children (Dieu Donne Leurquin Family History).
- Mary married a ? LEGRO (no known children).
The family immigrated to Humboldt, Wisconsin in October of 1871, according to the Letter of Intent filed by Dieu Donne.
Desire died (death certificate) of chronic nephrites on November 1st 1910 (grave), and is buried in St. Hubert Cemetery. Cecelia died of a cerebral hemorage on the 23 of February,1918 (death certificate).
Memories:
LEURQUIN Ancestry 
The LEURQUIN surname is very much a research in
progress. The origin of the Leurquin family like the Balza
family is Beligium. According to the immigration records
they come from the area around the city of Temploux. Our
earliest known Leurquin ancestor is Desire LEURQUIN
described above.
BOURNONVILLE Ancestry
The BOURNONVILLE surname is a subject of research at this
point. Very little has been found about the history of the
Bournonville family. The origin is assumed to be
Belgian. The oldest known Bournonville relation in this
history is J. J. BOURNONVILLE
who married (mother unknown) and sired Cecelia BOURNONVILLE described
above
Last updated: September 6th, 1999
Copyright 1999, by Richard M. Balza
To make corrections or obtain more information contact: Richard M. Balza