Marie Louise Tant, >

1833 - 1889  (56 years)

• Name	Marie Louise Tant  [1]
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  Birth	1833	Kortrijk, Flandes Occidental, Bélgica
  Gender	Female
  Death	1889  [2]
  Person ID	I8817	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Jean Guillaume (William) Washington,   b. 20 Oct 1844, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England d. 5 Mar 1912, Guatemala City, Guatemala (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1868	Belgium   [2]
  Children	1. Alice Adèle Louise Washington,   b. 1870, Kortrijk, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium d. 12 Feb 1870, Kortrijk, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (Age 0 years)   2. George Constant Louis Washington, ^,   b. May 1871, Courtrai, Belgium d. 29 Mar 1946, Mendham, Morris, NJ (Age 74 years)   3. [d3] Washington,   b. Abt 1875   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jane (Geanne) Washington,   b. Apr 1875, Belgium d. Yes, date unknown   5. Alice Augusta Washington,   b. 24 Sep 1873, Belgium d. 14 Sep 1910, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States (Age 36 years)   6. Elizabeth Alice Rosalie Washington,   b. 18 Nov 1872   7. George Jean Louis Washington,   b. 16 Mar 1869, Courtrai d. 19 Mar 1869, Kortrijk, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F4129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

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  [S1140] Scott, "," e-mail message from [e-mail for private use] ([street address for private use]), to , ., Proposed Change: George Constant Louis Washington; e-mail message; 8 December 2010; John Deitz. [George Constant Louis Washington] father was John William Washington & Marie Louise Tant, his first wife. Robert & Emilie Clotilde were from his 2nd sp, Elizabeth. [S1138] C (Scott) McDannald, "," e-mail message from [e-mail for private use] ([street address for private use]), to , ., George Constant Louis Washington; EMail; 16 December 2010; John Deitz. My understanding is that John, the father[to George Washington] was married 1st to Marie Louise Tant about 1868. Amongst other children, (6 others) she was the mother of George Constant Louise Washington. You refer to him as George Washington, Sr. As I understand, John, the father never divorced # 1, but decided to hook up and start another family with Elizabeth Blanche Chargois, marrying her about 1898. When the father originally wanted to migrate to America, there were issues, so they sailed to Guatemala first and the family lived there for some time. Neither of John's wives were the traveling sort and I understand they both passed in Belgium. George whilst in Guatemala invented/founded what today is known as instant coffee.  From there they migrated to America, settling in Brooklyn, NY. As I understand  George was the consummate inventor type and very successful at that. He started patenting his inventions in 1899. In 1904 he Patented "Hydrocarbon Incandescent Lamps"  In fact, I recall my grandfather saying how George's home was a veritable zoo!  Is this the house you are referencing?   Okay, back on tract, Robert, brother to Clotilde, worked for his step-brother in the coffee business until the business was ultimately sold.  I don't know what the laws were around the early 1900's with respect to parent deaths but, the father, John, passed in 1912. Although Elizabeth, the mother of Robert, Leon & Clotilde didn't pass until 1928, (I don't know if she ever came to America) someone had to take legal responsibility for her minor children. At that time they were ages 7-13 and all born in Belgium. George, their step-brother was 41 at the time of his father's death so I think he may have adopted or just took over raising them. I never heard of it ever being legally done. He certainly needed to step in to raise the children.  I believe John, the father, died in Guatemala, so I don't necessarily see any legal requirements from a probate standpoint.