Elizabeth Blanche Chargois

1865 - 1928  (62 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Blanche Chargois  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	14 Oct 1865	Brussels, Brussels (Bruxelles), Belgium   [4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Belgium   [3]
  Death	1 Apr 1928	Belgium   [5]
  Person ID	I8821	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  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	23 Apr 1898	Belgium   [3, 5]
  Children	1. Leon Washington,   b. Abt 1899, Belgium d. Yes, date unknown   2. Emilie Clothild Washington, ^,   b. Abt 1900, Belgium d. Yes, date unknown   3. Robert Washington,   b. Abt 1902, Belgium d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S55] New York Times (New York Times Company: 229 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036.), p. 16, 30 Mar 1946. [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. [S489] Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010)., Year: 1919; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 6; Page Number: 34. [S1141] , Collison Family Tree (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Blanche Elise Chargois.