Ascension County Louisiana Archives Biographies.....Quimby, John Bailey 1834 - 
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Author: source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Louisiana; Chicago; The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1892 Author


QUIMBY, JOHN BAILEY - An enterprising citizen of Donaldsonville, La., was born 
in Ulster county, N.Y., in 1834, in which state his parents, James and Eliza 
(Bailey) Quimby, were also born, the former's birth occurring in 1802 and the 
latter's in 1804. The father died in June, 1884, but is still survived by his 
widow, who resides in her native town of Marlboro, N.Y. Her grandfather was a 
Huguenot, was a surgeon in the French navy and came to America after the edict 
of Nantes and settled in the state of New York, which was then under Dutch rule. 
He was the founder of a town which he called New Rochelle, in honor of his 
birthplace, Rochelle, France. The paternal ancestors of the subject of this 
sketch were of Dutch and English extraction, came to this country over two 
centuries ago, and several members of the family were American soldiers during 
the Revolutionary war, and were scouts, bushwhackers, etc. One member of this 
family was a classmate of General Grant at West Point. James Quimby, the father 
of the subject of this sketch, was a farmer by occupation, but members of his 
family were at one time extensive land owners on the Hudson river, and there 
John Bailey Quimby still owns valuable property. He and his family for 
generations back have been democrats, but have never taken much interest in 
politics or aspired to public office. James Quimby, at different times refused 
to accept proffered office, much preferring to devote his attention to his 
profession. His family were Presbyterians. John Bailey Quimby was the third of 
seven children born to his parents, and his education was received in the 
seminary at Marlboro. In 1856 he came to Louisiana, located in Tensas parish and 
followed the calling of an overseer here until the opening of the Civil war, 
when he joined the First Mississippi artillery, in which he served as sergeant 
until the close of the war. He was in the engagements at Vicksburg, Corinth and 
Port Hudson, at which place he was paroled. He then crossed the Mississippi 
river and joined his command at Mobile, after which he was at Spanish Fort and 
Fort Blakely, where he was captured and sent to Ship island, where he was kept a 
captive for a few weeks. At the end of this time he was sent to New Orleans, 
thence to Vicksburg and paroled. He was wounded several times, but not 
seriously. At the close of the war he returned to Tensas parish and engaged in 
cotton planting, which calling he continued to follow until 1871, when he came 
to Donaldsonville, where his attention was devoted to brickmaking until 1881. 
Since then he has had charge of Donaldsonville bridge across the Lafourche bayou 
and also deals in coal. He belongs to the following social organizations: K. of 
H., in which he is treasurer, and the K. of P., in which he is prelate. He was 
married April 6, 1869, to Mrs. Ellen Montgomery, of Tensas parish, but was 
called upon to mourn her death in 1888, their two sons having died, three 
daughters surviving her. On the 23rd of June, 1891, Mr. Quimby married Miss 
Marie Buard, of Natchitoches parish. He is an active member of the Methodist 
Episcopal church south, in which he is steward and trustee and advanced the 
money and built the church of that denomination in Donaldsonville. He is public 
spirited and is a man who commands the respect of all.


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