[or-roots] Oregon Genealogy

[MalloryMail at aol.com]

I happen to live in Oregon and have been researching the Mallory Family 
through out the US.    There were some very interesting Mallorys in the early 
history of Oregon..including Rufus Mallory who married Lucy Rose, daughter of 
Aaron Rose, founder of Roseburg.   Lucy was a visionary and used to give 
"readings" out of the back of the Mallory Hotel in Portland.  Rufus was a 
congressman and gave a speech in defense of Andrew Johnson at his 
impeachment.     Rufus's brother, Hon Augustus Mallory came to Heppener about 
1868...when the famous Heppener flood hit....it took Augustus' home 
downstream.  It lodged behind some rocks...when they found Augustus, he was 
still sitting in his rocking chair in the living room holding a baby, and 
very much well and alive.   These Mallorys came to America c 1635 and were 
among the first settlers of New Haven Ct 1638 where Peter Mallery signed the 
Planter's Covenant 5 Aug 1644. 
         One of the Mallorys, William C...married Marcus Whitman's 
grandniece, Sophia Whitman, but I haven't figured out who he is yet.   He was 
supposedly born in OR in 1855 and lived in Lewiston ID.  
         I am also familiar with the LaTourettes that came to Oregon about 
1850 and owned much of the land between Mollala and Oregon City.   They were 
descendants of Jean LaTourette and Marie Mercereau who came to America in 
1685 from France after the Edit of Nante was lift.   Destination was SC but a 
storm blew the ship north to Staten Island.   Later the family bought a 100 
room home from the Dupoints and expanded it to 600.   Commodore Vanderbuilt 
got his start ferrying customers from NYC to the LaTourette House to 
"resort."
         Regards, Mallory Smith
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