Born: c. 1866
Died: May 30, 1926
Married: Ida Jane Tyrrel
Children: Nelson J. DeLancett, Gladys Laquay, Grace Jeffers, one other daughter
Charles DeLancett came to the Tupper area about 1890, and operated Tupper Lake Junction's first hotel for two years. He was proprietor of Foresters Inn at Coreys from about 1892 to about 1902. In 1908 he built the Raquette Falls Lodge, which he ran until 1919. The following year he purchased Lake View Farm, in Stetson Road, from W. P. Southworth and operated it for six years.
Ogdensburg Journal, February 14, 1913
The honor of opening the boating season of 1913 on the Racket river easily belongs to C. A. DeLancett, who paddled from. Racket Falls to Axton on January 28th in a guide boat. The river was fringed with ice on both sides, but there was a good wide channel open, and Mr. DeLancett made good time on the trip with a fairly fast current. The river is now frozen all the way across at Axton.
Tupper Lake Herald, April 1, 1915,
C. A. DeLancett has leased the Sunset Rock Cottage at Bloomingdale and will open it to the public about April 16th. Mr. DeLancett has had a great deal of experience in the hotel business, and The Herald and his many friends around Tupper Lake hope to hear of a big summer season this year and much prosperity. Mr. DeLancett will manage Raquette Falls Lodge for the coming season.
Tupper Lake Free Press and Herald, June 11, 1926
Chas. A. DeLancett Passes Away
At the home of his son, Nelson J. DeLancett, Lake street, Tupper Lake, on May 30th, Memorial day, occurred the death of Charles A. DeLancett, aged 60 years, pioneer resident of this place.
He came here from Canada about 35 years ago with his family, to make his home in this new and growing town. He was the youngest of ten children, all having preceded him to the home above but a sister, Mrs. Hepburn, of Lewiston, Idaho, and Mrs. [5 lines illegible] what is now known as the "Oval Wood Dish Club." He was also proprietor of "Foresters Inn," at Axton about six years. He then removed to Oriskany Falls where he remained one year, when the call of the woods brought him back to Racquette Falls, where in '08 he built the "Racquette Falls Lodge." [sic] There for 11 years he was the genial host and much loved guide to a host of people from N. Y. City and other places, who always spent the summer months with him year after year. His failing health made it necessary for him to locate nearer town, and in 1920 he purchased the "Lake View Farm" of W. P. Southworth. Many of his old guests who had been with him at Racquette Falls, came here and six pleasant years were spent on the beautiful spot. But his still failing health took him to Bonita Springs, Fla., last fall, where he spent the past winter months. His health seemed much improved, and his many friends were hopeful that he would be spared a number of years.
About the first of May, with his wife and daughter and children, he came north to settle their business affairs and prepare to make the south his permanent home. But the cold here, and the change from the south was too much for his weakened condition, and he was here only about three weeks when he left us.
He leaves to mourn a kind husband and father, his wife, one son, and three daughters and 11 grandchildren.
Among those from out of town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Will Wardner, Charles Wardner; Mr. and Mrs. Peete, of Saranac; Ray DeLancett and Miss Elva DeLancett, niece and nephew, of Watertown; Mrs. Ed. Laqray, [sic] daughter, and husband and children, of Port Leyden, Mrs. Alan Jeffres, daughter, and husband and two children.
The funeral services were conducted from M. E. Church, Rev. VanOrnum, pastor, officiating, with Masonic service at the grave Lake View cemetery.
Tupper Lake Free Press and Herald, June 4, 1926
ONE OF TUPPER LAKE'S well-known old citizens, Charles A. DeLancett, died here on Memorial Day, 19 years ago. The Herald reported that Mr. DeLancett came to the Tupper sector about 1890, and conducted for two years the first hotel ever run at Tupper Lake Junction. For six years he was proprietor of Foresters Inn at Axton. In 1908 he erected Raquette Falls Lodge, which he ran until 1919. The following year he purchased Lake View Farm, in Stetson Road, from W. P. Southworth and operated it for six years.
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