Born: January 5, 1867
Died: April 20, 1950
Married: Charles DeLancett
Children: Nelson J. DeLancett, Gladys Laquay, Grace Jeffers, one other daughter
Ida Jane DeLancett moved to the Tupper Lake area about 1892 with her husband and operated several inns in the area including Foresters Inn in Axton and Coreys and the Raquette Falls Lodge on the Raquette River. She also catered to logging camps. After her husband's death, she worked for Mrs. Ferris J. Meigs for the next 22 years.
Tupper Lake Free Press and Herald, April 20, 1950
Mrs. Ida DeLancett, 83 Of Old Tupper Lake Family, Dies Saturday
Funeral, services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Grace Methodist Church for Mrs. Ida Jane DeLancett 83, widow of Charles DeLancett, one of Tupper's pioneer settlers, who died Saturday morning at 5 at the home of her son, Nelson J. DeLancett at 28 Pine st., Saranac Lake. Burial was at Lakeview Cemetery here.
Born at Dorset, Ont., on Jan. 5, 1867, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Keenan Tyrrel, she was married in Huntsville, Ont., 65 years ago to Charles DeLancett. They moved to Tupper Lake about 58 years ago, among the earliest settlers, and Mr. DeLancett erected a lean-to as their first home, on the site of the Forest ave. residence now occupied by James L. Jacobs. During the ensuing years they were active in many of the early enterprises here, Mr. and Mrs. DeLancett operated one of the first hostelries in downtown Tupper Lake, the Pioneer Hotel, situated on the bank of Little Wolf creek behind the present Elco Market, catering to construction crews and railroad men at the time Dr. W. Seward Webb was building the first railroad through the Adirondacks. Mr. DeLancett had charge of a logging camp thereafter, operated by John Hurd at Bridge Brook, getting out ties for the railroad. When the Santa Clara Lumber Co. was active in the Axton region Mr. and Mrs. DeLancett resided there, looking after several thousand hens at the company farm.
About 55 years ago they boarded the men who were cutting the road through Litchfield Park, operating in tents set up at Rock Island Bay on Big Tupper Lake. Returning to Axton, Mr. DeLancett served as caretaker for two seasons at Ampersand, for the Santa Clara Lumber Co., and later they operated Foresters' Inn for the Cornell College of Forestry at Axton, on the Raquette River. After spending a year at Oriskany Falls, they returned to this region, again operating Foresters' Inn for a time, and later erected a 10 room lodge for Finch & Pruyn at Raquette Falls, the lumber for which was boated in to that remote spot up the Raquette River. George Morgan purchased the lodge property in 1913, and they returned to Tupper Lake and purchased the Will Southworth place in Stetson Road, operating it as a summer resort for several years. After selling out they resided for a time in Florida, but returned again to Tupper. Mr. DeLancett died here in 1925. [sic]
Mrs. DeLancett was in the employ of Mrs. Ferris J. Meigs for the ensuing 22 years, alternating between the Meigs summer home at Big Wolf Lake near this village, Bronxville, N.Y., and Daytona Beach, Fla.
She was one of the founders of the first W.C.T.U. unit here, and a member of the Mt. Morris Chapter No. 361, Order of the Eastern Star, for more than 30 years. Mrs. DeLancett was a past noble grand of Rebecca Lodge, Saranac Lake. Eastern Star services were held for her at the Richer Funeral Home here Sunday evening.
Surviving are one son, Nelson J. DeLancett, Saranac Lake; two daughters. Mrs. Gladys LaQuay of Bronxville, N.Y., and Mrs. Allen (Grace) Jeffers of Oriskany Falls, N.Y.; 11 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
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