John La Farge (1835-1910)

Artist & Interior Designer celebrated for Stained Glass Windows and Murals

He was introduced to Thomas Sergeant Perry by Henry James and in 1860 he married Perry's sister, Margaret, daughter of Christopher Grant Perry. She was the granddaughter of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, and a great-great-granddaughter of U.S. Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. They had eight children of whom seven (listed) lived to adulthood.

Parents (2)

Jean Frederic La Farge

of Glen Cove, Long Island, New York; French Envoy to the United States

1790-1858

Louisa (Binsse de St. Victor) Jones

Mrs Louisa Josephine (Binsse de St. Victor) La Farge, Jones

1805-1895

Spouse (1)

Margaret (Perry) La Farge

Mrs "Margie" Margaret Mason (Perry) La Farge

1839-1925

Children (7)

Christopher Grant LaFarge

Architect, of Heins & LaFarge, New York City

1862-1938

Emily (La Farge) Claxton

Mrs Emily (La Farge) Claxton

1863-1919

Bancel LaFarge

Artist, of Mount Carmel, Hamden, Connecticut

1865-1938

Margaret Angela LaFarge

Margaret Angela LaFarge, of Newport, Rhode Island, died unmarried

1867-1956

Oliver Hazard Perry LaFarge

Architect & Real Estate Developer, of 147 East 72nd Street, New York City

1869-1936

Frances Aimee (La Farge) Childs

Mrs Frances Aimee (La Farge) Childs

1874-1951

Rev. John Frederick LaFarge

Rev. John Frederick LaFarge, S.J., Priest-Journalist, of New York City

1880-1963