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Red Hook Revisited – Le Comte & Co. Inc.

Oct 1st, 2007
by fadingad.

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump

Le Comte & Co., Inc. – Wolcott & Ferris

“Tin Cans, Galvanized Iron & Terne Plate Drums for Export & Domestic Grade…”

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10 Comments

  1. wissel says:
    October 1, 2007 at 8:51 am

    Ik ben verbaasd over de hoeveelheid materiaal waarover je blijkbaar beschikt. Deze foto’s zijn prachtig qua belichting en compositie.

  2. fadingad says:
    October 1, 2007 at 3:17 pm

    Dank u zeer (meneer?) mevrouw! Is Steffie jou naam? Of Wissel? Ik heb aan jou fotos ook gekeken op steffie’s wereld. Prachtig!

  3. Edward LeComte says:
    November 14, 2007 at 4:17 am

    This was my family’s business. Founded in 1903, this was our second location. We were in Red Hook until my grandfather, Victor LeComte, moved the plant to 147 – 41st Street in Bush Terminal in 1933. The company remained there until my father, Douglas LeComte and I moved the plant to Roselle, NJ in 1987. The company closed in 1993.

  4. Richard LeComte says:
    November 14, 2007 at 2:54 pm

    That was my family’s business; it later moved to Bay Ridge.

  5. fadingad says:
    November 14, 2007 at 5:16 pm

    Edward & Richard- If you have any other pics of inside the business or if there is any signage remaining from the location to where you moved, let me know. I would love to post them and shoot any remnants to document the history of your business.

    Best,
    Frank

  6. Michael LeComte says:
    April 20, 2008 at 4:24 am

    I lived in Brooklyn Heights for 5 years and had no idea how close I was to another LeComte. I’ll have to go check out the building the next time I’m in town.

  7. Arlene Binger Baer says:
    July 6, 2012 at 11:31 am

    My “Queripel” Line that came from Forest. Guernsey, Channel Islands to New York, NJ areas in 1816. Had Father Samuel Queripel b 1769, sons, Samuel Priaulx, Henry, Job and Joseph. Daughters Rachel, Caroline, Marthe, Marguerite.
    Two of the Queripel sisters married two Lecomte/ Le Compte brothers: Nicholas and Vincent.
    A response I got from Tonya Hunting:
    Nicholas LeComte, from Bordeux France. He arrived in New york around the 1820’s. He married Rachel Queripel, from Guernsey, Channel islands.
    Nicholas’ brother Vincent married Rachel’s sister. I dont know her name.
    Nicholas and Rachel had six children: Samuel, Vincent N., Rachel, Nicholas, Joseph, and Henry. Hope that helps. Anyone have info on Rachel, or her sister? Tonya

    The Queripel men became prominent business owners in NYC. Coal Yards, “American Honduras Co”/ Mahogany imports from South America. They are in print, Newspapers, Financial pages, Real Estate, Bank Records, Trade Journals, etc.
    Regards,
    Arlene Binger Baer [Descended from Jean Queripel abt 1717, Jean Queripel Jr. b 1737, Samuel W. Queripel b 1769, Henry Queripel b 1803 All Guernsey born, then Henry Jean Queripel b 1834 NY, Emma Queripel b 1854 NY, Emma Theny Hambrook b 1884 NY, Walter Wesley Binger b 1907 NY]

    1. fadingad says:
      July 6, 2012 at 9:59 pm

      Outstanding! Thank you so much for sharing your genealogical history with us. Please come back and visit soon!

  8. Frank le Comte says:
    October 12, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    Nice to see i’am from Holland (achterhoek)
    Nice picture
    Hope to visite this place
    If it’s still there
    Frank le Comte

    1. fadingad says:
      October 14, 2012 at 2:52 pm

      Hoi Frank- Als je hier komt, moet je bij ons ‘n lekkere koffie drinken. Wij hebben ook ‘n gezellige B&B te logieren. Tot ziens! Frank