Belgian Laces
Volume 14 # 51
June 1992
BELGIAN LACES
ISSN 1046-0462
Official Quarterly Bulletin of
THE BELGIAN RESEARCHERS
Belgian American Heritage Association
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Charlemagne,
Micheline Gaudette
Belgian Gleanings
Mary Ann Defnet : The Wisconsin Corner
Belgian immigrants to US, Brussels Times
Belgian immigrants to Ohio,
Ruth C Schieltz
A Belgian Postmaster and Banker,
Trudy Ring
Queries
From and To
Belgian Luxemburgers in Rhode Island (to be continued)
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He was brilliant, fearless, cautious, religious, ruthless warrior at times, generous, idealistic, a builder of
churches and monasteries: CHARLEMAGNE! The New Europe of tomorrow was his realm centuries
ago! The following article will give a glimpse at the complex man behind the many legends that he
inspired.
CHARLEMAGNE 742 - 814
by Micheline Gaudette
Einhard, a close friend of Charlemagne described him as tall (at least 6’2), with a round head, large and
lively eyes, long nose, with a short thick neck, jovial, healthy, fond of hunting and swimming, moderate
in his eating and drinking habits.
No one knows Charlemagne’s place of birth (ca. 742), but Herstal , one of his favorite residences, is a
good contender for that honor. Herstal is located in the Belgian Hesbaye region which was the cradle and
stronghold of Charlemagne’s ancestors.
Charlemagne came from a long line of Frank overseers who had succeeded in supplanting their weak
kings. These overseers called Palace Mayors, had ruled the region between the Rhine and the Loire rivers
with the power of kings but without the title, until Pepin (Charlemagne’s father) with the blessing of Pope
Zacharia, was elected and crowned king of the Franks in 751.
Pepin died in 768 and the kingdom was divided between his 2 sons: Charles (Charlemagne) and
Carloman. After the death of Carloman in 771, Charlemagne disregarded the rights of Carloman’s widow
to rule the kingdom on behalf of her young children, and reunited the 2 territories under his sole rule, It
was just the beginning of Charlemagne’s territorial aggrandizement.
“L’Empereur Charlemagne que partout la victoire accompagne, du Rhin jusqu’a l’Espagne, par Joyeuse
s’est etabli” (Emperor Charlemagne followed by victory everywhere, from Rhine to Spain by his sword
Joyful became master) says a little
Belgian folksong, it couldn’t be more
right.
By the sword and with his formidable
Frank
cavalry,
Charlemagne
succeeded in doubling the size of his
father’s kingdom. Greed wasn’t the
factor that motivated Charlemagne to
war against his neighbors, it was
theses’ constant threats and incursions
into the Frank kingdom that brought
him to retaliate and eventually annexe
their tern tories and appropriate their
worldly goods which were divided
among his followers. Charlemagne
also battled the Moors (Arabs who
had conquered Spain) and established
a buffer zone between his and their
territories. It was on the way back fr~i
such expedition against the Moors,
that the rear of Charlemagne’s army
was attacked and destroyed by the
Basques, killing his
Charlemagne’s Empire
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nephew Roland and many other Frank warriors (778).
The Franks were Christians and Charlemagne felt that Christianity was the only way to unite and civilized
the people under his rule. All consulted sources seem to agree that Charlemagne saw himself as the
defender of Christianity and protector of popes, in fact at times, he acted as if he was the head of the
church. Christianity was imposed on defeated Germans and other pagans, those who refused were put to
death. Charlemagne was deeply religious and didn’t hesitate to request that his troops fast (fasting meant
abstaining from meat and wine) before going into battle, or to prohibit work on Sunday. He built many
monasteries and instituted a tithe system to support the church financially. In recognition for his support,
the Pope anointed Charlemagne emperor on Christmas day in 800.
Religion wasn’t Charlemagne only interest, at a time when the Franks thought that education was for
sissies, Charlemagne craved learning, he spoke Latin with ease and understood Greek, but his efforts to
learn to write remained in vain. Charlemagne established schools at his palaces and called the best minds
of Europe to his service, all this led to a cultural renaissance. Charlemagne’s capitularies show that he
cared about his people and tried to enact latin that would benefit them. Among his many other
accomplishments, let’s just mention the reorganization of his adninistration and the etablishment of
diplomatic relations with other countries.
Charlemagne’s love life was also quite remarkable! He had at least 18 children by 7 women, 3 of whom
were his legitimate wives (see following page for genealogical information). He was a good father who
loved his children, but only Charles, Pepin and Louis, his three sons by Hildegarde his favorite wife, were
selected to succeed him. Charlemagne had envisioned that after his death, his empire would have three
adninistrative regions, each ruled by one of his heirs. But Charlemagne plan never materialized, Charles
and Pepin died before he did, and Louis became the sole heir. The final years of Charlemagne were
further saddened by the death of other children, his own disabilities (he was injured while hunting) and
revolts in some of the conquered territories. On January 5, 814, Charlemagne died of pleurisy in Aachen.
Louis became the sole ruler. It was the beginning of the end of Charlemagne’s empire.
In war and in peace, Charlemagne was a great leader, he was definetely a man of his time and also very
much a man ahead of his time. Many members of The Belgian Researchers can proudly claim him as one
of their ancestors.
Sources:
Buzzi Giancarlo, Charlemagne, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Charlemagne, Exposition, 1965, Aachen.
Dumont G.M., Histoire de La Belgique, 1977, Hachette, Paris.
Einhard, Vita Karoli Magni - The Life of Charlemagne edited by Firchow E & Fix H., University of
Miami Press, 1972, Coral Gables.
Herstal Avant L’An Mil, Exposition, 1972, Herstal
King P.D., Charlemagne Translated Sources, University of Lancaster, 1987, Lancaster.
Riche Pierre, Les Carolingiens, 1983, Hachette, Paris.
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Statue thought to be of Charlemagne
Le Louvre Museum, Paris
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BELGIAN GLEANINGS
chart is required to carry this off well. Two kisses,
ore on each cheek, is a spreading European greeting
between men and women. Contact should be made
well up the cheek, not too near the mouth. Starting
with the right cheek is essential. To do otherwise is
like offering the left hand, or starting the sign of the
cross from the shoulder. A third kiss for good
measure is common in Eelgium and in Hollands
Catholic south (in the mainly Protestant north the
Dutch make do with two). Europe’s most assiduous
kissers are the French. Two kisses will do south of
the Loire, three are the norm in the north, while
Parisians, particularly young people. often go for
four. A new French book, ‘Le Baiser’ (The Kiss,
published by Stock in Paris) suggests how tricky it all
is. The book runs to 300 pages.
The British show no great enthusiasm for physical
contact, either with hand or cheek. Under pressure
they shuffle their feet and agree to peck - or be
pecked - just once. Continentals always find
themselves going “On one cheek too many” when in
Britain. Among themselves, the continentals find
titillation in one-kiss greetings. In most places south
of the English Channel, a single kiss denotes not
British-style reserve but sexual fancy. (From a
Roving Correspondent)
A New Central Government in Belgium. Same old
Story?
Ater three months of negotiations, Belgium has a new
government. It needs to be noted that the new
Belgian government is made up of the parties Socialists and Christian Democrats - that constituted
the last government. They were both the big losers in
the last elections. That they, despite their losses,
decided to govern again is to mary surprising, and
many Belgians are now confronted with a
government they had hoped belonged to the past.
Ever among Christian Democrats, there was a lot of
opposition to participation in this new government.
There is a feeling that the last elections did not
charge anything and that the “Good Old Boys” are
running the show again.
Furthermore, it is expected by many that this
government will not last too long and that the country
will face new elections, before the year is over. (from
“Gazette van Detroit”).
A Great Belgian: MERCATOR - His real name
was Gerard KREMER - was a very prolific
cartographer. Born in Ruppelmonde in 1512, he
studied at Louvain. He then moved to Antwerp
before settling in Duisburg in 1552. It is from him
that we have the first map of Belgium of 1540, a map
of the Holy Land, published in 1537, a globe of the
word, a globe of the sky, which he improved upon
throughout his life, a map of Europe, published in
1554 and the famous “Seafarers Planisphere” of
1569, for which he devised and used for the first time
the projection that bears his name. Mercator is also
renowned for his substantial compendium of maps of
all parts of the world to which he gave the name
Atlas. The first part of the Atlas was published in
1585 and the second part in 1595 one year after big
death. It was a great success, and there were
ultimately 27 editions in various languages.
EUROHARBOUR
If Brussels is the Capital Europe, as commercial ,
administrative and political center of 320 million
people, the four ports of Belgium, Antwerp, Ghent,
Zeebrugge and Ostend, form the perfect point of
entry for the conquest of the European market. All lie
within 72 miles from Brussels. They boast an
excellent transport infrastructure with the densest
railway and highway network in Europe, three
airports and a modern inland waterway system. A
study, done by the German Government in 1990,
gives the European harbor importance as follows
1. Rotterdam (Holland) 152.9 Million ton
2. Antwerp (Belgium)
77.5 Million ton
3. Hamburg (Germany) 48.5 Million ton
4. Marseille (France)
40.3 Million ton
5. Bremen (Germany)
30.3 Million ton
6. Zeebrugge (Belgium) 30.3 Million ton
7. Le Havre (France)
18.8 Million ton
8. Amsterdam (Holland) 16.3 Million ton
Figures are for solid goods only. Oil, petroleum and
other liquids not included.
Some do it With a Bitter Look.
With the arrival of June, holidaymakers flooding
across Europe’s borders once more face the devilish
question of the right way to greet each other. The
Europeans are still frontiers apart when it cornes to
saying “hello”. When in doubt, those of the opposite
sex generally go for a nod and a handshake. The next
stage up - now that handkissing has become
intolerably stuffy - is cheek kissing. A small facial
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The Area News
News from Wisconsin’s Belgian community has been sparse. About 30 people will be going to Belgium in May.
Unfortunately, your columnist is not one of them. Spring is just around the corner and things will begin to happen
again. Recently, we put on a display of Belgian materials for the Danz School parent/student Ethnic and Craft
Festival. The children were especially amazed to learn that Belgium is only ¼ the size of our state. On March 21 we
gave a talk on Belgian research at a Seminar sponsored by the Appleton Family History Center, the Fox Valley
Genealogical Society, and the Manitowoc County Genealogical Society. Naturally, we gave a good “plug” for The
Belgian Researchers! We hope it will help increase the membership.
Belgian Emigrants - 11th of a Series
This listing will conclude the emigrants from the village of Beauvechain.
Beauvechain
Jean-Pierre DEPREZ, born 1802;
his wife Marie-Christine Schayes, born 1803; and their children Henri, Victor, Jean-Joseph, and ConstanceJoseph DEPREZ; left 5 April 1856;
Guillaume VREBOSCH, born 1814 Tourinnes-la-Grosse;
and his wife Anne-Marie MOUREAU, born 1815; left 23 April 1855;
Jean-Joseph VREBOSCH, born 1807 Tourinnes-la-Grosse;
his wife Marie-Therese STEENWEGEN, born 1811 Meldert; and their children Pierre, Philomene, Eulalie,
and Anne-Marie Josephe VREBOSCH; left 23 April 1855;
Leonard OEDEBECK, born Brussels; single; left 23 April 1855;
Frederic J. DE HOPERE, born 1819 Kappelen:
and wife Victoire LAURENT, born 1800; left 23 April 1855;
Antoine VLIES, born 1790, widower;
his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchild: Pierre-Joseph VLIES, born 1832; Marie-Caroline PETITJEAN,
born 1834; and Anne-Marie VLIES, born 1855; left 25 July 1856;
Pierre-Joseph FRIX, born 1834; single; left 13 February 1856;
Jean-Joseph DUCHAINE, born 1825 Melin;
his wife Clemence CESAR, born 1833; and daughter Marie-Eulalie, born 1853; left 15 April 1856;
Jean-Joseph HANQUET, born 1813 Chaumont;
his wife Pelagie CESAR born 1823; and their children Joseph David, Gustave Joseph, Marie Louise, and
Marie Octavie HANQUET; left 15 April 1856
Lamhert CESAR, born 1800;
his wife Anne-Marie LAURENT, born 1803; and their children David Joseph and Octavie CESAR; left 15
April 1856;
Frans-Auguste DE BECKER, born 1835; single; left 4 May 1864;
Auguste NELIS, born 1817;
his wife Marie-Therese PURNELLE, born 1823 Incourt; and their children Maximilien and Josephine
Charlotte NELIS; left 27 June 1855;
Marie-Josephe FABRY, born 1818; a widow; left 10 December 1656
Louis-Joseph DE BECKER, born 1815 Tourinnes-la-Grosse;
his wife Albertine NELIS, born 1816; and their children Louis-Joseph, Oliver-Joseph, Clementine,
Edouard-Joseph, Pierre-Joseph, and Jean-Joseph; left 27 June 1855;
Alexis HERALY, born 1821;
his wife Victoire DEGREVE, born 1822; and their children Marie Antoinette and Pierre-Joseph HERALY;
left 13 February 1856;
Marie-Josephe STAS, widow of J.P. VANNES, born 1801 Huppaye; and her son Desire VANNES; left in 1856;
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Xavier Joseph DELIMONT, born 1818, a widower;
and his children Gregoire, Antoine-Joseph, Victor, Anne-Marie, Charles Joseph and Marie-Josephine; left 4
May 1864;
Henri-Joseph CHARLIER
and his wife Antoinette HENRY; left 15 April 1856, but returned to Belgium;
Pierre-Joseph MALCORPS, born 1831;
and his wife Marie-Rose DEPRINCE born 1838; left 13 February 1856;
Pierre-Joseph VANCASTER, born 1794;
his wife Catherine MERTENS, born 1800; and their daughters Marie-Josephe and Julie VANCASTER; the
daughters left 27 June 1855; parents, 26 May 1864;
Pierre-Joseph VANCASTER, born 1822;
and his wife Anne ARZIG, born 1828 Louvain; left 27 June 1855;
Marie-Therese PARIS, born 1796 Melin, widow of Jean-Noel VENDREDI;
and her children Constant and Hortense VENOREDI; left 15 April 1856;
Charles-Joseph HERALY, born 1812;
his wife Josephine NICKEL, born 1827; and their children Genevieve, Philippine, and Augustine
HERALY; left 17 September 1855
Jean-Jacques JACQUART, born 1765;
his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren Pierre-Joseph JACOUART, born 1804; Julie-Clemence
JOPPLET born 1812; and Antoinette, Eugene, Alexandre, Antoine, Julienne, Victor, Eulalie, MarieTherese, Jules-Joseph and Jonas-Joseph JACQUART; left 5 April 1856; all returned to Belgium except
Alexandre, Eulalie, and Jonas-Joseph;
Guilliaume-Joseph BARETTE, born 1829;
his wife Eugenie-Josephe GOES, born 1827; and their son Ferdinand-Joseph BARETTE, born 1855; left 2
April 1856;
Jean-Baptiste VINCKX, born 1829 L’Ecluse;
and his wife Florentine DEPREZ, born 1833; left 27 June 1855;
Isidore DEPREZ, born 1838; single; left 5 April 1856;
Jean-Joseph VANNES, born 1799;
and his wife Marie-Barbe MEURON, born 1797 Melin; left 26 May 1854;
Desire-Albert VANNES, born 1827;
his wife Barbe Desiree VANCASTER born 1830; and sons Desire-Joseph, Joseph-Desire, and Louis
VANNES; left 26 May 1864;
Alphonse VANNES, born 1833;
his wife Marie-Therese MACAU, born 1839; and daughters Marie-Josephe and Marie-Barbe VANNES;
left 4 May 1864;
Maximilien-Joseph MACAU, born 1815;
his wife Angelique DEPRINCE, born 1820 L’Ecluse; and children Seraphine, Jean-Joseph, FrancoisMaximilien, Marie-Desiree, and Jules-Joseph MACAU; left 4 May 1864;
Auguste-Joseph MACAU, born 1823;
his wife Marie-Josephe DEPRINCE, born 1826 L’Ecluse; and their children Emile, Alexandrine, AntoineXavier, Marie, Hubert-Joseph, and Victor-Joseph MACAU; left 4 May 1864;
Antoine DEPRINCE, born 1634;
and his wife Florence NYS, born 1825 Meldert; left 13 February 1856;
Aloysis DEPRINCE, born 1836; single; left 13 February 1856;
Melchoir PETITJEAN, born 1795;
his wife Marie-Barbe CESAR, born 1793; and children Henriette-Barbe, Marie-Josephe, Simon, and
Joseph; left 27 June 1855;
Antoine-Joseph TAILLET, born 1830;
his wife Antoinette DEPREZ, born 1833; and children Desire, Marie-Josephine, Marie-Josephe, MariePhilomene, and Emile TAILLET; left 4 May 1864;
Desire MALCORPS, born 1839;
his wife Clotilde-Clemence DEPRINCE, born 1841; and their son Elie-Joseph MALCORPS; left 1 March
1869;
Simeon-Joseph GILLARD, born 1841;
his wife Octavie LANCELLE, born 1846; and children Josephine-Leonie, Anne-Marie Adolphine; and
Desire Jean- Joseph GILLARD; left 26 October 1870;
Jacques-Joseph LANCELLE, born 1615;
his wife Catherine DURDU born 1824 Hamme-Mille; and children Simon-Joseph, Guillaurne-Joseph;
Celestine, and Marie-Josephine LANCELLE; left 26 October 1870;
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Jean-Baptiste WAYS, born 1833;
his wife Anne-Josephe EVRARD, born 1834 Tourinnes-la-Grosse; and children Marie-Therese, Mathilde
Antoinette, Marie-Eugenie, and Louis-Joseph WAYS; left 28 March 1871;
Jean-Gregoire JACQUART, born 1839 Nodebais;
his wife Marie-Victoire PARIS, born 1838; and daughters Marie-Philomene and Marie-Anne JACQUART;
left 28 March 1871;
Jean-Francois DAEMS, born 1835 Kortrijk-Dutsel;
and his wife Marie-Julie DOLORIS, born 1840 Jodoigne-Souveraine; left 28 March 1871;
Antoine LEMIAU, born 1841;
his wife Marie-Therese HOUART, born 1838 Melin; and daughter Marie-Clementine LEMIAU; left 27
June l873
Theodore Joseph CHAUDOIR, born Tourinnes-la-Grosse;
his wife Anatalie-Aldagonde VANCASTER, born 1845; and son Elie-Pierre CHAUDOIR, left 18 July
1873;
Julien-Joseph HOTTAT, born 1848 Hamme-Mille;
his wife Eugenie ARYS, born 1855 Brussels; her son Jules ARYS; his children Joseph, Elisabeth, and
Emerence HOTTAT (from first marriage); and their son Jean-Baptiste Joseph HOTTAT; left 26 February
1887.
During this time period, l855-1887, 326 people left Beauvechain for the United States. Twenty-six returned to
Belgium; most settled in Wisconsin.
Additions and/or corrections to
‘List of the Belgian Emigrants in the Town of Brussels, 1856-1870’
(Belgian Laces, Vol. 14, No. 50; Feb. 1992, p. 5)
CESAR, Jean-Baptiste
VAN CASTER, Elizabeth/Isabel
Beauvechain
COCO, Ferdinand
COUNARD, Louise
Hanret
COMBRE, Jean Lambert
ROUA, Marie
St. Servais
COMBRE, Francois
St. Servais
DEFAY, Jean Joseph (Should be BEFAY)
DELFOSSE DELFORGE, Eugene
TONON, Desiree
born at Perwez; married at Walhain
Perwez/Walhain
LEDEBELLE LEBEDELLE, Hubert
NOEL, Rosalie
Meux
LEBOTTE, Theodore
, Antoinette
Thisnes
LEFEBVRE, Leopold
PAQUET, Anne-Joseph
Leopold born at Gentinnes; Anne-Joseph born at St. Gery
(There were other LEFEBVREs from Pietrebais, not Leopold)
RINSE REINCE, Alexander
FLAWINNE, Euphrasie
Alex born at Thorembais; Euphrasie at G-G-P-R;
married at Geest-Gerompont-Petit Rosiere
Gentinnes/St. Gery
Thorembais-les-Beguines/
Geest-Gerompont-Pt. Rosiere
STROOBANTS, Charles
DESCLEZ, Marie Catherine
Grand-Leez
THIRY, Celestin
DUCHATEAU, Marie Anatalie
Grez-Doiceau
DEWIT, Charles
GOMBE SAMBRE, Marie
(*)
Jean Lambert COMBRE’s wife died shortly after their arrival in Wisconsin; in 1857 he married Marie
Therese QUINART/KINNARD who was from Grand—Leez.
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BELGIAN EMIGRANTS TO US TRAVELLED WEST
from Brussels Times
Pierre Paul Lefever, who later on created the
American College in Louvain, Belgium. The
burgeoning automobile industry continued
to beckon Belgians to Detroit and many
Belgians are still employed by the car
manufacturers.
The Walloons in north-east Wisconsin are
probably more assimilated into American
life than the Flemings. Originally farmers,
many of the young people have followed the
itnigrant path away from home and into the
city. The older generation , whose parents
left the Walloon sections of Namur and
Brabant between 1850 and 1860, still farm
and speak the Walloon dialect.
The problems of feeding a large family from
a small plot of land in the Walloon part of
Belgium drove the more adventurous to
America. Two families of early Walloon
settlers decided, upon landing in New York,
to go with some Dutch traveling companions
to Wisconsin. When they arrived at the
Dutch settlement no one spoke their
language so they pushed on for Green Bay, a
former French trading post.
Today the Walloons, who are still for the
most part farmers, although many glass,
steel and coal workers emigrated as well, are
living principally at Green Bay and the
Door, Kewaunee and Brown counties of
Wisconsin. Reading the names of towns
along the roads in that area gives a rather
broad hint of where the inhabitants came
from: there is Brussels Wisconsin, which
holds an annual Belgian day, Namur,
Rosiere and Champion, the latter known
earlier as “Aux Premiers Belges” (The First
Belgians), and where in 1953 the “Belgian
American Heritage Association” built a
memorial at the very place where the first
Walloon emigrants settled in 1853.
The wagon train was probably a means of
transportation for some of the earliest
Belgian immigrants to the United States.
Unlike emigrants from other countries who
settled along the coast of the New World,
such as the Irish and Italians, the Belgians
headed west.
Walloon farmers spurred from home after
the 1847-1849 potato blight, settled in the
area of Green Bay, Wisconsin, while the
Flemish made their way to Detroit as early
as 1801.
Belgium has never sent many immigrants
across the Atlantic but the bulk of them,
between 6,000 and 7,000 a year, left during
Europe’s economic crisis of the 1850’s.
About 104,000 Belgians settled in the US
between 1820 and 1910, but in the next 40
years immigration dropped of to 62,000 and
since 1950, only about 20,000 Belgians have
left for the US.
The Belgians settling in Detroit have kept a
strong sense of identity and still support a
Flemish weekly newspaper called “The
Gazette van Detroit”. King Bauduin of
Belgium, on his state visit to the US in 1959,
met with the publisher of the Flemish paper,
which is written, understandably, in a
slightly old fashioned version of the
language. Although English is the language
of the new generation, many of the Flemings
still use the mother tongue at home, Ties
with the old country are still close: when in
1964, the community church burned down,
the Flemish here donated three bells for the
new one.
Today there are about 10,000 Detroiters who
were born in Belgium and combined with
their descendants, Belgian stock can
probably be found in about 50,000 citizens.
The early Belgian settlers established such a
prosperous colony that the first Bishop of
Detroit was a Belgian. Mgr.
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BELGIAN IMMIGRANTS TO OHIO
by Ruth C. Schieltz
came here with four children: Mary, Nicholas,
Michael and Margaret HUBERTI.
Theodore BALTES, son of Charles and
Catherine LAMBERT, came from Aix-sur-Cloix
to the Frenchtown area before 1848. In 1848
Theodore married Marie HUBERTI, daughter of
Francis and Marie GOFFINET- HUBERTI.
This Frenchtown area did not have a large
Belgian influx. Their nationality was easily
swallowed by the English, Irish, French and the
Germans to the north.
In Holy Family Church of Frenchtown, there is a
marriage record of Jean Baptist GOEDERT, age
42, of Aubange. Belgium, son of Frederic
GOEDERT and Madelina FOURNEL. Jean
Baptist married Eugenie MARSHALL, age 42,
of Frenchtown, daughter of Jacob MARSHALL
and Marguerite PEQUINOT. There are records
of GOEDERT in Aubange. GOEDERT was
living in Frenchtown in 1880. He owned land
north of Frenchtown which he sold to Peter
SCHILTZ.
Many Belgian and Luxemburg immigrants
settled in or near Fort Loramie, Shelby Co,
Ohio, which is just 15 miles from Frenchtown,
Darke Co. In the census records, many were
listed as Germans, but many of these Germans,
had wifes Listed as being from Belgium.
Jean Pierre SCHILTZ and his brother Francis.
sons of Dominique SCHILTZ,and Mary
REYTER (REUTER) came to Ohio in 1851.
However, Francis SCHILTZ returned to
Belgium, married and died young. Jean Pierre
SCHILTZ came to this area, probably because
there were other Aubange and Aix-sur-Cloix
people here in the area. Charles SCHILTZ and
his wife Catherine GOUVY and son Michael
came to Stark County Ohio near Cleveland
about 1833-34. They moved to this area about
1836. Pierre GOFINET came from the Habergy
area to Stark County about 1835 and he married
Anna SCHMIDT who had immigrated from La
Collogne in Alsace, France. Pierre and Anna
were married in Canton Ohio on 20 April 1835.
They moved to the area of Frenchtown before
1839, when their second child was born here.
Pierre married four times, three of his wifes died
young, and his fourth wife survived him. There
are many, many descendants of Pierre
GOFFINET around here.
Pierre GOFFINET’s sister, Marie GOFFINET
and her husband Francis HUBERTI from
Habergy, Aix-sur-Cloix, and Halanzy of
Luxemburg Province came to Frenchtown,
Darke Co, Ohio in 1844. I do not know the exact
date, we have not found the record in Aubange
Population Service, nor any ship record. They
Some of these families were:
Anthony SCHULER, b 1803 Belgium;
wife Margaret MASARAM, b 1816 Belgium, came in 1832.
William SCHULER, b 1299 Belgium:
wife Catherine RETEL, b 1806 Belgium. dau. Anna SCHULER, b 1854 Belgium. (thus
the Schuler came after 1854)
Thomas NEIGHTEY, b 1819 Belgium:
wife Catherine, b 1827 Belgium; children were born in Ohio, the first one in 1855.
Peter GROVEN (GREIBEN), b 1820 Belgium; came 1851 or before and married here.
Joseph NIEDERKORN, b 16 Oct 1830 Bourglingster, Luxemburg. He came to America in
1854 and married here Margaretha PAULUS b 16 Oct 1832 in Bourglinster. Margaretha
came here in 1846, with her brothers John and Nicholas PAULUS. John, b 17 April 1826 also
from Bourglinster, married Magdalena SCHMIDT, b 6
March 183711, Lux. Magdalena
SCHMIDT came to America with her parents Christopher and Margaretha SCHMIDT who
settled at Port Washington, Ozaukee Co, WI.
Nicholas PAULUS, b 8 Nov 1827 Bourglinster, the 3rd son of Nicolas
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PAULUS and Suzanna DIEDERT, did not marry and died 1885 in Piqua, Ohio.
Charles SCHILTZ
and his wife Catherine GOUVY, from Luxemburg. Belgium, came to Stark Co. Ohio in
1833 and from there to Port Loramie, Ca 1836-1838.
There are descendants in Fort Loramie, but none with the SCHILTZ name. Charles father was
Michel SCHILTZ in Belgium, but so far we haven’t made a family connection with ours.
In 1984, Allen HUELSKAMP of New Riegel. Ohio, authored Wooden Chalices, Golden Priests,
Golden Hearts, a History of St Boniface Parish, New Riegel, Ohio. In this book, Allen has listed
the settlers and the towns and countries from where they came
from Hachy: BOUILLON, KINN, LUCIUS, NEPPER and THEIS.
from Saas near Hachy: FRANKART.
from Habergy: FECK, GREIN Peter, NIEDERKOHR, WAGNER Michael & Peter, NEPPER.
from Toernich: ETGEN Nicolas, WAGNER Jean & Catherina, sons Jean & Louis
from Messancy: PERL.
from Merx-le-Tige: WAGNER John.
from Offen: MATHIAS.
from Arlon: HOEBAUER Louis.
from Niederkorn (Differdange): HUSS
from Heffingen: KALMES.
HUBERTY. It also includes ancestors of the
BALTES and GOFFENA (GOFFINET) in West
Central Ohio, and many other families coming
from the Area of Hachy, Habergy, Messancy,
Aubange, etc, in the Luxembourg province of
Belgium.
The book has a soft-covered perfect binding, is
large in size with a great number of pictures.
Only a certain number of books are printed, so
orders should be placed on time to be sure of a
copy. Delivery will be around the end of July
1992.
To order this book, contact Ruth SCHIELTZ,
11820 Reed Road, Versailles, Ohio 45380.Ph:
(513) 526 - 4059 as soon as possible.
Ruth has been and still is a very active member
of The Belgian Researchers since January 1982.
She has regularly written articles and notes for
Belgian Laces. She has been working on her
family history for many years, and they went
back to Belgium to do research in the localities
of their origins. She writes:...now that this book
is finished, I will be working on the revision of
my WAGNER-REINHART genealogy, now that
new records are available. Congratulation Ruth
for work well done!
My grandfather was Jean WAGNER, born 1848
at Toernich; my great- grandfather was Jean
Nicolas WAGNER, born 1823 at Bebange; my
great-great- grandparents were Jean WAGNER
and Anne Marie NIEDERKORN, who were
married at Habergy.
I grew up as a ‘German , in Mercer County,
Ohio. My husband grew up as a “Frenchman’ in
Darke County, Ohio, just 25 miles away.
And our ancestors came from the same little
village in Belgium. So far we have not found
any corzmIon ancestor.
The preceding article: Belgian emigrants to
Ohio, has bec’n condensed from a few pages of
the new book authored by Ruth C. SCHIELTZ.
She writes: “This work titled The SCHIELTZ
Family History, Ancestors and Descendants,
settlement in Darke and Shelby Co. Ohio, is
finally finished after so many years of research
in the U.S and in Europe. The 500 page book
with over 90 pictures includes records which go
back into the 1600 s and comes down to the
present.
It is the story of the ancestors and descendants of
John Peter SCHIELTZ and Margaret
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A BELGIAN POSTMASTER AND BANKER.
by Trudy Ring.
department. rn the same year 1907, he
became director of the bank, and in 1908
was elected vice-president a post he held
until his death in 1921.
During the last 30 years of his life, however,
Coryn was doing much in addition to his
bank duties. From 1896 to 1904, he was a
city alderman. Prom 1914 to 1920 he was
also the Postmaster (in that time the
postmaster could hold another job).
What people remember most about Coryn,
was his work on behalf of his fellow Belgian
imnigrants. In the l890s he organized the
Belgian Workmen’s sick benefit Society, an
Insurance company. In 1905 he founded the
Belgian American Club.
Corn was also a trustee of the Belgian
Church “Sacred Heart of Moline” from
1906, and a co-founder of “The Gazette van
Moline” a Flemish newspaper from 1907 on.
In 1913, King Albert of Belgium made him
a Knight in the order of Leopold, and in
1919, he became the area’s first Belgian
Consul. He was so well known and so well
liked, that one day a Belgian iIfigrant named
“Edward Corn” as President of the U.S. on
his citizenship test.
People were coming to him for advice on
everything, even personal problems, jobs
and investment.
Coryn and his wife Marie DE
VOGHELAERE, always taught their
children to be good American citizens, but
also to be especially proud of their Belgian
Heritage. Their uncle Cyriel, the brother of
Marie, helped them to keep their Flemish
language alive. As he never married, he was
living with the Coryn’s and on top of
Flemish and French, spoke English, Spanish
and German. He always said with right .“For
every language you know, you are a better
man”. So the children learned Flemish at
home, and it proved a big advantage, when
later on they visited Belgium several times.
George Washington may have been the
father of his country, but Edward CORYN
was the father of the Belgians in it.
THE FATHER OF OUR PEOPLE IN
AMERICA is the inscription on a monument
erected in Lootenhulle, East Flanders, to
honor the Moline civic and business leader
and the first Belgian consul for Western
Illinois.
Coryn’s daughter, Catherine, recalls him as
an unusual man, generous with his time,
who through hard work was able to
overcome a lack of formal education and go
for such positions as a sawmill worker and
domestic servant to that of a bank vicepresident.
Coryn was born in Lootenhulle in 1857 and
spent his childhood on the family farm there.
He came with his parents to the U.S. in 1881
and settled in Moline. Two of his brothers
had immigrated earlier. The family farm in
Lootenhulle hadn’t been producing too well,
and the family thought the overall economic
situation in the U.S. would be an
improvement.
Coryn first found work at the sawmill, then
in the households of the lumber magnate
Frederick Weyerhaeuser and the farm
implement executive Charles H. Deere, the
son of John Deere. Although he had only a
grade school education, his thrift,
industriousness and desire for self
sufficiency led him to the prominence he
enjoyed in later years.
In 1892 Coryn together with Charles Rank
as partner, opened a grocery store in Moline.
He left the business after 14 years, to
manage the “Incandescent Light Co” a local
firm that was in financial trouble, but Coryn
restored it to fiscal soundness within a year.
At the end of the same year, he joined the
Moline Trust and Savings Bank, (now First
National Bank of Moline), and was put in
charge of the real estate
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QUERIES.. . QUERIES. . . QUERIES. .. QUERIES
3. /BOUFFIOUX-BERTRAND: Jean
Joseph BOUFFIOUX, born ca 1815-1820, son of
Jean Joseph and Elisabeth DUPONT; and his wife
Marie Stephanie BERTRAND, born ca 1812, in the
vicinity of ChastreVilleroux, Blanmont or
Gentinnes-St-Gery. Please check your phone
directories and write Mary Ann
DEFNET,
253
Little Road, GREEN BAY WI 54301.
Here at the Office, we open a file for each query.
When you send an answer to a member, may we ask
you to send a also a copy of your answer, so that we
keep informed about the status of the research:
update or close the file. Or send your answer to this
office, we will transmit. If someone answers your
query, be sure to acknowledge receipt by a postcard
or note as a matter of courtesy, so that members will
know that their response got through to you.
92.161 . GREGOIRE-DUBOIS . Seek information
on Charles GREGOIRE, probably son of Jean
Baptiste. Charles married Josephine DUBOIS ca
1826. They had 18 children but only 6 survived:
Dieudonne was blind and married Florentine
MAYONNE; Charles married Alene ROSSEAU;
Jean-Baptiste married Marie DELCUVE; Francois, b
13 Sept 1854, married Ahida JOSSART b 14 May
1857 in Lodelinsart, dau of Alexander and Josie
HANCORT; marie was an invalide; Aurelia married
Aime DANDAY. Francois and Alida immigrated to
the US Ca 1820, with at least one sister.
I am also seeking someone in the Charleroi area
willing to help in my research. Write Joy
GREGOIRE-GILCHRIST Route 1 Box 38 ALUM
BRIDGE WV 26321
92.155 . RAGOLE - WITHOECK . Looking for
ancestors and descendants of: Camiel HAGGLE and
Elodie WITHOECK, Camiel was born 6 Jan 1857 in
Zulte. Son Arthur born 27 Sept 1891 in Ghent,
Belgium, married Zulma DECABOOTER 10 Oct
1921 in Grand Rapids, MN. She was born 3 Feb 1900
in Antwerp, daughter of Camille Henri and Julia
(DEMEULEMEESTER) DECABOOTER. Zulma
died 3 Jul 1981 and Arthur died 10 Aug 1971 in
Omaha, NB. Write to Richard W. HUNGERFORD,
13210 Frederick Ave. OMAHA, NE 68138.
92.154 . RANHENIS - RAGOLE . Looking for the
parents of Joannes and Virginia (Ranhenis) Ragole.
They were the parents of Camiel RASOLE (see
preceding query)
92.162 . MAES - Seeking siblings of Charles MAES,
b 4 Nov 1842 at Courtrai. Father Louis died 1 Aug
1861 Thielt. Mother was Virginie Melanie
VANDENBERGHE. Write Shirley A. BROOKS,
31769 Via Valdez Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
92.157 . VANDERBAUWEDE – WITHOECK . I
would like information on the parents of Leonard and
Rosalie (VANDERBALmEDE) - WFThCECK. They
married 11 Sept 1855. Daughter Marie Elodie was
born 7 Nov 1860 in Zulte. Write Richard
HUNGERFORD.
92.163 . VAN DEN PAYNE — Seek The siblings of
Elisa Rosalie VANDENPAYNE, b 17 Apr 1846
Halluin. Parents were Frederick and Rosalie Eu9enie
VERI4AEGIE, all from Halluin. Write Shirley A.
BROOKS, see address above.
92.158 . VANDENBOSCH – VAN WAUWE JANSSENS . Would like to get in contact with
anyone having ore of these names in family tree, or
knowing people with these names. Jean McMahon,
P.O,Box 870237 Chugiak, AK 99567.
92.114 . LEBRUN - Augustin LEBRUN, born 20
Nov 1825 at Binche - Belgium, came to the US Ca
1850. He founded a shoe business in New-Haven,
CT. There were still LEBRUN in New Haven in
1950. Does anyone know the whereabouts of the
descendants? The relatives in Belgium want to get in
contact. Please write to this office.
92.159 . PROTIN – BONTEMPS - TOUSSAINT.
We are looking for any information about these
families corning from the village of Hubermont.
Albert PROTIN, 200 Crest Ave. Charleroi, PA 15222
92.160 . Need places of origin in Belgium of the
following persons:
1. /DUPONT: Emmanuel DUPONT born ci
1828-1830, and his wife Victorine DEPREZ, born cc
1830- 1831. Came to US with children Ca 18701880. One daughter’s obituary says born Namur?
2. / CAYEMBERGHS-DONEUX.Phillip
CAYENBERGHS, born 11 Jul 1812, son of Jules and
Barbe YOUEMANN; and his wife Catherine
DONEUX, born Ca 1816, daughter of Jean
DONEUX and Emerance
BORLIER
(or
BARBIER). Emigrated to US with 2 children March
1856.
92.165 - VAN HOUTTE - Cyriel Desire Van
Houtte, born 18 Oct 1875 Vichte, his wife Marina
Justine HESPEL, born 6 Dec 1873 Bellegem, and 3
children: Maria Magdalene b. 1896; Diana Elvina b
1901 and Gentiel Marie b.1902. They came to the
US ca 1910-2918. lived in Mishswaka, IN. The
family in Belgium didn’t receive any more news
since 1923, and is anxious to reopen contacts. Write
to this office.
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92.166 -DE MEULEMEESTER - Charles Achiel
Arthur DE MEULEMEESTER 6. 14 Feb 1861 at
Waregem, died 14 Dec 1948 Omaha NB and his wife
Marie Elodie VANOVERTVELD, b.12 Jul 1887
came to US 12 Jan 1913 settled in So Omaha. The
family in Belgium is anxious to open contacts. Write
to this Office.
92.170 – DE SERRANO - Julius DE SERRANO,
born East Moline IL, 29 July 1910; died Harrison
Township 12 Nov 1985. Son of Hector, b. Wingene
27 Sept 1883 and Alice WILLE. Julius married
Florence MICHALAK in 1936. She died 26 March
1962. He remarried Elisabeth WEIMERT at St Claire
Shore 15 June 1973. They had 2 children, Ronald and
Kenneth, both born Texas and 4 grandchildren: Mark,
Gary, Jeff and Scott. The family in Belgium is
looking for details and addresses, Please write to this
office.
92.167 - DEBAECKE - Eugene DEBAECKE, b.28
Aug 1881. Migrated in 1900 probably to Santa Anna.
The family in Belgium is trying to get in contact with
descendants, or anyone who would have known
them. Please write to this Office, we will gather all
information and send them to the family in Belgium.
92.171 – DE VALCK – DE WILDE (WIELDE) We are trying to find out what happened to the family
of Honore Aloys Octaaf DE VALCK and his wife
Josephine Marie DE WILDE, he born 1873 in De
Klinge, Belgium and she born in Levallois-Perret,
France in 1883. They had two children born in
Belgium: 1. Ivonne Eulalie Francine, and Marcel
Leopold Marie, both born in De Klinge. Around
1910, at the invitation of Bisschop STOCKMAN,
they cam, to Los Angeles, CA where they established
them selve as florists. Two more children were born
there: Zoe and Marietta. Can anyone help us to find
out what happened to this family and/or their
descendants? Please write to this office.
92.168 – DE DONDER – NOTERMAN - Joseph
DE DONDER or Joseph NOTERMAN, came to the
US or Mexico cc 1840. His mother was born in Vera
Cruz, Guatemala. His father went back to Belgium.
Joseph’s last known address was in Batesburg, SC, in
1940. He married twice. If you know anything about
this man or his family, please contact this office.
92.169 - VERBIEST - We are looking for Louis
Ernest VERBIEST, b.20 Nov 1899 in Eekloo. In
1905, he emigrated to Moline, with his father Petrus,
mother Leonie Gabrielle and brother Leon Gabriel,
who became an Ajnerican soldier during WWI. In
1319, they lived in Stratton, CO. where Louis became
an American Citizen. In 1920, his family went back
to Belgium. Any information about him and family
(he had at least 2 daughters), will be very
appreciated. Please contact this office.
92.172 – BERGER - If you have the name BERGER
in your genealogy, or even in your documentation,
we would appreciate hearing from you. One of our
members in Oregon is trying to trace the history of
the Berger in America and in Belgium. Please write
to this office.
FROM AND TO… FROM AND TO… FROM AND TO…
Faye FRANCOIS-WOOD was very happy to receive a fantastic answer to the query about her THIRION ancestor.
She received a long letter from our member Jean Pierre DELROT from Malmedy, Belgium, with a lot of
information about her Great Great Grandparents, and also how to obtain the official copies of documents from the
different “Aáninistrutions Corrrnunales”, with a model letter in French. Faye writes: ‘his excellent research found
the data of my THIRION-LEGRAND ancestors. I thank him from the bottom of my heart”.
A few TIPS from Howard THOMAS. If your (or for that matter, any) Family History Center has the SS Death
Index on its computer, it has been my experience that this is the best place to start looking if you get a general
request for a family name. Looking at the printout, you can write to the Social Security Administration using the
social security number shown under each name and request a copy of the original application, Form S.S-5, which
will show you the place and date of birth, father and mother, and residence when application was filed. With this
information one can write to the State and get a death certificate if desired. Each name you want searched costs $7 if
you have the SS# and $16.50 if you don’t have the number.
Don’t bother requesting SS-5’s on women in your first go-arounds because women are most likely to have married
into a family and their maiden names will be different.
Once you have the city/town/state of residence at death, one can check local telephone directories for that place to
see if any family is still living there.
From Jean DUCAT. From the 23rd to the 30th of June will be in Leopold, South Indiana, and in Louisville,
Kentucky, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first Belgian immigrants corning from the Semois
area of the Belgian Ardennes. Then from the 1st to the 7th of July, I will be in Manitoba, Canada to celebrate the
centennial of Brussels, together with the grandchildren of the founders who also came from the same area.
From Pat M. DONAHO - , we received a little recipe book in French, called “Thirty five recipes of Belgian
Cuisine”. Printed in 1942, this little book was sold to the benefit of “The Belgians in Britain” in the beginning of
World War II. Recipes of Soups and vegetables, Entrees and Desserts, We will probably translate some for Belgian
Laces. This is really a souvenir piece, that we will keep preciously in our library. Thank you Pat.
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ANSAY
Herbeumont
ANSAY Jean
Florenville ar.
RI
Natick
ANSIE Josephine, wdw m-in-law of HUBERT Ernest,
1894
RI Warwick1900 census
ANSIE Lea 19, boarder with HUBERT Ernest
1898
RI Warwick1900 census
ARNOULD
Herbeumont
BERNIQUE, Emile + family
Florenville
RI
BERNIQUE, Joseph + family
Florenville
RI
BERTHOLET, Joseph August + family
Florenville
RI
BERTRAND, Jacçues 54, farm laborer Marg 45, Rene Leonie Julia
1890
RI Warwick1900 census
BEVING, Jean Baptiste + family
Florenville
RI
BlSSOT, Francois
Florenville
RI
BLAISE, Charles, Jean Baptiste
Florenville
RI
BLAISE, Corinne see JARAUX, Francois
Florenville
RI
BLAZOT, Jules + wife
Herbeumont
BONTEMPS, Jean Ste.
Herbeumont
BOSCHETTI, Isidore
Herbeumont
BOULANGER
Herbeumont
BOULANGER, Alphonse
Herbeumont
BOULANGER, Desire 44 Weaver, Selina 40 Lucia 15,
Anand 13, Marcel
Herbeumont
1897
RI Warwick1900 census
BOULANGER, Joseph
Herbeumont -LC/N - 1868 - 12-Feb
BRENY
Herbeumont
BRENY, Jh
Herbeumont
BRIQUEMONT, Louis, Jules + family
Florenville
RI
BRUNEL, Leon
Herbeumont
BRUNEL, Mathieu
Herbeumont
BUCHE
Herbeumont
BUCHE
Herbeumont
CALANDE
Herbeumont
CHAPELIER, Michel + family
Florenville
RI
CHENOT, Camille
Herbeumont
CHINA, Apolite 62, Augustine 56 August 24, Leon 21, Ernestine 2
1892
RI Warwick1900 census
CHINA, Joseph 26 weaver Celina 27 weaver she came IA?!
1892
RI Warwick1900 census
CHINA, Xavier 60 retired Theresa 52 Joseph 25 Eugenia 9
1892
RIWoonsocket1900census
CHRISTOPHE, El.. 62 day laborer Delphine 50 Joseph Maria Sophie
1893
RI Warwick1900 census
CHRISTOPHE, Pierre
Florenville ar.
RI
Natick
CLOSTER Joseph
-LC/N – 1868 - 12-Feb
COLAS, Alfred
Herbeumont
COLSON, Adolph.
Herbeumont
COLSON, Alfred
Herbeumont
COLSON, Ermile
Herbeumont
COLSON, Jean Bte.
Herbeumont
CONDE, Francois + family
Florenville
RI
COUPAN, Constant
Herbeumont -LC/N – 1868 - 12-Feb
CRAFT, John from Pennsylvania, Virginia from Belgium 1883
1883
RI Warwick1900 census
DALIER Joseph
Florenville
RI
DAMAIN
Herbeumont
DAMAIN, Alfred
Herbeumont
DAMAIN, Felix
Herbeumont
DEGRAIDE, Joseph
Florenville ar.
RI
Harris
DEGRAIDE, Joseph
Florenville ar.
RI
Arctic Village
DELEAU
Herbeumont
DELEAU
Herbeumont
DELEAU, Edouard
Herbeumont
DELEAU, Isidore
Herbeumont
DELEAU, Joseph
Herbeumont
DELEAU, Jules
Herbeumont
DELEAU, Leon
Herbeumont
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DELMOTTE, Jules
Herbeumont
DELOBBE, Celine 69, son John 41 single weaver
DELOBBE, Marie A 26 Louis 27 Marie C 35 children of DELOBBE, Ce
DEMAIN
Herbeumont
DEHEZ, Jean Baptiste
Florenville
DESEZEE, Desire 27 laborer Marie 26 Jean B
DEVILLEZ, Leon 53 platerer Eliza 41 M E L E
Florenville
DEVILLEZ, Francois, Sebastien
Florenville
DEYBER
Herbeumont
DUFOUR
Herbeumont
DUFOUR, Paul
Herbeumont
DUPRE Louis 27 weaver fine 28
EMOND, Gustave
Florenville ar.
EMOND, Joseph
Florenville ar.
ETIENNE, Charles Alexandre
Florenville
FELIZAS, Louis
Florenville
FISCHWEILER, Albert 18 Lucy 17 Eugenie 14 siblings of Louis
Florenville
FISCHWEILER, Gustave (brother of Louis) 22 weaver
Florenville
FISCHWEILER, Gustave 54 watchman Mary 45 Marie Gus Lucien Felici
1889
1889
RI Warwick1900 census
RI Warwick1900 census
1887
1890
RI
RI Warwick1900 census
RI Warwick/Natick
1895
1900
1893
RI
RI
RI
RI
RI
RI
RI
RI
RI
Warwick1900 census
Providence
Providence
Warwick1900 census
Warwick1900 census
Warwick1900 census
Warwick
FISCHWEILER, Louis, 26 weaver Marie 25 Cyril 1
Florenville
1900
FORGEUR
Herbeumont
FRANCOIS, Jean Eugene
Florenville
RI
FRANCOIS, Jeanne Clemence
Florenville
RI
GAILLARD, Joseph
Herbeumont -LC/N – 1868 - 12-Feb
GAILLARD, Prosper
Herbeumont
GAUPIN
Herbeumont
GAUPIN, Charles
Herbeumont
GAUPIN, Edouard
Herbeumont
GILTAIRE, Lucien August. + family
Florenville
RI
GOUVERNEUR, J.B.
Herbeumont
GRAVIER, Joseph 57 day laborer Marie 58 Emma Achille Julius
1891
RI Warwick1900 census
GRAVIS, Jean P29 weaver boarder with CHINA, Joseph
1900
RI Warwick1900 census
GRINGOIRE, Charles
Florenville
RI
GRINGOIRE, Francois Xavier + family
Florenville
RI
GUERIN, Hubert operator 47 Mary 47 Je 21 Jul 19 L16 H 11 L 8 J Romsee?
1899
RIWoonsocket1900census
GUERIN, Joseph 49 manufacturer Elaine 44 Edmond 20
1892
RIWoonsocket1900census
GUERIN, Theophile 26 Elodia 30 (Canada) Eugenia Andriana born RI
1892
RIWoonsocket1900census
HALBARDIER Joseph, Alphonse + family
Florenville
RI
HALEN, Hubert
Herbeumont
HALEN, Jean Bte.
Herbeumont
HALEN, Lucien
Herbeumont
HALIN, Jean
Florenville ar.
RI Natick
HENROTTE
Herbeumont
HENROTTE
Herbeumont
HENROTTE
Herbeumont
HUART, August 25 weaver Catherine 24 came to US 1897
1886
RI Warwick1900 census
HUART, Charles 48 brick mason Marie 42 Nicolas 25 Frak 21 Vic 18
1886
RI Warwick1900 census
HUART, John 52 stone matson, Mary 52 Alphonse John Eugene
Florenville ar.
1886
RI Warwick1900 census
HUBERT, Ernest 35 weaver Marie 29 Lucie Lydia Felix
1892
RI Warwick1900 census
JACOB, Adrien Louis + family
Florenville
RI
JACOB, Constant
Florenville
RI
JACOB, Desire
Florenville
RI
JACQUE, Eduart 32 fireman at mill Oda 20
1892
RI Warwick1900 census
JACQUE, Joseph 69 Wdw father of Eduart, Ernest 17
1893
RI Warwick1900 census
JACQUES
Herbeumont
JACQUES
Herbeumont
JACQUES, Cath. widow 44 Mary 28 Bertha 8/Edwing7 born RI
RIWoonsocket1900census
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JACQUES, Jean
Herbeumont
JACQUES, Joseph, Auguste
Florenville
JACQUES, Joseph, Ernest-Justin
Florenville ar.
JACQUES, Louis + family
Florenville
JARAUX, Francois, his widow BLAISE, Corinne
Florenville
LAMKIN, Jean
Herbeumont
LAMOTTE
Herbeumont
LAMOTTE, Arthur
Herbeumont
LAMOTTE, Edmond
Herbeumont
LAMOTTE, Gustave Justin
Herbeumont
LAMOTTE, Joseph
Herbeumont
LAMOTTE, Leon
Herbeumont
LAURENT
Herbeumont
LAURENT
Herbeumont
LAURENT, Camille
Herbeumont
LAURENT, Edouard
Herbeumont
LAURENT, Joseph
Herbeumont
LAURENT, Jules
Herbeumont
LAVIGNE, Joseph
Florenville ar.
LECUIVRE, Aime
Florenville ar.
LECUIVRE, Emile
Florenville ar.
LECUIVRE, Jean N 62 Celestine 53 Leo24 Vic22 Eug 18 Virg 16 Mari
LECUIVRE, Nicholas 30 weaver Marie 18
LEGRAND
Herbeumont
LEMASSON, August.
Florenville ar.
LENEL, Melckior
Florenville
LEROY
Herbeumont
LEROY
Herbeumont
LEROY, Emile
Herbeumont
LEROY, Jean
Herbeumont
LETAIN, Louis 45 laborer Louise 37 Josephine 17 Edmond 1887 Luc
LIBLANC, Jules
LIBLANC, Jules 32 weaver Delphine 30 Adonis 1 Delphine 2/12
Florenville ar.
LIBLANC, Pierre 65 Harriet 53 Camile 23 Felicity, 22 Jean B19 Do
LONGUEVILLE
Herbeumont
LOUIS, Jean Baptiste
Florenville ar.
MASON, Joseph 39 spinner Maria 35 Hubertine 24 Charles 10 Alice
MONIOT
Herbeumont
NAILY Mary 24, Joseph 22, Lea 19 Jos. 48 boarders with JACQUES
NEVRAUMONT
Herbeumont
NEVRAUMONT, Ernest
Herbeumont
NEVRAUMONT, Lucien
Herbeumont
NICAISE, Victoire
Florenville ar.
NICOLAS
Herbeumont
NICOLAS
Herbeumont
NICOLAY, Jacques
Florenville
ORBAN, Frank 49 stone mason Josephine 45? Camile Eugenie Charlie
PAQUIN, Stanislas 35 day laborer Marie 47 Emile Camile Omerie bor
PARKIE Celine 43 wd boarder with RICHARD J. Bt
PERLOT, Charles
Herbeumont
PERLOT, Jean Nicolas
Herbeumont
PICART JH
Herbeumont
PIERARD, Jean 58 weaver Marie 58 no children
PIERRE, Jean Baptist, + family
Florenville ar.
PINOLET John 55 wdw farm laborer Aug M A L E J
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RI
RI Natick
RI
RI
-LC/N – 1868 - 12-Feb
-LC/N – 1868 - 12-Feb
-LC/N – 1868 - 12-Feb
1886
1886
RI
RI
RI
RI
RI
Natick
Natick
Natick
Warwick1900 census
Warwick1900 census
RI Natick
RI
1899
1899
1893
RI
RI
RI
RI
Warwick
River Point
Warwick1900 census
Warwick1900 census
1892
RI Harris
RI Warwick1900 census
RIWoonsocket1900census
RI Natick
1891
1890
1898
1893
1891
RI
RI Warwick1900 census
RI Warwick1900 census
RI Warwick1900 census
RI Warwick1900 census
RI Natick
RI Warwick1900 census