Thank you very much for copying this for me. It is indeed helpful. One more source accounted for. Regards, Maralyn Wellauer -----Original Message----- From: Jim & Marla <manson@junction.net> To: CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 17, 2000 8:07 PM Subject: [MBWINNIPEG-L] de Meurons in Red River >In the book (The Selkirk Settlers of Red River & Their Descendents 1812 - >1997) there is a list of Meuron Settlers as of Aug 1818. They all list one >person as the number in their family except Herman March (2) and John Willin (2) > > > 1. Mr. Joseph Storg > 2. Antoine Archette > 3. Peter Brussels > 4. Jean Louis Bender > 5. Charles Bouche > 6. Jacque Boirir > 7. Antoine Bricklerr > 8. Michel Bardorritz > 9. Aimable Bayard Cann (second n in Cann is smaller) >10. Jean Dom Caurene >11. Simon Dazio >12. Thomas Dyma Cann (second n in Cann is smaller) >13. Peter Friedman >14. Paul Gerber >15. Joseph Gregoritz >16. Martin Gregoritz >17. Martin Garlic >18. Henry Heckenberger >19. John Jauch >20. Martin Jsak >21. Andreas Viorglo >22. Ulrich Kauffman >23. Peter Komdrofsky >24. Antoine Luttman >25. Woidzech Lassota >26. John Meyer >27. Antoine Morell >28. Herman March >29. Joseph Potender >30. Laurent Quilisky >31. Bernard Ree (accent above first e ) >32. Michel Regnier >33. Francois Sahys >34. George Simon >35. Jean Bt Sappiero >36. Michel Schiller >37. Mathias Schmit >38. Bernard Schmit >39. Frederick Schneider >40. Antoine Sabatsky >41. Valentine Streiffle >42. John Veiring >43. John Wachler >44. John Wasilofsky >45. John Willin >46. Felix Muller Wt Matthay Sept 13 > Ehler Wt Matthay Sept 13 > Wohllebeu Wt Matthay Sept 13 > Nordt Wt Matthay Sept 13 > Yankofsky Wt Matthay Sept 13 > Caminsky Wt Matthay Sept 13 > >"Prior to Selkirk's death in 1820 his agent had recruited close to 200 Swiss >immigrants who arrived in the fall of 1821. They were given land on the west >bank of the Seine River. Craftsmen, bred in Swiss towns and unable to >adjust to the harsh climate and meagre food supplies, they were finally >driven south to Missouri by the flood of 1826. They left a legacy to the >settlement in the forty - odd period paintings by 16 year old artist Peter >Rindisbacher." > >Hope this helps some. > > > >==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== >Canada GenWeb Awards >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6625/cgwaward.html >Vote for your favourite CanadaGenWeb site >