Bonjour Do you refer to "Personnes et familles à la Martinique au XVIIe siècle" by Jacques Petitjean-Roget et Eugène Bruneau Latouche ? N! means the first name is unknown. Regards Philippe Rossignol Dans l'article <3EC6DAC7.C40ED0E7@erols.com>, jzmrkm@erols.com (Dick Meyers)a écrit : >My source for Martinique census records covers only the 1600s thru abt >1730, and none of your names of interest appear. The only name even >close is a Flamand BERNES, 35y, in the 1680 census (while your BERNEZ >family was, I gather, still in France). Nevertheless, BERNES is in the >Compagnie du Sr. DE VERPRE and resides in the house of Pierre ALBERT & >family. (In the index, the name BERNES is followed by "N!" I can't find >an explanation for this in the book, and my French is too poor for me to >infer what it might mean.) > >I do have an Edwin ALCEE who was a witness at the 1902 marriage in >Castries, St. Lucia between my wife's granduncle James DE JORNA and >Wilhelmina LEVEXIER. > >Sorry I wasn't able to be more helpful. > >Regards, >Dick in Princeton, NJ >

Bonjour ---------- RossignolP wrote: > Do you refer to "Personnes et familles à la Martinique au XVIIe siècle" by > Jacques Petitjean-Roget et Eugène Bruneau Latouche ? > N! means the first name is unknown. --------- Merci, Philippe: that is indeed the book. "Flamand," then, would not be the prenom, but would indicate that M. BERNES is Flemish: is that correct? By the way, fellow listers, "Personnes..." has proven to be an invaluable resource and though not inexpensive, was well worth the investment (two volumes for 48,78 Euros & 24,35 Euros for air mail shipment). While much (if not all) of the information is available in FHL films, the authors have indexed the names and have freed us from laboring over some information difficult to discern, whether due to the state of the original source, atrocious handwriting, or the quality of the film. I obtained my copies from Hubert de Langle at Mémoire & Documents in Marsailles (memodoc.com/email: memodoc@wanadoo.fr.) I am still looking for "Sainte Lucie: Fille de la Martinique" by Eugène and Raymond Bruneau-Latouche. The book is out of print and M. de Langle was unable to obtain a copy, even from the authors. If anyone has knowledge of an available copy, new or used, please let me know. Regards, Dick in Princeton, NJ ----------------- RossignolP wrote: > > Bonjour > Do you refer to "Personnes et familles à la Martinique au XVIIe siècle" by > Jacques Petitjean-Roget et Eugène Bruneau Latouche ? > N! means the first name is unknown. > Regards > Philippe Rossignol

Bonjour, Phillippe ---------- RossignolP wrote: > Do you refer to "Personnes et familles à la Martinique au XVIIe siècle" by > Jacques Petitjean-Roget et Eugène Bruneau Latouche ? > N! means the first name is unknown. --------- Merci- that is indeed the book. "Flamand," then, would not be the prenom, but would indicate that M. BERNES is Flemish: is that correct? By the way, fellow listers, "Personnes..." has proven to be an invaluable resource and though not inexpensive, was well worth the investment (two volumes for 48,78 Euros & 24,35 Euros for air mail shipment). While much (if not all) of the information is available in FHL films, the authors have indexed the names and have freed us from laboring over some data difficult to discern, whether due to the state of the original source, atrocious handwriting, or the quality of the film. I obtained my copies from Hubert de Langle at Mémoire & Documents in Marsailles (memodoc.com/email: memodoc@wanadoo.fr.) I am still looking for "Sainte Lucie: Fille de la Martinique" by Eugène and Raymond Bruneau-Latouche. The book is out of print and M. de Langle was unable to obtain a copy, even from the authors. If anyone has knowledge of an available copy, new or used, please let me know. Regards, Dick in Princeton, NJ