Gene, Concerning the plantation owned by Francois Verloin DeGruy and his wife Felicite Felicie Foucher DeGruy. Do you know if the Saw Mill on the property was named Liberty Mill?? Helen Kendrick

Someone sent this to me today.....sharing with you: - Tips for Googling by Pam Cerutti, Editor NGS Google (http://www.google.com <http://www.google.com/>) has become the search tool of choice for many internet users and among them, many genealogists. In fact, people who use it to find websites containing information they're seeking have even come to change the name into a verb, as in, "I'll Google that term and find out more about it." When it comes to search results, more is not always better. If the results you want are hiding in a long list that includes lots of unwanted items, you will either spend undue time trying to identify the desirable items or abandon the search in frustration. A little more effort in defining your search can yield a much more valuable list of results. As with any web site that provides an advanced search option, Google offers advanced search fields that let you filter out many listings that would otherwise clutter your results. 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+FRANCOIS MIGNON+ >was the persona that i met at melrose plantation in the mid 1960s whose real name was frank verbooy mineah, born in cortland new york, may, 9, 1899. >YOU CAN READ THE LIST OF FRANCOIS +MIGNON DOCUMENTS HELD BY (special collections) >NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY & THEIR VIEW OF HIS LIFE VIA : W.W.W. ************************** >(google: "eugene ray letters to francois mignon" to find an outline of his life & their holdings. my letters @ #62 in the R section. ******************** >FRANCOIS HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF LETTERS AS HE WROTE A SERIES ( plantation memo ) >OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES FOR VARIOUS LOUISIANA PAPERS. ******************************* >these articles have been collected into a book published by CLAITERS, baton rouge that i >highly recommend< ********************************** "PLANTATION MEMO" (plantation life in louisiana) *************************** >WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A REAL INSIGHT INTO THE PLANTATION (poetic, organic, touching ) +WORLD OF FRANCOIS MIGNON. ( a "must" louisiana read ) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ NOTE: only degruy couson norman marmillion at laura plantation can approach the beauty of **************************** >LOUISIANA FRENCH AFRICAN PLANTATION CULTURAL POETIC RADIANCE ****************** +CREOLE WEST INDIAN+ +TROPIC SYNDROME+ ******************** >that francois mignon created at melrose plantation in the 1960s ********************************* ALSO >read my previous piece about francois mignon at melrose... DEGRUY L. ARCHIVES, >EUGENE RAY @ MELROSE PLANTATION "CREOLE MAGIC", jan, 18, 2007 ****************************** >and read lyle saxons book... "LOUISIANA STORIES" pelican publishing co. chapter on the "CANE RIVER" P.S, IN 1796 THE ORIGINAL MAP FOR MELROSE PLANTATION SHOWED THE OWNER AS........ +FRANCOIS LE COMPTE+ and later +AMBROSE LE COMPTE+ *********************** gene ray, san diego, california (google) eugenerayart.com

I think that we can be sure that our common ancestor, Pierre Couturier, was born in the Poitou-Charentes region of France. I've been unable to find the little village. Perhaps, it no longer exists. I would assume that Couturier was with this detached Swiss regiment in Louisiana because he was an army surgeon, not that he was Swiss. Since the Baudiers were also French army surgeons, I am very interested in this line of research. I now have a very good contact in SE France. He is researching about the nature of army surgeons during that time period for me. Rochefort is just east Lyon and just north of Grenoble. I guess because of the whole SE border issue mentioned in the article, this whole area was military industrial complex during this time period. I have another contact in Lyon who helps with that research. Because we know Couturier was from the Bishopric of Poitou, documents about that branch of our family in France are probably available. ~Bonnie

These are what make me say that she is indeed part of that family, however nothing states she is a relative of the de La Landes in that area. No birth records for her, no marriage that states her parents, at least not yet. I do believe she is part of this family, but again, no proof. Virginia Pruet **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001)

This and the info on Couturier are most interesting, and I suspect esp. that the Guilmot family is that of Mathurine, however, we do not have any proof that these families are related to our Guillemot and Couturier. However, they are certainly worth keeping in files should proof arise. Virginia Pruet **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001)

What about all the documents from Kaskaskia and Fort de Chartres that link our Antoine with Mathurine Guillemot de la Lande in various land dealings, etc? These should be on our website.... R [email protected] wrote: > This and the info on Couturier are most interesting, and I suspect esp. that > the Guilmot family is that of Mathurine, however, we do not have any proof > that these families are related to our Guillemot and Couturier. However, they > are certainly worth keeping in files should proof arise. > > Virginia Pruet > **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & > more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt > p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001) > The productivity of our Degruy list depends upon generosity in sharing family research. This is a "discussion" list. Individual messages cannot be assumed to be "fact." All data should be verified. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

+AMAZING REVELATION+ >i was shocked yesterday to find that FRANCOIS MIGNON THE GENIUS OF MELROSE PLANTATION ON THE BEAUTIFUL CANE RIVER ***************************** >is written up by the university archive that posesses his life papers as having lived at melrose using an alias. *********************** +I HAVE NEVER SEEN A PLANTATION AS BEAUTIFUL AS MELROSE WAS WHEN HE WAS IN CHARGE OF (transcendent) >THE AESTHETIC STRUCTURE OF THAT RADIANT ISLE +OF IMAGINATION.+ ******************* >i have written about my experiences at melrose during the 1960s while visiting francois in my previous messages for you with stress ******************************* +ON PLANTATION HOUSES AS ISLANDS OF FRENCH ART, POETRY, CULTURE and francois was a genius of this approach to melding elements of the +FRENCH TROPIC SYNDROME+ ***************************** (quality of perception very >close to my heart) ****************** +ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY+ >interestingly i discovered this story regarding francois via my letters to him being listed on the web log of the university holding +HIS PRECIOUS ARCHIVE+ ************************ +HE CREATED HIMSELF & A WORLD OF SEERING FRENCH CULTURE USING THE ORGANIC TOOLS OF HIS ADOPTED LAND. (french/african remote artistic and agrarian >+environment) ************* +MORE FRENCH THEN FRANCE+ >apparently francois was not born in france but lived there as a youth. ********************************** >NOTHING WILL EVER DIMINISH THE MAGNIFICENT WORLD OF BEAUTY (unique and fantastic) +CREATED AT MELROSE BY THE GENIUS: FRANCOIS MIGNON ++++++++++++++++++ >(without francois there would have >been no clementine hunter< +HE CREATED HER+ >she was the cook for cammie garret henry the owner of >melrose plantation ) ******************* +RECOGNITION LONG OVERDUE+ >francois' real name was un-aesthetic this may have been the source of his deception but someday his genius WILL MAKE HIS NAME FAMOUS. ********************************* gene ray, san diego, california (google) eugenerayart.com

So... you think Pierre was, indeed, French and now Swiss? B. B. Wood wrote: > Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records, v6, 1796-1799, p67: > Interment Record [79 yrs old, b. 1719, native of Toison in Poitou in > France] > > France, Poitou-Charentes, Département Vienne 86 [<1790 Poitou, Touraine, > Berry], Toison > > The Poitou-Charentes region is on the west coast of France. It includes the > Atlantic port of La Rochelle which made it an important maritime region. > During the French Revolution the areas of Poitou, Touraine & Berry were > consolidated into the department of Vienne with the capital being in > Poitiers. > > The Swiss regiments were an important part of the French king's military > establishment. Thousands of Swiss troops died defending Louis XIV and are > buried beside the king & his family in Paris. Today, Swiss troops guard the > Pope at his palace in the Vatican. > > Below is an except from a website about the Swiss troops in France during > the period of Pierre Courturier. It is translated using google. ~Bonnie > > <http://pfef.free.fr/Anc_Reg/Unif_Org/Mouillard/mouillard_L2c06.htm> Nov > 14, 2008 > > CHAPITRE VI, INFANTERIE ÉTRANGÈRE, RÉGIMENTS SUISSES > > In addition to the national infantry, recruited as we have seen in previous > chapters, King maintained regiments of foreign mercenaries. > > A crucial distinction must be drawn between the Swiss regiments and other > foreigners. The Swiss soldiers serving under treaties called capitulations, > between the King of France and the Swiss cantons, giving the king the right > to make regular lifted in Switzerland, while German soldiers, Irish, Italian > recruit without approval or against the will of their sovereign. > > The capitulations were treaties of alliance defensive renewed for three > centuries, the most important are: the perpetual peace in 1515 and 1521, the > treaties of 1672, from 1698 and most recently on May 9 1715, which we give > further analysis as complete as possible. > > These treaties, extremely advantageous to France, providing border security > in the east, whose possession was still recent in 1715. > > The cantons, in effect, allowed the king to ease the passage of its troops > with weapons not only providing troops for huge auxiliary, but should > prevent by force any army of France through Switzerland. > > In 1734, Marshal of Berwick, being in Swabia, would be turned by the > Imperial whose purpose was to enter Franche-Comte by Belfort and > Montbéliard, when the cantons respectable gathered an army that prevented > the maneuver (Zurlauben). In return, these treaties gave the Swiss, who > wanted to engage in trade or industry in the Kingdom, privileges and > benefits to considerable say to the editor of the Encyclopaedia "that the > condition for the Swiss in France is much better than subjects of the king. > " > > 7 regiments served under the treaty of alliance, renewed on May 9 1715 > ... > One regiment was maintained outside the capitulations, the regiment Karrer, > then Hallwyl, assigned to service at sea and whose colonel was the sole > contractor to the king as the head of a body franc. > > The Convention of the 1st September 1752 is quite good to be briefly > discussed here. > > The regiment knight Hallwyl above Karrer continue to serve hearth Wednesday > composed of five companies, two in Santo Domingo, one in Martinique, one in > Louisiana, the company Colonel remained in Rochefort, set at 300 men > including officers, the Chevalier de Hattwyl had the ability to maintain 150 > supernumeraries. > > Colonel proposes and the king accepts the subjects can be appointed > officers. > > The Colonel is free to make any commitments for his regiment in its sole > control. > > The king will pay 16 pounds per man per month now more than 35 bonus pay, > etc.. Etc. > > The king will give 700 pounds annually for compensation of a clothing store > in Rochefort, and so on. > > The exploitation of that regiment will be for the knight Hallwyl which is > responsible to pay the debts incurred by the Chevalier de Karrer its > predecessor. > > Detachments of soldiers will pass and free food. board vessels. > > It is lawful to take free company by 6 women married to soldiers, etc.. Etc. > > The term of appointment is completed, the king will make a concession of > land to every soldier who wants to remain as a farmer in the colony and > further undertakes to provide annually for 3 years 100 pounds after the > first year of establishment . > > Every Swiss soldier, who would not benefit from the preceding article, will > be entitled to free passage to return to Rochefort where he will receive one > month's pay to its landing. > > Commissioners wars will be obliged to receive complaints of soldiers and > will be entitled to their just claims. > > Signed:ROUILLÉ. > The productivity of our Degruy list depends upon generosity in sharing family research. This is a "discussion" list. Individual messages cannot be assumed to be "fact." All data should be verified. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records, v6, 1796-1799, p67: Interment Record [79 yrs old, b. 1719, native of Toison in Poitou in France] France, Poitou-Charentes, Département Vienne 86 [<1790 Poitou, Touraine, Berry], Toison The Poitou-Charentes region is on the west coast of France. It includes the Atlantic port of La Rochelle which made it an important maritime region. During the French Revolution the areas of Poitou, Touraine & Berry were consolidated into the department of Vienne with the capital being in Poitiers. The Swiss regiments were an important part of the French king's military establishment. Thousands of Swiss troops died defending Louis XIV and are buried beside the king & his family in Paris. Today, Swiss troops guard the Pope at his palace in the Vatican. Below is an except from a website about the Swiss troops in France during the period of Pierre Courturier. It is translated using google. ~Bonnie <http://pfef.free.fr/Anc_Reg/Unif_Org/Mouillard/mouillard_L2c06.htm> Nov 14, 2008 CHAPITRE VI, INFANTERIE ÉTRANGÈRE, RÉGIMENTS SUISSES In addition to the national infantry, recruited as we have seen in previous chapters, King maintained regiments of foreign mercenaries. A crucial distinction must be drawn between the Swiss regiments and other foreigners. The Swiss soldiers serving under treaties called capitulations, between the King of France and the Swiss cantons, giving the king the right to make regular lifted in Switzerland, while German soldiers, Irish, Italian recruit without approval or against the will of their sovereign. The capitulations were treaties of alliance defensive renewed for three centuries, the most important are: the perpetual peace in 1515 and 1521, the treaties of 1672, from 1698 and most recently on May 9 1715, which we give further analysis as complete as possible. These treaties, extremely advantageous to France, providing border security in the east, whose possession was still recent in 1715. The cantons, in effect, allowed the king to ease the passage of its troops with weapons not only providing troops for huge auxiliary, but should prevent by force any army of France through Switzerland. In 1734, Marshal of Berwick, being in Swabia, would be turned by the Imperial whose purpose was to enter Franche-Comte by Belfort and Montbéliard, when the cantons respectable gathered an army that prevented the maneuver (Zurlauben). In return, these treaties gave the Swiss, who wanted to engage in trade or industry in the Kingdom, privileges and benefits to considerable say to the editor of the Encyclopaedia "that the condition for the Swiss in France is much better than subjects of the king. " 7 regiments served under the treaty of alliance, renewed on May 9 1715 ... One regiment was maintained outside the capitulations, the regiment Karrer, then Hallwyl, assigned to service at sea and whose colonel was the sole contractor to the king as the head of a body franc. The Convention of the 1st September 1752 is quite good to be briefly discussed here. The regiment knight Hallwyl above Karrer continue to serve hearth Wednesday composed of five companies, two in Santo Domingo, one in Martinique, one in Louisiana, the company Colonel remained in Rochefort, set at 300 men including officers, the Chevalier de Hattwyl had the ability to maintain 150 supernumeraries. Colonel proposes and the king accepts the subjects can be appointed officers. The Colonel is free to make any commitments for his regiment in its sole control. The king will pay 16 pounds per man per month now more than 35 bonus pay, etc.. Etc. The king will give 700 pounds annually for compensation of a clothing store in Rochefort, and so on. The exploitation of that regiment will be for the knight Hallwyl which is responsible to pay the debts incurred by the Chevalier de Karrer its predecessor. Detachments of soldiers will pass and free food. board vessels. It is lawful to take free company by 6 women married to soldiers, etc.. Etc. The term of appointment is completed, the king will make a concession of land to every soldier who wants to remain as a farmer in the colony and further undertakes to provide annually for 3 years 100 pounds after the first year of establishment . Every Swiss soldier, who would not benefit from the preceding article, will be entitled to free passage to return to Rochefort where he will receive one month's pay to its landing. Commissioners wars will be obliged to receive complaints of soldiers and will be entitled to their just claims. Signed:ROUILLÉ.

Do they know his real name? Do you? Is it some kind of secret? Eugene Ray wrote: > +AMAZING REVELATION+ > >i was shocked yesterday to find that > FRANCOIS MIGNON THE GENIUS > OF MELROSE PLANTATION ON > > ***************************** > >is written up by the university > archive that posesses his life > papers as having lived at > melrose using an alias. >

>(huge flocks darkened the sun)< ******************************* +AT THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION+ PEOPLE LIVED IN ANTICIPATION OF THE GREAT MIGRATIONS ***************************** >the celebrations and feasting was +(CHALAMALA LOVED THE (gruyere jester) +"FEAST OF FOOLS"+ >one of 50 holidays annually and ********************************* +THE GRUERI WERE MUCH LOVED+ (the crane can be found on the coat of arms of the ardennes, hague, burgundy, & savoy also >PROVENCE & DAUPHINE< (valentinois/grimaldi) ********************* +30,000 MIGRATING CRANES+ (gruyeres) >fly to africa annually in a corridor 300 km. wide. *********************** +AS EARLY AS THE 10TH CENTURY PRINCE/COUNT TURIMBERT held land in the country of +O G O+ >around bulle< >the county seat to this day< *************************** +COUNT WILLIAM II WAS THE FIRST noble to bear the title of +G R U E R I A+ >in the year of our lord +1139+ ***** >THE TITLE OF "GRAND GRUIER" was conferred upon +COUNT FRANCOIS deGRUYERE+ IN 1498 by duke philibert of>savoy< " in recognition of the distinguished qualities of his dear and faithful +LORD OF ORON+" ( oron was the early castle of the counts degruyere and is a great hotel today ) ********************** >IT WAS TO ORON THAT THE COUNTESS OF GRUYERE FLED IN THE NOVEMBER ( on this date , michael arrived) >COLD OF 1554 AFTER LOSING THEIR BELOVED CASTLE AT GRUYERES ( count michael had in 1552 used alchemy to make gold coins +( COUNT MESMER )+ >but without enough ability it was discredited by the >banking authorities ) ******************** ( GOOGLE: ORON CASTLE) ************************ >THE SYNERGY OF SAVOY & GRUYERE IS A POWERFUL FACTOR IN THE HISTORY OF OUR ANCESTORS. ******************************* +NEITHER ALLIES OR TITLES COULD SAVE GRUYERE ++++++++++++++ >the golden collar of st. michael was the highest french award. (king francois 1st bestowed it upon henry the 8th. ) ********************** +KING CHARLES 9TH OF FRANCE TRIED DESPERATELY TO AID (heads of spain & germany too) >MICHAEL RECLAIM HIS +VAST DOMAINE+ >3 times the size of lake geneva the last great feudal estate left in all of switzerland ) *********************** +CAROLINGIAN + KINGS+ ************************ >henry naef, a great historian believed (direct from charlemagne) >THE COUNTS deGRUYERE RECIEVED THEIR TITLE AND POWER FROM THE CAROLINGIAN KINGS ************************** >remember francois 1st carrying the sword of charlemagne at his +RHIEMS INAUGURATION+ ************************* >perhaps this explains the locus of PIERRE PLANTARD (PLANCHARD) >at geneva in the savoy< *********************** +THE PRYORY OF SION+ (prieure de sion) >IS ALLEGED TO BE DIRECTLY BROUGHT INTO THE 20TH CENTURY FROM ITS (according to the secret dossier) +CAROLINGIAN HISTORY+ ************************* +AMAZINGLY+ >when leonardo davinci passed through this chambery, geneva, gruyere area +DUCHY OF SAVOY+ >in 1516 on the way to the loire and his retirement with francois 1st. ******************************** >HE IS CREDITED WITH BEING THE 12TH GRAND MASTER OF THE (leonardo : 1510 - 1519) >PRYORY OF SION< ****************** NOTE: in all of the vast literature relative to the mysteries of the "pryory of sion" (SOME DISCREDTATION BUT >MUCH STILL A MYSTERY) and of "rennes le chateau" have i *********************************** +SEEN ANYONE AWARE OF THIS+ (amazing) +S Y N C H R O N I C I T Y+ ************************* +>(answers to mysteries may be found w/ this knowledge) ***************************** gene ray, san diego, california (google) eugenerayart.com

Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties Reginald L. Olivier 1972 page 74 Couturier Andre Couturier, dit Sanschargrin, baptized in 1738, son of Jacques and of Jeanne Domine, of St. Laurent, Besancon, France came to Canada in 1757 and married at Ile-Aux Coudress on 24 September 1764 to Catherine Savard, daughter of Joseph-Simon and widow of Antoine Marier. He died at Ile-Aux-Coudress on 27 March 1816. 13a: Bk III, pg 151 (13a - Gerard , Fr. Eloi - Genealogies de Beauce, Dorchester and Frontenac) 36: Bk. III, pg 193 (36 Tanquay, C. Mgr. Dictionaire Genealogique des Families Canadiennes) Couturier Jacques Couturier, born 1646, settled at Carouge, married in 1672 to Catherine Annennontak, born 1649, a Huron, widow of Jean Durand. 36; Bk 1, pg 148 (36 see above) Couturier Gilles Couturier, a cobbler, born 1642, married in 1674, to Anne-Elizabeth Tarragon (De), born 1651. 36; Bk 1, pg 148 (36 see above) ************** Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news &amp; more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001)

The Couturiers fascinate me, but the only ones I have in my gedcom are: Bernard [Benoist] Francoise, Maria, Marianne and Pierre. So, for now, all I can do is hang on to this information, Judy. I wonder how these might relate to our Pierre who was a native of Poitu and Surgeon Major [chirurgien] of the Fourth Company of the Swiss Regiment of Karrer, the only permanent military company stationed in New Orleans during the French regime? I wonder.... if he is a member of the Swiss Regiment... did that mean that he had to be "Swiss".... Where is Poitu? Is that in the part of France near Switzerland. I wonder who could answer these questions. I guess there could be the Canadian Couturiers.... and our branch was different. r [email protected] wrote: > Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties > Reginald L. Olivier > 1972 > page 74 > > Couturier > Andre Couturier, dit Sanschargrin, baptized in 1738, son of Jacques and of > Jeanne Domine, of St. Laurent, Besancon, France came to Canada in 1757 and > married at Ile-Aux Coudress on 24 September 1764 to Catherine Savard, daughter of > Joseph-Simon and widow of Antoine Marier. He died at Ile-Aux-Coudress on 27 > March 1816. > 13a: Bk III, pg 151 > (13a - Gerard , Fr. Eloi - Genealogies de Beauce, Dorchester and Frontenac) > 36: Bk. III, pg 193 > (36 Tanquay, C. Mgr. Dictionaire Genealogique des Families Canadiennes) > > Couturier > Jacques Couturier, born 1646, settled at Carouge, married in 1672 to > Catherine Annennontak, born 1649, a Huron, widow of Jean Durand. > 36; Bk 1, pg 148 > (36 see above) > > Couturier > Gilles Couturier, a cobbler, born 1642, married in 1674, to Anne-Elizabeth > Tarragon (De), born 1651. > 36; Bk 1, pg 148 > (36 see above) > > > > > >

1684, [4 octobre] Qubec I. - Guilmot dit Lalande, Francois, b 1652, fils de Francois et de Perrine Menard, de St. Martin, ville de Menne, eveche du Mans; s 30 nov. 1700, a Montreal Dupont, Madeleine, [1] [Kacqies O/ Jacques, b 13 et s 25 janv. 1686, a Lachine. [4] - Francoise-Madeleine, b 6 dec. 1686; s 28 oct 1687. - Philippe, b 31 janv 1688; - Jacques, b 20 juillet 1690 Madeleine-Louise, b 11 juin 1692 Jean, b 18 juillet 1694 - Marie-Chretienne, b 29 sept 1695 Marie-Catherine, b 9 sept 1696 - Joseph b 2 oct 1697 - Genevieve b 13 fev 1700 Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes Depuis La Fondation de La Colonie Jusqu'a Nos Jours par L'Abbe Cyprien Tanguay Eusebe Senecal, Impreimeur-Editeur MDCCCLXXI

Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 18 - 1828-1829 page 132 - 133 DUFOUCHARD DEGRUY [@DEGRUY DUFOUCHARD] Henry (Etienne Bernard and Marie Azelie BACHEMAIN, [both] natives and residents of this parish), b. Apr. 18, 1829, bn. Apr. 20, 1828, pgp. Antoine DUFOUCHAR [sic] DEGRUY, dec., and Henriette LEYSARD, mgp. Jacques BACHEMAIN and Louise DANTILLY, dec., s. Baltazar DOUSSIEAU and Marie Josephe Henriette DUFOUCHAR DEGRUY, sp. [o] CASTAREDE Saint Louis Cathedral, B40, 52 Josephine (Antoine, dec., and Josephine GUERIN MOLLE), native of this city, ca. 14 yr., i. Jan. 18, 1829, in the old St. Louis Parish Cemetery, d. Jan. 17, 1829, in St. Bernard Parish (Terre-aux-Boeufs) in this state Saint Louis Cathedral, F15, 3 page 398- 399 VERLOIN DEGRUYS Jules Cesar (Joseph and Eloise SAULET, [both] natives and residents of Jefferson Parish in this state), b. Jul. 6, 1828, in Jefferson Parish, bn. Jun. 18, 1827, in Jefferson Parish, pgp. Joseph VERLOIN DEGRUYS and Mariane COUTURIER, dec., mgp. Thomas SAULET, dec. and Marie Therese PERRY, dec., s. Paul Jules FAZENDE and Jeanne Margueritte Josephine BURTHE Saint Louis Cathedral, B38, 195 Luisa (Pedro and Azelie ST. AMAND, [both] natives and residents of this city), b. Feb. 22, 1828, bn. Feb. 27, 1827, pgp. Joseph VERLOIN DEGRUYS and Mariana COUTURIER, mgp. Miguel ST. AMAND and Francisca ZERINGUE, s. Ursino ST. AMAND and Maria Eliza ZERINGUE Saint Louis Cathedral, B38, 123 Helen Kendrick 11/14/2008

Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 17 - 1826-1827 BEL Louise Ophelie (Antoine, native of Contamine in Savoy, and Marie Azelie BOUTTE, creole of Louisiana), b. Apr. 2, 1826, bn. Feb.14, 1826, s. Francois LEVET and Louise Jeanne Modeste BEL Saint Louis Cathedral, B36, 141 page 51 BOUTTE [@BOUTE] Luisa Elodie (Francisco, native of Attakapas in this state, resident of this city, and Eulalia ST. PE, native and resident of this city), b. Apr. 20, 1827, bn. Nov. 12, 1825, s. Phelipe BOUTTE and Maria Virginia VERLOIN, absent, p. Maria Aselia BOUTTE BOUTTET Marie Louise Elodie (Jean Philipe and Julie Delphine DEGRUIS), b. May 13, 1826, bn. Dec. 4, 1825, s. Antoine BEL and Marie Azelie BOUTTET, sp, [o] BEL Saint Louis Cathedral, B36, 163 page 144 FARAGUT George (William and Elizabeth Delphine ST. PE), b. May 18, 1826, bn. Jun. 29,1825, s. Pierre Antoine ST. PE and Mercelitte DUMUYS [marginal note: died Sep. 24, 1836] Saint Louis Cathedral, B36, 167 page 147 - 148 FAZENDE Pablo Julio ([*] and Maria Francisca Alixe LEBR[*], m. Mar[*] <VERLOIN DEGRUY>, Jul. 20, 1826, w. [*]ERY, Pedro Federico [*], and M[*]h[*]l[DAP?] [ed. note: most of entry lost, see marriage of groom's sister in published volume 16 for parents] Saint Louis Cathedral, M7, 86 page 363 SOUZENAU Pedro Eduardo (Pedro Achile and Catharina DUFOCHARD DEGRUIS, both natives and residents of this city), b. Jun. 19, 1826, bn. Nov. 25, 1825, pgp. Pedro SOUZENAU and Maria Amada DELERY, mgp. Antonio DUFOCHARD DEGRUIS and Maria Josephina GUERIN, s. Pedro Adolpho SOUZENAU, infant's uncle, and Maria Amada DELERY, Widow SOUZENAU, infant's [maternal] grandmather Saint Louis Cathedral, B36, 181 page 382 TRUDEAU Bernardo St. Juste (Joseph Zenon and Celeste Clely ST. PE, both natives and residents of this city), b. Jul. 20, 1826, bn. Feb. 18, 1826, pgp. Juan Luis TRUDEAU and Felicite VILLARD, mgp.Pedro ST. PE and Ortanza VERLOIN DEGRUIS, s. Bernardo VILLARD and Felicite Blanche POWER Saint Louis Cathedral, B36, 211 Felicite (Joseph Zenon and Celeste Clely ST. PE, both natives and residents of this city), b. Jul. 20, 1826, bn. Jan. 25, 1824, pgp. Juan Luis TRUDEAU and Felicite VILLARD, mpg. Pedro ST. PE and Ortanza VERLOIN DEGRUIS, s. Francisco DUGAY and Antoinette TRUDEAU Saint Louis Cathedral, B36, 211 Helen Kendrick 11/14/2008

Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 17 - 1826-1827 page 107 DEGRUIS [@DEGRUISE] (see VERLOIN DEGRUIS) Juan (Pedro and Maria Magdalena [o], both natives of this city), b. Aug. 20, 1827, bn. Jul. 7, 1825, s. Manuel Juan BUTIL and Maria Magdalena JOURDAIN Saint Louis Cathedral , B37, 217 Juan Augusto (Juan Bautista and Melaine GAUDIN, both natives and residents of this city), b. Jul. 11, 1826, bn. Oct. 23, 1823, pgp. Juan Bautista VERLOIN DEGRUISE and Maria OFFRERE, mgp. Pablo GAUDIN and Felicite LEPINE, s. Santiago MONTAMAT, Sr., and Sophia SUVARY, sp. Juan Pedro CATOIR Saint Louis Cathedral, B36, 200 Julia Elodie (Juan Bautista and Melanie GAUDIN, both natives and residents of this parish), b. Mar. 5, 1827, bn. Jan. 24, 1826, pgp. Juan Bautista VERLOIN DEGRUIS and Maria AUFRERE, mgp. Pedro Pablo GAUDIN and Felicite LEPIN, s. Juan Bautista Theodulo D'AUTERIVE and Felonie FRICK Saint Louis Cathedral, B36, 312 page 128 - 129 DUFAUCHAR DEGRUY [@DEGRUY DUFAUCHAR] Etienne Arture (Etienne Bernard and Azelie BACHEMIN, both natives and residents of this parish), b. Oct. 29, 1826, bn. Sep. 2, 1825, in this city pgp. Antoine DEU[X?]FAUCHAR DEGRUY and Enriette LAYSSARD, mgp. Jacques BACHEMIN and Enriette Layssard [sic], s. Christophe CHEVALIER DEL'HOMME and Josephine Laure BACHEMAIN [sic] Saint Louis Cathedral, B36, 253 page 386 - 387 VERLOIN DEGRUIS Marie Ortence, native of the German Coast in this state, widow of Pierre ST. PE, ca. 48 yr., i. Jun. 27, 1826, d. Jun. 27, 1826, in this city Saint Louis Cathedral, F14, 127 Josephina (Joseph and Maria Eloisa SAULET, both natives and residents of this city), b. Jul. 20, 1826, bn. Jan. 29,1824, pgp. Joseph VERLOIN DEGRUY and Mariana COUTURIER, mgp. Thomas SAULET and Maria Theresa PERY, s. Estevan DEGRUY and Maria Laura VERLOIN Saint Louis Cathedral, B36, 204 Mar[*] <VERLOIN DEGRUY> ([*]), m. Pablo Julio FAZENDE, Jul. 20, 1826, [ed. note: most of entry lost; see marriage of groom's sister in published volume 16 for parents] Saint Louis Cathedral, M7, 86 Margarita Clementina (Joseph and Maria Eloisa SAULET, both natives and residents of this city), b. Jul. 20, 1826, bn. Sep. 10, 1825, pgp. Joseph VERLOIN DEGRUY and Mariana COUTURIER, mgp. Thomas SAULET and Maria Theresa PERY, s. Carlos Norberto FORTIER and Margarita Clementina FORTIER Saint Louis Cathedral, B36, 203 Helen Kendrick

Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 16, 1824-1825 page 24 BAUDIER Victor (Nicolas and Simone PESSE DE FORGE), native of Morlaix [dept. of Finistere] in France, m. Marianne Leonide DUFOUCHART DEGRUY, Mar. 19, 1824, w. [o] THOMAS, Doctor of Medicine, Joseph VERLOIN, [o] TRABUC, Doctor of Medicine, [o] GRANDCHAMP, and Ayame JOORRDA Saint Louis Cathedral, M7, 423 page 54 BOUTET [@BOUTTE] Jean Leon BOUTET [corrected from BOUTTE] (Antoine and Marie Louise DEGRUIS), native of Opelousas in this state of Louisiana, sp. Marie Louise Pouponne CHA[CH?]ERE, ca. 36 yr., i. Oct. 7, 1824, d. [o] Saint Louis Cathedral, F13, 164 Julia Evelina (Phelipe and Delpina VERLOIN, both natives and residents of this city), b. May 17, 1824, bn. May 15, 1823, pgp. Juan Bautista BOUTTE and Maria Luisa LEMELLE, mgp. Joseph VERLOIN and Mariana COUTURIER, s. Tomas Pedro FEDERIQUE and Maria Laura VERLOIN Saint Louis Cathedral, B33, 114 Ysavel (Francisco and Eulalia ST. PE, both natives and residents of this city), b. Jun. 26, 1824, bn. Oct. 29, 1820, pgp. Juan Bautista BOUTTE and Maria Luisa LEMELLE, mgp. Pedro ST. PE and Maria Ortanza VERLOIN, s. Estevan DEGRUY and Ysavel ST. PE Saint Louis Cathedral, B33, 121 page 73 CASTAREDE Marie Louise Adelaide (J. M. and Marie Josephine Henriette DUFOUCHAR DEGRUYS), b. Nov. 13, 1824, bn. Oct. 3, 1824, pgp. Pierre CASTAREDE and Jeanne DEPIS CASTAREDE, mgp. Antoine DUFOUCHAR DEGRUYS and Henriette LAYSAN, s. Louis MONI and Marie Claire CASTAREDE Saint Louis Cathedral, B33, 142 page 129 DUFFY Joseph Moise Lafayette (Moises, native of Ireland, resident of this parish, and Jeanne Zulmee DEGRUISE, native and resident of this parish), b. Feb . 13, 1825, bn. Sep. 3, 1824, in this city, pgp. William DUFFY, dec. and Grace DUFFY, mgp. Pierre VERLOIN DEGRUISE and Christine TOUTON GLAPION, s. John M'DEVITT and Laure VERLOIN DEGRUISE, absent, p. Azelie GLAPION Saint Louis Cathedral, B33, 159 page 171 GANUCHAUD Pierre Francois (Jean Joseph and Marie SELAFER), native of Bordeaux, dept. of Gironde in France, sp. Marie Mercelite DUFOUCHARD DE GRUIS, ca. 42 yr., i. Aug. 16, 1825, d. Aug. 15, 1825, in the Faubourg Marigny, Washington Place Saint Louis Cathedral, F14, 69 page 357 ST PE Edmond (Pierre and Hortance DEGRUIS), native of this city, 7yr., i. Nov. 14, 1824, d. [o] Saint Louis Cathedral, F14, 9 [T/F]enelie (Pierre, dec. and Hortance DEGRUIS), native of this city, 13 yr, 2 mo., i. Nov. 26, 1824, d. [o]. Saint Louis Cathedral, F14, 12 page 362 SAUZENEAU [@SAUZENAU, SAUZENEA] Pedro (Pedro and Maria Aime DELERY), native and resident of this city, m. Celina Catharina DUFOUCHAR DEGRUYS, Nov. 21, 1824, w. Bartolome CHAUVIN DELERY, Todos Santos Francisco BIGOT DE ST. LAURENT, Eduardo DURIVE, and Estevan Bernard DUFOUCHAR DEGRUYS Saint Louis Cathedral, M7, 54 b - baptized; bn - born; ca - cira; d - died; i. - interred; m - married; p - proxy for absent sponsor; w - witness; @ - alternate form of name, often found in same entry; ? - spelling uncertain because of handwriting or page deterioration; [o] - name omitted in text; name unknown; unnamed infant; [a/b] - letter(s) uncertain; two most probable variations Helen Kendrick

1998 - Wallace V. deGruy, a retired electrical engineer for New Orleans Public Service, Inc., died April 17 of heart failure at Ferncrest Manor Nursing Home. He was 81. Mr. deGruy was a life-long resident of New Orleans. He graduated from Jesuit High School and Tulane Unviersity. He was a Coast Guard radio technician and later a Navy lieutenant during World War II. He worked for NOPSI for 42 years. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi electrical engineering honor society, the Louisiana Engineering Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He was a parishioner of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church and received the Order of St. Louis Medallion from the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Survivors include his wife, Helen S. Garniewicz deGruy; a son, Mark V. deGruy of Mandeville; a daughter, Claudia V. deGruy Voulgarakis; and two granchildren. A Mass will be said Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, 5500 Paris Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St.Louis Cemetery No. 3. Jacob Schoen & Son Funernal Home is in charge of arrangements. (Photo with article) New Orleans :Public Library Times Picayune Newspaper April 24, 1999, B4, c1 Helen Kendrick