-----Original Message----- From: Eugene Ray Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 4:05 AM To: degruy@rootsweb.com Cc: eamcray@webtv.net Subject: HOTARD=DEGRUY=VOISIN=RAY creole blood cousins in the night SEE VOISIN PLANTATION VIEW IN LA. ARCHITECTURE 1714-1830 >degruy neighors & blood kin< +OLD NEW ORLEANS CREOLE FRENCH+ >(creole cousins many times over >how many drops do you want<) +FAMILIES HAVE MANY BLOOD LINKS+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ HELLO RENEE, >thanks for your interest in our voisin links.. truly a remarkable chapter in ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +DEGRUY NEW ORLEANS HISTORY+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >yes the voisin have a place in our history every bit as important +BLOOD COUSINS+ >as the hotard or the ray< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE VOISIN LINKS TO DEGRUY VIA >new orleans intermarriage< +LIVAUDAIS-LA VERGNE-COUTURIER+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >please google.com (search)< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >EUGENE RAY / DEGRUY +VOISIN+ >especially : june 17, 2010 and july 29, 2010 ^^^^^^^ also >EUGENE RAY / DEGRUY +LIVAUDAIS+ >especially : july 31, 2010 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +EARLY PLANTATION FAMILIES+ >you will find a truly fascinating story of the voisin/livaudais/la vergne/ link to the marigny/couturier/ +VERLOIN deGRUY+ ^^^^^^^^^^ >(plus the perry/roy/livaudais/voisin +VIEUX CARRE-ST. TAMMANY+ (google: ray/degruy/perry) >degruy history is also important) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +FOUCHER-BORE-LIVAUDAIS-MARIGNY+ +DEGRUY-COUTURIER-VOISIN-DREUX+ +GAYARRE-DESTREHAN+ >form a powerful uptown dynamic +CREOLE BLOOD STRUCTURE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +FOUCHER-BORE PLANTATIONS+ (these are my own ancestors) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >the degruy/foucher link to the marigny and livaudais on the foucher/bore +READ GAYARRE's ACCOUNT+ >plantations is crucial here and i have written much about this. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >VOISIN STREET IN NEW ORLEANS AND THE GRAEAT CREOLE TUNE >lyrics by roch voisin< +"THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS"+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >are evidence of voisin heritage< >in our blessed old new orleans< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(see "la. arch. 1714-1830") ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +LIVAUDAIS-VOISIN MARRIAGE+ (link w/bore/foucher/degruy) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >grace king's account of the marriage of jacques philippe de livaudais and (BLOOD COUSIN LINK) >rose victoire voisin is found in >king's great book< +"OLD FAMILIES OF NEW ORLEANS"+ (there are others found here) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +NOBLE TEMPLAR FAMILIES BOND+ >please remember the voisin were next +VERY IMPORTANT HISTORY+ >door neighbors of the degruy/duseau de lacroix in st. charles parish and ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >MADAME POMPADOUR'S MARIGNY BROTHER'S CHATEAU SAW THE >(jacques livaudais wed >marie celeste de marigny<) +BIRTH OF EMMANUEL duSEAU+ +de LA CROIX IN FRANCE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(also please remember in our degruy history) ^^^^^^^^^^^^ +VOISIN TEMPLAR POWER+ (early grand master) >in some ways the templar bond was +CLOSER THEN THE BLOOD BOND+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (do not underestimate this) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ gene ray, san diego, california