THANKS TO CELINE.... gene (see below) -----Original Message----- From: Eugene Ray Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 5:05 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: JACQUES LIVAUDAIS / "SOMME" carried my ancestor tolouisiana / >+NEED TO CONTACT BRUNO+< DEAR ARNOLD, >in december 1738 my french ancestor ANTOINE JEAN BAPTISTE VALENTIN VERLOIN de GRUY >departed france on the king's ship "SOMME" >with a contingent of french soldiers BOUND FOR NEW ORLEANS. (city of my heritage) >i represent a large group of the descendents of this officer who >WAS BORN IN THE PALACE OF (in 1719) >VERSAILLES SON OF FRENCH NOBILITY WITH A CHATEAU +MAGNY-FOUCHARD+ >(originally from swiss +GRUYERE CASTLE+ >the captain of antoine's ship was +JACQUES JULIAN ESNOUL de LIVAUDAIS >who was also an ancestor of both >BRUNO & MYSELF< >I AM VERY ANXIOUS TO SPEAK WITH BRUNO AS I HAVE GENEALOGICAL DATA TO SHARE WITH HIM >example< >my verloin degruy(ere) ancestor was descended from count michael de gruyere who died in the castle +T H O Y R E+ (of his mother's virgy family) >THAT WAS OWNED BY BRUNO'S ANCESTORS MAKING US DISTANT COUSINS >there is much more that i am in the PROCESS OF RESEARCHING AND WRITING ABOUT FOR deGRUY >DESCENDENTS DAILY. >i am going to france in september AND PLAN TO PHOTOGRAPH deGRUY(ERE) SETTINGS (including thoyre if i can find the ruin). +I NEED THE LOCATION+ +FROM BRUNO+ >would you kindly pass this on >TO BRUNO FOR ME< >I SHALL BE VERY GRATEFUL.... sincerely eugene (verloin degruy) ray professor emeritus 5161 renaissance avenue (unit "b") san diego, california, 92122 e-mail: [email protected]