+REGAL BIRDS OF A FEATHER+ >in 1528 louise de savoy, king francois 1st mother & michael de gruyere's god mother gave the castle +FERE EN TARDENOIS+ >originally dreux family chateau< +(ROBERT deDREUX, KING LOUIS VI GRANDSON) >to the family of the great general ANNE de MONTMORENCY >THE DESCENDENTS WHO WERE THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS OF THE >castle vendeuvre< +VERLOIN de GRUY DYNASTY+ >at magny fouchard< >THE DREUX FAMILY DESCENDENTS LIKE ANTOINE JEAN BAPTISTE VALENTIN VERLOIN deGRUY >had immigrated to new orleans +SYNCHRONICITY+ >SHIPS IN THE NIGHT< >in the 1960s bob dreux worked at the drawing table next to mine at the curtis & davis office. >LITTLE DID WE KNOW< >I BET THE VERLOIN/DUFOUCHARD (AND de BACHEMIN) >deGRUY FAMILY KNEW THE HISTORY IN GREAT DETAIL ! gene ray, san diego, california