+CHRISTMAS 1738+ found our mutual ancestor >ANTOINE JEAN BAPTISTE VALENTIN VERLOIN deGRUY in a french troop ship enroute from >FRANCE TO NEW ORLEANS< **************************** >this was not a fun experience on the ICEBERG RIDDEN, STORM TOSSED >freezing atlantic ocean< *********************** >the troop ship left france in dec. 1738 and arrived in new orleans (via st. domingue) +IN MARCH OF 1739+ >antoine was all of 20 years old< ******************************** +SIEUR d'AYME de NOAILLES+ >was the commandent of antoine's regiment which was enroute to +BATTLE THE CHICKASAWS+ *************************** >bienville's failed military strategy caused the french to send this new unit and ultimatly to >WITHDRAW BIENVILLE +BACK TO FRANCE+ ****************** >de NOAILLES WAS A FAVORED FRENCH ARISTOCRAT WHOSE >louisiana grandaughter was ***************************** +MARIE LOUISE le SENECHAL de AUBERVILLE wife of +FRANCOIS BOULIGNY+ ********************** +who on march 8, 1792+ >SOLD THE "BARATARIA PLANTATION" (across river from napol. ave.) +PRICE: 100,000 PESOS+ >to jean baptiste valentin de gruy WHERE HE BUILT THE ROUND SUGAR MILL THAT MADE HIM ( c.c. robin account, paris ) >FAMOUS & HIS DESCENDENTS VERY WEALTHY 50 YEARS (top sugar prizes) +L A T E R+ ************ +CHRISTMAS 1792+ >WAS THE 1ST OF MANY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS OF OUR deGRUY (grace & wealth by 1830) >ANCESTORS ON THIS FAMOUS +"BARATARIA"+ +S U G A R P L A N T A T I O N+ ******************************* >note: for a more complete account of this, read my message of july 2nd of this year, ( degruy/boudousquie ) (google: rootsweb) +deGRUY L ARCHIVES+ >JULY, 2008< *********** +S Y N C H R O N I C I T Y+ >the mother of marie louise le senechal de aubeville, back in france was the the famous writer >MARIE de LEVILLIERS de COLLANGE ************************************* >cousin/friend of the even more famous +FRENCH LITERARY STAR DIARIST+ *************************** +MADAME SEVIGNE+ (whose mother was a collange) ******************************* +CHATEAU GRIGNON+ >note: to understand why france is so great, visit the chateau near orange +BEAUTY VIA ARTISTRY+ >in provence of madame sevigne's >daughter and son in law< +A M A Z I N G+ ****************** >FOR A FABULOUS CHRISTMAS GIFT GIVE / READ, MADAME SEVIGNE'S ( great on "air france" ) >DIARY WRITTEN @ GRIGNON AND her magnificent paris townhouse now the museum of paris +THE CARNAVALET MUSEUM+. >a fabulous experience< *********************** (more synchronicity) >FOR A TOUCHING CHRISTMAS NOTE OUR DEAR FRIEND ROBIN BEEMAN who lost husband elmer this year ********************************** >IS A DIRECT DESCENDENT OF (king's [email protected] n.o.) +ANTOINE BOUDOUSQUIE+ ************************** >who sold part of the plantation +TO THE deGRUY BROTHERS+ **************************** >(descendent charles boudousquie was director and builder of the +N.O. FRENCH OPERA HOUSE+ ****************************** >AMAZINGLY, THE ANCESTOR OF OUR (cousin via arthur garic) >OLD FRIEND GARIC BARRANGER ********************************* +JEAN BAPTISTE GARIC+ >was the king's notary for this so important degruy/boudousquie ********************************* +PLANTATION TRANSACTION+ (affecting our lives forever) *************************** eugene ray, san diego, california