My grandparents came from Belguim after living in the North of France for a time. I am searching for information for Valentine or Pierre deVlieger born in 1863 and 1865. My grandmother married Fortune R. Van Laeys around 1890 may grandmother could have been married in Roubaix, Lille or Tourhot France and I believe her first child Mary could have been born there. My grandfather Fortune Van Laeys had a sister Mary (Marie) who was married in Tourhot to a George Frenoy and most of their children stayed in France after Aunt Mary migrated except for her son Fortune Frenoy who married a Roellen from the town of Tourhot France. He also had a sister by the name of Irma Van Laeys that came and settled in Gloucester who married my Uncle Pierre. I have been searching for months and have had little luck with finding information on any of my Belguim roots. Does anyone have information regarding any of these wonderful people. NJtransplant@home.com Marie Van Laeys

Marie Van Laeys wrote on Thursday, December 21, 2000 3:37 PM Subject: [HWE] deVlieger/Van Laeys | My grandparents came from Belguim after living in the North of France for a time. | I am searching for information for Valentine or Pierre deVlieger born in 1863 and 1865. My grandmother married Fortune R. Van Laeys around 1890 may grandmother could have been married in Roubaix, Lille or Tourhot France and I believe her first child Mary could have been born there. | My grandfather Fortune Van Laeys had a sister Mary (Marie) who was married in Tourhot to a George Frenoy and most of their children stayed in France after Aunt Mary migrated except for her son Fortune Frenoy who married a Roellen from the town of Tourhot France. He also had a sister by the name of Irma Van Laeys that came and settled in Gloucester who married my Uncle Pierre. | I have been searching for months and have had little luck with finding information on any of my Belguim roots. Does anyone have information regarding any of these wonderful people. Hi Marie, Whilst I can find no trace, in France, of the names de Vlieger or Van Laeys there is plenty of evidence concerning the name Frenoy. Both of the documents quoted below are in the Bibliotheque Genealogique in Paris. 1. Dossier concernant les famillies de Fresnoy (en Picardie) et Petit Dufrenoy (Paris). This is by Paul Petit Dufrenoy and contains correspondence and photographs of various documents and includes the name de Frenoy covering the 13th to 19th centuries. There are also Du Fresnoy and Dufrenoy listed which have Belgium connections. 2. Ascendance d'Achille-Joseph Frénol by Yves Beauville and was first published in 1991 in the Norde-Genealogie magazine. This again gives information regarding a Frenoy from Wambrechies, department 59. Both of the above relate to areas located close to the Belgium border. I hope this may provide you with possible avenues of investigation. Roy