Looking for LA GRANGE, LAGRANGE, LE GRANGE and GRANGE - Provence, France - Switzerland, Holland, Germany or Austria (fled during regligious wars of 1600). Susan Le Grange (South Africa)
Dear Susan le Grange The Colonilist of Brandenbourg (Dr. Richard Béringuier: Die Colonieliste von 1699. Role general des francois refugiez dans les estats de sa serenite electorale de Brandenbourg, comme ils se sont trouvez au 31. decembre 1699) have 2 persons LA GRANGE. Berlin: 103. Samuel LA GRANGE, de Sedan, Cardeur, sa femme, un enfant, une autre femme et son enfant = 5 Personnes Friedrichstadt: 1613. David LA GRANGE, Faiseur d'Estamine, de Sedan, et sa femme = 2 Personnes So possibly the LA GRANGE family came from Sedan. According to Dr. R. Béringuier's genealogy from Berlin : Page 215: LAGRAGE: page 79, 98 and 144. Chrétien Pierre LAGRAGE (page 144) ist wie nachträglich noch festgestellt worden ist, identisch mit Pierre-Chrétien LAGRAGE, geb. Gross-Ziethen 1770 (page 79). Er war erst Steuerbeamter in Berlin, dann in Frankfurt a.O., und starb daselbst am 11.9.1814. In erster Ehe war er mit Fräul. Richter (page 79), in zweiter Ehe mit Fräul. Schiller (page 144) verheiratet. Page 79: The family of Samuel LAGRAGE and his wife Cathérine BEUVART, who had a son Samuel, born in Bussy near Sédan, wool worker, died 1.10.1716, 46 years old, who was married to Marie LAMBERMONT, born in Sédan, died 17.8.1736, 61 years old. 8 generations are mentione at page 79. Page 98: a woman LAGRANGE called CASTELLI married Eduard Jean Guillaume THIBAUT (more details in page 79) Page 144: Chrétien Pierre LAGRANGE in Frankfurt a. O. und frau SCHILLER. 4 generations are mentioned at page 144. Gook luck Hanne Thorup Koudal