Fearless Females #5–How did they meet? I am interested in the comings and goings of my ancestors, especially those who married. My 4th great grandparents were from two different villages that were nearby. Augustin Lassalle was from Escou. His future wife, Marie-Anne Maissonave, was from Escout. From this map, you can see that Escou and…
Category: French Roots
An Ancestor I Am Drawn To
(I’m just getting started on Fearless Females even though it’s almost half way through the month…) Fearless Females #1…a female ancestor I am drawn to I’ve been working quite a bit on my French ancestry as of late. Thought I was mostly familiar with my French roots growing up, I haven’t spent much time researching…
Genevieve (Lassere) Segalas’ Individual Summary
Name: Genevieve LASSERRE-9749 Sex: Female Father: Jean Pierre LASSERRE-9795 ( -1837) Mother: Marie CASEDEBAIG-9796 ( – ) Individual Facts Birth ca 1786 Ogeu les bains, France Occupation 1820 (circa age 34) Labouresse; Ogeu les bains, France Alt. Name 1823 (circa age 37) Marthe LASSERE-9749 Death 9 Sep 1837 (circa age 51) Ogeu les bains, France…
Catherine (Auberge) Loustaunau’s Individual Summary
Name: Catherine AUBERGE-7990 Sex: Female Father: Paul AUBERGE-9763 ( – ) Mother: Marie PISSOU-9839 ( – ) Individual Facts Birth ca 1755 Baptism 3 Nov 1756 (circa age 1) Ogeu les bains, France Alt. Name Catherine PASTEURET-7990 Alt. Name Catherine DEU BERGE-7990 godparents Pierre Pissou and Therese Auberge Marriages/Children 1. Jean LOUSTAUNAU-7989…
You Can Too Read Foreign Language Records!
One of the laments I’ve heard ever since I used to host Portuguese genealogy chat on AOL is “But, I don’t know Portuguese (insert your favorite language) so I can’t research the records. Well, I say “Hogwash!” I don’t know any language but English and some question my expertise in that language. Yet, I’ve been…