I met a man through a cousin who met him on GeneaNet. He is our distant cousin. He actively researches our family tree and is an excellent ally for all things genealogy in France. This weekend he informed me that France has put up a new military database, Registres de Recrutement Militaire. The records give…
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Book of Me, Prompt 7: My Paternal Grandparents
This week the Book of Me, Written by You prompt is about my grandparents. I’ll start by telling you about my Dad’s parents. I knew both my Grandma and my Grandpa on this side. My Grandfather was Jean Lassalle a native of Ogeu les bains, France, born in 1888. He arrived on American shores in…
SNGF: Ancestor Scavenger Hunt
Randy Seaver over at GeneaMusings.com has the Saturday Night Genealogy Challenge posted. This week is an ancestor scavenger hunt. My mission is to head over to familysearch.org, plunk down a name in the search box, then see where it leads me. As I’ve been working on Madeline (Mazeres) Menaud this week, I thought I’d try…
Marthe Magedeleine (Labourdette) Segalas’ Individual Summary
Marthe is my great great grandmother. She was born in the village of Ogeu les bains in France. One thing I have found interesting about researching French women is that as early as 1800 they all have occupations listed in official records. It’s something I am not used to seeing in other localities until 1900. …
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…