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The Italian, French, and Louisiana Ancestry of Pope Leo XIV – A Collaborative Research Effort - WikiTree G2G

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Melody LassalleJan 12, 2024
Here's my contribution to #52Ancestors Week 2 Origins. This was a fun research adventure when I found a branch of my French Lacrouts line in Spain. #genealogy #geneadons #FrenchGenealogy
http://www.researchjournal.yourislandroutes.com/2024/01/52-ancestors-a-branch-of-my-french-tree-in-spain/
52 Ancestors: A Branch Of My French Tree In Spain

A few years ago, I found a Casaux/Lacrouts family tree on MyHeritage which I believed was related to me. Unfortunately, the tree was private and I got no response to my PM.  I found a snippet of th…

Genealogy Research Journal
Show threadSophie BoudarelSep 12, 2023
@evamaes @MelRootsNWrites He signed "d ogeu" for "d'Ogeu" the town whose priest he was.
It is not rare to find those doodles. Some priests would caricature a person with whom they disagreed.
#genealogy #geneadons #FrenchGenealogy
Melody LassalleSep 12, 2023
Things you find going through baptismal records. These drawings were in the middle of 1762, Ogeu les Bains, France. They are the only drawings in the record books that I've found. I wonder if they mean anything or the person was bored and doodling. #Genealogy #Geneadons #FrenchGenealogy
Sophie BoudarelJul 14, 2023

The French Revolution executed royals and nobles, yes – but most people killed were commoners https://theconversation.com/the-french-revolution-executed-royals-and-nobles-yes-but-most-people-killed-were-commoners-200455 by @Claire_Rioult

[…] more carters than princes were executed, more day labourers than dukes and marquises, three or four times as many servants than parliamentarians. The Terror swept French society from base to comb; its victims form a complete cross section of the social order of the Ancien régime

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The French Revolution executed royals and nobles, yes – but most people killed were commoners

A series of laws voted up in late 1793 enabled the expedited judgement of thousands of people suspected of counterrevolutionary beliefs.

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Sophie BoudarelJul 14, 2023

7 Facts You Need to Know About the History of the Alsace https://www.thecollector.com/7-facts-you-need-to-know-about-the-history-of-the-alsace/

Alsace is a unique region in Europe where the culture is a unique blend of French and German traditions and its history is integral to the European Union of today.

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7 Facts You Need to Know About the History of the Alsace

Alsace is a unique region in Europe where the culture is a unique blend of French and German traditions and its history is integral to the European Union of today.

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Show threadSophie BoudarelJul 10, 2023

@MelRootsNWrites He is listed as missing on Sept 8, 1915 at La Harazée (Vienne-le-Château), with no official notice. Then it says that he was taken prisoner in Argonne (where the fighting was) and interned at the Vahn (Wahn) camp. I understand that in the heat of the fighting, he was taken prisoner, and the official authorities initially reported him missing before being officially informed.

Here's more information about this camp https://histoiresdepoilus.boitasite.com/camps/camp-wahn.php

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Le camp de prisonniers de Wahn pendant la Grande Guerre - Histoires de Poilus

Histoire et vie quotidienne des soldats du camp de prisonniers de Wahn en Allemagne pendant la Première Guerre mondiale (1914-1918)

Melody LassalleJul 6, 2023
This is the Monument Aux Morts in Ogeu les Bains, France. The J.B Lassalle listed is my grandfather's brother. He was taken as a prisoner of war in WWI and was a servant to a German officer in Belgium. When WWI ended, they were released and he had to walk home to Ogeu. He got sick just before reaching the French border and died. #genealogy #geneadons #FrenchGenealogy #WWI
https://www.geneanet.org/cimetieres/view/6770109
Melody LassalleJul 1, 2023

#Genealogy #HappyDance Long shot, but I posted an unknown photo in my dad's photo album to a FB San Francisco history group. I hoped someone would recognize the couple and confirm my suspicions as to their identity.

Someone did recognized them. The couple is their grandparents. And, I was right. The photo is of my dad's godparents, Henri Jacquemet and Marie Segalas. Marie is my grandfather's cousin, so I found a new cousin, too.  #Geneadons #FrenchGenealogy

Melody LassalleJun 14, 2023
My French side was big on owning French laundries in the San Francisco Bay Area. Charles Mazeres was my great grandfather. Before he and my great grandmother became successful in the laundry business in Oakland, CA, they tried their hand in Modesto, CA. They were there about 3 years before throwing in the towel and moving to Oakland. This blurb from 1901 is about the only thing we have on their time in Modesto. #genealogy #geneadons #FrenchGenealogy