0000014856 00000 n Bibliothque Wallonne (Leiden). The French Wars of Religion were ended by the Edict of Nantes in 1598. 372 0 obj <>stream Shows dates and places of births, marriages, deaths, and migrations. While many family histories are given at length, and others are mentioned only briefly. On 18 August 1811, Napoleon issued a decree, based on French law, regarding adoption of surnames. Carefully compare any record you find to known facts about the ancestor, "New Netherland" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at, "Manakin Town: The French Huguenot Settlement in Virginia 1700-ca. Use the search box to find a specific Family Name, Year, Location or Occupation. 2) If the place [s] are not known, then search England (Great Britain) naturalizations in order to find an ancestor. WebThe names displayed are those for which The National Huguenot Society has received and has on file in its archives documented evidence proving, according to normally accepted Assimilated, the French made numerous contributions to United States economic life, especially as merchants and artisans in the late Colonial and early Federal periods. By 1686 Huguenot settlements existed in Charleston, Santee River, St. John's Berkeley and Cooper River. Existing members whose membership is based on any ancestral names or lines that were dropped are not adversely affected, and they remain members in good standing of The National Huguenot Society subject to timely payment of dues. Today, the Society has nearly 2,000 members who are descendants of those Huguenots. (FamilySearch Libraryfilm 199,954-56.) Text in French. 0000006783 00000 n xbbg`b``3 * ~ The Huguenots Englands First Refugees. Catholic France allied itself with Savoy, Spain, and the papacy to form the Catholic League; the Huguenots received support from England, the Netherlands, and the German Protestant states. As time progressed, and the relationship between the Protestant Huguenots and Catholic France became more tenuous, immigration to the colonies of British North America increased. I am trying to trace my Paternal Great ,Great Grandmother Sarah Annet Arnet Annett born about 1842 West Gwillinbury,Ontario,Canada she was one of seven daughters to James Annet and Jane Scot born and came from Sligo,Ireland about 1836 landed in Rawdon Twsp,Quebec,Canada with their parents met married and moved to Innisfil,Simcoe South,Ontario,Canada they had seven daughters no sons.My Great Great Grsndmother married Christopher Nixon on March 4 1858 in West Gwillinbury,Ontario,Canada they had only one daughter together her name was Maria pronouced Mariah Louisa Nixon born May 1 1859 the birth date is for sure the year is questionable she died definetly on Sept 27 1943 in Toronto,Ont,Canada she married John Barclay March 8 1882 Elmvale,Ontario,Canada they had five children only one had children my Paternal Grandmother Eleanor Elizabeth Zeta Barclay who married Telford Wright Sharpe on August 30 1916 Ontario,Canada two children only my father Jack Telford Denis Sharpe was the only one who had children two a daughter Gail Louise Sharpe and a son Kenneth John Sharpe we each a had children myself two sons and only one Grandson.I do not know when my Great Great Grandmother died or her parents or much of her sisters , my Great Aunt told me that Sarah Annets family was from french Aristocrats family and had a Hugenot family Ancestry.Can you help me with any information regarding this? Luckily there are a lot of records now online to help you discover your Huguenot ancestry. Increasing persecution from 1661 which culminated in the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685) led to the second great wave. 0000005091 00000 n If such proof and documentation has not been verified by and placed on file with The National Huguenot Society, then the Huguenot name will not be listed on our site. To pay for the search send about $15.00 worth of francs to: French churches were already established in London, Canterbury and Norwich by the time of the St Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572 which prompted the first great wave of refugees to Britain. French The Huguenot Society of South Carolina was formed in 1885 "to preserve the memory of the Huguenots who left France prior to the promulgation of the Edict of Toleration, November 28, 1787. Huguenot immigrants continued to arrive although colonial subsidies stopped in 1706. Thousands of Huguenots 'converted', but up to 400,000 fled France over the next decades. Mounted soldiers were forcibly billeted on Protestant families - often wrecking their homes and making life intolerable - to make them convert or leave France. The most vital are the Returns of Aliens, made in the early 17th century; the naturalisation and denization records from 1500 to 1800; and all the extant registers of French churches in this country. Records for Huguenots can be found in the records of these churches. You can see a list of Huguenot surnames at Huguenot-France.org and another list of those who migrated to the UK and Ireland at LibraryIreland. For example, E.I. WebHuguenot immigrants began arriving in North America as early as the sixteenth century, establishing small communities in French Canada. In addition, Huguenots were admired by the Victorians, so many people started to claim Huguenot ancestry. Brigham Young University Department of Independent Study offers a free online self-paced course, Huguenot Research. She died 04 Nov 1794. The most vital are the Returns of Aliens, made in the early 17th century; the naturalisation and denization records from 1500 to 1800; and all the extant registers of French churches in this country.These are all on
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