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I remain curieux de connaître our DeJean origins in France. As I have written on an occasion or two, I think I can say with certainty who Stephen’s siblings and father were and about when they arrived in the United States. But their trail from France ended in New York in about 1797. So what … Continue reading Curieux de connaître DeJean
As mentioned in John Hinkle and Margaretha’s and posts, Elizabeth Morgal was the wife of John and the mother of Margaretha. She was born in 1834 or 1835 in Prussia. Only census and passenger lists, provide us any clue to her date and general place of birth. She and John were married in Prussia before … Continue reading Elizabeth Morgal
Earlier, I reported that Margaretha Hinkel was likely born on 23 August 1860 somewhere in Indiana. I further proposed that she may have been the eldest child of John Hinkle and Elizabeth Morgel, both immigrants from Prussia (Germany). The surname spelling is interchangeable between Hinkle and Hinkel. I will try to be consistent with my … Continue reading John Hinkel
Julian DeJean's father was Stephen DeJean (of various spellings, pronounced De Jane). Anyone researching Stephen DeJean cites the earliest known published research on him, Some genealogy records of Stephen Louis De Jean family from Paris, France and his American descendents (sic) by Una Myrle Gage Grimes. I have been using this paper as the starting point … Continue reading Stephen DeJean
Even more so with Xaver than Charles Aleck, I have nothing new to add to Eileen and Vivetta's research from The Smart Aleck so, I will simply post what was written by them. I believe Eileen provided a copy to each of her nephews and nieces. I only have a copy of that copy, so the … Continue reading Xaver Aleck
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