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1. Re: [Huguenot] SAMUEL SMILES BOOK [1]

The volume you referenced is contained with 16 others on CD#600 from Family Tree Maker. The CD occasionally is offered on eBay. I believe I bought my copy from Ancestry.com. Samuel Smiles work is summarized as: Huguenot Settlers in North America and Europe * "The Huguenots: Their Settlements, Churches, and Industries in England and Ireland" By Samuel Smiles An instructive history, this remarkable work recounts the causes leading to the persecution of the French Protestants and traces the

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  Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 23:33:43 -0500
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2. [Huguenot] Chestnut name [1]

I am new to the Huguenot list. I am researching the Chestnut name, which is thought to be derived from the Huguenots. My research indicates that most of the Ches(t)nut(t)s in the USA are descended from immigrants who came from a small area in Northern Ireland, in the north of County Antrim, near Bushmills. Indications are that the name is derived from a French Huguenot name. Many Huguenots fled France with the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Some came to Scotland. It is believe

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  Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 22:08:23 EDT
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3. [Huguenot] Melwood Van Schaik [1]

Asking around. Anyone ever seen a genealogy of the descendants of Cornelis Aertsen Van Schaijk around. I am interested in purchasing one. Bob

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  Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 16:38:37 EDT
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4. [Huguenot] SAMUEL SMILES BOOK [1]

Hi I am reasonably new to the list and am researching the names of - PETTERD (PITTERD - PETTER) FORESTER (were supposedly Coach Builders) believed to be Huguenots. I do not know a great deal about them but was told that there is a reference in a book by Samuel Smiles "History of Huguenots". I have tried to obtain a copy at the local library but to no avail. Could someone please point me in the right direction. Thanks Elva, Melbourne, Oz

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  Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 10:50:20 +1000
  From: "elvab" <>

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