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From: Francois Nielsen <>
Subject: Re: [BEL-R] Vanrysselberghe
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 14:04:35 -0400 (EDT)


There is a wel-known Belgian painter named Van Rysselberghe. I think he
was active in the late 19th century, in a style influenced by
impressionaism. First name was Theo. FN.

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On Fri, 6 Oct 2000, Tony Howard wrote:

> My only mainland-Europe ancestor was James Vanrissalberghe, b.1800, migrated to Kentucky from Belguim, about 1820, with missionary, Fr. Charles Nerinckx, married local girl of English descent, d.1838. Has lots of descendants here. Name was spelled as above on old church records. It has gone thru spelling changes.
> His children used Van Rysselburghe, Grandchildren, Van Russellburg. Today all use Russellburg. The data base shows Vanrysselberghe as an East Flanders name. Does anyone have anything on the history of this name? Thanks.
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