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From: William Porquet <>
Subject: Re: [FRENCH-NOBILITY] Marquis Louis Modeste Raison de la Geneste & French king
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:10:18 -0500
References: <MB07kJXrRjbDt3HvoFO000005af@MB07.myfamilysouth.com>
In-Reply-To: <MB07kJXrRjbDt3HvoFO000005af@MB07.myfamilysouth.com>

I might suggest starting here...

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22Louis+Modeste+Raison+de+la+Geneste%22&btnG=Search&meta=

Seems like there's a few people researching this fellow already, and
their email addresses are associated with the posts. Good luck!

Cheers,
--
William Porquet, M.A. <http://www.2038.org/>;
We all live under the same sky, but we don't all
have the same horizon. - Dr. Konrad Adenauer

On 14 Feb 2006 05:12:58 -0700,
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> Can anyone help me with information linking this ancestor to French king?
> He was born in Bordeaux region, from information I have.
> Considering he was of the nobility, I am wondering if he perhaps served at the Court of King Louis XV or XVI?
> I have information that suggests he returned to France at the time of the Revolution. He had married the Lady Therese Laugier. They had a plantation in Santa Domingo, but he apparently returned to France and was killed sometime between 1793 and 1798. His widow remarries in 1989.
> I am trying to find a connection or a relationship to the King, as many of his female grandchildren were all named for women of the French royalty.
> Any help with this request is appreciated.
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