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From: "Roy Day" <>
Subject: Re: [Huguenot] Jean de Christains- Geneva 1800
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 19:05:56 +0100
References: <F170zfoV1qdiixjnzi900005573@hotmail.com>


There are a number of historical errors in the story you tell.

There are excellent articles available on the web giving the history of the
'Swiss Guard' and although formed in the 16th century all members were
catholic. As far as I can tell they also never operated outside Italy.

The King of France from 1774 to 1792, Louis XVI, was also a catholic.

Similarly it was not Napoleon who 'made France a Catholic country'. Again
there is plenty of information fully describing his revolutionary period on
the web.

Whilst Jean de Christains may well have performed the duties you describe I
think it 100% certain that he was not a Protestant and therefore not a
Huguenot.

Roy.


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From: "pioneer genealogy" <>
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Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 6:09 PM
Subject: [Huguenot] Jean de Christains- Geneva 1800


| Hello,
|
| I am searching for information concerning members of the Swiss Guard in
the
| service of the King of France and his family during the time period of
1775
| to 1795.
|
| Family history tells of a Jean de Christains, a protestant from Geneva,
and
| a Captain of the Swiss Guard in Paris before and during the revolution.
He
| was later an officer in the French army with Napoleon and imprisoned for
six
| months around 1803. He escaped with his wife Suset Brudit (also of
Geneva)
| and his familiy to the United States via Belgium. They arrived in the
| United States in 1804. The reason given for the imprisonment and
subsequent
| departure is that they were Protestant and Napoleon made France a Catholic
| country at this time (and Geneva had recently become a part of France).
The
| family property on Lake Geneva was confiscated because they refused to
| become Catholic.
|
| Did records of the Swiss Guard survive the revolution?
| How can I confirm that this family existed in Geneva around 1775-1800?
|
| Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I can not find information
| concerning this family besides what was passed down through the family.
|
| Thank you,
| Chris Litzsinger
|
|
|
|
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