1. Peter Delo
Saulxures, Bas Rhin
Most of the families have been found in Saulxures first by Ted and Wayne with an in-depth study by Horace. Horace gives his summary here.
This is from the records related to the Seven Families found in Saulxures between 1706 and 1758; later records were not examined. They show many intermarriages among these families, as well as other interactions such as godparents, marriage witnesses, and connections to other families. The records previously reported by Ted and Wayne are included for convenient comparisons.
Children of Nicolas Strasbach and Catherine Gerard, a family that was aboard the Princess Augusta, included: Anne b. 19 Dec 1719 Nicolas 6 Aug 1721 Jeanne 18 Nov 1723 Marie 12 Oct 1724 Barbe 15 Jan 1727 Marguerite 21 Jun 1729 Rose 7 Nov 1731 Jean 3 Aug 1733 Joseph 19 Aug 1735
Children of Pierre Delon and Agathe Munier, a family that was aboard the Princess Augusta, included: Anne Marie 26 Aug 1725 Michel 17 Sep 1726 Pierre 9 Jan 1729 Jeanne 19 Jul 1733 Genevieve 30 Nov 1735
Children of Jean Francois Dhretien and Anne Noel, probably the family that was aboard the Princess Augusta, included: Catherine 20 Jan 1718 (probably not on P. A.) and a child known to have been baptised later in Plaine: Marie 19 Sep 1733 (probably on P. A.)
There are two possibilities for families of Nicolas Gerard. It is uncertain whether either was aboard the P. A. These appear to be different Nicolas Gerards.
Children of Nicolas Gerard and Magdelaine Mengin: Marie 5 Mar 1707 Joseph 5 Oct 1716
Children of Nicolas Gerard and Jeanne Florence: (possibly the son of the above Nicolas Gerard) Jean 22 Jul 1734 (A Nicolas Gerard died 12 Sep 1736; it is uncertain which.)
Children of Nicolas Ory (pere) and Jeanne Boye': Nicolas (aboard Princess Augusta) ?Dominique (perhaps intended voyage, but died 25 Mar 1734)
Children of Nicolas Ory (pere) and Catherine Benoit: (his second marriage) Marie 2 Sep 1712 Joseph 19 Dec 1713 Claude 12 Feb 1717 Reyne 6 Jan 1722 Jeanne 11 Jun 1723 (Nicolas Ory (pere) died 17 Feb 1741; Jeanne Boye' died 3 May 1710; Catherine Benoit died 11 Mar 1756, age about 80 yrs.)
The burial record for Jeanne Boye' refers to her as "wife of Nicolas Ory." The marriage record for Nicolas Ory and Catherine Benoit refers to him as "widower of Jeanne Boye' ". This appears to support the statement in Nicolas Ory (fils)'s will that his parents were Nicolas Ory and Jeanne Boye'.
Dominique Ory (possibly brother of Nicolas Ory (pere), and possibly the brother of Francois Ory of Schirmeck) married 7 Jan 1732 Madelain Caquelin of the parish of Colroy (La Roche). Nicolas Ory (pere) was a witness. Considering that there were three male Caquelins, and probably additional wives and children, aboard the Princess Augusta, it seems possible that Dominique and Madelain might have been on the voyage but for his untimely death 25 Mar 1734.
Dominique was godfather to children of Michel Benoit, of Joseph Gerard, and of Nicolas Strasbach, and a witness at the marriage of Marie Gerard, of Toussaint Strasbach, of Nicolas Gerard, and of others in Saulxures. Nicolas Ory was a godfather to one of Dominique Ory's children, and a witness at Dominique's marriage.
Interrelations between the Seven Families and the Benoit family were noteworthy. Besides many godparent relations, there were several marriages: Nicolas Ory and Catherine Benoit Nicolas Delon and Marguerite Benoit Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoit Nicolas Noel and Magdelaine Benoit Toussaint Strasbach and Jeanne Benoit Anne Noel and Sebastien Benoit (Not all these Benoits were from a single family.)
Perhaps others who have additional information or different insights can provide further interpretation of these records.
Horace Ory
Baptisms Film 796883 Saulxures
Code Date Name Parents Godparents
A 19 Dec 1719 Anne Strasbach Nicolas Strasbach and Catherine Gerard of Saulxures Pierre Benoit and Odile Gerard of Saulxures
B 16 Nov 1721 Nicolas Strasbach Nicolas Strasbach and Catherine Gerard of Saulxures Nicolas Gerard and Margueritte Mengin of la Falle (?)
C 11 June 1723 Jeanne Ory Nicolas Ory and Catherine Benoit of Saulxures Joseph Benoit and Catherine Strasbach (?) of Saulxures
D 18 Nov 1723 Jeanne Strasbach Nicolas Strasbach and Catherine Gerard of Saulxures Christophle Charpentier and Jeanne Benoit
E 12 Oct 1724 Marie Strasbach Nicolas Strasbach and Catherine Gerard Jean Clavelin and Marie Gerard of Saulxures
F 17 Sept 1726 Michel Delon Pierre Delon and Agathe Munier Michel Charpentier and Odile Dieudonne
G 1729 Pierre Delone Pierre Delon and Agathe Munier
H June 1729 Marguerite Strasbach Nicolas Strasbach and Catherine Gerard
I 1732 Rose Strasbach Nicolas Strasbach and Catherine Gerard Jean Martin and Marie Le Coube
J 3 Aug 1733 Jean Strasbach Nicolas Strasbach and Catherine Gerard Dominic Ory and Catherine Bastien
Baptisms Film 796883 Saulxures
K 19 Aug 1735 Joseph Strasbach Nicolas Strasbach and Catherine Gerard Francois Gerard and Anne Le Bouein
L 30 Nov 1735 Genevieve Delon Pierre Delon and Agather Munier Nicolas Delon and Marie MathieuMarriages Film 796883 Saulxures
Code Date Names Witnesses
M 29 Jan 1718 Nicolas Strasbach and Catherine Gerard, both residing at Saulxures Jean Ferry , Pierre Benoit and Nicolas Melot
Deaths Film 796883 Saulxures
Code Date Name Other Information
N 4 Jan 1724 Jean Strasbach Buried in Cemetery of Saulxures with Jean Vallie(?) as principal witness
Wayne Strasbaugh
Jean son of Nicholas Gerard and Jeanne florence 22 Juilet 1731 Marriage of Pierre Delon and Agetha Muinier 3 October 1724 0r 1729Also noted in parish a Pierre Delon having at least three children - he is listed on Princess Augusta with 4 children.
Also a few Noels mostly wife or witness.
The Delone and Strasbach families are not listed from 1736 to 1743. BUT for the Ory group who has another Ory line coming over years later there is listing for a SEBASTIAN ORY in the 1736 1743 time frame. And others.
Only 6 children are listed as coming with Nicholas the possible list has 8 from the will records can we reconcile the differences.BAPTISMS:
5 Mar 1707: Marie daughter of Nicolas Gerard and Magdelaine Mengin; godfather: Joseph son of Pierre Charpantier; godmother: Jeanne Mengin
5 Mar 1707: Catherine dau. of Jean Ferry and Odile Cathillien; godfather: Chretien Charpantier; godmother: Catherine Benoit dau. of Nicolas Benoit both of Saulsure
1 Oct 1707: Joseph son of Joseph Florence and Curienne Gerard; godfather: Francois Clavlin; godmother: Chatherine Gerard
21 Jun 1708: Nicolas son of Nicolas Le Boube and Marguerite Delon; godfather: Pierre Benoit; godmother: Odille Didio
2 Sep 1712: Marie daughter of Nicolas Ory and Catherine Benoit; godfather: _____ Gerard; godmother: Marie Benoit
2nd Sunday of Lent 1713: Pierre son of Nicolas Benoit and Jeanne La Noix; godfather: Pierre Frene (signed Fresnne); godmother: Marguerite La Noix habitants of Steige, by proxy: Madelene dau. of Dominique La Noix of Renrue
19 Dec 1713: Joseph son of Nicolas Olry and Catherine Benoist; godfather: Sebastien Benoist; godmother: Marie Valentin
18 May 1714: Claude son of Claude Gerard and Catherine Bailly; godfather: Michel Trabache(Strasbach); godmother: Marie Chretien
19 May 1715: Francois son of Claude Gerard and Catherine Bailly; godfather: ___alay Blaise; godmother: Catherine Gerard
5 Sep 1715: Jean son of Nicolas Le Boube and Marguerite Delon; godfather: Nicolas Delon; godmother: Magdelaine Bailly
5 Oct 1716: Joseph son of Nicolas Gerard and (Magde)laine Mengin; godfather: Christopher Mathieu; godmother: Catherine Bailly
8 Dec 1716: Madelaine leg. dau. of Joseph Florence and Cuirinne ____(Sublon?); godfather: Nicolas Strarbach; godmother: Jeanne Sublon
12 Feb 1717: Claude son of Nicolas Ory and Catherine Benoit; godfather: Claude Ba___; godmother: Anne DeVic
30 Nov 1717: Joseph son of Claude Gerard and Catherine Bailly; godfather: Joseph Valentin; godmother: Jeanne ___annay
20 Jan 1718: Catherine daughter of Jean Francois Chretien and Anne Noel; godfather: Pierre De Ericque; godmother: Catherine Gerard {Note that much later, 19 Sep 1733, Marie dau. of Jean Francois Chretien and Anne Noel was baptised in Plaine.}
14 Apr 1718: Anne daughter of Nicolas Le Boube and Marguerite Delon; godfather: Joseph Gerard; godmother: Anne Idulphe
19 Dec 1719: Anne daughter of Nicolas Strasbach and Catherine Gerard; godfather: Pierre Benoit; godmother: Odile Gerard
2 Mar 1720: Nicolas son of Nicolas Delon and Marguerite Benoit; godfather: Michel Benoit; godmother: Marie Martain
12 Apr 1720: Anne daughter of Claude Gerard and Catherine Bailly; godfather: Maurice Dieudonne; godmother: Margueritte _____
19 May 1720: Barbe daughter of Joseph Gerard and Jea____ Benois (Jeanne Benoit); godfather: _____ DeVic; godmother: Odile _____
20 Apr 1721: Marie daughter of Nicolas Le Boube and Marguerite Delon; godfather: Fr____ Clauvelin; godmother: Marie Martain
17 May 1721: Nicolas son of Claude Gerard and Catherine Bailly; godfather: Nicolas Demange; godmother: Odile Clauvelin
6 Aug 1721: Nicolas son of Nicolas Strarbarch(Strasbach) and Catherine Gerard; godfather: Nicolas Gerard; godmother: Margueritte Mengin of La Forge
24 Aug 1721: Nicolas son of Nicolas Delon and Margueritte Benoit; godfather: Nicolas Georgeon; godmother: Barbe Chrestien
6 Jan 1722: Reyne daughter of Nicolas Olry and Catherine Benoit; godfather: Tousaint Meciole; godmother: Catherine Poirelle
20 Jul 1722: Magdelaine daughter of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoit; godfather: Nicolas Gerard; godmother: Ma_____ Benoit
1 Mar 1722: Pierre son of Nicolas Delon and Marguerite Benoit; godfather: Pierre Delon; godmother: Magdelaine Benoit
19 Mar 1722: Joseph son of Nicolas Le Boube and Marguerite Delon; godfather: Christopher Charpantier; godmother: Jeanne Dellon(Delon)
11 Jun 1723 Jeanne daughter of Nicolas Ory and Catherine Benoit; godfather: Joseph Benoit; godmother: Catherine Ferry
30 Jul 1723: Madelaine leg. dau. of Nicolas Benoit and Jeanne Lannois(La Noix); godfather: Christophe Charpentier; godmother: Madelaine Hassat
18 Nov 1723: Jeanne daughter of Nicolas Strabarch(Strasbach) and Catherine Gerard; godfather: Christopher Charpantier; godmother: Jeanne Benoit
17 Aug 1724: Nicolas son of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoit; godfather: Nicolas Delon; godmother: Barbe Dannes
12 Oct 1724: Marie daughter of Nicolas Strarbarch(Strasbach) and Catherine Gerard; godfather: Jean Clavelin; godmother: Marie Gerard
8 Feb 1725: Jean son of Nicolas Delon and Marguerite Benoit; godfather: Pierre Benoit; godmother: Jeanne Benoit
13 Apr 1725: Jean son of Michel Benoit and Catherine Chrestien; godfather: Jean Ferry the younger; godmother: Marguerite Valentin
26 Apr 1725: Anne Marie daughter of Pierre Delon and Agatte Munier; godfather: Joseph Charpantier; godmother: Marie Poirelle
20 May 1725: Marie daughter of Joseph Delon and Catherine his wife; godfather: Jean Ferry; godmother: Marguerite Martin
24 Jul 1725: Marguerite daughter of Sebastien Benoit and Anne Munier; godfather: Nicolas Bailly of Plaine; godmother: Odile Dieudonne
28 Apr 1726: Michel son of Nicolas Le Boube and Marguerite Delon; godfather: Jean Delon; godmother: Marie Kieblaire
2 May 1726: Jean son of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoit; godfather: Jean Marchall; godmother: Catherine Gerard
17 Sep 1726: Michel son of Pierre Delon and Agathe Munier; godfather: Michel Charpantier; godmother: Odile Dieudonne
10 Oct 1726: Nicolas son of Michel Charpantier and Barbe Chrestien; godfather: Nicolas Gerogeon; godmother: Jeanne Benoit of Renrupt
15 Jan 1727: Barbe daughter of Nicolas Strarbarche(Strasbach) and Catherine Gerard; godfather: Jean Michel; godmother: Barbe Gerard
1 Aug 1727: Joseph son of Nicolas Delon and Marguerite Benoit; godfather: Joseph Charpantier; godmother: Jeanne Didio
25 Jul 1727: Madeleine daughter of _____ Gerardin and Anne Labrisee; godfather: Nicolas Gerard; godmother: Marguerite _____
25 Jan 1728: Anne leg. dau. of Nicolas Benoist and Jeanne Launoist (La Noix); godfather: Pierre Le Boime; godmother: Anne Charpentier
21 Oct 1728: Anne daughter of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoit; godfather: Christophe Charpantier; godmother: Anne Charpantier
9 Jan 1729: Pierre son of Pierre Delon and Agathe Munier; godfather: Nicolas Le Boube; godmother: Anne Benoit
21 Jan 1729: Jean son of Jean Delon and Marie Ceublair; godfather: Christophe Charpantier; godmother: Catherine Ben(oit)
21 Feb 1729: Joseph son of Jean Ferry and Odile Gerard; godfather: Joseph Charpantier; godmother: Marguerite Mengin of La Forge
4 Mar 1729: Pierre son of Michel Benoit and Catherine Valentin; godfather: Dominique Ory; godmother: Odile Ferry
21 Jun 1729: Marguerite daughter of Nicolas Strasbach and Catherine Gerard; godfather: Nicolas Georgeon; godmother: Marguerite Rain
17 Jan 1730: Joseph son of Sebastien Benoit and Anne Munier; godfather: Joseph Benoit; godmother: Magdelaine Noel
12 Feb 1730: Anne daughter of Nicolas Delon and Marguerite Benoit; godfather: Jean Delon; godmother: Anne Ferry
8 Feb 1731: Anne daughter of Jean Ferry and Odile Gerard; godfather: Nicolas Gerard; godmother: Jeanne Benoit
23 May 1731: Jeanne daughter of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoit; godfather: Dominique Ory; godmother: Jeanne Par_____
7 Nov 1731 (written as 1732, but in sequence as 1731, which fits with later birth date of Jean Strasbach): Rose legitimate daughter of Nicolas Strarbach and Catherine Gerard. Godfather: Jean Martin; godmother: Marie Le Boube
30 Dec 1731 (out of sequence, after Nov 1732, but date underlined): Marie legitimate daughter of Nicolas Delon and Marguerite Benoit of Saulsure. Godfather: Nicolas Le Boube; godmother: Agnes Humber(t)
16 Feb 1732: Jean legitimate son of Jean Delon and Barbe Gerard of Saulsure. Godfather: Jean Lurhans; godmother: Madgelaine Martin
27 Sep 1732: (Twins) Nicolas leg. son of Dominique Ory and Magdelaine Caquelin of Saulsure. Godfather: Nicolas Ory (signed); godmother: Marguerite Georgeon, and Marguerite leg. dau. of Dominique Ory and Magdelaine Caquelin. Godfather: Michel Benoit; godmother: Marguerite Poirel
16 Nov 1732: Rose leg. dau. of Jean Noel and Madelaine Bureau. Godfather: Michel Noel; godmother: Jeanne Bureau
5 Jun 1733: Marguerite leg. dau. of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoit of Saulsure. Godfather: Jean Claulin; godmother: Marguerite Poirel
19 Jul 1733: Jeanne leg. dau. of Pierre Delon and Agathe Munier. Godfather: Michel Munier; godmother: Magdelaine Quirin
3 Aug 1733: Jean leg. son of Nicolas Strarbach and Catherine Gerard. Godfather: D. (Dominique) Ory; godmother: Catherine Bastien
7 Dec 1733: Marie Agnes leg. dau. of Jean Noel and Magdelaine Bureau. Godfather: Joseph Bureau; godmother: Catherine Bastien
31 Jan 1734: Anne leg. dau. of Jean Delon and Barbe Gerard. Godfather: Jean Benoist; godmother: Marguerite Vallentin
11 Mar 1734: Claude leg. son of Dominique Ory and Magdelaine Caquelin. Godfather: Claude George; godmother: Marguerite Caquelin
3 May 1734: Marguertie leg. dau. of Nicolas Delon and Marguerite Benoist. Godfather: Jean Martin; godmother: Anne Charpantier
22 Jul 1734: Jean leg. son of Nicolas Gerard and Jeanne Florence of Saulsure. Godfather: Jean Delon; godmother: Magdelaine Ferre both of Saulsure
7 Apr 1735: Francois leg son of Jean Delon and Barbe Gerard. Godfather: Francois Gerard; godmother: Anne Strasbach
26 May 1735: Catherine leg. dau. of Jean Noel and Magdelaine Bureau. Godfather: Joseph Charpantier; godmother: Catherine Perrin
19 Aug 1735: Joseph leg. son of Nicolas Strasbach and Quaterine (Catherine) Gerard. Godfather: Francois Gerard; godmother: Anne Le Boueme
19 Nov 1735: Marianne dau. of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoist. Godfather: Michel Benoist; godmother: Marie Le Boule
30 Nov 1735: Genevieve dau. of Pierre Delon and Agathe Munier. Godfather: Nicolas Delon; godmother: Marie Mathieu
28 Mar 1737: Nicolas son of Jean Delon and Barbe Gerard. Gdofather: Nicolas Delon; godmother: Odile Gerard of Saulsure
26 Oct 1737: Catherine leg. dau. of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne (Benoist). Godfather: Joseph Didiot; godmother: Catherine Ory
6 Jun 1738: Marie leg. dau. of Jean Noel and Magdelaine Bureau. Godfather: Francois Chrestien; godmother: Catherine Noel
11 Jun 1738: Sebastien leg. son of Sebastien Ory and Anne Couqure. Godfather: Christophe Charpantier; godmother: Catherine Ory
5 Nov 1738: Joseph leg. son of Jean Delon and Barbe Gerard. Godfrather: Jean Martin; godmother: Catherine Ferry
22 Oct 1739: Joseph leg. son of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoist. Godfather: Nicolas Bailly; godmother: Marie Volhe
11 Mar 1740: Anne Marie leg. dau. of Francois Gerard and Anne Mathieu. Godfather: Jean Mathieu; godmother: Marie du Rein
28 Jul Michel leg. son of Sebastien Ory and Anne Couqure. Godfather: Michel Munier; godmother: Catherine Couqure
14 Oct 1740: Marie leg. dau. of Jean Delon and Barbe Gerard. Godfather: Christophe Valantin the younger; godmother: Marianne Mathieu
2 Jan 1742: Francois leg. son of Francois Gerard and Anne Mathieu. Godfather: Dominique Masson; godmother: Barbe Le Boube
22 Jun 1742: Jeanne leg. dau. of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoist. Godfather: Jean Delon; godmother: Jeanne Lanoix
19 Oct 1742 born, 20 Oct 1742 bap.: Marguerite dau. of Jean Deslon and Barbe Gerard. Godfather: Nicolas Deslon; godmother: Marie Le Boube
30 Oct 1742 born, 31 Oct 1742 bap.: Joseph son of Joseph Quaclin and Marguerite Boiselle. Godfather: Jean Lempereur; godmother: Catherine Poirel
21 Apr 1743: Humbert leg. son of Sebastien Ory and Anne Couere. Godfather: Christophe Boulengen; godmother: Marguerite Couere
31 Jun 1743: Barguerite leg. dau. of Francois Gerard and Anne Mathieu. Godfather: Pierre Le Boheme; godmother: Marie Le Boube
15 Oct 1743: Pierre and Michel, twin brothers and leg. sons of Jean Delon and Barbe Gerard. Pierre’s godfather: Jean Benoist; godmother: Catherine Durain. Michel’s godfather: Jean Deslon; godmother: Barbe Munier
17 Nov 1743: Catherine leg. dau. of Charle Cole’ and Catherine Ory. Godfather: Nicolas Collin (signed Colen); godmother: Marie Mathieu
24 Feb 1744: Anne leg. dau. of Nicolas Girard (Gerard) and Marie Le Boube. Godfather: Dominique Masson; godmother: Anne Girard (Gerard)
5 Apr 1744: Michel leg. son of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoit. Godfather: Joseph Charpantier; godmother: Catherine Lanoix
13 Feb 1745: Nicolas leg. son of Nicolas Noel and Magdelaine Benoist. Godfather: Queivin(?) Noel of the Parish of St. Staille; godmother: Anne Benoist
20 Jun 1745: Nicolas leg. son of Nicolas Gerard and Marie Le Boube. Godfather: Jean Le Boube; godmother: Marie Mathieu
5 Sep 1745 born, 6 Sep 1745 bap.: Anne leg. dau. of Francois Girard (Gerard) and Anne Mathieu. Godfather: Joseph Dieudicou (Dieudonne?) ; godmother: Magdelaine Mathieu
2 Apr 1746: Joseph leg. son of Jean Delon and Barbe Gerard. Godfather: Christophe Boulengot; godmother: Marguerite Demanche
10 Jul 1746: Marie leg. dau. of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoist. Godfather: Francois Quaclin; godmother: Marguerite Martin
8 Mar 1747: Pierre leg. son of Nicolas Noel and Magdelaine (Benoist) Noel. Godfather: Pierre Mathieu, Regent of the School; godmother: Anne Noel
6 Nov 1747: Barbe leg. dau. of Jean Delon and Barbe Gerard. Godfather: Joseph Ferry; godmother: Marguerite Mathieu
27 Nov 1747: Jean Baptiste leg. son of Francois Gerard and Anne Mathieu. Godfather: Nicolas Didion; godmother: Marguerite Mathieu
25 Feb 1748: Joseph leg. son of Sebastien Ory and Anne Couere. Godfather: Joseph Deoir(?) of Gachambach; godmother: Marie Couere
22 Apr 1748: Michel Colle’ son of Charle Colle’ and Catherine Ory. Godfather: Christophe Marchal young son of Valantin Marchal; godmother: Magdelaine Roch
27 Apr 1748 born and 28 Apr 1748 bap.: Marie leg. dau. of Nicolas Gerard and Marie Le Boube. Godfather: Joseph Perrin; godmother: Marie Delon
24 Jan 1749 born, 25 Jan 1749 bap.: Marie leg. dau. of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoit. Godfather: Nicolas Le Boime son of Pierre Le Boime; godmother: Marie Delon dau. of Nicolas Delon
19 Sep 1749: Christophe leg. son of Nicolas Gerard and Marie Le Boube. Godfather: Christophe Charpantier; godmother: Francois Lamble’
8 May 1750: Magdelaine leg. dau. of Nicolas Noel and Magdelaine Benoist. Godfather: Andre Clavelin; godmother: Jeanne Benoist
27 Aug 1750 born, 30 Aug 1750 bap.: Reine leg. dau. of Charle Colle’ (Maneuvre) and Catherine Ory. Godfather: Nicolas Fort son of Jean Fort of Champenay; godmother: Marie Benoist dau. of Sebastien Benoist of Saulsure
30 Sep 1750: Michel leg. son of Francois Gerard (laborer) and Anne Marhieu. Godfather: Jean Benoist; godmother: Catherine Chaudrun
1 Oct 1750 born, 2 Oct 1750 bap.: Anne leg. dau. of Sebastien Ory and Anne Quoere. Godfather: Pierre Stribie (Munier); godmother: Jeanne Quouere dau. of Michel Quouere
12 Dec 1751 Francois son of Francois Gerard and Anne Mathieu, baptised at birth because of evident danger of death by Marie Quirin. Godfather: Francois Gerogeon; godmother: Jeanne Noel dau. of Joseph Noel of St. Stail
13 Mar 1752 Anne leg. dau. of Nicolas Gerard and Marie Le Boube. Godfather: Joseph Le Boube; godmother: Anne Delon dau. of Jean Delon
25 Sep 1752: Jean Baptiste leg. son of Charle Colle’ and Catherine Ory. Godfather: Jean Marchal son of Jean Marchal; godmother: Catherine Benoist dau. of Jean Benoist
31 Jul 1753 born, 1 Aug 1753 bap.: Nicolas leg. son of Sebastien Ory and Anne Couere. Godfather: Joseph Hassat son of deceased Pierre Hassat of Colroy La Roche; godmother: Catherine dau. of Michel Benoist of Colroy La Roche
29 Dec 1753: Michel leg. son of Nicolas Gerard and Marie Le Boube. Godfather: Michel son of Nicolas Le Boube; godmother: Jeanne Colin wife of Joseph Le Boube
17 Jul 1756 born, 18 Jul 1756 bap.: Francois leg. son of Sebastien Ory and Anne Couere. Godfather: Jean Quirin; godmother: Jeanne Clavelin dau. of Jean Clavelin [Francois died 27 Jul 1756.]
30 Jul 1757: Anne leg. dau. of Sebastien Ory and Anne Couere. Godfather: _____ son of Pierre Le Boime; godmother: Catherine Charpantier dau. of Joseph Chretien Charpantier
MARRIAGES:
15 Jan 1707: Nicolas Le Boube son of Jean (Demange crossed out) Le Boube and Anne Faine of the Parish of Coroy La Roche and Marguerite Delon daughter of Jean Delon and Benitte Martin
13 Feb 1708: Chretien Charpantier widower of Catherine Chretien and Jeanne Mengin widow of Michel Le Boime of Celle
3 Jul 1708: Claude Gerard of Saulsure Annex of the Parish of Plaine and Catherine Bailly daughter of Nicolas Bailly and Marguerite Vernier of the Parish Church of St. Maurice a Val de Senones
11 Nov 1710: Nicolas Hory(signed Ory) widower of the deceased Jeanne Boye' and Catherine Benoit daughter of Nicolas Benoit and Catherine Valentin; witnesses: Michel Charpantier Regent Audit lieu and Biene(?) Boulengent
18 Jan 1718: Jean Gehin widower of Nicole Clement of Senone and Jeanne Chenet daughter of Joseph Chenet and Marguerite Clement; witnesses included Nicolas Oury (signed Ory)
29 Jan 1718: Nicolas (written over Jean crossed out) Strasbach and Catherine Gerard both inhabitants of Saulsure; witnesses: Jean Ferry, Pierre Benoit, Nicolas Melot
20 Feb 1719: Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoit; witnesses: Joseph Delon, Dieudonne Maurice, Pierre Humbert
20 Feb 1719: Nicolas Delon and Marguerite Benoit
30 Jun 1722: Michel Benoit and Catherine Chrestien
12 Sep 1724: Quirin Herriot and Jeanne Delon
3 Oct 1724: Pierre Delon and Agathe Munier. Witnesses: Jean Martin, Nicolas Delon, and Michel Munier
29 May 1728: Dominique Masson of the parish of St. ___an du Mont and Catherine Bailly widow of Claude Gerard
14 Jan 1730: _____ Pierche and Christine Morel; witnesses: N___ Olry (signed Nicolas Ory) and Charle Le Marquaire
6 Feb 1730: Pierre Dieudonne and Marie Gerard: witnesses: Christophe Charpantier and Dominique Ory (signed D. Ory with flourish after the y) Regent de Sale
7 Feb 1730: Pierre Humbert of Renrupt and Odile Dieudonne; witnesses: Dominique Ory Regent de Sale Christophe Charpantier
20 Feb 1730: Jean Delon and Barbe Gerard; witnesses: Jean Martin, Nicolas Gerard, Nicolas Le Boube
20 Aug 1731: Joseph Thomas of the Parish of Schirmeck and Anne Boulangeon; witnesses: Jean Valhe, Jean Martin, Dominique Ory
30 Oct 1732 (out of sequence, maybe 1731): Jean Noel of the parish of Bruche….(edge of page) and Madelaine Bureau
7 Jan 1732: Dominique Ory and Madelain Caquelin of the Parish of Colroy. Witnesses: Nicolas Ory, Nicolas Georgeon, and Sebastien Benoist
8 Jan 1732: Toussaint Strarbach (signed Tous Saint Trabah) and Jeanne Benoit of the parish of Colroy La Roch. Witnesses: Joseph Charpantier, Louis Vebat, and Dominique Ory
24 Nov 1733: Nicolas Gerard and Jeanne Florence. Witnesses: Louis Ferry, Dominique Ory, and Joseph Charpantier
2 May 1736: Joseph Chipon and Marie Benoist widow of Jean Marchal. Witnesses: Nicolas Benoist, Nicolas Ory, and Jean Baptiste Chipon
4 Feb 1743: Charle Cole’ of the Parish of Badonville, and Catherine Ory of Saussure
7 May 1743: Nicolas Gerard and Marie Le Boube. Witnesses: Nicolas Le Boube, Francois Gerard, and Nicolas Gerard
3 Jan 1743: Francois Quaclin of the Parish of Ranrupt and Odile Gerard. Witnesses: Joseph Gerard, Joseph Quaclin (Caquelin), and Jean Lempereur
20 Jan 1750: Jean Etienne son of Joseph Etienne and Jeanne Strabac(Strasbach) of the parish of Calle(?), and Barbe Munier dau. of Michel Munier and Marie Mathieu of this parish [This Jeanne Strasbach is not the daughter of Nicolas Strasbach and Catherine Gereard, but would be more contemporaneous with them and possibly a sister of Nicolas Strasbach.]
15 Aug 1750: Jean Masson son of Jean Masson and Marie Havit, and Barbe Gerard widow of Jean Delon
9 Feb 1751: Nicolas Didio son of Nicolas Didio and Jeanne Chretien, and Marie Delon dau. of Nicolas Delon and the deceased Marguerite Benoist. Witnesses: Francois Gerard and Nicolas Michel
20 Jan 1754: Nicolas Noel widower of Magdelaine Benoit and of Marguerite George dau. of deceased Joseph George and deceased Marie Claudel
DEATHS:
3 May 1710: Jeanne Boye’, wife of Nicolas Hory (Ory), habitant of this place, is deceased after having received the sacraments of Confession, Eucharist, and Extreme Unction. Her body has been interred in the Cemetery of the Ceans (Cemetery of the House) in the presence of many persons for witnesses, especially Michel Charpantier living in Saulsures who signed with me Cure undersigned, the year and day given.
4 Jan 1724: Jean Strarbach. His body was interred in the Cemetery of Saulsure after having received the necessary sacraments of the Church, in the presence of many persons and especially Jean Valhe. Seb. Pelletier, Cure of Plaines.
9 Feb 1728: Claude Gerard
15 Jul 1732: Jeanne Benoist wife of Toussains StrasBarque {Toussaint Strasbach evidently thereafter married Jeanne Charlier and lived in Plaine.}
30 Jan 1734: Anne Noel wife of Sebastien Benoist
25 Mar 1734: Dominique Ory of this parish after having received the sacraments of Confession, Eucharist, and Extreme Unction. His body was interred in the Cemetery of this place in the presence of a multitude of people. Signed J. Valhe
1 Feb 1736: Jean Marchal
12 Sep 1736: Nicolas Gerard, buried in the Cemetery of Saulsure
17 Feb 1741: Nicolas Ory after having received the Sacraments of Confession and Extreme Unction. His body was interred in the Cemetery of this place in the presence of a multitude of people. Signed: J. Lempereur
25 Mar 1745: Jean Delon, young son of Jean Delon
7 Aug 1752: Magdelaine Benoist wife of Nicolas Noel, age about 30 yrs.
31 Jan 1753: Marie Gerard wife of Pierre Dieudonne, age about 45 yrs.; bur. 1 Feb 1753 in Cemetery of Saulsure
4 Feb 1754: Michel son of Nicolas Gerard and Marie Le Boube, age about 5 wks.
11 Mar 1756: Catherine Ory wife of Charle Cole’, age about 35 yrs.; bur. Cemetery of Saulsure
11 Mar 1756: Catherine Benoist widow of Nicolas Ory, age about 80 yrs.; bur. Cemetery of Saulsure
3 Jan 1756: Jeanne dau. of Joseph Gerard and Jeanne Benoist, age about 14 yrs.
9 Feb 1757: Catherine dau. of Charle Cole’ and deceased Catherine Ory, age about 2 yrs.
6 Jul 1757: Pierre son of Nicolas Noel and deceased Magdelaine Benoist, age about 10 yrs.EARLY SETTLERS AT PIGEON HILLS WHO CAME ON THE SHIP PRINCESS AUGUSTA
........ Written by Don Osborn, Muscatine, IA.
The following genealogical report discusses the origin and settlement in America of a group of families who came to America from Rotterdam, Holland, on the ship Princess Augusta, arriving at Philadelphia on September 16, 1736, and who made their first settlement of any permanence along the branches of Beaver Creek, north of the Pigeon Hills, in Lancaster County, now York and Adams Counties) Pennsylvania. These were the Strasbach, Noel, Delon, Christian, and Ory families. They were Catholics, were German speaking, with some branches using German in the homes for several generations, and have been said to have come from France. They were probably the first settlers of what some early writers called the "French Colony" at Pigeon Hills. Some historians have questioned whether such a colony really existed. The following study indicates that such a colony did exist, the first Catholic settlers of the colony were probably the above families, but "French" was probably a misnomer as these families were more likely Alsatians.
The Princess Augusta Families arrived in Philadelphia from Rotterdam, Holland, suggesting they came from one of the lands along the Rhine River, or one of its tributaries. They spoke German as their common language, and at least those who were literate could also speak French and signed their names with French spellings on the passenger lists at Philadelphia. In those times, this particular bilingual language characteristic existed along the Rhine River only in Alsace, and that portion of the Duchy of Lorraine now located within the French Department of Mosel and stretching along the border of German Saarland. From southern Mosei on south through Lorraine the language was a local dialect of French.
Historically, the people of Alsace, the Alsatian speaking people of the Mosel region of Lorraine, the German Swiss, and the people of Baden across the Rhine River from Alsace, were of the same origins. These peoples were descendants of the Alamanni, a Germanic tribe who conquered the lands of the upper Rhine Valley in the 5th Century, and drove out the earlier Celtic tribes and Roman settlers. Their language is the Alemannic dialect of High German, and in France is commonly called Alsatian, whether spoken in Alsace or Lorraine.
The lands on the west side of the Rhine came under the control of France in the mid 17th Century and French became the language of government, and thus became a second spoken language, although Alsatian German continued as the most common spoken language of Alsace and Northeastern Mosel even into the 20th Century. In the early 1700s, use of French as a second language by the Alsatian speaking people of Alsace and parts of Lorraine, linguistically separated these peoples from those of Baden and the German Swiss.
The people who emigrated from Rotterdam can be divided linguistically as follows. The Dutch and Germans of the lower Rhine spoke Low German. The people east of the upper Rhine and the German Swiss spoke High German. On the West Side of the upper Rhine above Koblenz the people spoke High German except many Alsatians spoke French as a second language. Of the people coming down the Mosel tributary to Koblenz, those coming from what are now Luxembourg and German Rheinland-Pfalz and Saar spoke High German. Those from the Northeastern Mosel region of the Duchy of Lorraine spoke Alsatian and French. Those of the remainder of the Duchy of Lorraine spoke French.
Other emigrants who came down the Rhine who spoke French were most usually French Huguenots. These were French Protestants who had fled overland to the Rhine Valley to escape persecution in Catholic France. Some had lived among the Germans long enough to speak German as a second language.
In summary, almost all bilingual German-French speaking people who came down the Rhine were either the Alsatian speaking people of Alsace and the Mosel region of Lorraine, or French Huguenots, some of whom could speak German. Both Catholic and Protestants emigrants came from the Alsatian-speaking group.
The Princess Augusta families who came to the Pigeon Hills area were Catholic and were evidently bilingual and thus most likely either came down the Rhine River from Alsace, or down the Mosel and Rhine Rivers from the Alsatian speaking part of northern Lorraine.
On the Princess Augusta, the ship's Captain Marchant, a name of French origin, in his ships records, singled out seven families and treated these differently than the rest. These were the families of Nicholas Strasbach, Joseph Noel, Eneas Noel, John Francis Christian, Peter Delon, Nicholas Gerard, Francis Ory and his adult son Nicholas Ory.
Of 330 passengers on the ship, these were the only families for which the captain made an addition to his ship's passenger list which indicated whether the male passenger had brought a wife and also included a tabulation of the number of children in each family.Written by A Passenger on the Princes Augusta
An account by Durs Thommen From June to September 1736
Philadelphia, October 20, 1736
My friendly greetings and service to you, my much beloved Reverent Mr. Candidate Annoni and your beloved wife Ester Annoni, born in Zwingerin.
I cannot desist from writing to you and to tell you in a few words that I with my family - the loving faithful Father in Heaven be praised for that - have come into this land fresh and healthy. But at sea our two younger sons became sick with ship fever but, thank God, have regained their previous health. But I now know nothing further to write because we have come so late into this country and everything has already been harvested.
As to the journey, we were detained for 5 weeks, have slept on the Rhine for 2 weeks and travelled from Rotterdam across the sea for 12 weeks and 4 days until Philaddelphia, but only 8 weeks from land to land, and we did not have good wind save for 8 days, more contrary winds than side wind. And as we saw land a new pilot came to us and we thought all was well and won. All evening we got good wind from behind so that the ship moved vigorously. The new pilot, however made cast anchor because it was not far (from there) dangerous; in the morning when the anchor was lifted again and on had barely gone 30 feet the boat ran into a rock, and it crashed that one thought it would break in the middle. The anxious crying began, and one could see where there was faith or not. Then the captain had a warning shot fired and had a flag of distress hoisted, but we drove far out to the sea so that we saw no land anymore for days and even thought we would never see it again.
As far as illness are comcerned, the Mannheim skippers had two of the boats sidewise together; in the one besides ours 7 children died of small pox and a woman of spotted fever, and in our boat 19 people died until Rotterdam. Those people who have means and are interested in this land and need not go into debt, those I advise to stay where they are because the journy is onerous and very dangeous. Thus who wants to come to this land shall be well provided with butter and bacon, dried apple snips and plums, and flour, wine and brandy and dried bread, tea and sugar. And if young people come and cannot pay fare, there are enough people to redeem them from the boat, and they must serve them a certaint time for it. There are people with whom I have talked myself who had brought not a penny into the land and had to serve for their fare, now (they) are very rich people. But I do not know to write much of the land because we came into it quite late and everything had already been harvested, and one should not rely much on the talk of other people, thusI am willing, if it were to please the Lord in Heaven, to send very accurate news in the future when I have investigated things my self.
But I have not yet taken up the land, but I am also willing to wait until I know the land better or have approached trusted friends so that I may believe them. I could have already taken up, however, more than to 3 to 400 acres that have been much planted, and there would remain in my hands quite a good portion of my imported wealth. What has already been cleared of that place, meadow and fields, is for 6 horses, 8 cows, 12 goats, 14 pigs. We are very sorry that at home we have not lived according to Christ's demand on occasion as we should have done.
Durs Thommen formerly of Niederdorff your servant
From: "On The power O Pietism" by Leo Schelbert, PhD in the "Historic Scaefferstown Record" vol 17, Issues No 3 & 4.
Michael Peterman's 1750 voyage to America
The following is an excerpt from a book describing Michael Peterman's 1750 voyage to America .. It gives one a true appreciation of the hardship and sacrifice our ancestors endured.
A Swizz immigrant by the name of Gottlieb Mittelberger, who arrived along with Michael Peterman in Philadelphia in 1750 ( on the same ship the Osgood) gave us a vivid account of his crossing, which was typical of most who made the voyage to America.
"Both in Rotterdam and in Amsterdam the people are packed densely, like herrings so to say, in the large sea-vessels. One person receives a place of scarcely 2 feet width and 6 feet length in the bedstead, while many a ship carries four to six hundred souls; not to mention the innumerable implements, tools, provisions, water-barrels and other things which likewise occupy such space. On account of contrary winds it takes the ships sometimes 2, 3, and 4 weeks to make the trip from Holland to . . . England. But when the wind is good, they get there in 8 days or even sooner. Everything is examined there and the custom-duties paid, whence it comes that the ships ride there 8, 10 or 14 days and even longer at anchor, till they have taken in their full cargoes. During that time every one is compelled to spend his last remaining money and to consume his little stock of provisions which had been reserved for the sea; so that most passengers, finding themselves on the ocean where they would be in greater need of them, must greatly suffer from hunger and want. Many suffer want already on the water between Holland and Old England. When the ships have for the last time weighed their anchors near the city of Kaupp [Cowes] in Old England, the real misery begins with the long voyage. For from there the ships, unless they have good wind, must often sail 8, 9, 10 to 12 weeks before they reach Philadelphia. But even with the best wind the voyage lasts 7 weeks. But during the voyage there is on board these ships terrible misery, stench, fumes, horror, vomiting, many kinds of sea-sickness, fever, dysentery, headache, heat, constipation, boils, scurvy, cancer, mouth rot, and the like, all of which come from old and sharply salted food and meat, also from very bad and foul water, so that many die miserably. Add to this want of provisions, hunger, thirst, frost, heat, dampness, anxiety, want, afflictions and lamentations, together with other trouble, as . . . the lice abound so frightfully, especially on sick people, that they can be scraped off the body. The misery reaches the climax when a gale rages for 2 or 3 nights and days, so that every one believes that the ship will go to the bottom with all human beings on board. In such a visitation the people cry and pray most piteously. Children from 1 to 7 years rarely survive the voyage. I witnessed . . . misery in no less than 32 children in our ship, all of whom were thrown into the sea. The parents grieve all the more since their children find no resting-place in the earth, but are devoured by the monsters of the sea. That most of the people get sick is not surprising, because, in addition to all other trials and hardships, warm food is served only three times a week, the rations being very poor and very little. Such meals can hardly be eaten, on account of being so unclean. The water which is served out of the ships is often very black, thick and full of worms, so that one cannot drink it without loathing, even with the greatest thirst. Toward the end we were compelled to eat the ship's biscuit which had been spoiled long ago; though in a whole biscuit there was scarcely a piece the size of a dollar that had not been full of red worms and spiders' nests. . . . At length, when, after a long and tedious voyage, the ships come in sight of land, so that the promontories can be seen, which the people were so eager and anxious to see, all creep from below on deck to see the land from afar, and they weep for joy, and pray and sing, thanking and praising God. The sight of the land makes the people on board the ship, especially the sick and the half dead, alive again, so that their hearts leap within them; they shout and rejoice, and are content to bear their misery in patience, in the hope that they may soon reach the land in safety. But alas! When the ships have landed at Philadelphia after their long voyage, no one is permitted to leave them except those who pay for their passage or can give good security; the others, who cannot pay, must remain on board the ships till they are purchased, and are released from the ships by their purchasers. The sick always fare the worst, for the healthy are naturally preferred and purchased first; and so the sick and wretched must often remain on board in front of the city for 2 or 3 weeks, and frequently die, whereas many a one, if he could pay his debt and were permitted to leave the ship immediately, might recover and remain alive. The sale of human beings in the market on board the ship is carried out thus: Every day Englishmen, Dutchmen and High-German people come from the city of Philadelphia and other places, in part from a great distance, say 20, 30, or 40 hours away, and go on board the newly arrived ship that has brought and offers for sale passengers from Europe, and select among the healthy persons such as they deem suitable for their business, and bargain with them how long they will serve for their passage money, which most of them are still in debt for. When they have come to an agreement, it happens that adult persons bind themselves in writing to serve 3, 4, 5 or 6 years for the amount due by them, according to their age and strength. But very young people, from 10 to 15 years, must serve till they are 21 years old. Many parents must sell and trade away their children like so many head of cattle; for if their children take the debt upon themselves, the parents can leave the ship free and unrestrained; but as the parents often do not know where and to what people their children are going, it often happens that such parents and children, after leaving the ship, do not see each other again for many years, perhaps no more in all their lives. . . . It often happens that whole families, husband, wife and children, are separated by being sold to different purchasers, especially when they have not paid any part of their passage money. When a husband or wife has died a sea, when the ship has made more than half of her trip, the survivor must pay or serve not only for himself or herself but also for the deceased. When both parents have died over half-way at sea, their children, especially when they are young and have nothing to pawn or pay, must stand for their own and their parents' passage, and serve till they are 21 years old. When one has served his or her term, he or she is entitled to a new suit of clothes at parting; and if it has been so stipulated, a man gets in addition a horse, a woman, a cow. When a serf has an opportunity to marry in this country, he or she must pay for each year which he or she would have yet to serve, 5 or 6 pounds.}
>From Gottlieb Mittleberger, Journey to Pennsylvania in the Year 1750 and Return to Germany in the Year 1754, trans. Carl Theo Eben (Philadelphia: John Jos. McVey, n.d.).
Godparents of Ann Marie are Joseph Charpantier and Marie Poirelle.
4. Michel Delo
Michels godparents were - Michel Charpentier and Odile Dieudonne
5. Pierre Delo
Godparents of Pierre are Nicolas Le Boube and Anne Benoit
6. Jeanne Delo
Godparents of Jeanne are Michel Munier and Magdelaine Quirin.
Genevieves godparents were Nicolas Delon and Marie Mathieu.