The latest post in the ‘Courchesne / Chagnon Chronicles’.
The year 1632 finds Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu attending to the Court of King Louis XIII of France, as Chief Minister. You will remember Richelieu as our antagonist, and the nemesis of my ancestors. ( see my Aug 24 post History, Genealogy and Historical Fiction: or How to find a Huguenot in a Papist’s Attic). He is basking in his victories at the Siege of La Rochelle in 1628 and the Anglo-French War (1627-1629).
If you did your suggested reading from my Aug 24th post, The Three Musketeers, you know the back ground for this tale. His future actions will continue to influence the lives and names of my family.
Showing posts with label Mélançon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mélançon. Show all posts
Monday, September 5, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
History, Genealogy and Historical Fiction: or How to find a Huguenot in a Papist’s Attic
It’s been about a week since I created this Blog and made my first post. During that time I have been busy tweaking widgets and adding content. I have been thinking of a way to make this blog more than just a depository for my Family History. To that end, I decided to add another perspective to this blog. That being my interest in History and reading Historical Fiction.
I have added a link to my ‘Book Shelf’ on ‘Goodreads’. Goodreads is the largest social network for readers in the world. They have more than 5,500,000 members who have added more than 170,000,000 books to their shelves. Goodreads members recommend books, compare what they are reading, keep track of what they've read and would like to read, form book clubs and much more. Goodreads was launched in December 2006. I have also added a ‘Book Montage’ showing the covers of my favorite books.
This is how I see this working. In my first two posts, ‘Mélançon / Melanson: Evidence Presentation and Overview of Surname Origin History’ and ‘The Military Roots of the 'dit' Name’, I note that Jacques Brisset 1595-1629, and Pierre MELANSON dit LAVERDURE 1590-1676 , both my 8th GGrandfathers through Joseph Hector Euclide Courchesne, were Calvinist Huguenots. While researching French Huguenots I came across the name of ‘ Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu’.
I have added a link to my ‘Book Shelf’ on ‘Goodreads’. Goodreads is the largest social network for readers in the world. They have more than 5,500,000 members who have added more than 170,000,000 books to their shelves. Goodreads members recommend books, compare what they are reading, keep track of what they've read and would like to read, form book clubs and much more. Goodreads was launched in December 2006. I have also added a ‘Book Montage’ showing the covers of my favorite books.
This is how I see this working. In my first two posts, ‘Mélançon / Melanson: Evidence Presentation and Overview of Surname Origin History’ and ‘The Military Roots of the 'dit' Name’, I note that Jacques Brisset 1595-1629, and Pierre MELANSON dit LAVERDURE 1590-1676 , both my 8th GGrandfathers through Joseph Hector Euclide Courchesne, were Calvinist Huguenots. While researching French Huguenots I came across the name of ‘ Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu’.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Mélançon / Melanson: Evidence Presentation and Overview of Surname Origin History
Louisiane Acadien (www.louisianeacadien.com/mfamily.html)
· Melancon/Melanson Family History
Mélançon / Melanson
Evidence Presentation and Overview of Surname Origin History
A must read for those with Mélançon / Melanson ancestry.
Please see my family connection by going to the Genealogy reports page and clicking on the Mélançon / Melanson Family Group Sheets or Descendants Reports.
· Melancon/Melanson Family History
Mélançon / Melanson
Evidence Presentation and Overview of Surname Origin History
A must read for those with Mélançon / Melanson ancestry.
Please see my family connection by going to the Genealogy reports page and clicking on the Mélançon / Melanson Family Group Sheets or Descendants Reports.
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