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Warder Cresson (1798–1860), American writer, first US consul to Jerusalem, convert from Quakerism to Judaism, had Huguenot ancestors. [390] John de Villiers, 1st Baron de Villiers (1842–1914), Chief Justice of the Cape of Good Hope. [42] [391] Anne Dubourg, lawyer, parliamentarian, first member of the nobility to be martyred. [392]
The National Huguenot Society has listed Michael Bechly / Bechli (1672–1743) as a Qualified Huguenot Ancestor. [3] A branch of the Bechly family emigrated to the United States in 1852 on the Hamburg barque Elise. [2] [4] Two different branches of the Bechly family emigrated to Queensland, Australia. [2]
Pages in category "Huguenot families" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bedoire family; C.
Pages in category "Huguenots" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 286 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The Huguenot cemetery, or the "Huguenot Burial Ground", has since been recognised as a historic cemetery that is the final resting place for a wide range of the Huguenot founders, early settlers and prominent citizens dating back more than three centuries.
The De Saussure family is a family from the Geneva patriciate of Huguenot origins hailing from Lorraine, France but being settled in Switzerland since 1556. An American branch was established in South Carolina in the 18th century by Henri de Saussure; among his descendants were Chancellor Henry William de Saussure and US Senator William F. De Saussure.
The Goelets are descended from a family of Huguenots from La Rochelle in France, who escaped to Amsterdam. [1] Francois Goelet, a widower with a ten-year-old son, Jacobus, arrived in New York in 1676. Returning to Amsterdam on business, he left the boy in the care of Frederick Philipse, but was apparently lost at sea. His son, John G. Goelet ...
This category is for notable related persons from families of Huguenot ancestry and American nationality. Subcategories This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total.