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Jessé de Forest, leader of a group of Walloon-Huguenots who fled Europe due to religious persecutions. Jean de Labadie (1610–1674), Jesuit convert to Calvinism, founder of the pietistic Labadists. [537] Josué de la Place (c. 1596 – 1665 or possibly 1655), pastor and theologian. [538] [539] [540]
Durant (The French surname of the town's founding French/Choctaw family) El Reno (Named after Civil War officer Jesse L. Reno, of Huguenot descent) Guymon; Lucien (A common French given name) Poteau ("Stake," named by French explorers) Remy; Sans Bois Mountains ("Without forest") Verdigris "Green Gray"
Many Walloon and Huguenot families were granted asylum there. Edward VI granted them the whole of the western crypt of Canterbury Cathedral for worship. In 1825, this privilege was reduced to the south aisle and in 1895 to the former chantry chapel of the Black Prince. Services are still held there in French according to the Reformed tradition ...
Shakespeare used the word Walloon: "A base Walloon, to win the Dauphin's grace/Thrust Talbot with a spear in the back." A note in Henry VI, Part I says, "At this time, the Walloons [were] the inhabitants of the area, now in south Belgium, still known as the 'Pays wallon'."
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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.
This Tribal Map of America Shows Whose Land You’re Actually Living On. David Grossman. October 10, 2022 at 11:39 AM. Unique Google Maps Show Historic Tribal Borders Native-Land.ca.
Flemish surnames are also common, due to Flemish economic immigration from 1850 to 1950. See Flanders name. There are also a lot of typical Walloon surnames, like Monami (fr: Mon ami, en: My friend), Dehasse (fr: de Hasselt, en: from Hasselt), Delcroix (fr: de la Croix, en: from the Cross), Delhaize or Donnay (some famous tennis equipment in ...