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Louis Du Bois (21 October 1626 – 1696) was a Huguenot colonist in New Netherland who, with two of his sons and nine other refugees, founded the town of New Paltz, New York. These Protestant refugees fled Catholic persecution in France, emigrating to the Rhenish Palatinate (in present-day Germany) and then to New Netherland, where they settled ...
The influx of Huguenot refugees to New York City, following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, soon made it clear that the projected settlement must be expanded to accommodate many other Huguenots and requiring much more land than was available on the narrow limits of the neck, so a contract to purchase six thousand acres, including the ...
Walloon Monument in Battery Park, Manhattan, New York City. Barred by the government from settling in New France, Huguenots led by Jessé de Forest, sailed to North America in 1624 and settled instead in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (later incorporated into New York and New Jersey); as well as Great Britain's colonies, including Nova ...
The Abraham (Daniel) Hasbrouck House [1] is a historic stone house located at 94 Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York, United States.Built in three phases between 1721 and 1734, it is significant for its association with the early settlement of New Paltz by French Huguenots and as an example of evolving architectural styles in the Hudson Valley.
François de La Rochefoucauld, Marquis de Montandre (1672–1739), Huguenot refugee and British soldier. [456] Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1555–1623), French soldier, prince of Sedan, Marshal of France. [457]
The members of the Protestant religion in France, the Huguenots, had been granted substantial religious, political and military freedom by Henry IV in his Edict of Nantes. Later, following renewed warfare, they were stripped of their political and military privileges by Louis XIII, but retained their religious freedoms.
Manakin Huguenot Church Built in 1700 by French Huguenots, Protestant refugees. Burned down in the Revolutionary War, it was later rebuilt with parts of the original building. It is in what is called the Carpenter Gothic style. Abraham Salle was first in New York in 1700, when he petitioned for privileges of citizenship of the governor and ...
Huguenot participants in the American Revolution (67 P) Pages in category "Huguenot history in the United States" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.