Who will join me in Huguenot Migration Project?

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I need a new project like I need a hole in the head, but recent communications about locking profiles (heh heh) got me to take a look at a new possibility.

In addition to the Puritan Great Migration Project, I'm also particularly fond of the Huguenots. Both groups were persecuted against and fled their homes. The Huguenots were massacred for their beliefs. 

I've started a Huguenot Migration Project. Do projects have to be approved first? I haven't started doing anything with it. Just initial setup. What's interesting about this migration is that it's not just Europe-to-North America. They went all over the place. Anyone want to play with me?

Oh, and Liz, a subset of the Huguenots WOULD overlap with your New Netherlands Settlers project. They did come early enough. (My husband's ancestors were just part of a later group.)

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Yes,  John Calvin of France took his concept from Martin Luther of Germany.  These off shoots of the Holy Roman Catholic Religion began as early as 1512 and gained prominence about 1525.  Those who practiced Lutheranism and Calvinism were persecuted by the Catholic Church.  This persecution followed them to New France and wherever else they chose to settle.  There are few Canadian records of the Hugeunots, as the governments heavily influanced by the Jesuit Missionaries destroyed and/or refused to record Vitals on them.  The church records are scarse as most of them were destroyed.  This category will be very challanging.

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Hi Jillaine! I just now saw this posting. Yes please, sign me up!  I just added a link to the project page from the New Netherland Settlers page - http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:New_Netherland_Settlers#Related_WikiTree_Projects

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Because finding credible sources isn't hard enough already, you want to tackle the Huguenots whose existence was purged from the 'official' record 480 years ago.

Sounds like fun!

Anyways perhaps you should include a link to the (American) National Huguenot Society http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/

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I've got at least one Hugenot, and a few New Netherlands. I'm in!

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Hi,  a couple questions to know if I can help participate.

My family living history is that my maternal grandfather's  'Fruth' line were Huguenots who left France for Germany following the St. Bartholomew massacre in 1572.   But I don't see the Fruth name on the National Huguenot registry - so does that mean they are not official Huguenots?  I'm not sure how to verify if they were Protestant sympathizers vs. Huguenots or the precise definition.

Also, to confirm they have to be born in France to qualify to tag them?  We've traced the line to Fruth-81 b. bef. 1575.  We believe he was born in France.  But I dont' have source documents showing that - any suggestions on how to verify a birth in France that far back?  I've not found Fruths in France, but we dont' really think they changed the name because the spelling has been so consistent since then.

 

Thanks!

Wendy

Answer 1

What are the sources used for them for those who are not too savvy , like me, to work on them ? I know I have some in my Fougeron side,

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Maggie,

Great question about the sources for this. I'm not AS familiar with the Huguenot immigrants to New Amsterdam as I am with the colonial New Englanders.

I do know that one of the sources would be records related to the Dutch Reformed Church in New York-- this was the church of many of the Huguenots once they got to North America.

Let me poke around and see what I can find that we could use as a guide. I don't think there's an equivalent to Anderson's Great Migration series. But maybe there's something. Oh, the NY Genealogical Society might have something. Harumph, I let my membership lapse... There's also a Huguenot Society of America or something like that.

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Based on LDS's large database of resources, I've started compiling resources. Look at the evolving and still-being-updated Project Page.

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Count me in Jillian.  I'm not fluent in Huguenot, but I do have a couple.

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How interesting about Calvinism which influenced Huegonots . John Calvin was born in France as Jehan Cauvin  .I always assumed he was English . 

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As for whether projects have to be approved, they do have to meet the requirements: http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project_FAQ

Since you're a Supervisor, all you need to meet the requirements is at least one other interested person. That shouldn't be an issue in this case.

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Thanks, Lianne. Looks like I have a couple of interested folks.

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When I was in the shelves today, I noticed Charles E. Last " Huguenots Pedigree " .

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Maggie, as you and others find resources, I hope you will add them to the project page.  Thanks.

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I will add them from now on , even if they are only on library shelves . It's good to know for those elusive families.

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Jillian , can I do the Hugenots of  New Paltz  ? They immigrated 1670's-80's. later than most of the ones in your project .

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Virginia Huguenot Refugees, 1700; New Rochelle, Hackensack , NJ - there's a lot of  databases on Ancestry. If they are not on WikiTree already, are we creating new profiles ? 

 

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Maggie, thanks for your help. My husband's Deveaux ancestors may have been in New Pfalz area. And they were late-comers, too.

It's up to you if you want to create new profiles. If you do, I'd recommend you focus on those with decent sources.

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The project now has a related template:

This can be placed on any profile of a person who was a Huguenot whether or not they emigrated.

{{Huguenot}}

Do not place it on profiles of people who were children or descended of Huguenots (i.e., once they emigrated).

Its purpose is to identify people who were Huguenots during their lifetime.

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We should define more precisely who will be labeled Huguenot, for example:

• French protestants who fled out of France and their descendance who kept their faith, names, etc.
• French protestants who fled out of France; that would keep out secondary emigration, e.g. to North America.

The second option represent much less people (and thus less work), but the first one seems more in touch with history, as people still wear Huguenot crosses today.

There might be other options.

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Jacques, when I initially envisioned this, it was to focus on the emigrants-- hence the name  Huguenot *Migration* project, so its focus has been on people who emigrated as a result of persecution for their religious beliefs. If that included two or more hops (i.e., from France to Mannheim to New York) and more than one generation, so be it. It was specifically not intended to tag descendants. That goes beyond the scope of what I was interested in doing. Sorry.

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No problemo. I will follow your idea. As I said: less work (;o).

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I am in, mainly for Switzerland. I could also help with the French side of the migration.

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I am in process of adding Fougerons and others in ENGLAND after gleaning though Non-Conformist Records at Family Search, and Wills at PCC.

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How do I Join and add the badge to my profile?

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Andrew, instructions are on the Project page:

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Huguenot_Migration

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In researching the family back in France, I found that the Coat of Arms was awarded for services rendered in defense of Tolouse.  Guess who was the problem?  Then both, protestant and cathoics, would seek opportunities out of the termoil in New France.  This is certainly part of the story for the immigration of the French to the Americas.  The story of immigration is the story of conflict.  We spent almost 500 years being French, 50 being members of New France, another 200 under the Commonwealth, and my family immigrated to Ohio and Michigan in the 1800's, and for parts of the family, of course, the U.S. immigrated into what used to be New France!  Oh yeah, I want in.

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Badge awarded. Thanks, Russell.

Answer 8

Am investigating a lot of huguenots who went to the Netherlands first (Leiden, Delft, Amsterdam...)   A lot stayed, a lot went to America.

Answer 9

How is your project coming along? My Huguenot ancestors were in Picardie and left for Amsterdam, then Plankstadt, Germany and then to Pennsylvania in 1727, Let me know what you need.