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our genealogy section. This Family page contains general
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Cette page comporte des informations
générales sur les origines de notre famille, par
exemple :
- Lignée Welty
- Lignées Anderson,
Schenk, etc...
- Lignée Rochefort
Pour les autres pages généalogiques
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The Welty Line
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This is a picture of four generations
of Weltys : Ann Frances (Watkins) Welty, her son Christopher
Bennett Welty, his son Richard Emerson Welty and his son Donald
(the brother of Harriet's father Paul).
They are identified by their
Stradonitz numbers (first column on the following chart).
The Welty line is (partially)
as follows :
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| Stradonitz |
Name |
Born |
Died |
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| 1 |
Benjamin & David ROCHEFORT |
28/1/1976 Nantes & 8/9/1980 Paris |
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|
| 2 |
Philippe ROCHEFORT (webmaster) |
3/8/1942 Paris |
|
cont'd
(below) |
| 3 |
Harriet WELTY (see her bio) |
11/11/1945 IA |
|
see the page "cousins" |
| 6 |
Paul WELTY |
26/1/1907 IA |
30/1/1961 Mex. |
|
| 7 |
Doris ANDERSON |
26/6/1913 IA |
30/5/1999 AZ |
cont'd
(below) |
| 12 |
Richard Emerson WELTY |
3/6/1880 IA |
7/4/1955 IA |
see
picture |
| 13 |
Effie BRIGHT |
12/4/1881 IA |
15/4/1951 IA |
cont'd
see picture
|
| 24 |
Christopher Bennett WELTY |
7/9/1857 IA |
9/3/1929 IA |
see
picture |
| 25 |
Lydia CAREY |
20/12/1856 Can. |
13/2/1952 CA |
cont'd
see picture
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| 48 |
Andrew Jackson WELTY |
17/2/1834 IL |
2/9/1898 IA |
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| 49 |
Ann Frances WATKINS |
4/6/1834 KY |
3/5/1932 IA |
cont'd
see picture
|
| 96 |
Samuel WELTY |
5/2/1802 KY |
23/4/1876 OH |
|
| 97 |
Mathilda JOHNSON |
2/6/1813 OH |
1/4/1893 WA |
cont'd |
| 192 |
Joseph WELTY |
1778 PA |
? |
|
| 193 |
Catherine HUNSAKER |
? |
? |
cont'd
(read about the scalping
of her parents) |
| 384 |
John WELTY |
1730 PA |
12/9/1793 PA |
|
| 385 |
Eva COCGHNOWER |
1736 PA |
PA ? |
cont'd |
| 768 |
Peter WELTY |
1695 Germany |
7/1755 PA |
|
| 769 |
Catherina N |
1710 Germany |
PA ? |
end |
| 1 536 |
Hans WELTY |
c. 1660 Germany |
Germany |
|
| 1 537 |
Verena GEISSBUHLER |
c. 1660 Germany |
Germany |
end |
| 3 072 |
Peter WELTY |
13/12/1640 Lauperswill |
Germany |
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| 3 073 |
Madleni DANNER |
c. 1640 |
Germany |
end |
| 6 144 |
Jacob WELTY |
29/12/1600 Lauperswill |
Germany |
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| 6 145 |
Cathrina ALTHAUS |
c.1600 |
Germany |
end |
| 12 288 |
Ulrich WELTY |
11/5/1573 Lauperswill |
Germany |
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| 12289 |
Elsbeth ISELI |
c. 1570 |
Germany |
end |
| 24 576 |
Ulrich WELTY |
1535 Lauperswill |
Germany |
end |
| 24 577 |
Margaret BRACHBÜHL |
c. 1540 |
Germany |
end |
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N.B. This is an excerpt
from the completed family tree; "continued" means we
have more information about the ancestry of this person
: see the complete family tree. Click
here for more details about the Weltys.
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of the page
The Anderson/Schenk line
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The
Schenk line connects us to the illustrious Schenck family, including
the abominable Marten Schenk van Niddeggen (picture) a General
in the Dutch War of Independence. According to Motley in History
of the United Netherlands, he was so cruel that sometimes
he would force a person to climb up a steeple and jump off of
it. Not surprisingly, his own end (1589) was gruesome: cut into
pieces and pickled, his various body parts were spread out and
displayed on the walls of Nimeggen.
His Stradonitz number is 29056-2-1-2)
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On this Schenk
line, some immigrants were in what is now New York BEFORE the
Mayflower ! Click here for details.... |
| Stradonitz |
Name |
Born |
Died |
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| 3 |
Harriet WELTY |
11/11/1945 IA |
|
see the page "cousins" |
| 7 |
Doris ANDERSON |
26/6/1913 IA |
30/5/1999 AZ |
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| 14 |
George ANDERSON |
9/10/1887 IA |
20/8/1943 IA |
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| 15 |
Frances MILLS |
1/9/1891 IA |
17/1/1971 IA |
cont'd |
| 28 |
Charles ANDERSON |
27/5/1848 PA |
2/1/1899 IA |
see
picture |
| 29 |
Mary ARMSTRONG |
1860 IA |
22/4/1909 IA |
cont'd
see picture
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| 56 |
Hezekiah ANDERSON |
2/4/1814 PA |
10/5/1870 IL |
|
| 57 |
Drusana BIDDLE |
PA |
IL |
cont'd |
| 112 |
Julius ANDERSON |
? |
1/4/1822 PA |
cont'd
(see Anderson) |
| 113 |
Harriet DAVIS |
3/7/1784 PA |
1843 PA |
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| 226 |
Hezekiah DAVIS |
22/11/1747 PA |
27/12/1837 PA |
cont'd |
| 227 |
Anna SCHENK |
17/3/1763 NY |
11/2/1826 PA |
|
| 454 |
Nicholas SCHENK |
4/9/1732 NY |
3/4/1810 NY |
|
| 455 |
Willempie WYCKOFF |
24/12/1736 NY |
? |
cont'd |
| 908 |
Stephen SCHENK |
22/1/1686 NY |
6/11/1767 NY |
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| 909 |
Antje WYCKOFF |
1/9/1686 NY |
15/7/1766 NY |
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| 1816 |
Jan
Martense SCHENK |
Holland |
28/1/1688 NY |
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| 1817 |
Jannetje Van VORHEES |
1658 Holland |
NY |
cont'd |
| 1818 |
Claes Pieterse WYCKOFF |
1646 NY |
24/2/1714 NY |
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| 1819 |
Sarah Pieterse MONFOORT |
2/4/1656 NY |
31/12/1704 NY |
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| 3632 |
Marten SCHENK |
7/8/1584 Holl. |
? |
|
| 3633 |
Magdalena
BOEKHORST |
Holland |
1688 NY |
end |
| 3634 |
Steven van VORHEES |
1600 Holland |
16/2/1684 NY |
cont'd |
| 3636 |
Pieter Claessen WYCKOFF |
6/1/1625 Holl. |
30/6/1694 NY |
cont'd |
| 3637 |
Grietje van NESS |
|
NY |
cont'd |
| 3638 |
Pieter
MONFOORT |
Holland |
4/1/1661 NY |
cont'd |
| 3639 |
Sarah
de PLANKEN |
1615 Holland |
NY |
cont'd |
| 7264 |
Peter SCHENK |
1547 Holland |
? |
cont'd
: along this line, you can identify thousands of ancestors
all over Europe |
| 7265 |
Johanna v. SCHERPENZEEL |
? |
? |
cont'd |
N.B. This is an excerpt from
the completed family tree; "continued"
means we have more information about the ancestry of this person.
Back to top of the page
The Rochefort line
| My two grandfathers
and one grandmother came from Auvergne. This region, in the center
of France, is known for its cheese, its landscapes (it is a chain
of extinct volcanoes, some of them spectacular) and its hard-working
(sometimes cheap....) inhabitants. It is also known as one of
the poorest regions in France and a country of emigration to
Paris. Like thousands of others, my two grand fathers, the youngest
of the family, had to emigrate to make their living in the capital.
Family history says that my paternal grand-father hated the priests
his whole life, since his minister convinced him to leave the
country with only a few coins in his pocket, in order to protect
the inheritance of his sibblings. In Paris, he became a house-painter
and, with the help of my father, the owner of several wallpaper
shops in Paris. The Rochefort line began in Bromont - Lamothe,
a small village in Auvergne - and goes back to the Neanderthals! |
Introducing the Rochefort family in 19th
century dress in the 1990s : Front row: Harriet Welty Rochefort and
David. Back row: Philippe Rochefort and Benjamin.
This picture, taken about twenty years ago, looks so authentic
that many people think that these are OUR ancestors. Mais
non - c'est nous! |
| Stradonitz |
Name |
Born |
Died |
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| / |
- Judith ROCHEFORT
- Hadrien ROCHEFORT
- Alexandre ROCHEFORT
- Juliette ROCHEFORT
- Hannah ROCHEFORT
- Elsa ROCHEFORT
- Rebecca ROCHEFORT
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- 19/9/2001 Marseille
- 31/1/2006 Marseille
- 20/11/2006 Montreal
- 7/8/2010 Montreal
- 27/2/2010 Paris
- 10/3/2014 St.Cloud
- 16/1/2021 Marseille
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see
pictures |
| 1 |
- Nicolas ROCHEFORT,
- Benjamin ROCHEFORT,
- David ROCHEFORT
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- 2/3/69 Paris,
- 28/1/76 Nantes
- 8/9/80 Paris
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|
see pictures |
| 2 |
Philippe ROCHEFORT |
3/8/42 Paris |
|
see my resume
and the page "cousins" |
| 3 |
Harriet WELTY |
11/11/45 Shenandoah USA |
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cont'd |
| 4 |
Henri ROCHEFORT |
22/12/1905 Paris |
10/4/1987 Paris |
see
picture |
| 5 |
Marie Jeanne MAYET |
17/3/1915 Excideuil |
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cont'd,
see picture |
| 8 |
Francisque ROCHEFORT |
12/1/1867 Cl-Ferrand |
20/11/1933 Paris |
see picture
see picture
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| 9 |
Marie Ang.TOURNAYRE |
28/9/1874 Marseille |
21/6/1938 Paris |
cont'd |
| 16 |
Jean ROCHEFORT |
24/7/1825 Bromont-Lamothe |
1/4/1887 Clermont-Ferrand |
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| 17 |
Marie GIRAUDET |
11/7/1838 Cl-Ferrand |
19/12/1881 Cl-F |
cont'd |
| 32 |
Michel ROCHEFORT |
9/8/1798 Bromont-L. |
Br-L |
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| 33 |
Marguerite COLLANGE |
22/8/1786 Bromont-L |
2/1/1838 Bromont-L |
cont'd |
| 64 |
François ROCHEFORT |
23/9/1765 Bromont-L |
Br-L |
|
| 65 |
Jeanne THOMAS |
1765 Bromont-L |
26/1/1825 Br-L. |
cont'd |
| 128 |
Gilbert ROCHEFORT |
4/8/1726 Bromont-L |
4/10/1773 Br-L. |
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| 129 |
Michelle PRUGNARD |
7/3/1736 Bromont-L. |
27/5/1802 Br-L |
cont'd |
| 256 |
Bonnet ROCHEFORT |
<1708 Br-L |
<1763 Br-L |
|
| 257 |
Geneviève DIOGON |
23/10/1729 Bromont |
<1756 Br-L. |
cont'd |
| 512 |
Antoine ROCHEFORT |
Bromont L. |
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| 513 |
Jeanne GEILHE |
Bromont L. |
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| 1024 |
Pierre ROCHEFORT |
1657 Bromont-L. |
29/5/1743 Br-L. |
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| 2048 |
Antoine ROCHEFORT |
Bromont-L. |
10/12/1693 Br-L |
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| 4096 |
Martin ROCHEFORT |
1604 Bromont-L. |
Br-L. |
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| 8192 |
Bernard ROCHEFORT |
<1588 Bromont-Lamothe |
1605 Bromont-Lamothe |
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N.B. This is only an excerpt
from the completed family tree; "continued"
means we have more information about the ancestry of this person
- For
more details, including some website addresses by other
researchers, see our surname list.
- For family pictures, click here.
- For a short glossary of the
"patois", the dialect
of Périgord (my mother's line)
- For a good book about the poor
Auvergnats like the Rocheforts who emigrated to Paris and now
run most of the café business, read : Marc TARDIEU, Les
Auvergnats de Paris, Ed.du Rocher, 2001
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More details about sources
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- For ancestors who
arrived in the early 17th Century, click here.
- For my missing links, click here.
- For books by
or about my ancestors, click here.
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