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Chrietien DuBois

b. 1597 · Weirs, Dist. LaBarrie, Artois, Flanders  |  d. BEFORE 10 Oct 1655

Parents

Events

Birth
1597 · Weirs, Dist. LaBarrie, Artois, Flanders
Death
BEFORE 10 Oct 1655

Family

Spouse: Cornelia · m. 1620

Children:

  1. Francoise DuBois (17 Jun 1622–)
    m. Pierre Biljauw · 20 Apr 1649 · Ch. of Walloons, Leyden, Holland
    Children: Marie Biljauw; Martha Biljauw
  2. Albert DuBois
  3. Ann DuBois (13 Nov 1625–)
  4. Louis "the Walloon" DuBois (27 Oct 1626–1696)
    m. Catherine Blanchan · 10 Oct 1655 · Old Prot. Ev. Ch, Maheim, Frankenthall, Palatinate
    Children: Abraham DuBois (1657–1731); Isaac DuBois (1659–); Jacob DuBois (1661–); Sara DuBois (1662–); David DuBois (1667–); Solomon DuBois (1669–1759); Rebecca DuBois (1671–); Rachel DuBois (1675–); Louis DuBois (1677–); Mattheus DuBois (1679–); Magdalena DuBois (1680–)
  5. Jacques DuBois (–1676)
    m. Pieronne Benlyn · 25 Apr 1663 · Walloon Church, Leyden, Holland

Notes

The DuBois family is one of the oldest of the noble houses of Cotentin in Duchy of Normandy. The heraldic records of Paris commence the geneology with Geoffroi DuBois, a knight banneret and a companion of Duke Williams in the conquest of England 1066. The mottoe of the DuBois coat-of-arms is "Tiens to Foy" meaning "Keep They Faith". Chretien DuBois (this entry) was a descendant of the knight Geoffroi. He was a Huguenot gentleman of the family of DuBois Seicneuno(?) of Beaufermez and de Bourse, having an estate at Wieres, in La Bassee near Lille in French Flanders now Artois. It was undoubtedly owing to Chretien being identified with the Huguenot faith that an attempt to obliterate the public records of the family and destroy all evidence of his connection with nobility of France. Some Sources: 1. Gosman, Lillian May (Briggs), "Gosman Genealogy and related families", 1963. 2. Reeve, Vera, "Register of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors", 3rd edition. The National Huguenot Society: Wash. DC; 1983. 3. Le Fevre, Ralph, "History of New Paltz, NY, and its old families (from 1678 to 1820): Including the Huguenot Pioneers, and others who settled in New Paltz previous to the Revolution." Albany, NY: Fort Orange Press; 1903. pg. 253,280-1 4. Smyth, S. G., "The van Metre Genealogy". pg. 12-17, 20-31. 5. Heidgerd, William, "The American Descendants of Cretian De Bois of Wicres, France". New Paltz, New York: Huguenot Historical Society, 1968. His parentage was supplied to me by Kim Everingham. It seems to be highly credible. Previous theories have been proposed, but disproven.