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  • Johannes Meyer alias John Le Mears

    As far as John can remember, he came to Australia from Germany in 1878 on the ship Eduard. This is proven by the “Application for Certificate of Naturalization”. But the ship list does not list John Le Mears, but a 24-year-old Johannes Meyer from Hamburg. It is reasonable to assume that his name was changed…

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  • The geographical location of Valenciennes

    In the period around 1600 France was bordered in the North by the Spanish Netherlands. Today it borders Belgium, but the Kingdom of Belgium has only existed since 1831, before that it was a part of the Netherlands. Until 1668 the border between France and the Spanish Netherlands was south of Valenciennes . At that…

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  • The Origin of the Rapalje Family

    By several authors we are informed about the course of life, the origin, and the descendants of Joris Janssen Rapalje, the ancestor of all Rapalje families in America. By Leslie A. Bryan we know that „Joris Janssen Rapalje, Hugenot, son of Jean, was babtized 28. April at Valenciennes, died in Brooklyn, New Netherland, probably early…

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