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10th Generation - Jacques Orange 1640 - 1700
The Orange family most likely originated in France since Louys Orange arrived in the United States aboard a French Refugee ship in 1700. Possibly this was the same Louys Orange whose father was Jacques Orange who was born circa 1640 in Cagny, France. Jacques's son Louys Orange was born in 1661 and was baptized in 1662 in the French Catholic Church in Saint Germain en Laye. It is thought that Louys left France for England around 1685 due to the religious upheaval and left there for Virginia arriving in 1700. My direct ancestor is Louys Orange who arrived in the US but a direct tie has not yet been found to the Jacques and Louys Orange of France. The earliest record is the baptism of Louys Orange on September 07, 1662 in a French Catholic Church and it indicates that he was born on 02 November 1661. His parents are listed as Jacques Orange and Guillemette Thomas. Jacques is from Gagny and is a varlet - a nobleman in training to be a Knight (foot soldier) in the King's army. Here is a picture of the church and of the castle that he most likely lived in with King Louis XIV. The church is across the street from the castle on the left in the picture. Here is also a picture of the priests listing inside the church. Darren Orange is there when he was 11. The godparents also appear to be nobles. (01). There is only one other listing of the name Orange in the LDS index to the Saint Germain en Laye church records from 1550-1700. It appears to be a burial of an Orange in 1684 but may not be; the actual record is all but illegible. The church records of Gagny start in 1680 and there is no index. The search must continue in the French archives.
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