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Orange Family
Genealogy Preface |
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This
is the detailed account of my genealogy search on the Orange
family. If you have any comments or information or desire
additional information, please contact me at coachorange@yahoo.com. This information is
organized with one page per generation starting with the preface and then the
oldest known. This information has been put on
familysearch.org. Also, I have a longer narrative that I call
the Orange family history. Summary: Jean Orange, oldest ancestor, was born about 1581
in Bolbec, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, France.[i] His
ancestors left Bolbec for London, England in 1687 due to the persecution of
French Protestants (Huguenots). One of eight Orange siblings Louis
Orange (Lewis/Louys) left England in 1700 aboard the Mary and Ann ship
carrying French Refugees (Huguenots) to Virginia. They were in
Virginia until about 1811 when they moved to Tennessee. About
1852, they arrived in Kentucky. All of my subsequent ancestors
were born in Kentucky, including myself. A
French dictionary of names lists Orange[ii] as
originating from the city in France. Just a note, the famous William of
Orange is not a relative, he took his name from the principality of Orange
when he became prince. Surnames were added in the 12th to
14th century usually based on your location, occupation or
unique characteristic; record keeping was required of the Church in the
1500s. The earliest records of the Orange family are in Bolbec,
France in the 1500s which means they likely originated and took their name
from a location near the Orne River
(about 100 miles east of Bolbec) in Caen, France. There
will likely not be any older records found of the Orange family since the
Mont-Criquet Temple was used as a place of
worship no earlier than 1578. Since they were Protestants, they
were not allowed to have a church. This Temple in Lintot, France
was destroyed in 1659 and the second Temple built later was closed in 1681.[iii] My
direct ancestor is Jean
Orange born
in 1580. These are likely eight
siblings all born in Bolbec with christening in Lintot Temple all about the
same time. For famlysearch.org, I
added a Jean Orange (father) to start the tree. Likely fathers name but no information
exists. · Jean Orange: 1580-1621 · Jeanne Orange: 1580
· Guillaume Orange:
1581 · Catherine Orange:
1594 · Anne Orange: 1595 · Jacqueline Orange:
1595 · Marie Orange: 1602
1671 · Judith Orange: 1604
1674 My
ancestry tree: Last
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