HALPIN in France

[Shanachai]

There were also a lot of Irishmen  who followed James II into exile in France.  The parish register of St Germain-en-Laye has a number  of records of the time with some interesting interpretations of Irish surnames by the parish priest!  In case it is of interest to anyone "Jacobite extracts from the parochial registers of St Germain-en-Laye" can be found on the Internet Archive.

Excellent advice jayaygee - I'll certainly follow up on your suggestion.

Incidentally - one of Nicholas Halpin's descendants was a young man by the name of Lieutenant William Halpin-Sweeny, who fought in the Battle of Trafalgar and stood guard over Napoleon as the defeated Emperor was being transported into exile for the last time.  The two men became friendly during the voyage, and in the course of one of many conversations Napoleon became convinced that he had met the Lieutenant before, during the battle of Waterloo.  But it turned out that Napoleon had actually interrogated the Lieutenant's brother, who had been captured during the fighting.  Upon realizing his mistake, Napoleon is reputed to have said: ''Ahh.  Your brother was once my prisoner.  Now I am yours.''

[garstonite]

Evidently O'Connell family there from 1746 as well - did you know that ?
http://en.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/?exact_day=&exact_month=&exact_year=&ignore_each_patronyme=&ignore_each_prenom=&size=10&sourcename=&nom=oconnell&prenom=&prenom_operateur=or&place__0__=&zonegeo__0__=France&country__0__=FRA&region__0__=&subregion__0__=&place__1__=&zonegeo__1__=&country__1__=&region__1__=&subregion__1__=&place__2__=&zonegeo__2__=&country__2__=&region__2__=&subregion__2__=&place__3__=&zonegeo__3__=&country__3__=&region__3__=&subregion__3__=&place__4__=&zonegeo__4__=&country__4__=&region__4__=&subregion__4__=&from=&to=&go=1

[garstonite]

marriage in 1746 of Andre Cognacq to Audrey O'Connell aged 24 - born Les Portes-en-Ré,,17286 - mother Jeanne O'Connell - so It looks like O'Connell family were there 1718  - probably earlier ...

[Shanachai]

Evidently O'Connell family there from 1746 as well - did you know that ?
http://en.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/?exact_day=&exact_month=&exact_year=&ignore_each_patronyme=&ignore_each_prenom=&size=10&sourcename=&nom=oconnell&prenom=&prenom_operateur=or&place__0__=&zonegeo__0__=France&country__0__=FRA&region__0__=&subregion__0__=&place__1__=&zonegeo__1__=&country__1__=&region__1__=&subregion__1__=&place__2__=&zonegeo__2__=&country__2__=&region__2__=&subregion__2__=&place__3__=&zonegeo__3__=&country__3__=&region__3__=&subregion__3__=&place__4__=&zonegeo__4__=&country__4__=&region__4__=&subregion__4__=&from=&to=&go=1

I knew Daniel O'Connell was educated there by a rich uncle, but I've never found a link between his family and mine.  Not until the 1840s, when the Reverend Nicholas John Halpin was editing an ultra-Loyalist newspaper called the Dublin Evening Mail and seeking a personal favour from O'Connell - his political nemesis.

[Shanachai]

marriage in 1746 of Andre Cognacq to Audrey O'Connell aged 24 - born Les Portes-en-Ré,,17286 - mother Jeanne O'Connell - so It looks like O'Connell family were there 1718  - probably earlier ...

It's all fascinating stuff, garstonite.  I'm sure we'll be mulling over your discoveries for months to come.  Many thanks.

[davidqueneherve]

Hello

La Flotte, burial of François CAHELL in 1753 (01/0JAN/1753) at the age of 56.

http://www.archinoe.net/v2/ad17/visualiseur/registre.html?id=170027260

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He was a merchant.

His wife Jeanne OCONNELL is alive

Among the witnesses : Jacques François CAHELL, his son, and Jacques COGNAC, his son in law

[davidqueneherve]

Marriage record of Marie Jeanne CAHELL, 25 years old. Her parents live "paroisse des Portes"
Les Portes en Ré I guess https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Portes-en-R%C3%A9

http://www.archinoe.net/v2/ad17/visualiseur/registre.html?id=170027258

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