Andre Clapin died St Martin's Jersey 8 July 1861

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Can anyone give me any more information about Andre
Grave? Wife? Family?
Many thanks
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Is this him??
1861
L'Eglise St martins Jersey
Andre Clapin Head widower 88 Retired from French Army France
Rachel Guille visitor U 72 Rent Holder St Owens Jersey
Ann Bondel servant U 36 General servant St Helier Jersey
RG9 4403 81 2

Suz

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yes I think it is
Interesting that one of his grand children has the middle name  Guille I wonder if this could be a relation/child of a sibling  of his Mother?
many thanks
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There is a will available for Rachel -don't know what info that would give you?

" Will and testament of Rachel Guille of St Ouen died 24/12/1864
Bequests to the poor of St Ouens of 5 shillings
Papers in French

Suz

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Rachel Guille, baptized St Ouen 23rd March 1788, daughter of Philippe Guille and Anne Gasnier. Godparents Charles Payn Esq and Rachel Payn his wife.

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Thank you Suz and la grande-methe
Would there be anyway of checking if a sibling of Rachel Guille married Andre Clapin there was at least one son born in 1826 in St Malo Alfred Charles Clapin
Many thanks
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Brilliant lateral thinking, Susanne Guille baptized 3rd October 1791  and sister of Rachel married André in St Helier on April 22nd 1824.
According to the register André was from Belan Chatillion sur Seine, Cote D'Or, which I think is in the Burgundy region.
Alongside Andre's name are the words 'widow Marie C J Jehan', I'm not sure what that means as there is no local marriage that I can see between André and Marie Jehan. I'll have a word with the Archive staff next week.
The Cote D'Or records are on-line but they're quite difficult to read.

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Wow thank you  I look forward to hearing from you
I suppose it is likely that there was a previous marriage given his age and that he had been in the French Army and that could have been near where he was born in Belan-sur Ource
Do you think it is possible to take the Guille/Gasnier family any further back?
Thank you for all your help
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I have just found that Andre Clapin was in the Grand Armee and awarded the medal of St Helene
On the notation ( date of birth is wrong says 1793 but should be 1773) says he served from 11/08/1791 for 11 years and that his residence was now Lanvallay Dinan Cote D'Armor perhaps that is where he lived with his first wife?