Hello Lovelies!
December 5, 2019Welcome! To a place for me to share my last ten years of uncovering my ancestor’s stories and family tree. My game plan is to begin with some of the ancestor’s I have already worked on over these years and share what I have found. I enjoy learning about the person’s birth place, where else they might have lived, their occupation, trials and tribulations and any other tidbits or trivia I come across. I give thanks to my Aunt Patricia for telling me one long ago night in our camp in Grand Isle, “wow, what stories you tell about them,…
Jean Constantine DeGeneres Family Tree – Reference Snapshot
Here is a quick visual screenshot overview of the DeGeneres Family tree from Jean Constantine DeGeneres’ children, parents, and grandparents. This is intended for a quick reference. Here is a snapshot of Jean Constantine and Zepherine’s Family…
Part 9- Peter Javain – Farewell to Chucktown
When we left off Peter had just moved to the outskirts of town on the corner of Line and St. Philip Street. This area became known as “Charleston Neck”. (3) “History books generally describe Charleston Neck as…
Part 8 – Jean and Zepherine, a house full of kids
Ok, let’s pick up where we left off with Jean and Zepherine, which is 1812 in Alexandria, Virginia. According to the article written about Jean in the Fireside Sentinel (1) “John Constantine Generes served during the War…
Part 7 – Peter Javain in Charleston the years of 1816-1830
A quick word about Cluster Genealogy Research, which is when you research the people and places around your ancestor such as their neighbors, their friends and their siblings. (the cluster of people around them). By doing this…
Part 6 – Monsieur Generes – “Somewhat of a Philosopher- and very much a Gentleman.”
Jean and Zepherine’s family enlarges to include a son Henri (1806), and three more daughters, Eugenia(1808), Josephine (1812) and Fredericka (1813). Over the next years Jean builds quite a business as a reputable dance instructor and his…
Part 5- Peter moves to Charleston – covering the years of 1799-1815
Peter is not my direct ancestor, yet I found myself so intrigued by his life. I have found so many records of his life between the various newspapers articles and ads, death records, his will (s), his…
Part 4- Zepherine and Peter arrive in America
Peter and Zepherine finally arrived in America in the port of Alexandria on February 1st , 1794 and I know this is the date because I actually found their names are listed in some old papers by…
Part 3- Zepherine Sebastienne dePoincy Javain
Zepherine was born to Seigneur Pierre Etienne Javain de Poincy and Jeanne Nouvelet de la Rosiere in St. Domingue. Her baptism is registered in the Ouanaminthe area which is a town in the northern part of St.…
Part 2- Jean Constantine DeGeneres – getting started in America
This is Part 2 of Jean Constantine’s life story. The earliest record in the United States I have found is an advertisement for a letter left at the post office for Monsieur Generes on November 14 in…
Part 1- “Dance is the hidden language of the soul..” – Martha Graham
Jean Constantine De Marsollan DeGeneres – Dance Master, Philosopher, Entrepreneur, Father Jean Constantine De Marsollan DeGeneres was my 4th great grandfather. He was born on the 2nd of July in 1778 in Torbeck, on the island of…
