Brief Life History of Pierre Ignace
When Pierre Ignace Use was born on 14 February 1760, in La Gouesnière, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, his father, Ignace Heuze, was 37 and his mother, Cécile Bourg, was 26. He married Marie-Perrine Quimine on 30 April 1785, in Chantenay, Loire-Atlantique, France. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. In 1785, at the age of 25, his occupation is listed as day laborer in Louisiana, United States. He died in May 1815, in Thibodaux, Lafourche, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 55.
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- Maria Adelaida Use, "Louisiana, Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934"
- Pierre Use in entry for Simon Use, "Louisiana, Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934"
- Rosalia Selicera Use, "Louisiana, Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1778 · Treaty of Alliance with American Colonies
After the battle of Saratoga France realized that America might be worth backing. They formed an alliance with the colonies and sent naval fleets to help with the war.
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Name Meaning
North German (also Büse): from Middle Low German buse ‘fishing boat’, specifically of the kind used to catch herring, and hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such boats or for a herring fisher.
English (mainly Devon and Cornwall): variant of Bews .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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