Martine, Célestine, Hortense Gilbert

Female15 January 1873–1948

Brief Life History of Martine Célestine Hortense

When Martine, Célestine, Hortense Gilbert was born on 15 January 1873, in Saint-Porchaire, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France, her father, Pierre, Jules Gilbert, was 27 and her mother, Marie, Louise Cogny 2, was 28. She married Auguste, Joseph Denis on 6 October 1891, in Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, France. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1948, in Sarcelles, Seine-et-Oise, France, at the age of 75.

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Auguste, Joseph Denis
1866–1949
Martine, Célestine, Hortense Gilbert
1873–1948
Marriage: 6 October 1891
Albert, Léon Denis
1893–1915
Raymond, Henri Denis
1894–1900
Léa, Adèle Denis
1897–1989

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 October 1891Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, France
  • Children (3)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1875

    Age 2

    Parliamentary power peaks. Recognition of trade unions. Separation of church and state (1905). Important scientific and technological inventions.

    1886 · The Statue of Liberty

    Age 13

    The Statue of Liberty that is in France is identical to the one that sits in New York. The Statue was sent over from France. It symbolizes the alliance between the two countries. The French have nicknamed it the Laboulaye Lady

    1894 · The Affair - Dreyfus is Accused of Treason

    Age 21

    The Dreyfus affair was a huge scandal in the late 19th century and early 20th century French. Alfred Dreyfus was born on October 9, 1859 in Mulhouse, France  and died on July 12, 1935 in Paris France. He was convicted of treason. He was accused of being a spy in the German embassy in France.

    Name Meaning

    English (of Norman origin), French, and German: from the personal name Giselbert, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge, hostage, noble youth’ (see Giesel ) + berht ‘bright, famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.

    Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.

    History: The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland. — Étienne Gilbert from Aulnay in Vienne, France, married Marguerite Thibault in Neuville, QC, in 1683. Louis Gilbert dit Comtois from Besançon in Doubs married Anne Jacques in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1722. Pierre Gilbert from Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire in Charente, France, married Marie-Angélique Dufour in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, QC, in 1756. Charles Dupuis dit Gilbert from Rosnay in Indre, France, married Marie-Jeanne Brunet in Sainte-Foy, QC, in 1741.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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