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Andre Gauch
d.26 Feb 1698
Facts and Events
In the early times the Gosse family was many and staunch Catholics. During the 16th centaury they however got involved in the Reformation and became Protestants.
In 1853 the birth of Jean Gosse is mentioned, the son of the twenty year old Asa Gosse. Between 1583 and 1712 no mention is made of Gosse in any French records. The family apparently fled the growing prosecution of the Protestants. The families fled in three main groups - to Germany where the spelling became "Gause", to Switzerland (Gauch) and Scotland (Goss). Some of those who emigrated to Scotland moved on further to the British colonies in America.
Andre Gauch was from the town of Le Pont-de-Montvert on the Tarn in Languedoc, France. Fled to Switzerland to escape religious persecution of the Protestants by the Catholics. Andre Gauch and his first wife Jacqueline Decre and his second wife Jeanne de Klerk are the stamouers (progenitors) of the Gouws family in Southern Africa
References
- ↑ Francois Greeff. Ancestors of Francois Greeff. (http://www.e-family.co.za)
http://www.e-family.co.za. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Toeka se Gouse. (http://www.gouws.netfirm.com)
http://www.gouws.netfirm.com.
- ↑ Murdered while inspecting his lifestock. Youngest son at the time was only one month old.
After his death his wife married Pieter Bekker. There was speculation at the time that Andre was murdered by Bekker. There might be some truth to this as his wife married Bekker within two weeks after his death. Bekker was also a violent man. In 1701 he was banished to Mauritius after he assaulted Jan Stevensz Botma. Before being send away he however escaped inland. He must have stayed close by because his wife gave birth to a number of children during his period of exile.
In 1710 he was eventually caught for the treatment of his slave, Maria van Ceylon. He viciously assaulted her after which he hanged her above his firepplace. She sustained first degree burns. For this Pieter Bekker was banished to Europe. He however joined the VOC as a soldier and was back in the Cape in 1717. Within a year he was however arrested and send to Robben Island.
- ↑ One of the few Huguenot refugees who did not need any financial assistance in 1690
- ↑ S'il est vraiment né en 1664 (ou vers 1664), son acte de baptême/naissance ne pourra être trouvé. Aucun registre paroissial d'avant 1670 n'a été conservé : --> http://archives.lozere.fr/archive/resultats/etatcivil/n:88?REch_commune=pont-&REch_commune_Index=295315&REch_commune_Libel=Le+Pont-de-Montvert&type=etatcivil
Par ailleurs, si la famille était effectivement protestante, la communauté avait peut-être tenu des registres qui, bien entendu, ne pouvaient être avec les registres catholiques.
- ↑ Le patronyme Gauche est mentionné dans les registres paroissiaux (catholiques) de 1670-1671. Tous les porteurs de ce nom de famille ne sont pas convertis au protestantisme et n'ont pas tous émigré.
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* Person:Marguerite Gauche (1)
* Person:Jean Gauch (1)
* Person:Claude Gauch (1)
* Person:Anne Gauge (1)
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