de la Villesbret family papers, 1534-1937.

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de la Villesbret family papers, 1534-1937.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/708269043

This collection consists of family estate papers, French military papers, genealogical information and printed material, spanning five centuries. Included are correspondence, financial documents, diaries, maps, genealogical information, land titles, leases, newspapers, maps, royal commissions, proofs of nobility, wills, marriage and baptismal certificates, death notices, wedding announcements, naturalization papers, petitions for pensions, records of military service in the French Army and Navy. The collection includes documents pertaining to the Garnier de la Villesbret family and allied families, including the Cormier du Médic, Gourel de St. Pern, Le Gris du Clos, Genu de la Bordière, de Mezerac, de Blois de la Calandre, Boudin de Longpré, de la Moussaye, de Kerbusso, and O'Brien families.

14 linear feet (28 boxes and 2 oversized folders)

eng,

fre,

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8042910

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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