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Waldemar Knaupp
Le Sieur Francoise Basque de Perras
Envoyé le: mardi 18 janvier 2005 18:11



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My ancestor was born round 1690 in Lannepax/Gascogne or Toulouse. What means "Le Sieur" or "Basque de". Means "Le Sieur" that he was a noble man. Means "Basque de" a "nom de guerre".
Michel Raout
Le Sieur Francoise Basque de Perras
Envoyé le: mardi 18 janvier 2005 21:43



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"Le sieur" could be translated into "Sir" and should, indeed, mean that he was a noble man. And "Basque de Perras" seems to be the full name of this man -noble men are used to bear names with "...de..." which is the equivalent of the german "... von ..." (but christian name should read "François" and not "Françoise", as Françoise is a female christian name).
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