South Africa:
OVC offered immigration to Cape of Good Hope.
Somehow the brothers found out about it and left France for Holland after the
wedding of their brother Pierre and Elisabeth Souchan on 22 October 1686.
They spent around some time in Holland before leaving on the ship Voorschoten on 31 December 1687.
Jan and Gabriel arrived in Saldanha Bay on 13th April 1688.
They were granted land by Simon van Der Stel (governor of the Cape), Jean in 1692/1699? and named his farm Parys and Gabriel his La Concorde.
Both farm names can still be found today. The old KWV head quarters in Paarl is on La Concorde.
The Le Roux memorial stone is in the garden of the KWV HQ.
Family Life:
Gabriel married Marie-Catherine Le Fevre in 1701 and they had 5 children.
Maria Magdalena 1702, Pierre (Pietre) 1704, Daniel 1709, Abraham 1709 and Gabriel 1711.
Death:
Jean and Gabriel drowned during a winter storm in 1711 while trying to cross the Berg river.
It's unsure of where they are buried but it's believed to be in the vineyards around the
Simondium church.
Gabriel's baptism entry in registry at Mer but on Blois online database.
Read about Dominique le Roux's visit to registry office in Mer, Dominique thank you for the photos.
http://archives.culture41.fr/..I 9/1...
Last entry of for Jean and Gabriel in France were them being witness to their brother's wedding.
Last entry for Jean and Gabriel were in Holland in June 1687
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