Childhood:
Jean le Roux, the youngest child of Pierre le Roux and Anne Bourdon was born at ca1667 in Mer, France.
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 KWV head quarters in Paarl is on La Concorde.
The Le Roux memorial stone is in the garden of the KWV HQ.
Family Life:
Jean married Jeanne Mouy in 1703 and they had 4 children.
Maria 1704, Pierre 1706, Jeanne (Jan) 1709 and Daniël 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.
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