"Genealogie de moy Benjamin Lacoste et de Louise Duluc, ma femme.", 1677
Item
Shelfmark: MS. Rawl. D. 452, fol. 1
A full family and personal history, ending with the writer’s settlement as Protestant minister at Median on 24 Sept. 1664, immediately after his marriage, and with a description of his wife, her beauty and character.
At p. 3 the writer says: "J’ay resolu de tirer ici non seulement ma genealogie et celle de ma femme, mais même d’y faire nôtre portrait et celuy de nos peres et meres, et de nos autres ancêtres autant qu’ils me seront cônus, et j’exhorte ceux qui viendront apres moy, si Dieu conserve les deux enfans qu’il m’a donnes, de continüer ce que j’auray dê-ja commencé." He was born at Montauban, 16 July, 1630.
Dates
- Creation: 1677
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 452, fol. 1
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