Alternate spellings surname: La Riche / Le Riche

Place of origin: The Thimerais region (Normandie)? Date of arrival: 1698 Ship: Driebergen Settled at: Kromrivier in the Wagenmakersvallei Married to Suzanne Fouché Two sons, three daughters

Source: The Huguenots of South Africa 1688-1988 by Pieter Coertzen p.164

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Louis le Riche b. circa 1650

NGK Drakenstein Baptisms 1694-1732 NGK Drakenstein Baptisms 1694-1732

Birth* Louis le Riche was born circa 1650 in France.1

Marriage* He married Suzanne Fouché before 1698.1

He and Suzanne Fouché witnessed the baptism of Elizabeth Jordaan on 2 July 1729 Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Drakenstein, de Caep de Goede Hoop.2 He and Suzanne Fouché witnessed the baptism of Susanna Fourie on 7 May 1730 Drakenstein.3

Family

Suzanne Fouché b. c 1670

Children=

• Susanna le Riche+4 b. b 22 Nov 1709
• Pierre le Riche5 b. b 13 Sep 1712
• Anna le Riche6 b. b 24 Jul 1715
• Maria le Riche+7 b. c 1717
• Joseph le Riche8 b. b 13 Sep 1722

Citations:

1. [S154] Pieter Coertzen, The Huguenots of South Africa 1688-1988 (28 Wale Street, Cape Town: Tafelberg Publishers Limited, 1988), p. 164. Hereinafter cited as The Huguenots of South Africa.
2. [S408] Drakenstein Heemkring, compilers, Drakenstein I Baptisms., CD-ROM (Paarl) Drakenstein Heemkring, 2006 , Baptism Register, Den 2 Jùlij 1729; K; Elizabeth; V: Jan Jordaan; M: Susanna Jordaan; G: Loùijs Le Riche, Sùsanna Foùchee. Hereinafter cited as Drakenstein I Baptisms.
3. [S408] Baptism Register, Drakenstein I Baptisms, Den 7 Meij 1730. K: Susanna; V: Louijs Florij; M: Anna Jordaan; G: Louijs Le Riche, Susanna Fouchee.
4. [S408] Baptism Register, Drakenstein I Baptisms, an unknown place ' Drakestein; 22 Septembre 1709; Susanna fille de Louis Le Riché Et de Susanna Fauche il out fait presanter au Saint Bapteme Le dimanche 22, du dit mois, Monsiuer DAille, il a aussj baptizee. Celte fille Le temoins et Francois dutoit, Et Susanne Seugnet pour Marraine.
5. [S408] Baptism Register, Drakenstein I Baptisms, 1712; 13 9br; Pierre. d'Vader Loùis le Riche, d'Moeder Susanna Foùche. Getùygen Pierre Joùrdan, en Marie Griljon.
6. [S408] Baptism Register, Drakenstein I Baptisms, Anno 1714, July. Den 24de july; Anna; Doghter van Louies Leriche en Susanna Foeje. Getuijgen Pieter Joerdan en Joseph Joerdan, des eerstes soon.
7. [S190] C.C. de Villiers & C. Pama, Geslagregisters van ou Kaapse Families II L-R (Cape Town / Amsterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1966), p.780. Hereinafter cited as Geslagregisters van ou Kaapse Families II L-R.
8. [S408] Baptism Register, Drakenstein I Baptisms, 1722; Den 13de Dito [Spetember]; Josepj; zoon van Louies Leriek en Susanna Foùche. Getuygen de Ouders selfs.

http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g8/p8170.htm

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LE RICHE: Louis, the progenitor, came from the Thimerais region in France (perhaps in Ill-de-France, next to Normandy) on the ship ‘Driebergen’ in 1698 as Louwys de Ryck. He settled in Kromrivier in Wagenmakersvallei, and married Suzanne Fouché aka Susanna Fouche (b1689) in 1708. They had 2 sons & 3 daughters, of whom 1 daughter died young. [Sharon Doubell 2013 Compiled from

• Pieter Coertzen, Die Hugenote van Suid Afrika 1688-1988 Cape Town: Tafelberg Publishers Limited, 1988),
• Krige, Ode. Die Hugenote, 1688-1988 Ter Viering Van N Onblusbare Gees: Nasionale Feeskomitee Hugenote 300.

See SA French Huguenots Project ]

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Eienaar van Groenfontein 1717 tot 1732. Sy weduwee, Suzanne Fouche dra die plaas oor aan hul jongste seun, Joseph le Riche wat toe ook L'Arc d' Orleans in Klein Drakenstein besit. Joseph se weduwee trou met Adriaan Louw from http://houliston.lisaandroger.com/getperson.php?personID=I490&tree=Rossouw – no sources

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Louis le Riche

	Born:	Oct 8 1673	In:	 	 France

	Died:	1732 (at age ‎~59‏)	In:	 	 Groene Fontein, Drakenstein.

From http://www.myheritage.com/person-5000001_138403261_138403261/louis-le-riche - no sources

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