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David LeSueur, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cantaleur, Pas de Calais, France
Death: January 19, 1745 (77-78)
Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Place of Burial: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Pierre LeSueur and Esther Durant
Husband of Catherine LeSueur
Father of David LeSueur, II; Esther LeSueur; Marie Ann LeSueur; Catherine Suzanne LeSueur; Jacques LeSueur and 1 other
Brother of Suzanne LeSueur; Pierre LeSueur, II; Marie Nez; Esther LeSueur, II and Phillip LeSueur

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About David LeSueur, Sr.

David LeSueur, Sr. was of French Hugughot descent, born ca. 1667, Pas de Calais, France and was a "weaver."

David LeSueur, Sr. known as the "The Elder" by Camern Allen, articles published in "The American Genealogist" (1963 and 1964), was living in England by about 1698. He was a weaver by trade.

David LeSueur (I), a "French Huguenot," was banished during the reign of Louis XV because of his Protestant religion. He went first to Switzerland, then probably to Germany and Holland before arriving in England where he married Catherine Fell of London, England.

David LeSueur is buried in St. Leonard's Church Cemetery. At one time the church cemetery surrounded the church which consisted of over 17,000 bodies. The deceased were buried in pits, ditched, and single graves, depending on what the situation was.

Son of Pierre (I) and Esther "Ester" (Durant) LeSueur, of Pas de Calais, France.

David LeSueur, Sr. married 30th. of June 1700, St. Dunstan's French Threadneedle Street Church, Stepney, London, England to Catherine Fell, daughter of David Fell and Anne Sauary, Stepney Parish, London, England.

David and Catherine (Fell) LeSueur, Sr. had 6 children and they were:

1. Esther "Ester" LeSueur (m. George Stead) 2. David Lesueur, Jr. (m. 1st., Elizabeth Morell and 2nd., Elizabeth Chastain) 3. Marie LeSueur 4. Catherine Suzanne LeSueur(m. William Shaw 5. James/Jacques LeSueur (m. Susannah "Susan" Paternotre) 6. Samuel LeSueur

Note:

"The American Genealogist, David Lesueur (II), 1703/04 - 1771/72, Manakin Town, Virginia ~ His Orgin and Antecendents," by Cameron Allen, F.A.S.G. (Vol. 71, #1; pp. 1-11)

I would like to thank Jim Morell for sponsoring our ancestor David LeSueur Sr.'s memorial. His thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated. Note: "The American Genealogist, David Lesueur (II), 1703/04 - 1771/72, Manakin Town, Virginia ~ His Orgin and Antecendents," by Cameron Allen, F.A.S.G. (Vol. 71, #1; pp. 1-11)

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The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 744 1,5111::451856

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The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 744 1,5111::451856

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@R950401305@ England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,5111::0

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The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 744 1,5111::451856

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David LeSueur, Sr.'s Timeline

1667
1667
Cantaleur, Pas de Calais, France
1703
October 30, 1703
King William Parish, Goochland County, Province of Virginia, Colonial America
1745
January 19, 1745
Age 78
Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
1745
Age 78
St Leonard Churchyard, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1746
1746
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