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