Geneology

Descendants of Abraham Marlet

Recently, a request was made for a document pertaining to the descendants of Abraham Marlet which was written by David Rorabacher. The original version of this article was published in the “Malott, Marlatt, Mellott Past and Present” Newsletter (Vol. 2, No. 4 (October, 1996).  In that document a common mistake was made of assuming that Gideon’s
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More on Gedeon Merlet

Gedeon Merlet Born 1624, Roucy, Champagne, France Died Feb 1683, Mansfield, New Jersey Fled the religious persecution in France, moving to the Leyden in the province of Zuid in the Netherlands. According to his marriage record, Gedeon moved from Gouda in the Netherlands to Leiden during the month of Devember 1643. Married Marguerite Martijn 21
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A General History of the Huguenots

A general history of the Huguenots The Huguenots were French Protestants who were members of the Reformed Church established in France by John Calvin in about 1555, and who, due to religious persecution, were forced to flee France to other countries in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Protestant Reformation began by Martin Luther in
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Descendants of David Malott (1777 – 1870)

Descendants of David Malott (1777 – 1870) David1Malott was born on 14 August 1777 in Washington, Maryland. He married Rebecca Melot, daughter of John Malott and Elizabeth Wilson, on 29 January 1812 in Clermont County, Ohio. He lived in 1838 in Sterling Township, Brown County, Ohio. He appeared on the census of 1860 in Brown County, Ohio. He died on 14 March 1870
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DNA Project

A great friend to the family geneaology research, William Marlatt, started this DNA project some time back.  I have taken part and found the matches and information to be very interesting. If you are interested please see the following site: Link to the Family Tree DNA Project: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Marlatt-Merlet/ There are 33 people in this particular DNA
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Suggested Reading on Huguenot History

This information was taken from the list of suggested reading from The National Huguenot Society, for more information visit their site here. The following books are suggested for learning more about Huguenot history. Many of these books can be found in your local, genealogical, and state lending libraries, and some are available for purchase through
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The Times of Gedeon Merlet

The Times of Gideon Merlet by Robin Marlatt Farr   The “Huguenot period” in France, which preceded the life of Gedeon Merlet and continued long after he had  led the country was a bloody, turbulent and cruel episode in terms of religious intolerance and civil warfare  even judged by the unrest that characterized the 17th. Century in
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