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BELGIANS IN PERRY COUNTY, INDIANA :    Biographies of Belgian families 

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Perry County

Perry County: Albert, Allard, Bel(l), Belva, Bigonville, Bodart, Boly, Claise/clesse, Collignon, Collin, Damin, Dauby, Delaisse, Deom, Devillez, Ducat, Duparque, Dupont, Etienne, Evrard, Fanard, Fays, Flamion, Foury, Francois, Genet, Genlain, Georges, Gillardin, Goffinet, Grave, Gringoire, Guillaume, Hanouille, Harbaville, Houlmont, Hubert, Jacob, Jacques, Kergen, Lagrange, Lambert, Lamquin(lampkin), Lanotte, Laurent, Leclere, Lemaire, Marchal, Masson, Marciliat, Massut, Meunier, Morse, Naviaux, Nicolay, Pierrard, Pierre, Ponsard, Remy, Richard, Rogier, Spirlet, Tassin, Thi(e)ry, Tibessart

BELL

BEL(L) Jean Thomas      
Leopold, Perry County, Indiana, 1860 census

Attala, from Le Havre to New Orleans December 10, 1851

John J Bell 50 M Farmer Belgium Bell Jean 40 France
Victoria Bell 46 F   Belgium Bell M. Victor 36 France
Victoria Bell 22 F Servant Belgium Bell Victor 14 France
Margueritta Bell 18 F Servant Belgium Bell Marguerite 10 France
Peter Pierrard 68 M F. laborer Belgium        

 
Jean Thomas Bel from Le Menil (Chassepierre) born July 8, 1810; married Marie Victoire Pierrard at Florenville on December 28, 1836;
Marie Victoire Pierrard from Florenville, born December 24, 1813
Peter Pierrard: (Victoria father) see Pierrard family, arrival on Belle Assise, from Le Havre to New Orleans, April 23,  1853
note from Ducat: Victoria mother, Therese Gilson, died Leopold in 1855

children:
Marie Victoire
born November 9, 1837 at Florenville; married Joseph Jules Harbaville September 4, 1874; death before 1900 (Note: no trace of that marriage, the only Joseph Harbaville I find is John Joseph and he is listed as having married a Betsy Basinger)
Mary Marguerite
born June 26, 1841, Florenville; married John Joseph Lagrange, August 18, 1861, Leopold; death August 29, 1909, Leopold Twp
Joseph Mary born May 30, 1853, Leopold;

note from Ducat: sawmill