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BELGIANS IN PERRY COUNTY, INDIANA :    Biographies of Belgian families 

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

DEVILLEZ

Sons and a daughter of Jean H Devillez (or Devillers) and Marie Ambroise from Buzenol emigrated between 1851 and 1854:
 
1) Gilles born Buzenol (Etalle) February 12, 1812
Nicolas born Buzenol (Etalle) February 12, 1812; death Buzenol June 1, 1880
Marie Françoise born September 4, 1814
2) François born September 16, 1818
Anne Catherine born October 26, 1820; married Charlemagne Hubert, February 11, 1841, Etalle
Marie Therese born October 9, 1822, immigrated July 1854 with her natural son Henri born Buzenol (Etalle) August 16, 1849 but was back at Charleville-Mézière, France in 1865 (February 27) . And there is no trace of them in the ship lists.
Marie Françoise Clarisse born May 19, 1824; death September 24, 1825

3) Henri born March 7, 1826, immigrated March 1852
Marie born October 2, 1830; death December 5, same year

4) Joseph born March 4, 1832
 

DEVILLEZ Gilles             DIN 1854/10/07
Leopold, Perry County, Indiana, 1860 census						Isnardon, from Le Havre to New Orleans, April 21, 1853
Gille	Devillez	50	M	Farmer	Belgium	Devillé	Jules	40	Luxembourg
Catherine	Devillez	73	F		Belgium	Devillé	Marie	64	Luxembourg

 
1) Gilles Devillez born Buzenol (Etalle) February 11, 1812; married Marie Catherine Rongvaux on November 25, 1835 at Etalle; death January 12, 1875, Leopold
Marie Catherine Rongvaux born Buzenol, March 22, 1792; death May 16, 1875, Leopold
children: no children
 

DEVILLEZ Francois
Leopold, Perry County, Indiana, 1860 census						Belle Assise, from Le Havre to New Orleans, April 23, 1853
Francis	Deviller	44	M	Farmer	Belgium	Devillers	Franz	34	Belgium
Francoise D	Deviller	42	F		Belgium	Devillers	Francoise	30	Belgium
Henry	Deviller	18	M	F lab.	Belgium	Devillers	Henry	9	Belgium
Francois	Deviller	16	M	Laborer	Belgium	Devillers	Francois	6	Belgium
Eugene	Deviller	13	M		Belgium	Devillers	Eugenie	4	Belgium
Antoinette	Deviller	11	F		Belgium	Devillers	Antoinette	2	Belgium
Amelie	Deviller	8	F		Belgium
Elizabeth	Deviller	5	F		Indiana
Joseph	Deviller	3	M		Indiana
August	Deviller	1	M		Indiana

 
2) François Devillez born September 16, 1818 Buzenol; married Marie Françoise Michelle Thiery on December 21, 1839, married Nancy J Lawrence on march 5, 1877, death August 6, 1878, Leopold, Perry Co.
Marie Françoise Thiry born 7 April 1822 St Leger; death 1876, Leopold, Perry Co
Children:

Henry Jean born December 11, 1841, St Leger; married Emily Anne Catherine Goffinet on July 28, 1866; death February 6, 1919 Leopold, Perry Co
Antoine Francis born February 8, 1843, St Leger; married Mary Adeline Dauby on October 22, 1868; death July 14, 1915, Ranger, Perry Co
Eugene born July 24, 1847, St Leger; married Mary Ann Alvey on July 17, 1866; death January 3, 1905 Eldorado, Saline Co, Il
Mary Antoinette born February 1, 1848, St Leger; married Joseph F Genet on August 30, 1865; married Henry Joseph Gelarden on January 10, 1872: married Joseph Frank Thiery Sr on August 25, 1883; death January 1, 1917, Perry Co
Amelia born October 1, 1852 St Leger; married francis Marion Rhoes on November 1, 1870; death June 14, 1936, Perry Co
Elizabeth born June 15, 1854, Perry Co; married Jarred Jackson on October 18, 1874; death > 1880 in California ?
Joseph born April 10, 1857, Perry Co; death about 1875, Perry Co
Auguste born June 17, 1859 Perry Co; married Martha A Mosby March 13, 1879; death February 22, 1943, Perry Co
M Eugenia born October 9, 1861 Perry Co;
 
EUGENE DEVILLEZ was born in the kingdom of Belgium, July 24, 1847, being the third of a family of eight children of Francis and Frances Thiry Devillez, who came to this county about 1853, first locating in Leopold Township where they lived until their respective deaths.
 
Eugene began life's battle on his own account at the age of thirteen years, and two years later, or at the age of fifteen, enlisted in company G, Ninety-third Indiana Volunteers, and served until June 17, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He participated in the entire siege of Vicksburg and all the important movements around that city; was at Jackson, Miss., was captured at Guntown and then imprisoned at Mobile, Andersonville and Florence, and at the end of nine months' confinement weighed ninety pounds thirty days after his release, instead of 172 pounds, his weight when captured. July 17, 1866, he married Mary A. Alvey who bore him ten children, nine now living: Emma, William, Mary E., Susanna, John, Eugene, James, Henry and Viola. Mr. Devillez is a farmer and stock-raiser, owns 300 acres, belongs to the G. A. R., is a Republican, and is a useful citizen.
source: History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana : from the earliest time to the present ; together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc (1885)

 
 

DEVILLEZ Henri                             DIN 1856/10/02
Leopold, Perry County, Indiana, 1860 census						Lancashire, from Le Havre to New York October 14, 1851
Henry	Devillez	34	M	Machinist	Belgium	Devilley	Henry	26	Belgium
Magdaline	Devillez	29	F		Belgium
Victor	Devillez	1	M		Indiana

 
3) Henry Devillez (brother of François Devillez) born Buzenol March 7, 1826; married Marie Madeleine Goffinet on November 1,1857; death January 23, 1877
Marie Madeleine Goffinet born May 3 1830, Les Bulles; married Henry Devillez, November 1, 1857, Leopold; Death May 18, 1868, Leopold, Perry Co, Indiana
Children:

Henry Victor born July 4, 1859, Perry Co; married Amelia Emily V Marchal on July 31, 1876; death May 1877, Perry Co
 

DEVILLEZ Joseph
						Belle Assise, from Le Havre to New Orleans, April 23,  1853
						Devillers	Joseph	20	Belgium

 
4) Joseph born March 4, 1832. Immigrated  with his brother François. No other information found.