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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

GOFFINET

There are distinct GOFFINET families that came to Perry County prior to 1880.
 
These families from "Les Bulles" are (by date of arrival)
1)Andrew and Mary Jane Goffinet:                                Mayflower II from Le Havre to New Orleans Jan 17, 1842
                                                                                born Les Bulles November 10, 1802; son of Jacques and Anne Marie Pierrot
2)John Baptist and Ann Marie Goffinet:        Mayflower II from Le Havre to New Orleans Jan 17, 1842
                                                                                born Les Bulles July 2, 1803; son of André and Marie Chatevine Martin
3)Victor and Catherine Martin:                        Windsor Castle From Le Havre to New Orleans, October 19, 1848
                                                                                born Les Bulles February 1, 1804; son of Pierre and Marie Jeanne Lallement
4)Lambert A. and Veronique Grisard:             Elizabeth, from Le Havre to New Orleans, March 31, 1852
                                                                                born Les Bulles December 11, 1784
5)Jean Joseph (brother of Lambert)
                                                                                born Les Bulles November 1788, death 1858 Leopold
6)Peter and Anne Marguerite Goffinet:          Moser Taylor from Le Havre to New Orleans, May 25, 1854
                                                                                born February 8, 1818, les Bulles; son of Lambert and Anne Marguerite Goffinet
... and from "Jamoigne"
7) Nicolas and Anne Marie Lollier:                 Cynosure, from Liverpool to New York, August 29, 1854
                                                                                born January 3, 1822 La Haillieule (Jamoigne); son of Jean Joseph and Anne Marrie Lollier
 
The Goffinet born in Les Bulles between 1800 and 1804:

10 Brumaire an 9	1 Nov 1800	Marie Catherine	André / Marie Catherine Martin
22 Frimaire an 9	13 Dec 1800	Marie Jeanne	Henri / Anne Marie Goffinet
12 Nivose an 9	2 Jan 1801	Marie Jeanne	Jean Joseph / Jeanne Goffinet
27 Nivose an 9	17 Jan 1801	Marie Jeanne	Pierre / Jeanne Lallement
18 Ventose an 9	9 Mar 1801	Lambert	Jean Baptiste / Marie Catherine Martin
5 Messidor an 10	24 Jun 1802	Jean Henry	Henry / Anne Marie Goffinet
19 Brumaire an 11	10 Nov 1802	André	Jacques / Anne Marie Pierrot	1
25 Floreal an 11	15 May 1803	Marie Therese	Jean Baptiste /  Marie Chatevine Martin
13 Messidor an 11	2 Jul 1803	Jean	André / Marie Chatevine Martin	2
9 Fructidor an 11	27 Aug 1803	Jeanne Marie	Henry / Anne Marie Goffinet
4 Brumaire an 12	27 Oct 1803	Marie Jeanne	- / Chatevine Goffinet
11 Pluviose an 12	1 Feb 1804	Jean Joseph Victor	Pierre / Marie Jeanne Lallement	3
12 Fructidor an 12	31 Aug 1804	Jacque	Henry / Jeanne Marie Henrion
13 Pluviose	3 Feb 1804	Jean Baptiste	Jacques / Anne Marie Pierrot
19 Pluviose	9 Feb 1804	Marie Joseph	Jean Baptiste / Marie Catherine Martin

 
 

1) GOFFINET André        1802
Leopold, Perry County, Indiana, 1860 census					Mayflower II from Le Havre to New Orleans January 17, 1842
Goffenit	Andrew	48	M	Belgium	Goffinet	Andre	39	M	Belgium
Goffenit	Jane M	53	F	Belgium	Goffinet	Jeanne	44	F	Belgium
Goffenit	Mary J	21	F	Belgium	Goffinet	Catherina	18	F	Belgium
Goffenit	Ann C	19	F	Belgium	Goffinet	Andre	16	M	Belgium
Goffenit	John J	16	M	Belgium	Goffinet	Jean	14	M	Belgium
Goffenit	Emily	14	F	Belgium	Goffinet	Marie	12	F	Belgium
Goffenit	Harriet	12	F	Belgium	Goffinet	Anne	10	F	Belgium
Goffenit	Mary	7	F	Belgium	Goffinet	Joseph	7	M	Belgium
					Goffinet	Amelia	5	F	Belgium
					Goffinet	Henriette	2	F	Belgium

 
André Jean Goffinet born Les Bulles November 10, 1802; married Jeanne Marie Goffinet (cousin) November 27, 1821; death March 28, 1875 Leopold, Perry Co, Indiana
Jeanne Marie Goffinet born Les Bulles November 10, 1797(sister of Jean Goffinet arrival on Mayflower II January 17, 1842); death September 28, 1865 Perry Co, Indiana;
Children:
Marie Catherine born Les Bulles March 25, 1823; married John Joseph James September 18, 1842, Perry Co Indiana; death June 16, 1909 Leopold, Perry Co, Indiana
André born Les Bulles November 11, 1824 Les Bulles; married Marguerite Anne Collignon on October 2, 1851; death October 24, 1875, Perry Co, Indiana
Jean born Les Bulles December 24, 1826; married Louise Genlain on October 25, 1854;  death April 26, 1899 Magnet, Perry Co, Indiana
Marie Josephine born Les Bulles April 10, 1829; married Abraham Murphy on August 16, 1854; death February 17, 1892 Darlington Missouri
Anna Catherine born September 24, 1831 Les Bulles; married Jean Baptiste Belva October 1, 1851; death August 26 1907, Oil, Perry Co, Indiana
Jean Joseph born April 5, 1834 Les Bulles; married Mary Therese Roche in 1859; death July 3 1898 Tell City, Perry Co, Indiana
Anne Marie "Amelia" born September 9, 1836 Les Bulles; married Jerome T Goffinet on May 12, 1858; death April 9, 1912, Leopold, Perry Co, Indiana
Anne Catherine "Harriet" birth November 8, 1838 Les Bulles; married Jacques Peter (Pierre) on October 13, 1862; death July 9, 1870
Marie A. birth January 21, 1843, Perry Co; married Alphonse Dupont June 26, 1866; death February 14, 1913 Leopold, Perry Co, Indiana, buried St. Joseph Cemetery, Anderson Twp
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2) GOFFINET Jean
Leopold Perry Co, 1850 census					Mayflower II from Le Havre to New Orleans New Orleans Jan 17, 1842:
Goffenit	John	48	M	Belgium		Goffinet	Jean	38	M	Belgium
Goffenit	Mary	43	F	Belgium		Goffinet	Anne	33	F	Belgium
Goffenit	Catharine	20	F	Belgium		Goffinet	Maria	11	F	Belgium
Goffenit	Andrew	17	M	Belgium		Goffinet	Andre	9	M	Belgium
Goffenit	Peter	15	M	Belgium		Goffinet	Pierre	6	M	Belgium
Goffenit	Jerome	12	M	Belgium		Goffinet	Jerome	4	M	Belgium
Goffenit	Amelia	9	F	Belgium		Goffinet	Aimé	1	M	Belgium
Goffenit	John B	6	M	Indiana
Goffenit	Adolphus	8/12	M	Indiana

 
Jean Goffinet born Les Bulles July 2, 1803; married Ann Marie Goffinet; death October 1, 1891, Leopold, Perry Co, Indiana;
Ann Marie Goffinet born Les Bulles May 17, 1807; death July 22, 1875, Leopold, Perry Co, Indiana
Children:

Marie Catherine born Les Bulles, November 20, 1830; married Victor Charles Marchal on September 25, 1851; death June 3, 1914, Perry Co
André born Les Bulles, August 19, 1832; married Elisabeth Fanard on August 4, 1858; death September 17, 1924, Perry Co
Pierre born Les Bulles, January 3, 1835; married Mary Euphrasia Fays on August 29, 1872; death September 16, 1891, Leopold, Perry Co
Jerome born Les Bulles, February 28, 1837; married Marie Leonie Damin on November 14, 1866; death January 11, 1918, Leopold, Perry Co
Anne Catherine "Emily" born Les Bulles, February 20, 1841; married Henri Joseph Devillez on July 31, 1866; death June 1924, Perry Co
John Baptiste born Perry Co, February 24 1844; married Marie Catherine Damin on February 4, 1869; death April 28, 1911
Ann Mary born Perry Co, December 10, 1846; death November 13; 1848 Perry Co, Indiana
Adolphe born Perry Co, November 24, 1849; married Mary J Rhodes on September 24, 1874; married Harriet Thiery on August 10, 1883; married Mary Delila Sprinkle on September 13, 1898; death Perry Co February 20, 1923
 
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3) GOFFINET Jean Joseph Victor
Leopold, Perry County, Indiana, 1850 census					Windsor Castle From Le Havre to New Orleans, October 19, 1848
Goffenit	Victor	47	M	Belgium	Goffinet	Victor	44	M	Belgium
Goffenit	Catharine	43	F	Belgium	Goffinet	Catherine	40	F	Belgium
Goffenit	Madaline	20	F	Belgium	Goffinet	Madeleine	18	F	Belgium

Jean Joseph Victor Goffinet born Les Bulles February 1, 1804; married Catherine Martin, Les Bulles, February 25, 1829; death October 12, 1868, Leopold, Perry Co, Indiana;
(brother of Jeanne Goffinet arrival on Mayflower II January 17, 1842 and Jean Goffinet arrival on Mayflower II January 17, 1842)
Catherine Martin born May 6, 1808 Les Bulles; death 1888 Perry Co, Indiana
Children:

Marie Madeleine born May 3 1830, Les Bulles; married Henry Devillez, November 1, 1857, Leopold; Death May 18, 1868, Leopold, Perry Co, Indiana
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4) GOFFINET Lambert
Leopold, Perry County, Indiana, 1860 census						Elizabeth, from Le Havre to New Orleans, March 31, 1852
Lambert	Goffinet	76	M	Farmer	Belgium	Goffine	Lambert	67	France
Nicholas	Goffinet	20	M	F laborer	Belgium	Goffine	Françoise	54	France
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Charles	Goffinet	34	M	Farmer	France	Goffine	Pauline	24	France
Mary	Goffinet	20			Belgium	Goffine	Marie	13	France
						Goffine	Nicolas	11	France

 
Lambert Goffinet born Les Bulles December 11, 1784; married Françoise V Grisard on June 5, 1821 at Paris; death January 1, 1868, Leopold
Françoise V Grisard born June 28, 1797 Drancy, Seine-Saint-Denis, France ; death January 6, 1855, Leopold
Children :

Marie Jeanne Veronique born May 17, 1822, Paris
Joseph born May 1, 1823, Paris
Andre born May 24, 1824, Paris ; married Marie Madeline Martin in 1855, Les Bulles ; death April 18, 1871, Les Bulles
Victoire born April 6, 1834, Paris ; death July 7, 1835, Les Bulles
Charles born August 6, 1825, Paris ; married Mary Francois Colin, January 14, 1858, Leopold ; Death March 1, 1910, Peck, Nez Perce Co, Id
Pauline born May 5, 1827, Paris ; married Joseph James on April 17, 1855 at Leopold ; married Francis Eugene Dore in 1859, Perry Co.; death  February 2, 1918, buried St Mary's Cemetery, Tell City
Marguerite born June 19, 1828, Paris
Marie Jeanne born July 7, 1836 ; death Leopold, buried November 25, 1854
Nicolas born April 1, 1840, Les Bulles ; married Marie Seraphine Lambert on January 23, 1869 at Leopold ; death May 6, 1922, Fairfield, Spokane Co, Wa (Co D 53rd Indiana, buried Fairmont Memorial Park)
 
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6) GOFFINET Pierre
Oil 1860 census						Moser Taylor from Le Havre to New Orleans, May 25, 1854
Peter	Goffinet	50	M		France	Gofinet	Margareth	59	F	Gofinet
Mary	Goffinet	26	F		France	Gofinet	Pierre	35	M	Gofinet
Victoria	Goffinet	7	F		France	Gofinet	Marie Jeanne	25	F	Gofinet
Joseph	Goffinet	3	M		Indiana	Gofinet	Adolph	9	M	Gofinet
Mary	Goffinet	1	F		Indiana
Adolphe	Goffinet	17	M	Day lab	Belgium

 
Note: Pierre Goffinet immigrated with Marguerite his widowed mother, who died during the passage, his wife Marie Jeanne, and his youngest brother Adolph.
 
Pierre Goffinet born February 9, 1818, les Bulles; married Marie Jeanne Hans; death January 12, 1906, Perry Co
Marie Jeanne Hans born about 1828; death 1892, Perry Co
children:

Marie Therese Victorine born June 24, 1853, Les Bulles; death about 1870
(note: not on the ship manifest but listed in the Oil 1860 census)
children born Leopold:

Mary Magdaline born October 8, 1855; death 1860
Peter Joseph born May 29, 1857, Leopold; death 1870
Mary Amelia born October 1, 1859; death 1870
Harriet born April 27, 1861; married November 3, 1881 John B. Flamion; death May 23, 1950, Leopold
Adolphe born Bandon August 14, 1864; married August 24, 1886 Susan E. Sprinkle; death February 21, 1934, Louisville, Jefferson Co, Ky, buried Leopold
John Peter born June 25, 1866, Leopold; married January 6, 1891 Margaret V. Dupont; death April 17, 1953, Keego Harbor, Mi
Felix born November 20, 1869, Leopold; married Anna Flamion on August 26, 1890; death 10 March 1959
 
-parents:

Lambert Goffinet born March 30, 1785, Les Bulles; married Anne Marguerite Goffinet on January 15, 1815, Les Bulles; death Les Bulles April 27, 1847
Marguerite Goffinet born Les Bulles 1798; widow of Lambert Goffinet (1785-1847); death at see on May 17, 1854
-brothers/sisters having immigrated:

Marie Helene: see Grave family, arrival 1852
Jerome: born July 17, 1827, les Bulles; married Amélie Goffinet on May 12, 1858 at Leopold; death May 17, 1898, Perry (not found in the 1860 census nor ship arrivals)
Pierre Adolphe born March 9, 1843, Les Bulles; married Mary Marguerite Ponsard on October 24, 1873: death July 30, 1924, Jefferson Co, Kentucky
 
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7) GOFFINET Nicholas
Anderson, 1860 census						Cynosure, from Liverpool to New York, August 29, 1854
Nicholas	Goffiney	38	M	Belgium		Nich	Goffinet	32	M	French
Mary	Goffiney	24	F	Belgium		Maria	Goffinet	18	F	French
Virginia	Goffiney	4	F	New York
Alphonse	Goffiney	2	M	Indiana

 
Nicholas Goffinet born January 3, 1822 La Haillieule (Jamoigne); married Anne Marie Lollier April 19, 1854, Jamoigne; death 1873, Paris, France?
Anne Marie Lollier born May 9, 1836 Jamoigne; death January 30, 1910, Indianapolis, Marion Co, In
Children:

Eugenia born April 11, 1856, New York; married Claude Louis Didier, August 13, 1878, Union Co, Ky; death June 30, 1910, Clinton, Vermillion Co, In
Joseph Alphonse born December 7, 1858, Leopold, Perry Co; married Aimee Goodar on January 12, 1888, Kansas; death January 13, 1916, Terre Haute, Vigo Co, In
Charles Alexander born August 19, 1862, Leopold, Perry Co;
Leona born 1865, Leopold, Perry Co;
Mariah Alice born October 18, 1871, Union Co, Ky; married Thomas Andrew Murdock on June 10, 1890 at Danville, Vermillion Co, Il; death February 24, 1930, Clinton, Vermillion Co, In
Maria Anna born February 4, 1873, Union Co, Ky
 
Note: In is DIN, Nicolas Goffinet stated his arrival as August 28, 1854 at New York. He was the son of Jean Joseph Goffinet and Anne Marie Lollier (don't be confused with the name of his wife)