+CAROLINE YOUNGBLOOD+
>sent an email announcing her pilgrimage<
>leaving to italy and france in search of<
+JEAN BAPTISTE de BRESSE+
>our fascinating ancestor who once owned<
+BRESTON PLANTATION+
>where she lives in north louisiana with<
>her father, hugh and brother breston<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+VILLE FRANCHE sur MER+
>and nice is where the savoy count<
+DUKE de BRESSE+
>built the templar fortresses and once<
+RULED SAVOY DUCHY+
>blood relatives of the 16 C. count of<
+G R U Y E R E+
>(michael de gruyere the last count)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>mary plantation south of new orleans w/<+(18th C. WEST INDIES)+
>links to our degruy, ray, bresse history<
>(via the creole de lery family history)<
>friend georgia chadwick located the ray,<+ST PATRICK CEMETERY+
>bres(se) tomb in new orleans for us<
>"poverty point" ancient aboriginal city w/<
>links to the maya at laventa is found in<
+(NUBIAN ET LINKS)+
>the pioneering region of the bresse<
>near rayville in north louisiana<>the "pre-france" map of france w/ degruy<
>champagne, ray burgundy and bresse<
+SAVOY RELATED+
>at bourg-en-bresse early source / note<
+FIRST CRUSADE+
>vermandois link to degruy history<
>eventually duke de bresse de savoy were<
>rulers of liguria / italy to antibes france
+SAVOY LIGURIA+
>w/ fortresses at villefranche sur mer<
>and nearby at nice, provence<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^+1806-1872+
>grandfather of lucy verlion degruy who<
>married eugene ray (#1) grandson of<
+JEAN BAPTISTE deBRESSE+
>of ville franche-sur-mer, / nice, france<
>(vaudechamp portrait / our archive)<
>he grew up on the plantation with the<
>famed round domed templar sugar mill<
+(LOUIS XIV BUTTONS)+
>and moved to saint tammany parish<
+(PINELAND PARK)+
>neighboring the marigny at mandeville<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+MARQUIS de LAFAYETTE+
>figures strongly in the domed sugar mill<
>link to degruy saint bernard history<
>in the orient forest of france<
+KNIGHTS TEMPLAR+
>saint bernard, degruy, orient forest<
+SACRED GEOMETRY+
>google : eugene ray / degruy<
>marquis de lafayette<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the early marigny de mandeville plantation<
>just south of the new orleans vieux carre<
>setting for the visits of louis philippe &<
+MARQUIS de LAFAYETTE+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+BRESTON PLANTATION+
>in northern louisiana is the setting that<
+JEAN BAPTISTE de BRESSE+
>raised his daughter catherine de bresse<
>who mothered my ray grandfather<
+EUGENE RAY (1st)+
>ancient entrance to breston plantation<
+JAMES BOWIE HISTORY+
>(if only this old gateway could talk)<
>their breston plantation now owned by<
+HUGH YOUNGBLOOD+
>is where caroline and brother breston<
>were raised on the cotton plantation<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>hugh yougblood's father kept breston in<
>top condition and hugh wants to see it<
>restored to this pristine condition<^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>jean baptiste de bresse of breston plantation<
>father of catherine de bresse, wife of<
+JOHN RAY OF RAYVILLE+
>(who it is believed lived at breston)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+WE KNOW THAT J.B. ORIGINATED+
>near nice, france in Liguria<
+IN VILLEFRANCHE sur MER+
>location of the de bresse de savoy fortress<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+MICHAEL DESMOND Phd+
>of l.s.u. has volunteered to aid the youngblood<
>family in their desire to restore breston house<
>(caroline has corresponded with michael)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CAROLINE SHALL TRACE+
>her current pilgrimage<
+BRESSE ROOTS IN FRANCE+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu
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