LOOKING FOR de GRUY(ERE) TRACES / little red church cemetery

+ST. CHARLES PARISH+

>plantations of our >de gruy ancestors< were<

>located just up river from >new orleans and<

>marianne, tommy mcintosh and i >went out<

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>to the cemetery of >"the little red church" of<

>the parish looking for traces of our ancestors<

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+VERLOIN de GRUY+

>ancestors >settled here about 1760< after jean<

>baptiste antoine valentin verloin >de gruy the<

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+MARIE THERESE AUFRERE)+

>father was killed in indian wars / >his widow<

>wed mr lacroix / they had several plantations< 

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+CEMETERY RESEARCH+
>is not my favorite activity, but once i<
>found a >voudou doll on a tomb that<
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>made all of those search hours worth<
>much in the light of grass roots spirit<
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 >our kind and generous early>pilgrimage hosts<
>tommy & chris mcintosh gave >much support<
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>to our daily (mary lynn also) effort in search of<
>"sacred seeds" / art and life >one at the highest<
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>our "emerging artist" grand daughter, ashley's<

>radiant spirit and smile provides much reward<

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>to the task of cemetery searches / a heavy task<

>i pray she, like michael ray, shall continue this<

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>at tommy and chris's "mcintosh plantation" w/<

>its resident alligator and very wary dogs / dusk<

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>set in as we >prepared for the next day journey<

>to saint joseph plantation / red church cemetery<

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 >the >first thing< one sees upon arriving at the<
>"red church" cemetery is the >large model of<
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+ / LITTLE RED CHURCH)+
>the >original church in a glass enclosure > to<
>the left are ancient tombs some how surviving<
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 >it is poignant to find several of the ancient<
>tombs have plastic flowers /  >real flowers<
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>have little life in the intense heat generated<
>during the day in its >tropic jungle environ<
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 >tropical cyclones >(hurricanes), have reduced<
>many of the tombs to >piles of brick rubble &<
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>we could not find the marble tablets marked w/<
>our family data / need search in church records<
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 >synchronicity : clay bricks are the primary element<
>in french louisiana tomb construction / >our de gruy<
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+FRANCOIS VERLOIN de GRUY)+
>ancestors were the >major pioneers of brick making<
>in saint tammany and jeffferson parishes / 18th cent<
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 >i love the >french tomb inscriptions and note<
>the >cross symbology that takes us back to the<
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>saint bernard, >knights templar,  >turin shroud<
>magny fouchard, degruy / vergy / charney dna<
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 >remember dear friends / for agnostics & "cool"<
>atheists out there / we must note picasso's take<
+(WE FIND THE FUTURE+
+IN THE ANCIENT PAST)+
>on artistry "artist's must lie, >so we can see the<
+(FRENCH SURREALITY)+
>truth" >holographic vision starts with radiance<
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+VERLOIN de GRUY+
>traces are best found in the st louis cemeteries<
>thnoc has >published photos in their quarterly<
+(JOSEPH VERLOIN de GRUY+
>(and his son francois)<
+BARATARIA PLANTATION)+
>of monumental >verloin de gruy family tombs<
>sadly, some family members took these tombs<
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+ODILON REDON LEADS US+
+VIA >SUPER REALITY< TO+
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>redon and delaunay)<
+ROBERT DELAUNAY >& A+
>(cosmic consciousness)<
+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu