Une famille Saint-Mard (1613 à nos jours)

Généalogie et histoire des familles St Mard et alliées du comté de Chiny (Meuse (55) France, Gaume (Province de Luxembourg) Belgique).

«Le futur a un passé.
L' avenir a une mémoire!»

Family St Mard

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The study of a rare surname helps to locate their ancestors and cousins, but Saint-Mard is also a place name.

Each village Saint-Mard may be a family and seigniory St. Mard. In the Middle Ages, a family Saint Mard living in Etampes, near Paris. Of course, it has nothing to do with the Saint-Mard, Saintmard and St Mard living in Gaume and Lorraine.

Next periods or countries, the surname spelled St Mard, Saint-Mard or Saintmard.

Over time, the St Mard Gaume and Meuse united by their common ancestor Pierre St Mard, bourgeois, husband of Marie Maillet to Buzenol, provost of Etalle (17th century) were scattered in Belgium, France but also in Spain , USA ...

Our family is divided into three main branch:

1. François wife Anne Thiry to Dampicourt in 1692. This branch patronymic is turned off.
2. Hubert wife Anne Brasseur in 1697 to Dampicourt.
3. Jean wife Marguerite Henry in 1701 in Verneuil-Petit.

Do not confuse our family with:

• Drouot de Saint-Mard
• Cadaran de St Mard
• Petiton de Saint-Mard
• Aux Brebis de Saint-Mart
• Eude de St Mard
• Raimond de Saint-Mard
• ….

Geography

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The region of origin of our family is the former County Chiny.

County Chiny

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Excerpt: Archéologie entre Semois et Chiers. Bulletin : Crédit communal - 1987, under the dirrection G. Lambert. In «Abbé Yves Rozet, Comprendre Avioth, 2000»

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County CHINY appears during the eleventh century. Its territory included the district current Belgian of Florenville, Neufchâteau, Etalle and Virton; French of Montmédy (Meuse department) and Carignan (Ardennes department).

In 1330, Yvois (Carignan) is the largest city in the county of Chiny.

Chiny County is a Romance area of the Duchy of Luxembourg.

France

Meuse Department (55)

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District Montmédy is the northern part of the department of Meuse, forming the border with Belgium.

A large part of the villages in the region Montmédy was part of the County of Chiny before the first breakup of Luxembourg in 1659 (Treaty of the Pyrenees).

Montmédy was capital of the County of Chiny.

City and villages in the canton Montmédy: Avioth, Bazeilles-on-Othain, Breux, Chauvency-le-Château, Chauvency St-Hubert, Ecouves, Flassigny, Frenois (Montmédy), Han-lès-Juvigny, Iré-le-Sec , Iré-les-Prés (Montmédy), Jametz, Juvigny-sur-Loison, Louppy-sur-Loison, Marville, Montmédy, Quincy-Landzécourt, Remoiville, Thon-le-Thil, Thon-les-Près, Thonnelle, Velosnes, Verneuil-Grand, Verneuil-Petit, Vigneul-sous-Montmédy, Villecloye

Ardennes Department (08)

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The Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659) links the region Carignan (Yvois) to the Kingdom of France.

Cities and towns are: Auflange, Bievres, Blagny, Blanchampagne, Champel, Charbeau, Cherves, clemency, Escombreras, Euilly, Fromy, Giversy and Chamouilly, Herbeuval, La Ferté, Lombut, Malandry, Mandrezy, Margny, Margut, Matton, Maugre, Messincourt, Mogue, Montlibert, Osnes, Pouru-aux-Bois, Horsetail, Puilly, Pure, Sachy, Sailly, San Walfroy, Sapogne, Signy, Tassigny, Tetaigne, Tremblois, Vaux, Vaux, Villy, We, Willers, Yvois (Carignan)

Belgium : Gaume, the southern province of Luxembourg

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The southern province of Luxembourg is known as Lower Luxembourg average altitude is 320 m against 500 m in the Belgian Ardennes. This region is also the name of Belgian Lorraine because its soil and terrain similar to that of French Lorraine.

Lower Luxembourg is divided into two countries:

• The country of Arlon, Germanic dialect. It is the eastern part of Lower Luxembourg, which represents the district of Arlon. The average altitude is 420 m.
• The country Gaumais, Romance dialect. It is the western part of Lower Luxembourg, which represents the district of Virton. The average altitude is 220 m.

Map extracted from the site of the CDPA - Center Buzenol

The country of Arlon represents about a quarter of the surface of Lower Luxembourg while Gaume three quarters. The western and southern border of the Gaume is a relatively new political frontier.

The "two countries" are a single geographic area and natural. There is a peaceful and friendly coexistence between the two boroughs. As everywhere in the Walloon Region, the language is French.

Gaume villages are built on little fertile land (forests, 46% of the territory).

Separation of Gaume with its neighbors

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France: towns Montmédy, Yvois-Carignan, Marville and Avioth were part of the Duchy of Luxembourg until 1659 (Treaty of the Pyrenees following the fall of Montmédy and death of its governor Jean V Allamont of Malandry in 1657).

Luxembourg: The separation of the Gaume and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, United Kingdom of the Netherlands was made at the Belgian revolution in September 1830. A treaty set a final border between the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and Belgium in 1839.

In summary, the County of Chiny:

• In Belgium, the southern province of Luxembourg (Virton)
• In France, northern of the Ardennes department (Carignan)
• In France, northern of the Meuse department (Montmédy)

Saint Mard in the U.S.A.

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Bostinv (??), County of Philips, Arkansas New York City, New York Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts New Orleans, Louisiana

Over time, Saint Mard are scattered mainly in France and Belgium. But some have been much further, the United States of America.

Louisiana: Justin Jean-Baptiste Saintmard

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Descendants of Hubert St Mard and Anne Brasseur of Dampicourt. Wiseppe twig.

A red mark Justin and Leon St Mard.
On the right, along the line you are Jean-Louis Auguste Saint-Mard (1868-1954) husband of Virginia Claisse Henriette (1880-1963). They had ten children whose Gilbert Augustus Saint-Mard (1913-1942) married to Yvonne Josephine Sieuw Céline (1915-1989). Gilbert Saint-Mard is the grandfather of the author of this website.

Ancestors of Justin Jean Baptiste SAINTMARD died, New Orleans, Louisiana (USA)

In 1884, two brothers born Harnoncourt, Léon Eugène born in 1860 and Justin Saintmard Jean Baptiste born in 1861, emigrated. Justin Saintmard moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he works as a gardener and florist. Twenty years after his arrival on 20 September 1905, Justin Toelke wife Mary to New Orleans. From this union was born three children: Bernard and Hubert St Mard.

We find the trace of St Justin Mard in two newspapers:

• "L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans / The Bee of New Orleans" in May 1994, available online in "nobbe.jefferson.lib.la.us": Belgian Tag Day. Donations of $ 5. (5th column)
• " L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans / The Bee of New Orleans” on 11 November 1896, page 5, available online in" nobbe.jefferson.lib.la.us ": The Chrysanthemum Festival, place Lafayette. (Article in the 6th column)
• " L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans / The Bee of New Orleans” on 15 November 1901, available online in" nobbe.jefferson.lib.la.us ": The" Flower Show "in Elk Place (6th column). Justin St Mard received two awards (twice ranked second in his class).

Elk place en 1940
(Photos in nutrias.org)

• " L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans / The Bee of New Orleans " in September 1905, available online in "nobbe.jefferson.lib.la.us": Announcement of marriage - Justin St Mard and Mary Poelke. (Article in the 4th column)
• 24 24 May 1906, The Weekly Florist » in http://www.archive.org/: «The Weekly Florists^ Review* Mat 24, 1906. NEW ORLEANS. : « Although some preparations already are made amoug the florists for our flower show next fall, no final arrange-ments will be made before the committee confers with the ladies of the New Or-leans Floral Association. Mrs. W. J, Behan is the president and we all want to be assured of her co-operation. The first meeting of the Southern In-terstate Florists' Association was held ikiay 21 at Chattanooga. C. W. Eichling was appointed chairman of the New Or-leans delegation. At least twenty-five of our members have already signed the agreement to embership, the initial fee being $1. As the time is coming for rest, we are thinking of our outing, which will take place some time in July; and, acting on that subject, J. St. Mard, acting as presi-dent pro tem, appointed a committee of three, C. R. Panther, Harry Ellwood and Otto Abele, to find the most suitable place for a little recreation. »
• The Weekly Journal Florist of 7 September 1911 in http://www.archive.org/: Justin St Mard is back in New Orleans. He visited his old home in Belgium. It was his first trip in 27 years.
• " L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans / The Bee of New Orleans " of 25 October 1914, available online in "nobbe.jefferson.lib.la.us": Little announces sale of flowers in the 4th column.
• " L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans / The Bee of New Orleans " of 22 April 1915, available online in "nobbe.jefferson.lib.la.us: Second column, the Tribunals, Court of First City, Justin vs St J. Mard C. Quinnette.

In the latter case, a St Mard is cited. It is not identified. Logically, it would be Justin.

• " L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans / The Bee of New Orleans " of 25 May 1894, available online in "nobbe.jefferson.lib.la.us': Purchase of four land by St Mard to 2nd column.
• " L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans / The Bee of New Orleans " of 19 October 1922, available online in "nobbe.jefferson.lib.la.us: A banquet of Belgian colony. St Mard is a city in the 4th column.

Bernard and Hubert St Mard had several children, but we must get a result, the surname St Mard will probably extinct in Louisiana because Justin St Joseph Mard (33 years late in 2008) has no son. He has three daughters. In late November 2008, I managed to come into contact with his mother.

Unlike France and Belgium, some personal information is freely available in the USA. Some judgments are published on the Internet. It is possible to obtain data for payment of civil status and the criminal records of your neighbour, boss or employee. One of these websites offer free access in the name, age, city of residence and "possible relatives " of U.S. citizens (veromi.net). It allowed me to draw the outline of the pedigree of St. Mard (with very little error). Another feature several sites including the Mormons publish the "U.S. Social Security Death Index”.

Here data St Mard:

Blogs are a family source of information. In our case, it was even a challenge. Indeed, during the month of November 2008, by searching on-my favourite search engine, I found an article "Jung Reunions. So, the BIG, EXTENDED, JUNG / ST.MARD family went to Gulf Shores, and survived (I think!) "And a photograph:

The St. Mard Sisters
Suzanne, Carole, Lisette, Janice
Daughters of Bernard St John and Elsie Mard Raine.

With Facebook, I came into contact with Lisette St Mard which transferred my message to her sister Susan. The information provided by Suzanne allowed me to collect almost all the data I had accumulated for years.

Anecdote, Bill Cardwell explained that the Creole shrimp, served on Wednesday in his restaurant "BC's Kitchen" is a tribute to her mother-in-law Carole Saint-Mard native of New Orleans (BC’s Kitchen; 11 Meadow Circle Dr., Lake St. Louis; 636-542-9090. Lunch and Dinner daily. In http://stlouiseats.typepad.com).

I found at this address (http://home.earthlink.net/~ntgreen/PTapp.html), the offspring of Mary Janice St Mard wife Floyd Tapp Neth.

The obituaries are another valuable source of information:

Last source of information, the commercial genealogical Web sites like "Ancestry." The latter publishes numerous counts including "New York Passengers Lists." At the launch of this new product, some of the data was freely available.

I do not have the date of arrival of Justin St John Batiste Tuesday but it seems logical that arrived at the same time as his brother. In 1911, Justin returned to St Mard Harnoncourt. He arrived on 17 July 1911 in New York from Antwerp. The journal The Weekly Florist of 7 September 1911 (in www.archive.org) said that "it is his first journey from twenty-seven years."

In the descendants of Hubert St Mard and Elise Cecile we find some St Mard, of Hotard and perhaps Young.

In the descendants of John Bernard St Mard, we find Jung, Fowler and Neth.

In Louisiana, we find the St Mard in New Orleans, Metairie and Gretna (adjacent neighbourhoods in New Orleans), Terrytown (area adjacent to Gredna), Madisonville (in front of New Orleans, on the other side Lake Pontchartrain), Covington (60 miles north of New Orleans) and Baton Rouge (the capital of Louisiana).

Massachusetts: Constant and Paulette Saint Mard.

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Descendants of St John and Marguerite Henry Mard Little Verneuil.

Ancestors of Constant SAINT MARD died on 29 September 1966, Northampton, Massachussetts (USA)

Constant Saint-Mard and his wife Rosalie Mersch arrived in the U.S. after their daughter. Like the group of New Orleans, we find traces of their deaths in the U.S. Social Security Death Index.

A description of the database of the Personal Air Force (First World War, 1914-1918) the website "Mémoire des Hommes / Memory of Men"; section of the site of the Ministry of Defense (France) on " Constant Saint-Mard , 2nd class, born on 3 June 1891 in Verneuil-Petit, Canton Montmédy, Meuse department.
Edouard son of Saint-Mard and Marguerite Toussaint, domiciled Thonnelle, Meuse Department.
Entered active duty and mobilized 24-11-1914.
Assignment: driver. "

The "New York Passengers Lists" we learn the date of entry of the couple in the United States.

The obituary of Paulette Labrie born Saint-Mard (in Amherst Bulletin / DEATHS : Published on May 12, 2006).

Paulette St. Mard was born in Paris on 25 July 1925. She is the daughter of Constant Saint-Mard and Rosalie (Mersch) St Mard. She studied in France.

During the Second World War, she was a member of the French Resistance and was commended for his services at the end of the war. She met Armand F. Labrie, her future husband, while he was in the armed forces (U.S.). They were married on 3 January 1945 and she follows when he returns to the country aboard a warship.

Her husband, Armand died in 1998 and his son Francis X. Labrie in 1971.

She has two daughters Francine Phelps and Paulette Miller, nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

Paulette died on 4 May 2006 in Westfield.

Florida: Nicolas Jean Augustine and his daughter Michèle Saint Mard

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Descendants of Jean St Mard and Marguerite Henry of Petit-Verneuil.

In" New York Passengers Lists" we find the trace of a fourth Saint-Mard: Jean Nicolas Augustin Saint-Mard.

Jean Nicolas Augustin Saint-Mard does not settle in the U.S., he went to French Polynesia. It is accountable to the Société des Phosphates de Makatea (Company of phosphate Makatea) (See Wikipedia article). He died on Wednesday 9 December 1931, at age 33, in Makatea and was buried in the cemetery of the Urania in Tahiti.

Her daughter Michèle Saint-Mard born in Papeete (Tahiti Island), is the wife of Normand Roy O'Neil, U.S. Navy Lieutenant. The latter was born in New Orleans (Louisiana).

The couple lives in Florida.

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• Christine Saintmard Karine, Annapolis - MD (veromi.net and Ancestry.com).
• And ..

* Be careful, I have often seen on American sites confusing "St Mard and Simard.

Roger Saint-Mard

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He was not installed in the United States. But Commander Petrofina weapons aboard Laurent Meeus said "Lucky ship" during the Second World War (1940-1945), he often stops in New York.

The Laurent Meeus, photo taken from the site: belgian-ships.be

The Laurent Meeus, photo taken from the site: Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij - Larger image -

Website of the League Maritime Belge, summary archives: http://www.lmb-bzb.org/index_files/Sommaire.htm

Commander Saint-Mard is quoted in the article below, page on page 45 of PDF file: A. Delporte , M/S Fina Norvege : an illustration of naval construction surgery, Bruxelles, 01-12-2007 in Archive 1, 01/09/2007 to 31/12/2007 (http://www.lmb-bzb.be/archives/archives%201.pdf)

« On October, 22nd 1967, the m/s FINA NORVEGE left Hoboken for Antwerp
With all of the control equipment etc that had to be loaded for the tests, the departure was delayed and the dock was not left before October, 24th. Captain Segers was in charge, and Mr. Saint Mard, the war hero of the LAURENT MEEUS was representing the owner. »

See:

The Laurent Meeus (In French): List of convoys and travel between 1939 and 1945...

New York Passengers Lists :

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Ancestry.com. Liste des passagers de New York [base de données en ligne]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Données d’origines : a) Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C ; b) Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

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