The Devantier Family Tree
Pierre Devantier
1642 - 1692 (50 years) Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name Pierre Devantier Relationship with this person Birth ca 1637 - 1642 La Gorgue, La Leu, Nord Pas de Calais, France Gender Male Occupation 1661 Friesenheim, Pfalz, Germany Farmer Occupation 1688 Woddow, Brandenburg, Germany Farmer Death Dec 1692 Woddow, Brandenburg, Germany Pierre Devantier - Death 1692
Archion.de, Berlin, Brandenburg, schlesische Oberlausitz: Landeskirchliches Archiv in Berlin > Reformierter Kirchenkreis > Battin, Französisch-reformierte Gemeinde > Bestattungen 1691-1904, Bild 7, p. 5, #9-10Siblings 4 Siblings End of Lines Person ID I148 Devantier Tree | Decendant of Pierre Devantier (Born before 1600), German - Branch Last Modified 12 May 2024
Father Jacob Devantier, b. ca 1611, La Gorgue, La Leu, Nord Pas de Calais, France Mother Carole Telle, b. ca 1612, La Gorgue, La Leu, Nord Pas de Calais, France Family ID F5632 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marie Labauve, b. 1641, Calais, France d. 1 Oct 1715, Woddow, Brandenburg, Germany (Age 74 years) Marriage 1660 Friesenheim, Pfalz, Germany Age at Marriage He : ~ 18 years - She : ~ 19 years. Children + 1. Pierre Devantier 2x , b. 1662, Friesenheim, Pfalz, Germany d. 7 Feb 1740, Bagemühl, Uckermark, Germany (Age 78 years) + 2. Marie Devantier, b. 1665, Friesenheim, Pfalz, Germany d. 2 Jun 1731, Potzlow, Brandenburg, Germany (Age 66 years) + 3. Jacob Devantier, b. 1665, Friesenheim, Pfalz, Germany d. About 1733, Reformed Congregation, Fredericia, Denmark (Age 68 years) + 4. Isaac Devantier, b. 1666, Friesenheim, Pfalz, Germany d. 17 Mar 1753, Woddow, Brandenburg, Germany (Age 87 years) + 5. Jeanne Devantier, b. 1667, Friesenheim, Pfalz, Germany d. 1 Jan 1702, Strassburg, Uckermarck, Germany (Age 35 years) + 6. Abraham Devantier 2x , b. 1669, Friesenheim, Pfalz, Germany d. 14 Mar 1728, Angermünde, Brandenburg, Germany (Age 59 years) + 7. Sara Devantier, b. 1670, Friesenheim, Pfalz, Germany + 8. Elisabeth Devantier, b. 1683, Friesenheim, Pfalz, Germany d. 22 May 1724, Woddow, Brandenburg, Germany (Age 41 years) Family ID F18 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Dec 2007
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Documents Devantier Descendants 1
Devantier Huguenots in Uckermark and Denmark collected by Johanna Oqueka and Hans Wendt, Berlin and published in 1985Frontpage Devantier Descendants
Devantier Huguenots in Uckermark and Denmark collected by Johanna Oqueka and Hans Wendt, Berlin and published in 1985Marriage Abraham & Marguriette Devantier - 1691
Netherlands, Bibliothèque Wallone Card Indexes, ca. 1500-1858 – Leiden Rolls - 3967Death Pierre Devantier - 1692
Netherlands, Bibliothèque Wallone Card Indexes, ca. 1500-1858 – Leiden Rolls - 3969Marriage Pierre & Elisabeth Devantier - 1695
Netherlands, Bibliothèque Wallone Card Indexes, ca. 1500-1858 – Leiden Rolls - 3972Marriage Jacob & Marie Devantier - 1697
Netherlands, Bibliothèque Wallone Card Indexes, ca. 1500-1858 – Leiden Rolls - 3978Death Marie Labove - 1715
Netherlands, Bibliothèque Wallone Card Indexes, ca. 1500-1858 – Leiden Rolls - 452Marriage Isaac & Cathrine Devantier - 1706
Netherlands, Bibliothèque Wallone Card Indexes, ca. 1500-1858 – Leiden Rolls - 3999Marriage Francois Paul & Sara Devantier - 1712
Netherlands, Bibliothèque Wallone Card Indexes, ca. 1500-1858 – Leiden Rolls - 2104
Marriage Jacques Leclere & Jeanne Devantier - 1693
Netherlands, Bibliothèque Wallone Card Indexes, ca. 1500-1858 – Leiden Rolls - 1151
Histories Letter from Französische Kirche in Berlin. Part 2.
Hugenottenkirche
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Notes - In 1637 Pierre Devantie was born in La Gourge in the landscape La Lau. It?s now in Northern France. At that time in history, the area was part of Spanish Netherland. The whole area is also called Paybas, and it extends into Belgium.
Pierre was a farmer. A couple of the things he grew are 2 of the new crops, that came from America, namely Tobacco and Potatoes. I assume that they were industrious and talented. If you read the history books, this is the impression you get. The Huguenots were considered some of the best farmers in this century in France.
One thing that had great influence, on the future, for the Huguenot families. Was that King Louis 14, had been taught to hate the Reformed. When he took absolutely power in France in 1661, he did everything possible to prevent the Reformed to operate and live. He persecuted Huguenots with death, banishment to galleys (slave ships) or deprived them of everything they owned.
The Devantie Family probably also felt a lot of that, they could avoid persecution if they became Catholic or fled to neighboring countries. The latter did the Devantier family fairly quickly after Louis came to absolutely power in 1661.
They fled to Friesenheim located in The Principality Palatinate in Germany. Here they were welcomed with open arms. The prince knew that they were good farmers and the reformed refugees, got many privileges, which made it possible for them to start a new life. Our family continued as tobacco and potato growers. The Devantier family got some good years here.
In the 1680s disaster struck again. Principality Palatinate got a new prince. After pressure from France the prince became a Catholic. And he began to pursue the Reformed. He demanded that they should transfer their properties to the state.
At that time, the Reformed had been so long in the land, that they had good farms. And now the Livelihood disappeared for the Huguenots, Also for the Devantier family. They fled the country in 1689.
This time they fled further east to the Duchy Brandenburg (north of Berlin). Here they were welcomed with open arms. There came over 20,000 refugees to Brandenburg. Here they were granted large areas of land, which was devastated by wars and epidemics. The area was called Uckermarck, located between The Baltic Sea and Berlin. The Reformed started a dozen colonies, which quickly became real villages. Many of the names still exists including Battin, Bergholz, Klein and Gross-Ziethen, Gramzow and Woddow.
The Devantier family moved to Woddow, where they started all over again with farming. Again it was tobacco and potato, which was the primary crop
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All this persecution and fleeing are too much for Pierre Devantier. I can easily imagine that he was tired and worn out now; He dies in 1692 only about 55 years old. It looks like, it?s the 4. Child (Isaac Devantier) that takes over the farm over the farm in Woddow. The next generation was ready to take over..
- In 1637 Pierre Devantie was born in La Gourge in the landscape La Lau. It?s now in Northern France. At that time in history, the area was part of Spanish Netherland. The whole area is also called Paybas, and it extends into Belgium.