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John Lewis GERVAIS, Congress, SC (1741-1798)
GERVAIS, John Lewis, a Delegate from South Carolina; born of Huguenot parents in Hanover, Germany, circa 1741; attended schools and colleges in Hanover; immigrated to England and later to the…Gideon BARSTOW, Congress, MA (1783-1852)
BARSTOW Gideon , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Mattapoisett, Plymouth County, Mass., September 7, 1783; attended the common schools and Brown University, Providence, R.I., 1799-…Walt Whitman: Proud Music of the Storm, Part 4
Part 4I hear those odes, symphonies, operas, I hear in the William Tell the music of an arous'd and angry people, I hear Meyerbeer's Huguenots, the Prophet, or Robert, Gounod's Faust, or…Brewer's: Sit on the Rail
or Fence (To). To refuse to promise your support to a party; to reserve your vote. “In American slang, he was always sitting on the rail between Catholics and Huguenots.” —The Times.…Brewer's: Iron-arm
Francis de Lanoue, the Huguenot soldier, Bras de Fer (1531-1591. (See Fierabras.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Iron DukeIron Age A B C D E F G H I…Distinctive Destinations from the National Trust for Historic Preservation: 2004
Source: National Trust for Historic Preservation. From a Spanish settlement to a historic resort community nestled in a beautiful Rocky Mountain valley, America offers alternative vacation…Brewer's: Raul
Sir Raul di Nangis, the Huguenot, in love with Valentina, daughter of the Comte de St. Bris, governor of the Louvre. Being sent for by Marguerite, he is offered the hand of Valentina in…Brewer's: Marguerite des Marguerites
[the pearl of pearls ]. So Francois called his sister (Marguerite de Valois), authoress of the Heptameron. She married twice: first, the Duc d'Alencon, and then Henri d'Albret, king of…Boer
(Encyclopedia) BoerBoerb&oobreve;r, bôr [key] [Du.,=farmer], inhabitant of South Africa of Dutch or French Huguenot descent. Boers are also known as Afrikaners. They first settled (1652) near the…Maintenon, Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de
(Encyclopedia) Maintenon, Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise deMaintenon, Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise defräNswäzˈ dōbēnyāˈ märkēzˈ də măNtənôNˈ [key], 1635–1719, second wife of the French king Louis XIV…Trending
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