His paternal ancestors were early French Huguenot settlers of South Carolina.
Henry Fourdrinier, the descendant of Huguenot settlers in England, founded the modern paper industry.
The home is a classic example of the stone houses built in the area by the Huguenot settlers, reflecting their vernacular traditions.
French speaking Protestants are a very small minority in Canada, but one with a history dating back to early Huguenot settlers.
Around 1701, French Huguenot settlers to the area discovered the existence of the coalfield.
An early Huguenot settler, in 1707, described the unusual group behaviour of these animals:
However, the use of the French language was discouraged and the Huguenot settlers were entirely absorbed into Afrikaans culture.
Settled by French Huguenot settlers, it was named, along with the county, for the French town of the same name.
Around 1701, French Huguenot settlers to the area discovered coal.
The park is traditionally accepted as the original landing place of the Huguenot settlers.