German Coast Families

Download or read book German Coast Families written by Alberrt J Robichaux and published by . This book was released on 2021-02 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to determine the places of origin of the families recruited by John Law in 1720, and to re-examine the migration within the context of Louisiana and European history. The primary focus was on those fifty-eight families enumerated at the German villages in the 1724 census. The first section re-examines the German migration to Louisiana, while the second reports the results of the genealogical research that is arranged by family groups. The third section of the book contains translations of pertinent documents and additional research on the German Stein family.