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French Huguenot Church in Charleston, South Carolina. In the early years, many Huguenots also settled in the area of present-day Charleston, South Carolina. In 1685, Rev. Elie Prioleau from the town of Pons in France, was among the first to settle there. He became pastor of the first Huguenot church in North America in that city.
New Paltz (named by French Huguenots) New Rochelle (founded by French Huguenots and named after La Rochelle, France.) Orleans; Orleans County (possibly named in honor of the House of Orléans) Portage; Raquette River; Rouses Point (named after early settler Jacques Rouse.) Point Au Roche State Park (park located on the shores of Lake Champlain)
Judy Garland (1922–1969), American jazz and Hollywood musicals singer and actress, [173] [174] [175] French Huguenot ancestry on her father's side. [ 176 ] [ 177 ] [ 178 ] David Garrick (1717–1779), English theatre actor and playwright, descendant of David de la Garrique from near Saintonge.
The Huguenot Church, also called the French Huguenot Church or the French Protestant Church, is a Gothic Revival church located at 136 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1844 and designed by architect Edward Brickell White , it is the oldest Gothic Revival church in South Carolina, and has been designated a National Historic ...
Fort Caroline was an attempted French colonial settlement in Florida, located on the banks of the St. Johns River in present-day Duval County.It was established under the leadership of René Goulaine de Laudonnière on 22 June 1564, following King Charles IX's enlisting of Jean Ribault and his Huguenot settlers to stake a claim in French Florida ahead of Spain.
New Paltz, New York was founded in 1678 by French Huguenots settlers, including Louis DuBois. New Rochelle, New York was founded by French Huguenots and named after La Rochelle, France. Peoria, Illinois was first settled with the establishment of Fort Crevecoeur in 1680, ceded to British after 1763; area of downtown was once site of "La Ville ...
The Edict of Nantes. In 1685, Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes, making it illegal for French citizens to practice the Protestant faith. [1] Huguenots were persecuted and as a result there was a "mass exodus" from France to England, the Netherlands, Africa, Germany, and Colonial America.
French Florida in 1562, by N. Bellin, 18th century. French Florida (Renaissance French: Floride françoise; modern French: Floride française) was a colonial territory established by French Huguenot colonists as part of New France in what is now Florida and South Carolina between 1562 and 1565.