My name is Valerie Brockerville,I hae traced my father's family back six generations. I am stuck on Jean Francois Broquevielle who was born 1749. H was married to Marie Joseph Noe.Our surname has several spellings... Brockervilleat present,the others were Broquevielle, Broqviel,Debrocquevielle etc.I thank you in advance for any help .

Hello Valérie,

I've found a discussion about Jean François BROCQUEVIELLE & Marie Joseph NOE(L) on this French board: http://www.geneachtimi.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=39765 (translation: http://translate.google.fr/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl... but beware, it also translates/mixes the individuals and towns names so hover your mouse over a sentence to see the original wording)

But this Jean François wasn't born about 1749 because the couple married on February 9, 1751 in Aire (nowadays Aire-sur-la-Lys in the Pas-de-Calais departement) and their son Ignace Xavier Joseph Jean Népomucène Sylvestre was born there on January 1, 1752! ;)

You'll find a little more on Geneanet from this genealogist (one of their French descendants) data: http://gw4.geneanet.org/index.php3?b=maxxouille&lang=en;...

And another list of descendants: http://petit-colombier.forums-free.com/musique-newfie-t688.h...

Etymology of the surname according Jean Tosti:
« The names Brocquevieille, Brocquevielle, Brocqueville, Brocvieille, Brocvielle are found in Artois and Picardy, and seem to stem from the Germanic individual name 'Brucco'. »
(source: http://www.geneanet.org/nom-de-famille/brocquevielle)

Regards,
Amandine

Hi Amandine,

Thank you so much for the information and I am sorry I have not replied before.You gave me a really good clue,Marie Joseph was born in 1725,so I think Jean Francois'birthdate is probably wrong too.I still can't get further than Jean Francois ,no mother or father's name but I am sure it is somewhere in all the info out there,so thanks for the clue so much.

Valerie Brockerville-Gallant

Hi again Valerie,

To get further, you'll need a copy of the marriage record which hopefully will give you his parents name:

Place: Aire (ancient name) parish Saint-Pierre, in the departement of Pas-de-Calais (#62)
Date: February 9, 1751
Spouses: BROCQUEVIELLE Jean François & NOEL Marie Joseph

These archives were microfilmed by the LDS, so if you're living near a LDS center (http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhc/frameset_fhc.asp) you can try doing the research yourself by ordering a copy of the microfilm there.

Alternatively, you may use one of these 2 free genealogical mutual aid services, they'll just ask you to pay for stamps and photocopy fees if you want a paper copy. Just read carefully the rules before sending your application (if needed, use http://translate.google.fr/#fr|en| to get a look at the translation before filling the original form):

- Le Fil d'Ariane : http://www.entraide-genealogique.org/index_france.php (wait till the departement (#62) is dark blue, otherwise it's unavailable).

- FranceGenWeb : http://www.francegenweb.org/~entraide/accueil_france.php (same, but the color expected is green)

Let me know if you need additional help. :)

Regards,
Amandine

PS: You'll find at http://fournetmarcel.free.fr/genealogielemaire.htm marriage indexes for Aire (now called Aire-sur-la-Lys) for parishes Notre-Dame & St. Pierre but the latter are only from 1600 to 1750. However keep the address in your bookmarks, it might be useful in the future! ;)