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Henri-Gatien Bertrand

Re: Henri-Gratien Bertrand

Posted: 5 Nov 2011 6:48PM GMT
Classification: Query
My ancestor, Thomas Boyers spoke with Count Bertrand when he visited the home of Andrew Jackson, The Hermitage, in 1843. Thomas Boyers inquired of the Count as to whether he had a brother and if the brother had served with General Le Clerc in "San Domingo". The Count confirmed the relation and stated that he hadn't known what had become of his brother. The brother lived in Gallatin, Tennessee til his death. He apparently wished not to see his brother the Count.

Re: Henri-Gratien Bertrand

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 2:54AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Marci,
My great grandfather, Ferdinand Bertrand, was a nephew of some degree to Henri-Gratien Bertrand. There are still many descendants of Ferdinand Bertrand in Chorges, France. My grandmother had a ribbon with a medallion attached to it that said in french, "To General Bertrand for his service to Napoleon Bonaparte." She returned it to a museum in France in the 60"s. Each time I go to Paris, I go to Les Invalides and bid him hello!
It's funny because my grandmother loved to read the Conti of Monto Cristo. She knew the story by heart. I have recently read, that Dumas refers to General Bertrand in his novel. Good luck with your search.

Re: Henri-Gatien Bertrand

Posted: 21 Sep 2013 10:18PM GMT
Classification: Biography
Surnames: Bertrand
La nonna di mio padre di chiamava Carlotta Bertrand, era una discendente diretta del generale Henri Gratien Bertrand. Da quello che ho potuto capire il generale insieme ad alcuni dignitari di corte francesi e a due o tre dei suoi figli (tra i quali il papà di Carlotta) fuggirono dalla Francia in nave all'interno di botti di legno. Con loro anche altre famiglie francesi. Uno di loro di stabilì a Napoli e visse nella reggia di Portici, dove nacque la nonna Carlotta (poi ribattezzata Carolina). Anche a me piacerebbe ricostruire la genealogia e i movimenti dei discendenti del generale la cui tomba è all'interno del monumento de Les Invalides, accanto a quella d Napoleone.
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