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Capital: Nantes

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Permalink Reply by Anna writes The French Gen. Blog on January 14, 2010 at 9:04am

Hello, Debbie,

Today, I went to the military archives at Vincennes and looked up your ancestor in the "Dictionary of officers of the royal army who fought in the United States during the War of Independence, 1776-1783" (my translation of the title; it is in French) and I am really sorry but there is no one with the surname Audrain.

This means only that he as not an officer. It also means that it would be really hard to find his military records. You might be able to find them among the matriculation records. Those do not seem to be on the AD website, it seems.

I am sorry I could not find your man.

All the best,
Anne

Permalink Reply by Carol Jean Evans on August 27, 2010 at 3:16pm

Hi! I believe I am the Great Great Great Great Granddaughter of Peter (Pierre) Audrain. I would love to hear from you. I just started this search today, and have been very lucky!

Carol Jean Evans

Permalink Reply by Deborah Price on August 28, 2010 at 11:00am

Hi Carol,

There are a number of us who have descended from Pierre Audrain. He is really a very interesting man. Some of the best work in this area has been done by Carrol Geerling, who is a distant cousin of mine. She is a very thorough and accurate genealogist.

Carrol and I both descend from Pierre Audrain through his son, James Audrain. How do you link?

One of the things that Anna's website and assistance has helped both Carrol and I with is that we disproved the widely held theory that Pierre Audrain was the son of Marguerite Denieu and Pierre Audrain. It looks like a great match but in tracing through the parish records and other records on-line we found that the dates and marriages simply do not work. Unfortunately, we still haven't found Pierre's parents or something of history in France.

Good luck with your search & if I can be of help, let me know.

Debbie

Permalink Reply by Carol Jean Evans on September 20, 2010 at 12:21am

Hi Debbie,
I am the 5th great-granddaughter Of Pierre Audrain.

My name is Carol Jean Richards (Evans) DOB June 3, 1964 Alpine, Texas
My mother is Jacquelyn McCutcheon (Richards) DOB Feb 03, 1934 Pecos, Texas
Her mother is Mary Ruth Martin (McCutcheon) DOB Jan 26, 1911 Clifton, Arizona
Her father is James Vernon Martin DOB James Vernon Martin Missouri
His mother is Aulana Frances Audrain DOB Sep 18, 1847 Howell MO
Her father is Peter Gregory Audrain DOB Jan 20, 1809 Jefferson, Kentucky
His father is James H. Audrain DOB Dec 29, 1781 Bucks, Pennsylvania
Christ Church in Philadelphia has this below:
His father is Pierre Audrain DOB 1702 Nantes, Normandy, France

Here are Christ Church Marriage and Baptism Records:
Father: Peter Audrain
Mother: Margaret Moore
Relation: Daughter
Name: Maria Carolina Audrain
Baptism: September 16, 1787
Date of Birth: September 17, 1785
Record Book Year: 1769 - 1794

Marriage
Husband: Peter Audrain
Wife: Margaret Moore
Date: February 20, 1781
Minister Reverend. William White
Record Book Year: 1709 - 1800

National Significance of Christ Church

“No other church has played a more significant role in our nation’s birth”, according to historian David McCullough. Christ Church was founded in 1695 as a condition of William Penn’s Charter. The current building dates to 1744, and has been cited as “our finest Early American church.” Its steeple (1754) is the work of Robert Smith, one of America’s earliest architects; Thomas U. Walter, later architect of the U.S. Capitol, redesigned the interior of the sanctuary (1832-36). At Christ Church, 25% of Philadelphia’s free and enslaved Africans were baptized, a school was created to educate slaves, and the first black priest, Absalom Jones, was ordained. During the Revolutionary Era, Christ Church welcomed the Continental Congresses. Benjamin and Deborah Franklin and Betsy Ross were parishioners. Later, George Washington and John Adams attended services while they were the nation’s Chief Executives. Here, the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States was created from the ashes of the Church of England. Christ Church is a privately managed historic site that is an official component of Independence National Historical Park (INHP).

Permalink Reply by Sheila Beaulieu Beaubien on February 27, 2011 at 7:26pm

To: Debbie Price

I have been researching Pierre Audrain.....my husband is a Detroit descendant. I have noticed that many websites mention that Pierre was in the company of Lafayette & Rochambeau.................would you please get in touch with me regarding the information you may have found regarding this...................thank you. Sheila Beaubien