Our French connection ....

In the previous post I listed my 3x great grandmother Mathilde-Marie (Matilda) as being born in Port Louis, Brittany, France in 1808.
Her parents were Lucie-Marie (nee Bourdé de Villehuet) and Albin Joseph Leveyer de Belair who married in March 1795 in L'Orient. Here is Lucie's signature on her marriage document:

Matilda had four sisters:

Louise Aglaure Leveyer de Belair born 1803.
Louise married Philippe Tyson Le Gros of St Helier, Jersey on 8th August 1832.
Their daughter Adele Marie Lucie Le Gros was born 1835.

GROS Le Ph Tyson 42 St Helier  - (Militia list of 1815 lists his age as 42, but maybe it's his father?)


Adeline-Marie Leveyer de Belair born 1796, did not marry ?, died 1838 in Port Louis.

Estelle Marie Leveyer de Belair born 1798, did not marry?, died 1827 in Port Louis.

Flore-Josephine Leveyer de Belair born 1801 and 

The Leveyer family lived in Port Louis, Brittany, France where the dad Albin Joseph Leveyer was a Navy Admiral. He is listed on a couple of websites:

http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_crewman&id=16508

http://thierry.pouliquen.free.fr/cap_vaisseau.htm

The mother, Lucie (wife of Albin) was Lucie-Marie Therese Bourde de la Villehuet. Lucie's parents were sea captain Jacques (Jean-Pierre) Bourdé de la Villehuet and Therese-Marie Jeanne Fremery - they married in 1765.

Parents of Therese were Nicholas Fremery and Jeanne Surville.
Parents of Jacques (born 10/6/1732) were Jacques Bourdé de Villehuet and Michelle Thomasse Poitevin.

Jacques (Lucie's dad) found and named some islands in the Chagos archipelago, also he wrote some books about sailing techniques: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Bourd%C3%A9_de_La_Villehuet