Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Nantes” in chapter 1 of Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1:
...olutionary fame; yet it was the grandfather of the General, Benjamin Marion, of La Rochelle, who was the first of the name to settle in this country, coming hither when the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes drove the Huguenots into exile.
Brigadier-General Peter Horry, friend and biographer of General Marion, quotes the letter which told Benjamin of his banishment:--
Your damnable heresy well ...
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| † | Nantes (France) | 169 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
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