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Son of Louis Charlois and Reine Blondelet, Claude, fifth generation, was born in Chaulgnes on 12 March 1748 during the reign of Louis XV. During this period, the life of the commune was still largely dominated by viticulture. As a matter of fact, more than 55% of the acts of civil status registered in 1748 […]

Son of Jacques Charlois and Antoinette Gauthier, Louis was born in Chaulgnes on 12 February 1721 during the Regency (1715-1723), period in which Philippe d’Orléans exercised power on behalf of Louis XV, too young to rule the kingdom.   At that time, local history reveals that the Bertranges forest was under pressure from forest users. […]

Son of Philibert Charlois and Anne Rondeau, Jacques was born in Chaulgnes on 18 October 1689. The archives of Chaulgnes indicate that 68% of the birth, marriage or death certificates are relating to inhabitants registered as winemakers for the year 1689. At that time, viticulture is clearly the main activity in the village.   However, […]

The history of the Charlois group took root for over three and a half centuries in the Bertranges forest with the stave maker Jacques Charlois (? – 1688). Throughout his life, Jacques Charlois had at least 5 children with his first wife, Perrette, including Philibert (wood splitter and direct-line ancestor of Sylvain Charlois). Here is […]

My genealogy research continues and archives still reveal their secrets about the Charlois family and its links to the wooden crafts and the Bertranges forest.   Son of Etienne Charlois and Barnabée Thomas, Jacques Charlois married Perrette Légaré in Chaulgnes on 20 November 1657. In the middle of the 17th century, some time after the […]

New genealogical discoveries reveal that the family tradition goes back more than 350 years!   Covid-19 confinement has a major impact on economy and on our working habits. Individual schedules have been completely changed but that new way of working is fine to work on files we don’t have time to treat in normal times. […]