. The New England magazine. i&sssfc. THE MARIE ANTOINETTE HOUSE, EDGECOMB, MAINE. Fountain La Val, have are old fruit trees said to havebeen planted by the exiles, and a ven-erable Lombardy poplar. Traditionsof the colony and its founder are pre-served by the descendants of LouisDeparre Des Isles and of Charles DeLaittre, the secretary and the super-intendent of Madame La Val, whosefamilies became united in marriage,Madame La Val deeding to the wifeof Des Isles all of her property atFrenchmans Bay, when she gave herhand in marriage to one Van Bartte,governor of Demerara, abou
. The New England magazine. i&sssfc. THE MARIE ANTOINETTE HOUSE, EDGECOMB, MAINE. Fountain La Val, have are old fruit trees said to havebeen planted by the exiles, and a ven-erable Lombardy poplar. Traditionsof the colony and its founder are pre-served by the descendants of LouisDeparre Des Isles and of Charles DeLaittre, the secretary and the super-intendent of Madame La Val, whosefamilies became united in marriage,Madame La Val deeding to the wifeof Des Isles all of her property atFrenchmans Bay, when she gave herhand in marriage to one Van Bartte,governor of Demerara, about 1797,and left her refugees to get on withouther as they could. The after historyof the settlement abounds in romanticepisodes. Descendants of refugees of theFrench Revolution may be found inall parts of the United States, the highorder of their citizenship, as a rule,their brilliant leadership in state andmunicipal affairs and the eminent success of their business enterprisesproving, to the people of the UnitedStates at least, tha
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