Frederick Marchand

Passport

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Passport Translation

Translation, by Florian Giauque, of passport of Frederick Marchand.
Uncle to said Giaque by marriage to sister of said Giauque's father.

PAGE 1

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Left column is as follows:
Passport

Controle No. 52

Description of bearer

Aged fifty-one years
Form, tall
Height 5 ft. 6 1/2 inches
Hair,"blond, ardent"
Forehead, high
Eyebrows, blond
Eyes, gray
Nose, ordinary
Mourh, Medium
Chin, round
Face, oval
Distinctive marks,
(none stated)

Signature of bearer
Frederick Marchand

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Right column is as follows:
Swiss Confederation

Canton of Berne

In the Name of the Government

Prefacture of Oerlier, District of Neuville

All officials charged with maintaining
order and safety are requested to permit to
pass freely Mr. Frederick Marchand, shoemaker,
wife Marguerite Sophia, born Giauque, and
their six children, Frederic, aged 13 years,
Jacob (???), aged 11 years, Edward, aged
9 years, Henry, aged 6 years, Charles
Frederick, aged 3 years, and Sophie Julie,
aged nine months; -- a native of Sonvilier,
residing at Prele, going to New York, America,
intending to establish himself there.
Requesting that aid and assistance be given
him in case of need, under offer of reciprocity.

This passport is effective for one year.

Delivered over due Legitimation.

Issued at Neuveville June 8, one thousand

eight hundred and thirty six (1836)

The Prefect Neuveville

Florian Imer

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No. 1665 Geschen in Bern
The 9th of June 1836

No. 2938 Seen at Embasy
of France in Switzerland for entering
France going to America
Berne the 10th of June 1836.
The Secretary of the Embassy
A. de Montigay

Seen at General Consulate of
the United States of America
in Switzerland, to betake
himself to said States,
passing through France

Basle, this 11 of June,

1836.

For the Consul General
The Consular Agent

Nicholas Bernouth

Werthmann

Seen for New York
(Can't read it) Havre
Havre the 14th July, 1836
(?) The commissary of the delegate (?)

(Can't read signature)

Explanation Letter

October 20, 1990

Dear Jeff & Freya,

Attached is some information we received from an
acquaintance who is also a member of Mission Hills and
a couple ith whom we have occasionally played tennis.
Now we find that Bob Geauque is a distant relative.

Meribeth, his wife is a retired nurse and was hosting
the 32nd reunion of her graduating class of nurses.
In preparing for this event, she rummaged thruogh an
old chest containing family memorabilia and came
across the original Passport of Friederich Marchand,
as well as an english translation thereof. Also there
is a page headed "Sketch of Some Early Swiss Settlers"
which somehow came into their hands many years ago.

As you can see, Friederick Marchand (Frederick) came
to the USA on June 8, 1836 along with his wife,
children, the Geauque and the Guillaume families who
all came from near Bern, Switzerland and were related
through intermarriages.

One of Frederick's children, Jacob was 11 years old at
the time they settled in Holmes County, Ohio and he is
buried in the Marchand family plot in the Wooster
cemetary along with John Marchand, his son and father
of Walter March (Pop), your grandfather.

The reason we are certain the enclosed refers to our
family is because it says that Jacob was the editor
and owner of the Wayne County Democrat which Pop often
referred to since his father, John, was also still
connected with this newspaper.

We have the original Passport which we will put in the
Safe.

It just seems like such an incredicle coincidence
since the Geauques, although only casual acquanances,
recalled that I was from Ohio and asked if we knew
where Holmes County was did we have any relatives
there.

We will include this information in the Grandfather
Book.

We hope you and the children are well and having a good time.

Love,
Dad and Susan