DEATH: Note: Due to his religious faith, Jacques as well as his son Matthais, were murderedby Catholic Zealots.
Note: Fled to Germany as a Huguenot in 1586 and placed himself under the protection of the Prince of Neuwied in a small town, Greenhausen on the Rhine. He is the uncle of the Jacques that migrated to America. Jacques engaged in the manufacture of pottery, making millions of large mineral water jugs. Later, he became an iron founder. The foundry is still in operation under management of descendants (As reported in the book "Chronology of the French family of Remy in France" written in 1941.)
DEATH: Note: Due to his religious faith, Jacques as well as his son Matthais, were murderedby Catholic Zealots.
Note: Fled to Germany as a Huguenot in 1586 and placed himself under the protection of the Prince of Neuwied in a small town, Greenhausen on the Rhine. He is the uncle of the Jacques that migrated to America. Jacques engaged in the manufacture of pottery, making millions of large mineral water jugs. Later, he became an iron founder. The foundry is still in operation under management of descendants (As reported in the book "Chronology of the French family of Remy in France" written in 1941.)