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Old 01-05-2009, 06:07 AM   #61
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No, just to a man named Robert DePriest born in 1665 in Paris, France from what I have been able to discern. I think the aristocracy in France was pretty much gone by that point and I have no way to go back further.
The aristocrats were still present in France at that time.
French Revolution from 1789 cut down their numbers.

The name "DePriest" does not seem like an aristocrat's name, though.
"Priest" is not a french word, even if we have something like 23 towns called Saint-Priest or approaching.
One of them is in the suburbs of Lyon, 10 mins from where I live.
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Old 01-05-2009, 03:40 PM   #62
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By the way, he's one of the few authors to have a species named after him (there are many more musicians in the club).
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That's horrible! But let's not argue the issue here. A "seriously thoughtful" thread would be more appropriate, don't you think?
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I agree with Dixie about having the discussion elsewhere (it's a bit of a hot topic in the UK with recent law cases and Margo McDonald's Bill in the Scottish Parliament).
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No discussion intended by my posting the link - just a bit of added info on Sir T.
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