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Frederick Veron,
Pierre Hubbard
Jean Claude Jerden
Joseph Roger, Pierre Volzer
Jean Pierard are among the earliest names
After these pioneer settlers came others, and in 1848 the French
settlement was in its prime. From that date for twenty years it
numbered forty families, all speaking their native tongue. From the
old world these French people brought their trades and occupations,
and the settlement was one of thrift. Farms and gardens were well
tilled; vineyards spread over the hills, and cornfields rustled in the
valleys. Stone masons and carpenters built their own cozy and
substantial homes and found daily employment in New Albany.
– Antoine Bizot,
Constant Prenat,
Francois Marque,
Alexis Be__chet,
Louis Bee,
Jean Louis Bezy,
Joseph Echobert,
Eugene Bruat, Clement Bruat,
Joseph Flispart,
Jean Baptiste Mousty,
Auguste Verron,
Etienne Bell,
Francois Grangier,
George Goniat
Pere Louis Neyron