1. | Philippe FOUCH(E)(, progenitor was born in 1656 (son of Bernard FOUCHER and Anne BRUERE); died before 4 Dec 1708. Notes:
Grew up on the farm La Bruslée, near Suèvres. After his marriage he lived on the farm La Luandiere in the congregation Saint-Lubin de Suèevres.
Arrived at the Cape in 1688.
du Plooy.paf:
Fouche meaning one from the Army. The progenitor of the family Fouche in South Africa was Philippe Foucher who came from Suévres, which was near Ménars in the Loire Valley in France. Philippe was the son of the farmer Bernard Foucher who was born in 1617 and who died in 1674, from the farm "La Bruslée" which was near Suévres, and his wife Anne Bruére. Philippe married on the 7 June 1677 at Scoffier, France with Anna Souchay, daughter of Paul Souchay and Anne Paillevert from Aunay, and they had four children. He and his family arrived at the Cape in 1688 aboard the "Voorschoten," as French refugees and settled on the farm, "De Wilde Paardenjacht" east of the Berg River in Drakenstein, in 1699.
Hy was van Suevres in Frankryk afkomstig en arriveer 1688 in die Kaap as 'n Franse Hugenoot met sy vrou op die Voorschooten. Hy was gevestig in 1692 te De Wildepaardenjacht, Paarl, en is in 1708 oorlede. Hy het 3 seuns en 3 dogters gehad. Twee kinders is egter jonk in Europa reeds oorlede.
Volgende inligting uit S A G Vol 2 p 329
FOUCHE
Philippe Fouche word groot op die plaas La Bruslée, naby Sutvres.
Na sy huwelik woon hy op die plaas La Luandiere in die gemeente Saint-Lubin de Suevres, S.V. Bernard Foucher (* Maart 1617 + 5.4.1674) en Anne Bruere (Dawid-dg) + voor 4.12.1708 x Mer, Frankryk 7.6.1677 Anna SOUCHAY d.v. Paul Souchay en Anne Pailleverts
Philippe married Anna SOUCHAY on 7 Jun 1677 in Mer near Blois, France ( Orleans-Mer). Anna (daughter of Paul SOUCHAY and Anne PAILLEVERT) was born about 1645 in Mer , France; died after 1708. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Ester FOUCH(E)(, b4 and died.
- Anna FOUCH(E)(, b3 was born between 1660 and 1678 in France; was christened on 14 Nov 1681 in France; died in 1713 in Cape, South Africa.
- Philippe FOUCH(E)(, b1 was born on 8 May 1679; died in Young.
- Philippe FOUCH(E)(, b2 was born on 26 Sep 1680; and died.
- Anne FOUCH(E)( was christened on 14 Nov 1681 in France; and died.
- Esther FOUCH(E)( was born in 1683; died in 1689.
- Jacques FOUCH(E)(, b5 was born in 1685; died in 1689.
- Susanna FOUCH(E)(, b7 was born about 1689 in Cape, South Africa; died in in Cape, South Africa.
- Suzanne FOUCH(E)( was born in 1689; and died.
- Estienne (Stephen) FOUCH(E)( was born in 1691; and died.
- Philippe FOUCH(E)( was born in 1693; and died.
- Steven FOUCH(E)(, b6 was born about 1699 in Cape, South Africa; died in in Cape, South Africa.
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