| 1. |  Philippe FOUCHE was born in 1645 in Sevres, France; died before 4 Dec 1708 in Paarl, Cape, South Africa. Notes:
Phillipe was the progenitor (stamvader) of the Fouché family in South Africa. He was a French Huguenot from Orléanais. He grew up on the farm "La Brusleé", near Suévres (near Ménars in the Loire Valley in France). After his wedding he lived on the farm "La Luandiere" in the assembly or community of Saint-Lubin de Su
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He left for the Cape on the ship "Voorschotten" with his wife, Anne, and 3 children: Anne (6) Esther (5) and Jacques (3). His 2 eldest children (both named Phillipe) had already died at a young age in Europe. The "Voorschotten" was the first ship to leave Holland with French refugees. It was a flyboat with 3 masts and a rounded hull, 130 Dutch feet long and capable of carrying 150 people. Its captain was Fs. Vellerius (Valerius). It was part of the autumnal fleet - sailing with this ship were "Borssenburg", "Oosterland", "De Schelde", "Berg China", "Zuid-Beveland" and "Wapen van Alkmaar". It set sail from Delftshaven, Zeeland in the Netherlands on 31 Dec 1687. On 13 April 1688 it arrived at Saldanha Bay, where its passengers transferred to the ship "Jupiter", which arrived at Table Bay on 26 April 1688 with 192 people on board.
In 1692 he settled on the farm "De Wildepaardenjacht" east of the Berg River in Drakenstein, in 1699.
(Research):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.
Philippe married Anne SOUCHAY on 7 Jun 1677 in Mer, Menars-La-Ville, France. Anne was born in 1655 in Aunay, France; died before 1708 in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1645 - Bef 1708 (63 years)
