Abraham I LEQUEUX

Born December 31, 1556 (Monday) - Paris, France
Deceased November 10, 1649 (Wednesday) - Charenton-le-Pont, 94018, Val de Marne, Ile-de-France, France,aged 92 years old
Preacher, clothier & taylor, then Taylor of the Court, appointed by the King of France

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Parents

Noë LEQUEUX 1510-

Clothier & Taylor

Philippas de NOYON †

Spouses and children

Married to A Miss De VYMONT ?1570-/1625 (Parents :Daniel De VYMONT 1548- & Elisabeth de LAMBERVILLE †)with;
- Abraham II LEQUEUX ca 1590-1643/

Siblings

Jacob Nahor LEQUEUX 1556-1626 Married to? ?
Abraham I LEQUEUX 1556-1649 Married toA Miss De VYMONT ?1570-/1625
Abraham LEKEUX LEQUEUX 1557-1639/ Married to? ?

Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts

Pierre Simon LEQUEUX 1485-
Damoyselle De SAINS †


Pierre ii LEQUEUX ca 1508-1549	2children


Noël LEQUEUX 1510-?1572	(1554) 2children


Noë LEQUEUX 1510-	3children


Jacqueline LEQUEUX ca 1530-	(1559) 1child

Present at an event

1572 (witness): Family links to be determined of Philippe LEQUEUX 1554-
1572 (witness): Changed his first name to Haran and last name to LEKEUX of Abraham LEKEUX LEQUEUX 1557-1639/
1575 (witness): Multiple travels to Holland for his Business and for religious reasons. of Richard Edward Thomas COOKE 1541-1583
1597 (witness): Francis arrived in Leiden, Holland of Francis COOKE 1582-1663

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Events

December 31, 1556 :	December 31, 1556 :Birth - Paris, France Sources: Family's sources
January 1, 1557 :	January 1, 1557 :Most Probable twin brother - Paris, France Witness :Abraham LEKEUX LEQUEUX, 1557-1639/ Sources: Family's sources
about 1560 :	about 1560 :Birth of Jean LEQUEUX, future Secretary of King Henry IV of France - Paris, 75000, Paris, Ile-de-France, France Cousinage degree to be determined... Witness :Jean LEQUEUX, ?1560- Sources: Family Sources
before August 24, 1572 :	before August 24, 1572 :Abraham fled to Holland - Leiden, , , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Abraham escaped from the slaughter of St Bart Day. He preached in Leiden where he met Thomas COOKE, an English draper and merchant with whom he shared sa common ancestor at the time of King Richard the Lionheart (Guillaume LEQUEUX aka William COOKE). Witness :Richard Edward Thomas COOKE, 1541-1583 Sources: Family"s sources
between 1575 and 1579 :	between 1575 and 1579 :He preached in different places of Holland (Leyden) and Flanders - Mons-en-Pévèle, 59411, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Mons-en-Pevele was a Dutch territory... The Protestant Cult was spreading very quickly in the North of france, thanks to preachers and specially those who had a direct contact with Jean Calvin, like Abraham. The firts tagets for those preachers were members of their families. It was the case for his cousin Pierre de HAUBERSART, son of Jacqueline LEQUEUX. Witness :Pierre de HAUBERSART, ca 1550-ca 1590 Sources: https://www.museeprotestant.org/notice/le-protestantisme-dans-le-nord/
1580 :	1580 :Return to Paris - Paris, France
about 1585 :	about 1585 :Degree of relationship to be defined with Pierre iii LEQUEUX - Châlons-en-Champagne, 51108, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France Probably cousins. Abraham did definitely preached in Champagne, a province where the Reformation was welcomed... Historians say that Dutch & Flemish preachers came there. Abraham was often considered as a Dutchman. Witness :Simon Pierre LEQUEUX, ca 1548- Sources: Family's sources
1589 :	1589 :Abraham was appointed by King Henri IV of France Official Taylor of the Royal Court for Queen Margot (most probably introduced to the King by Jean LEQUEUX) - Paris, France In 1589, Henri King of Navarre was crowned Henri IV King of France. He was a Calvinist but did not have to abjure before his coronation. However he reconverted to Catholicism in 1593, for state reasons!. Hopefuly, with Henri IV, protestants were no more persecuted and could freely practice their religion. Abraham was appointed Official Taylor of the Royal Court because he was talentuous and not because he was Calvinist. He did probably work for the preceeding King of France, Henri III, but not as the Official Taylor. In particular, he was Queen Margot's Taylor. Queen Margot was married with Henri of Navarra before he became Henri IV of France: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_de_France_(1553-1615) By serving loyally his King, Abraham did exactly what his ancestors Pierre, Guillaume and Eudes did, with loyalty, half a millennium before, at the times of the first Capetians Kings. Actually, if he were alone, Abraham would really very hard for him to be appointed at the court for Queen Margot. It was possible only because King Henri IV's Secretary was a certain Jean LEQUEUX, one of Abraham's cousin. Witness :Jean LEQUEUX, ?1560- Sources: Family's sources
April 30, 1598 :	April 30, 1598 :Edict of Nantes - Nantes, 44000, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France Henri IV of France signed the Edict of Nantes, granting freedom of religion for the Protestants. Religious peace was established for a complete Century. In application of the Edict on Nantes, the Protestant Church of Charenton was officially allowed ,to host all religious cérémonies (masses, cults, baptisms, weddings, funerals, etc.) for the Protestant inhabitants of Paris. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Nantes
December 17, 1599 :	December 17, 1599 :Repudiation of Queen Margot by King Henri IV of France - Paris, Paris, 75000, Paris, Ile-de-France, France After her repudiation by King Henri IV of France, Abraham lost his Royal Customer. He continued his job as a taylor and a clothier in Paris. Franch National Archives still have traces of the clothes he sent to Queen Margot in her exile. Sources: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_de_France_(1553-1615)
--- :	--- :Marriage (with A Miss De VYMONT)
November 10, 1649 :	November 10, 1649 :Death - Charenton-le-Pont, 94018, Val de Marne, Ile-de-France, France His death is dated thanks to a Notary's inventory (see scanned document) Sources: Archives Nationales of France: "Minutes et répertoires du notaire Jules MALINGRE, 22 novembre 1675 - 15 février 1704 (étude XIII)"

Notes

Individual Note

"Hidden" Protestant... Abraham had to hide his religion to survive!

The Calvinist families of the sixteenth Century used to give their children first names from the Bible, such as Samuel, Isaac or Abraham. Abraham took advantage of his first name that made him look like a Jew and became a taylor, a job mainly practiced by jewish people. Jews were "tolerated" specially in big cities, where they had jobs unwanted by the people of these times.

Abraham was a skillful Taylor and he designed dresses ans cloths for Queen Margot (first wife of King Henri IV of France) and for her daughters. Then he was appointed as the official Taylor of the Royal Court. His family name was known by the Royal Family. That explains why he could work for the Queen and the King.

Abraham did not emigrate, except for a very probable stay in The Hague, Holland.

The "consensus" (except in family!) is for only one Abraham. I know, the original Abraham lived 175 years and ours 92 years only... But for the standards of the 16th and 17th centuries... it was the life span of two lives! I also know the motto "You only live twice" (James Bond)!

Anyway, there are two Abrahams because there are two different inventories of belongings after their respective deaths: one in 1649 (Abraham I) and the other one in 1646 (Abraham II) written by two different notaries. Abraham II died three years before his father.

... Well, the "consensus",

1] ignores the chronology of the French Monarchy: Queen Margot died in 1615

2] takes no account of the times and of the war of Religion, and more precisely of Noyon as the craddle of Calvinism

3] doesn't know anything about the previous relations between Abraham's ancesters and the Capetians...

4] does not understand the major events of the times: the slaughter of St Bart Day (1572), the edict of Nantes (1598), the abrogation of the edict of Nantes (1685)

IMPORTANT:

This painting is not Abraham's portrait. It only represents a Taylor in the sixteenth Century.

Sources

Individual: Family's Sources

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Pierre Simon LEQUEUX 1485-		Damoyselle De SAINS †
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	Noë LEQUEUX 1510-			Philippas de NOYON †
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			Abraham I LEQUEUX 1556-1649

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