BELGIUM-ROOTS Project Prov. Hainaut (Belgium) District Soignies Outline related to Belgian Emigration

Description

The French speaking administrative district of SOIGNIES (ZINNIK in Dutch) was created in 1818 from municipalities of the districts MONS and TOURNAI. The municipality Oeudeghien was transferred to the district of Ath in 1952. When the linguistic boder was created in 1963, the Dutch speaking municipalities of Sint-Pieters-Kapelle and Bever-bij-Lessen have been transferred to the province of Brabant.

Territorial Subdivisions

• From 1977 on

  The district is now composed of the following municipalities:

  Braine-le-Comte ('s Gravenbrakel), Ecaussinnes, Enghien (Edingen), La Louviere, Le Roeulx, Lessines (Lessen), Silly (Opzullik), Soignies (Zinnik).

Short History with Bibliography

Sources

Repositories

Societies

Migration / Emigration / Immigration

Families and Family Histories

• Dr. Henri Joseph Eloi LEROY (1787-1865) of Soignies, Hainaut, Belgium and his descendents by Sara Brady Wooten(USA)
  First Burgomaster of Soignies (1830-1836)
  Louise Julie Albine LEROY (1822-1906), his 7th child of 9, emigrated to the USA after 1842

Sciences

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