Any info on Stephane or Etienne de Lancer or Lancer

[William L]

I believe that Stephane or Etienne de Lancer was born/married (Esther Ryndere) in St. Denis, Paris France does any one have any info on him or her, I know that one of his sons was born in Birmingham, Alabama Colonial America in 1761 please contact me.  Thank you http://www.rootschat.com/forum/Smileys/christmas/smiley.gif

[garstonite]

MOST of this sites records are free - but is this particular record is pay per view .|??..not sure as it is all in French.
it is De Lancer 1689 , Seine St Denis ,Ile De France , France
could be a connection ??
http://en.geneanet.org/search/?name=de+lancer&ressource=autres
point is - is it worth a payment to view ??
good luck

[jorose]

garstonite - it's not on geneanet, it's a link to an external website, probably run by one of the local genealogy groups who do transcriptions.

Be careful of submitted information on Ancestry - his son cannot possibly have been born Birmingham, Alabama in 1761 as Birmingham was a post-civil war town founded 1871.

There was, however, a French presence in the area right up to 1763 (Treaty of Paris), centred on what is now Mobile, Alabama. Some history/background reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Conde
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Toulouse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Tombecbe

You should 1) confirm the name and birthplace of the son b. 1761, and then 2) look for Catholic parish records for that area, if they survive.

Also, do you know if the family stayed in the area after 1763, or did they move elsewhere?