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Entré à Val-Dieu le 18 mars 1720, il fit sa profession de foi le 14 août 1721, ordonné prêtre en 1724. A Val-Dieu, sous-prieur dès 1735, prieur dès 1740. Il était curé de Warsage en 1744( détail d'un vitrail de l'église: "Rus.Dus; Leonardus Legro quondam prior Vallis Dei, pastor in Warsage, anno 1744"). Consacré abbé de Val-Dieu le 3 février 1750, en présence de Fabritius, abbé de Rolduc et Stockart, chancelier de Brabant, délégué par le prince Charles de Lorraine, gouverneur des Pays-Bas. Premier assesseur de Sa Majesté, seigneur de Housse, de Gorchum ..., primat de l'état ecclésiastique au duché de Limbourg, seigneur de Warsage. En 1757, il fit construire le ponr de Val-Dieu qui porte ses armes.
A. Domken, histoire de Clermont.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Léonard François LEGROS

Pierre LEGROS
1631-1675
Barbe delle FOSSELETTE
????-1687
Léonard POSWICK
1633-????
Elisabeth HINCKENS
1650-1712

Léonard François LEGROS
1700-1759


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Birthday December 5, 1700

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1700: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 26 » The 8.7–9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
    • February 27 » The island of New Britain is discovered by Europeans.
    • February 28 » Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.
    • March 1 » Sweden introduces its own Swedish calendar, in an attempt to gradually merge into the Gregorian calendar, reverts to the Julian calendar on this date in 1712, and introduces the Gregorian calendar on this date in 1753.

Day of death June 28, 1759

  • The temperature on June 28, 1759 was about 18.0 °C. There was 139 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1759: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 11 » The first American life insurance company, the Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of the Presbyterian Ministers (now part of Unum Group), is incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • May 1 » Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain.
    • July 25 » French and Indian War: In Western New York, British forces capture Fort Niagara from the French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouillé.
    • August 19 » Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.
    • November 25 » An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.
    • December 31 » Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness.


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