Gouberville, Gilles Picot ___ 1521-1578 ___ French ___ landowner

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
As the eldest son of seven children, Gouberville inherited land and the title 'Lieutenant des Eaux et Forêts' from his father. His diaries were discovered in 1867 by Abbot Tollemer, the headmaster of a secondary school in Valognes. They are rich in detail about the life of country squire in 16th century rural France.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio (French)

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1549-1562 ___ domestic social farming health weather

WEB TEXT LINKS
everything about
lots of extracts

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
Archives de la Manche, Saint Lô

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Le journal du Sire de Gouberville 1549-1562
 

July 2005, June 2008
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