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b.Jean Baptiste Orange left a Will proved in 1804 and in that document, named his grandson "John Meyers"....

b2. Marie Ann b 1749 wed John Lewis Meyers in 12 Aug 1772 in London

They had a son John Meyers:
Possible birth for John Meyers Jnr bn abt 1774 in Bethnal Green, Middx:
in 1841 John Meyers Jnr age 65 was living with his wife "Mary" age 55 in St John Hackney
In 1851 John Meyers Jnr age 77 was living with his wife "Mary"age 65 at 4 Bakers Almshouses Hackney Middx.. Occ Baker.
John Meyers and Mary may have had a son called John Meyers born abt 1816 St Georges, Middx [possibly the Farmer at Fairley Farm -refer to b1.8. Rebecca Orange below]

b1. JEAN BAPTISTE ORANGE & MARTHA FOX

b1. Jean Baptiste Orange bn 21 Apr 1755 Spitalfields London, wed Martha Fox on 29 May 1784 Bethnal Green London. Witness to their marriage was Nathan Fox.
[I had 2 possibilities for parents of Martha Fox: However, a co researcher(OWG) researched the marriage, and witness was Nathan Fox.. Therefore this christening is presumed to be that of Martha Fox! MARTHA FOX - Christening: 30 JUL 1759 Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London,Parents Nathan and Elizabeth

Jean Baptiste Orange & Martha nee Fox had 10 children:-
b1.1.Mary Orange b 1785 Cheshunt, Herts
b1.2.John Baptiste Orange b 1787 Cheshunt, Herts
b1.3.Martha Orange b 1788 Cheshunt, Herts
b1.4.Samuel Orange b 1791 Cheshunt, Herts
b1.5.Danl Orange b 1793 Cheshunt, Herts (emmigrated to the States)
b1.6.Sarah Orange b 1795 Cheshunt, Herts
b1.7.William Orange b 1796 Cheshunt, Herts (emmigrated to the States)
b1.8.Rebecca Orange b 1798 Cheshunt, Herts
b1.9.Joseph Orange b 1800 Cheshunt, Herts
b1.10.Benjamin E Orange b 1803 Cheshunt, Herts (emmigrated to the States)

More About the Children

b1.1. Mary Orange
1841 Address: (nearest match - go to Miscellaneous below- may be Mary was an upholsterer & her age wrongly transcribed)
1851 Address: 50 Sun Street, Waltham, Holy Cross,Waltham Abbey, Essex Mary is "Head" age 66 from cheshunt, unmarried, and living on her own.
1861 Address: Turners Hill (West Side) Cheshunt Mary age 76, from Cheshunt, unmarried, is a "Boarder" and "fundholder", living at the house of Thomas Scott age 40 from Coddington, Bedfordshire, he is a "grocer", & his wife Sophia Scott,age 48
Mary Orange died Oct- Dec Qtr 1870 age 85 District: Edmonton County: Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex Vol: 3a Page: 152

b1.2. John Baptiste Orange
John Baptiste Orange wed Betty Sarah Bass on 15 Oct 1811 at St Catherine, Creechurch
John Baptiste died before 1841..
In 1841 Betty is living at Goods Hill House, Tenterden, Kent “independent”
Living with her are:
Robert Burston bn abt 1820 occ: Apothacary
Mary Manning bn abt 1822
Rose bn abt 1803

b1.3. Martha Orange..
no information about her other than her christening.. May be she went to the USA, Strafford, New Hampshire?

b1.4. Samuel Orange
??again not much to go on: I have found a Samuel married a Maria and had Charlotte Sarah b 1828 SL Shoreditch, not sure if this is Samuel as he was born in Cheshunt

b1.5.Danl Orange
- There is a marriage for Daniel Orange to Elizabeth James Luntley,26 9 1817. Married by licence, witness Phillp James Luntley REBEKAH ORANGE. (researched by OWG member)
Daniel Orange emigrated to the States:
In 1820 - seems he went to the States, living in Edwards, Illinois
In 1850 Census - he is living in Edwards, Illinois

b1.6. Sarah Orange
no information on her other than her christening

b1.7. William Orange
William Orange wed Barbara Tait (dau of Lionel Tait & Barbara Readit)
Barbara Born: 28 Feb 1806, England
Marriage: 10 Apr 1824 in [city], Edwards, Illinois, USA
William Orange & Barbara had the following children:
Fredrick Orange,
Augusta J Orange bn 1837 Hamilton County, Oh, USA,

Rose (Rosalind) Orange b 1839 Hamilton County, OH, USA,
Mary S Orange, b 12 Jul 1829 Hamilton County, OH, USA
Francis Orange b 27 Oct 1845 Mt. Harrison, Hamilton Co, OH USA,
William Frederick Orange bn 27 Oct 1845 Hamilton County, Oh, USA
(William and Francis were twins)

Rebecca Harris Orange bn 1833 Hamilton County, Oh, USA
Clara M Orange, bn 1847 Mt. Harrison, Hamilton Co, OH
Martha E Orange bn 1826 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA:
Martha married Richard D Slevin,Richard Slevin Born: 27 Nov 1819, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Martha Died: 8 Jan 1910 St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Barbara Orange nee Tait Died: 3 May 1868 in Mt Harrison, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

William Orange Died 29 Apr 1862 Mt Harrison, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

b1.8. Rebecca Orange Rebecca Orange remains a spinster all her life and is living with a family by the name of "Meyers".

Rebecca's aunt Mary Ann Orange married John Meyers on 12 Aug 1772, and they had a son John Meyers..Therefore I presume the below John Meyers is descendant of Mary Ann Meyers nee Orange......and is a relative of Rebecca..

1841 Address (This Rebecca bn abt 1801)(transcriber error) age 40, from Herts, down as "Independent" Living at John Meyers Farm: Fairley Farm, Cheshunt, Herts
John Meyers age 25 (not from the area though from (Scotland, England or Foreign parts) occ: farmer
Joshua Ellis age 15 from Herts occ: agr lbr
Martha Winn age 15 from Herts occ: F. L
Hubert Fenn age 30 (not from the area though from (Scotland, England or Foreign parts) down as "Independent"

1851 Address:
Rebecca Orange age 52 from Cheshunt, an "annuitant", is visiting the following family at Fairley Farm, Cheshunt:
John Lewis Meyers 37 from St Georges, Middx. head and farmer of 112 acres & employing 8 labourers
Sarah Meyers 28 from Cheshunt, Herts.Farmer's wife
Joseph Blanks 63 from Cheshunt, Visitor occ farmer
Sarah Coe 18 from Cheshunt, employed on farm as a servant
Marriage for John Lewis Meyers to Sarah CLAPHAM Mar qtr 1851 Islington, Middx. John and his "bride" Sarah were living together at the Farm on 30 March 1851 when the census was taken.

There is a death entry for Sarah Meyers, Jan-Mar qtr 1854 Edmonton: Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex Volume: 3a Page: 10

1861 Address: Turners Hill (East Side) Cheshunt, Herts:
Rebecca Orange is unmarried aged 62 and a "fundholder"
Also living there is Thomas Macer occ gardener & his wife Mary Macer age abt 60? from Clerkenwell, Middx and their dau Susanna Macer age 23 unmarried

1871 Address: Turners Hill "Ivy Cottage" Cheshunt, Herts: Living in the house of Thomas Macer, from Wormley, Herts, a widower aged 68, occ gardener and his dau Susanna Macer from Cheshunt,unmarried, aged 33 and housekeeper.
Harriet Williams from Cheltenham,Gloucestershire, a widow down as "companion, age 35
Rebecca Orange a lodger unmarried aged 72, from Cheshunt, Herts, and 'living on interest of money'

Rebecca Orange died Apr- June qtr 1873 Age at death: 75 District: Edmonton County: Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex Volume: 3a Page: 152

b1.9. Joseph Orange
Joseph Orange was christened on 3 August 1800 in Cheshunt, but no more is known about him

b1.10. Benjamin E Orange
Benjamin E Orange Born: 21 Feb 1803 Cheshunt,Hertfordshire, England
Benjamin married Elizabeth E Beresford in 1825 in Cincinnati, USA
Elizabeth Beresford was born: 8 Apr 1802 in Parwich, Derbyshire, England
Benjamin Orange & Elizabeth had the following children:
Elizabeth Martha Orange bn 8 Apr 1829 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
John C Orange bn 20 Feb 1838 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Catherine Eugenia Orange bn 13 Mar 1840 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Martha A Orange bn 1843 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Elizabeth R Orange bn abt 1847 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio,
Elizabeth Died: 12 Jan 1878 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio,
Benjamin Died: 2 Dec 1868 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio,

Miscellaneous:

1841 Mary Orange aged 50 (bn 1791) an upholsterer from Hertfordshire!, living in Turners Hill (West Side) Cheshunt. Living there is also a Philip Ellis from Hertfordshire, age 15 occ "M.S" and Elizabeth Merrick age 20 not from Herts, though from (Scotland, England or Foreign parts) occ "F.S"

Eleanor Orange b 1794 London, (age 67) unmarried found in 1861 visiting a family in High Street, Tring:

Alexander T Parkes age 41 from Southwark, Surrey, a widow his profession "Land agent and surveyor" dau Maria Parkes 16 bn Luton, Beds dau Rebekah Parkes 19 bn Tring Samuel Parkes 30 from Cheam, Surrey, relationship to Alexander "brother" occ surveyor's assistant servants: Elizabeth Glenister 30 Sarah Harding 31

NEW FINDINGS!!!

Name: Edward Orange
Birth: Jan- Mar qtr 1873 - Edmonton, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex Vol: 3a Page: 201

Name: Emma Elizabeth Orange
Birth: apr-Jun qtr 1867 - Edmonton, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex Vol: 3a Page: 169
Emma Elizabeth Orange died aged 0 apr-jun qtr Edmonton vol 31 page 101

Fred Thomas Orange Birth: Jul-Sep qtr 1895 - Edmonton, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex Vol: 3a Page: 419 Frederick Thomas Orange died age 0 - Edmonton, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middx vol 3a page 239

Name: Robert Alexander Orange - in tree p = Charles Richard and Alice Starling Birth: Sep 1895 - Edmonton, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex

Name: Sarah Orange Birth: apr-Jun qtr 1870 - Edmonton, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex Vol: 3a Page: 182 Sarah Orange died age 0 - Edmonton, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middx vol 3a page 115

Name: Thomas Orange Birth: apr-Jun qtr 1870 - Edmonton, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex Vol: 3a Page: 182

Name: Thomas Orange Birth: apr-Jun qtr 1870 - Edmonton, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex Vol: 3a Page: 184

There is an entry for one of the above Thomas Orange: Thomas Orange: Apr-Jun qtr 1870 died age 0 Edmonton, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex Vol: 3a Page: 114

William Daniel Orange born June Quarter 1842 in Shoreditch, Middlesex volII page 367 . Cannot find any more information on him.. However,SAMUEL ORANGE & MARIA (MARY ANN) - HAD CHILDREN CHRISTENED IN SHOREDITCH AROUND THIS TIME!::

SUSANNA ELIZABETH MARIA ORANGE BN June Quarter 1842, Camberwell vol iv/ or ix? page 63- Cannot find any more information

(OWG = Orange Working Group, researchers working together)

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