Samuel Chappuzeau (1625-1701)

Full name
Samuel Charles Chappuzeau

Name variations
Samuel Charles Chappuzeau

Chapuzeau, Chapiseau, Chapuseau and many others

Vital Statistics

 * Sex : Male
 * Born: 16 June 1625 at Paris, France
 * Died: 31 August 1701 at Celle, Germany at age 76
 * Burial: 9 September 1701 at Celle, Germany

Pedigree
Samuel was the son of Charles Chappuzeau (c1577-c1644), who was a lawyer and member of the "Noblesse de Robe", and Anne Poullet (c1590-1641).

Siblings
Samuel had two sisters, but no more details are known at present, except that one married Bernard Martin, sieur de Montjourdain, avocat au conseil

Spouse(s)

 * Maria de la Serra(z) (c1629-1662) from Geneva married c 1651
 * Marie Trichot (c1629-1714) from Geneva married September 1662

Offspring
Samuel probably had 12 children

Maria de la Serra (5 children)

 * Louis A CHAPPUZEAU (before 1655-?) Lyon, France Source: LDS - not confirmed elsewhere


 * Laurent CHAPPUZEAU (????-1725) Source: Clockmaker records in Switzerland and Germany, and UK marriage records (Boyd's index). I suspect that Louis and Laurent were the same person, since it seems clear that Samuel and Maria had just 4 sons


 * Christoph CHAPPUZEAU (1656-1734)  Amsterdam,  Netherlands Source: Amsterdam Archives and LDS. Christophe was Secretary to the Duke of Celle for many years, from 1676


 * Henry Albert CHAPPUZEAU (1660-?) Leiden,  Netherlands Source : LDS and other records. Albert Louis Chappuzeau may be the same person, or may have been confused (by Eggers) with Albrecht Ludwig Chappuzeau, Dr Med, son of Christophe


 * Lucrece Marie CHAPPUZEAU (1661-?1661) Leiden,  Netherlands Source : LDS and other records


 * Jean CHAPPUZEAU (1662-?) Paris, France Source: Eggers book and LDS site

Marie Trichot (7 children)

 * Ève de CHAPPUZEAU (1663-1725) Geneva,  Switzerland


 * Judith De CHAPPUZEAU (1665-?) Geneva,  Switzerland


 * Magdalena De CHAPPUZEAU (1666-?1670) Geneva,  Switzerland


 * Christine CHAPPUZEAU (1668-1715) Geneva,  Switzerland


 * Magdaleine Louise De CHAPPUZEAU (1670-1749) Geneva,  Switzerland


 * Sigismund De CHAPPUZEAU (1672-?) Geneva,  Switzerland


 * Vincent De CHAPPUZEAU (1676-1676) Paris, France

Publications
His best-known work is Le Théâtre François, still the main description of 17th century French Drama. He also published a number of plays, a novel, a dictionary and several travel and geographical books. He wrote Tavernier's travel guides from his dictation.

Career
Author, Playwright and Teacher. Tutor to Prince William III of Orange 1659 to 1661.

Spiritual Life
Calvinist, preacher.

Descendants
Many descendants are known in Germany and Chile, where the Chappuzeau name still occurs, and also in UK, France, Netherlands, Canada, US and Australia.

Most of these are descended either from Christoph (Germany and Chile) or from Eve.

It is believed that Jakob Chappuzeau, born Hannover and a Captain in the Russian Fleet, was also a descendant, but this is not yet proven.

Contributors
Pavane, a descendant in UK

In our days some of part of the familiy CHAPPUZEAU lives in CHILE (South America).Actually I´m Javier CHAPPUZEAU a Chilean Navy Officer. If you want to know more about us, just send me a e-mail to:javierchappuzeau@hotmail.com