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The Montz Family of Louisiana 1721 - Present |
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by Monty Montz |
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BESIDES THE PREVIOUS TWO POSSIBLE MENTIONED REASONS STANDS
the fact that Germany and France through the decades had continued to play havoc with the two territories
of Alsace-Lorraine in occupying the lands and forcing customs and political policies from the mother country
upon the provinces. A German by tradition may have accepted French customs by force once France took over
the provinces in a skirmish. This action repeated many times in decades, may have led to the migration of
many Europeans to America from Alsace-Lorraine.
AND THE LAST REASON WHICH IS MOST EVIDENT IS DERIVED FROM the fact that there must have been Europeans who just
wanted adventure, saw John Law's appeals for immigrants, to Louisiana, were impressed by the exaggerations of
a rich land beyond the Atlantic Ocean, and thought of new dreams. Fertile farmlands, rich ore deposits with
mineral rights to lands, and peaceful country sides may have been the flame that lit the torch for thousands
of families to come to Louisiana.
BUT FROM ALL THE REASONS STATED, IT IS A FACT THAT MANY thousands of Europeans came to America, to the Gulf
Coast, and to Louisiana, to leave hardship, but only to encounter more hardship as will be seen in a later
description.
