I would like to share, and grow, my genealogy research. My name is John Collignon, and I live in Houston, Texas. I am a descendant of Peter (Pierre) Collignon. Pierre was born in France on September 22, 1799, died March 22, 1878. He married
Mary Catherine Perrin. His father's name was John (Jean), Jean was born on November 5, 1770 and died on November 29, 1836. Jean was married to Catherine Millon.
They lived in Rupt en Woevre, Lorraine France. Rupt en Woevre is in the Department of Meuse, a Province of Lorraine, and is 15 km South-East of Verdun France. A beautiful small little village of about 150 people and one Catholic church named
Assumption.(Viviane and Phillippe Collignon e-mailed me with this information) If anyone has more information about this little town, please e-mail me, I will include it on our page. Thank you.
Rupt en Woevre
Peter had 10 children and lived in River Vale, New Jersey, Bergen and Passaic Counties. John, Peter and Mary came to the United States in 1825. The names of their ten children were, Catherine, Nicholas, Claudius, Elizabeth, James Peter (my great
grand father,) Augustus, Adam, Perrine, Jane Ellen, and Victor.
COLLIGNON HISTORY
