JEAN LATOURRETTE FROM OSSE, BEARN (FRANCE)
by John E. La Tourette, Ph. D.
President Emeritus of Northern Illinois University

JEAN LATOURRETTE left Osse, Bearn, France in 1685 and came to America in the fall of 1687, with Pastor Pierre Peiret and his family. There are now many descendants of Jean Latourrette and Marie Mercereau, married on July 16, 1693 in the French Church of New York (Eglise Francaise du St. Esprit), in America. There are still Latourrettes in the Aspe Valley, in which Osse-en-Aspe (modern postal name for Osse) is located, and others scattered around the world. This represents a progress report on the research which the author has conducted over the past three years to determine why and how Jean left Osse.

Presented below first is a summary, followed by a longer, more fully documented article of 53 pages. The summary and the longer article are presented both in English and French, in that order. A series of papers will be added to this Webpage correcting the gross misinformation from the papers of Lyman Latourette and Mrs. Jacob about Jean Latourrette, which is mentioned in passing in what is now being placed here in terms of the article "Jean Latourrette Leaving Osse: Why and How?".

The summary and longer article are dedicated to the memory of Jean Latourrette and Pastor Pierre Peiret, who came to New York City in 1687, and the spirit of the village they left in 1685 on the occasion of the 200th anniversary, celebrated on August 7, 2005, of the reconstruction of the Protestant Temple in Osse-en-Aspe, the original having been destroyed in 1686.

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English Summary: Jean Latourrette Leaving Osse: Why and How?

French Summary: Jean Latourrette Leaving Osse: Why and How?

Article in English: Jean Latourrette Leaving Osse: Why and How?

Article in French: Jean Latourrette Leaving Osse: Why and How?

PICTURES OF OSSE, BEARN (NOW OSSE-EN-ASPE)

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Pictures of Osse with Brief Commentary

CORRECTIONS ON JEAN LATOURRETTE’S LIFE BEFORE 1693 A series of articles will be posted below correcting Lyman Latourette’s Latourette Annals in America (1954) and Mrs. Verna Jacob’s 1965 Compilation. Ninety-nine percent of what they say about Jean Latourrette, up to and including his marriage in 1693, is incorrect.

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The Correct Location of Osse, Bearn (now Osse-en-Aspe in the modern French postal code)

The Schenectady Massacre: A Latourrette Fable

Another Version of the Schenectady Massacre: No Substance

Another Latourrette Fable: The Rhode Island Colony

The Marriage of Jean Latourrette and Marie Mercereau on July 16, 1693 was a First Marriage, not a Confirming One

Was Jean the First Latourrette in America?

The Tale of two Latourrette Brothers Coming to America/Did Other Parishioners Accompany Pastor Peiret and Jean Latourrette from Osse to New York?