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I asked about Franch-Comté because from the area came in 1770 settlers to one Czech area (south-eastern Moravia),
respective Domain of Hodonín, what was in property of Francis I.
He decided to re-settle the deserted area and therefore asked for several families from his domains at Lorrain and Franche-Comté
for it. Big number of them came from Déservillers (Domain of Dorna)
The French colonists settled at villages of:
Čejč
Čejkovice
Kobylí
Vrbice
Terezín
Mutěnice
Lastnames of the families were Petit, Pernet, Masson, Loth, Coglie, Jaillot, Bizot, Donne Quiot, etc.
Second and third genearations, asimilated and lost knowledge of French language.
Nevertheless, I read that in 1805 when Napoleonic troops operated at Moravia (Battle of Austerlitz), the farmers of French origin
were used by them as interpreters.
Descendensts of the families live in the wine-blessed area of my country until today.
But their French lastnames were during the centuries mispelled (czechized), for example Bizot became Biza.
I am just curious whether in Franch-Comté appears the mentioned lastnames until today.
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