Among the ancestors of Count Alphonse de Riesthal
was a crusader in the train of the Count of Toulouse. Three hundred years later another member of that family distinguished himself in the war with England as a follower of the Sieur du Guesclin, constable of France, under the leadership of Jeanne d'Arc. Again in the sixteenth century a de Riesthal won honor and distinction for his house, dying at Pavia in defence of his king, Francis the First, when that monarch was made prisoner by Charles the Fifth. In 1793 the great grandfather of the present bearer of the name fell under the displeasure of the triumvirate that rose to power during the. Reign of Terror, and was guillotined as an "aristocrat"—about the only crime recognized during that awful period. Count de Riesthal, now a resident of this city, served in the French army through the Crimean war and he resigned his commission in 1855. In 1859 he was made superintendent of important railroad interests at Vienna, and had charge of a section of road built by French capitalists for the Austrian government. In 1864 he came to America, and in 1869 established himself in New York as an importer of
china, glassware, and lamp goods. Since 1866 he has resided in Brooklyn,and is now a resident of the nineteenth ward, his home being at 200 Hewes street. He is popular in social circles, and is a member of the Oxford and Union clubs. He is proud of his American citizenship, and makes no pretentions to his title.
[From The Brooklyn Daily Eagle's 'History of the City of Brooklyn, 1893, pp. 914-916]
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From US naturalization documents, we know Alphonse became a United States Citizen on December 18, 1871.
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The 47ths Sunday, July 19,1885
State Camp of Instruction, Near Peaksill
‘There are a number of visitors in camp to-day as guests of Colonel Gaylor, among them General Brownwell, of the Fourth Brigade, and Count Alphonse de Riesthal, formally an officer in the French Army. Not withstanding a pronounced foreign accent, the Count is thoroughly Americanized and a great admirer of American Institutions. He is particularly fond of the military, and is an honorary member of Col. Gaylor's staff. His oldest son, who has recently come of age, is a private in Company A. He passed his father without so much as recognizing him. Discipline prevented a private from noticing a guest of his Colonel.'
(excerpt from the NY Times, 7-20-1885)
was a crusader in the train of the Count of Toulouse. Three hundred years later another member of that family distinguished himself in the war with England as a follower of the Sieur du Guesclin, constable of France, under the leadership of Jeanne d'Arc. Again in the sixteenth century a de Riesthal won honor and distinction for his house, dying at Pavia in defence of his king, Francis the First, when that monarch was made prisoner by Charles the Fifth. In 1793 the great grandfather of the present bearer of the name fell under the displeasure of the triumvirate that rose to power during the. Reign of Terror, and was guillotined as an "aristocrat"—about the only crime recognized during that awful period. Count de Riesthal, now a resident of this city, served in the French army through the Crimean war and he resigned his commission in 1855. In 1859 he was made superintendent of important railroad interests at Vienna, and had charge of a section of road built by French capitalists for the Austrian government. In 1864 he came to America, and in 1869 established himself in New York as an importer of
china, glassware, and lamp goods. Since 1866 he has resided in Brooklyn,and is now a resident of the nineteenth ward, his home being at 200 Hewes street. He is popular in social circles, and is a member of the Oxford and Union clubs. He is proud of his American citizenship, and makes no pretentions to his title.
[From The Brooklyn Daily Eagle's 'History of the City of Brooklyn, 1893, pp. 914-916]
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From US naturalization documents, we know Alphonse became a United States Citizen on December 18, 1871.
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The 47ths Sunday, July 19,1885
State Camp of Instruction, Near Peaksill
‘There are a number of visitors in camp to-day as guests of Colonel Gaylor, among them General Brownwell, of the Fourth Brigade, and Count Alphonse de Riesthal, formally an officer in the French Army. Not withstanding a pronounced foreign accent, the Count is thoroughly Americanized and a great admirer of American Institutions. He is particularly fond of the military, and is an honorary member of Col. Gaylor's staff. His oldest son, who has recently come of age, is a private in Company A. He passed his father without so much as recognizing him. Discipline prevented a private from noticing a guest of his Colonel.'
(excerpt from the NY Times, 7-20-1885)
Among the ancestors of Count Alphonse de Riesthal
was a crusader in the train of the Count of Toulouse. Three hundred years later another member of that family distinguished himself in the war with England as a follower of the Sieur du Guesclin, constable of France, under the leadership of Jeanne d'Arc. Again in the sixteenth century a de Riesthal won honor and distinction for his house, dying at Pavia in defence of his king, Francis the First, when that monarch was made prisoner by Charles the Fifth. In 1793 the great grandfather of the present bearer of the name fell under the displeasure of the triumvirate that rose to power during the. Reign of Terror, and was guillotined as an "aristocrat"—about the only crime recognized during that awful period. Count de Riesthal, now a resident of this city, served in the French army through the Crimean war and he resigned his commission in 1855. In 1859 he was made superintendent of important railroad interests at Vienna, and had charge of a section of road built by French capitalists for the Austrian government. In 1864 he came to America, and in 1869 established himself in New York as an importer of
china, glassware, and lamp goods. Since 1866 he has resided in Brooklyn,and is now a resident of the nineteenth ward, his home being at 200 Hewes street. He is popular in social circles, and is a member of the Oxford and Union clubs. He is proud of his American citizenship, and makes no pretentions to his title.
[From The Brooklyn Daily Eagle's 'History of the City of Brooklyn, 1893, pp. 914-916]
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From US naturalization documents, we know Alphonse became a United States Citizen on December 18, 1871.
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The 47ths Sunday, July 19,1885
State Camp of Instruction, Near Peaksill
‘There are a number of visitors in camp to-day as guests of Colonel Gaylor, among them General Brownwell, of the Fourth Brigade, and Count Alphonse de Riesthal, formally an officer in the French Army. Not withstanding a pronounced foreign accent, the Count is thoroughly Americanized and a great admirer of American Institutions. He is particularly fond of the military, and is an honorary member of Col. Gaylor's staff. His oldest son, who has recently come of age, is a private in Company A. He passed his father without so much as recognizing him. Discipline prevented a private from noticing a guest of his Colonel.'
(excerpt from the NY Times, 7-20-1885)
was a crusader in the train of the Count of Toulouse. Three hundred years later another member of that family distinguished himself in the war with England as a follower of the Sieur du Guesclin, constable of France, under the leadership of Jeanne d'Arc. Again in the sixteenth century a de Riesthal won honor and distinction for his house, dying at Pavia in defence of his king, Francis the First, when that monarch was made prisoner by Charles the Fifth. In 1793 the great grandfather of the present bearer of the name fell under the displeasure of the triumvirate that rose to power during the. Reign of Terror, and was guillotined as an "aristocrat"—about the only crime recognized during that awful period. Count de Riesthal, now a resident of this city, served in the French army through the Crimean war and he resigned his commission in 1855. In 1859 he was made superintendent of important railroad interests at Vienna, and had charge of a section of road built by French capitalists for the Austrian government. In 1864 he came to America, and in 1869 established himself in New York as an importer of
china, glassware, and lamp goods. Since 1866 he has resided in Brooklyn,and is now a resident of the nineteenth ward, his home being at 200 Hewes street. He is popular in social circles, and is a member of the Oxford and Union clubs. He is proud of his American citizenship, and makes no pretentions to his title.
[From The Brooklyn Daily Eagle's 'History of the City of Brooklyn, 1893, pp. 914-916]
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From US naturalization documents, we know Alphonse became a United States Citizen on December 18, 1871.
*******************************************************
The 47ths Sunday, July 19,1885
State Camp of Instruction, Near Peaksill
‘There are a number of visitors in camp to-day as guests of Colonel Gaylor, among them General Brownwell, of the Fourth Brigade, and Count Alphonse de Riesthal, formally an officer in the French Army. Not withstanding a pronounced foreign accent, the Count is thoroughly Americanized and a great admirer of American Institutions. He is particularly fond of the military, and is an honorary member of Col. Gaylor's staff. His oldest son, who has recently come of age, is a private in Company A. He passed his father without so much as recognizing him. Discipline prevented a private from noticing a guest of his Colonel.'
(excerpt from the NY Times, 7-20-1885)
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