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Note for: Anne Riond, 3 Aug 1710 - Index

Individual Note:
bapteme:
Parrain -
Elie FAVRE, Monseigneur, Juge consistorial de Thierrens

bapteme:
Parrain -
Abram Joseph PAHUD

bapteme:
Marraine -
Anne ROBIN

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Note for: Marie Françoise Riond, 22 Apr 1714 - Index

Individual Note:
bapteme:
Parrain -
Daniel RONDAZ

bapteme:
Marraine -
Françoise PAHUD

bapteme:
Marraine -
Marie PAHUD

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Note for: Pierre Daniel Riond, 26 Apr 1716 - 1772 Index

Individual Note:
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Gouverneur d'Ogens
Générale#En 1761 et 1766 a donné du grain pour les pauvres d'Ogens
En 1754 est nommé tuteur des enfants de son frère David Joseph, avec Jean Daniel Freymond son beau-frère
en 1772 a fait son testament. Voir annexe

bapteme:
Parrain -
Daniel PAHUD

bapteme:
Parrain -
Pierre PAHUD

bapteme:
Marraine -
Anne PAHUD

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Note for: David Joseph Riond, 21 Aug 1718 - BEF 1760 Index

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Justicier
Générale#En avril 1754 il quitte femme et enfants, de même que le Paÿs de Vaud. Pour où ?...Le 16 mai 1754 Pierre Daniel, frère de David Joseph, est sommé d'accepter d'être tuteur des enfants de son frère, par "ordre que la Noble Justice a reçu du Noble Seigneur Baillif d'Yverdon, vu que leur mère est sur le point de demander son divorce. Il a accepté et sera secondé par son beau-frère Jean Daniel Freymond
En 1746 Décret de faillite - voir acte

bapteme:
Parrain -
Abram Joseph PAHUD

bapteme:
Parrain -
David RIOND, o 21/09/1646

bapteme:
Marraine -
Françoise DEBETA

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Note for: Madelayne Riond, 14 Feb 1706 - Index

Individual Note:
bapteme:
Parrain -
Jean Pierre GONIN, Monseigneur

bapteme:
Parrain -
Jean Pierre PAHUD

bapteme:
Parrain -
Daniel PAHUD

bapteme:
Mar -
Magdeleine RONDAZ

bapteme:
Marraine -
Jeanne PAHUD

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Note for: Ferdinand S Gilbert, 4 Mar 1861 - 10 Mar 1934 Index

Individual Note:
     Occupation: Superintendent of Green Hill Cemetery.
Event: Fact Created the Waynesboro Zoo a Topiary Garden in the shape of Lifesize Animals
       Newspaper Article About Ferdinand Gilbert:

       Remember when Waynesboro boasted of the most unique zoo in the country?
       It was topiary artistry created by the late Ferdinand S. (Ferd) Gilbert, who during the late 20s and early 30s transformed South Potomac Street from Sixth Street, south, into a veritable menagerie.
Gilbert's works passed into oblivion with his passing in March 1934 at age 73. For 45 years Gilbert was superintendent of Green Hill Cemetery. Along with his work at the cemetery, he was constantly creatingnew things from hedge and other plants. He was in charge of landscaping at the cemetery and made it one of the most beautiful in the United States.
       From the cemetery his interest spread to beautifying South Potomac Street, south of Sixth Street, which
       was then known as Gilberton. Old-timers still attach that name to that section of town, It was in this
       section that he first fashioned a "swan" by trimming and cutting hedge.
       Recalling his first piece of artistry, Mrs. R. B. Browning said that at Halloween vandals beheaded the
       "swan." Undaunted, Gilbert brought his bird back to "life." Gilbert's art spread and soon he had created a
       topiary zoo.
       At the peak of his gardening creations, Gilbert had published a six-picture paper mailing folder telling of
       the zoo. It showed a large bear, standing on his hind feet, its forepaws ex- tended carved from hemlock-
       spruce. The bear was more than twice as tall as a man. At night the bear's eyes were lighted electrically.
       Using discarded electric wire, passed on to him by the power company Gilbert twisted the wire into shape
       to form the skeletons for his works. Also shown in the folder is a "jackass," long ears and all, grown from
       mulberry bush and a life-size "horse" was grown of box elder, complete with a saddle. Members of the
       family have photographs of Gilbert sitting in the saddle of the life-like "horse." Another "horse" was
       grown from maple leaves. It was so tall that Gilbert could stand under the head. Gilbert created an
       "elephant" from privet. The pachyderm was harnessed to a two-wheeled vehicle, also fashioned from
       hedge.
       Although Gilbert's work was to beautify the cemetery, he realized the highway by the cemetery was ugly.
       This he could not stand. He took over beautification of the highway as a hobby. And he had results. Plants
       were made to grow in whatever shape the master determined they should grow. Was it a bench? Very
       well, plant life responded. Was it a welcome to Waynesboro? Very well, plant life responded. A welcome
       was "written out there for all to behold. Was it the characterization of a plumed bird, or an animal known
       to the farm? Very well, plant life responded. Picture post cards of his creation, his own brochure and word
       of mouth quickly brought Gilbert national acclaim, Between the gates of Green Hill, easily seen from
       South Potomac Street, Gilbert spelled out the name of the cemetery, in foot-high hedge letters. On the
       other side of the highway appeared the word WAYNESBORO .
       At his death his zoo included giraffes, elephants, camels, horses, mules, swans, geese, ducks, rabbits,
       bears, etc.
       A newsreel motion picture was filmed of the zoo and shown throughout the United States and in Hawaii.
       Gilbert, the landscape gardener, became a community asset through his work.
       When Waynesboro took to decorating Center Square at Christmas, it called Gilbert. It became part of his
       regular job to decorate the "diamond." It was a hobby,too.
       He thought of the children when he worked. Never was there a decoration in Center Square that Gilbert
       did, but what provision was made for the children. And they know it as they knew him.
       His Christmas decorations gained state and nationwide fame for their simple beauty.
       Along with his work and his hobbies he conducted an active monument business and was a building
       contractor. Twenty-three homes, most of them along South Potomac Street, were built by Gilbert.
       Gilbert was born in Waynesboro at West Fifth and Park streets, and while superintendent of the cemetery
       resided just inside the south gate to the burial grounds.