Origin/parents, etc of Pierre (Valentine?) Chevin
Searching for the French origin and parents of my GGGG-Grandfather, Pierre (Valentine ?) Chevin (Javin, Gevin, ?) (b c 1755 -d c1821).Also, not 100% sure of the spelling of his surname "Chevin", which has been anglicized and phonetically butchered until the family has no idea of the correct spelling.Family and 19th century printed traditions state he came from France with Lafayette to assist the colinies during the American Revolutionary War.One source states he was one of Lafayettes 12 bodyguards. After the Revolution, he remained in Berks Co, PA, where he married Catherine Dom, the daughter of Capser and Mary Eva Dom (PA-DUTCH) in St Paul's Roman Catholic Mission of Gossenhoppen, now Bally, Washington Twp, Berks Co, PA.In 1803, he with the wife and six children removed to Crawford Co, PA.