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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9566054, member: 2844"]We've got a lot, including some of my ancestors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most French immigrants came during the early days of the Republic, the 16th-17th century, when half of Europe flocked to the Netherlands (half is a slight exaggeration<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" />). They came either as religious refugees (Huguenots), or for financial reasons. Most VOC (Dutch East India Company) employees were non-Dutch, for instance.</p><p>And France had many skilled craftspeople, but not always enough work. The Dutch Republic was filthy rich, and they needed people who could do a good job.</p><p>The Dutch Republic also had religious freedom (of sorts).</p><p><br /></p><p>Over 90% of present day Dutch has some degree of foreign ancestry. I seem to remember it is 96%, but that is only taking into account records after 1600. If you go back far enough we are all immigrants.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9566054, member: 2844"]We've got a lot, including some of my ancestors. Most French immigrants came during the early days of the Republic, the 16th-17th century, when half of Europe flocked to the Netherlands (half is a slight exaggeration:D). They came either as religious refugees (Huguenots), or for financial reasons. Most VOC (Dutch East India Company) employees were non-Dutch, for instance. And France had many skilled craftspeople, but not always enough work. The Dutch Republic was filthy rich, and they needed people who could do a good job. The Dutch Republic also had religious freedom (of sorts). Over 90% of present day Dutch has some degree of foreign ancestry. I seem to remember it is 96%, but that is only taking into account records after 1600. If you go back far enough we are all immigrants.;)[/QUOTE]
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