Nicholas Louis de la Caille (Lacaille) was born on March 15, 1713 in Rumigny, a village of now some 400 inhabitants in the Ardennes, France, near Rozoy-en-Thièrache, 12 km (7.5 miles) from Mon Idée on today's border to Belgium, at the junction of routes D877 and D977. The date of birth is sometimes disputed, as it is well documented that he was baptized on December 29 of the same year, a procedure typically administered a couple of days after birth at that times. One source (Sauermost 1996) also gives his birthday as May 15 of that year, perhaps a misprint, and Boquet (1913) adopts a birth date of December 14. He was the son of Charles-Louis de la Caille (1679-1731) and Barbe Rebuy, who had six daughters and four sons. Three of the daughters and three of the sons died at young age, and the three remaining daughters became nuns, leaving only the future astronomer within the family.
The Lacaille family had their origins in Paris, where Pierre I de la Caille was established as goldsmith around 1540. His son Pierre II followed the same business, with some military interruptions in service for King Henri IV. Pierre II had 13 children including 12 boys, who became advocates at the Parliament, cavalry men in the Royal guard, printers, publishers, and again goldsmiths. One of them, Pierre III, settled to Rumigny (Ardennes). His son, Raulin became provost of the barony of Gonzague, and was appointed as police official by the Duchess of Guise, an aunt of Charles de Gonzague. Raulin had two sons, Pierre (born 1611) and Charles (born 1645). Pierre followed his father in the judical appointment, while Charles was appointed as a clerk of the court at Rumigny. Charles had six daughters and three sons; two of the sons ran clerical careers while the third was Charles-Louis, father of Nicholas Louis.
Charles-Louis first served as an officer in the artillery and then in the royal guard. In peace times he got engaged in commerce and studied applied and engeneering sciences, in particular mechanics, and constructed some machines of his own invention. First living in some prosperrity, he ruined himself by attempting to run a paper mill which failed. The Duke of Bourbon, minister from 1723 to 1726, put him at the head of a colonial project scheduled for America in 1725 and sent him to Nantes for some time, until the project was abandoned. Charles-Louis then was appointed by the Duchess of Vendôme as a guardian and huntsman at Anet, west of Paris, a post formerly hold by Pierre III.
The Lacaille family had their origins in Paris, where Pierre I de la Caille was established as goldsmith around 1540. His son Pierre II followed the same business, with some military interruptions in service for King Henri IV. Pierre II had 13 children including 12 boys, who became advocates at the Parliament, cavalry men in the Royal guard, printers, publishers, and again goldsmiths. One of them, Pierre III, settled to Rumigny (Ardennes). His son, Raulin became provost of the barony of Gonzague, and was appointed as police official by the Duchess of Guise, an aunt of Charles de Gonzague. Raulin had two sons, Pierre (born 1611) and Charles (born 1645). Pierre followed his father in the judical appointment, while Charles was appointed as a clerk of the court at Rumigny. Charles had six daughters and three sons; two of the sons ran clerical careers while the third was Charles-Louis, father of Nicholas Louis.
Charles-Louis first served as an officer in the artillery and then in the royal guard. In peace times he got engaged in commerce and studied applied and engeneering sciences, in particular mechanics, and constructed some machines of his own invention. First living in some prosperrity, he ruined himself by attempting to run a paper mill which failed. The Duke of Bourbon, minister from 1723 to 1726, put him at the head of a colonial project scheduled for America in 1725 and sent him to Nantes for some time, until the project was abandoned. Charles-Louis then was appointed by the Duchess of Vendôme as a guardian and huntsman at Anet, west of Paris, a post formerly hold by Pierre III.
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The birth caul or veil is a full face mask which may be sometimes found covering the face of a child at birth. Such births are quite rare, and they hold special significance for the child born in such a manner. There are many stories and myths about the caul, many of them erroneous. This site is provided to give some insight to those who are born with a caul, and to further promote public knowledge of the phenomenon.
The correct name for those who are born with a caul is a Caulbearer. Such people are often referred to as being born behind the veil, as the caul is also referred to as the veil in many cultures, due to it being a face covering or mask.
It should be noted that Caulbearers may be male or female, and may come from any social class, racial or religious group. There are no geographical boundaries to the phenomenon. However, it has been observed that caul births do have tendencies to run in family bloodlines. Sometimes, but quite rarely, more than one member of a family, usually a parent and child, may be born with a caul.
It has been calculated that Caulbearer births may be as few as one in eight hundred thousand births. However, this does not necessarily mean that there will be one such birth in every eight hundred thousand births in a particular area.
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