Title: Le Bargy Family History 1800-2000
First published: 2001
Description: The Le Bargy Family History is a record of the Guernsey branch of the Le Bargy family and its descendants. 

From the research carried out, it is clear that family originate from the adjacent coastal regions of Brittany and Normandy. The reasons for those early family members coming to Guernsey are not known however there are theories that they came to the island to have their children thus escaping French national service. History recalls that France was still in turmoil in the early 1800s. The French revolution having only just ended in 1799 there followed many warring years between Britain and France. 

Charles is the ancestral head of the Le Bargy family in Guernsey. His son Jean Jacques Le Bargy being born at Mesnil Bonnant, Gavray in Normandy in or around 1798. It is assumed that Jean Jacques was the first to settle in Guernsey as his marriage entry reveals that on 20th March 1820 he was joined in matrimony to Marie De La Rue at the Town Church. Marie being the daughter of Jean De La Rue of St Malo, Brittany. She was 16 years old at the time of her wedding. Jean Jacques and Marie went on to have at least 13 children., the first Jacques Francois being born towards the end of 1820, the second Desire Francois in 1823. It is not known if Charles ever lived on the island, he did however attend the baptism at Notre Dame du Rosier of his grandson Desire  as his signature on the record bears this out showing him to be both grand parent and god parent to the infant.
Desire was married at Notre Dame in 1844 to Marie Havard. For reasons unknown, Desires surname became Le Berger at this point and eventually Berger when this family moved to Alderney in the late 1840’s. There is also evidence of the surname Le Berger appearing in other baptismal entries but it has been proven that these variants all stem from the original Le Bargy line. For the sake of consistency it has been decided to use the Le Bargy surname throughout the document.
Fortunately due to in depth research it has been possible to contact many relatives of the Le Bargy family that emigrated to the USA in the late 1890’s and early 1900’s and as a result of their enthusiasm and support this family history has been considerably embellished with the inclusion of facts and photographs.
It must be remembered that when reading through this history that it has been compiled as a result of research carried out over a number of years and although every attempt has been made to maintain its accuracy, mistakes and omissions can be made. The compilers would like it to be known that they would be most interested to hear from anyone who has any further information regarding the Le Bargy family or from anyone who feels that they can offer more accurate information than that which has already been captured. The book is not available to purchase, however a new edition (Third) will be provided for inclusion in the Priaulx Library, Guernsey, Channel Islands, in December 2014. The author is contactable via email at donkeyclocks@gmail.com
Places: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Normandy, Gavray, St Malo, Flint, Michigan
People: Le Bargy, Le Berger, Berger
Time periods: 1800-2000