This page is dedicated to the genealogy of Victor Marc from Pau, in Béarn, in France, and Maria Sagebin, from Rio Pardo, in Brazil.

The photo at right shows their family (father - Victor Marc, mother - Maria Sagebin, children and their respective spouses, as well as some of the grandchildren) in Porto Alegre, in Brazil. It was taken about 1920.

Other family names researched include: Casaubon, Cazenave, Cazarré, Leboute, Lafon, Simch, Nunan, Wild, Brandão, Amoretti, among others.

The goal of this page is to provide an overview of the Marc family history from France to Brazil.

The history of the Marc family is inextricably connected to Béarn and to the french Basque Country. Effectively, the maternal family of our ancestor Victor Marc was from Pau, in the french region of Béarn, in France, and his paternal family was from Basque Country.

The Family Marc-Casaubon in Basque Country

Our particular branch of the Marc family originated first in french Basque Country and traces back to 1772 ,when Brice Jacques Marc was born.

The family grew in Biarritz and Cambo-les-Bains, where Brice Marc owned the house Biscotchenia.

Brice Marc and his wife Cathérine Casaubon lived until the end of their lives in Cambo-les-Bains. Their son Joseph Elizabeth Bonnaventure Marc was born in Biarritz, in 1816.

The Family Marc-Cazarré in Béarn

Joseph Marc married Jeanne Cazarré, whose family was from Béarn. They married in Pau.

Jeanne Cazarré was daughter of Jean Cazarré and Magdelaine Cazenave.

Victor Marc, son of Joseph Marc and Jeanne Cazarré, was born in 1854 in Pau and left France to go over to Brazil. He is shown on the photo on the right.

The Family Marc-Sagebin in Brazil

Victor Marc married Maria Manoella Sagebin in 1878 in Porto Alegre, in Brazil. The parents of Maria Sagebin were Édouard Sagebin and Pauline Marguerite Leboute, from Ardennes, in France.

Victor Marc and Maria Sagebin had a large family. The photo on the left shows Victor Marc and his sons, the Marc brothers.

Some of them became known in Porto Alegre, in Brazil, while others not so much, but they all helped to shape the lives of our ancestors.

The Family Marc-Simch : Biarnesa

Victor Marc and Maria Sagebin lived in Brazil and had many children. One of their sons, Oscar Marc, was born in 1897 in Porto Alegre, in Brazil. He is shown on the photo on the right.

His wife, Clélia Nunan Simch, was daughter of Francisco Rodolpho Simch and Alice Brandão Nunan. She was born in Ouro Preto, in Brazil.

The direct descendants of Oscar Marc and Clélia Nunan Simch live nowadays in France and in Brazil.

The brazilian branch of the Marc family - Maria Marc, Maria Suzana Marc Amoretti, Alice Marc and Lúcia Marc Amoretti - founded the translation agency Biarnesa. They always developed cultural activities related to France.

We would be very interested in learning more about the Marc family and of course any details on other branches of the family tree. This helps to bring family history to life and make it more than a list of names.