| Surname | Fornallaz | |
| First Name | Daniel-Amédée | |
| Gender | male | |
| Place of birth | Avenches (VD) | |
| Place of death | Avanches (VD) | |
| Year of birth | 1747 | |
| Year of death | 1823 | |
| Profession | private teacher, judge | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Lausanne, London, Bordeaux | |
| Century | 18/19 | |
| Biographical information | Son of Jean, a farmer and a merchant and of Catherine Rosset. In 1793 he married Marie Anne Emilie Duterreaux. He studied at the College and the Academy of Lausanne. He was a private teacher in England until 1780 and then at Bordeaux until 1790. In 1793, he established himself at Avenches where he held the office of judge. | |
| Title | f. Mémoire d'un Gil-Blas Vaudois, Gabriel-Samuel Fornallaz, juge de paix du cercle d'Avenches de 1803 à 1815. | |
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| Period writen | 1815 | |
| Period covered | 1747 - around 1815 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, French | |
| Physical description | Recomposed volume which contains Daniel-Amédée's memoirs and a fragment of Dorothée Lienhardt's diary, 126 pages written. |
| Content | The writer begins his story from his birth. Then he devotes long pages to describe the escapades he made during his time he was a student at the College of Lausanne and then at the Academy. His parents decided to dedicate him to the holy ministry. But his family situation suddenly changed dramatically; his father, seduced by a woman, squandered the family fortune and separated from his wife. Daniel-Amédée was also forced to leave the house and decided to leave the country. He recounts his journey to England where he worked as teacher. After a while, he left England for Bordeaux where he became private tutor. At the end of his commitment, the writer decided to return to his country. He acquired a land and married Marie Anne Duterneaux, a 42-year-old woman. He declares, at the end of his autobiography, that the fact that he didn't have any descendant was his only regret. |
| Place of deposit | ACV |
| Classification | P Société vaudoise de généalogie (PSVG) G 70 |
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L. Junod (éd.), Mémoires inédits de Daniel-Amédée Fornallaz, 1976 |
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| Author | SMP |
