Chevilly is first mentioned in 1540 as Chivillier.
Chevilly is a mainly French speaking protestant small village of almost 4 square kilometers in size in district Morges which is in canton Vaud is Swizterland located at the foot of the Jura Mountains, and consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) 4km from the larger village of La Sarraz and 25km from the lake side town of Lausanne
the summers are comfortable in the afternoons with cool mornings, the winters are very cold (maximums are around 3°C), and it is wet and partly cloudy year round. The temperature typically varies from -2°C to 24°C and is rarely below -7°C or above 30°C.
In the 15th century, troops from Bern occupied Vaud and by 1536 had completely annexed it, but the German-speaking Bernese occupiers were not popular with the French-speaking local, and inspired by the French Revolution of 1788-99, the Vaudois eventually drove them out in 1798 just over a decade after my ancestor, Abraham Joseph GLEYRE, had immigrated to London.
In 2000 there were 30 single family homes out of a total of 59 inhabited buildings.
my ancestor, James Glare's parents were Abram Joseph GLARE (1755-) and Arabella DAVIES (1763-) who married on 25th April 1786. Abraham's grandfather was Jean Abraham GLEYRE (1675–) but there is debate as to his parentage and of his supposed father Joseph l'Aine GLEYRE (c1600?-)
either this 1600 DOB is incorrect or Jean Abraham is actually his grandson which would make more sense as there should logically be a Joseph the younger if there is “The Elder” which seems to be not recorded online. If this Joseph really does have DOB c1600 then his father cant be Daniel Gleyre (1635–1680), it would make more sense if Joseph l'Aine was the father of Daniel Gleyre (1635–1680) and the father of Joseph l'Aine was Daniel GLEYRE GLARE (1575-).