Here is the Bredimus family tree from 1695 through to Michel. There is a duplicate entry for Nicolas with years 1774 and 1776; I don’t know which is accurate. The name Nicolas Bredimus was a favorite for generations.

I’m looking into records that Francois and Henriette immigrated in 1873, six years after Michel.

It occurs to me that Henriette began her family history with Francois and Henriette because of them living in exotic Egypt and being multi-lingual.

Probably appealed to her more than being descended from a farmer.

I’ll investigate archived records from Bous Luxembourg when I have the chance.