Barachois Fishing Village in the Gaspe

Property of A Canadian Family: Vintage Postcard Collection

In most old Gaspe, Quebec fishing postcards, the fish cleaning tables were set on the beaches.

Here we see wooden tables and wooden kegs right out on the wharf.

Most of these fishing families were of French-Canadians or Jersey origin.

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A beautiful picture. A place, I am very familiar with. It looks very different now. My house is less than 50 feet from the water line. It is one of the most beautiful places in Canada. Very interesting; where the bay meets the river, salt and fresh water meet.The scenery is georgeous the mountains and beaches are beautiful.A place one must visit. Patricia Ste.Croix Anett

C’est une bien belle carte. J’adore ce petit village de pêcheurs en Gaspésie. Il avait surement beaucoup de charme et a dû bien changé. J’aime bien ses couleurs monochrome-vertes. Tu vas rire, Evelyn Yvonne si je te dis que cette région m’a été révélée par l’emission de Nicolas le cuisinier lorsqu’il se déplaçait au domicile d’apprentis cuisiniers. Je le trouvais bien sympathique, et bien moins “guindé” que nos cuisiniers étoilés. Je me souviens aussi d’une chronique culinaire avec un spirituel Daniel Pinard. Catherine (Blog: the Five Of Us)

March 13, 2009 - Posted by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | .

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What a beautiful tranquil scene. The fishermen are all probably getting some much needed rest from a hard day’s work.

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Comment by Muse Swings | March 13, 2009 | Reply
Oh, this is a beautifully colored card, but an odd shape. When and where was it made?

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Comment by Chris Overstreet | March 13, 2009 | Reply
thanks so much for the nice welcome! in fact, everyone has been very welcoming on my first week!!

i also like the colors of this one. i can almost smell the water. it does look like it was taken after a long day.

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Comment by Diane | March 13, 2009 | Reply
Très jolie vue d’un endroit, que nous,Français,ne verrons peut-être jamais.
Merci d’être venu sur mon blog que je vais essayer d’améliorer…
A bientôt.

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Comment by Eddy | March 13, 2009 | Reply
C’est une bien belle carte. J’adore ce petit village de pêcheurs en Gaspésie. Il avait surement beaucoup de charme et a dû bien changé. J’aime bien ses couleurs monochrome-vertes.
Tu vas rire, Evelyn Yvonne si je te dis que cette région m’a été révélée par l’emission de Nicolas le cuisinier lorsqu’il se déplaçait au domicile d’apprentis cuisiniers. Je le trouvais bien sympathique, et bien moins “guindé” que nos cuisiniers étoilés. Je me souviens aussi d’une chronique culinaire avec un spirituel Daniel Pinard.

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Comment by Catherine | March 13, 2009 | Reply
Again – I love those old post cards especially those that reflect the past of our ancestors.

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Comment by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino | March 13, 2009 | Reply
thanks for coming by my page today. I love your post card. It was so neat to see something different.

Have a great day.

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Comment by Amy | March 13, 2009 | Reply
Evelyn, what a beautiful postcard. So evocative of mood. I am loving your blog… what a beautiful gift for your family (and readers 🙂

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Comment by Margo M | March 14, 2009 | Reply
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of sitting in a little fishing boat with my Daddy! He used to read me books of poetry while we waited for bites! I miss those quiet moments and the big fish dinners that resulted from our efforts!

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Comment by Marie | March 16, 2009 | Reply
I also like the colors too.. they are so beautiful

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Comment by Christian Doyle | May 22, 2009 | Reply
Message from Lex:
I already went there and there is a big bridge there now.
My people come from Chandler. I think it was Barachois.

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Comment by lex | September 17, 2009 | Reply
A beautiful picture.A place, I am very familiar with. It looks very different now. My house is less than 50 feet from the water line. It is one of the most beautiful places in Canada. Very interesting; where the bay meets the river,salt and fresh water meet.The scenery is georgeous the mountains and beaches are beautiful.A place one must visit.

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Comment by Patricia SteCroix Annett | October 24, 2009 | Reply
- Patricia, what a lovely comment and how nice to hear from someone who actually lives in Barachois. I’ve lived in Italy and travelled extensively and I agree with you that the Gaspe coastline is one of the most spectacular – even if some of it has modernized.
  I visited the Gaspe for a few weeks several years ago and each day we had a new “favourite” place.
  Evelyn
  
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  Comment by evelynyvonnetheriault | October 24, 2009 | Reply
My great grandfather owned LeGros & Brothers General Store in Barachois. I have 5 Ledgers of items bought and sold to families in that area around the late 1800s to 1900s.

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Comment by Diana Clifford | April 19, 2010 | Reply
- I remember the LeGros store; I was a young girl at that time. I lived in Barachois.
  
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  Comment by pboylecharley@hotmail.com | January 10, 2011 | Reply
- my family has lived in barachois for at least a hundred years i was wondering if you could maybe scan those ledgers and email them to me i would love to find a family member or relatives name on there from a hundred years ago
  
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  Comment by Evan Ste-Croix | January 26, 2011 | Reply
  - There are so many of us working on our family trees who would love to be able to see your ledgers. It would be so nice if you would be willing to share and possibly make a page such as on facebook and share with the ancestors of the people who shopped at the store, at that time.
    
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    Comment by Sheila | August 4, 2012 | Reply
    - I would also like to see family trees of barachois.
      My mom, Donna Waugh was born there, my grandmother
      Ida Palmert (spelling??) Was born there. It’s been years since I’ve been but I have a soft spot for that town. I have aunts and uncles that still own homes there
      
      Anything you could send me would be great
      
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      Comment by Grant Pritchard | June 16, 2015 | Reply
    - Diana is my sister, I don’t think she has followed this. I also have some ledgers, if anyone is interested, I can look up names if you like. Post your email and I will contact you.
      
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      Comment by Danita | August 4, 2015 | Reply
      - My father was Eli Boucher and he spoke of the Palmart family. I believe they were cousins
        
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        Comment by Belinda Boucher | September 5, 2018
      - My name is Tom Heggison, my grandparents were Alphonse and Annie Ste-Croix they lived in the old pink house just west of the church in Barachois. If you have any info on them, l would be interested. l remember the name Eli Boucher being mentioned in the house. My email is theggison@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks
        
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        Comment by Tom Heggison | September 6, 2018
- I remember the store. Leslie LeGros owned it when I was a little girl. This would have been in the 50’s and 60’s.
  He and my father, Duncan Robertson, were good friends. Leslie was was always so very nice to me. I remember going to visit him in Victoria hospital in Montreal. I believe the year was 1963. Sadly he passed away a few hours later that very night. My email is:(Attention readers: email removed to avoid spambots but you can contact me if you want it)
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  Comment by Alice Robertson Chisholm | December 20, 2011 | Reply
- I visited the village of Barachois as a teenager of 13 (1972) with my parents to visit my Paternal Grandmother’s home. Her name was Susan Mitchell and one of her brothers who still lived in the home back then was Richard Mitchell. My name is Susan Kingsley. Would love to go back to visit some time soon.
  
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  Comment by Susan Kingsley | June 28, 2012 | Reply
  - Hi my grandfather is Richard Mitchell and I am Brent Mitchell. As a child remember going to the house to visit them. Beautiful house front window you could see Perce in the distance . Kitchen had wood stove , loved the smells
    
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    Comment by Brent Mitchell | December 29, 2015 | Reply
- Diana, My family name is Cotton. My grandfather lived in Barachois as did my father until he was a teenager. can you please tell me if our name in your ledgers. Doug
  
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  Comment by Doug Cotton | September 19, 2015 | Reply
  - My family name is Mitchell and grandfather is Richard Mitchell I remember my father Marcus talking about families that lived in Barachois ….Cotton, Palmert
    
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    Comment by Brent Mitchell | December 28, 2015 | Reply
- My name is Belinda Boucher a Grand Daughter of Mr. Edgar (Lawrence) Do you have any entries of Edgar or Ethel Lawrence in the ledgers? I am also trying to find any Acadian roots I may have. I believe a lane in Barachois is named after an ancestor named Blondin. I beieve his wife was born in Quebec before him. A Moloney. Does any one have any information?
  
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  Comment by Belinda Boucher | February 15, 2016 | Reply
My father owned a grocery store in the village also & he was the barber. i left there when I was 14. Still miss it.

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Comment by Linda Blondin | December 14, 2011 | Reply
- I am a descendent of Laura and Emery Lemieux. The family home was in Barachois and my Uncle Clarence still lives there. Is Blondin a married name? I remember talk of the Blondin family. My mom passed away a long time ago so I can’t ask her. I just did ancestry.ca recently and a lot of Lemieux’s are coming out of the woodwork and I am so interested to find out what I can. 🥰
  
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  Comment by Leila Lemieux | August 5, 2019 | Reply
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My mother’s family is from Barachois. Her dad was Alexander Maloney,owner of the general store (Robin Jones’ competitor) and the movie house. There home was the 1st one on the left on “the Coteau”. My husband and I have often been back. It’s our favourite place, we chose to usher in the new millenium at the beach at Au Coin du Banc. The names Cotton, Blondin, Lawrence, St-Croix. Too bad my mom has passed, she would have been a great source of information. She remembered everything and eveybody from barachois.

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Comment by Daphne Despatis-Rousseau | April 19, 2016 | Reply
- Hello there, Apparently the latest ancestry I can trace back to is Blondin infact a lane is named after that family close to my Grandfathers homestead (Edgar Lawrence (Larent?). Edgar’s mothers last name was Maloney and apparently cleared lands for the church. My name is Belinda Boucher and I believe myself and my family to be Acadian.
  
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  Comment by Belinda | February 25, 2017 | Reply
  - Greetings to a new cousin. My mom;s name was Eulalie and she was Alexander Maloney’s middle child. My family summered in Barachois for about 10 years when the family was growing up. Of course Grandma always came along. What a well of information she was! It’s so nice to open an e-mail that brings back warm and wonderful memories. Thank you, Belinda. Daphne Despatis-Rousseau
    
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    Comment by Daphne Despatis | February 26, 2017 | Reply
    - Hello Daphne I shall have to speak with my Aunt Mary and Aunt Evelynn. They were the ” Lawrence Girls”. My mother may remember too. Every summer for years my parent Ethel and Eli would take me to the Barschois homestead. I miss it so much! My Grandfather was born before the Confederation of Canada. Aren’t we the lucky ones to truly know the birthplace of Canada and Olde Acadie. Glad to know you cousin
      
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      Comment by Belinda | February 27, 2017 | Reply
  - Hello,
    You may be speaking of the following couple:
    Edwin Edgar Lawrence and Ida Elizabeth Mcdonald
    Married in Port-Daniel (Gaspe) on July 1st, 1898.
    
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    Comment by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | March 24, 2017 | Reply
My Father’s family is from Barachois. His name is Cortlin St-Croix. His father was Alphonse St-Croix and his mother was Annie Maher.
I believe his family still has their house and I am travelling there this Sept. I have photos of it by the water.

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Comment by Sharron | August 2, 2016 | Reply
- My mother Ethel Lawrence spoke of St Coux families. She has 12 brothers and sisters. A few are Grace ( still in Narschois) Mary, Evelyn , Don, Eddie etc. She has very colourful , bravery and sad stories living there . They were catholic. My great grandmother was a Maloney ( married name).
  
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  Comment by Belinda | September 11, 2016 | Reply
- My mother is Anita Ste-Croix , Cortlin’s sister, she passed away Jan. 12 of this year. I understand your parents also passed this winter, sorry for your loss.
  We spend time in Barachois every summer in the old house, if you ever pass through in the summer please stop in. It’s the pink house just west of the church.
  
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  Comment by Tom Heggison | February 24, 2017 | Reply
- ‘any chance you can email me gambmich313@gmail.com.I have dna and am related to the st croix men,my dad was born in montreal and father was one of the st croix boys alphonse maybe
  
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  Comment by michele | October 1, 2017 | Reply
  - My Mother knew Alphonse St Croix and went to school with him. Her name is Ethel Lawrence and married. BOUCHER. Others she knew Daughter Anita St Croix ( she sang in a choir) Isabelle, Orolea, Idella ( she had no palette). My Mom was friends with her. Anita. The boys Coutland (sp) one of the boys married my Moms cousin. Ridgest and Gerald. They lived towards Perce. Alphonse was killed in the woods and my
    
    Grandfather would take his wife food because they had no one.
    
    I fancy myself an Acadian but I don’t know. My mother and I live together . Her sisters Grace Lawrence (Coombs) still lives there. My Aunt Mary is 93, and my Aunt Evelynn is 86 and Aunt Verna 82.
    
    Hope this helps.
    
    I am interested in getting my genetic testing too .
    
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    Comment by Belinda | October 15, 2017 | Reply
    - Belinda did you go talk to aunt Bessie? She will remember a lot of what you want to know.
      
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      Comment by Roma LeMesuriet | August 9, 2018 | Reply
      - Roma LeMesurier sorry pressed the wrong letter by mistake.
        
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        Comment by Roma LeMesuriet | August 9, 2018
      - Sorry I tried this already. Aunt Bessie Boucher wouldn’t know about my Grandfather Edgar Lauren’s dit Lawrence’s family tree. The nicknames and changing of names has been brutal for me. One of the last females on my Grandfathers mothers side was a David circa 1746
        Birthplace: Grande-Rivière, QC, Canada
        Death: May 12, 1835 (85-93)
        Percé, QC, Can There is Information further back than this.
        
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        Comment by Belinda Boucher | August 13, 2019
  - So, there are Coombs in my family tree. My grandfather’s parents were Clarence Robert Lemieux (born Nov 24 1882) and Mary Ann Coombs (born Dec 27, 1892). They had 16 kid (yeah, that’s not a typo) and I see a Grace listed but not Lawrence, it’s Grace Boyle…might be a connection?? I can be reached at leilalemieux@hotmail.com
    
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