ABOUT
Hello, and welcome to my site – A Canadian Family! I am a recently retired teacher who lives near Montreal, Quebec. I belong to a wonderful family and I’m passionate about history so I’ve combined all my interests into one hobby – genealogy.
I started A Canadian Family over a decade ago. It’s grown very large and unwieldy so I’m now doing a major reorganization. I’ve divided it into three core sections and I’m adding extra indexes to make it easier to navigate.
SITE OVERVIEW
Core Index: First Peoples Genealogy and History
I have an ongoing, constantly updated project to document First Nations and Metis surnames by extracting information from marriage and census records. In addition, I have a focus on the nearby Iroquois nation of Kahnawa:ke (which was my original interest) so there are some family trees, historical newspaper clippings, images of their cemeteries, vintage Postcards etc. and a special project tracking French-Canadians and other non-Iroquois who spent some time in Kahnawa:ke.
The most popular general interest resources are:
Index: Native/First Peoples/Metis Surnames | Marriage Extracts
Main Index: Native/First Peoples/Metis Surnames | Census Extracts
Core Index: Acadian & French-Canadian Genealogy and History
This section includes information about my own Acadian and French-Canadian roots as well as headstones from more than a dozen Quebec and New Brunswick cemeteries and information about Gloucester County (Pioneer Families of Caraquet, Shippegan, and New Bandon).
The most popular general interest resources are:
Index: Early French Canadian Pioneers
Index: Pioneer Families of Caraquet
Index: A Portrait Gallery of Traditional Quebec Life, Trades & Professions NEW
Core Index: Historical Postcards
I started my vintage postcard collection many years ago because I had no pictures of my ancestors and needed something to include in my family history projects. the largest number depict Quebec and New Brunswick, but I also have topicals (e.g. Traditional Quebec Dog Carts, Index: The Outdoor Bread Ovens Of Quebec, Index: The Forestry Industry in Eastern Canada).
The most popular postcard section is:
Index: Vintage Postcards of Quebec
A Canadian Family 
Hi Evelyn! Thank you do much for sharing your info. I live in Colorado and have mostly all French Canadian roots. I’ve been doing light research for a few years. It is so interesting to me. I plan on going to the Hudson, Vaudreuil, Shefford and Brome areas for library or history society research. My family names are Mallet, Davidson, Fleury, along with other names I haven’t worked to much on yet. I am stuck in finding my ggg grandfather’s parents about 1830. I believe it may have been a Joseph Mallet of Vaudreuil, as he lived with him in 1851 census, but have no church or civil records of his name.
My question is where would you advise I search next on my Mallet side for birth record of an Octave Mallet of 1830?
Also, my Fleury line can be quite confusing, I am from Alexander J Fleury in NH, who I believe may be from Brome county Quebec. I do not know where to go for more records for him. Any guidance or direction would be appreciated. Thank you so much for your blog site!
Lisa Millette
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If you could give me the name of the wife, or his parents, Joseph Mallet Vaudreuil, I could more easily do some research for you. There was a lot of Mallet in this region and Joseph was a common first name at that time.
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Hello again, I am still trying to find the parents of Octave Mallet. He married Sarah Davidson in 1858 at Wyman Methodist Church in Hudson area, Quebec. The first I find of him is in the 1852 census of Vaudreuil Quebec. A clue may be that on their marriage certificate, the witness for Octave is a Francois x Mallet.
Any help will be much appreciated! Thank you!
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Hello Evelyn a do you have any information on these family surnames Clayton , Ross , izzard any help would be appreciated thanks
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Hello Kirk,
I would need more information as to who you are looking for and in what time periods and locations. I do not have large general surname files for these although I do have some individuals in the family trees.
Evelyn
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Yes I have mallet in my tree ..connected to frank besaw…his wife was Mary labarge..
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Have mallet in my tree..connects to frank besaw and Mary labarge….
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Your work is amazing. I can’t imagine how much time and effort has gone into making the indexes I looked at. It’s a true gift to the genealogy world. Thank you!
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Hello. My name is Alison. Im trying to figure out if my mother and her late mother(s) are Mi’qmaw. My great grandmothers lastname is ashley. I believe her maiden name is moore; elsie moore. She lived in Verdun and this was what she had told her daughter as well as my mother. I also know Moore is a Metis lastname as well. Do you know of any way to help me narrow this down? Thank you
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I think my great grandfather is Joseph adelard pitre you speak of. 1911 Bathurst nb census.
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Hi and thank you for so much info. On your “Caughnawaga Census 1921 | Households 181 – 200” I had left a comment that the census does not match with the Two Axe. My great grandfather was with his new wife by this time and the age doesn’t match. Are you sure of the census date? I have other info to back that up and can provide. Just wanted to know as I think the census if from prior to the date listed.
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Hello Dan,
I saw your comment but haven’t had a moment to go back and check the original image or my transcription. Will try to get to it in the next day or two. I am presently moving a lot of records onto the site and will go back when I have a moment.
Have a nice day,
Evelyn
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Hello, I am trying to confirm if my gr gr gr gr grandmother was from the Abenaki. The problems are there are many branches of Abenaki. She (Marie Bruneau 12.18.1798 – 1837) was born in Germignon Ville Eure et lar. All of the google links come up to dead ends. Any suggestions for me please?
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Hello Jennifer,
Germignon is a town in France. If you are thinking you have Abenaki relatives perhaps you can leave the series of couples going back starting with your generation and see f someone picks up on it!
Evelyn
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Hi Evelyn, thank you for responding. I went back to my notes and that Marie I listed was one from my notes while searching. The Marie Bruneau listed in my family tree was born in Canade in approx. 1809, no death date. Her parents are listed as Louis Marie Phillipe Bruneau (8.15.1771 in St-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. D 6.3.1839) and mother was Marie Isabelle Louise Bader/Madere (7.28.1772 Vercheres, Quebec).
Marie and Pierre Guion (Dion) were married 1.10.1826 and had Emelia Genevieve Dionne (Emily Dion) (1833 – 10.6.1896. She died in Providence, RI, USA) and their daughter was my great great grandmother (Cecile Noel. b 1870 Bolon, Canada and died 3.11.1958 in Meriden, CT, USA).
Do you have any other resources I might be able to check? Thank you for your time!
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This is the best all-around resource to check genealogical lines in Quebec.
http://www.bms2000.org/en
Best of luck with your searching,
Evelyn
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Thank you.. I will go there soon. I have just realized that she may not be Abenaki, but one of the other tribes. My grandmother can not confirm which tribe she may be from. I appreciate your time!
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Hello Evelyn,
I feel I can ask. My paternal grandfather is Noe Legault 1881-1938, born in Papineauville, Qc son of Louis Dani Legault and Hermeline Brayer dit St Pierre. I am hoping to find a paper stating he was registered at an indian reserve, as his branch of the Legault tree had lived in what is now Oka, and they moved to Ripon (papineauville area), and I don’t know which, if they registered with any tribe. How do I find out? I have searched many days/hours. Thank you
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Hello Aline,
I notice that the 1901 census registers Noe and his parents as French-Canadian. As such, I’m not aware of any registration that they could have on a reservation.
If I’ve misunderstood please let me know 🙂
Evelyn
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Hello Evelyn. Thank you, I saw that too… They lived in Petite Nation for 2 or 3 generations. last one being Noe, his father Louis Legault, and His father, Louis legault dit Deslauriers. I understand that is a tribal village am I correct? thank you for what you do…
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I Evelyn Yvonne. I just saw a picture of the father of m’y grandmother Arthur Gendreau. I saw that the picture was send by Brian o’hara. I think we are in the same family. My grandmother is sick and she talk a lot about is family. I Want to know if it’s possible to talk to him for maybe exchange picture. My grandmother have already show me picture of is family House. The one in the picture.
I don’t know if il will be possible but I take a chance. We are from Montréal.
Thank you.
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Hi Evelyn:
I just came across your genealogy site and found an ancestor of mine. His name is Pierre-Edme Thuot Duval. He was married to Marie Fournier. Apparently Pierre-Edme was the first Duval to immigrate from France to New France, Quebec. I have been researching for about 15 years now and have quite a bit of info on my ancestors. I even went to Tonnerre, France where he was born and have photos of the Church where he was baptized. I would love any info you have on Pierre-Edme and his descendants. Unfortunately I can not speak or read French, even though I have the Duval name.
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Hello,
I added some information to the Duval Pioneer post based on your previous request for information but re-reading this query I realize you must already have that information. I would recommend you correspond directly with the Fishier Origine people as they will have seen the original documents. The researcher for the Duval name is listed as Pierre Le Clercq.
The website url is:
http://www.fichierorigine.com
Good luck,
Evelyn
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Thanks very much for this info Evelyn. It’s very much appreciated. I’ll see if I can get in touch with Pierre Le Clercq.
Jim Duval
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Hello, I would love to connect with you I have family from Restigouche New Brunswick my Grandmother was born there she was a Leblanc, Emma or may have gone by Rose Emma in 1900 so interested in this!!
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Hello Amanda,
Please leave the name of your grandmother’s husband and her parents if you have them.
thank you,
Evelyn
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Hi, Evelyn. I had posted a few months back in regards to research of my great grandmother’s family. I am now concentrating on Marie Therese Portelance dit Roy 26 dec 1719 – 20 May 1800, trying to confirm she is the mother of Marie Anne Hubert (1735-1798) but also that she was Algonquin.
Thanks again.
Jennifer Veillette Lessig
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Good evening,
Do you have her the name of Marie Therese’ husband? And/or marriage information?
Evelyn
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married John Baptiste Hubert in Oct 1740 or 1741. Marie was supposedly born in St Nicolas, Levi. Someone had sent me a link that states she is “thoroughbred Algonquin” although the information seems to be contradicted as well.
Here it is: http://forum.autochtones.ca/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=2630&start=30
Thank you so much
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Hi Evelyn, I hope you are having a good weekend. I had replied to your response above and hoping to confirm the nationality of Marie Therese Portelance dit Roy. I included a link that I was sent from someone, but not sure the validity of it. Thank you,
Jennifer
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OOPS – so sorry Jennifer I thought I had left the response.
I did visit the site and read through the posts. As you say the information is contradictory. The notion of the Native ancestry seems to be based on oral histories and other anecdotal references but not what we would consider documentation. That doesn’t mean it couldn’t be true but there is no support for it.
One of the commenters is Dominique Ritchot – a well regarded professional researcher and is not supporting the idea of the Native ancestry in this line.
Hope that is helpful,
Evelyn
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Yes it is, thank you
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http://www.vosoriginesyourroots.org/t5651-l-ancetre-nicolas-peltier
These are his parents
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hi Evelyn; Can you tell me anything about the surname Collins and whether it is a French Canadian name ? It would be from the Ottawa area. It could be Metis as well. It could also be from around the Outaouais
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Hello,
1. The surname Collin can be French Canadian. I will make a post about that tomorrow for you.
2. A quick look at the 1911 census shows the surnames Collin and Collins among Ontario Ojibway for sure.
For further help you would need to give me one or more couples to look for.
Evelyn
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Collin surname post here –
For further help, please send me the couple you are looking for.
Evelyn
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Hi Evelyn; I found a baptism record for the person we are looking for, and the couple who are the parents are: John Collins and Suzanne Sauve. This is from the bms2000.org database. The parish was St-Jean-Baptiste in Ottawa. I am actually not sure how to proceed further. I can’t find anything else. Thanks, Sue
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Hello Sue,
For Ontario marriages I usually use the Family Search.org records but they only go up to a certain date.
Evelyn
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Hi Evelyn,
I am trying to understand how your site works! I am actualy trying to trace my native heritage. Do I only write the name in the search box?
Thank you.
Nicole
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Hello Nicole,
On this site I am slowly compiling native surnames based on marriage documents, census returns and other historical documents. The list is not complete but serves as a Finding Aid for people who believe they have native or Metis ancestors and are not sure of the geographical location.
You can place the surname in the Search Box but it sometimes comes up with a lot of different types of information. If you have a specific idea in mind you can leave your query here in a comment box. I may be able to help you or a reader may have information.
Good luck,
Evelyn
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Hello Nicole,
Like all the others am researching the Lagace family. I was really happy to find the following information on your site……….
Lagace / Mignier, Andre | Arsenault / Arseneau, Virginie
Married: 1857 Bathurst Gloucester NB CAN
Could you please tell me how you got the information on their marriage because I have been looking all over and have found nothing. Also would you happen to have any information (documentation) on where Andre was born and his family (mother, father etc).
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Hello,
The information in that old post is extracted from my fully-sourced Legacy database which was lost after a computer crash.
All the information is sourced from reputable sources, so in this case I’m presuming it’s from Ancestry.com (the actual records not the family trees) and I don’t presently have a subscription.
The only thing I can mention – and you may already realize this – is that the Lagace/Mignier spellings at Ancestry.com are a real mess so it can be really difficult to find them.
Good luck with your search,
Evelyn
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Hi Evelyn, I am a descendant of Rene Ouellette. My branch of the family ended up in Windsor, Ontario. Great Grand parents Alfred Ouellette and Emma Chaput.
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Hello,
it’s nice to hear from you!
Evelyn
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I really appreciate the work you have done on the descendants of Ebenezer Ward and Mary Gray. They are my direct ancestors. There is some additional information on #50, Joseph Ward and his relationships you can see on FamilySearch.org by going to Joseph’s record, ID LZ8B-T7C. I have researched my great grandparent’s vital information extensively and, as you will see, much of it is well sourced. I hope this is useful to you.
Regards; Dik Thurston
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Thank you very much for the comment!
I will certainly go there when I get a moment – and also if you ever want to write an article for this site I’ll be happy to publish it 🙂
Evelyn
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All of the Caraquet headstones, Leger, Godin, Landry are my grandparents.
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Nice to hear from someone else with Caraquet roots. Mine are with the Theriaults 🙂 and allied lines of course. Although my 19th century Theriaults moved to Bertrand nearby as well.
If ever you need information I have Fidele Theriault’s Les Families de Caraquet.
Have a nice day,
Evelyn
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Hi. I have tried to find the book Les families de Caraquet… cant get it anywhere…My mom is a Beaudin…her grandparents Marie Lanteigne +Joseph Beaudin…great grandparents Henriette Hebert and Jean Baptiste Beaudin. Trying to find out about whether the Beaudins were part of the founding families in Caraquet. My Mom who is 91 did not have contact with her father’s family because they divorced. She has been searching for her father’s family since she turned 80.
Would loved to know more.
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Hello,
My name is James C Beaudoin. My Father is Alton C. Beaudoin, My Grand father is Samuel Beaudoin.
My father was born in Whithall NY in 1913. Samuel was born in Whitehall in 1885 or 1886. His wife was Ema Ashley.
My Father had 2 siblings. an older brother and a younger sister who both died in 1917 of influenza. His parents split up and my father was placed in an orfaniage in Troy NY where he stayed for about 10 years so he new very little about his ancestry. The only thing he new is that his ancestors came from Canada and he was French and India he believes they were from the three rivers area .
In his life he was a pro boxer with 74 fights, 72 wins and 2 losses. After his boxing career ended he attended the merchant marine acadamy in NY. After he finished he went to sea for 9 years attaining the rank of 3rd mate. When ww2
broke out was forced out of merchant marine so he joined the Army were he was scout. He was awarded 3 Purple hearts and a bronze with a cluster.
I would like to know how to track down our ancestry.
Can you help me?
Regards.
James C Beaudoin
P.O. Box 76 Chester Ct. U.S.A.
area code 06412
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Hello,
You have some great information here and an interesting family history but it is a challenge to work across borders!
You state that your grandfather was Samuel Beaudoin and that he was born in Whitehall in 1885 or 1886. I take it you don’t have access to his birth record with parents’ names? Is this date taken from census records?
Also, was the Samuel Beaudoin-Ema Ashley marriage a Catholic one? If so, at least here in Quebec the parents’ names are listed.
It would be great to have this, obviously, because you might have the crossing papers from Canada into the United States of his parents.
General Information in case you’re unaware:
1. Three Rivers is officially known as Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.
2. Beaudoin is also spelled Baudoin and Beaudouin (among other ways!)
Evelyn
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Reply here –
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Anyone know of lists of names of native structural steelworkers from Caughnawaga in the early 1900’s. I know my grandfather and his father worked on structural steel. Great Grandfather died in Quebec bridge collapse in 1909.
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Hello,
I don’t know of any one single list. The best thing to do would b to leave the names of your great grandfather, grandfather and father so that I can publish it as a post and see if anyone leaves information.
Also, if you don’t already have it, I could go photograph the Caughnawaga Memorial which has the names listed. I had actually done this a few years back but lost all the information when my previous computer crashed.
Evelyn
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Grandfather was Louis Jocks a structural steel worker who died I Houston Texas in 1966. Born 9/15 /1888
Great grandfather was Thomas Baptiste Jocks who died in the1907 Quebec bridge collapse. Born 12/4/1859
Great Great Grandfather may also have been a structural steel worker , but not sure,
Was Louis Baptiste Jocks. I don’t know his father. Born 1833
All from Kanawake. Would like to know more.
Particularly, who hired the steel workers.
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Hello; To the person looking for the company that hired the steelworkers, I used to work in a federal government library in Ottawa, and I saw a book that was an inquiry into the Quebec bridge disaster. It got sent to the National Library of Canada. It might have some names of companies in it. Sue
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Hi Evelyn,
I was wondering if you’d managed to find anything on Louis Soriowano or if you know who might be able to help me? Sorry to keep bugging you!
Nicole Vincent
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Sorry, still haven’t come across anything
Evelyn
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Hello. I am at a dead end for a great grandmother, they were living in NY and RI in late 1800s but the spouse was born in Canada. Pierre Ferrier (b1825/6-1899 born to Francois Regis LaFerrier (1791-1850) and Marie Julie Giroux (1799-1854). I am stumped as to find Pierre’s wife. We have her name as Marie Louise Chalut (approx. dates 1830-1873) but she’s listed on marriage records as Theresa and again as Louisa Charlow. Any, ANY information or direction you may have on this Marie Chalut would be appreciated. I have them married 1848 in Woonsocket, RI, so I realize you may not be able to research into US. Thank you for your expertise. ~Jennifer
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Hi my family is doing a search for my fathers family and We are thinking we are related to this family his name is Edward J Cooper he was born in 1922 he would have been Rachel blais child on my dads birth document she went by ida blais she had given him up with another boy she was with a man named victor macalpine from the sudbury area her father was jean bapiste and louise blais daughter I think but we are stuck on the search because he was given up as a child my email (contact Evelyn for email) if theres anything you may help me with
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My grandmother mothers’ name was Rachel Blais. She married John Hobson then later in life she married Alexis Verdette. My grandmother came from the line of Blais’ from Quebec(Gaspe area supposedly). Here are other family names related to her beside the Blais line: Anglehart(Anglehardt), Annekawine, Huard, Lapierre to name a few. The reason for this message is to say I took a DNA test finally from FamilyTree DNA and found that this line, my family line, definately have Native American blood running through their veins. The company was unable to narrow down the closest tribe connection so I am in the process of finding another company that can do this if possible. This DNA company was able to trace my family’s DNA roots to 40,000 years ago. It was simply amazing to see the results and at the same time a relief because it had always been rumored but never proven
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Hello there,
As you probably know already, this means that the native line that is detected would come down through you maternal line (mother to daughter, mother to daughter etc.). What is sometimes called the M-line. Have you done that line? And do you want to list the couples for us?
Evelyn
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Hi Evelyn!
This is an amazing compilation you have created. Thank you for your work! I have been searching for information on my fathers side as the history is a bit of a mystery since my parents moved to Alberta and created a life here. My mothers side is well known to me, but my fathers seems to be being kept from me for one reason or another. I have been told we are the descendants of Acadians, but I am not sure of the lineage. In addition, my father insists his father was born on Walpole Island (Edmund Labbe and Romeo Labbe is his brother, but I see no Labbes on Walpole census…..and I also do not know their parents first names. I think the father is Henry and mother may be Bernadette). My mother insists he was born in London. I am not sure why the disparity. I also have a big roadblock come up anytime I attempt to press the issue. I have also been told we are descendants from people who lived on Peche Island. I want to be clear that I grew up “white”, but am very interested in this lost part of my heritage. Great work and I will keep searching your site to see if our name pops up 🙂
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Came your site seen your last name was Therriault when my Grandmother passed away September 19, 1966 on her Funeral papers her Father was John Wright as far as I know they may have come from Brunswick House in Chapleau First Nation looking for my grandmother’s Family I don’t know her maiden name they also say she was Marie Redbreast then married a Therriault Marie had children named Charles Therriault Donald Therriault and Lawrence Pootosh and Daisy Nootchtai Pootosh and Violet Dinia Nootchtai Pootosh those were Marie children before her death in Sudbury Sept 19, 1966 looking for any information on my grandmother side she had possible family in Chapleau Brunswick House
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Grandmother maiden name was Mary or Marie Wright Father John Wright. Family from Brunswick House in Chapleau Ontario.
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Hi Tina..I am researching on behalf of a friend who has Wright and Redbreast ancestry. I have a marriage record registration for John Wright and Harriet Redbreast married 1918 Reg. District Sudbury. Harriet Redbreast was 26 and living in Peter Bell at time of marriage..John Wright was 39 and living in Agate at time of marriage and was born in Scotland. The 1911 Census of Ontario has Harriet living in BRUNSWICK, ALGOMA EAST. It seems possible that if your grandmother’s father was John Wright and her maiden name was Redbreast..there may be a connection.
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Wow! What a great site.
A link was posted ina Facebook group I belong to and on readIng, I see you have done an amazing amount of research. I live in Edinburgh Scotland.
At a family funeral recently, it was mentioned that a relative of my mother-in-law may have married a Mi’kmaq. Unfortunately we don’t know if this person was male/female or in what time period. I have two surnames to go with Farquhar and Johnson and the area of Scotland they hailed from is Aberdeenshire. We don’t know if the person they married came here to live or if they went to Canada. My husband’s cousin thinks she can see a likeness in her family with some photos of Mi’kmaq and when I look at some photos of my eldest daughter in her teen years, Imsee it too, The aunt who passed away told this cousin she had a Spirit Guide. Mother in law never ever mentioned this to us. Is there any guidance you can give us? Thanks Bertha Henretty
Edinburgh Scotland . b.henretty.2@blueyonder.co.uk
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Hi Evelyn, I’m still searching and searching. 2 questions. In regards to
a comment on this page:
I believe you are suggesting that Nicolas Pelletier and Jeanne de Vouzy are both metis / Jeanne perhaps full mik’maq? I thought I have traced their parents to France but I could of course be wrong and wanted the clarification.
Second, I am stumped for several weeks over a Marie Louise Chalut who is my 4th gr grandmother. We have absolutely no information on her; the name is listed in a book “The Beginnings of the Franco-American Colony in Woonsocket” by M L Bonier, 1920. That would be Woonsocket, RI. Somewhere in my research I have her born circa 1830 in Quebec, and she married Pierre La/ferrier around 1948 most likely in Woonsocket. He was born in Champlain, NY 1825. Died 1899 in Woonsocket. Those facts I am sure of, as well as that they had 9 children born between Ellington NY and Woonsocket.
I’ve been in contact with a distant cousin who states she’s sure Marie Louise Chalut was Indian, that she saw a picture of her, and she was dressed as such. Her family referred to her as “Chalou” but that was it. Death for Marie Louise Chalut is most likely before 1873, as that is when Pierre marries again.
So, most likely born Quebec 1830ish, no parents noted…. do you think you might be able to help?
Thanks,
Jennifer
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Hello Jennifer!
No, I was not suggesting that they are Metis. These posts are the first FRENCH CANADIAN pioneers of France and are there as clues as to who the “top” of someone’s family tree may be. My readers are split between people following French Canadian ancestors and others searching native ancestors so if a French-Canadian name ends up in a Native census then I link to it here.
See my note at the bottom of the post that “,,,any Native related links refer back to other posts citing census, marriage or other documents with indigenous or Metis individuals of that surname, however those individuals do not necessarily descend from these particular French Canadian settlers.”
I’m sorry if this has caused you unnecessary research time!
Evelyn
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Hello,
I had spent a bit of time on this Chalet question a few weeks back but didn’t come up with anything. The file is sitting open on my “desktop” because sometimes when I step away from something and work on other files, an idea comes to me!
It won’t be forgotten and in the meantime your comment sits here and maybe someone else will be able to help you 🙂
Evelyn
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http://www.chfamilytrees.com/getperson.php?personID=P1029
So far I cannot find Nicolas as natif but wife jeanne was..
A living proof natives were sent to France.(for educaion) (by Champlain)
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Thank you Evelyn. Aline, I was excited to see this link but I can not open it….
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Hi. I’ve been doing my Family tree as a hobby and I’m related tp Delima Desilva,She was my Grandmother.You’ve listed all her Daughters and 1 Son, but you’ve missed one and I wanted to add her to the list.
Her name was Amilida Gauthier, born July 25,1912. My Grandfather was Jean Gauthier. I wonder if you can add her along with the others?
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Hello Gladys,
Thank you for the addition information and I’ll be pleased to add it.
Would it be possible for you to leave a comment under the post where you want me to add the information?
Thanks,
Evelyn
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Hi Evelyne,
My ggg grandmother was Julie Chausse Henri, married to Paul Labelle Henri. This marriage shows up in your listing of native families and were married Sept 30, 1873 in Maniwaki. IMy records show they had a child – Julie Henri (Pied Blancs) L’Escart. have a geneology with birth certificates and church records and visited the band office of Kitigan Zibi (Maniwaki) who told me there are no “Indian” families registered in that community with the names Henri, Peid blanc. There is one family registered with Chausse but they did not tell me which line. I was told that Pied Blanc originated at the Red River, but dispersed and some ended up in both Golden Lake and Maniwaki, but none of them were ever registered or belonged to any communities. I was wondering if you know of any of these surnames being listed or registered to either community and what is the lineage/link? Thanks very much!
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Hi William,
Were you ever successful in your quest? I am also a descendant of Julie Pied Blancs
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Hello William,
Inclusion in this listing means that at least one of the couple has at least one grandparent who is First Nations, Metis or mixed-heritage. If you haven’t done so already then check the parents of that couple 🙂 You did well to leave a comment as someone may see it and help you out 🙂 Evelyn
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Also,
These are some trees –
Click to access CHAUSSEJacquesJoseph.pdf
Click to access CHAUSSEPierrepere.pdf
The name Henri Pied-Blanc appears in those trees.
Evelyn
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Hi, My name is Deborah Nowosad. My family descended from Quebec Canada I was told as a young child that I had Native American and my family but that was pretty much never talked about in our family but after reading the history of Michigan and finding out how they treated the Metis I understand why they were very quiet. They are all passed away now but I would like to know if we have Indian history I have been studying the Michif language and also took French in school. I was told we are Canadian French Indian. I have my family chart done far back. Most of my family are on your website which were the Tromblays, Chartiers, Boyer’s Paquets. How do I get proof of them being metis when I live in Michigan and they came from Quebec? Thank you so much for any advice.
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Hi Evelyne,
My great great grandfather came from Canada, his name is John Montour born about 1837 we have always been told that we are native and they are with the St Regis tribe. I have been trying to find information on the family in Canada and I’m having no luck. He has 2 sons John Louis and Louis Montour. Do you have any information on the Montour family. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you
Vanessa
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Hello Evelyn: Thank you so much for sharing your family history and research! I very much share your love of genealogy and our acadian ancestry. I descend from the doucet and blanchard line from Bathurst. I am planning a genealogy trip next year to Nova Scotia and Bathurst. Would love to correspond! Warmest wishes, Carolyn
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Thanks so much for your blog. I am in BC and my great grandfather was George Murray Meldrum and I believe is buried in Chateauguay, as well as his first and his second wives. I know nothing of his siblings or their families or if there still any around the area.
Thank you.
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Good evening,
Thank you for the compliments.
Do you have a time period for your great grandfather? Even estimated?
Would you have the name of either of his wives?
Would you know whether he would have been married in a Protestant or Catholic cemetery?
Evelyn
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To Evelyn Yvonne,
Kwe!
I think you are doing a tremenduous job helping people the way you do, I feel a bit opportunistic asking you for help,..
You wrotye me that François dit Montigny baptised in St.Constant 1791 was died few days after, samwe info being given by historian Gaston Deschesnes but we always thought that he was our great-grand-father, my grandfather was Alidor de Montigny married to Emilia Provost (OUCHISTAWISKWEOU and Martin Prévost) from metis anishabe maybe wendat , son of Domina – François , married to Claire Marotte, and greatson of François marruied to Theotiste Bro, this last François registered as from unkniown parents… who were they, not married maybe so the priest would not write their names probably..
Theitriste Bro had a name existing amoung the Acadians but also the Mikmawas, do you have any link thar I could used to get infos about this lineage? I a trying to explore the matrilineal lines instead of the patrilineal ones.
Thanks a lot for the huge work.
Françoise
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Sorry for my weak orthography, I correct: Theotiste BRO (BRAULT), MIKMAWS, you WROTE me,
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Hello. I guess I am at a loss of where to start. My 3rd Great grandfather was named Michael Monette, sometimes called Mitchell in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 28,1830. He was a fur trader for the American Fur Company in 1855 and ended up settling in Nebraska, US. I have no proof but, according to family stories, he was mixed blood. He married a woman named Mary Bono in Nebraska and she was 1/2 Omaha Indian. Do you have any suggestions on where to search please? I do not know the names of his parents or siblings.
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Evelyn,
Good Evening. You helped me tremendously in the past so, I was hoping you might have heard this name before. I am looking for Francis Beauneau. He was supposedly from the Montreal area and was probably born around 1790. This is the man that I referenced previously, and the last name might be Bonneau, or Bono? He ended up marrying an Omaha Native American in Missouri or Nebraska, US. I have seen it spelled multiple ways in the small amount of documents that I have found. Thank you for any help you may have to offer to get me on the right path. Thanks again.
Kimberly
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Hello Evelyn,
Thank you for all that you do! My husband has an ancestor mystery. His 3rd great-grandfather was Joseph SHERBOT or CHARBOTT, a tailor, born 1816 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. I believe he died 2 Feb 1864 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Susan Jane MONTGOMERY ARMSTRONG. We think Joseph may have been born to Pierre CHABOT (b. 3 Mar 1772 at Saint-Vincent-De-Paul, Ile-Jesus, Montreal, Laval, Quebec, Canada), but I have been unable to find a birth/baptismal document. I believe he is buried at the Toronto Necropolis Cemetery and Crematorium, possibly removed from the Potters Field and reinterred in D149 (or his son Joseph was reinterred?). He appears to live in Toronto at least from 1842 until his death in 1864, and is listed in Toronto city directories. Per the 1861 Census of Canada: Jos Charbott, age 44, birth year 1817, married, living in Toronto, religion: Church of England.
My husband has DNA matches to descendants of French-Canadians, so I am thinking this Joseph Sherbot/Charbott (1816-1864) descends from the French Chabot line, and not the indigenous Sharbot line. Also, my husband’s DNA does not show any Native American, but does show western Europe (France/Germany), although that is not proof of lack of indigenous ancestry if gene segments were not passed down due to random selection.
My husband’s ancestoral 2nd great-grandmother is the daughter of Joseph Charbott (1816-1864): Chatharina/Catherine CHABOT/CHARBOTT born 2 Nov 1839 in either Nipissing or Hastings District of Ontario, Canada. I have not been able to located her birth/baptism record. She lived in Detroit all her married life, and died 1926 in La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana, USA (where her son was living).
We’d appreciate any help to determine the correct lineage of this Joseph SHERBOT/CHARBOTT (1816-1864).
Linda & Rich
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Hi I am searching for my Mi’kmaq ancestors in Newfoundland, it is hard to find surnames for the women and their native surnames. There is no indication they were native is there any place to find names of native women who married European men? I can trace them to where they lived – Woody Island- but records get scares around the 1800s.
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Hi! I am searching for parents and grandparents of Josephine Larivier, born around 1862 who married a Joseph Mondoux in 1878. Strong family legends of native ancestry in one of these families, not sure which. Josephines parents are listed on a website (no sources) as Philomine and Joseph Larivier, both born in 1835. But I am unable to locate any information on those people. Though I suspect the actual names could be Jean Baptiste and Elizabeth, maybe the others are middle names? I have searched your website in the indian censuses and see Picards and Lariviers. Is any of this sounding familiar? It seems as though this Philomene and Joseph Lariviere are the internets big mystery as I find many people searching for them and never finding them. Maybe because they are not listed in the Canadian census and instead on an indian census under different names? Please help!
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Sorry forgot to explain the Picard mention. On that website with no sources for Philomene and Joseph Lariviere, her maiden name was listed as Picard.. Her parents are supposedly “Josette” Laviere and Jean Baptiste Picard. Those are the ones who do not seem to exist anywhere.
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Dear Evelyn: I have a friend whose name is Evelyn Therriault, her maiden name was Pyette. We have been friends since grade 4. She married Gerard Therriault in 1956.
He was of french descent and was from somewhere in the eastern provinces of Quebec.
He was a wonderful man and a good husband to my friend. I wonder if you might be related. Jo-Anne Hiscock (Nee Bourdages)
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Hello Evelyn, I make Transcription/Translation & Research about history. I am french, living in La Rochelle area and could get old documents from “Les Archives”. If you need assistance I would be pleased to answer. Christophe.
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Merci, Christophe.
That’s great. I have no ongoing research at the moment but will certainly contact you if something comes up or I will refer people that might need your help.
Have a good day,
Evelyn
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Thank you very much Evelyn. I could give you my details but can I send an attachment ?
Just a question, do you also practice french ?
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Hello Christophe Garnier… Moi et d’autres aussi voudrais bien de savoir de vos recherches et quoi d’autres informations que nous pouvons avoir. voyant que La Rochelle etait une location tres importantes. dans le temps de l’ouverture de la Nouvelle France… voice mon e/m: frenchtoast15@gmail.com
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Hello Evelyn, I’m researching my great-grandfather Hermingulas Masse who was born in Canada in the Quebec region in 1840. He emigrated to Troy, NY and married there to Anithale Lasonde May 16, 1869. I’m in the beginning stages of research and need help with Canadian records. Thanks so much!
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Hello there,
After a brief look I have not found the individuals you are looking for but would like to note the following –
1. I’m unfamiliar with the name Hermingulas. I do wonder if it’s a variation on the French Canadian name Hermenegilde.
2. The Lasonde surname is also spelled Lassonde.
3. The Masse surname is sometimes (but not usually) spelled as Mace.
Evelyn
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Thank you so much for your quick response. I have seen that spelling before. Can you direct me to the best database in Quebec where I might start my search?
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BMS2000 is a great resource. You can search the names but need to buy a certain number of tokens to open the records –
http://www.bms2000.org/en
For original records and such you can go to Ancestry.com of course. And I presume you know already about Familysearch.org?
Evelyn
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My sister and I might travel to Quebec to do research. Where would be the best place to visit? Thanks!!!!
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Hello,
First off, can tell me how you know your ancestor was from Quebec? Was that listed on census or other documents?
Have you already searched the border crossing documents at Ancestry.com or at familysearch.org?
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Great Work on the Metis Families
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Thank you, Dan. Just getting started on the Western and Central Canada Metis but appreciate the encouragement!
Have a nice day,
Evelyn
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Why don’t I see Couillard?
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https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Couillard
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Hello Joe,
I presume you’re referring to the list of Canadian pioneers? If so, the reason is that “It was developed in response to requests from people whom I assist who want to know who might be at the top of their family tree.” I add each pioneer as it appears in one of the family trees I’ve developed, or if the surname appears in the Native American marriage or census lists.
Considering Philippe Couillard is presently our Prime Minister it might be good moment to add that 🙂
Evelyn
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This is such a great site, I find myself reading thru it for hours with all the links! I am wondering if anyone can help me, I have found our great grandmother who was listed on the 1911 census as speaking Algonquin along with her mother and brother and sister. Her name was Dora Gervais and her mother was Anna Gervais and her mother was listed as being divorced I found a marriage certificate for Anna to a Euclid Huot (Hust translated) and one daughter Emili but nothing more! I can’t find out anything about Anna before Euclid and who Dora’s father was. I really want to complete this history for our children so they have a complete picture of their ancestors so if anyone can give me any clues at all I would be very grateful!
Thanks
Deb
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I am researching the surname Bigaouette, my mom’s maiden name, she is from Padou, QE. I have traced it back to the famous case of one Claude Thomas dit Bigaouette. He was captured by Abenaki Indians at age 7 or 8 during a raid on english/american settlers (invaders) in what today is Dore, NH near the Canadian border in 1689. Claude’s English father was killed during the raid, and his mother escaped and returned to NH, but Claude was taken to Quebec and ransomed by the King of France and then adopted and raised by an Abenaki woman. After 10 years he was “released” and converted to Catholicism and took the name of his Abenaki “mother” which according to the sources I found was “Bigaouette.” So he became Claude Thomas dit Bigaouette. His English surname being Thomas. I find this explanation very odd. For starters there is no Algonquin word “Bigaouette” and with all those vowels I highly doubt it was her Abenaki name. I suspect she was either a widow of a Frenchman named Bigaouette or the mixed blood daughter of a Frenchman and Abenaki woman. I have searched several sources of early French fur trade surnames and the name Bigaouette or any slight version of it never shows up. Do you have any records of a Bigaouette surname or similar in New France around 1600 to 1689 prior to when Claude Thomas adopted the Bigaouette name appendage circa 1890-1900? Thanks, James Fortier
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Good Evening, my Grandmother’s name was Emma Guerin, she passed away before I was born. Emma married Ernest Burl. Both families come from French canada, originally migrated from France. I am looking for any information about the Guerin family. Can you help? I would be so grateful. My dad spoke of a native american background.
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Hello Jennifer,
At the moment I’m finishing up a major project regarding indigenous peoples of Eastern Canada (Maliseet and Mi’kmaq) so I would like to help you but it will be about a week before I come back to you.
Please be patient, I won’t forget 🙂
Evelyn
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Thank you so very much!
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Great Merci Welanli
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Hello, I am amazed at your site and I was shocked when I just tossed out the Rice surname as I have them in many places in my tree. I’m not sure if your Rice family is the same as mine but I know that there are stories on mine that were kidnapped as children and raised by the Native people and married. I have two lines of Rice ancestors so when I dig a bit more maybe I will find a connection . Thank you for all you do and have shared
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Good evening,
Thank you for your kind comments.
The Kahnawake Rices that you are seeing on this site are in fact the ones from the kidnapping story. They are not in my lines as I have no Iroquois connections – just Mi’kmaq, Maliseet nation way, way, way back :-). However there are Kahnawake Rices who read this site, so please feel free to leave queries if needed!
Evelyn
P.S. If it is any help I will be adding a lot more Iroquois links in December. November is for the Algonquins :=)
Have a nice day,
Evelyn
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Hello again, I have two lines of the Rice family and could make one tree from them. Adonijah Rice 1696-1796 is my 7th g grandfather and his father Thomas is my 8th g grandfather and then they split and Thomas’s father Thomas is also a many g grandfather and I thought I had mad a mistake in my tree as the two Thomas bring my grandparents together. I have to say the Rice family has brought me from laughing to confusion to tears more than once.My third g grandmother is Esther Rice daughter of Capt Asa Rice 1732-1806. I would love to hear more about this family and thank you again for all you do
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Hi Evelyn! I just found your website and I am so impressed with all your information and how detailed it is!! I’d love to talk to you about the Lagace/Meunier line. I’ve found my great grandparents, Alfred Lagace dit Meunier, married to Laurette Bastien in 1919. Information on their children is scarce and is the biggest missing link in my tree. If you have any time to chat about this please let me know. Your Lagace/Meunier pages have been such a big help. Thank you for your work.
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Anything?
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Hi, i had a question, not sure if you use this website anymore of if it’s old or not? but was wondering if you could email me i just had a question about the denis geneology.
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Hello,
I am presently doing extensive updates on the site so I’m unable to get back to you immediately. Will start answering queries again in about a week.
Have a nice day,
Evelyn
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Thank you, Evelyn, for the information about my ancestor, Jacques Archambault. Do you have information about my other ancestor, Maurice Rivet, born in France in 1642 and immigrated to Quebec around 1660? The Rivet surname was later spelled as Rivest.
Reply here: https://wp.me/pp92w-qq0
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Yes, as a matter of fact I do, David.
I will get to it as soon as I can.
Evelyn
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HI,
I am Lou Leger, the Genealogist for the Richelieu Leger Family Association in Louisiana.
We are descendants of Jean Richelieu Leger’s son Michel and his wife Angelique Pinet.
Our website is : http://www.richelieu-leger.org/
If any one is interested in information about this line of Jean’s descendants, or his ancestors, I would be happy to communicate with Them.
Love your site, very interesting. Thanks for all the work, Lou
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Reply here – https://wp.me/pp92w-rlz
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Good evening –
I placed your information here in a post but was unable to contact you directly through the email you left.
Have a nice day,
Evelyn
Reply: https://acanadianfamily.wordpress.com/2018/12/04/louisiana-legers-richelieu-leger-family-association-michel-leger-angelique-pinet/
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Hello, I was hoping you might have any information about my family history. I was adopted when I was younger, I never knew my birthname, or my families names. My half brother was Richard hill, and my mom was Marlene (hill?) I have been separated from my history. Thank you.
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I see you have been very helpful to a lot of people, so I thought I’d see if you could help me find a birth record for Mary Anne Bernard, my grandmother, was born either 1874 or 1875 I believe in Refrew, Ontario area, not sure which band, was told she was Mohawk, was also told the church records burnt in a fire. My Dad, James Michael Arthur Langlois was raised by a relative because she died when he was four years old. We were told we were related to Gertrude Bernard(Aneahero) The Archdiose told me they have no records. I was trying to get my native status and return to Canada. Thank you.
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Bonjour,
Comment faire pour trouver le couple ancestral Pierre Lefebvre et Jeanne Auneau sur votre site ? Merci.
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Bonjour,
Le couple se trouvent ici –
Evelyn
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Merci Evelyn.
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Hi. On your site there is a brief mention of Elie Barbeau and I was wondering if you had more. I know that he was married to Elisabeth Pineau in France ant that after her death he signed a mariage contract with Louise Palin in Québec but that was cancelled. I would like to know if he was married and had descendants.
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Hello,
I saw that snippet of information on fichierorigine.com. If you are able to read in French then you can read that directly on their site (Barbeau / Barbot, Elie). If you don’t read in French then let me know and I’ll addd the information.
Have a good day,
Evelyn
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Hi Evelyn! I just found your website and I am so impressed with all your information and how detailed it is!! I’d love to talk to you about the Lagace/Meunier line. I’ve found my great grandparents, Alfred Lagace dit Meunier, married to Laurette Bastien in 1919. Information on their children is scarce and is the biggest missing link in my tree. If you have any time to chat about this please let me know. Your Lagace/Meunier pages have been such a big help.
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I’m trying to find information about Mercy Carter, who was captured in a raid against Deerfield, Massachusetts in 1704, and then taken to Kahnawake. There she married a Mohawk (?) man. They had at least 2 sons who reportedly returned to Deerfield to visit relatives. Does anyone know any more of her family history?
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Hi Evelyn, I was thrilled to bits to see your writeup of the first Bertin family to come to New Brunswick (Bathurst). In researching my husband’s family, his g.g. grandmother is Margaret Bertin (abt 1841 – 13 Feb 1898 Bathurst). She married 29 Sep 1861 Sacre Coeur in Bathurst to John David Vienneau (1835 – ). One of the witnesses at the wedding was Luce Bertan . I am trying to figure out who her parents are. Provincial record: https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/CountyCouncilMarriageRecords/Details.aspx?culture=fr-CA&Key=BB77D80B-D1FF-4E94-8F33-B3BD71740786. Can you be of any help? Many thanks for all your hard work / labour of love !! Joyce
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Hello Joyce!
Thank you for your kind comments. It’s always nice to hear that my work is appreciated 🙂
In the next few days I’ll check my regional histories and see whether they contain some other information. I have just been been shifting my genealogy library from one room to another and I’m not sure where the specific books are.
Have a nice day,
Evelyn
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Hello Joyce,
I’ve consulted the book where I found the information (Beresford, Le Petit Nipisiguit, Donat Robichaud) however it contains only the brief entry with information I transcribed into my post.
The only other suggestion I have, if you haven’t already done so, is to consult the 1881 census to see if those people are still in the area. Another thing you can do is to go to Familysearch and note any marriage of a Luce to a Bertin in that time period as she Luce might have been her married name. There is a Luce Doucet there, for instance.
Beyond that I’ll leave this comment here and maybe someone who knows more will come across it 🙂
Good luck with your search,
Evelyn
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I am looking for some information about my family. More specifically of their First Nations heredity.
The information given as to my knowledge is:
Joseph Hubert Duguay born in June 24, 1912 in Miscou, New Brunswick. He married Elizabeth in Pabos, Quebec (not sure of the date or maiden name). Elizabeth was born in Gaspe Bay, Quebec ( not sure of the date in1890). I am confused if the date of 1912 is really the year they were married and not his birthdate like I was told because she would have been 22 years older then him. Doesn’t sound right.
My questions are would you know the dates of both the birth of Elizabeth and her maiden name and the date of her marriage to Joseph?
As well, would you know what their First Nations heredity was?
I am also wondering if their daughter Loretta Marie Duguay was taken off the band list after marrying Austin James Laviolette in 1934 because he was a not First Nations?
Thank you for your help if you can.
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Some preliminary information –
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Hello,
Do you have evidence that Loretta Marie Duguay was on a band list, and if so which band?
Evelyn
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I am interested in the Lavoie family as there is a good chance they are my family name. The names Louden and Lavoie are used often for the same persons. My grandfather was Fred Joseph Louden (1896-1938), his father was Fred Louden (1872-1906) and his father is just listed as Eli Louden (no more information found). Eli’s wife is listed at Thursile or Thursea Dore (or Darea). Eli and Thursile seem to be a mystery. Fred (elder) was born in Campbellton and died in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Any information/insight would be most appreciated.
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Hello,
Are you referring to Campbellton, New Brunswick?
Evelyn
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Yes. Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick.
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Any information?
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Hello, and thank you for posting fascinating historical information about the conquests and turmoil of the early French Canadian settlers. I was born and raised in Ontario, and despite having a knack for learning French in school, I had not a clue of my French Canadian ancestry until I took a DNA test. My father didn’t believe it when I told him that it must have come from his side of the family, but when his DNA test said the same thing, he was a believer, and I felt compelled to solve the mystery.
Most of my French Canadian genetic matches have ties to the Kamouraska region, and one person linked to my matches was Jean Mignot, who is listed among the Heroes of Rivière-Ouelle. More recent French Canadian ancestors that are shared with my genetic matches are the LaPlante family from Kamouraska, Quebec, in the 1700s, ending with Josephe Labourliere LaPlante, b. 1753, who married an immigrant named Pierre Hantrwarik, from the Alsace region of France. I think they may both be direct ancestors of mine. However there is uncertainty due to their possible daughter later Anglicizing her name from the French Canadian Anne Andoirich (also spelled Indevarique, Endevaric) to Ann Antworth before she married a young Scottish soldier, David Mason, after the War of 1812, and then lived out her life as Ann Mason in Ontario. Any indication of her French Canadian heritage was not passed down in the family, at least not to my grandfather or his uncle.
I understand that French-English relations were tumultuous in the decades after the Battle on the Plains of Abraham. I am hoping that you could perhaps enlighten me on whether or not it was then common for French Canadian women to change their identity for socio-economic purposes.
Thanks in advance for any help, or reading hints, that you can offer!
Salut! And best wishes from Tennessee!
Preston
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Need help don’t know how to work this…family…. Lottie Latour….Mary martin..Anna besaw ..Anna bessan..Anna besaw ..who was her parents was it Philip besaw..by the way my tree is loaded with all these surnames..on both sides of my tree..Anna besaw is my great grandma..so is Anna bessan..Mary martin is my aunt..Lottie Latour is great grandma…married Andrew lamendola…Anna Mae besaw married a spinner and a stiles..Lottie has many names…so I would like to know are the names given at birth… My tree is a night made…because it seem always was changing names..Lottie’s had about 7 or 8..any help would be great…the more I do this tree the more I think my family the more confused I get..
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WOW! There is a lot of information here. I was born in Pembroke, Ontario, and I a am relatively new to genealogy. The French-Canadian side of my family landed in Canada in the mid-1600s (my second cousin, Paul Sylvestre has compiled quite a comprehensive history of that side of my family), and I have over 36000 DNA matches, mostly linked to the Ottawa Valley. I am trying to find information on my great great grandfather, James Francois (Francis, Francais, Franswa), born approximately 1862, whom I believe was Algonquin. Thanks to your site, I have been able to trace the family name to census data for the Golden Lake, South Algona, I. R. Beaver Lake (1911, 1921). James and his wife, Minnie Francais (nee McCharles) are listed in the 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario, Renfrew South, Brougham, along with their family, including my great grandmother, Rosa Belle, but I have not been able to find any records related to James other than the baptismal record of their first born. So, I’ve gone out on a limb and sent a message to the Algonquins of Greater Golden Lake First Nation to see if they can help me. It might be a long shot, but you just never know!
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Whoops! My second cousin, Andre, has compiled the history. Paul was my great uncle. Too many names….
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I don’t see the names of my First-Nation ancestors in your names-list.
Marie Paule (Paula) Ouripehenemick-Wabanquiquois – my 7th great-grandmother – married Jean Sebastien Francois Leinard (Durbois).
Their children would have been Metis, but they continued to marry into French families, So.. my Amerindian ancestry is very watered down.
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Hello,
Can you give me a location and time period, please?
Evelyn
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I am searching for information on my 5th Great Grandmother Catherine Littlefawn Rupert a member of the Iroquois Confederacy in Canada.
Catherine Littlefawn
1743–1790
Birth 1743 • Schoharie Valley, New York, United States
Death 1790 • Osnabruck Township, , Ontario, Canada
She married my 5th Great Grandmother Pader Peter Rupert
1739–1822
Birth 1739 • Schoharie Valley, , New York, USA
Death 1822 • Osnabruck Twp, Stormont, Ontario, Canada
I’m not sure if Littlefawn is her given name or her maiden surname. Is it possible to find any additional information?
Thank you,
Robbin Yount
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Hi Evelyn,
Your site is amazing! My auntie and I have been trying to figure out the history on my grandpa’s mothers side of the family. We have been searching for years. Grandpa (Joseph Arthur Blanchard) has been passed from some time now. His family was not talked about much when he was alive and he had not been in contact with his family for years even when my auntie was young. I have searched your site but have been unable to find out where my great-grandmother is from. We recently just figured out her name. These are just a few things we know:
Grandpa Joseph Arthur Blanchard born August 20, 1915 in Rosser, Manitoba – his birth surname was originally registered as Cashwap/Cashwapp
Great-Grandma Emma/Emenence Cashwap/Cashwapp was we think was born in Ontario (approx 1892) about 1hr north of Toronto
Great-Grandpa Arthur Blanchard was born in Quebec in approx. 1869
she remarried a Thomas Anderson September 23, 1934 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Let me know if there is any information that you can share, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Nicole Bend
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Greetings and thank you for this site which I discovered today.
My name is Lisa, from California. I am trying to tract down my French-Canadian heritage. My Greatx2 Grandmother was Celestia Fournier She was reportedly born around 1810 in St. Laurent, PQ, Canada and reports her parents were born in France (Jean-Baptiste Fournier and Margarite Bauciot Cormier?)
I found the Fournier and Cormier families in your research, however, I cannot find any mention of these relatives?
Celestia married my Gx2 Grandfather Henry Moore (who allegedly was born in New Brunswick, but I cannot find verification of his birth or their marriage. Any clues are welcome!
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Hi – I am trying to find out if my great-grandmother was Indigenous or not. My aunties tell me she was. PAUL, Philomene
Naissance: 6 AUG 1868, Pierreville, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 7 AUG 1868, St-Thomas-de-Pierreville, Yamaska, QC
Par/mar: Elzéar Côté et Philomène Paul.
http://www.cjutras.org/CJ_PAUL-P.html
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Hi Evelyn, just wondering if you do private ancestry work? I am looking to break down a few walls and find a few links on the Canadian side of my tree. Feel free to email me
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Hello Amber,
I am not a professional genealogist. If you post one question at a time with the information, I’ll do what I can.
Best wishes,
Evelyn
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pls tell me how do I ask a question?
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Hello,
You may ask it as you have above – in a comment box.
Evelyn
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Ohh thank you!!
On Sun, Aug 30, 2020, 5:44 PM A Canadian Family, wrote:
> Evelyn Yvonne Theriault commented: “Hello, You may ask it as you have > above – in a comment box. Evelyn” >
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Greetings
I need help identifying or clarifying my French Canadian and New Brunswick lineage.
My Great-Great Grandparents were immigrants from Canada;
I am seeking the names and any dates regarding Canadian and French relatives
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My Gx2 Grandmother’s name was Celestia Fournier born around 1810 in Quebec and her husband was Henry Moore allegedly born in New Brunswick or Newfoundland around 1816 and they immigrated to Malone, New York.
I would like to confirm when and where they married in Canada, their actual dates of birth, their parents names and any associated places and dates…
My Great-Grandfather, William Henry Moore and his two brothers, Oliver Cleophas Moore and Richard Melchisedech Moore immigrated with their parents, Willaim Henry Moore and Celestia Fournier.
I did find records regarding The Fournier of Canada with Jean-Baptiste Fournier and a Celextia Fournier born in 1809 and a Henry Moore born to a William Kellond Moore, is this coincidental?
Any insights and assistance is Appreciated!
Best,
Lisa Scott-Lee
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ok forgive me pls Evelyn.. I see comments above now, Hadn’t earlier. thank you
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hello againg Evelyn. Being of Acadian roots, I feel I can be helped for sure! I have seen your posts for many years now, and like to see how you’ve found information for many. My brick wall is my 3rd maternal great grand mother. my most important line. I have done my DNA in hopes to find more information but it seems everyone else who are descendants that I find have the same problem. It is written in her marriage contract and her marriage by the priest “sans aveu” of her parents. and in the late 1700’s apparently a notary would note who the child is going to go to be cared for by. ” pere nouricier et femme” , and I have tried to look, but don’t know where, b/c no one knows where she was born. Her name is Marguerite Brien at time Desrochers is added. pere nouricier is Jean Baptiste Andre Brien and wife Marie Perrault. She was 16 or 17 at the time of her marriage, birth date then is 1795/6 as she was married in 1813.. to Joseph Turcotte b 1786. married in L’Assomption, QC. Her grand son, uncle to one living I found, said she was native, she looked native.but may be metis. My haplogroup in Basque/Scandinavian.All I can add.. thank you for allowing me this opportunity. Good day
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Hello!
I’m sorry to say that I’ve looked at the record and in my experience when the parents aren’t mentioned it means there’ll be no trace of them in any written records since the birth was illegitimate. This is usually because the parents were not married – or at least not married to each other.
I don,t see any evidence for her being First Nations.
Sorry I couldn’t be of more help.
Evelyn
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In a copy of a single page from a Gaspésie register of marriages I noted several expressions which may bear on this question. “…[a first name (father’s name & mother’s name)], mariage réhabilité Bonaventure (B) 18 [mon year] à [spouse’s 1st name surname (father’s name & mother’s name, county name…] Co.); 3 enfants légitimés. Enfants:..”
The text enclosed in square brakets “[ ]” describes the information in that portion of the entry in lieu of the actual names to avoid raising privacy concerns.
I do not have any other pages from this register immediately available but I suspect the expressions we see here in respect to the marriage & the children would be regularly used when the parents, for whatever reason, did not follow the normal social practices. The weather being what it is in that area and the resources being what they were in the early 19th century there were times when months elapsed after a birth before baptism was administered. I have seen one case where the child was born a year before they were baptised. (Trick statement that: born in winter, baptized 3-4 months later in the following spring.)
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I know that in some cases a “marriage rehabilitate” was a marriage that was redone in the Catholic church because the past marriage was in a Protestant church.
Evelyn
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Hi Evelyn:
I came across a photo you have with the Quebec pioneers. My father had the same photo sent to him, but I do not know when it was sent to him and where it was from. I also have a letter sent from Mr. J.P. Labatt. There are no dates or where exactly they came from. Would you happen to know where and when the photo was sent?
Hope to hear from you. Jim Duval
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Hello Evelyn, I wrote you a request for information or if I didn’t also where I could find a compilation of notaries (hopefully with a ‘search’ for my Marguerite Brien, given to a pere nouricier, I asked about. how would I see your reply? I also have DNA done and am willing to have triangulation done. is logging in with WordPress ok? are you rec’g this? Thajks much for all you do… you pleasa many of us.. our search angel
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Thank you Evelyn. you mention she was illegitimate. Can you tell me where that is written. please. thanks so much for helping me
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Hello,
I made a post here –
Hoping that clears up what’s known so far – and also maybe someone else will chime in with information.
Evelyn
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How do I start the process of working with a genealogist and apply for Metis registration? I have three family names as part of my heritage that I know of. Two of them are on the Iroquois Confederacy Surnames list 1. McGregor 2. McDonald and lastly my french surname is Fauvelle. There isn’t much information that I have pertaining to the family.
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Hello,
I have no particular information about how to apply for Metis registration as it varies in each location. I can say (from having talked to people involved in the process) that you won’t have much success with the various Nations or the formal Metis organizations, until you have nailed down your own family tree, so if you haven’t done that yet then that would be the place to start 🙂
Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful and good luck with your search,
Evelyn
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Evelyn, do you have an email address? I am waiting for feedback on my great grandmothers heritage
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Hi, looking for information for descendants of Pierre Beaudin and Henriette Hebert originally from New Brunswick. My mother grandparents Joseph Beaudin and Marie Lanteigne. My mom dad Joseph Raymond Beaudin, divorced her Mom when she a young child so she has no info about her father’s family. I am trying to find as much as I can for her 91st birthday this March 2021. Any direction or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Hello, Evelyn. This is an amazing site. (As a retired librarian, I truly understand all that’s gone into this. Thanks to your records I am able to verify for myself at least the fact that the surname I’ve been working on is likely to be the correct one. I do have a question, though. The family connection that I am trying to trace is many generations back (mid-eighteenth century). I believe my family is descended from what are said to be approximately 300 Mohawks who remained in the Caughnawaga, New York area after many more migrated to Canada after they had been converted to Catholicism in the late 1600s. These are what is now the Kahnawake (I believe these names,Caughnawaga/Kahnawake, come from the same source.) What I am wondering is if you are aware of any official records of those who stayed in New York or were they just assimilated into the settlers’ communities in that area, no longer remaining a cohesive group? Thanks for any ideas you may have on this.
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Hello Evelyn. What an amazing amount of work. This is such a gift. I am researching my husband’s French Canadian roots. His family immigrated from Quebec in the late 1880’s. Family legend is that there was a marriage somewhere along the line with a female from one of the Tribes. The family settled in MA/CT but traveled back and forth to Canada for many years. The paternal line is Racine and we have this line well documented back into France. The maternal line of ancestors starts with Josephine Lamontagne and the various names branching out from her includes Fournier (her maiden name), Roy, Paquet and of course many more. I’m not sure how to search and interpret the indexes. Are the first names listed, which appear to be the males who are French Canadian and the second names typically female as I see it, the First Nation persons? Please advise so I can trudge through all these names.
Thank you,
Diane
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Hello Evelyn, your site is wealth of information.Thank you so much. I have been successful thus far in tracing my heritage to early 1800 in the Bas-Saint-Laurent area, family names Cameron, Caron, Meade and Thibault, however I cannot tie down my indigenous ancestry, Census records are difficult to find, also to read, according from my research it is possible some indigenous peoples many not have been accounted for. I sense that my grandmother Rose Thibault was perhaps Mi’kmaq, (the Metis Nation Registry has suggested this also). Or possibly great grandmother Eugenie Caron was indigenous. Do you have any recommendations what, where I should be looking next to confirm which of my ancestors were of First Nations?
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Just found your website and am working my way through the information. Other than 1 Scottish birth 6 generations back, and another Faux Sauniers “exported” from France in 1731, we have been able to fully trace both of my maternal grandparents’ families back to at least 8, sometimes 11 generations (6th -9th great grandparents) all born in Quebec. No royal blood in these veins, but quite Canadian I would say! We are now running into Acadian births etc. and finding your information quite tantalizing. Thanks so much for all your work.
Adele
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Hello Evelyn, I am hoping you can assist me. I am trying to trace and learn more about heritage, I have been told that my ggg grandma was indigenous however I am having difficulty finding this type of information including what nation she may have been from. Her name was Appoline Castonguay 1835-1903 (Born in or around Ste Anne Des Monts, Quebec and died in Mont-Louis, Quebec) and was married to Alexis Robinson 1827-1916. Appoline and Alexis were married in 1857,
Appolines’s parents were Hubert Catonguay and Marie Appoline (Opportune) Pelletier 1815 -1916. (Born in St Roch Des Aulnaies, Quebec). Hubert and Marie were married in St-Roch-des Aulanies, Quebec around 1833.
I am hoping you can recommend what, where I could search to find more information on heritage. Thank you so much for any information you may be able to assist me with.
Deana
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my family is direct descended
from the man Alfred Saucier and his wife Marie Azilda Cartier please contact me 613-360-**** please i want to know more about their lives. my name is jeanna vracar.
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Bonjour,
I would love to connect with you to inquire about one of my ancestor Édesse Savage. My grand mother used to make fired bread on special occasions and our oral tradition from mother to daughter says that she was indigenous. I am having much difficulty proving out this lineage. Could you please help? Merci! Geneviève
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I am not at the moment doing much personalized genealogy however if you leave her name and that of her husband (and parent if you have them) then I can do a quick check. Please list also the general location where she lived. (You can write in French also). Evelyn
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Merci beaucoup Evelyn! Edesse Savage married François Xavier Larocque . Her father was Pierre Savage. I have also come across Pierre Daoust, Savage for his name. This is a mystery we have been trying to elucidate for 10 years. A genealogist linked her to a Sauvage family from France but this doesn’t align with my family’s oral tradition as my grand-mother told us that her grand-mother Edesse Larocque was Indigenous (métissée) . Any help would be priceless and much appreciated.
I am getting my family tree completed on both sides all the way back to the beginning of the colony so please let me know if ever you would be available to screen if for métis marriages.
Warm Regards,
Geneviève
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I would ask why you have cropped the Black woman out of the photo on this page?
Please do better.
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Hello graham, I did not recall where I found this image and have no memory of cropping a specific individual. Can you point me to the original photo with the cropped person? Thanks so much for pointing this out. Evelyn
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Hello again,
I wanted to let you know that I am looking for the original image and will make an adjustment or (if I don’t find it) I’ll replace it with another image. At the time when I made that post, I would crop pictures that were to big to fit into the post. I was unaware I was cropping out a sole Black person from a group picture. I’m sorry for the offense that I caused. I will do better 🙂 Evelyn
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Update:
Hello, I’m working on a way to fix this image. This is a “legacy post” so with the new WordPress Editor the Add Media feature seems to be disabled. I’m working on how to add new media using the new WordPress editor but it may take a few days. Thanks again for the feedback!
Evelyn
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Hello:) wow such extensive research! Thankyou! I noticed our family name was not listed on here as a list of surnames. We have pictures that clearly indicate indigenous connections, but cannot find anyone currently living to help trace or identify the family. The last name is
LeBrun and Drolet. Any help or connection to these names would be greatly appreciated. Wonderful website!thanks for all your incredibly hard work!
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Hello,
thank you for the lovely comments. I’m slowly working my way through all the surnames. My suggestion to you – if you haven’t done this is to 1. Check out your ancestors in the 1901 census 2. Post some couples from each lineage (preferably in the 19th century) with locations & marriages here below in the comment boxes in case someone has leads.
Good luck with your search,
Evelyn
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Hi, Your site is amazing. Still haven’t gone through it all as I want to read it all ! I noticed a mention of a family member Joseph Commandant and Catherine Latreille married on June 29th 1875 in Cheneville (St-Felix-De-Valois). I was wondering how did you come across this information? All I can find is that Catherine Latreille seems to have many last name (Lamer, Simon, Gros-Louis, Cuthbert..). Can you help me validate this information? Joseph is my great grand-mother’s father (Marie Rose Anna Commandant) who married Napoleon Bédard on October 28th 1903 in L’Annonciation.
Thanks.
Martine
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Hello!
For the basic marriage information as Catherine Lamer I have two sources:
Source 1 would be BMS2000.
BMS2000 has the following information:
Joseph Commandant (son of Joseph Commandant and Marie Gilven…) married Catherine Lamer (daughter of Charles Lamer and Genevieve Simon) on June 29th in St. Felix de Valois, Cheneville, Papineau (Quebec).
Source 2 would be the Weskarini Repertoire
I do not recall why I have the Latreille name. I believe it popped up on the marriage of a descendant. [EDIT] Yes – that is where I found the Latreille name, on the marriage of their daughter Marie Rose Anna Commandant to Napoleon Bedard.
All links follow below 🙂
Hope this helps,
Evelyn
Links:
http://www.bms2000.org/en
Click to access COMMANDANTJosephetCatherineLAMER.pdf
http://www.bms2000.org/en (Latreille surname)
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This is great work. Who should we contact if we find a name typo. I was looking at the Metis marriages.
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Hello Rachel,
You can just leave the correction here, or else under the post that contains the typo.
Thanks!
Evelyn
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Hi. My family has passed down through the generations that we had a MicMac Indian in the family. The story goes that her name was Sophie and lived in Canada, maybe Maine. My great-grandmother’s family came from Canada and there are two Sophies (both of her great-grandmothers were named Sophie) Sophie Gatineau dit Brindamoor and Sophie Vien, who married a Julien. Can you tell me where I would start? I’m very confused with how to navigate the site. Thanks
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Please correct the spelling of “Willcox” on the Lesage name page.
Great work, Miigwitch
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Done – thanks for the information 🙂
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HI Evelyn! I’m so glad I’ve found your page and hope you can help. I have numerous ancestors who lived in Restigouche and my great aunt had memories of her mother’s family. (Aunt Thelma was in her 100th year when she passed a couple years ago)
The family members I’m wondering about are:
Lawrence Moore 1820 m. Elizabethe Rance 1820-
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Catherine Moore 1847 m. Alfred James Blake Sr*
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Louisa Mary Blake (Arseneau)
Residence
1891 • Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada190152
Residence
1901 • Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada190152
Residence
1911 • Restiqouche, New Brunswick
We know Louisa Mary Blake was living in Amherst New York with her husband Mathew John Arseneau in the 30s to the 60s with her 3 children. In the 30s, Louisa’s parents/family came to visit from Canada. Her husband would not let her family in the house, when they visited they had to stay outside in their transport. My Great Aunt (Louisa &Mathew’s child) remembers mutterings of “dirty indians” from her father at the time.
Is there any way to find out if there is anything to this? I have extensive records on Ancestry, but didn’t want to complicate things further.
Thank you for any help.
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Bonjour,
Si vous incluez les religieux.ses dans les pionniers et pionnières, je suggérerais cet ajout :
TARDIF / TARDY, Marguerite
https://www.fichierorigine.com/recherche?numero=300114
Cordialement,
D. Côté
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Merci D. Cote pour l’information. J’inclus juste les personnes qui ont laisse des descendants. La raison c’est que je ne veut pas juste copier tout qui est contenu dans le fichier origine. J’inclus juste les surnoms qui apparaissent dans mon site dans d’autre contextes. Merci! Evelyn
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Salut Evelyn,
J’ai retrouvé votre page dédier au surnom Fraser en faisant la recherche a ma ligne familiale et je me demandais si vous avez plus d”information à propos de ce parti ici “The Metis Nation of Ontario recognizes Henry Charles Fraser (from Scotland) and Jane MacDonald (Metis Cris, daughter of Angus MacDonald & Susan Wamistikoosh) of Abitibi Island as a root ancestor couple. Their lineage descends through the daughter Clementina Scott Fraser who married Jens Ols Nielson and their married children Jens Alexander Nielson (m. Evelyn Irene Scott) and Lillian Jessie Nielson (m. Richard Alexander Moffat)” alors que le plus de lecture que je fais, la plus confuse que je me trouve propos de mon héritage. Merci.
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Bonjour Kaitlyn,
Voici le lien vers ces informations – https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzV3Zo4IvAGmQ3NHQjJaV29pMWs/view?resourcekey=0-Hq8FD-dSDElt6UKchL2seA
Bonne chance!
Evelyn
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this is an amazing resource! thank-you for making it public. I was able to find new info about my grandmother’s parents: Mary D’Ailleboust & George Grifitths. and it seems the census information from 1921 (household 183 and 184) might hold clues as well.
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Hello Rob,
I posted an answer to your query with some extra information and links to help you in your search.
Good luck,
Evelyn
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Hi Evelyn,
What a great renewal of your site.
I was reading the posts I sent to you several years ago and realized I didn’t do my part 2 on my grandmother under Brick walls. I will need to get to that soon
Speaking about brick walls I recently solved a 100 year old mystery on my wife’s side. In 1910 her paternal great grandfather vanished without a trace leaving a young wife with with three young children. I had been searching for several years this 100 year old mystery for several years. I cane along with of a hint on Ancestry.com.
It lead me to a gentleman with some similarities of my wife’s great grandfather. In the research I discovered a man of deceit, a second marriage that led to several more children. On this man’s marriage certificate he shared two items that intrigued me. His mother’s name and his place of birth. From a 1,500 page manuscript of the Waterhouse family that was never published into a book that no Waterhouse had been born in the city he shared and his mother’s name only showed up once on the manuscript belonging to my wife’s great grandfather. I discovered a granddaughter now living in Las Vegas, Nevada of this man. She was willing to take a DNA test and my wife’s father who is a grand son to his grandfather who disappeared. The DNA test proved they were the grandchildren of the of the Benjamin Waterhouse who had vanished without a trace in 1910 living in the state only an hour away from where he had vanished from. Two comments on his second marriage certificate led me to solve the 100 year old mystery.
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Hello!
So glad to hear from you and also that you’re still doing detective work on your ancestors. Interesting too, to hear that you’re using DNA testing to find clues (and relatives). Looking forward to seeing anything else you have to share 🙂 Evelyn
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Hi there! I’m looking for a first nations connection or other records for Matilda Duquet/te, my great-great-great grandmother, born around 1845/1846 near Montreal. A family oral history passed down from my great-grandfather to my grandmother (and then to me) says that she was a native woman from “Lake Louise” (which I believe to be Lake St-Louis by Montreal, since Matilda reports on the census that both she and her parents were born in Montreal). She immigrated to the US in 1860, likely to New York, then married Frank Tio (born in the St. Lawrence area of New York) and moved with him to Wisconsin sometime during/before 1863. She died in 1926 in Spring Lake, WI. A newspaper ad from 1982 looking for information about her family lists her relatives’ names as Joseph, Mary, Stephen, John, Adelaide or Adeline, and Zoe (specific relations unknown). It also hyphenates her name as Duquette-Tio (implying she was already married before she left New York, as they seemed unaware of her immigration to Wisconsin), and indicates they lived in the Louisville/Parishville area of NY at some point between 1846 and 1920. Records also indicate that she was Roman Catholic.
I’m looking to learn more about Matilda’s life and family in Canada before her immigration to the US, such as where exactly she lived, her parents/their lineage, possible first nations/tribal connections, etc. so my grandmother can know more about her. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much for all the amazing work you’ve done on this site!
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Good afternoon. I noticed that my family name is shown on this website (Proulx family)
How would I go about finding our (confirming) Metis descent?
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Hello Brigitte,
In my experience, the best way to determine First Nations, Inuit, Metis or mixed descent is to identify your ancestors, locate them in census documents, narrow down the time period concerned, then consult the appropriate primary records or sites such as mine which may lead you to further information. In other words, there’s no single resource anywhere that give you a specific answer for a surname.
Good luck in your search,
Evelyn
Edit:
In the meantime, in case you haven’t noticed there is this Surname Anchor Post
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What a great site! Thanks. I’ve got a lot of Tourangeau DNA matches, but no idea from where it comes. Mostly I match Illinois Tourangeaus but they also spread out across NY, Ohio, and Indiana, and of course Canada. I seem to be somehow connected to the Quebec to Bourbonais migration. Thanks for gathering and sharing all this info!
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Hi Jeff,
Thanks for the comment.
I guess the Tourangeau lineage is coming through one of your maternal lines. It’s always fun to hunt down these lines 🙂
Evelyn
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Hello my name is Teena, I have in my possession a lot of antique photos. I acquired them because I operate a small vintage shop in Nova Scotia. I’m almost positive they pertain to the Cote Quebec family. Camille Cote married a chap in my area and she had in her possession old photos.I’m sure you would love to see what I have. I have them at the shop now but will take a few photos and send. Please email me to discuss further. Lv for these to be documented and was too much research to find family once I started. Teena
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Hi there, great work!! However you are missing a critical name from your index. Norquay is very important because Premier Joh Norquay was the first Indigenous Premier. His family was Metis. There is a lot written about him and the name. Thank you, Robin Melting Tallow
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Hi there, amazing site here. I was wondering if you would be able to help me, I’ve not done genealogy research before. I have what was left for me by my father which is fairly detailed but need to find some specific information around census, church, or civic records that identify Metis ancestors in my line. I stumbled on your site because Jacques dit Laviolette Mousseau (b. 23 September 1627, m. Marguerite Sauvoit, etc.) is my 7th great grandfather. I was wondering if you would point me in the right direction or if you had any records which would support that there are/were historic Metis ancestors down his line. Thank you so much for all your amazing work, this is all so fascinating.
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looking for ancestors of Sophie Gemme dit St Jean ( Carriere used at times) married to Francois Turcotte b 1820… apparently many feel there is a ggrand father who was chief in northern minnesota.. would you have something on this line? thank you for this great web site!
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Maybe you could help? There’s claims in my family of native ancestry. I’m unable to figure this out.
Roland Bolduc born 1935 to Joseph Bolduc 1891-1967 (brothers Narcisse and aged son) son of Mr annd Mrs Michael bolduc and Alice Rancourt (1906-1965).
The other side of the puzzle is Orazia Rock 1894-1954 married to Alexandre Collins 1886-1945. Orazias parents were Louis and Alexandrine. Alexandres parents were John Collin and Julienne Jutras (another obituary lists Cleophas Bolduc).
I cannot find any info on the Rock line or Collin.
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Hello –
I’ve placed some information here for you –
Good luck with your research,
Evelyn
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here’s a start for your search.. https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/12133392:1091?tid=&pid=&queryId=2eadfd36362bad025b0348ce280d3842&_phsrc=WaS1166&_phstart=successSource if you know anyone who did a DNA of your particular line there is a native DNA test you can get great results I did..enjoy… great journey
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Laroche can be the french name concerted to english
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Hello! Very sorry for the long text, but I’ve hit a confusing wall in my paternal ancestry’s tree.
I come from Charles Pierre Paris, m. Clothilde Brisson dite Tilly / Dutilly (their mariage is in 1762, QC).
The thing is… Clothilde’s parents (and all four of her grandparents too) seem to change completely depending on what documents you look into?
My uncle (who did part of our genealogy) listed Clothilde’s parents as Francois Charles Michel Brisson, m. Brigitte Tremblay.
There are some trees and etc. online, supporting this claim.
However, in other trees and sites, Clothilde’s mother is listed as Geneviève Pépin instead. In those cases, Clothilde’s father (Francois Charles Michel Brisson) has different parents… For some reason?
So! Francois Charles Michel Brisson’s parents are said to be either;
Charles Brisson m. Marie Letartre (when Francois is noted to be with Brigitte Tremblay).
OR
René Brisson m. Geneviève Tetu / Testu (when it is claimed that he married Geneviève Pépin, instead).
Either way, the two different couples (Francois Brisson m. Tremblay, AND Francois Brisson m. Pépin) both have a daughter named Clothilde Brisson dite Tilly… That marries Charles Pierre Paris (my ancestor).
Needless to say… I don’t really understand what’s going on with this whole situation, to be quite honest!
There must’ve been a confusion somewhere about who Clothilde and her family actually are, but… I am quite lost on how to search about her true family.
I don’t know how much you can help, but if you could take a quick look into this absolute mess, it would be interesting to know what you think 😀 !
Thank you very much 🙂 !
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Hello Evelyn, I’m curious. In the course of your research, did you ever communicate with / encounter online the late Dick Garneau (1937-2015) from Calgary? Dick was my mentor and best friend, He had a massive website of his 60 years of research into the Garneau / Metis history. Please advise. Thank you. Gary Frost from Calgary.
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Hello, Gary.
I don’t recall being in contact with him however it’s been a long time. I think that before 1915 I was still focused on the Eastern Canada. You say “said had a massive website” so I guess it’s disappeared?
Evelyn
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Actually, I just search my comments and there is one there 🙂 Louis Garnaut is a rogue Garneau and doesn’t fit into the Garnaud aka Garnault families? Do you have any information on him?
marriage 1686 (about) RIVIERE OUELLE, QUEBEC
(II)-Marie Anne Huot born January 9, 1666 Riviere Ouelle, Quebec * daughter (I)-Nicolas Huot dit Saint Laurent b-1629 and Marie Fayette b-1641 **; 1st married Louis Garnaut about 1686; 2nd marriage January 8, 1689 Riviere Ouelle, Quebec Jean Pelletier. Riviere Ouelle, Quebec is 10 miles west of Kamouraska on the south side of Saint Lawrence River, * it was founded in 1672 very strange. **They were married 1662 in Quebec, moved to Chateau Richer 1662 to 1664 then to Riviere Ouelle 1666 to 1668 then back to Chateau Richer 1670 to 1680 then back to Quebec in 1682. However Nicolas Huot was still listed at Riviere Ouelle in 1682?
Note from Evelyn: http://acanadianfamily.com/2009/08/27/evelyn-in-montreal-garneau-m-huot-1692/
Comment from Dick Garneau
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Very useful info. I have mostly French Canadian Roots.
I know we were one of the first French families to emigrate to Canada. However, our family history on that side & on the Scottish Fraser side has always been vague. . I actually also have Laporte, Chouinard, Pelland, MacKenzie, Macdonald, Fraser, Kennedy, Baptiste, and Allard in my family tree. I’ve been doing a ton of family research and have previously asked about Indigenous or Métis history. However most people in the family have refused to say, much about it.
So I am incredibly thankful for your work!
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Thank you for the encouraging comment, Hilary. The work can be quite tedious at times – though very satisfying – and it gives me a boost to hear from people who are following along 🙂
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I found this site to be helpful in certain aspects but I’m curious as to why you don’t have the last name Polchies on here. This is a fairly common native last name in New Brunswick. I would love to see what you could find out about that specific last name.
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Hi, William Jones and Philomene Theriault are my 2nd great grandparents, I was wondering if you could tell how I could get a copy of their marriage record.
Thanks, Deb
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I cant find any info on St. Marseille- Pelletier. Located in Sudbury, Papineau, or Blezzerd Valley Area. I’m particularly interested in my ancestor Clothilde Pelletier. And my grandfathers cousin Frank St. Marseille Clothilde Grandson. Ojibwe-Metis. I can find Frank in the native hockey hall of fame and on wiki that’s about it. SOS I’ve been searching for years for an actual document stating were aboriginals. I know myself I am metis ,but to join a particularly Metis office it is very strict. Thanks in advance.
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Hello great site ! Have been doing extensive research to find my husband`s Indigenous ancestors. He is stage 4 emphysema and it means so much for his native side to be recognized. All are from the Sagenuay area , Hochelagas and travelled to Duparquet near LaSarre Quebec. They would be Montagnais/Innu names like Perron, St. Pierre, Lefebvre, Brousseau, Dionne, Delisle, Frigon, Frigon Sanscartier Quebec apparently are the most difficult to determine because they weren`t always registered Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hello, I’m looking for information on Johnson and Ouellette I was told we have MI’KMAQ in our family. If anyone could help please help me you can email also at samanthaleggo@hotmail.com thanks,
Samantha Leggo
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Hi Evelyn, wow what an incredible website you have here. You have done so much research and it’s simply amazing thank-you. I am from the Bouchard family of Quebec (in Lac St Jean in the early 1900’s) and we are 99% certain we have an indigenous GGG mother. She was talked about a lot in my Mother’s family and our family very much resembles some of the indigenous people in Quebec. Do you know how we can find her name and what nation she came from? I actually want to hire a researcher who could help me because time is of the essence now as my mother is in ailing health and we would like to show her that we finally found this indigenous GGGmother she heard about throughout her childhood. Please let me know if you know of a researcher for hire or any help at all would be so very appreciated. Thank you so much!
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Hi Evelyn! Thank you for putting together this website. I am looking for information on the heritage of my Pinet family who lived in Saint-Juste-de-Lac, Quebec. My grandmother’s name was Simone and my grandfather was Blondin. They had 9 children and one died as a baby and is buried in the cemetery near their farm. They eventually moved to the United States to find work. Do you or anyone on this thread have any leads about them?
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Information posted here –
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Hello Evelyn ( cousin maybe?)
My family tree contains Leger, Hebert, Savoie, Porier, Dugas, Landry, Pinet, Vienneau, Gauvin, Paulin, Boudreau, Blanchard, Godin, Theriault, Robertson, Morisson, Robichaud, all from Caraquet. Thank you for your website it is pure gold. I enjoy reading about the family histories that you put up.
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Hello, Thank you for your website and all of your incredible and much-appreciated work. I am very new to this and am wondering (hopeful!) if you could please help, or direct me to someone who can help with finding out any Metis lineage I may have. I grew up being told I have Metis ancestors and would like to research this further. My family name (paternal) is Desrosiers (originally from Quebec then Manitoba). My paternal grandmother: Mercier (Alberta). My maternal grandmother: Dube (Saskatchewan). Thank you very much for any assistance or guidance you can offer. With gratitude, Laura.
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Hello again. A correction to my previous question/information (Oct. 27/23). My father’s surname is Desrosiers and my great-great (paternal) grandmother’s maiden name was Mercier (Quebec) My grandmother’s (paternal) maiden name was Tremblay (Alberta?).
Thank you again for any direction you can give me in helping to find any Metis lineage which I’ve been told I have. With gratitude, Laura.
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Mercier were eastcoasters originally. if you know her parents’ surnames, search “nosorigines.qc.ca” and you’ll then have names of the original ancestors to start with then google those names, you’ll enjoy your findings
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Thank you so much for your assistance. I am very grateful for this resource and the generous support given in bringing connections to generations.
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I just got my dna back and I’m so confused 🫤 lol most of my mother’s family is from Maniwaki even before the 1700 I was always told I was indigenous but it doesn’t say it anywhere 😞 how do I get this info ??? Where do I start ??? Please help me
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There are several answers to your question.
1. You need to trace your ancestors back and locate them on the census records for 1881, 1901 and 1911. Your family claim that it goes back to before 1700 is rather specific so I suspect someone in your family has done that work already.
2. You are undoubtedly aware that there were non indigenous individuals in those areas.
3. Although DNA testing is useful to confirm your paper lineage (I was able to do this successfully) many results are inconclusive.
4. My personal experience is that families often amplify the amount of indigenous background. For example, it might be that a female in your lineage married a male with some indigenous lineage. I’m unsure if this would show up in your mtdna record. It usually takes a male being tested to show that.
Hope this helps,
Evelyn
Evelyn
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Hello Evelyn… my name is celine thouin live in MN usa. but grandparents are from quebec). What an amazing website you have put together. I have found reference to my distant relatives on your website: “Leclair, Francois | Charbonneau, Marie. Married: before 1906 Western Canada Metis Scrip”. Do I interpret this correctly that either Marie or Francois is at least, in part, Metis? If so…how/where would I find further documentation?
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Hello Evelyn. I am so impressed with your research. I am trying to find out if I have Iroquois or Mi’kmaq lineage.
My paternal grandmother Celina Cormier was born October 23, 1891 and died on October 23, 1978. She was born in East Longmeadow, MA. to Lucien J. Cormier of New Brunswick DOB:09-17-1859, Died 4-25-1922. He married Marie-Madeline Gauvin on 2-13-1882. Her DOB: was 9-25-1864. She died on 8-4-1948. She was also from New Brunswick.
Lucien’s parents were Sylvain Cormier DOB: 8-17-1808, Death: 4-5-1890; he married Ursule Collette on 5-11-1831. Ursule was born on 11-4-1810 and died on 8-28-1885.
I also have the information on my Great, Great, Great grandparents. All came from New Brunswick, Canada. My great grandfather Lucien moved the family to Longmeadow , MA and then to Norwich, CT. where both he and his wife and my grandmother passed away.
Can you help me determine if I have Indian lineage? Thank you so much.
Mellony Tracey
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I suggest finding their lineages. Nosorigines.qc.ca is a good place. The oldest ggp’s who married . Search I found on their names and send them to our kind retired teach. Then she can give you info.
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