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All French-Canadians are related as they are descended from about 2.500 people. They also have some of the best kept records in the world. Please feel free to post queries, events, pictures, tell stories, etc.
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CARIGNAN REGIMENT & THE FILLES DU ROI
Started by James P. LaLone. Last reply by Lee Martin Oct 27, 2017. 10 Replies 0 Likes
CARIGNAN REGIMENT & THE FILLES DU ROIThese two ‘groups” are for many French-Canadians the equivalent of the US’ DAR and Mayflower’s Descendants.The following are Internet sites to learn more…Continue
NOTARY RECORDS
Started by James P. LaLone. Last reply by James P. LaLone Oct 22, 2016. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Notary records are another good source for discovering information on your ancestor. They are the civil legal records that are sometimes a good substitute if a marriage record is missing. For…Continue
Free Ebooks, 1865, 1866, Beamish Murdock, Esq. History of Nova Scotia or Acadie, Vol. I & II
Started by Arorasky Sep 6, 2016. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Here is a link to free books on "History of Nova Scotia or Acadie"-(actual titles of the books by Beamish Murdock, Esq. books were written in 1865 and 1866. I have a tendency to read and research…Continue
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Comment by Sherril Edward Bilky Jr on June 25, 2011 at 8:27pm
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I am looking for my Bishop family line from around the Leeds Ontario area. I was wondering where a good place is to start when looking for former British soldiers that settled in the area after the war of 1812. I have a copy of a land grant for my Bishop but I am unable to find where he came from, there is no mention of the where's or what's. If there is anybody with helpful hints of where to look.
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Comment by James P. LaLone on June 20, 2011 at 12:41pm
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Archaeological dig - bringing history to life -
http://www.canada.com/health/Canadian+built+structure+unearthed+Mis...
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From Eastman's online newsletter:
New Version of the Lower Canada Land Petitions (1626-1865) Database Now Available
The following announcement was written by Library and Archives Canada:
Ottawa, June 8, 2011 - Library and Archives Canada is pleased to announce the release of a new version of the online database Lower Canada Land Petitions (1626-1865). This version includes digitized images of the actual petitions for all individuals listed in the database. Corrections to entries, including suggestions received from users, have also been integrated into this updated version. Many staff members contributed to the success of this project, and their efforts are much appreciated.
The database is available at:
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/lower-canada/index-e.html.
For more information, please contact webservices@lac-bac.gc.ca.
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Comment by Richard Norwood on May 18, 2011 at 6:51am
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I have posted my name before. My French Canadian ancestors were the family SINNETT (SINNOTT, SENNET, ZENETTE are some other spellings). Our earliest known progenitor was a Francis Sinnett who was in Clarendon Parish, Charlotte Co., NB, by the 1871 census, but had been in New Brunswick as early as 1825. In the 1871 census, the family, father and sons, reported their racial origin as French, but at first the census-taker had written Canadian, then crossed it out and entered French. They were Church of England at that time. Francis reported that he was born in Canada, but his sons reported that they were born in New Brunswick. In the 1871 census, Francis reported that he was 70 years old, which would place his birth in 1801; however, he died in 1879 in Millville, York Co., NB, where his daughter (my 2nd great grandmother) was living with her family, and his gravestone inscription says that he was 96 years old when he died! This discrepancy between his reported age on the census and that on his gravestone makes it very hard to trace him backwards. I did find a Francois Senet, born in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, in 1801, who would fit the man of the census, but I don't dare say that they are one and the same. When the census for New Brunswick in 1871 says that someone was born in Canada, does could that be Quebec or Ontario? Does anyone with fresh eyes have any ideas about how I could do more with this family line? Thank you, Dick.
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As a break, if you like mysteries, then these will surely interest you. However you need to start with the first one as the series builds on the previous story. It's main character is Inspector Gamache in Quebec and if you are in the least bit a Francophone the mystery as well as the culture and social life will fascinate you. Here are a couple of reviews on the newest book in the series, enjoy, Jim.
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James, Thanks for looking!
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Comment by William Henry Jones, Jr on April 24, 2011 at 8:49am
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Happy Easter to all have a great day.....
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I am very much a newcomer to this site. I have family names that I have traced to L'Acadie, and Quebec. They include Godin(which became Gordon in Wisconsin), DuPuis-DuPres, Moquin, Breau-Brault-Brau-Breaux, Marcoux, Clouatre, Boudreau, Barrieau-Bariot, Comeau, Caron. I have received some translated records from Les Amis de Grand Pre'
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FYI Denissen's "French Families" is available on line:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~newspaperarticles...
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