French-Canadian Descendants

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Comment by Chris Bitner on March 6, 2011 at 8:56am

Hello,

I'm looking for information on Peter DeRosier/DeRosia born about 1822 in Quebec, died 1907 in Commonwealth, Wisconsin and his wife M. Rose Chatereau/Chartrand born 1825-1835 in Quebec, died 1888 in Commonwealth.

 

Their son Albert's Marriage license has Rose's maiden name as Chatereau but his Death Certificate has Rose's name as McDonald.  I've heard from other descendants that her name is Chartrand and that McDonald was her grandmother's maiden name. Also heard Peter's parents are named Francois and Sofrana but I haven't found anything in the Drouin collection to confirm any of this.

Comment by James P. LaLone on March 4, 2011 at 8:40am

A message from Tricia Datene to all members of French-Canadian Descendants on Genealogy Wise!

I am new to this group.  I am a direct descendant of
Francois Brousson dit Lafleur

Father: Francois Brousson
Mother: Francoise Gribault
Birth:  Abt. 1666 in St Louis de Resson sur Matz Beauvais,Picardie,France
Burial: 08 Jun 1740 in Ste Anne de la Perade
Death:  08 Jun 1740 in Ste Anne de la Perade, Quebec
Marriage:       Marie-Jeanne Collet  18 Jan 1689 in Batiscan, Q.C.  Married by contract
# 16 by Notary Francois Trottain.
Children:
Francois Brousson
       Jean-François Brousson
       Pierre Brousson
       Marie-Joseph Brousson
       Jean-Baptiste Brousson
       Etienne Brousson
       Marie-Marguerite Brousson
       Luc Lafleur Brousson
       Marie-Anne Brousson
       Ambroise Brousson Dit Lafleur
       Joseph Brousson

Person Notes:
From district of Compiesne, diocese of Beauvais, Picardie (Oise), France.
1693, compagnie de Crisafy, (CFM)

Comment by James P. LaLone on February 25, 2011 at 9:43am

Tj,

I would say that means English as opposed to being French.

Comment by James P. LaLone on February 25, 2011 at 9:41am

I noticed the following from Shari (thanks!) did not get posted here, so am adding it for future reference.  As she says neither the FamilySearch nor Ancestry have a complete index of the church records, however you can use the Loiselle marriage & the Rivest marriage indexes to help narrow down areas your family originate.

 

A message from Shari Strahan to all members of French-Canadian Descendants on Genealogy Wise!

There seems to be some confusion over what is available to us on-line. Let me take a stab at it:

There were always at least two copies of parish records - one kept with the parish, one sent into the diocese. Sometimes an individual record will have differences in content between the two copies and it is recommended you view both if at all possible. And occasionally we can see the ancestors' signatures on one, but not the other.

The Drouin microfilms are currently available to subscribers of Ancestry.ca or Ancestry.com, and directly from the Institut Genealogique Drouin at http://www.drouininstitute.com/, also for a fee. These microfilms were made about 1946 from the official records send into the dioceses, and sometimes the quality is poor or pages were "cut off." These are "indexed"on Ancestry, but this was poorly done and obviously not by French speakers. It can be impossible to rely on the index, and many of us are very frustrated by it.


Familysearch.org is also making their Quebec parish records available on-line for FREE. These are digital images of the microfilms we previously would rent and view at Family History Centers. There is no comprehensive on-line index as yet, although volunteers are pecking away at it. These records were microfilmed at the parish level in 1976, and end with records (usually) in 1876. They are NOT "Drouin" microfilms. The quality is much higher than the Drouin copies.


The real downside of the free Family Search parish records is mainly the 30 year gap between the efforts. Some register pages deteriorated in that interim (or were totally destroyed) and therefore cannot be viewed at all. Also, these records end much earlier 1876ish as opposed to the 1940s, which might be a problem for some researchers.

Regards,
Shari Strahan
Genealogist

Comment by Tj Thomas on February 24, 2011 at 3:04pm

I have seen the term "anglois de nation" (English of Nation) in the Drouin records. Does anyone know for certain what it means? I would think that if they are mentioning it on birth, marriage and death records, it's the place of birth but I don't want to assume. Thank you!

Comment by James P. LaLone on February 24, 2011 at 9:04am

Please note I have updated the surname sites (in Discussion section), and have also started to add book titles. This is an ongoing project so keep checking it. Thanks, Jim.

Comment by Daniel Joseph Teitelbaum on February 22, 2011 at 7:57pm

Thanks, Jim. I'd love to read these books.

Comment by James P. LaLone on February 22, 2011 at 4:18pm

A couple of history books I really want to recommend are THE WHITE AND THE GOLD: THE FRENCH REGIME IN CANADA, by Thomas B. Costain & DAILY LIFE IN EARLY CANADA FROM CHAMPLAIN TO MONTCALM, by Raymond Douville & Jacques-Donat Casanova. While being history they are not dry reading and they mention a lot of the early settlers (you ancestors!)

 

Another book which I have not read yet but comes highly recommended is Willa Cather's SHADOWS ON THE ROCK. It is historical fiction and gives a good flavor of life in New France.

Comment by James P. LaLone on February 21, 2011 at 2:50pm

Diane, that one more generation did it, here is Isaie's lineage:

 

1.    Isaie LALANDE.
   
    He married (1) Marie-Ange-Emma HUOT, married 29 Mar 1875 in St-Jerome, Terrebonne, Qc., CAN.
   
    He married (2) Zephirine PAIEMENT, married 27 Nov 1876 in St-Hermas, 2 Mts., Qc., CAN.

Parents

2.    Michel LALANDE, b. 1811.  He married Henriette ANDRE-LAFONTAINE, married 23 Aug 1836 in St-Benoit, 2Mts., Qc., CAN.

3.    Henriette ANDRE-LAFONTAINE.

Grand Parents

4.    Michel LALANDE-LATREILLE, b. 1780, d. 1832, buried 22 Aug 1832 in St-Benoit, 2Mts., Qc., CAN.  He married Marie-Angelique BIROLEAU-LAFLEUR, married 25 Jan 1802 in St-Eustache, 2 Mts., Qc., CAN.

5.    Marie-Angelique BIROLEAU-LAFLEUR, b. c. 1785, d. 1836, buried 3 Oct 1836 in St-Benoit, 2Mts., Qc., CAN.

6.    Joseph ANDRE-LAFONTAINE.  He married Catherine GOURGEON.

7.    Catherine GOURGEON.

Great Grand Parents

8.    Jean-Baptiste LALANDE/LALONDE, b. 1750, d. 1813 in St-Eustache, 2 Mts., Qc., CAN, buried 6 May 1813 in St-Eustache-de-la-Riviere-du-Chene, Qc.  He married (1) Ursule PROULX, married 11 Jan 1773 in Ste-Genevieve, 2 Mts., Qc., CAN, b. c. 1755, d. 1790, buried 3 Mar 1790 in St-Eustache-de-la-Riviere-du-Chene, Qc.  He married (2) Felicite FALAISE-LEDUC, married 10 Jan 1791 in St-Eustache, 2 Mts., Qc., CAN.

9.    Ursule PROULX, b. c. 1755, d. 1790, buried 3 Mar 1790 in St-Eustache-de-la-Riviere-du-Chene, Qc.

10.    Michel BIROLEAU-LAFLEUR.  He married Marguerite VILLERAY.

11.    Marguerite VILLERAY.

Great Great Grand Parents

16.    Antoine LALANDE-LATREILLE, b. c. 1708, d. 1759, buried 6 Dec 1759.  He married (1) Marie-Claire COULONGE, married 11 Jul 1729 in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Qc., CAN, b. 1705, d. 26 Apr 1733, buried 27 Apr 1744 in Bout-de-l'Ile, Montreal, Qc., CAN.  He married (2) Suzanne LEGAULT/LEGAUD-DESLAURIERS, married 10 Jan 1735 in Pointe-Claire, Qc., CAN.

17.    Suzanne LEGAULT/LEGAUD-DESLAURIERS.

18.    Antoine PROULX.  He married Marie-Anne ROY.

19.    Marie-Anne ROY.

3rd Great Grand Parents

32.    Leonard  LALANDE-LATREILLE, b. c. 1660/72 in Magnac-Laval, France.  He married Marie-Gabrielle BEAUNE/BAULNE-LaFRANCHISE, married 18 Nov 1698 in Lachine, Ile-de-Montreal, Qc., CAN.

33.    Marie-Gabrielle BEAUNE/BAULNE-LaFRANCHISE, b. 1673 in Qc., CAN, d. 11 Oct 1738 in Pointe-Claire, Qc., CAN, buried 12 Oct 1738 in Pointe-Claire, Qc., CAN.

34.    Noel LEGAUD-DESLAURIERS.  He married Marie BESNARD.

35.    Marie BESNARD.

4th Great Grand Parents

64.    Jean LALANDE, b. c. 1645 in Magnac-Laval, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, FR.  He married Marie LARIVIERE, married in FR.

65.    Marie LARIVIERE, b. c. 1645 in FR.

66.    Jean BEAUNE-LaFRANCHISE, b. 1633 in Bellenaves, Dio/Bourges, Berry, France, d. 24 Jan 1687 in Lachine, Ile-de-Montreal, Qc., CAN, buried 25 Jan 1687 in Lachine, Ile-de-Montreal, Qc., CAN.  He married Marie-Madeleine BOURGERY, married 22 Aug 1667 in Quebec, Qc., CAN.

67.    Marie-Madeleine BOURGERY, b. 22 Jul 1652 in Trois-Rivieres, Qc., CAN.

5th Great Grand Parents

132.    Gilbert BEAUNE, b. in France, d. in France, buried in France.  He married Jeanne DURON.

133.    Jeanne DURON.

134.    Jean-Baptiste Bourgery, b. ABT    1620 in La Rochelle, Aunis, France, buried 10 Nov 1657 in Trois-Rivieres, Qc., CAN.  He married Marie Gendre, married 1643/45 in La Rochelle, Aunis, France.

135.    Marie Gendre, b. 1607/24 in Surgeres, Saintonge, France.

6th Great Grand Parents

270.    Moyse Gendre.  He married Jeanne

Comment by timothy hal on February 21, 2011 at 12:53pm

Hi Looking for birth of Charles Crawford born about 1815 Father John

Thank You

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