1885 Resistance families - http://www.metismuseum.ca/media/db/07158

To put you in the Christmas mood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir-2GZfSS40

Couple of lists for Facebook sites, one especially for Canadian genealogy - http://socialmediagenealogy.com/genealogy-on-facebook-list/

More Christmas theme - http://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/article_d96d0a1e-3...

French - Indian interaction: http://international.loc.gov/intldl/fiahtml/fiatheme3.html#track1

Persons sentenced to death in Canada - http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001052.pdf

Hi everyone, this is my first attempt at sharing here. This is what I have as a direct line at the moment.

ABRAHAM COTE

  b. abt 1577, Mortagne, Perche, France  m Francoise Genevieve Loisel

Jean Dit Coste Cote b. 1603, Mortagne, Perche, France m  Anne Martin

Jean-Noel Cote b. 4 Mar 1646, Quebec, Quebec, Canada m Helene Graton

Joseph Cote b. 22 Oct 1692, St Laurent, Montmorency Co. Quebec, Canada m Marie Anne Lamber

Louis Joseph Cote  b. 24 Aug 1723, St Antoine deTilly, Lotbiniere, Quebec, Canada m Marie Josette Josephte Pion (Pilon)

| Augustin Joseph Cote m Marie-Joseph Bérard  b. 1760, Verchéres,

Jean Baptiste Olivier Cote b. abt 1780, Quebec, Canada m Angelique Marie Bedard b. 29 Jul 1789, Charlesbourg, 

Oliver Basil Cota b. abt 1816, Quebec, Canada m Sophia Ellen Bedard b. 23 Mar 1829, Bathurst Twp., Lanark

Charles Cota  b 1868  Bedford,  m Margaret Charlotte Bertram b. 15 Aug 1873, Hichenbrook, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada

Charles and Margaret were my maternal Great Grandparents and were the first couple to be married in the St Paul's Anglican Church in Westport

 Am searching for 

Yonnet (Yon) Bedard (Bedeau) ca 1440 - not sure where he fits at the moment.

Jean Purcell

Of possible interest - http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/arts-entertainment/literature...

Are there any reference sheets for the Drouin microfilm collection showing microfilm numbers that can be downloaded?  I know the NEHGS has a guide.  I have quite a bit of French-Canadian ancestry.

Lee Martin, you might want to read the following:

http://habitantheritage.org/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Diane_-_Dr...

http://habitantheritage.org/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Nov_2014_S...

Info on the LORANGER family of Williamston, MI is here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/FrenchDetroit/10153058728624451/

More on health issues - http://blog.23andme.com/health-traits/french-canadian-ancestry-and-...

I have been finding digital copies of actual things such as marriage certificates, etc in the Provincial Archives, New Brunswick's is:

http://archives.gnb.ca/Archives/?culture=en-CA

click on Federated Database Search

and then Databases

to see the different databases you can search in.

My 3rd great grandmother is Elizabeth Dent born about 1800 in Montreal, Quebec.  She married a British soldier William Shooter (bap. 30 Apr 1786 Tibshelf, Derbyshire, England) on 30 June 1819 in Quebec City.  Days later their first son Samuel Shooter was born at sea on 6 July 1819 as William and Elizabeth sailed to England.  Elizabeth died on 29 April 1871 in Codnor, Derbyshire after having eleven children.

I would like to know more about Elizabeth - in particular whether she was French Canadian, British-Canadian, or some other origin.  Could Dent be a French-Canadian name? - I know that Dent could be derived from the French for "tooth".

Any help would be really greatly appreciated.  I am so very proud to have Canadian connections - whatever ethnic flavour that may be.  I was in Canada, in Quebec City and Montreal, in 2000 before I knew about the connection.

Regards

Mark

Women in New France - http://wmich.edu/fortstjoseph/docs/panels/women-new-france.pdf

Of possible interest -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlVIMnyoNcc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu7WZvhnOhI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T44UAmOIPWI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUR2w9cSYpk

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE ANCESTRAL LINES?

Recently, I have gathered together all the information I currently have on the descendants of many of our common ancestral families, and have created a number of fully indexed electronic .pdf files on each.  My goal is to distribute this information as widely as possible among the various branches of the family, so it is not lost to future descendants after we're all long gone. These e-documents, ranging from a few hundred to several thousand descendants in each, contain any descendants of that ancestral family (whether they carry that family surname or not) who appear in my 525,000+ person family master file.

Current editions of these e-documents are free to request, use, copy, and share with anyone interested.   If you'd like copies of any of these, contact me by email at: paul@lareau.org , give me an email address where you want them sent, and I will send them to you via "WeTransfer", a computer-safe app for transferring electronic files too large to attach to an email.  One warning, .pdf files must be downloaded onto a regular PC, as most mobile devices cannot read them.    Also, no guarantees.  These are not complete, comprehensive, genealogies of these families, they are simply those descendants of these particular ancestral familes that happen to be connected, so far, to my own genealogy.

            ------------------------- Here are the family groups------------------------

The ever present "Indian Princess" - http://allicor42.typepad.com/blog/2011/07/an-indian-princess-in-you...

F-C search engine - http://www.many-roads.com/2015/05/16/quebec-french-canada-mega-sear...

French-Canadian Descendants Reunion

             MONROE, Michigan.— Superintendent Scott J. Bentley announced today that River Raisin National Battlefield Park will be hosting the French-Canadian Descendants Reunion on Sunday, August 16, 2015, from noon until 4:00 pm.

             Guests are asked to bring a dish to pass, their genealogy, family trees, and any family traditions or recipes. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Sandy Vanisacker by email at svanisacker@yahoo.com

River Raisin National Battlefield Park preserves, commemorates, and interprets the January 1813 battles of the War of 1812 and their aftermath in Monroe and Wayne counties in Southeast Michigan.    The Battles of the River Raisin resulted in the greatest victory for Tecumseh’s Confederation and the greatest defeat for the United States during the War of 1812.    Although American forces were victorious in the first battle, the second ended in what was described as a “national calamity” by then General William Henry Harrison, and later President of the United States.  The battle cry, "Remember the Raisin!" inspired a massive U.S. victory at the Battle of the Thames, which sealed the War of 1812 in the western theater for the U.S., claimed the life of the great Shawnee leader Tecumseh, and resulted in the end the American Indian Confederation.  The Aftermath of the Battles resulted in the implementation of Indian removal from the Northwest Territory at the conclusion of the War of 1812, an aftermath that continues to influence the United States today.

Jami Keegan

Park Guide

River Raisin National Battlefield Park

1403 E. Elm Ave.

Monroe, MI  48162

(734) 243-7136

Another upcoming event -

http://rendezvouschamplain.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/rendezvouschamplain

Still another event -

Orilla, Ontario events coming soon:

"The main library event for 2015 will be our salute to explorer Samuel de Champlain, who arrived in the Orillia area at the Wendat/Huron village of Cahiague 400 years ago — Aug. 17, 1615. Champlain travelled throughout the region, now known as Huronia, and created historically accurate maps and drawings as well as valuable descriptions of people, places and details of this time period.

In honour of this historical event, the Orillia Public Library will immerse visitors in the past, helping them dive into the history of native and French-Canadian culture by hosting a three-day event (Aug. 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Aug. 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.). The event is free and welcome to people of all ages."

36 Mississaga St W, Orillia, ON L3V 3A6, Canada, 1 705-325-2338

More -

The next event participation of the
French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
is Saturday, July 18, 2015 in Detroit

3:00 p.m. – Mt. Elliott Cemetery – Memorial service for those buried from Ste. Anne de Détroit in Mt. Elliott Cemetery. Address: 1701 Mt. Elliott Ave., Detroit, MI 48207 phone: 313.567.0048

A good starting point for F-C research - https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Quebec

TREMBLAY brick walls. Additions / corrections appreciated, thanks. Both families resided in Clinton Co., NY.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Tremblayfamilyhistory/1015355564133...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Tremblayfamilyhistory/1015355564285...

Interesting article - http://frenchnorthamerica.blogspot.com/2012/08/Tenement-Labor-Histo...

Of possible interest - http://www.afgs.org/AFGS-Databases.html

Upcoming family reunion posted on another mailing list -

GUÉDRY ET PETITPAS 2015 REUNION

SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, 10 October  2015                   (9:00 am until 5:00 pm)
Henry Guidry Memorial Park, 130 Park Drive
Henderson, Louisiana

Our upcoming
Guédry & Petitpas Reunion will be at the large, covered pavilion at Henry Guidry
Memorial Park in Henderson, Louisiana on Saturday, 10 October 2015.

This is in the heart of Guédry country in southwest Louisiana.  Of course, the spellings you’ll encounter in the area are Guidry, Guedry and Gaidry so be prepared to meet your many cousins.   You may even find a local Petitpas cousin or two although they are not as numerous in south Louisiana.

We have a Cajun band scheduled to play some two-steps and waltzes.  We also have two superb chef cooking gumbo, jambalaya and all the fixings for lunch. We will not have a formal agenda as in the past with only one or two short
activities planned, and will set aside time to induct some special folks
into the Les Guédry et Petitpas d’Asteur Circle of Distinction.  The Reunion will be free to all.

Registering -
So that we will have enough chairs and tables and will cook enough food at lunch, if you would like to attend the Reunion, please email Martin Guidry at  guidryrm@cox.net.  Just state how many people will be attending in your party and your name.

Henderson, Louisiana is located about 12 miles east of Lafayette, Louisiana and is at the edge of the Atchafalaya Swamp.  It is just off interstate highway I-10 at Exit 115. Henderson is approximately 9 miles southeast of Breaux Bridge,
Louisiana.

Lafayette is a relatively large city of 125,000 people.  View its website at:
http://www.lafayettetravel.com

Breaux Bridge is a small community of 9,000 folks about 9 miles from Henderson. 
View its website at:
http://tourism.breauxbridgelive.com

Henderson is a very small community of 2,000 folks.
website:
http://www.louisiana-destinations.com/henderson.htm

Martin Guidry
6139 North Shore Drive
Baton Rouge, LA  70817

225-571-9726 (cell)
           guidryrm@cox.net
Les Guédry et Petitpas d'Asteur, Inc.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guedrylabinefamily

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guidryrm/Guedry-Labine

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guidryrm/clotiaux

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guidryrm/butaud

For those lucky enough to understand French - http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca/francophonie/Nlle-France_acc.htm

Michigan's French-Canadian Heritage Week events schedule - https://voyageurheritage.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/michigan-french-c...

Interesting article - http://montrealgazette.com/life/food/anne-fortin-invites-you-into-t...

Great, this book is now available online - http://www.libramar.net/news/between_france_and_new_france_life_abo...

Of possible interest - http://bangordailynews.com/2015/09/23/news/state/16-resources-to-he...

Another research aid - http://genealogyalacarte.ca/?p=11319

For those of us who ancestors arrived in New France from France aboard a sailing ship, the book Between France and New France, Life Aboard the Tall Sailing Ships, is a must read.

http://www.woodenboats.lt/Knygos%20public/Laivybos%20istorija/Betwe...(1984).pdf 

Quebec history -

https://storage.googleapis.com/gengophers-prod/data/1/20150503/IE97...

More history resources - http://novafrancia.org/

Sign up for a free webinar
French-Canadian Resources at NEHGS
Thursday, November 12, 2015, 3 p.m. EST (2 p.m.CST; 1 p.m. MST; noon PST)
Presented by: Rhonda R. McClure
Anyone researching French-Canadian ancestry knows of the unique challenges involved. In this free webinar, expert Genealogist Rhonda McClure will provide valuable research tips to help you navigate French-Canadian resources available through NEHGS and AmericanAncestors.org. Register today!

You know the old saying - "Location, location, location" - http://quebecregions.weebly.com/

Welcome to Heather Armstrong, she is an expert on the CADOTTE family.

Did your F-C ancestor serve in the American Revolution?  See: http://www.learnwebskills.com/patriot/frenchcanadianpatriots.htm

For those with F-C ancestors in the greater Detroit area see: http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002743701

Of possible interest - http://theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/14241039-171/cajun-culture-thr...

For the Acadians - http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/i-cried-at-the-beauty-of-t...

The very best for Christmas to you all,

Checklist of sources - http://www.americanancestors.org/education/learning-resources/read/...

For those with French-Canadian ancestry: upcoming trip, info from:

Cheryl Granville Johns It is a closed group, but just ask to join. Go to Quebec Dream Trip in Facebook. The trip is scheduled for Sept. 12-18, 2016. We will leave from Mt. Clemens, Mich, go to Sarnia, spend the first night in Ottawa, two nights in Quebec City and three nights in Montreal. Cost will be somewhere around $850? The more people that go, the lower the cost.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1502007943390969/?hc_location=ufi

Hello to All,

Anybody interested in their Metis heritage may inquire to see if their family name is included in Gail Morin's First Metis Families of Quebec.  Have the complete set.

Does the list of Metis Families of Quebec include Marie Olivier Sylvestre MANITOUABE8ICH, who married Martin PRÉVOST PROVOST 1644?

Also, has anyone been able to ascertain if Catherine PILLARD, wife of Pierre CHARRON in 1665, was a "fille du roi" (and daughter of Pierre PILLAT & Marguerite MOULINET)? or was she Catherine 8enta, daughter of Du PLAT and Annengthon  (http://www.geninfo.org/Pillard/)?