French-Canadian Descendants

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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

    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 about the background history of some of your ancestors.  Also is an attachment for researching your…

    By James P. LaLone

    Mar 26, 2011

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  • Ance/Benoit

    I am new to Genealogy Wise. I have been working on the Benoit side of my mother's genealogy and it led me here. Whoever posted the ANCEfamily.RTF document, I would really like to connect with you. I am in direct line with Peter Ance mentioned and Peter Pond. I am very excited to find some…

    By tbeaudoin

    Jun 25, 2017

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  • NOTARY RECORDS

    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 examples on civil marriage contracts vs. church marriage records see: “Marriage Contracts: A Comparison” by…

    By James P. LaLone

    Jan 2, 2015

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  • Free Ebooks, 1865, 1866, Beamish Murdock, Esq. History of Nova Scotia or Acadie, Vol. I & II

     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 from these books, more than from current books, because I find the "facts" usually much more…

    By Arorasky

    Sep 6, 2016

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  • French-Canadian, Acadian, Cajun & metis surnames sites & bibliography

    Attached here is an updated listing of surname sites. I am going through Tanguay's listing of "dit" names & spelling variations he has listed in the back of vol.7 to better cross reference my list. Therefore, there are some names I have no sites listed because of that. It should be noted that…

    By James P. LaLone

    Dec 16, 2010

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  • John Burpee

    Anyone have any information regarding him. Believe born in 1850 in Montreal, Married Hattie Lebore eith in Vermont or New Hampshire

    By Charles Robert flett

    Jun 13, 2016

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  • FRENCH & INDIAN WAR

    Some sources for research.attachment

    By James P. LaLone

    Oct 8, 2013

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  • Indian Captives & Non-French "French-Canadian" Ancestors

    Was your ancestor really French? There were a number of Indian captives from New England who settled in Canada, see the following for more info;One of the most popular books on the subject is: New England captives carried to Canada: between 1677 and 1760 during the French and Indian Wars, 2 vols.,…

    By James P. LaLone

    Jan 28, 2015

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  • Nobility and royalty ancestors of French-Canadians

    There are two main sites which will extend your French-Canadian ancestors back in time if they descend from royalty or the nobility:http://fchsm.org/Announcements/Announcements.html see first paragraph.…

    By James P. LaLone

    Mar 19, 2012

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  • ACADIANS

    Even though of French origin, those settlers who settled in the region called Acadia had a different history. Some did settle in Quebec while some settled in Louisiana and became known as Cajuns. Here are some sources to help you discover your Acadian ancestors.…

    By James P. LaLone

    Jan 31, 2016

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