In search of any information on Leopoldo and Edouina Chartrand (my grandparents) and my uncle, aunts and their children.  They were all born in Pointe-Claire Quebec Canada.

Any other information on the Chartrand ancestry side.

From the Quebec-Research mailing list -

Hi there,

Anyone using the Library & Archives Canada (LAC) website for their
research knows how precious a resource it is. What you may not know,
however, is that massive budget cutbacks and a recent change in
management policy are threatening the preservation of this institution.

The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has just launched
an awareness campaing about what is really going on at LAC and the very
serious implication this will have on the future of the preservation of
Canada's cultural heritage.

To know more about this issue:
http://www.savelibraryarchives.ca/default.aspx

Cheers,

Mona

To all - Happy Thanksgiving if you celebrate, and have a wonderful day to everyone.  

F-C church records & Iroquois-

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/11/18/st-lawrence-un...

Fieldstone house lovingly preserved after being home to generations of Quebec farming families

Program on TV5 Canada's website "Village en Vue."
It highlights one village per episode. There are two seasons
of episodes viewable online.

Here is the interactive website: http://villageenvue.tv5.ca/ click on
the village to view the episode and some information about it.

Into the history, culture and customs of French-Canada, how about the food, mmmmmmmmmmmm!  Try these sites for F-C cuisine.

http://recipes.search.yahoo.com/search?p=french-canadian

http://www.afgs.org/recipes.html

http://www.grouprecipes.com/french-canadian

http://frenchfood.about.com/od/foodsoffrenchcanada/Foods_of_French_...

http://frenchfood.about.com/b/2008/06/19/french-canadian-recipes.htm

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Traditional-French-Canadian-Tourtiere/

http://french-canadian.recipes.recipeland.com/

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/357478

Interesting -

http://www.pressherald.com/people/cth/Juliana-LHeureux-Reader-looki...

For the DNA buffs -

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Montreal+scientists+discover+or...

I am documenting my TRUDEL line- initially from Ste.Genevieve de Batiscan.One Ancestor- Ernest J.L.Trudel moved to manitoba 1890- was a retired Cpt. of the malitia in Ste.Genevieve. Is there any documentation or records of this unit available anywhere

New France history:

http://www.canadiana.ca/citm/themes/pioneers/pioneers3_e.html

Acadian researchers:

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/01/22/living/family-ties/family-tie...

Thx - James - the direction to the Canadian publication was omited in my earlier searches and gave me a clearer picture on what I was seaking.

Another and apparently better link for Quebec history:

http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/encycloped...

More interesting Acadian data:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2012/01/31/nb-aca...

The LDS (FamilySearch.org) has released the Ontario Catholic Parish Records on their website.  See:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-24494-12670-27?cc=192... .

for the list of counties covered.  You can access these records by clicking on the county, then the town or city, and then the parish.

If the link above does not work, go to www.familysearch.org, under browse by location, choose Canada, choose, Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records 1760-1923, and then, browse by location, which leads you to the list of counties.

The records released are images from the microfilms that have been available for rent or are on permanent loan at the LDS/FamilySearch centers. 

Although these records are not indexed, the image quality is often better than those found in the Drouin collection from Ancestry.com.

F-C/Acadian in Maine:

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2012/01/new-fort-kent-maine-massive-genealogical-collection-unveiled.html

OUELLETTE genetics & health issues:

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/02/12/living/family-ties/cholestero...

My maternal great-grandmother was Juliette Caron.  Her father's name was Eugene Caron.  Eugene and wife came from Burgundy, France to Nova Scotia.

Received the following message (see below). I must comment. First, please post all messages on this page because Genealogy Wise "indexes" them. If someone does a search for the name it will come up and perhaps they can help you.

Second, please read some "how to" F-C research books, this will point you in the direction to research, the main source is the Loiselle marriage index and the Rivest marriage indexes. If you subscribe to Ancestry then you know it has many of the church records available (Family Search also has them and generally better quality), however neither has a comprehensive index, that is where the above two indexes come in handy (they can be ordered in through your local FHC)  The indexes do cover about 70% of Quebec including some adjacent areas in Ontario & Nova Scotia. So I would look in those indexes first to get leads to which parish to look in.  If you look in the Discussion forum you will see that I have posted a bibliography of books and articles to help you research your ancestors.

Now the query: A message from Kim Kevin Callahan to all members of French-Canadian Descendants on Genealogy Wise!

Requesting any information or suggestions on locating a my 4th Great-Grandfather, Stephen Denis.  Believe he was from Les Cedres, Quebec.  Wife's name unknown but he had three daughters; Mary Denis (18-4-1895), Catherine Denis (1821-1866) & Marguerite Denis (1824-?).  I know the where abouts of the three daughters.  Catherine was married in 1839 in Cornwall, Ontario, so it appears that Stephen may have moved.  I'm estimating he was born around 1795.  Would appreciate any information or suggestions from anyone on this topic.

Greatly appreciated.

Kim Callahan

Mr. LaLone,

     My apologies for the error. 

Kim Callahan

Alexis and Adilaide Rose Saunsocci  who had a son named Louis Saunsoci 13 May 1823 Born into Bristish Colonial Slavery. Adelaide died 1844.

Hi Kim-- On page 85/122 the Denis appear in the TANGUAY cd edition --about page 342 in vol 4 or 5 in printed edition--can't be precise on the printed edition its a basic french in society collection-- It is all in french but easy to pick up vitals.

This page mention above indication a variety of nicknames associated with DENIS not only Denis and DENYS but ST.DENIS and many other that give a broad variety of searches-some soundex does not provide or ancestry for that matter.--Good Luck!

Kim:  I think your Stephen Denis was Étienne Véronneau dit Denis who married Marie-Josephte Gautheir at Saint-Polycarpe (Qc) on 1820-05-01.  So far I have found records of one son, Étienne, and five daughters, Marie-Josephte, Julienne, Catherine, Marguerite, and Théotiste, born to them between 1817 and 1829 .  After that the family seems to disappear fromt he Quebec records.Yes, the three eldest were indeed born before the marriage!  If you accept my friend request, I will send you more details.  Cheers, D.O.

My maternal grandmother's father was named Frederick E. Merriman.  He was born in Canada in 1862, but I don't know where.  I don't know where his parents/grandparents immigrated from either, and I don't know whether his birth name was Merriman or was anglicized from a French name.   Any help would be appreciated!

Janet, I have not heard of MERRIMAN to be an anglicized form of any French name. You might want to contact Brenda Dougall Merriman, a professional genealogist from Canaqda, she might be able to give you some leads - http://brendadougallmerriman.blogspot.com/

Good luck, Jim.

I quickly viewed Ancestry and there are records for a Frederick E. Merriman born 1861 or 1862.  Janet--do we know if we are looking in Quebec or another province?  Do you have any other information--more than his name or birth date?

Good luck in your search

1920 US census for St Louis Ward 27, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, 1662 Goodfellow Ave. : Frederick E MERRIMAN, age 58, born abt 1862 in English Canada, parents born in Eng. Canada, immigrated 1864, naturalized 1897, riveter in iron works; wife Elizabeth (age 52), children Jennie BARRETT (age 29, widdow, daughters Louise, Mary & Helen), Louise MERRIMAN (age 27), Henry MERRIMAN (25), Bernard MERRIMAN (19), John MERRIMAN (13), Florence (7)

Hello--or should I say Bon jour!  My maiden name is Pleau & am descended from the Pleau's of Trois-Rivieres in Quebec.

Hi: I'm new here.  My ancestors are Bedard & Lavallee.  I have traced both my lines back to France.  I am waiting for the 1940's census to find some more recent relations which is much harder,  My g grandparents were Francois X Bedard & Domithilde Lavallee.

Bonjour cap et Christine! If you need help translating anything from French to English, I can help you. Just let me know. Bienvenue! Dan

Thanks Dan, I will prob take you up on that as I do not read French alas.

cap

Yes, thanks, Dan!  

Genealogical Publishing Company recently published the laminated research aid: “Genealogy at a Glance: Michigan Genealogy Research,” by Carol McGinnis. Carol is also the author of the comprehensive book, MICHIGAN GENEALOGY, another of our publications. Also in the “Genealogy at a Glance series” are titles for France and French Canada. Below please find a link to the “Genealogy at a Glance” series.

http://www.genealogical.com/products/Genealogy%20at%20a%20Glance%20Michigan%20Genealogy%20Research/3524.html

Former Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society president Kris Rzepczynski (librarian at the LOM) has a blog site which may be of interest - http://genealogykris.com/

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Family History Center seminar in May - http://lansingfhc.org/

Is there a way of searching through all these messages for a particular family name without having to read each one of them to find it?

At the top of the page on the right hand side it says search Genealogy Wise, this will bring up ALL groups where a surname is mentioned. However attachments like the one I have in the Discussion forum  (ie. French-Canadian surnames) will not appear in the search. None of the groups have separate search engines that I know of. Jim.

I am looking for the Surname of Macabee, according to my late father's research one of our ancestors Moses Macabee came from Canada. He was also supposed to be Native as well, anyone know where I should start my search to verify all of this?

Never mind my last question I actually found the information I was looking for. However, I could use some help in tracking down Moses's Parents, I know where he was supposedly born, it was a place called St. Jean Chrysostome, Chateauquay, Quebec, Canada. He was born on 02/21/1860.

Derek, I have posted this before - please read some "how to" F-C research books, this will point you in the direction to research, the main source is the Loiselle marriage index and the Rivest marriage indexes. If you subscribe to Ancestry then you know it has many of the church records available (Family Search also has them and generally better quality), however neither has a comprehensive index, that is where the above two indexes come in handy (they can be ordered in through your local FHC)  The indexes do cover about 70% of Quebec including some adjacent areas in Ontario, Maine & Nova Scotia. So I would look in those indexes first to get leads to which parish to look in.  If you look in the Discussion forum you will see that I have posted a bibliography of books and articles to help you research F-C ancestry.  You may also want to look at the listing of surnames I am working on (again the discussion section) to find websites and books dealing with the surnames you are researching. From Tanguay the MACABEE name is also listed as MACCABEE and a "dit" name of MANABE.  Good luck.

Ah okay, this is the first time I have actually posted anything on this site. But I will check that out

Re Frederick Merriman:  I don't know what province he came from, and have no info other than his date of birth and the fact that by 1920 he was in the U.S.  Jayne, you have found him in the 1920 census, and that is definitely him.  

Re Frederick Merriman: I found the census in Ancestry, and it seemed to correspond to your ancestor (name, birthdate). Unfortunately, the census does not tell us which province he came from, just "English Canada". The names of his family members are also hints to follow. Good luck with your research!

Still looking for ancestors of Frederick Merriman, my mother's mother's father.  My cousin Michelle Thomlinson has identified his father as "Fred Merriiman" from Quebec, and his mother as Ann LeVallee.  Any assistance this triggers will be most welcome!

Janet (and Jayne),

1) "English Canada" refers to Ontario, so you do have a province.

Generally the following which may be found on census records applies with small variations on the borders depending on the time period.

Fr(ench) Can = LC (Lower Canada) = Can(ada) East = Quebec.

Eng(lish) Can = UC (Upper Canada = Caan(ada) West = Ontario

2. Did you contact Brenda Merriman?

3. As far as I am concerned MERRIMAN is not French-Canadian, but you have one marring to a LeVALLEE, which is French-Canadian. If the were not Catholic then it becomes harder to trace the family. If you could find them in the census you could see if the Protestant church records had been filmed.

If they were Catholic then it becomes much easier, then you read some "how to" F-C research books, this will point you in the direction to research, the main source is the Loiselle marriage index and the Rivest marriage indexes (females). If you subscribe to Ancestry then you know it has many of the church records available (Family Search also has them and generally better quality), however neither has a comprehensive index, that is where the above two indexes come in handy (they can be ordered in through your local FHC)  The indexes do cover about 70% of Quebec including some adjacent areas in Ontario, Maine & Nova Scotia. So I would look in those indexes first to get leads to which parish to look in.  If you look in the Discussion forum you will see that I have posted a bibliography of books and articles to help you research F-C ancestry.  You may also want to look at the listing of surnames I am working on (again the discussion section) to find websites and books dealing with the surnames you are researching. Good luck.

Hello to y'all from Mobile, AL sister city to Quebec because all those early Qubeca settlers.

The First French Settlements, 1699–1713

Following the War of the League of Augsburg (1688–1697), Louis XIV of France moved aggressively to expand French territories, and the French minister of the marine Louis de Phélypeaux, Comte de Pontchartrain, secretly made plans to establish French posts in Louisiana. In doing so, Pontchartrain intended to undermine the colonial interests of the English, Dutch, and Spanish along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville et d’Ardillières led the first French expedition to the vicinity of present-day Biloxi in 1699, followed by a year of exploring the Mississippi and Red River Valleys and making contact with the Natchez and other petites nations. In 1702 Iberville moved the colony’s base of operations to Mobile, where roughly 140 French speakers hoped to develop closer trade and military ties with the Choctaw and Chickasaw in order to check British expansion. Before permanently leaving Louisiana, Iberville vested considerable authority in his brother Jean-Baptise Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville, and his cousin Pierre Charles Le Sueur.  Bienville moved the colonial capital from Mobile to New Orleans in 1718.

My family:

Alexandre

Baudin

DuFrene

Juchereau

Paillet/Pollet

Checked with Brenda Merriman -- she says there is no sign of my Frederick E in Canadian records she can access.  Guess I'll push my way out another branch until something pops up...

Terri do you read canadian french fluently?  If I dig up some frenceh records would you be willing to translate them for me?  Yes his grandmothers birth name was different.  I will look it up and tell you.

Fluently--no.  Enough to translate a record to the best of my knowledge and then ask for further help--yes.  Quebec records usually follow a format for birth, marriage and death records.  I will try to help.

Thank you.  I don't speak or write any.  So anything you can give will be helpful.

Metis database (Western Canada)

http://metisnationdatabase.ualberta.ca/MNC/