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Randall Stackhouse

Happy Canada Day!

Jul 1, 2010
Lynn Cook

My research is mainly in NB, Canada, aloso seraching in Quebec, Canada, Ireland and France. I am compiling a list of Surnames being researched in NB, they can be found here:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbfamilyresearch/

Jul 3, 2010
Jean Marie Tahyi

I am searching for the Marcelain family. This may be a dit name but am not sure. The other surnames associated with it are Remire, Ricord, Cadeau and Pellant. I would love any help you can give. I know that Narcise Marcelain was from the Sault Ste Marie area and that his son Thomas was born there. I have seen this name spelled many ways. Marcelois, Marsolois, etc. There is a possibility that the name was Lemire dit Marsolais.

Jul 3, 2010
John Belchamber

Hello
This is my first time posting to the group,my name is John Belchamber from the UK.As you can see my research interest is in the Bel(l)chamber(s) surname.
I have recently discovered that a William Henry Belchamber had settled in Quebec and had married there in 1906 to a Marie Therrien daughter of Louis Henri Therrien and Edwidge Chausse.
William and Marie had five children of only two seem to have survived into adulthood,they are
i. Louis Henri Belchamber was born on 12 Apr 1906 in Bedford,Comte Missisquoi,Qeubec,Canada. He died on 30 Dec 1968 in Ste-Martine,Comte Chateauguay.
ii. On April 24, 1928 Louis Belchamber son of William and Marie THERRIEN
married Germaine LATOUR, daughter of Alexis LATOUR and Charlotte LAPIERRE.
St-Paul Montreal
iii. Ronald Vibert Belchamber s/o Louis & Germaine Latour mar.1971-03-06
Notre-Dame, Lery, Chateauguay, Diane Chiasson d/o Wilbrod &
Adrienne Groleau
iv. Bruce Belchamber s/o Louis & Germaine Latour mar. 1955-06-18
Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur, Ville Lasalle, Ile-de-Montréal, Debise
Menard d/o Henri & Lea Daignault
and Cecile Blanche Clara Belchamber was born on 26 Jul 1913 in St.Jean Sur Richelieu,Quebec.
Cecile had a child: father unknown, Joseph Gaetan Belchamber, b 14 Apr
1935, bp same day: Montréal Aide à la Femme 1935

Marie Belchamber nee Therrien must have died

William Henry married again in 1918 to
Marie Alice Marguerite Guillet daughter of Philias Guillette and Alphonsine Rheaume.
Do any of these people ring any bells with anyone?

Look forward to hearing from you

TIA John

Jul 5, 2010
Randall Stackhouse

I am looking for information on Mary Clark born in 1822. She married Samuel Stilwell born 1824. They lived in New Brunswick, Canada.

Jul 7, 2010
Al (alpobc)

Hi John BELCHAMBER;
I did a search for your surname on Canada411 for your living relatives. Here are my findings;
BELCHAMBERS = (finds many variants) 47 listings in all of Canada.
Perhaps you could do a letter writing campaign. There are sites that you can use to translate to French for those folks who live in Québec and then you could send a bilingual letter, just in case.
Some free translation sites are;
Free Translation
Systransoft
Google Translate
BabelFish
I hope this helps.
Al.
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

Jul 8, 2010
John Belchamber

Thanks Al
Looks like snail mail is the way to go.

John

Jul 10, 2010
James P. LaLone

The 2nd quarter (# 74) 2010 issue of IRISH ROOTS has an article "Useful Canadian Resources for Irish Ancestral Research" by Elizabeth Lapointe, pp. 20-22.

Jul 18, 2010
M. Diane Rogers

Coming up on Knowledge Network in August:

Childhood Lost - The Story of Canada's Home Children, Wednesday August 25, 11:00pm
http://www.knowledge.ca

Jul 18, 2010
Jill Stepp Johnston

My Armstrong (from Scotland) and Foote (Scots-Irish, I think) families came to the Dumfries area of Nova Scotia. After several generations, they emigrated to the U.S., eventually settling in Minnesota, living in the area of Willmar and Kandiyohi. While some came west to Washington State, others stayed in Minnesota. If you have similar connections, maybe we are related!

Jul 19, 2010
James Alfred Locke Miller Jr.

Does anyone have any Nixons from Co. Fermanagh, N. Ireland, circa 1800 to Canada? Especially near the Co. Caven line such as McGuiresbridge? Especially lawyers. Jim, Southport, N.C.

Jul 19, 2010
Stacey Hughes

Randall,

Where in New Brunswick did Mary Clark and Samuel Stilwell live?

Aug 1, 2010
Al (alpobc)

Randall Stackhouse:
Here is a census image from the 1881 Census of Canada, New Brunswick, Queens County, Waterborough. Lines 10 & 11, is this your Samuel and Mary?

Looking on Collections Canada for 1851 census for Waterborough has the following comment; "The manuscript census returns for this sub-district/division no longer exist." There is a microfilm reel number though.

Al

Aug 1, 2010
Randall Stackhouse

Thank you Al! This is the same family. My line is daughter Drusilla. She married Alphonzo Ferris.

Randy

Aug 2, 2010
Al (alpobc)

Randall Stackhouse:
Here is a census image for the 1891 Census of Canada for New Brunswick check out lines 13 & 14. It looks like Druscilla was enumerated as Priscilla.

Al

Aug 2, 2010
Randall Stackhouse

Yes her name was Druscilla Priscilla Rosilla Stilwell.

Aug 7, 2010
Eric K. Schweer

Hello, I'm working the names Moore and Pitt in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. I have Moore as far back as George Moore, born in England, Migrated to Gays Island New Brunswick. He was married to an Elizabeth Frame. Children were
Samuel 1839 - 1922 and David 1853 - ?

My Great Great Grandfather Creighton Hamilton Moore was a resident of New Brunswick Canada and Nova Scotia before moving to Colorado by way Of Illinois. Robert Dyken Pitt 1875 - ?, I found his marriage record in the Nova Scotia Vital Statistics data base, and the birth of Some of the children. He was married to Ida May Terris was My Maternal Great Grandfather, they also hail from the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia area. His Father was Thomas Pitt. 1816 - 1882, Mother Mary Ann Spencer 1839 - 1924.

Aug 10, 2010
Eric K. Schweer

Opps, that is Gays River New Brunswick

Aug 10, 2010
James P. LaLone

This may be dumb on my part since I am so computer illiterate, but I have just started a LALONDE (LALONE & LALANDE) group on this website:
http://www.genealogywise.com/group/lalondefamily. If you are descended from one of these Quebec families stop by and say hi!

Aug 19, 2010
Randall Stackhouse

Hi Stacey Hughes - They ( Mary Clark and Samuel Stilwell) lived in Queens County, Waterborough, New Brunswick.

Aug 30, 2010
James P. LaLone

For all of you who will be in Montreal during the first week of October
2010. This is a not to be missed event.

The Société généalogique Canadienne-française will be hosting the very
first Genealogical and History Authors Meet-and-Greet, at Auberge Royal
Versailles, 7200 Sherbrooke Street East, in Montréal, on Sunday, October
3rd, 2010, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission is $5.00 CAN.

In all, 110 published authors will be sharing their diverse experience
and knowledge with the attendants.

There will also be mini-conferences and workshops.

This event will be conducted in French.

For more information, please visit the SGCF website at:

http://www.sgcf.com/documents/salon_des_auteurs_2010.pdf

SGCF : (514) 527-1010 info@sgcf.com
Gisèle Monarque : (450) 424-4806 GMonar@videotron.ca
Josée Tétreault : (514) 498-2995 joseetetreault@hotmail.com

Sep 19, 2010
Roz Edson

I have the following census info (obtained from FamilySearchRecordSearch) but am wondering if anyone might have access to the actual census image. I would like to know who was living in the household with Elizabeth Benner (of this census record.) Thankyou

Name: Elizabeth Benner
Gender: Female
Age: 47
Calculated Birth Year: 1824
Country or Province of Birth: N B
Marital Status: Widowed
Ethnic Origin: English
Religion: F C Baptist
Census Place: 03, Sussex k, King's 176, New Brunswick
Page Number: 21
Line Number: 11
House Number: 72
Family Number: 72
Film Number: 2229105
Library and Archives Canada Film Number: C-10379
Digital Folder Number: 4396593
Image Number: 00085
Collection: Canada Census, 1871

Sep 19, 2010
Michelle Braakman

John Benner 17, Mary Benner 14, Abraham Benner 9 and Margaret Sears 72
are listed as other members of the household of Elizabeth Benner.

Sep 19, 2010
Roz Edson

Wow! Michelle....Thank yoy soooo much!
Seeing the Sears name there is very meaningful....you have no idea. I'm hopeing that it turns out that Margaret is Elizabeth Benner's mother. The others listed are probably Elizabeth's children. Again, I thank you very much.
Kind regards, Roz Edson

Sep 19, 2010
Roz Edson

Concerning death of John Benner:
http://books.google.com/books?ei=g2-oTLzGMYOBlAe17qCdDQ&ct=resu...
New Brunswick vital statistics from newspapers, Volumes 26-28
"d. Dunsinane Mill, Sussex, Sunday 20th inst., John Benner, age 50, formerly of Dennisville, Maine." [Note: Probably Denneysville, Washington Co, Maine]

This was a "snippet view" therefore I could not read to find out Month and Year of death.

Might someone have access to "New Brunswick vital statistics from newspapers, Volumes 26-28" that would share with me the month and year of his death.

Ps
Is anyone farmiliar with "Dunsinane Mill" (A town? A workplace?)

Oct 3, 2010
Roz Edson

I found it here:
http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/NewspaperVitalStats/Search.aspx?culture...

Great resource for "New Brunswick vital statistics from newspapers".

Oct 7, 2010
Robert Burns

Is there anyone in the Montreal area who would be available to do an obituary look up for me in the archives of the Montreal Gazette?

Oct 18, 2010
James P. LaLone

The Nov/Dec 2010 issue of FAMILY CHRONICLE has articles on the Library & Archives Canada in Ottawa, Kirk Sessions of the Church of Scotland, Researching your Ancestors’ Houses, Dissertations & Theses as Genealogical Sources, and analyzing conflicting data to name a few.

Nov 9, 2010
Robert A. Archey Sr.

Have researched my family - Achin/Achim - in Quebec. Anyone interested in the results?

Nov 9, 2010
Randall Stackhouse

Thanks Al that looks like the right family!

Dec 3, 2010
Michel Rivard

Could use some help with a brick wall. I am trying to find information about the parents of Louisa Sworth. Married to William Thompson in 1879. Their marriage cert shows her parents as John and Meria Sworth. The 1881 census indicates that she was born in Elizabethtown, ON., with a ethnic origin as German. I have seen the last name spelt as Swarth, however the majority of documents show it as Sworth. I have not been able to find anything on her parents. There is a John and Mary Swarth in 1880 USA census. Any ideas or leads would be appreciated.

Dec 9, 2010
James P. LaLone

ROOTS 2011

hosted by the Quebec Family History Society

This event will be the largest English-language genealogical conference ever held in Quebec. There will be numerous well-known speakers discussing all aspects of family history research, computer demonstrations, and a book fair. All lectures and events are in English.

Date: June 3rd, 4th, & 5th 2011

Place: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

For complete program details and registration form visit the QFHS website at: www.qfhs.ca

Or e-mail:

You may also write to:

ROOTS 2011, Quebec Family History Society,

P.O. Box 1026, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada H9S 4H9
roots2011@bell.net - An International Conference on Family History Research

or call:
514-428-0236

Jan 4, 2011
Michel Rivard

I am trying to locate information about the parents of Desire Dupuis, John and Marie (Jennise). Desire married Louise M. Fournier in 1902, Russell, ONtario. He was born in Thurso, Que. Both he and Marie lived in Buckingham, Que. at the time of their marriage. She was born in Pembroke ON. They later settled in Blind River, ON

Feb 14, 2011
john armstrong

its goiung to be great for the welloff or wholesves there

Feb 14, 2011
John Patten

Hi, I'm researching a gentleman by the name of Elias MORTIMER (b. abt 1811 England) and his wife Jane (abt. 1811 Ireland). They appear in the 1841 England census for Hastings and later are found in the Quebec census of 1861, sharing a home with their son George and his family (wife Sophie).

I'm unable to locate Elias or Jane's deaths or locations after 1861. Their children eventually went to Minnesota (son Elias) and Boston (sons George and Thomas).

My primary research area is Aboriginal Australia, so I'm a little unsure of Canadian resources outside of my Ancestry subscription. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Mar 6, 2011
Al (alpobc)

Hi John Patten;

You mention you have an Ancestry subscription, so you should check out the Drouin Collection. It has a lot of vital stats records.

Al.

Mar 10, 2011
John Patten

Thanks Al, but my suscription restricts me to Australian and UK collections. I may have to consider an upgrade, but right now the price increase wouldn't be justifiable.

Mar 10, 2011
Mary Lou Anderson Reid

Hello John,

I did locate Elias in the Montreal Directories from 1861 - 1866. I can send those entries to you if you like. Please let me know if you want that information.

Regards,

Mary Lou

Mar 11, 2011
Bonsai Melb

Hi John,

I noticed a family tree with the following info, they might be your people:

Elias Mortimer

Birth 1806 England

Death 1866 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Spouse: Jane Morris

Birth 1802 England

Death 1874 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Children: George

Born 1836 Ireland

Death 1 Jan 1913 Brooklin, Mass

Married Elizabeth Orchard

Hope this helps,

Beverley.

Mar 11, 2011
John Patten

Thanks guys.

Mary Lou, I did find the 1861-62 Montreal directory entry for Elias, but that was the only one. I had been inclined to believe the family had moved on, until your mention of another 5 years worth of entries. I would appreciate the other entries greatly, thanks.

Beverley, yes that is the family. I've since found an obituary for the eldest son Elias William, and it did mention his two brothers George and Thomas having lived in Boston. I traced them to Brookline and another area on the other side of the city.

Thank you both!

Mar 11, 2011
John Patten

Nevermind, I found the other Montreal directories on archive.org. Thanks.

Mar 12, 2011
William Henry Jones, Jr

looking for info regarding Jean Baptiste Smith & Josephte Chenette, Jean Baptiste Smith & Caroline Cote aslo there children one being my great grandfather Joseph Wilfred Smith married to Marie-Anne Philomene Robillard

Apr 16, 2011
John Belchamber

Richard Belchamber deserted his ship and was tried in St.Johns,Newfoundland in May 1815.He was deported back to the UK,then transported to Australia in 1816.Would there be any paperwork available in Canada about the trial.

Regards John

May 31, 2011
Carolyn Preston

You might want to try a search on the Canadian Archives site. (Available online). Just search for his name.

May 31, 2011
John Belchamber

Thanks Carolyn,have done,with no luck,have contacted them by email and awaiting reply.

Jun 2, 2011
Kelli Flanders Robinson

Hello! I've just started researching the Bourgaults and Parents from Quebec.

Jun 4, 2011
James Alfred Locke Miller Jr.

The Canadian Parent family also had an old Mobile, Alabama, branch. I descend "Don Pedro", Jean Pierre Gabriel Francois de Juzan, His Spanish Majesty's Indian Commissioner to Alabama, and DAR ally "Patriot", as he ran Spanish service agents amongst the Indians against British agents amongst the Indians in the American Revolution. His father was French Marine aide Maj. Pierre Gabriel de Juzan, kin of French-Italian Canadians, aide Maj. Charles Pierre de Liette, Capt. Antoine de Tonty, Henri de Tonty (founder of Mobile) and Baron Alphonse de Tonty. Gen. Luke Finley, Sr., and I believe we descend Don Pedro's wife Marie Henriette Rochon, daughter of Charles Rochon, Sr., of Canada. However other kin and good researchers believe we descend wife Catherine Marie Parent, daughter of Francois and Marguerite Catherine Binet Parent of Canada. Francois the son of Jacques and Genevieve Louis Chevalier. Jacques the son of Pierre and Jeanne Parent, Sr. He the son of Andre and Marie Coudrey Parent. Does this "ring any bells" with you? The head of the French FBI is, or was, a Parent.

Jun 4, 2011
Jennifer C

Hi everyone,

I need help finding my birth family. I met my birth mother, but would also like to go beyond that and find my birth grandmother's family. My grandmother could still be alive as she would be 80 this year. I have no surname to work with. However, this is what I do have....

She was born in Saskatchewan in 1931..

Was of French Canadian Descent, also possibly Metis (Mic Mac) 5’2, 134lbs, medium complexion.

Had brown hair, brown eyes and attractive teeth. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

She enjoyed hockey, baseball, reading, knitting and embroidery, and worked as a waitress and later on in domestic service.

(I don't know if they met in Saskatchewan or in Sarnia, Ontario)*She probably never spoke of this to other family members...

In 1950 she met a man(birth Grandfather was born in 1928) with Green eyes, Blonde hair and fair skin, 5’11, 160lbs,

He did not want to marry my pregnant grandmother.(that’s what the paper says!)

He was described as Canadian and Protestant. He worked in construction.Interest’s baseball and woodcraft.

My grandmother then gave up the baby in Sarnia, Ontario in 1951. Born Aug 3.

I've been tested at 23andme. I'm of the Haplogroup A2f1a. I have a bit of Native in me as well.

If anyone thinks they can help me, or thinks this story sounds familiar, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you

Jun 6, 2011
Peter Stines

I'm researching the Atells (Stephen, Mary and Lucy) in Saskatchewan. They were dairy farmers in the late 19th century. Lucy was born around 1901 in Makado or Mikado. Her father died by 1921.

Jun 29, 2011
Peter Stines

I am researching Hugh Patterson in Pehlam.He was born in Scotland in 1825 and came to Canada by the 1840's. His wife was Margaret McCullum, born in 1836. I have a fair amount of information on Hugh's descendants. Need to find the names of Hugh's parents and where he was buried. I think he died in 1897.

Jun 29, 2011