Saturday, April 21, 2007

Franco-Americans from QUÉBEC to RHODE ISLAND

CONNIE LEMONDE
has done it again, sharing the knowledge she has gained, through the years, about living alone.
Thoughts and hints
to encourage women who,
through divorce, widowhood,
or other forms of separation,
are suddenly living alone
and having difficulty
adjusting to this change.
To discover more about
Connie LEMONDE's ancestors
(BADEAU, CHARLAND, FENLEY, LEDOUX)
who went from Lotbinière County, QC
to
New England, U.S.A.
and to view pictures of them,
click on the ORANGE title above.

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Sister Claire DESROCHERS

Claire DESROCHERS
was born in
St-Charles-de-Mandeville, QC
the daughter of
Lucien & Florida LONGPRÉ
Claire is a member of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. She worked for many years in Bolivia and has recently returned to Peru. She is providing community services in Lima.
For more information about
the
Sisters and their missionary work,
just click on the ORANGE title above
and you will be brought to their official website.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Baptisms, Marriages and Burials in QUÉBEC

BMS 2000
now available
Many persons have been asking me about the above program that lists a large number of baptisms, marriages and burials in Québec. Well, the program is now available to the public. Just remember that it's a FRENCH program; therefore, the abbreviations must be read as FRENCH:
B=Baptêmes (BAPTISMS)
M=Mariages (MARRIAGES)
S=Sépultures (BURIALS)
The rest of the information should be easy enough to understand, even by English-speaking persons. On the other hand, should you have any questions, just leave a COMMENT to this posting and I'll get back to you. Need I mention that I'm not involved with the publication of the BMS2000. I am a user, not a seller.
Click on the ORANGE TITLE above
to be brought to the website where
the BMS2000
is available.
Enjoy|

Saturday, April 07, 2007

BOURBAUT/BOURBEAU & GENEST dit LABARRE Ancestries

Élie, Paul and Pierre BOURBAUT
Lineage
may be found in the
February 2007 (Vol 135, No. 2) issue
of the REVUE SAINTE-ANNE.
The article includes 4 photos. It traces the arrival of the BOURBAUT brothers in the Mauricie region of QUÉBEC, one after the other, beginning in 1650.

Jacques GENEST dit LABARRE
Lineage
is traced in the
April 2007 (Vol. 135. No. 4) issue
of the REVUE SAINTE-ANNE.
There are 5 pictures including a drawing of Jacques and a photo of Dr. Paul GENEST, who died in Sainte-Foy, a suburb of Québec City, on December 10, 2000.
By clicking on the ORANGE TITLE above,
you will be brought to the official website
of SAINTE-ANNE SHRINE
where the REVUE is published.

Friday, April 06, 2007

1957: Franco-American mill workers at the mercy of ANTHRAX epidemic

Albert LANGLOIS,
born 1924-06-14
Manchester, Hillsborough County, NH,

son of Arthur LANGLOIS & Éveline MARTIN,
died of ANTHRAX in October 1957. He and several co-workers in the Arms Textile Mill located along the Merrimack River, were affected by the bacteria.
To read the whole story,
click on the ORANGE TITLE above.