Sainte-Brigide-de-Kildare parish

Ste-Brigide-de-Kildare parish in Montréal, QC, will be closing.

As early as 1850, the Irish population of Montréal was petitioning for an English-speaking parish. Msgr. Ignace BOURGET, bishop of the city, acquiesced and the parish was established in 1867.
The church will be turned into a Community Center. There will be an open-house at the parish on Sunday, October 5, 2008 before renovations begin. Like many Roman Catholic parishes, the building will be used for other purposes.
Although there are still many persons in Québec, who claim to be Catholic, few attend church services regularly, other than for the traditional ceremonies of Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage & Funerals. For this reason, many parishes have merged & others have closed, such as will Sainte-Brigide-de-Kildare since expenses may not be met.

For more information about the parish,

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LEMONDE's in ENGLAND

Trying to find the ancestry of

William Bruce LEMONDE

who married

Margaret Alice BIRCH,

probably in ENGLAND. Their son,

Frederick Bruce LEMONDE

was born 1903-07-25 in Islington, London, ENGLAND.

He married

Margaret Louisa BAILEY.

Their son,

Bruce Edmond LEMONDE

was born & married in ENGLAND

and served in the British Royal Navy.

From what Bruce remembers, he was on the East Coast of the U.S. on a British naval ship when he received a letter from a U.S. relatives; but, he doesn't recall the name of this female relative, who had recognized his photo in the local newspaper. Also, he doesn't recall whether this stopover was in MA or PA or elsewhere on the East Coast of the U.S.
Any help in researching these LEMONDE's would be appreciated.

To see pictures of the above-mentioned,

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Richard SÉVIGNY

Thanks to Richard SÉVIGNY's son, John, I've d
iscovered the artwork of this talented and prolific Franco-American. Like many of our Québec ancestors, Richard inherited their artistic capabilities that bring us such pleasure when relatives accept to share them with us, as has done John.

Richard was born in 1947 in Hingham, MA, the son of Harold SÉVIGNY and Mary Ernestine STEVENS.

To view Richard's artwork,

CLICK on the title above.

This will lead you to John's BLOG

where you'll discover the state of mind

and environment that gave birth

to such creativity.

Enjoy!

Brother Amédée DUCHARME (1892-1982)

The son of David DUCHARME+Clérina HÉON, Amédée was born 1892-01-15 in Saint-Sylvère, Nicolet County, QC. In 1908, he entered the Juniorat of Mont-de-La-Salle in Maisonneuve, a suburb of the city of Montréal, on the island of Montréal, QC. Known in religious life as Brother Gustave, Amédée taught in various schools of the community. He died 1982-05-04 in Laval, QC.

PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME

Unknown ancestry
according to the JETTÉ Dictionary
(1)
Sébastien PROVENCHER
Marguerite /MANCHON
Marriage Contract
1663-01-22
Notary Laurent du Portail
(2)
Jean-François PROVENCHER
Marguerite MOREAU
1701-11-15
Batiscan, Champlain County, QC
(3)
Joseph-François PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME
Marie-Pélagie PINET BELLEFEUILLE
1760
(4)
François PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME
Josèphte DAVID LACOURSE
1785-04-04
Bécancour, Nicolet County, QC
(5)
Étienne DUCHARME
Charlotte LABARRE GENEST
1820-02-14
Bécancour, Nicolet County, QC
(6)
Onésime DUCHARME
Marie DESHAYES
1860-04-23
Bécancour, Nicolet County, QC
(7)
David DUCHARME
Clarina/CLérina HÉON
1884-07-15
Saint-Maurice, Champlain County, QC

For more biographical information

and a picture of Brother Amédée DUCHARME,

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