Florina GERVAIS (1888-1979), MNDA

Are you interested in the GERVAIS lineage? I've recently discovered that the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Angels (Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame-des-Anges), was founded by Florina GERVAIS, the daughter of Pierre GERVAIS+Rosalie MARTEL. The community's Mother House is located in Lennoxville (Sherbrooke), QC.

You may read the life story of

Florina GERVAIS

by clicking on the title above.

Jérôme LEMAY (1933-3-2011), Jacqueline LEMAY (1937- )

Guitarist, song writer, composer, singer, comedian,

Jérôme LEMAY

was born 1933-04-20

in Bearn, Témiscamingue County, QC

He died

2011-04-20

in Cité de la Santé Hospital, Laval, QC.

His sister

Jacqueline LEMAY

is also a

guitarist, song writer, composer and singer,

born 1937-05-23 

in Guérin, Témiscamingue County, QC.

For more information about these wellknown Québecers,

do a Google search.

LEMAY

(1)

François LEMAY

Marie GASCHET

Angers, Anjou, FRANCE

(2)

Michl LEMEY/LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Marie DUTAUT/DUTOS/DUTEAU

1659-06-15

Trois-Rivières, QC

(3)

Ignace LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Anne GIRDRD/GRARD

1687-11-24

Charlesbourg, suburb of Québec City, QC

(4)

Joseph LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Geneviève FRÉCHET

1728-11-15

Saint-Nicolas-de-Lévis, QC

(5)

Joseph LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Geneviève AUGER

1752-07-24

St-Louis parish, Lotbinière, Lotbinière County, QC

(6)

Joseph LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Madeleine LEVASSEUR

1791-03-07

Bécancour, Nicolet County, QC

(7)

Jean-Baptiste LEMAY

Marie-Claire LECLERC

1818-03-31

St-Louis parish, Lotbinière, Lotbinière County, QC

(8)

Léonard LEMAY

Philomène LEMAY

1855-07-10

St-Louis parish, Lotbinière, Lotbinière County, QC

(9)

Jean-Baptiste LEMAY

Aimée BEaUDET

1885-10-13

Les Becquets, Nicolet County, QC

(10)

Léonard LEMAY

Angéline PROVENCHER

1918-01-14

Gentilly (Bécancour), Nicolet County, QC

Pauline TURMEL (1920-2010)

Pauline TURMEL

b. 1920-03-30

d. 2010-05-13

To see pictures of the TURMEL ancestors,

click on the title above

and go to their photo album.

TURMEL

Jean Turmel

Louise Vincent

Pleurtruit, Basse Bretagne, Saint-Malo, FRANCE

(2)

Jean-François Turmel

Marie-Françoise Bisson

1762.05.10

  Sainte-Foy, QC

(3)

Louis Gaspard Turmel

Marie-Véronique Ferland

1790.07.20 

Sainte-Marie, Beauce County, QC

(4)

Ignace Turmel

Marie-Ursule Grégoire

1824.11.09 

Sainte-Marie, Beauce County, QC

(5)

Jean-Ignace Turmel

Césarie Lessard

1849.10.29

Saint-Elzéar, Beauce County, QC

(6)

Jean Turmel

Rébecca Thivierge

1880.06.30 

Saints-Anges, Beauce County, QC

(7)

Jean-Paul “Burt” TURMEL

Marie-Anna BOILY

1913-04-01 

Saints-Anges de Beauce, QC

 (8)

Pauline TURMEL

Rock MOISAN

1945.06.25 

Québec City, QC

DUCHARME+HICKS couple

Looking for parents of

Maxime DUCHARME+Ann HICKS

married 1845-12-07 

Anglican church, Clarendon, Portage-du-Fort, Pontiac Cty, QC, 

marriage  rehabilitated 1858-02-16

in RC church, Portage-du-Fort, Pontiac County, QC. 

Portage-du-Fort was locally known as Clarendon.

Help appreciated

The ST-GELAIS Families of North America

Those of you, who are really into French-Canadian & Franco-American genealogy, would profit from checking out Bob ST-GELAIS site. As of today, he has 262,239 individuals in his files & he's always available to help out.

CLICK on the title above
to be brought to the
ST-GELAIS site

NELLY ARCAN (born: Isabelle FORTIER)

According to news reports, NELLY ARCAN's body was found by her live-in boyfriend in her home on St. Dominick St., in Montréal, QC Friday, September 24, 2009. The first police report that I heard over the radio noted that she was 37 years old & that she had committed suicide. Subsequent newspaper articles have given her age as 35 & her funeral home obituary notes that she was 36 years old but her birth year was not indicated. One article lists her DOB as 1973-03-05 but I have no proof of this.

Nelly's birth name was Isabelle FORTIER, the daughter of Germain FORTIER & Jacinthe MERCIER, who were married in Notre-Dame-de-Fatima parish, in Lac-Mégantic, Frontenac County, QC. Her obituary notes that  they had 2 children: Isabelle & her brother, Érik.

Apparently, Isabelle left her hometown of Lac-Mégantic in her early twenties to settle in Montréal, where she became a Call Girl. The people, who knew her, claim that she was mentally unstable & suicidal, having attempted to kill herself on several occasions. As a result of these attempts, she was hospitalized now & then.

Isabelle wrote her first book, PUTAIN, under the pen name of NELLY ARCAN. Although a novel, PUTAIN (published 2002) was based upon her experience as a prostitute. It immediately became a bestseller and Nelly's name made the headlines. She was interviewed on radio & television, which brought her more popularity. Some say that the topic of SEX appealed to her readers. Successive novels by Nelly ARCAN were published: Folie (2004), L'enfant dans le miroir (2007), À ciel ouvert (2007) & her most recent novel, Paradis, clés en main (which was scheduled to be published in November 2009). The publisher intends to bring out the book at that date despite Nelly's suicide.

At the time of her death, Nelly was a chronicler on a Montréal television variety show, ICI, on channel VOX. Her co-workers were dismayed by the news of her death, but some commented not being surprised. Youth and good looks were important to Nelly and she was pushing 40 years of age, which seemed to be a problem for her. She had always been a beautiful blond woman and still was, and her physical beauty preoccupied her.

All of NELLY ARCAN's novels seem to be based upon her life experiences, both physical & emotional. I have not yet read any of her books, but I will do so shortly.

FORTIER

(1)

Noël FORTIER

Marthe GOLLE

1638-05-26

St-Rémi, Dieppe (Seine-Maritime), FRANCE

 (2)

Antoine FORTIER

Marie-Madeleine CADIEU/CADIEUX

1677-11-21

Beauport, suburb of Québec City, QC

 (3)

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER

Marie-Madeleine RUEL

1708-10-15

St-Laurent parish, Île-d'Orléans, Montmorency County, QC

 (4)

Basile FORTIER

Madeleine DELAGE

1751-10-11

St-Jean parish, Île-d'Orléans, Montmorency County, QC

(5)

Joseph FORTIER

Marie-Pélagie CLOUTIER

1785-02-07

Saint-Henri, Lévis County, QC

 (6)

Michel FORTIER

Cécile ROI/ROY

1820-07-25

Saint-Henri, Lévis County, QC

 (7)

Thomas FORTIER

Philomène BERNIER

1861-02-04

St-Vital parish, Lambton, Frontenac County, QC

 (8)

Arthur FORTIER

Albertine BERNIER

1901-07-22

St-Vital parish, Lambton, Frontenac County, QC

 (9)

Élie FORTIER

Amanda GRENIER

1938-09-22

St-Zénon parish, Piopolis, Frontenac County, QC

Alice ROBITAILLE aka ALYS ROBI

ALYS ROBI
International singing star

was baptized ALICE ROBITAILLE and was born 1923-02-03 in Saint-Raymond, a suburb of Québec City, QC, the daughter of Émile and Albina MOISAN. From early childhood, her only desire was to become a famous singer. Her father would enter her in local talent contests, which she won most of the time, a situation which increased her certainty that she would be a star some day. With this in mind, she left her home in Québec City and, at age 13, took the night train to Montréal, without the knowledge of her parents. Arriving in the city with only 5¢ in her purse after having paid the train passage (one way), she purchased a tram ticket to the theatre where Rose OUELLETTE was head of a variety show. Having met Rose once in the past and having been encouraged by her to continue her singing career, Alice took her at her word and entered the theatre where a rehearsal was going on. She went right up to Mrs. OUELLETTE and told her she was there to be part of the show. Although astounded, Rose immediately hired her and even took her into her home since Alice had nowhere to stay and no money to pay for a room.
This was the beginning of Alice's professional career, and she sang with the variety show for 3 years till she was offered a contract in Ontario, etc. By this time, Alice had taken on the stage name of ALYS ROBI by which she is known to this day.
Alys' life is all the more interesting because she unabashedly shared her emotions through the many situational and mental difficulties that she experienced. Her 1990 autobiography, Un long cri dans la nuit: 5 années à l'asile, describes the horrors of life in a Québec mental institution, St-Michel-Archange, following a nervous breakdown, where she was forced to submit to electric shock therapy, cold ice baths, and, eventually, a lobotomy.
Overcoming the isolation of the mental institution where she lived alone in a small cell and where her father visited her but once in 5 years, she managed to hold onto her sanity despite social deprivation. From 1948 to 1953, she continuously told herself that she was an "international singer" and that she would continue her career despite the fears that grew on her during these 5 years.
Of course, by 1953, when Alice was released from St-Micchel-Archange after a successful lobotomy (which was rare), her father came to see her for the second time, to bring her home. After awhile, she overcame the fear of social contacts, which had been brought on by the isolation experienced at the hospital, and she began accepting singing contracts. She now sings occasionally for local institutions despite her age.
ALYS ROBI's life is an inspiration to us all. If she could survive a mental institution and what it entailed in the 1940's and 50's, we should all be able to overcome our daily difficulties and attain our goals.

For pictures of ALYS ROBI
click on the title above.

ROBITAILLE
(1)
Jean ROBITAILLE
Martine CORMONT
Picardie, FRANCE
(2)
Pierre ROBITAILLE
Marie MAUFAY/MAUFET
marriage contract
1675-05-05
before Notary DUQUET
Sillery, suburb of Québec City, QC
(3)
Joseph ROBITAILLE

Catherine DROLET

1722-01-20

N-D-de-l'Annonciation parish, Ancienne-Lorette, QC
(4)
Pierre ROBITAILLE

Marie-Geneviève VALIN

1765-02-11

N-D-de-l'Annonciation parish, Ancienne-Lorette, QC
(5)
Jean ROBITAILLE

Marie CANTIN

1802-02-15

N-D-de-l'Annonciation parish, Ancienne-Lorette, QC
(6)
Jean ROBITAILLE
Adélaïde DELISLE
1829-01-20
N-D-de-l'Annonciation parish, Ancienne-Lorette, QC
(7)
Siméon ROBITAILLE

Christine ALLAIN

1866-01-30

N-D-de-l'Annonciation parish, Ancienne Lorette, QC
(8)
Napoléon ROBITAILLE

Amanda BUSSIÈRES

1886-06-14

St-Jean-Baptiste parish, Québec City,  QC
(9)
Napoléon ROBITAILLE

Albertine DUSSAULT

1910-07-18
St-Jean-Baptiste parish, Québec City, QC

Anne-Marie DUCHARME (1902-1985)

A Québec actress, Anne-Marie DUCHARME was born 1902-07-01 in St-Félix-de-Valois, Joliette County, QC, the daughter of Henri & Anna “Anny” ASSELIN. She began her career by acting in plays that were put on in various parish halls throughout Québec. Later, she went into movies and tv series. Among her better known appearances were:

* 1972: Les allées de la terre

*1973: Il était une fois dans l'Est

* 1973 : Kamouraska

* 1975 : La Tête de Normande St-Onge

* 1976 : Parlez-nous d'amour

* 1976 : L'Eau chaude, l'eau frette

* 1977 : Ti-mine, Bernie pis la gang

* 1977 : Le Soleil se lève en retard

* 1978 : Le Clan Beaulieu (TV series)

* 1979 : La Belle apparence

*1980 : Ça peut pas être l'hiver, on n'a même pas eu d'été

*1980 : Frédéric (TV series)

Anne-Marie died 1985-02-15 in Montréal, QC. According to my research, she never married.

CHARRON dit DUCHARME

(1)

Pierre CHARRON

Judith MARTIN

Circa 1632

Champagne, (Seine et Marne), FRANCE

(2)

Pierre “Le jeune” Nicolas CHARRON dit DUCHARME

Catherine PILET/PILAT/PILARD

1665-10-19

Notre-Dame parish, Montréal, QC

(3)

François CHARRIN dit DUCHARME

Marguerite PIET/PIETTE dite TREMPE

1701-01-30

Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu County, QC

(4)

Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME

Marguerite MARET/MARETTE dite LÉPINE

1732-02-11

Ste-Geneviève parish, Berthier, Berthier County, QC

(5)

Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME

Geneviève JOLY

1762-11-11

Lanoraie, Berthier County, QC

(6)

Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME

Marie-Louise LESIÈGE

1795.06.08

Ste-Geneviève parish, Berthier, Berthier County, QC

(7)

Basile CHARRON dit DUCHARME

Rose ÉNEAU/ÉNOS/HÉNAULT dite CANADA

1827.06.25

Sainte-Élisabeth, Joliette County, QC

(8)

Alexis CHARRON dit DUCHARME

Josèphte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE

1849-01-23

Sainte-Élisabeth, Joliette County, QC

(9)

Henri DUCHARME

Anna “Anny” ASSELIN

1901-07-08

Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Joliette County, QC

The DIONNE Quintuplets (1934)

The DIONNE Quints were born in Corbeil, ON in 1934-05-28. The first-known quintuplets to have lived beyond childhood, the DIONNE girls did not have a normal life in that they were exposed to the public during their childhood on a daily basis. Living in a private hospital built for them, they were not allowed much contact with their parents; hence, familial bonds were never experienced and each had emotional and financial difficulties throughout their life. In November 2007, two of the quints, Annette and Cécile, were still living together in Mont-St-Bruno, QC.
Oliva DIONNE & his wife,.Elzire LEGROS, had 6 children before the birth of the Quints: Ernest, Marie-Rose, Thérèse, Daniel, Léo & Pauline, who was born in 1933. After the birth of the Quint, the couple had 3 sons: Oliva, Victor & Claude.
Several books were written about the Quints, including an autobiography at the hands of ANNETTE & CÉCILE. These may easily be found in the Internet.
ANNETTE married Germain ALLARD but they eventually divorced.
CÉCILE married Philippe LANGLOIS and the couple also divorced.
ÉMÉLIE entered a convent where she had a series of seizures. One day, alone in the Infirmary in St-Agathe-des-Mnts, QC, she had a seizure, which caused her to turn over in her bed, face down on the pillow. She thus died from suffocation on 1954-08-06.
MARIE married Florian HOULE (Herman+Rose Alba ROCH) in Montréal, QC on 1958-08-11. The couple divorced. MARIE died in Montréal, QC on 1970-02-24.
YVONNE was a librarian. She died in Longueuil, QC on 2001-06-23.

For pictures of the DIONNE Quints,

click on the title above.

DIONNE

(1)

Antoine DIONNE

Catherine YVORY

Circa 1660

FRANCE

(2)

Jean DIONNE

MARIE Charlotte MIGNAULT

Marriage contract

1694-08-01

Notary E. JACOB, Montmorency County, QC

(3)

Antoine DIONNE

Marie-Anne LIZOTTE

Marriage contract

1734-06-20

Notary E. JANNEAU, Kamouraska County, QC

(4)

Antoine DIONNE

Marie-Louise CARON

1763-02-07

Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, L'Islet County, QC

(5)

Antoine DIONNE

Marie-Marthe MORNEAU

1784-11-15

Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, L'Islet County, QC

(6)

Antoine Lucien DIONNE

Élisabeth CHARPENTIER

1812-09-21

Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska County, QC

(7)

Joseph DIONNE

Marguerite COURCHESNE

1834.02.10

Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska County, QC

(8)

Joseph DIONNE

Henriette BOISVERT

1863.11.24

L’Avenir, Drummond County, QC

(9)

OLIVIER Charles DIONNE

Rosalie COUTURE

1893.04.03

Biddeford, York County, ME, USA

(10)

OLIVA Édouard DIONNE

Elzire LEGROS

1925.09.15

Corbeil, ON

Alodie "Élodie" PARADIS (1840-1912)

Alodie Virginie PARADIS

was born 1840-05-12 in L’Acadie, which was then part of the Montréal diocese. It later became part of Saint-Jean County, QC. The 3^rd child of 6 of Joseph PARADIS & Émilie GRÉGOIRE, in the family she was called Élodie.
In 1846, she was sent to the Boarding School of the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre-Dame in LaPrairie, Qc.
In February 1854, she became a postulant in the convent of the Marianite Sisters in Saint-Laurent, a suburb of the city of Montréal, on the island of Montréal, QC. In 1857-08-22, she pronounced her first vows and took the name of Sister Léonie.
Up till 1862, she taught in the Montréal area. She was then sent to St-Vincent-de-Paul Orphanage in New York. In 1870, She transferred to the American branch of the community of the Sisters of Holy Cross in INDIANA where she taught French & embroidery to the students of St. Marie Academy. Twelve years in the U.S. permitted her to learn the English language. In 1874, she was sent to Memramcook, NB as directrice of a group of young female domestics working at St. Joseph College. At this point, many young girls joined Sr. Léonie in her work; therefore, in 1880, during the General Chapter of the Father of the Holy Cross, who were in charge of the College, dubbed the group of young women domestics as the "Petites Soeurs de la Sainte-Famille." These women took private vows & performed domestic duties in the Colleges run by the Fathers of the Holy Cross. The small community did not have Canonical approval at that time. Then, Msgr. Paul LAROCQUE, bishop of Sherbrooke, QC, asked Sr. Léonie & the “Little Sisters” to staff the seminary and the bishop's house. It was at this point that Sr. Léonie transferred the Mother House and Novitiate from New Brunswick to Sherbrooke. In 1896, the Petites Soeurs de la Sainte-Famille received diocesan approval. Sr. Léonie was still a member of the community of the Sisters of the Holy Cross; but, in 1905, Pope Pius X relieved her of her obligations to that community and allowed her to wear the habit of the community which she had founded in NB, the Petites Soeurs de la Sainte-Famille. At the time of Mother Léonie's death (1912-05-03) in Sherbrooke, QC, there were 600 sisters, who worked in 38 houses.

PARADIS
(1)
Jacques PARADIS
Marguerite PESLÉ/PELLÉ
Chartres, Perche (Orne), FRANCE
(2)
Pierre PARADIS
Barbe GUYON
Marriage contract
1632-02-11
before Notary Mathurin ROUSSEL
Chartres, Perche (Orne), FRANCE
(3)
Pierre PARADIS
Jeanne MILLOIR
Marriage contract
1674-08-23
before Notary VaCHON
Beauport, QC
(4)
Joseph PARADIS
Geneviève CAUCHON
1712-04-05
Château-Richer, Montmorency County, QC
(5)
Pierre PARADIS
Ursule CANTIN
1744-09-28
St-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Montmorency County, QC
(6)
Jean-Baptiste PARADIS
Marueguerite GUÉRIN
1781-08-20
LaPrairie, Laprairie County, QC
(7)
Jean-Baptiste PARADIS
Isabelle ROY
1804-11-26
L'Acadie, St-Jean County, QC
(8)
Joseph PARADIS
Émilie GRÉGOIRE
1837-10-03
L'Acadie, St-Jean County, QC

For more information about
Alodie Virginie PARADIS
AKA
Mother Léonie PARADIS,
click on the title above.

Délia TÉTREAULT (1865-1941)

On February 4, 1865, twins, Délia and Roch were born to Alexis TÉTREAULT (Alexis+Esther BOULAIS) and Célina PONTON (Pierre+Céleste GIRARD) in Marieville, Rouville County, QC. Although Délia was the more frail of the two, it was Roch, who died at age 7 months. In 1867, Délia’s mother died; therefore, her uncle, Jean ALIX, and his wife, Julie PONTON (her mother's sister), adopted her.
Délia studied at the convent school of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in Marieville. Once she had learned to read, she spent much time perusing the religious magazines that were available at the time. It was thus that she began dreaming of becoming a missionary in distant lands.
At 18, she asked to be admitted to the Carmelite convent in Montréal but she was refused. In October 1883, the Sisters of Charity of St-Hyacinthe, QC accepted her as a Postulant. It was during this period that she heard “the call of God” to found a missionary religious community. She became ill and was sent home where she spent a couple of years caring for her “mother,” Julie. Afterward, she volunteered to help Father PICHON, who worked with immigrants and the destitute in Montréal, QC.
In 1902, Délia began to plan for her missionary future. Msgr. BRUCHÉSI helped her found a training school for missionaries. In 1904, Pope Pius X officially approved the school and transformed it into a religious community known as the Société des Soeurs Missionnaires de l'Immaculée-Conception. In religions, Délia was known as Mère Marie du Saint-Esprit.
In 1933, Délia fell ill and was paralyzed for 8 years. She died on October 1, 1941, leaving behind missionary sisters, who were working in 13 different countries.

For more information about

the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception,

click on the title above.

Joséphine MARCHAND (1861-1925)

Joséphine was born into what could be considered the “privileged” class for French-Canadians of the day. Her father was a lawyer and well-known journalist; but she, as a female born in 1861, was expected to become a wife and mother. Yet, inheriting a love of literature and the ability to write from her father, she did not allow this talent go to waste. She married Raoul DANDURAND (lawyer, politician) and gave free reign to her capabilities under the name of Joséphine DANDURAND. She became a journalist, writer, lecturer as well as a feminist and activist. She died at a young age (1925-03-02) in Montréal and is buried at Notre-Dame-des-neiges Cemetery in that city.

MARCHAND
(1)
Jean MARCHAND
Mathurine CHAURAY
(aka Catherine CHORAIS)
1630-03-03
LaRochelle, Aunis (Charente-Maritime), FRANCE
(2)
Jean MARCHAND
Marie-Madeleine HAYOT
1681-04-14
Québec City, QC
(3)
Étienne MARCHAND
Marie-Anne DURAND
1707-02-21
Québec City, QC
(4)
Nicolas MARCHAND
Geneviève JÉRÉMIE DEFOY
1749-01-28
Québec City, QC
(5)
Louis MARCHAND
Françoise ROUSSEL
1778-09-15
Québec City, QC
(6)
Gabriel MARCHAND
Mary McNIDER
1810-10-06
Holy Trinity Anglican church, Québec City, QC
(7)
Félix-Gabriel MARCHAND
Hersélie TURGEON
1854-09-12
Terrebonne, Terrebonne County, QC
(8)
Joséphine MARCHAND
Raoul DANDURAND
1886-01-12
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, St-Jean County, QC

For more information about

Joséphine MARCHAND-DANDURAND

click on the ORANGE title above.

Jeanne "Jane" BOISVERT (1918-2008)

Born 1918-01-03, Jane BOISVERT died 2008-01-17. She married Walter HÉBERT (Joseph+Mary Esther BAILEY) in 1940-05-30 in St-Jean-Baptiste parish, Manchester, Hillsborough County, NH.

To read her obituary,

under the name of Jane L. HÉBERT,

click on the ORANGE title above,

which will bring you to the website of

Lambert Funeral Home

Manchester, NH

Éléonore CHARRON (1826-1912)

Éléonore CHARRON (François+Marie-Angélique AYOTTE) founded the Roman Catholic religious community of women known as the Sisters of Sainte-Martha (Soeurs Ste-Marthe) in St-Hyacinthe, QC in 1883. The community's main purpose was to serve priests and seminarians by cooking, sewing and housekeeping. Nowadays, the sisters are also involved in pastoral work and the making of hosts to be used (consecrated) during the celebration of the Eucharist.

For more information about Éléonore and the community,

click on the title above.

CHARRON Ancestry

(1)

Pierre CHARRON

Judith MARTIN

1632

St-Martin-de-Meaux, Champagne, (Seine et Marne) FRANCE

(2)

Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME

Catherine PILLAT^/PILLARD

1665-10-19

Montréal, QC

(3)

Jean-Baptiste CHARRON

Marie-Madeleine GUERTIN

1711-01-08

Contrecoeur-Verchères County, QC

(4)

Michel CHARRON

Angélique MARIER

1749-02-03

St-Charles-sur-Richelieu, St-Hyacinthe County, QC

(5)

Louis-Eustache CHARRON

Marie-Judith HOGUE

1777-09-29

St-Charles-sur-Richelieu, St-Hyacinthe County, QC

(6)

François CHARRON

Marie-Angélique AYOTTE

1807-08-03

St-Denis-sur-Richelieu, St-Hyacinthe County, QC

(7)

Éléonore CHARRON

(Mère Marie Sainte-Marthe)

Délia TÉTREAULT (1865-1941)

Délia TÉTREAULT
b. 1865-02-05
Marieville, Rouville County, QC
d. 1941-10-09
Montréal, QC

She was the foundress of the Québec Roman Catholic religious community of the
Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception

Known in religious life as
Soeur Marie du Saint-Esprit, MIC
For more information about Délia TÉTREALT
and the Sisters,
just click on the ORANGE title above
to be brought to their official ENGLISH site

Sister Réjeanne ROUSSEL

Réjeanne ROUSSEL

originally from Chapleau, Ontario

is the first Canadian to be elected Superior General of the Roman Catholic community of the Sisters of Saint Mary or Namur (Soeurs de Sainte-Marie de Namur) that was founded in Belgium.

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The forced assimilation of Aboriginal children in Canada

Suzanne FOURNIER and Ernie GREY relate the truth about the “abduction” of native children in Canada by the State & Church as a result of the Indian Act of 1876 that gave the Minister of Indian & Northern Affairs intrusive rights. To discover more about the waning of Aboriginal culture in this country due to "lawful abduction" of children, who were forced into Residential Schools or put into Foster homes, read STOLEN FROM OUR EMBRACE, the abduction of First Nations children and the restoration of Aboriginal communities (ISBN: 978-1-55054-661-3). Published in June 1998, the authors share their experiences and that of their community members along with the effect that such forced assimilation had on them, and their search for their identiry, for their culture.

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Indian Act of 1876

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Canadian Home Children

Those of us, who are interested in Canadian genealogy, have eventually come upon the HOME CHILDREN, who were sent from their homeland (England or Ireland) to work for Canadian families. Not much is known about their daily living experiences in Canada in the late 1800's, i.e. not until JEAN LITTLE wrote a novel about 2 of these children based upon much research. Her book, "ORPHAN AT THE DOOR: The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope," brings you right into the heart of the situation of a Home Child in a strange land and what these siblings lived at the hands of their "employers."
While lexperiencing Canadian life in Ontario with these Home Children, I was also introduced to the author, Jean LITTLE, via the blurb on the jacket of the book. From there I Googled and ended up on her website, only to discover that she is a prolific blind person, who has shared the results of her vivid imagination and thus has helped us to see WITHIN the heart of our fellowmen via her novels.

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Canadian Home Children.

Searching for your North-American Indian Heritage?

WILFRED PELTIER

Why not start by understanding Native American thinking?

Wilfred PELTIER (b. 1927-10-16, d. 2000-07-07) An Odawa aboriginal, Wilfred was born on the Wikwemikong Reserve in Manitoba, CANADA. According to his autobiography, NO FOREIGN LAND : THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NORTHERN AMERICAN INDIAN, Wilfred changed the spelling of his surname, PELTIER, to PELLETIER at one point in his life, so as to be recognized as of French-Canadian extraction.
Unlike usual autobiographies, Wilfred PELTIER goes beyond relating his life events. He brings us into the Indian mind and allows us to begin thinking like one. What an experience! Being led to see the world through aboriginal eyes is mind-boggling and well worth the experience. Such a point of view removes all pre-conceived notions I had about Indians as well as my judgmental attitude concerning their actions and way of being. Wilfred PELTIER’s autobiography brought me into the very spirit of native North-American life and has opened my mind to who they are from the inside out.

If you have Indians among your ancestors, it would be worth your while to read Wilfred PELTIER's autobiography, which was written from tape recordings of conversations he had with a friend over a period of many years. Experience your native ancestors by THINKING like them from their point of view of Mother Earth. You will then discover a whole other meaning to the words,

COMMUNITY, OWMERSHIP & SHARING.

Sr. Louise MADORE

Sr. Louise MADORE, originally from Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, was elected the Superior General of the Roman Catholic Religious Community of the Daughters of Wisdom (Filles de la Sagesse). A teacher by profession, Sr. Madore is the only girl in a family of 5 brothers. Georges MADORE, her brother, is a Roman Catholic priest, member of the Montfort Fathers of Québec..
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