A Canadian Family

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1. Louis Garnaut is a rogue Garneau and doesn’t fit into the Garnaud aka Garnault families? Do you have any information on him?
   marriage 1686 (about) RIVIERE OUELLE, QUEBEC
   (II)-Marie Anne Huot born January 9, 1666 Riviere Ouelle, Quebec * daughter (I)-Nicolas Huot dit Saint Laurent b-1629 and Marie Fayette b-1641 **; 1st married Louis Garnaut about 1686; 2nd marriage January 8, 1689 Riviere Ouelle, Quebec Jean Pelletier. Riviere Ouelle, Quebec is 10 miles west of Kamouraska on the south side of Saint Lawrence River, * it was founded in 1672 very strange. **They were married 1662 in Quebec, moved to Chateau Richer 1662 to 1664 then to Riviere Ouelle 1666 to 1668 then back to Chateau Richer 1670 to 1680 then back to Quebec in 1682. However Nicolas Huot was still listed at Riviere Ouelle in 1682?

   Note from Evelyn: http://acanadianfamily.com/2009/08/27/evelyn-in-montreal-garneau-m-huot-1692/

   Comment by Dick Garneau | August 27, 2009 | Reply

2. Dear Evelyn,

   I am looking for possible ancestors at the Kahnawake reservation, and found the following surnames from my family listed there: Desjardins, Lafrance, Langlois.

   Please contact me if you can look into these for me, and let me know what your fees are.

   Thank you

   Tina

   Comment by Tina | September 1, 2009 | Reply

   • Hello Tina,
     I don’t charge fees.
     What we can do is work offline via email so that no confidential information is shared by mistake. Then if we make a connection I will publish something related to the surnames in question from the turn of the twentieth century.
     I’ll contact you this evening from my home computer.
     Evelyn

     Comment by evelynyvonnetheriault | September 1, 2009 | Reply

3. My grampa always told me i was french canadian my last name from his side is Lecomb iwas wondering if you ever heard that name before

   Comment by Brittny Lecomb | October 25, 2009 | Reply

   • Hello Brittny,
     It’s nice to meet you. Lecombe with a silent “e” at the end most definitely occurs as a French Canadian surname. If you want to you can contact me at the following email address:
     evelynth
     at (replace with @)
     videotron.ca
     I am quite busy over the next few days preparing the Festival of Postcards but I will get back to you later.
     Evelyn in Montreal

     Comment by evelynyvonnetheriault | October 25, 2009 | Reply

4. Hello Evelyn,

   I am decended from the Mathurin Filion dit Champagne line. I have searched in vain for information on this line. I am wondering if you could point me in the right direction. Great work by the way. It is a great thing that you are doing here.

   Tracy

   Comment by Tracy Fillion | November 23, 2009 | Reply

   • Thank you for the comment. I’ll get back to you later this evening when I get home!
     Evelyn

     Comment by evelynyvonnetheriault | November 23, 2009 | Reply

     • Hello Evelyn,

       I am following up on our previous emails. I understand that you are busy, but were you able to find anything on this line? I would appreciate any little tid bit you could offer.

       Best regards,

       Tracy Fillion

       Comment by Tracy Fillion | December 2, 2010 | Reply

5. Hi there,
   My family history is Leblanc, Girard, Sutton and Mcginnis.
   I wondered if you have anything on them. I can give more info on names and such. I also am looking for photos of early gaspe quebec, such as Newport, Chandler, Pabos and Cascapedia.
   Thanks Mary

   Note: Replying by email for now

   Comment by Mary | December 16, 2009 | Reply

6. Hello. I am seeking information on a John Carter (aka Jean Baptiste Chartier) and Mercy Carter (Chartier) who were taken from Deerfield, MA during the raid of 1729 and were marched over 300 miles to Canada. I understand that John Carter (Jean Chartier) married a Marie Courtemanche and had children that eventually some returned to upstate New York (my great grandmother was Laura Carter who married to Peter Mousso in Redford, NY). I have most of the info on John Carter but none on Mercy Carter. They were taken in by the priests who ran a mission in Kanawake and family history states that Mercy married an indian and had two sons. Her sons returned from Canada a few times to meet their grandfather, Samuel Carter of Deerfield and later Norwalk, Connecticut. I’m wondering how I can find any information on Mercy Carter???? There was also a children’s book written about Mercy Carter, but I tried to contact the author and never received an answer. Could yo possibly point me in the right direction to obtain any information at all on Mercy Carter / Mercy Chartier?? Any help would be greatly appreciated. If you need detailed genealogical information, I can scan it and send it to you via email or U.S. postal mail. Thank you so much.
   Sincerely,
   Meg San Souci

   Note from Evelyn: I am corresponding via email for the moment.

   Comment by Meg San Souci | January 8, 2010 | Reply

   • Hi Meg,
     My 8th generation grand father was John Carter(aka Jean Baptiste Chartier). My aunt has been researching our family for years now and probably give you more information. Please contact me. Thanks!

     Comment by Erin Hannan | September 14, 2010 | Reply

     • Hello Erin. Thank you for your response to my inquiry. I’m hoping you or your family would be able to help me regarding Mercy Carter as I would love to know what happened to her in Canada after the forced march from Deerfield, Massachusetts and the massacre. I’m sure you are aware of the historical significance of Deerfield if you have researched the Chartiers/Carters. It has been many years, but I have found most of the online information about Jean Baptiste Chartier (John Carter) and the Chartier/Carter, family in Canada. I know about John/Jean’s marriage to Marie Courtemanche and most of the ancestry as I have spoken many years ago to Vernon Chartier who at the time, was the Chartier family historian. But I have never been able to find out what happened to his sister, Mercy. I know she married an Indian but I do not know his name nor do I know the names of her sons. I know that Mercy had at least two sons, and perhaps one daughter, and that the sons visited their grandfather (Mercy’s father) in Norwalk, CT. I visited Deerfield and found a pass for one of Mercy’s sons to visit CT but there was no signature or name of the son on it. If you have any information regarding Mercy, I would be truly grateful. My great grandmother was Laura Carter of (Keesville, NY) then later, Redford, New York, (aka Marie Angelique Bricault Lamarche or actually, Lamoureux, married to Antoine Chartier of Canada). Laura’s daughter, Dellamae or Della, often referred to in records as Delia or Delimma, which is incorrect in church records, married Pierre Mousseaux or Mousso and they resided on Lyon Mountain, near Dannemora, New York. The Mousso’s Americanized their name as did the Chartiers. it has been extremely difficult for Franco-Americans to locate their ancestors due to the many name changes by churches and record keepers in the U.S., not to mention the poor record keeping system of the time in sparsely populated areas of upstate New York. If you have detailed information on Mercy and if it is too much to put online, you may contact me via my email at megsansouci@yahoo.com. Thank you very much for your response to my inquiry. I look forward to hearing from you.

       Comment by Meg San Souci | September 14, 2010 | Reply

7. Hi Evelyn,
   I am also searching for info on the Chartier line married to the Mousso line as Meg is above. I am trying to trace family lore that Laura Chartier was Native American. Looking at pictures of her and her mother, Marie Lamoreaux, it certainly is not a far fetch. The problem I have found is finding documented evidence of such. Can you point me in the right direction for researching this information?

   Comment by Daena Mousso | February 2, 2010 | Reply

8. Evelyn, just one other comment that I would like to make. About five years ago I had a genealogy DNA test completed. At the time, this test was a tad expensive but since then, the tests have come way down in price and are now relatively inexpensive $200 or so).
   The test indicated that I am of 19.8% asian descent. I am positive this is not from my fathers side of the family and therefore, it must come from my mothers side.
   I traced my grandfather Shelters side back to Prussia, and from there, to Germantown in New York, so I do not believe there was asian blood in his family, that could only leave asian blood in Laura Carter’s side of the family which would mean that I am a descendant of John Carter (Jean Chartier), not Mercy Carter, yet, in all of my family history from word of mouth from my mother (Laura Carter’s daughter, Delah – Della Mae Carter who married Peter Mousso), I was told that I had indian blood from my great grandmother’s side of the family.
   Needless to say, this is very confusing and I have tried in vain to have my 3 sisters have the genealogy DNA test completed, which I feel would solve my ancestral issue once and for all. It is so very sad that records cannot be found for Kanawake/Kanienkehaka, but I feel there must be records stored somewhere since the jesuits kept excellent records. Perhaps others from the Carter/Mousso heritage might consider having the genealogical DNA test completed, there may be some interesting results. Thank you, I look to hear from you when you have found data or have time in your busy schedule. I appreciate your feedback.

   To reiterate information on Mercy and John Carter (Chartier), see below:
   Generation 4a
   Mercy CARTER born 1693-1694 Deerfield, Franklin Co, Msachusetts (1704/02/29 She was taken as one of the hostages in the Deerfield, Franklin Co, Massachusetts Indian attack & marched to Québec, Canada. She was raised in the Kanienkehaka Indian community; died Québec, Canada; married about 1710 Kanawakee, Québec, Canada to a native Indian.
   John CARTER born 22 Sep 1695 Deerfield, Franklin Co, Massachusetts (1704/02/29 He was also taken captive & marched to Québec, Canada. John CARTER was raised by Jesuits In Montréal, Québec, Canada. When finally ransomed by his father, he refused to leave & remained in Québec, Canada (note: you have his mother as Marie FRIDENNE … I don’t know who she is … unless she is a woman who raised him when he was taken to Québec, Canada?); baptised 1724/04/31 [sic for 1724/01/31] Rivière-des-Prairies, Île-de-Montréal, Co Hochelaga, Québec, Canada as (Joseph) Jean CHARTIER; died Aug 1772, Co Chambly, Québec, Canada; burd St-Antoine, Richelieu-River-Valley, Québec, Canada; married 29 Oct 1718 Rivière-des-Prairies, Île-de-Montréal, Co Hochelaga, Québec, Canada to Marie COURTEMANCHE-JOLICOEUR.
   Sincerely,
   Meg Sans Souci-Florida

   Comment by Meg San Souci | February 2, 2010 | Reply

   • Thanks for writing in Meg…I have lost contact with you. I think I am willing to fork over the money to have the right person tested. I know who she is, I just need to convince her to have it done! Laura Chartier Mousso’s grandmother’s name was Mary Walker. Walker is listed as one of the Kanawake Iroqouis surnames. I too believe through my research that Laura, your great grandmother, is the Native woman in the family lore. One of Laura Mousso’s granddaughters is still living. I believe she would be the closest link to the Native American lore. By doing a mitochondrial DNA test that traces her back through her mother and grandmother (Laura), I think we will have our answer. contact me directly if you would-daenamousso@charter.net.

     Comment by Daena Mousso | February 2, 2010 | Reply

9. Hello Evelyn; I would love to find any information on the DuCharmes. Especially Leandre, Dominique, or Jean-Marie. I have many stories but I am always looking for more. I have no pictures.

   Note from Evelyn: contacted by email

   Comment by Sharon Wesoloski | February 6, 2010 | Reply

10. I wonder if you might have any information about an early 20th-century painter named Rene Rouillard? My friend lives in an Old Orchard Beach, Maine, house with wonderful murals by him. I searched a few academic and art web sites and cannot find anything.

    Many thanks for your attention to this.

    Anne

    Comment by Anne Goslin | February 23, 2010 | Reply

    • Sorry – not that I’m an expert but I did some searching in French and came up empty-handed. Also asked my sister who is enrolled in a History of Art course and it doesn’t ring a bell with her.
      Evelyn

      Comment by evelynyvonnetheriault | February 23, 2010 | Reply

    • Could this be René Richard?? If you look his hame up on the internet, you may find his paintings. He was born in western Canada and Passed away in Baie-St-Paul (Quebec) where we can visit his house.

      Comment by Ghislaine Fissiault dite Laramee | November 22, 2011 | Reply

11. Hi: I found your site very interesting. I have information that my ancestor, Damien Berube, was one of two masons who landed in Canada with Deschamps de la Bouteillerie on a voyage from Dieppe, France.
    Mr. Bouteillerie later (1681) ceded to my ancestor land that was a half mile by one-and-one half miles located along the Ouelle River that my ancestor had been cultivating for two years. I didn’t see my ancestor’s name on the land ownership chart that you show. I am decended from Damien’s son, Pierre. Do you have any information on Damien or Pierre? Pierre was married to Genevieve Dancosse in Riviere-Ovelle on August 1, 1706. I’d appreciate any information you can provide. Thanks.

    Comment by Bernardine Berube | March 19, 2010 | Reply

    • This is an excellent question! I will have to look more closely into this as I’m not seeing his name on the list of settlers either!
      If I don’t come up with an answer, I/ll publish your query and see if other readers can provide some insight.
      Have a good day,
      Evelyn

      Comment by evelynyvonnetheriault | March 20, 2010 | Reply

12. Hey! I’d love to know what you guys think about being a quebecois in Canada. Check out my blog and leave a comment. I wanna get the country talking. unitedcanada.wordpress.com
    Your blog is super informative. I really love it!

    Comment by unitedcanada | April 11, 2010 | Reply

13. Hi Evelyn,
    I found your site to be very interesting, I just happened to of stumbled onto it. My family were some of the first in Canada from France. The La Fond from my grandfathers side and the Laferriere on my grandmothers side. I also found it interesting our first names are the same and I have a sister named Yvonne.

    Comment by Evelyn Dye | June 8, 2010 | Reply

14. Hi Evelyn: I’m question #11 on your Web site. I e-mailed you in March 2010 regarding my ancestors Damien and his son, Pierre Berube. Thanks so much for your reply, indicating that you did not know why they were not in the land records for the time period, nor do they appear on any list as settlers. You said you were going to research it further. Since my e-mail has changed, I thought I’d touch base with you again. Were you able to find anything? Thanks again.

    Comment by Bernardine Berube | June 27, 2010 | Reply

    • Hello Bernardine,

      1. Damien arrived in summer 1671 from Dieppe on the St-Jean-Baptiste (a 300 barrels ship) with le seigneur Jean-Baptiste Deschamps de la Bouteillerie.

      2. I have a map of the land distribution in Rivière-Ouelle (1725] where Damien’s land is shown.

      If you care to email me, I’ll gladly forward it to you.

      Gilbert Beaulieu
      of the Rivière-Ouelle Hudon dit Beaulieu

      Comment by Gilbert Beaulieu | February 5, 2011 | Reply

    • Bernardine,
      Il y a un Pierre Bérubé qui aurait déménagé à Beaumont en Alberta en 1899. Ils ont eu 16 enfants. Plusieurs descendants sont encore à Beaumont, Alberta.
      Est-ce le Pierre Bérubé que vous cherché?
      Gilberte Favreau

      Comment by Gilberte Favreau | March 2, 2011 | Reply

15. Hello: I am new to any research in Canada. On this site I did see the names I am researching but have not figured out how to access the surnames. Please help. I am looking for Lefort, Ross, Thiffault, Thompson, Viau and Vieau.

    Enjoyed the many post cards. Can see much history in them.
    Thanks Susie

    Note from Evelyn: Answered privately

    Partial answer here - http://wp.me/pp92w-8wV

    Comment by Susie Perkins | July 23, 2010 | Reply

16. Hi,
    I’m interested in my family tree. I think my grandfather (Joseph b 1880 – d 1922) came from
    Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec and settled in Limoges, Ontario when the government was handing out land grants.
    If you can point me in the right direction…….please and thank you.

    Comment by Anthony Lajeunesse | September 1, 2010 | Reply

17. I am trying to find anything on Francois Blondeau (1642?-1702)and his wife Nicole Rolland in Quebec. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

    Melissa

    Comment by melissa harvey | January 23, 2011 | Reply

18. I am descended from the Juchereau family and was under the impression that they were among the founders of Quebec though I did not see their name listed among those on your site. Have attached a web address with my lineage from the generation just prior to the move from France to Canada. My line moves down through Louis Juchereau Seur De St. Denis who became famous for his exploits in Texas and Louisiana.

    Note: Jim has some great Juchereau information online here -
    http://www.somosprimos.com/inclan/juchereau.htm

    Comment by Jim Flores | February 8, 2011 | Reply

    • Hello there, Jim – and are you contacting us from Louisiana?
      You are of course correct that I have not listed all the founding couples of Quebec. I list only those that are found in my family tree, or in those of the other family researchers whom I am working with. I am adding to these gradually as I go along – and will also be adding other links and information at a future date.
      Thank you very much for your comment!
      Evelyn

      Comment by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | February 8, 2011 | Reply

      • Hello Evelyn,

        I currently live in Arlington, Texas but have very strong familial ( and emotional ) ties to Louisiana. My family still owns some property there as well.
        You have done a great job on this site! I will check back in more in the near future…

        Thanks,

        Jim

        Comment by Jim Flores | March 8, 2011 | Reply

19. Has anyone with Lagace ancestry had a MtDNA test completed? I believe my Passino ancestor is actually a Pinsonneau that married a Lagace, and I’m hoping my MtDNA test might prove or disprove it.

    Thanks for any help.

    Jerry

    Note from Evelyn: Replied privately

    Comment by Jerry England | April 26, 2011 | Reply

20. Hello, my mother has always told me we were French Canadian. she doesn’t know much about her father’s side except his name was: William R Pitts. her mother was: Marcha Belle Andruss and grandparents were: Martha R Fansler & Elmo Andruss. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

    Note from Evelyn: Answered by email

    Comment by Robin | May 10, 2011 | Reply

21. Evelyn,
    I stumbled across your wonderful postcard website while looking for family history in the area of Quebec City. Apparently I have roots in the region so I may travel there in June and take a historical tour. I am decended from the Giroux clan and I recently started to look for any available geneology information. I am new at doing this type of thing. My French Canadian roots are rumoured to have Native roots also. I am wondering if I could purchase postcards or pictures that you may have about the areas of Beauport/Charlesbourg/Fargy. I am also interested in a picture of palisade forts in the area that were apparently constructed to protect these families of Nouvelle France from the Iroquois. I would like to put together a scrap book type of thing for my aging mother and ma tante. Any information, advice or help you could offer to begin my research would be greatly appreciated. Also, any suggestions of places I should see in relation to the Giroux family when I visit the area in June would also be appreciated. One place that I heard of is the Musee du Fort.
    Thank you very much,
    Cheryl

    Comment by Cheryl | May 23, 2011 | Reply

    • Hello Cheryl,

      Welcome to Quebec.

      If you care to email me at address below, I could help you planning part of your trip to ensure seeing what you are looking for and give you references.

      Gilbert Beaulieu
      450-293-0247
      beaug6@gmail.com

      Comment by Gilbert Beaulieu | May 25, 2011 | Reply

22. Hello,
    I am still searching for the METIS CONNECTION of my grandmother, Elmyre Paquette. She was born on February 17, 1879 in Gloucester, Ontario, Canada to Joseph Guillaume Paquette and Marie Brule.
    Elmyre (Emilie) died on June 18, 1944, aged 61, in Ottawa, Ontario. She was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa. Married WILLIAM ARTHUR DUFFY. Elmire(Emilie) Harriot Paquette’s name is spelled “Elmyra” on her tombstone.
    Parents: Both her parents were supposed to be METIS.
    JOSEPH GUILLAUME PAQUETTE was born on April 1, 1854 in Hawkesbury, Ontario to Charles Paquette and Marie Louise Catherine Periard or Perillard dit Bourguignon.
    His Marriage license says “Hansbury, Kentucky”. NOTE:1883-77 ” Joseph Guillaume PAQUETTE, 24, laborer, Hansbury Kentucky, Ottawa, s/o “Charles PAQUETTE & Marie L. Catherine PERIARD, married Marie BRULEE, 26, St. Andre Avelin, Ottawa, d/o Joseph BRULE (sic) & Angelique DUBREUIL, witn: Jean PAQUETTE & Nancy BRULE, both of Ottawa, October 16, 1877 at Ottawa.”
    (The Mohawk people from New York, having converted to Roman Catholicism, settled in New France, with the Jesuits establishing Kahnawake as their home in 1716. The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory (formerly called Caughnawaga) is an Indian reserve on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, across from Montreal & near Hawkesbury. It has been a Mohawk settlement since 1719.”
    SOURCES: Americans in Canada
    http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/6703/Americans-in-Canada.html#ixzz0c7Z7yCQs
    1851 Canadian Census Online eMedia: Census,Province/Territory: Canada West (Ontario)
    District Name: Prescott (county) Sub-District Name/Description:Hawkesbury, east township
    Schedule: A, p. 14d, 15a, (30).
    MARIE BRULE
    Joseph Guillaume Paquette married Marie Brule on October 16, 1877 in St. Andre Avelin, St-Joseph Parish, Ottawa. She was born on November 15, 1852 in Montebello, Quebec to Joseph Alexis Brule and Angelique Dubreuil.
    The Papineau seigniory (Montebello) was originally designated by the name “La Petite Nation”, from the name of the Algonkian tribe that originally inhabited this locality. Marie died on March 26, 1924, aged 71, in Ottawa, Ontario. She was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario – Lot 492 1/2 South Section A-Purchased by Honora Pauquette in 1882.

    Comment by Michele Martin | August 27, 2011 | Reply

23. I am having a hard time with my ancestry I am the line of Pierre Charron 1640 and Catherine Pillard. I do not look French but am always mistaken for native Indian. I was reading up on my family and one article had my first grandmother here in Canada was a daughter of a Huron war chief. They say she was born in a town just like the one in France My name is Percy (Bill) Gerald Joseph Charron

    Comment by Percy (Bill) Charron | December 12, 2011 | Reply

    • Greetings,
      I’m sorry I have no specific information about the Charrons although I am aware of the interest in her origins. I have no opinion on the question but here is a useful link -
      http://www.geninfo.org/Pillard/La_Rochelle-E.htm
      Information for readers – Excerpt: The adventure of Catherine Pillard continues to occupy our research. Following the appearance of the first articles in Le Chaînon[1] in the fall of 2007 and in 2008, Gail Moreau-DesHarnais, member of the Société franco-ontarienne d’histoire et de généalogie (SFOHG) La Pionnière du sud-ouest in Lakeshore, near Windsor (Ontario) and also a member of the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan (FCHSM), joined a discussion group created specifically to allow genealogists to express their opinions regarding the validity of mtDNA analysis in genealogy, and more specifically, the mtDNA test results of the descendants of Catherine Pillard, which had caused a controversy in the genealogical world. At the beginning, Gail was one of the genealogists who were skeptical about the real origins of Catherine Pillard. The lively debates unleashed by the differing interpretations of genetic tests and the negative comments which followed, motivated her to dig deeper using traditional genealogical research methods. To verify the precise origins of Catherine, Gail unearthed and dissected all available documents concerning Catherine. As her research progressed, her skepticism diminished. She is now completely convinced of the validity of the genetic tests of Catherine’s descendants that have been conducted so far. The results of four of these tests were fully explained in preceding issues of Le Chaînon. …

      Comment by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | December 14, 2011 | Reply

24. Hi, this is a wonderful site and you are doing a marvelous job. Thank You. My name is Rod Bricco from Wisconsin and my family is from Canada and many still live there, in fact the family in Canada is bigger than the one here in the states. I could not find my family on your website as I know they were one of the first pioneers in Canada as well. My great Grandfather ( 10 generations back was with the Carignan Salerais regiment and he came to Canada in 1665. The name was spelled Bricault dit Lamarche. The Canadien relatives still spell the last name Bricault and some relatives go by the name of Lamarche. I would be glead to help you out with anything you may need on this website. Thank you again. Rod Bricco

    Comment by Rod Bricco | December 22, 2011 | Reply

    • Hello Rod,
      Thanks for your comment and I think it’s great that you are aware of your family history even though the name has certainly evolved. As a matter of fact when I saw your comment I figured you for an Italian!
      For what concerns the French Canadian pioneers index, the list is not exhaustive. I have been adding names that relate to volunteer work that I do with readers, or in some cases names that appear in my own family tree.
      Happy holidays,
      Evelyn

      Comment by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | December 22, 2011 | Reply

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