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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

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

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

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

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

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