Comments on: Index: Early French Canadian Pioneers of Quebec

By: Evelyn Yvonne Theriault

Evelyn Yvonne Theriault — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:43:21 +0000

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

By: Rod Bricco

Rod Bricco — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:53:20 +0000

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

By: Evelyn Yvonne Theriault

Evelyn Yvonne Theriault — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:34:57 +0000

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. …

By: Percy (Bill) Charron

Percy (Bill) Charron — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:03:09 +0000

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

By: Ghislaine Fissiault dite Laramee

Ghislaine Fissiault dite Laramee — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:30:15 +0000

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.