The Dunns of Petite Riviere-au-Renard, Gaspe
Last week M. Alain Dunn left a comment under my postcard of Petite Riviere-au-Renard (aka Fox River) - one of the most beautiful towns on the spectacular Gaspe coast. This scene was very familiar to M. Dunn – and he was able to answer a question I had about the postcard, so without any further ado, here is what he had to say.
M. Alain Dunn’s Comment
(English Translation follows)
Bonjour Madame,
C’est avec plaisir que j’ai vu les photos de la Petite-Rivière-au-Renard de votre site. La photo avec
les enfants n’a pas été retouché. Elle est bien connue dans notre famille puisque le deuxième petit garçon avec une casquette pale est mon oncle Lionel et la petite fille debout est ma tante Béatrice.
Cette photo a été prise sur le terrain de la maison de mon père. Les cabanes sur le bord de l’eau servaient au pêcheurs pour y entreposer leurs matériels, ils pouvaient aussi y dormir.Plusieurs tempêtes les ont endommagé avec le temps si bien que les gens ont cessé de les batir à cet endroit. Pour sûr cette photo décrit un paysage réel de la Gaspésie de cette époque.
Si vous avez d’autres photos de la Petite-Rivière-aux-Renards il serait intéressant de les voir sur votre site.
À une prochaine fois, Alain Dunn
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English Translation
Dear Madame,
It was a pleasure to see your photos of Petite-Riviere-au-Renard. The photo with the children was not touched-up. It is well known in our family because the second little boy with the light coloured hat is my uncle Lionel – and the little girl standing up is my aunt Beatrice.
This photo was taken on the land of my father’s house. The cabanes on the side of the water served as storage areas for the fishermen. they could also sleep there. Over time, several storms damaged them so that people eventually stopped building at this spot. One thing that’s sure is that this is a true image of the Gaspesie at that time.
If you have any other photos of Petite-Riviere-aux-Renards it would be interesting to see them on your site.
Till next time, Alain Dunn
Related Links:
Further Reading:
Historic photo of Petite-Rivière-au-Renard at “Le Monde en Images“
A Canadian Family Database: Some MORIN Marriages
Morin
Acadian and/or French Canadian Marriages
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Husband | Wife
Morin, Andre | Grondin, Francoise
13 Jan 1737 Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere Kamouraska Bas-St-Laurent QC CAN
Morin, Francois | Tellier, Marguerite
1825 St-Paul Joliette Lanaudiere QC CAN
Morin, Guillaume | Theriault, Olive
18 Jan 1814 St-Jean-Port-Joli L’Islet Chaudiere-Appalaches QC CAN Read more »
Evelyn in Montreal: Blondeau m. Bedard, Quebec City
Lynn Kenyon needed information about Eusebe Blondeau married to Marie Bedard 1854 St.Roch de Quebec and their son Joseph Eusebe Blondeau married 1876 same, to Marie Louise L’Heureux.
Information
Eusebe Blondeau,
son of Jean Baptiste Blondeau and Ursule Morin
married
Marie Bedard,
daughter of Germain Bedard and Genevieve Parent
July 11th, 1854
St. Roch
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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