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History Of Kahnawake | Links To Biographical Info | Pt 6 (T-Z)

Series Introduction And Index

COLOUR CODE

Blue = Native American or married Native American

Orange = Religious Order (non-Native)

Brown = Military, explorer, government (non-Native)
Green = Writer, scholar (non-Native)
Red = All Others (non-Native)

Taffanel de la Jonquiere, Jacques-Pierre, Marquis

Naval officer, governor general of Canada, 18th century

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TAFFANEL DE LA JONQUIÈRE, JACQUES-PIERRE, Marquis

Tarbell, John

Captive, 17th century

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December 20, 2011 Posted by | . | , , , | Leave a Comment

History Of Kahnawake | Links To Biographical Info | Pt 5 (M-S)

Series Introduction And Index

COLOUR CODE

Blue = Native American or married Native American

Orange = Religious Order (non-Native)

Brown = Military, explorer, government (non-Native)
Green = Writer, scholar (non-Native)
Red = All Others (non-Native)

Macleod, Normand

Army officer fur-trader, Indian Department

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Macleod, Normand

Marcol, Gabriel

Jesuit missionary, 18th century

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Marcol, Gabriel Read more »

December 20, 2011 Posted by | . | , , | Leave a Comment

Reader Query: Sose Akwiranoron Beauvais

This request for information was left by Douglas and I’m looking forward to working with him however I thought  I would also share his request with readers in case someone can help. If you prefer to contact him directly, please send me your contact information and I’ll forward it to him!

Kindly I am seeking the parentage of Sose Akwiranoron Beauvais (1870/1872-1913) to “push the lineage back  but no, I am not related to anyone (that I know of) within the Kahnawa:ke Community. This is mostly to satisfy my own genealogical itch.

I see his death record, and his marriage record, but MY eyes are either failing me miserably or else the ancestry.com viewer of documents is not-as-great as they say it is. Or else they scanned the records poorly. He was allegedly born April 20, 1870 or 1872 and married Nov 04 1890 per the  Ste. Francois Xavier du Sault St. Louis, Caughnawaga (Kahnawa:ke) Mohawk Community, Quebec, Canada Church to Marie Ioriwiioston Kelly. He was a “Hiawatha” Indian actor. Sose died on March 4-5-6 (?), 1913. Read more »

December 20, 2011 Posted by | . | , , , , | Leave a Comment

Index: Guest Posts By Peter Lagasse

Some American Lagasses by Guest Author Peter Lagasse

Let’s Put Some Meat On The Bones! Paulie “Cat” Lagasse (1/3)

Paulie “Cat” Lagasse – Slideshow (2/3)

Paulie “Cat” Lagasse – New Canadian Flash! (3/3) Read more »

December 18, 2011 Posted by | . | Leave a Comment

The Desmarchais Family of Blvd. Demarchais (Verdun, Quebec) | Pt.2

This is a follow-up to the Desmarchais Family post in which we have been looking at the ancestors of Don Desmarchais in order to determine whether he is related to the Desmarchais family who gave up the farmland which is now covered by Desmarchais Blvd. and Parc Desmarchais in Verdun, Quebec.

1. General Note

Don descends from the Durand/Desmarchais. The founders of this line were Pierre Durand/Desmarchais and Jeanne Chartier who were married in 1673 in Quebec. Like so many others, Pierre came to Quebec as a soldier in the Carignan-Salieres regiment  [Source: Fichier Origine, Michel Langlois]

2. Genealogical Notes

Joseph Durand-Desmarchais (son of Joseph Durand-Desmarchais and Marguerite Poirier) married Tharsile Latour (daughter of Francois Latour and Marie-Marguerite Sedilot-Monreuil) on April 23rd, 1848 in St-Laurent (Montreal, Quebec).

Joseph-Zephirin Durand-Demarchais was born (and baptised) on October 28th, 1866 in N.D.G. (Montreal, Quebec). The godparents were Jean-Baptiste Sarrazin and Emma Desmarchais. [Source: BMS2000] Read more »

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Feature – - Brick Walls Can Bring Delight (Pt.1) Guest Post by Peter Lagasse

The title of this post may seem odd at first glance. You have been working on your family tree and then a wall blocks your path. There seems no way around it, let alone through it. That family branch extending further into the past can even appear hopeless when the days become years and still nothing. Read more »

December 17, 2011 Posted by | . | , | 1 Comment

The Desmarchais Family of Blvd. Demarchais (Verdun, Quebec) | Pt.1

Some time ago I shared a vintage postcard of Desmarchais Blvd During The Depression Years and Don Demarchais left the following query:

My great grandfather was from Verdun. Does anyone know who Desmarchais Blvd was named after?

General Notes:

Verdun’s Blvd. Demarchais was named after the Demarchais family (“……Les grandes fermes sont subdivisées et leurs limites deviennent, pour la plupart, le tracé de nouvelles voies. En 1907, le secteur fait encore partie de la ferme de la famille Desmarchais. Source:  http://patrimoine.ville.montreal.qc.ca/inventaire/fiche_zone.php?zone=oui&requete=simple&id=1206) .  There is also a Parc Demarchais which is believed to have been named after a rich farmer -  Julien Demarchais – who owned much land in that area of Verdun in the 1880s. (“Tire probablement son origine en mémoire du riche fermier, Julien Desmarchais, qui avait une terre dans les années 1880 dans les environs de l’actuel parc Desmarchais.” Source: http://infoverdun.com/page/Parc_Desmarchais.html).

Census Information:

Ancestors of Don Demarchais in the twentieth century.

Source 1 : 1901 Census of Canada, Subdistrict: Saint-Antoine (Ward/Quartier), MONTRÉAL (City/Cité)/175, QUEBEC, District Number: 175, Subdistrict Number: a-34. Archives Microfilm: T-6534

Desmarchais Zeph   Nov 6   1867   33

Desmarchais Mary   Nov 17 1867  33

Desmarchais Elvia July 26 1889  11

Desmarchais Harry Dec 25 1892  8

Desmarchais Walter Jun 13 1896  4 Read more »

December 15, 2011 Posted by | . | , | Leave a Comment

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