Comments for A Canadian Family

Comment on Welcome – Soyez Les Bienvenus! by RobynneL

RobynneL — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:56:04 +0000

Hi there,

I found this blog through Geneabloggers.

I’m new to genealogy blogging – just started a new genealogy blog this week – but have been doing genealogy for at least 20 years – the last 10 years seriously since I discovered the internet.

I am a new Canadian of English and Scottish ancestry, married to a French Canadian with both Quebecois and Acadian ancestry. I have traced a number of his lines back to Nova Scotia Acadia and a couple even to France. But I also have brick walls – who doesn’t??

I am so pleased that I have found this blog. Because this blog is about french canadian genealogy and its written in english. I’m never got around to learning any french.

I am adding this blog to my blogroll.

Hope to see you around.

RobynneL

Comment on Caughnawaga (Kahnawake) Surnames: Iroquois, Native American & European by Pat

Pat — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:17:07 +0000

I would like any info you have on the name Barbeau. The last I have is Andre Barbeau

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Comment on Caughnawaga (Kahnawake) Surnames: Iroquois, Native American & European by kelly martin (marler)

kelly martin (marler) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:35:16 +0000

i would like any info about my family last names leaf /canadian my grandmother is anna (freida)candain my aunt edith and her children live there on the reservation to this day well sadly to say today is my aunt edith funeral if you can please email me info for my children.

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Comment on General Index: The Iroquois of Kahnawake by Nicole Vincent

Nicole Vincent — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:42:18 +0000

Hi! I’ve been doing my family tree for over 35 years now. Anytime I had to deal with the records in Quebec, I just wanted to bang my head against a wall. In 2005, I submitted my tree to the Quebec Metis Federation, based on my maternal information. On my father’s side, it was just brick wall after brick wall – so I never figured I would ever get anywhere.

A few days after I submitted my tree, they contacted us asking if we knew you we were. Apparently I came from a long line of Huron Chiefs – the Vincents..

So I continued to try to trace them. The biggest problem is the last name, and when it switched over to actually “Vincent”. I was ecstatic when I read your comment about trying to get all versions of all the surnames synchronized, I decided you would be my new Best Friend.

I was able to discover that 2 of the Vincent went to go live in Kahnawake some where around 1812 – 1850. I have not yet been able to establish why, but I am still working on it. One of those 2 Vincents received a land grant for his role in the battle of chateauguay – despite the fact that he was native. That land grant is somewhere in what is now St. Hyacinthe. And that is my great great grand father. He married Henriette Lacoste. There is no record of that wedding. or actual birth certificates for their kids birth.

I noticed you have Vincent listed on your list of surnames. Any information you have on the Vincents in your records, I would REALLY appreciate seeing, or hearing about.

Thanks for reading this.

Nicole Vincent

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Comment on Montreal’s Traditional Theatre District – The Princess/Le Parisien And The System Theatres by Christine H.

Christine H. — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:57:11 +0000

I always enjoy learning about the history of old theaters, especially if they’re still in existence. We have some that have become furniture stores and even churches. Thanks also for the Buffy Sainte Marie reminder. I haven’t thought of her in years!