A Canadian Family

Genealogy, Family History & Vintage Postcards

Welcome – Soyez Les Bienvenus!

Welcome to my blog ~ ~ A Canadian Family ~ ~ home of the online magazine -  A Festival of Postcards  – and lots of genealogical & historical information about my mostly Acadian & French Canadian ancestors, as well as other special topics such as  The Iroquois of Kahnawa:ke,   The Forestry Industry of  Eastern Canada and … well … anything that strikes my fancy! If you have something to say, don’t be shy. I always love to hear from readers!

Evelyn Yvonne Theriault (Mtl., Quebec)

Current  Project    Native American Names of Quebec and Ontario

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Early French Canadian Pioneers: The Favreaus of Quebec

FAVREAU/FAUVREAU/SANSQUARTIER, Guillaume |  Marie, Elisabeth

Married: January 19th, 1733

BBEAUDRY, Pierre | FAVREAU / FAUREAU, Élisabeth

Married: January 17th, 1701

JEAN, Pierre | FAVREAU/FAVROL, Françoise

Married: July 8th, 1668

Favreau variations or associated surnames

Deslaurier(s) – Faureau – Favereau – Faverel – Febureau Read more »

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Early French Canadian Pioneers: The Leforts of Quebec

LEFORT, Antoine | Doyon, Marie

Married: February 9th, 1666

LEFORT, Pierre-Jacques | Riquet/Riquier, Marie-Agathe

Married: October 6th, 1760

FORT / LEFORT / FAURE, Louis | Petit dit Bruneau, Catherine

Married: October 1st, 1753

LEFORT / MAISONNEUVE, Julien | Latour, Madeleine

Married: May 20th, 1765

Lefort variations or associated surnames:

Fort – Kaientine – Laforest – Laprairie – Prairie Read more »

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Evelyn in Montreal: Madore, Francois Xavier m. Lafleur, Elmire

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Looking for information on a Francois Xavier Madore born in Pontiac and married a Elmire LaFleur(abt 1837) She died in 1922 in Pembroke.. They lived in Pembroke for sometime. They would have been married about 1863. Deb Phillips

Information
Xavier Madore, son of Francois Madore and Marie Hariel married  Elmire Lafleur, daughter of Pierre Lafleur and Rose Fortier on Oct. 5th, 1863 in the parish of St. Alphonse de L’Ile aux Alum. (Chapeau, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada)

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Evelyn in Montreal: Mercier, Joseph m. Coquiere, Marie Genevieve

I am looking for information on Joseph Mercier and Genevieve Coquiere. I am looking for dates of death and birth and there parents. Also their son Magloire Mercier married Flore Mcneil and I would love to know the parents of FLore i believe it was Ignace(angus) Mcneil but I am not so sure. John Kingston

Information:
1. Joseph Mercier (parents Pierre Joseph Mercier and Cecile Couture) married Marie Genevieve Coquiere on February 7th, 1792 in St. Thomas Parish in Montmagny, Quebec, Canada

2. Magloire Mercier (parents Joseph Mercier and Genevieve Coquiere married Flore McNeil (parents Ignace McNeil and Ursule Roy) on November 24th, 1851 in St.Michel Parish in St.Michel de Bellechasse,Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

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Grande-Riviere Cemetery | Memorial: Beliveau, Couture, Desbois, Larocque

Quebec Genealogy: Beliveau, Couture, Desbois, Larocque | Canadian FamilyBeliveau Sophronie

Couture Alphonse

Couture Alphonsine

Couture Antonio

Couture Archil

Couture Domelthide

Couture Flora Bouley

Couture Harold

Couture Jean Bpte.

Couture Jean Marie

Couture Madeleine

Couture Marie

Couture Maybel Cauvier

Couture Omer

Couture Paul Marie

Couture Persillier

Couture Rene Omer

Couture Stella

Couture Yvette

Desbois Thomas

Larocque Aimee

Larocque Nazaire Read more »

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Grande-Riviere Cemetery | Memorial to parish priests: Cyprien Larrivee, Alphonse Rioux, Mgr. Roland Briere, Abbe J.E. Martineau

French Canadian, Quebec. Genealogy | Canadian Family

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Index: Cemeteries | QC/NB

Index: Grande-Riviere Cemetery

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Val Brillant Cemetery | Sirois, Marcellin & Guignard, Valmore

This is the final resting place of Marcellin Sirois who died on February 5th, 1911 in Val-Brillant at the age of 70 and  of  Valmore Guignard who died on September 17th, 1906 in at the age of only 10 months old.both were members of St-Pierre-au-Lac Parish at the time of their burial.

Marcellin Sirois had been married to Marguerite Morin and was the son of Jean Sirois and Catherine Boisbriand.

Valmore was the son of Horace Guignard and Marguerite Sirois.

Related Posts:

Index: Cemeteries | QC/NB

Index: Headstones of Val Brillant (Matapedia, Bas-St-Laurent, Quebec)

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