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Feature: Le Palais des Nains | Count and Countess Nicol of Montreal’s Midgets Palace

Little People | Midgets Entertainment | Midgets HistoryLast January I published a three-part series of posts about Montreal’s ex- Midgets Palace, an entertainment venue founded by Philippe Adelard Nicole and Rose Semilida Dufresne.

What I am sharing today is a letter from Jocelyne Nicol – a collateral descendant of these Nicols (see below). Jocelyne lives in Châteauroux, France and she’s contacted me because she is trying to track down information about  photos, funiture and\or artefacts that were originally located in the Midgets Palace/Palais des Nains. If you are someone who inherited some of this, please consider contacting her. Can you imagine how much this Nicol family historian would appreciate learning more about her grandparents? You can leave a message in my comment boxes below or visit one of Jocelye’s terrific Nicole genealogy sites.

The Midgets Palace

Les Nicolle-Nicole-Nicol – Mon ancetre Olivier Nicolle Read more »

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Lagace/Mignier Marriages – A Canadian Family Tree (1) | Lagace/Mignier, Abraham to Bruno

This is the first in a series of posts in which I share marriages extracted from my database (A Canadian Family) where the groom was a Lagace/Mignier who descended from the Quebec pioneer couple Andre Mignier dit Lagace (Soldier of the Regiment Carignan) and the “fille du roi” – Jacquette Michel. The focus is on Quebec marriages from 1668 to 1921 in which the 20th century descendants carry the LAGACE surname (as opposed to Mignier or Meunier) You will also find  a  scattering of New Brunswick, Ontario and U.S. marriages.

As I have discussed elsewhere, the  “Lagace/Mignier cluster of surnames is very problematic for those who are new to Quebec genealogy. It is very common to find a given individual listed, for instance, as a Lagace/Mignier, a Mignier/Lagace, or just Lagace, or a variation of those names (e.g. Lagasse, Minier). In this database the surname was standardized to Lagace / Mignier.

 

1. SURNAMES They have been standardized and dit names and alternate spellings are frequently included.

2.  NAMES The forenames of Joseph or Mary (Marie) have been dropped.

3.  LOCATIONS Place names have been standardized to reflect Quebec’s current nomenclature and are placed in their respective administrative regions. Beginners take note: Many genealogists use only the original, documented  place names. You’ll need to decide what’s best for you.

4. MORE INFORMATION My database also contains : the parents of the female spouses and the parishes where the marriages below took place. You can contact me by leaving a question in the comment box below.

 

**  Please scroll down for links to posts 2 – 5  in this series  **

Marriages: Lagace/Mignier, Abraham to Lagace/Mignier, Bruno

Lagace / Mignier, Abraham | Nadeau, Delia

Married: 3 Nov 1908 St-Athanase Iberville Le Haut-Richelieu Monteregie QC CAN

Lagace / Mignier, Abraham | Alain, Elmire

Married: 13 Oct 1874 Quebec Capitale-Nationale QC CAN

Lagace / Mignier, Abraham | Blanchet / Blanchette, Celeste

Married: 5 Oct 1801 St-Roch-des-Aulnaies L’Islet Chaudiere-Appalaches QC CAN

Lagace / Mignier, Abraham | Lagace / Mignier, Genevieve

Married: 14 Feb 1832 La Pocatiere Kamouraska QC CAN

Lagace / Mignier, Abraham | Boucher, Louise

Married: 3 Nov 1818 Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere Kamouraska Bas-St-Laurent QC CAN

Lagace / Mignier, Abraham | Desparts, Catherine Read more »

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