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Early French Canadian Pioneers: The Chevaliers of Quebec

Chevalier, Antoine |Paquin, Marie Therese

Married: July 27th, 1761

Chevalier, Etienne | Provost, Anne-Claude

Married: October 28th, 1678

Chevalier, Francois | Bedard, Elisabeth or Marie-Jeanne

Married: November 14th, 1740

Chevalier, Rene | Marois, Therese

Married: January 21st, 1743 Read more »

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Early French Canadian Pioneers: The Gabriels of Quebec

Gabriel/Lacharpente, Antoine | Poudrette, Marie-Madeleine

Married: April 21st, 1709

Gabriel Associated Names:

Awennaniio – Kawen Read more »

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Early French Canadian Pioneers: The Defonds of Quebec

Defond/Verpillon/Verpillot, Pierre | Daniel, Marie

Married: November 22nd 1763

Defond variations or associated names Read more »

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Extracts: Primarily Native American Marriages of Quebec & Ontario (J)

Main Index: Native American Names of Quebec and Ontario (Marriage Documents)

Updated: February 14th, 2012

Jabot, Norbert | Wabicib, Oma

Married: January 12th, 1891 Maniwaki | Gatineau | L’Assomption-de-la-B.V.M.

Jacco/Jacko/Jaco, Adolphe | Vincent, Georgette

Married: April 21st, 1945 Oka | Kanesatake | L’Annociation Parish

Jacco/Jacko/Jaco, Alexandre | Leclerc, Cecilia

Married: October 11th, 1909 Mattawa | Nipissing | Ste-Anne Parish

Jacco/Jacko/Jaco, Antoine | Makons, Mami

Married: June 12th, 1884 Maniwaki | Gatineau | L’Assomption-de-la-B.V.M. Read more »

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Val Brillant Cemetery | Durning, Philippe

French Canadian & Quebec Genealogy | Canadian FamilyPhilippe Durning – son of William Durning who lived from 1867 to 1960. Perhaps he was one of the Matane Durnings?

Related Posts:

Index: Cemeteries | QC/NB

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

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Legere Marcellin m. Dupuis Rosalie, Memramcook, 1830

Marcellin (Frederic) Leger and Rosalie Dupuis (m. 22 Nov. 1830, Memramcook) are my great-great-great grandparents. Rosalie was the daughter of Pierre Dupuis and Anne Landry. Read more »

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Leger Louis m. Babineau Celeste (Bouctouche, 1897)

My paternal grandmother Yvonne Leger was the daughter of Louis Gonzague Leger and Celeste Babineau. My great grandparents were married on November 22nd, 1897 in St-Jean-Baptiste Parish in Bouctouche (Kent, New Brunswick). Read more »

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Valea Landry (Ozebe & Annie Landry) | Guillaume, Madeleine | Grande Anse

Reader Louise Dumais Colby of Atlanta (Georgia, U.S.A.) is the grand-daughter of Valea Landry (m.Dumais) of Somersworth. Valea’s parents were Ozebe and Annie Landry.

She left the following message. If anyone out there knows anything about these people she mentions please leave a message in the comment box below and I’ll put you in contact with her -

We used to go to Grande Anse NB in the late 1950s and visit Uncle Guillaume and Aunt Madeleine (who I thought was part Indian). Could this be the same family?

Thank you!

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Possible Connection

There is a delayed Registration of Birth for a Guillaume Landry and Madeline Theriault of Grand Anse for a daughter – Mary Marguerite  Bernadette Landry (April 15, 1908). The original document can be found here -

http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/GovRecs/VISSE/141A1b.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=C124F33B-13D5-4402-A4E8-E243AF4F69C7

This is probably the family in the 1911 CDN census (New Brunswick, Gloucester, New Bandon). The couple Guillaume and Madeleine have his parents DOCITHE and Marie LANDRY living with them.

41 146 Landry Guillaume M Head M Feb 1884 27
42 146 Landry Madeleine F Wife M Feb 1886 25
43 146 Landry Bernadette F Daughter S Apr 1908 3
44 146 Landry Annette F Daughter S Sep 1908 2
correction exists icon 45 146 Landry Docithé M Father M May 1842 69
46 146 Landry Marie F Mother M Sep 1847 63
47 146 Landry Marguerite F Sister S Feb 1887 24

And this appears to be the same people in the 1901 CDN census (New Brunswick, Gloucester, New Bandon), though in this case the parents are the heads of household and their son is a dependant.

39 66 Landry Dosithé M Head M May 4 1843
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40 66 Landry Marie F Wife M Sep 17 1848
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41 66 Landry Aurelie F Daughter S Apr 11 1882
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42 66 Landry Guillaume M Son S Mar 1 1884
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43 66 Landry Marguerite F Daughter S Feb 13 1887
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Going back another 20 years (CDN Census 1881), we find a Dosithe and Marie Landry living in New Bandon (Grand Anse) with their 6 children including an  OSCIBE LANDRY – perhaps Ozebe? Read more »

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