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Gervais McComber of Kahnawake, Quebec | Place Of Burial

A few days ago in my post  Old Catholic Cemetery,  I had mentioned that Don Diminie was looking for confirmation of exactly where the Gervais McComber who died in 1866 in Kahnawake, was buried. As so often happens, a helpful reader came forward with the information. Thank you Charleen!

Information from Charleen

“I’m responding to the inquiry about Gervais McComber. According to my elderly relatives, he is buried under the floor of St. Francis Xavier Church. This was common practice for those regarded highly in the Catholic community. I wonder if Don is related? I have been researching a mysterious branch of my family which partially includes the McCombers.”

 

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March 24, 2010 Posted by | . | , | Leave a Comment

Vintage Postcard: Iroquois Indians, Caughnawaga, Que.

A Mohawk (Iroquois) couple from Caughnawaga on the South Shore of the St-Lawrence River near Montreal, Quebec. Caughnawaga borders the city of Chateauguay and is now called  Kahnawake.

 

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Iroquois Indians, Caughnawaga, Que.

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I’m from the same family tree. His son Paul Kelly was my great grandfather. I also have photos of scar face. My mother has the bear necklace in this photo here in Kahnawake (formerly known as Caughnawaga).

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OMG that photo you have here is of my Great great Grandmother and grandfather.. I have another Photo of them with their Names.. This is AN AWESOME find!!! The man is “Thomas J. Williams.” his wife,- “Wealthy ArmindaS. Williams.” My Mothers Great grand parents from her mothers side!!

Skennen ko:wa kenh.

Onen ki wahi.

William-(Billy “Snakehawk” Johnson.) Haudenosaunee -Kanien’kehaka.

 

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March 10, 2010 Posted by | . | , , , , , | 17 Comments

Echoes of a Proud Nation – Kahnawake Pow Wow (pt.3)

More photographs of the Kahnawake Pow-Wow of July 2009

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July 27, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , | Leave a Comment

Echoes of a Proud Nation – Kahnawake Pow Wow (Pt.2)

The Echoes of a Proud Nation is a well known Pow Wow which is held each July in Kahnawake, Quebec. Kahnawake is an Iroquois Mohawk community but the dancers picture in this series represent different Native American communities.

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July 26, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , , , | 1 Comment

Echoes of a Proud Nation – Kahnawake Pow Wow (Pt.1)

Here are some more photos of  the Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow Wow that I attended a few weeks ago in  the Mohawk (Iroquois) settlement of Kahnawake, Quebec.

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July 24, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , , | 2 Comments

Mohawk Warriors, Nam Knights & Canadian Vietnam War Vets

Yesterday I spent a few hours in Kahnawake at the Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow Wow. I went to see the dancers but what I’m sharing in this post is a photograph of the very stirring Grand Entrance of some Iroquois veterans of several Canadian and American armed conflicts.

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The Six Nations Confederacy – to which the Mohawk belong – straddles several provincial and international borders. The Mohawk have a long warrior tradition and in modern times they’ve served in both the Canadian and American Armed Services. The first three flags at the front are those of  the United States of America, Canada and the Iroquois Confederacy.

These veterans actually made two Grand Entrances because many of them had arrived en masse on motorcycles just an hour before. I happened to arrive at the same time and it was quite an eye opener for me because I didn’t realize that there were military motorcycle clubs. I noticed two types of insignia – Nam Knights and the Canadian Vietnam Veterans one pictured below.

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There were other insignia but I was a little too shy (that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!!!) to walk up and get a closer look!

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July 12, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Vintage Postcard: Micmac Indian Camp, Nova Scotia, Canada

This is a vintage postcard of a Micmac Indian Camp.

I believe the postmark reads January 14th, 1907.

Alternate spellings of Micmac include Mi’kmaq and Migmaw.

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May 7, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , , , , | 9 Comments

A Canadian Family M-Line: Eveline Melvina Luce

An M-line is a lineage built by beginning with a woman and tracing her line back mother-to-mother.  As a result, the surname changes with each generation. This is a big trend right now, especially with the advent of genetic genealogy which allows both men (through their mothers) and women to trace their bloodlines through their mtDNA.

Eveline Melvina Luce’s  M-Line

 (M. Caplan’s mother  was Native, but not necessarily Mi’kmaq)

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First Named Generation

Marguerite Caplan m. Francois Larocque

About 1729 – Acadie

Second Generation

Catherine Larocque m. Jean Chapados

1750 –Gaspesie, Quebec

Third Generation

Anne Chapados m. Jean Baptiste Anglehart

1787 – Gaspesie, Quebec

Fourth Generation

Marie Anglehart m. Alexandre Huard

1826 – Gaspesie, Quebec

Fifth Generation

Marie Huard m. Paul Hypolite Blais

1849 – Gaspesie, Quebec

Sixth Generation

Marie Blais m. Clement Desilva

1871 – Gloucester, New Brunswick

Seventh Generation

Clementine Desylva m. George H. Luce

1896 – Gloucester, New Brunswick

Eighth Generation

Eveline Melvina Luce m. Adelard Lagace

1924 – Gloucester, New Brunswick

Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh Generations

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February 7, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

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