Terri Mercier's Page

"Yes I have actually checked the Drouin records, page by page, for those three towns in the years mentioned.  I am now trying to find another town or village where Nazaire and Victorine may have lived.  Quebec recording methods are so…"

"Thank you James for your information.  I have assumed that Victorine Bedard died between 1871 and 1876.  My thought also was that she died in childbirth.  I have not found a child born to them in St. Flavien, St. Croix and Ste. Agathe…"

"Thank you for responding.  My Edouard Bedard was born in 1815 in St-Antoine-de-Tilly, Quebec."

"Sorry--I thought I did post here.  Ooops."

"Fluently--no.  Enough to translate a record to the best of my knowledge and then ask for further help--yes.  Quebec records usually follow a format for birth, marriage and death records.  I will try to help."

"I quickly viewed Ancestry and there are records for a Frederick E. Merriman born 1861 or 1862.  Janet--do we know if we are looking in Quebec or another province?  Do you have any other information--more than his name or birth date? Good…"

"Mary Ellen.  The Drouin Collection has information about the marriage of Charles and Eva.  They were married April 26, 1893 in Quebec, parish of St. Roch.  His father is Magleine Aube, cordonnier (shoemaker) and his mother is…"

"We are researching the family names:  KALINOWSKI, KROCHMAL, KLODENSKI and KULESZA.  All families immigrated to Massachusetts in the early 1900s."

"We are researching the family names KROCHMAL and KLODENSKI from the Polish Galicia area.  These families immigrated to Massachusetts (Haverhill area) in the early 1900s."

"We are researching the WALKER family in Massachusetts."

"We are researching our MERCIER French-Canadian ancestors. The Drouin records are a huge help.  Through a recent conference in Montreal, I had the opportunity to visit the BANQ in Montreal.  Looking forward to a return visit."