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All French-Canadians are related as they are descended from about 2.500 people. They also have some of the best kept records in the world. Please feel free to post queries, events, pictures, tell stories, etc.

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CARIGNAN REGIMENT & THE FILLES DU ROI

Started by James P. LaLone. Last reply by Lee Martin Oct 27, 2017. 10 Replies

CARIGNAN REGIMENT & THE FILLES DU ROIThese two ‘groups” are for many French-Canadians the equivalent of the US’ DAR and Mayflower’s Descendants.The following are Internet sites to learn more…Continue

Ance/Benoit

Started by tbeaudoin Jun 25, 2017. 0 Replies

I am new to Genealogy Wise. I have been working on the Benoit side of my mother's genealogy and it led me here. Whoever posted the ANCEfamily.RTF document, I would really like to connect with you. I…Continue

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NOTARY RECORDS

Started by James P. LaLone. Last reply by James P. LaLone Oct 22, 2016. 4 Replies

Notary records are another good source for discovering information on your ancestor. They are the civil legal records that are sometimes a good substitute if a marriage record is missing. For…Continue

Free Ebooks, 1865, 1866, Beamish Murdock, Esq. History of Nova Scotia or Acadie, Vol. I & II

Started by Arorasky Sep 6, 2016. 0 Replies

 Here is a link to free books on "History of Nova Scotia or Acadie"-(actual titles of the books by Beamish Murdock, Esq.  books were written in 1865 and 1866.  I have a tendency to read and research…Continue

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Comment by James P. LaLone on July 17, 2015 at 9:08am

More -

The next event participation of the
French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
is Saturday, July 18, 2015 in Detroit

3:00 p.m. – Mt. Elliott Cemetery – Memorial service for those buried from Ste. Anne de Détroit in Mt. Elliott Cemetery. Address: 1701 Mt. Elliott Ave., Detroit, MI 48207 phone: 313.567.0048

7:00 p.m. – French Mass at Ste. Anne's, Detroit. In July of every year, Ste. Anne's Church holds a series of Novena Masses to Ste. Anne celebrating the rich cultural diversity of the Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit. The French Mass is always held on a Saturday. Members of the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan enter the Church prior to the Mass, bearing flags celebrating our history in New France, Detroit, and Michigan. A reception is held after the Mass with light refreshments. Address: 1000 Ste. Anne, Detroit, MI 48216 phone: 313.496.1701

All FCHSM meetings are free and open to the public. If unfavorable weather conditions exist (snow and/or storms), we will place a meeting cancellation notice on our web page. http://habitantheritage.org/
For more FCHSM meetings, please see our meetings page >
http://www.habitantheritage.org/fchsm_meetings

Comment by James P. LaLone on July 17, 2015 at 9:05am

Still another event -

Orilla, Ontario events coming soon:

"The main library event for 2015 will be our salute to explorer Samuel de Champlain, who arrived in the Orillia area at the Wendat/Huron village of Cahiague 400 years ago — Aug. 17, 1615. Champlain travelled throughout the region, now known as Huronia, and created historically accurate maps and drawings as well as valuable descriptions of people, places and details of this time period.

In honour of this historical event, the Orillia Public Library will immerse visitors in the past, helping them dive into the history of native and French-Canadian culture by hosting a three-day event (Aug. 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Aug. 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.). The event is free and welcome to people of all ages."

36 Mississaga St W, Orillia, ON L3V 3A6, Canada, 1 705-325-2338

Comment by James P. LaLone on July 15, 2015 at 7:05am
Comment by James P. LaLone on July 8, 2015 at 12:45pm

French-Canadian Descendants Reunion

             MONROE, Michigan.— Superintendent Scott J. Bentley announced today that River Raisin National Battlefield Park will be hosting the French-Canadian Descendants Reunion on Sunday, August 16, 2015, from noon until 4:00 pm.

 

             Guests are asked to bring a dish to pass, their genealogy, family trees, and any family traditions or recipes. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Sandy Vanisacker by email at svanisacker@yahoo.com

 

River Raisin National Battlefield Park preserves, commemorates, and interprets the January 1813 battles of the War of 1812 and their aftermath in Monroe and Wayne counties in Southeast Michigan.    The Battles of the River Raisin resulted in the greatest victory for Tecumseh’s Confederation and the greatest defeat for the United States during the War of 1812.    Although American forces were victorious in the first battle, the second ended in what was described as a “national calamity” by then General William Henry Harrison, and later President of the United States.  The battle cry, "Remember the Raisin!" inspired a massive U.S. victory at the Battle of the Thames, which sealed the War of 1812 in the western theater for the U.S., claimed the life of the great Shawnee leader Tecumseh, and resulted in the end the American Indian Confederation.  The Aftermath of the Battles resulted in the implementation of Indian removal from the Northwest Territory at the conclusion of the War of 1812, an aftermath that continues to influence the United States today.

Jami Keegan

Park Guide

River Raisin National Battlefield Park

1403 E. Elm Ave.

Monroe, MI  48162

(734) 243-7136

Comment by James P. LaLone on May 25, 2015 at 12:44pm
Comment by James P. LaLone on April 12, 2015 at 8:03am
Comment by Paul J. Lareau on April 8, 2015 at 2:19pm

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE ANCESTRAL LINES?

Recently, I have gathered together all the information I currently have on the descendants of many of our common ancestral families, and have created a number of fully indexed electronic .pdf files on each.  My goal is to distribute this information as widely as possible among the various branches of the family, so it is not lost to future descendants after we're all long gone. These e-documents, ranging from a few hundred to several thousand descendants in each, contain any descendants of that ancestral family (whether they carry that family surname or not) who appear in my 525,000+ person family master file.

Current editions of these e-documents are free to request, use, copy, and share with anyone interested.   If you'd like copies of any of these, contact me by email at: paul@lareau.org , give me an email address where you want them sent, and I will send them to you via "WeTransfer", a computer-safe app for transferring electronic files too large to attach to an email.  One warning, .pdf files must be downloaded onto a regular PC, as most mobile devices cannot read them.    Also, no guarantees.  These are not complete, comprehensive, genealogies of these families, they are simply those descendants of these particular ancestral familes that happen to be connected, so far, to my own genealogy.

            ------------------------- Here are the family groups------------------------


Comment by James P. LaLone on February 26, 2015 at 12:06pm
Comment by James P. LaLone on February 25, 2015 at 8:53am
Comment by Mark Poxon on January 25, 2015 at 5:49pm

My 3rd great grandmother is Elizabeth Dent born about 1800 in Montreal, Quebec.  She married a British soldier William Shooter (bap. 30 Apr 1786 Tibshelf, Derbyshire, England) on 30 June 1819 in Quebec City.  Days later their first son Samuel Shooter was born at sea on 6 July 1819 as William and Elizabeth sailed to England.  Elizabeth died on 29 April 1871 in Codnor, Derbyshire after having eleven children.

I would like to know more about Elizabeth - in particular whether she was French Canadian, British-Canadian, or some other origin.  Could Dent be a French-Canadian name? - I know that Dent could be derived from the French for "tooth".

Any help would be really greatly appreciated.  I am so very proud to have Canadian connections - whatever ethnic flavour that may be.  I was in Canada, in Quebec City and Montreal, in 2000 before I knew about the connection.

Regards

Mark

 

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