Rita, something like Work Progress Association or Authority..... was something they created during WWII i think to give people jobs, and much of it was history / genealogy support-related. probably much more than that, but that's all i have insight to. apparently they did much good work; and watch out, some of them could not read older english. My Rufus W. Stewart for the civil war was mis-read as Rufus M. Stewart. dick stewart ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita" <grannyharg@bellsouth.net> To: <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 4:38 PM Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] "Gulf Coast Colonials" by Winston De Ville > In the foreword of Winston De Ville's book 'Gulf Coast Colonials - A > Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana' it > states: > > "...utilizing copies of WPA records of baptisms, marriages, and funerals for > most of the earliest Louisiana families,..." > > I must be having a 'senior' moment ;-) Can anyone tell me what 'WPA' stands > for??? > > Any help appreciated! > Thanks, > Rita > > > > > ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian-caj un > This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Would anyone know where I can get a Registeration Form for the Boudreau Reunion. I've been in contact with boudreau2004@pdgrat.ccfne.ns.ca a few times and so far have not received a Registeration Form for the Boudreau Reunion. Thanks Anne Hendrick

I was wondering if anyone has researched the Grivois family and has any information about the family. I have received some questions about it as Claude Guédry also used the surnaem of Guédry dit Grivois. I have checked the Congrès mondial acadien 2004 web site and I did not locate the family listed there. Are they an Acadian family and will they have a reuion in 2004?

THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY ARCHIVES: THE MIAMI COLLECTION of the Glenn A. Black Labatory of Archaeology at http://www.gbl.indiana.edu/archives/miamis11/M53-58_44a.html has some interesting entries in the Journal of Occurences in Canada for the period Oct. 1755- June 1756. I'm providing excerpts for the interesting ones re the Acadians. The entry re the 110 Acadians who were moved doesn't state where the Acadians were before being moved. The Miami Collection isn't indexed but there is lots of very interesting information in the collection... Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com ***entries*** Journal of Occurrences in Canada (Oct., 1755 to June, 1756) In: New York Colonial Docs. (Paris Docs.: XII): X, pp. 401-406. (page 401) Journal of Occurrences in Canada from October, 1755, to June, 1756. 1755, October... 110 Acadian families have been removed to the Island of St. John, and 40 to the river of that name, notwithstanding the efforts of the English to the contrary. 1756, January. Spies have been sent to Minas and Port Royal, who have reported that there were 400 Regulars at Chibouctou, now Halifax, and 80 at Port Royal.

In a message dated 12/1/03 10:39:08 PM Central Standard Time, Charlotte Sehon at: CajinCoon@aol.com writes: "Need Information on Antoine LANDRY I have a birth date December 04, 1683 Grand Pre', Acadia Father Antoine LANDRY Mother Marie THIBODEAUwife Marie Blanche LEBLANC ============================ Response: Antoine LANDRY s/o Antoine LANDRY & Marie THIBODEAU bn December 04, 1683 baptized 25 June 1684 Godparents René Landry aïeul (grandfather) & Cecile Melanson (Rc PR 1686 2a), (Rc Les Mines 1693 9a) m (Décl BIM [declarations de Belle-Ile-en-Mer]) v 1705 Marie-Blanche LEBLANC d/o Antoine & Marie Bourgeois; d (Décl BIM) Boston apré (after)1755 (Stephen White p. 918) Antoine and Marie had 13 children Paul - ca 1707 m. 20 October 1732 Marie-Josephe Hebert; François bn 10 Nov 1709 died ca 1741 m 1735 Catherine Cormier; Pierre bn 10 Dec 1711 m ca 1738 Marie Josephe Le Blanc; Alexis dit Landreville bn ca 1717 died bef 1808 m 23 nov 1739 Marguerite Aucoin m (2) Madeleine Bergeron; Joseph bn 5 May 1720 m. ca 1743 Annette Forest; Charles bn ca 1718 m ca 1743 Anne LeBlanc; Antoine bn 7 June 1722; Jean-Baptiste bn 1724 died 15 October 1787 m ca 1759 Elizabeth Aucoin m (2) Madeleine Broussard m (3) Elizabeth Anne Isabel Dugas; Michel bn 29 April 1726; Amand bn 12 June 1728 died 11 Feb. 1809 m (1) 26 October 1767 Marie Madeleine Landry m (2) Anne Margaret Melancon m (3) Elizabeth Augustine Isabel Landry; Marie Josephe bn 9 June 1734 died ca 1810 m ca 1776 Etienne "Estevan" Eustache (Estaquio) Landry; Françoise bn ca 1709 m ca 1727 Charles Theroit; Marie Landry bn ca 1714 m ca 1734 Jean Theriault

Hi Cuzins: Ever wonder where exactly your/our early ancestors lived? I'm pleased to inform you that I have just completed adding a series of historic Acadian maps on my Acadian Genealogy Homepage web site at http://www.acadian.org/acadiamap.html which, when combined with the previous "Place Names" information page at http://www.acadian.org/peinames.html will assist you to pin-point exactly where your/our ancestors resided in the early 1600's. Enjoy. Yvon Cyr Acadian Genealogy Homepage http://www.acadian.org/

This is a forwarded message. Please respond to Diane or the list. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane DuBay" <ddubay66@msn.com> To: <ACADIAN-CAJUN-D-request@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 6:21 PM Subject: Guillaume Dube/William Dubay Hello. We are newbies" at this and are looking here because the name "Augustin Dube" seems connected to Acadian families. We are looking for William DuBay, or Guillaume Dube, born 16 May 1830 "in Canada," who (according to an old family story) immigrated to Iowa with his parents, around 1850. The story is that his parents "went back" to Canada. William remained in Iowa, married and named his first-born son "Augustin." This "French Canadian" name for this son and William's birthdate are the only certain information we have. A birth year range for an unnamed son of Augustin Dube and Genevieve Bourgoin-Martin, in census enumerations for 1830 and 1840 St. Basile, Madawaska, NB, census fit our William. But of course, it might not be William. And his father might not be named "Augustin" at all. We'd appreciate any "where to look" suggestions with what we have from more experienced searchers. The DuBays

Whan and where is the Foret Family reunion 2004 scheduled for durin CMA-Nova Scotia 2004 Don Landry

I have tried for a long time to find this LeBlanc family among the Acadians but to no avail. As they say in Woolmarket that dog won't hunt. So, the next logical path seems to be a military man from New Orleans, Mobile, or Pensacola. I have seen some lists of militia for that era but none provided the detail needed to help me. I think that I need to see inside the folio of the service man. Therefore, are such records available on the Internet or microfilm? Any suggestions? Thanks. Henry Seymour ------------------------------------ The marriage entry reads: On 1 September 1783, I, the undersigned Curate of this parish Church of St. Louis of New Orleans, Province of Louisiana, Diocese of Havana, having published the banns on three consecutive major feastdays and not having found any canonical impediment before the Church, I gave the Nuptial Blessing in presence of witnesses to Charles LeBlanc, legitimate son of Thomas and Perinne LeBlanc, natives of Pennsylvania, who contracted (marriage) by with Genevieve Fayard, legitimate daughter of Jacques Fayard and Marie Louise Fayard, natives of this parish, and so that it be true, I sign it on the day, month and year as above. Vincente Llorens Jorge Martinez Rev. Antonio de Sedella ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hello Stanley ,do you have any web sites for the following Eduardo Wilson m. Sarah Greeear,early 1700's from Md.,Aaron Bailey Wilson m. Margarita Adams,late 1700's in La. and Wm. Shelton Wilson m. Celestine Emilie Adams early 1800's ,La. Thanks B W

This line most likely came from Italy. You may wish to check the list of the Italians who entered into New Orleans and also the Sicilians. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com -----Original Message----- From: HHelenrt@aol.com [mailto:HHelenrt@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 3:24 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] RAMOIN, RAMOUR, RAMUAR We can't go back any further than the following. I think maybe the name was something else at one time. This info was found in the Hebert Books as they were in Louisiana at the time. This is the oldest we can find. Any help would be appreciated. Victor Larendi Ramoin m. to Bridgett Lucas. They had a son Victor Larendi Ramoin m. Estelle Comeau in Church Point, LA. on Dec. 18, 1869. This is the first actual date we have to work with. We can find their descendants but no ancestors except for Estelle Comeau. Any help would be greatly appreciated. ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian -cajun This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

We can't go back any further than the following. I think maybe the name was something else at one time. This info was found in the Hebert Books as they were in Louisiana at the time. This is the oldest we can find. Any help would be appreciated. Victor Larendi Ramoin m. to Bridgett Lucas. They had a son Victor Larendi Ramoin m. Estelle Comeau in Church Point, LA. on Dec. 18, 1869. This is the first actual date we have to work with. We can find their descendants but no ancestors except for Estelle Comeau. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Also, you might want to compare the Tanguay information against what might be found in Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Québec, by René Jetté. I'm sorry I didn't, but will do so on my next trip to the library. :-) Good Luck, Rita -----Original Message----- From: Rita [mailto:grannyharg@bellsouth.net] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 8:15 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] LIBERGE, LEBERGE, DEBARGE, ETC. Denis (Dionisio) Liberge b. Abt. 1754 d. Oct 27, 1814 in Grand Prairie, LA. His parents are: LIBERGE, Denis, b. 1729; fils de Denis et de Marie-Anne Morice, de St-André-des-Arts, Paris. m. 8 Sept. 1755 in Montreal, Canada. L'HERMITE, Thérèse b. 1730 (Tanguay vol. 5, p. 409) [NOTE: see Tanguay vol. 7, p. 514 surname variations for L'Hermite = D'Alencon]. no children listed. [Note: see SWLR CD 101 for son,Denis LIBERGE where reference to parents is made] Parents of Thérèse L'HERMITE are: Nicolas L'Hermite dit D'Alençcon b. 1697 of St-Bonneman, diocese of Mans, Maine d. Aug 15, 1750 Montréal, Canada m. [no date or place] Marie Josephè Raymond b. 1705 [source: vol. 5, p. 407] Hope this helps. Rita -----Original Message----- From: HHelenrt@aol.com [mailto:HHelenrt@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 6:56 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] LIBERGE, LEBERGE, DEBARGE, ETC. Does anyone have any info on the people I have listed below. They settled in Louisiana and I have some info on their descendants but none on the ancesters. Supposedly they came from Canada. LIBERGE, Denis - [Denis LIBARGE] & Eugenie MILS [MILLS]) bt. Sunday, 21 May 1797 Pats: [Medard LIBARGE] & Therese DE ALEMSONS; Mats: Evan MILS & Eugenie ELIOT; ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/ACADIAN-CAJUN.html This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== The number one rule of this list is no flaming. If something is posted to the list that disturbs you, bring it to the _admin._, not the list or the person who posted. Your concerns will be addressed. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Denis (Dionisio) Liberge b. Abt. 1754 d. Oct 27, 1814 in Grand Prairie, LA. His parents are: LIBERGE, Denis, b. 1729; fils de Denis et de Marie-Anne Morice, de St-André-des-Arts, Paris. m. 8 Sept. 1755 in Montreal, Canada. L'HERMITE, Thérèse b. 1730 (Tanguay vol. 5, p. 409) [NOTE: see Tanguay vol. 7, p. 514 surname variations for L'Hermite = D'Alencon]. no children listed. [Note: see SWLR CD 101 for son,Denis LIBERGE where reference to parents is made] Parents of Thérèse L'HERMITE are: Nicolas L'Hermite dit D'Alençcon b. 1697 of St-Bonneman, diocese of Mans, Maine d. Aug 15, 1750 Montréal, Canada m. [no date or place] Marie Josephè Raymond b. 1705 [source: vol. 5, p. 407] Hope this helps. Rita -----Original Message----- From: HHelenrt@aol.com [mailto:HHelenrt@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 6:56 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] LIBERGE, LEBERGE, DEBARGE, ETC. Does anyone have any info on the people I have listed below. They settled in Louisiana and I have some info on their descendants but none on the ancesters. Supposedly they came from Canada. LIBERGE, Denis - [Denis LIBARGE] & Eugenie MILS [MILLS]) bt. Sunday, 21 May 1797 Pats: [Medard LIBARGE] & Therese DE ALEMSONS; Mats: Evan MILS & Eugenie ELIOT; ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/ACADIAN-CAJUN.html This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Does anyone have any info on the people I have listed below. They settled in Louisiana and I have some info on their descendants but none on the ancesters. Supposedly they came from Canada. LIBERGE, Denis - [Denis LIBARGE] & Eugenie MILS [MILLS]) bt. Sunday, 21 May 1797 Pats: [Medard LIBARGE] & Therese DE ALEMSONS; Mats: Evan MILS & Eugenie ELIOT;

For more on the Landry Family Reunion 2004 and the area where it will be held (Windsor and Falmouth in Hants County - Nova Scotia, visit the website http://www.hantscounty.com Don Landry

Twas Months before Christmas and in Government House all through the chefs were stirring- the table set for quite a few There were lobster rolls, chicken fricot, rapure, and meat pies Doughnuts, biscuits, and sugar cookies did more than tempt the eyes. Welcome to a Christmas feast at Fanningbrook, the residence of P.E.I.'s Lt. Gov. Leonce Bernard and Florence Bernard. And don't be surprised to see Her Honour whipping up those Acadian treats in the Kitchen. In fact Canadian Living magazine recently visited the Bernards for a special look at An Acadian Christmas Eve, featuring the Bernard family, their historic residence, and Florence's traditional Acadian food. Food editor Elizabeth Baird calls the eight page spread an intimate glimpse at one of Canada's first families. Not to mention it is chalk full of mouth watering recipes to make a Governor's feats of one's own. Baird says good cooks, interesting people, Acadian Culture, and the setting in Canada's smallest province all gave it the makings of a good story. It was a fabulous experience, Baird said. Ii was very impressed by the fact that Her Honour was such a devoted cook. there was such pride in the food that reflected their family and their culture and their life generally. As Baird explained Florence Bernard still enjoys the kitchen. The feature is in the December issue of Canadian Living, photos by John Sylvester, holiday decor by Beatrice Caillie, and hair and make up by Ginette Arsenault. Additional photos are available at Canadian Living Website at www.canadianliving.com from Journal Pioneer 19 Nov 2003, page 1 & 3 look forward to it James

Hi Bren, According to Stephen White in the Dictionnaire genealogique des familles acadiennes, page 1004, the parents of Marguerite LeBlanc who married Pierre Clouatre [Cloistre] were Charles LeBlanc and Marie Gautreau who married Abt 1705. Charles was the son of Antoine LeBlanc and Marie Bourgeois who married Abt 1681 and Antoine was the son of Daniel LeBlanc and Francoise Gaudet. The parents of Pierre Clouatre are unknown. Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org Am-Can Gen Soc www.acgs.org CMA 2004 - www.cma2004.com Grand-Pré - http://www.grand-pre.com/ www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html -----Original Message----- From: Brenda Hibert [mailto:brenhebert@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 8:36 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] BOUDROT, CLOUATRE, DUGAS, HEBERT, LEBLANC; Acadie & Quebec Salut! Hi! I am looking for the parents of Pierre CLOUATRE who married Marguerite LEBLANC in 1722. I am descended from Madeleine CLOUATRE, b. 17 Apr 1731, who married Charles BOUDROT (b. 14 Jun 1734 to Claude & Catherine HEBERT) in 1756, who I have as Pierre & Marguerite's daughter. I have Marguerite LEBLANC's parents as Andre LEBLANC & Anne-Marie DUGAS. Merci beaucoup! ~~Bren "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result" -- Albert Einstein "A fool makes the same mistakes because he never learns from them; a smart man learns from his mistakes; but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others." -- (If someone hasn't said it already, then I just did). --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian-caj un This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Brenda, I have Marguerite's parents as Charles LeBlanc and Marie-Madeleine Gautreaux. Andre and Marie Dugas didn't have a daughter named Marguerite. Andre was Marguerite's granduncle. He was the brother of Antoine, who was the father of Charles. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com -----Original Message----- From: Brenda Hibert [mailto:brenhebert@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 7:36 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] BOUDROT, CLOUATRE, DUGAS, HEBERT, LEBLANC; Acadie & Quebec Salut! Hi! I am looking for the parents of Pierre CLOUATRE who married Marguerite LEBLANC in 1722. I am descended from Madeleine CLOUATRE, b. 17 Apr 1731, who married Charles BOUDROT (b. 14 Jun 1734 to Claude & Catherine HEBERT) in 1756, who I have as Pierre & Marguerite's daughter. I have Marguerite LEBLANC's parents as Andre LEBLANC & Anne-Marie DUGAS. Merci beaucoup! ~~Bren "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result" -- Albert Einstein "A fool makes the same mistakes because he never learns from them; a smart man learns from his mistakes; but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others." -- (If someone hasn't said it already, then I just did). --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian -cajun This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Brenda, Charles Boudrot was my 5th great-granduncle. His sister, Elisabeth [Isabelle] m. Etienne LeBlanc. They arrived in La, in 1765. Marguerite LeBlanc, mother of Madeleine Clouatre died 4/19/1782 in Iberville Parish, La. Marguerite LeBlanc was my 6th great-grandaunt via the Boudrot line. She was also the 1st cousin of Etienne LeBlanc, my 5th great-grandfather. Her father Charles was the brother of Etienne's father Rene. SAW shows that Marguerite's husband was Pierr Clouatre but he doesn't give the parents. Please send me your line from Charles Boudrot and Madeleine Clouatre. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com -----Original Message----- From: Brenda Hibert [mailto:brenhebert@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 7:36 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] BOUDROT, CLOUATRE, DUGAS, HEBERT, LEBLANC; Acadie & Quebec Salut! Hi! I am looking for the parents of Pierre CLOUATRE who married Marguerite LEBLANC in 1722. I am descended from Madeleine CLOUATRE, b. 17 Apr 1731, who married Charles BOUDROT (b. 14 Jun 1734 to Claude & Catherine HEBERT) in 1756, who I have as Pierre & Marguerite's daughter. I have Marguerite LEBLANC's parents as Andre LEBLANC & Anne-Marie DUGAS. Merci beaucoup! ~~Bren "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result" -- Albert Einstein "A fool makes the same mistakes because he never learns from them; a smart man learns from his mistakes; but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others." -- (If someone hasn't said it already, then I just did). --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian -cajun This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237