In a message dated 8/19/03 11:08:17 PM Central Daylight Time, yvesdussault@videotron.ca writes: << Nicolet IS on the south shore of the St Lawrence River, about 100 kms west of Quebec City. Depending on what you define as an area, Nicolet is in the Trois Rivieres area... >> My PROVENCHER ancestors were in Trois Rivieres first, then they settled in Becancour, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada. So, Becancour wouldn't be too far from Trois Riveres? I was wondering where these places were, so these postings on this list have been great. Mary Boudreau
For anyone who is interested, ACGS sells great maps that are very helpful in doing our research. They have one for Quebec province and one for the Maritimes. Very helpful in understanding the travels of our Ancestors. www.acgs.org 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: Slooogin@aol.com [mailto:Slooogin@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:47 AM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Nicolet In a message dated 8/19/03 11:08:17 PM Central Daylight Time, yvesdussault@videotron.ca writes: << Nicolet IS on the south shore of the St Lawrence River, about 100 kms west of Quebec City. Depending on what you define as an area, Nicolet is in the Trois Rivieres area... >> My PROVENCHER ancestors were in Trois Rivieres first, then they settled in Becancour, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada. So, Becancour wouldn't be too far from Trois Riveres? I was wondering where these places were, so these postings on this list have been great. Mary Boudreau ==== 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