Thanks Lucie: Thanks for picking me up on the delivery of the next books. I remember waiting about 10 to 15 years for the first two! I am thankful that Steve White and Marcel Barrieau reviewed my entire tree (father- BARRIEAU-RICHARD and mother-GAUTREAU-THIBODEAU), so, I am not as anxious as I might be !! My biggest gripe over the years has been the repetition of errors that have been corrected a long time ago, and the amount of wishful thinking--e.g. coats of arms, royalty, etc. I have done Acadian trees that do have some of the nobility, e.g. Castin, Damours,etc. However, they were NOT my ancestors ! Are you descended from CHARLES LeBLANC and MARIE BARRIEAU? I'm certain that you know that MARIE was the daughter of NICOLAS(the 2nd) and his 1st wife (name not known). Many erroneously think that she was the daughter of JACQUES and MARIE TURPIN. Do you live in New Brunswick ? If so, do you know LOUIS and MARIE (BARRIEAU) LeBLANC/ of Moncton? I had taken a break from genealogy for a few years, but have returned to it. I have a huge amount of data on the History and Genealogy of the BARRIEAU(30+ spellings), including the BARRILLEAUX of Louisiana.I offer a book for those who have a long BARRIEAU/BARRIAULT,etc.line. I'll be at the BARRIEAU reunion.Hope I might see you there. Very best,Lucie, ED(mond) BARRIEAU edlor13@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lucie LeBlanc Consentino" <LucieMC@comcast.net> To: "'Edmond Barrieau'" <edlor13@comcast.net> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 12:04 PM Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] COMEAU Family Hi Ed... You said << or 2) to wait for the next set of books, later this year.>> Actually, only the volumes A and B will be published for CMA.. it will be a while before all of the volumes are in print. Other than that, you are voicing what I have said many times on this list. ;o) Lucie Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home http://acadian-home.org http://www.promises.acadian-home.org/frames.html CMA 2004 - www.cma2004.com Grand-Pré - www.grand-pre.com/ www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html -----Original Message----- From: Edmond Barrieau [mailto:edlor13@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 1:30 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] COMEAU Family Good morning: About the Comeau Family, we have a typical piece of Acadian wishful thinking. I have been assembling both Acadian and French-Canadian Genealogy for almost 30 years. My own ancestry is 97% Acadian, 3% French-Canadian. Until 2 years ago,I lived close to excellent French-Canadian data sources. Almost invariably, such sources will supply the points of origin in France, including names of parents, and the actual parish. Acadian genealogy, on the other hand, was based largely on data gotten from census reports. Such data lent itself to error. Bona Arsenault, who was NOT a genealogist, used methods that often produced erroneous conclusions as to who married whom. I had the good fortune of consulting with Steve White many times, several times in his office. Frequently, I have read letters asking why we hold Steve up as a God. Simply, Steve and his operation in Moncton are by far the most thorough, best organized Genealogical organization doing any sort of French Genealogy. For many years, there have been letters tying Commeau to deCommeau, LeBlanc to French royalty,parents of JEAN BLANCHARD, and of FRANCOIS GUERIN,etc.,etc. It has been several years since these errors have been corrected by Steve White. If one has a significant amount of Acadian ancestry, I would urge the purchase of the Steve White "DICTIONNAIRES". However, I must caution that, generally, errors (often in Arsenault) that were made on Genealogy after 1714 will not show up in these books.There then are two alternatives, 1)to go to CENTRE d'ETUDE ACADIENNES, in Moncton, or 2) to wait for the next set of books, later this year. ACADIAN genealogy is NOT easy !! For those who do not have a lot of Acadian, write in with your problems, and hope that your answers have up-to-date and correct answers. As for spellings of names, my own name has 30+ spellings. The first BARRIEAU(BARILLOT) could not write,so the first census taker use a spelling with which he was familiar. Very probably, the same thing occurred with COMEAU.What is correct? WE DO NOT KNOW !! Hope this letter throws a little light !! ED BARRIEAU Albuquerque, NM 87114 edlor13@comcast.net ==== 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. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237