Hi all descendants of Acadian, Guillaume (William) BLANCHARD: I am posting a direct, skeletal descendancy, lineage up to my husband's father. Anyone of this lineage, or branching off this line is invited to e-mail me. 1. Guillaume BLANCHARD b. 1590c Martaize, France m. Hughette POIRIER 2. Jean BLANCHARD b. 1611c Martaize, France m. Radgonde LAMBERT 3. Martin BLANCHARD b. 1647c Port Royal, Acadia, NS m1. Francoise LeBLANC 4. Rene BLANCHARD b. 1677c Cobequid, Truro, NS m. Anne LANDRY *5. Rene BLANCHARD b. 1705c Grande Pre, Acadia, NS m. Marguerite THERIAULT 6. Olivier BLANCHARD b. 1727c Grande Pre, Acadia, NS m. Catherine AMIRAULT 7. Maxime BLANCHARD b. 1755 Petitcodiac, NB m. Judith LEGER 8. Olivier BLANCHARD b. 1792 Caraquet, NB m. Venerande PINET 9. Fabien BLANCHARD b. 1822 Caraquet, NB m. Judith DOIRON 10. Eugene BLANCHARD b. 1848 Caraqueet, NB m. Marie BLANCHARD 11. Wilfred BLANCHARD b. 1889 Caraquet, NB m. Marcelline LANDRY *5. Rene BLANCHARD b. 1705c had a son Anselme b. 1741c, m Ester LeBLNC. He was deported to Louisiana where he remained and amassed wealth. He had two sons, Germain and Antoine, and a daughter, Antoinette (Tonite) Barbara. Germain d. age 26, he m. Mary CLOATRE, Antoine was a gambler, he m. Marion HEBERT, Tonite m. Joseph MOLLERRE. A copy of the 'SUCCESSION OF Anselme BLANCHARD' can be obtained through PERSI. Louisiana was under the Spanish in the late 1700 's so the English translation has many Spanish words in it. Sorry I took so long, Martha