Gord Thanks alot for the information, I will definately check this out. I have my fingers crossed that this is a good lead. it would seem that the Carriere family is hard to find these days... Thanks again Gord.. I really appreciate it alot.. Colleen At 04:40 PM 25/10/99 -0600, you wrote: >Colleen > >There is/was a AimeCarriere/Carrier living just east of Dominion City as of >1985 when I was last visiting there. Winnifred Nisely's daughter, Hazel, >married Aime Carriere/Carrier of St. Malo in 1961. Aime is the son of >William Carriere. Winnifred Nisely (nee Hamblin) was a young girl >(elementary school age) when her father Fred purchased my great >grandfather's farm in 1920. I really don't have an address but expect that >a box number in Dominion City would get you there. The Canada 411 directory >might help too. > >Gord Adams > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Colleen <connors@recorder.ca> >To: <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 8:13 PM >Subject: [MBWINNIPEG-L] Messner Family > > >> Hello >> >> I am new to this list.. So this is my first posting... >> >> I am searching information on my MESSNER family.. >> >> They were originally from Soufflenheim, Germany,, I believe the first >family to come to America was Antoine Messner. He arrived in Buffalo, NY >around 1828.. from there they ventured to Formosa, Ontario.. >> I am a descendant of Wendel Messner, whos parents were Alois Messner and >Barbara Messner... Alois' brothers were FX Messner and Anthony... These >two men where instrumental in the formation of Formosa Ontario and then in >1880, they went to St. Leon, Manitoba... >> >> Wendel married Theresa Graf in St. Leon.. from there, they ventured to >Mount Carmel, North Dakota... then on to Lebret, Saskatchewan. >> >> If you have any connections to this Messner family, I would love to chat >with you and fill in some blanks.... >> >> Thanks alot... >> Have a Nice Day :) >> Colleen >> connors@recorder.ca >> Brockville, Ontario, Canada >> Searching for Families of: Graf/Graff/Groff, Mesner/Messner, Connors, >Carriere/Carrier, Ruschman/Rueschmann, Bitschy/Bitschie/Beechy >> >> >> ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== >> Visit the Manitoba GenWeb Project >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ >> >> > > >==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== >Protect Canadian Census Records From Destruction >http://globalgenealogy.com/census/index.htm >POST 1901 CENSUS PROJECT > > Have a Nice Day :) Colleen connors@recorder.ca Brockville, Ontario, Canada Searching for Families of: Graf/Graff/Groff, Mesner/Messner, Connors, Carriere/Carrier, Ruschman/Rueschmann, Bitschy/Bitschie/Beechy