Hey Norma! How right you are! The Manwell's are relations. My grandma's father was Ruben Desjardins and I am at a loss to find information on the Desjardins from the Beachburg/Renfrew area that is the correct family. My gggfather was James Lang married to mathilda Prendergast (her ancestor, John or James prendergast, was actually one of the original pioneers of Pontiac County. I remember other relatives names on my grandmother's side, such as Clayton Desjardins, Schocks, Blacks, Whites, Stewarts, Isabelle (big Isabelle and Little Isabelle) Desjardins. My grandfather was Earl Walter Lang, his siblings were Russell, Lila, Ivan, Annie. How do you access information for these areas? I am so excited to have met you cousin!!! Leslie Lang-Fisher -----Original Message----- From: Norma Lavallee [mailto:normalavallee@shaw.ca] Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 11:22 AM To: CAN-ONT-CARLETON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Can-Ont-Carleton] Lang/Desjardins Hi Leslie: I believe your grandmother Esther Desjardins and my grandmother Hazel Manwell were first cousins. If you would like to exchange information on the family, I would be more than happy to share. Norma ==== CAN-ONT-CARLETON Mailing List ==== Genealogy is the heritage of all people -- History of the decade being researched helps us understand how our ancestors lived and worked. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Hi Leslie, Norma, everybody, Just thought I'd add my 2 cents. My husband's family tree includes CUTHBERTSON, BLACK, SADLER etc. from the Pontiac area, plus marriages in & out of the ADE, SPARLING, HODGINS families too. Who were your BLACKs, Leslie? Mary Harris Barrie, ON I remember other relatives names on my grandmother's side, such as Clayton Desjardins, Schocks, Blacks, Whites, Stewarts, >