Just Wanted to update my Post and give my New Email Address Pete Coutu To Mattawa Listserve: Hi, I have been trying to trace back my descendents to see if we have any Metis or First Nation descendants, but recently have found out that I probably have a better first Nation connection than Métis through my Grandmothers'. Marie Louisa or Louise Ducharme I have since found that she was living at Lac Des Due Montagnes, OKA, 1852 Census and her father was the Resident British Military Agent at the Oka Mission . He was Dominique Ducharme, Capt, in the British Militia at The Battle of Beaver Dams Ontario, 1812, where 300 Indian Warriors lead by Him From Caughnawauga and and Ste. Regis, and 100 six Nations from Southern Ontario, surrounded and Captured almost 500 American invaders into Canada from Fort George at Niagara. > She married William Barclay Aird, around ~1853. His father was William > Barclay Aird as well, His Uncle was Alexander Aird who was living with William, Post Master in 1861 Griffith Ontario. > I am also Looking for any information on My Great Great grandparents Robert > Leroy and Mathilde McConnell, Father Robert McConnell and mother Charlotte > Worrell, married in 1859 and Registered at Renfrew Registry Office. The Last > I know of them was 1885, they were still living in Port (Point) Alexander, > Ontario on the Ottawa River, about 4-5 miles North, of Deep River ON. > The next I have heard of them is 1901 Census of British Columbia.; only Mathilde(not listed as widowed), and some > of her children are present in the home on Texada Island, BC. > > Pete Coutu > > coutup@shaw.ca >

BOULAY, Lucy - It is with great sorrow that the family announces the passing of Lucy Boulay on Friday, July 2nd, 2010, with her family by her side at the Mattawa General Hospital, she was in her 70th year. Beloved wife of Leo Boulay of Mattawa. Cherished mother of Gordon of Edmonton AB, and Francine Boulay (Ken Loya JR.) of Mattawa. Proud grandmother of Taylor, Hunter, Miranda-Lee and Christopher. Lucy is survived by her sisters Rita Mackee (Keith predeceased) and Jeannette Jutras (Fern) and her father-in-law Maurice Boulay (Florida predeceased) and sister-in-law Paulette Boulay. She is predeceased by her parents Denis & Aline Collin (nee Trahan), siblings Aurel and Paulette and sister-in-law Annette Jean (Donald). She will be sadly missed by many nieces and nephews. She loved babysitting her little friends Casey, Maddison and Austin. Lucy just loved the outdoors, planting flowers, long rides in the country, camping, fishing, and was dedicated to her dart night every Thursday. Lucy was an active member of the Royal Canadian Legion in Mattawa, and had served as President of the Ladies Auxiliary. Her Family will receive friends at the MARTYN & SLOAN “Mattawa Chapel“ on Friday from 2:00-4:00 p.m. & 7:00- 9:00 p.m. Memorial service at St. Anne's Church on Saturday, July 10th at 11am. Cremation has taken place at Forest Lawn Crematorium. Burial of ashes at Garson Cemetery at a later date. If desired, donations to the “Cheo Hospital“ Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (Hearing Needs) would be gratefully acknowledged as expressions of sympathy. Online condolences www.martynfh.com “She looked for the Best in Everyone! She Loved Life!!“

I am not sure where you live but I phoned the Church secretary for information about records and she was most helpful. In addition someone told me eons ago that some of the church records were destroyed in a fire. Good Luck Dave > I posted this 3 years ago but didn't get any response so am posting it > again. > I have easily found my family's church Confirmations at Ste-Anne's in > Mattawa, Ont in the 1920's. They were held in Mattawa in the summers and are > recorded in the Church record books in the Drouins for every year. > > However, I can not find any First Communion records in Mattawa. I know they > took place there in 1906 (I have seen that list in the Drouins) but can't > figure out why they aren't in the 1920's. ??? > > Does anyone familiar with Mattawa researching know if they took place in a > different location for Mattawa children during that time? > Tnx...............Sal > > > > . > . > Search the Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-ONT-MATTAWA > . > Browse the Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CAN-ONT-MATTAWA/ > . > A link to a favorite site: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~unclefred/main.htm > . > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-MATTAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I posted this 3 years ago but didn't get any response so am posting it again. I have easily found my family's church Confirmations at Ste-Anne's in Mattawa, Ont in the 1920's. They were held in Mattawa in the summers and are recorded in the Church record books in the Drouins for every year. However, I can not find any First Communion records in Mattawa. I know they took place there in 1906 (I have seen that list in the Drouins) but can't figure out why they aren't in the 1920's. ??? Does anyone familiar with Mattawa researching know if they took place in a different location for Mattawa children during that time? Tnx...............Sal

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Boivin" <genealogy.list@gmail.com> To: <CAN-ONT-MATTAWA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 2:51 PM Subject: [CAN-ONT-MATTAWA] Just checking to see if working >I am the Administrator of this list. > > ......................Gary Boivin > . > . > Search the Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-ONT-MATTAWA > . > Browse the Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CAN-ONT-MATTAWA/ > . > A link to a favorite site: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~unclefred/main.htm > . > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-MATTAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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Thanks so much.We had a name change as my greatgrandparents died in an epedemic,we assume Sturgeon Falls. My greataunt Josephine married in Mattawa,we saw that she put her name down as Josephine Thibideau,our first real proof that their name was Thibideau-later changed to Prescott.Again,thanks.The Guilbeau we were related to still had family members in Mattawa several years ago.I know I don't have much to go on.No records kept in Sturgeon either,that we can find.THANK YOU ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Coutu To: CAN-ONT-MATTAWA@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 2:44 PM Subject: [CAN-ONT-MATTAWA] Guilbeau/Pete coutu Hi Kaye, The name Guilbeau rings a bell with me There were Guilbeaus who lived in Sault Ste. Marie that my family was said to be related too; also Guilbeaus where living in the Nipissing District in Censuses about 1881 /1871? with The Leroy Families who are also My relatives and you can find them on the OGS genealogical web site. Try this Link to pete http://ogs.on.ca/ogspi/8il/c8ler002.htm#leroy search for GILBEAULT using "Ctrl" "F" . . Search the Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-ONT-MATTAWA . Browse the Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CAN-ONT-MATTAWA/ . A link to a favorite site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~unclefred/main.htm . ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-MATTAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Kaye, The name Guilbeau rings a bell with me There were Guilbeaus who lived in Sault Ste. Marie that my family was said to be related too; also Guilbeaus where living in the Nipissing District in Censuses about 1881 /1871? with The Leroy Families who are also My relatives and you can find them on the OGS genealogical web site. Try this Link to pete http://ogs.on.ca/ogspi/8il/c8ler002.htm#leroy search for GILBEAULT using "Ctrl" "F"

Anyone with information of these names,the two familes are connected.Thibideau also living in Sturgeon Falls probably early 1800's,child Francis Thibideau Prescott.His children-David,Frank,Josephine and Edward.--Josephine Thibideau married an Couglin in Mattawa,On-lived in Sturgeon Falls.

I have easily found my family's church Confirmations at Ste-Anne's in Mattawa, Ont in the 1920's. They were held in Mattawa in the summers and are recorded in the Church record books in the Drouins for every year. However, I can not find any First Communion records in Mattawa. I know they took place there in 1906 (I have seen that list) but can't figure out why they aren't in the 1920's. ??? Does anyone familiar with Mattawa searching know if they took place in a different location for Mattawa children during that time? Tnx...............Sal

I have easily found my family's church Confirmations at Ste-Anne's in Mattawa, Ont in the 1920's. They were held in Mattawa in the summers and are recorded in the Church record books in the Drouins for every year. However, I can not find any First Communion records in Mattawa. I know they took place there in 1906 (I have seen that list) but can't figure out why they aren't in the 1920's. ??? Does anyone familiar with Mattawa searching know if they took place in a different location for Mattawa children during that time? Tnx...............Sal

Found on the Ile-Ste-Anne list *************************** March 07, 2007 - Microsoft Books to Challenge Google Books Microsoft has launched an online library in a move to compete against Google's controversial project to digitize the world's books. Consumers benefit any time when two industry giants meet in head-to-head competition. In this case, genealogists will benefit as they have even more free genealogy and local history books to search. Microsoft launched a U.S. test version of Live Search Books a few weeks ago. The new service already has tens of thousands of out-of-copyright books, including works held by the British library and major universities in the United States and Canada. I checked Live Search Books and found several hundred genealogy books are already available, although not nearly as many as are available at Google Books. The several pages from the Microsoft site that I displayed on my computer all seemed to be crystal-clear and easily readable. I was also able to download and save entire books as PDF files. The search page on Microsoft's Live Search Books is simple and uncluttered. However, the search results are not nearly as accurate as that of Google Books. A search on "Eastman genealogy" on Google produces a long list of genealogy books that contain the name "Eastman" somewhere within the pages of each book. The same search on Microsoft's Live Search Books seems to produce a list of books with either word alone. In other words, it finds many genealogy books that do not contain the word "Eastman" as well as many books that do mention that name but do not have the word "genealogy" anywhere between the covers. Even with this limitation, Live Search Books is a good service for genealogists. Keep in mind that its limited search capabilities may limit its effectiveness for anyone searching for surnames that are also common English words, such as Green, Black, or Town. Microsoft has book-scanning partnerships with New York Public Library, the American Museum of Veterinary Medicine, the University of California system, and the University of Toronto, according to Microsoft project director Cliff Guren. Live Search Books "was created with copyright laws in mind," according to Guren. "It is focused on scanning and indexing out-of-copyright books or books where we have the express written consent of the copyright holder to scan them." You can search and read genealogy and local history books right now on Microsoft's Live Search Books at http://books.live.com

You can get 3 free days access to World Deluxe on Ancestry.ca anytime between February 15-28, 2007 This is in honour of Heritage Day in Canada. A link is provided at http://tinyurl.com/24y9pv that will get you to the free access. All you need do is register for your 3 days of free research in their World records.

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Hi everyone, Zoe Laplante daughter of Jean Baptiste Laplante and Caroline Boivin was married in Mattawa 31 May 1881 to Jeremie Morin. Do anyone know who are his parent and if they had children please? All help would be very appeciated. Thank you. Yvonne _________________________________________________________________ Buy, Load, Play. The new Sympatico / MSN Music Store works seamlessly with Windows Media Player. Just Click PLAY. http://musicstore.sympatico.msn.ca/content/viewer.aspx?cid=SMS_Sept192006

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Forwarded for Murray He wants evryone interested to know... *********************************** Dear Folks: Yesterday I sent a note about the Gravemarker Gallery Site's impending move. Today I completed moving the "sister" Web site - NE Ontario Historic/Nostalgic Site. This web site is now located at: http://nocggh.org Please visit and save the new site in your browser "Favourites".....! Please let family, friends and organizations know of the change. Thanks in advance for your patience. If you wish, leave us a note in the Guestbook. Bye for now.....Murray Pletsch Gravemarker Gallery... http://tinyurl.com/gugfh - NE Ont Nostalgic Site.. http://nocggh.org

Hello my name is Russell Pierre Drolette and I am interested in joining your metis Tribe I have two Aboriginal Grand Mothers I have Marie-Olivier-Sylvestre Manitouab8wich married to Pierre Provost and Catherine-Annennontak married to Jean-Lafortune Durand,I have my complete family geneology if you need a copy of it thank you Russell P.Drolette(Drolet)