Pam, I read the post with a lot of interest. My family is connected to Croteau, (Paul & Euzebe) The Charpentier (Charpentiere) is related to my family also. My great-grandmother was Laura or Lora Charpentier bd 1831 Do you think this is part of family. Thanks for any info I can get. Lady Patricia in Oregon-USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Tessier" <pamtessier@sympatico.ca> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 8:52 AM Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] More Drummond Islanders............ Hello Listers, It is past time to return to the histories of the Drummond Islanders and the question of whether they were or were not DIers. The following is a very brief summary of many months of hard work involving the volunteers of two museums, one researcher in North Bay and another in Mount Albert. A.C. Osborne in "The Migration of Voyageurs From Drummond Island to Penetanguishene in 1828" mentions him briefly: CHARPENTIER, Antoine, moved to Lake Simcoe. Not much to go on, but go we did! Where he was from the time he left the far west until he arrived in the Lake Simcoe area in 1830 is not clear as he does not show up in any local records until he is found as a parent in Fr. Gordon's register. Father Gordon was a missionary priest who ministered to his flock in the York County area from 1830 to 1833 and Charpentier was one of his first 'customers' in 1830. He and Marguerite, his wife, had a child baptized by Fr. Gordon who rather unkindly (by any day's standards), referred to her as "an unbaptized squaw". Later, in 1836, the same Antoine Charpentier formerly of Yamaska County, Quebec and the Red River had a child baptized by the missionary priest from St. Ann's of Penetang. Where this occurred, we don't know, as no mention is made of an exact location but it is a good bet it was not in Penetang. By examining the sponsors and the parents mentioned in the early records of St. Ann's of Penetang, St. Joseph's of Beaverton and St. Anthony's of Virginia, we noticed that there was a whole lot of visiting going on between Georgina, Tiny and Tay Townships! This turned out to be very important as many Drummond Island and Penetang families were involved - Dusang, Croteau, Auger, Doucette, Matte, Lalonde, Laviolette and more - many more! People from Tiny and Tay even turn up as landowners in Georgina. And then, once the children in all these families were grown, there was a whole lot of marrying going on! By 1857, Antoine was prosperous enough to be able to donate land for the erection of a Roman Catholic church in Georgina. Obviously he forgave Fr. Gordon for his remark or he could not read and thus never saw what the dear Father had written. What drew these people to the Lake Simcoe area rather than Penetang Bay? At first we thought it was the connection to Georgina Island and the First Nations people. The answer turned out to be very simple - family. But it was not First Nations family on the Island. Instead, it was French Quebec family. What an interesting story it is... but it isn't ready to be told just yet. The puzzle is still being pieced together. With the co-operation of the researchers who were involved, the Penetang Museum as part of the Settlers' Day activities on September 20, 2008, will have much more material available on Antoine and his buddies. In the meantime, the story of one of his good friends - Pierre Laviolette - will follow soon. We hope you will mark your calendars and plan to attend next year. Pam Tessier Research Co-ordinator Genealogy & History Research Centre Penetanguishene Centennial Museum & Archives ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Patricia(?) and others, Your great grandmother, if she married Paul Currier, was a member of Antoine Charpentier's extended family. Now I could just post everything here on the list but in addition to it being a collaborative work, far from completed or ready for publication, a presentation for the 2008 Settlers' Day event and a possible book, there is another important reason............. This is a good time to explain what my work at the Museum entails. I won't speak for the other volunteers but please bear it in mind when you decide to contact them. If you know me, you will know I do not do look-ups. I am too busy, like Deb and Gwen, getting other material ready for all of you. We spend hours, on a daily basis, researching, indexing and whatever it takes to put material on the shelves or in the files of the Research Centre...... where it is available for all to use. I also monitor the Museum's emails and try to answer each in 'a timely fashion' and believe me, it takes time. If I answered every email that requests "all you have on __ family", I would never have time to do anything else. And please remember, if you can't find what you are looking for, chances are I would have to spend a long time looking too. One request could take 5 minutes, another 20.......add them up! I work (volunteer and paid) for the Research Centre and my first loyalty is to the Museum. We desperately need every penny we can get and if I give it away, there is no reason for you to visit. Our fees (admissions, books, research) are very reasonable and are kept that way because we have dedicated volunteers. All that being said.........I am always more than happy to point you to where you can find what you are looking for or put you in contact with other people who can help you or are researching the same families. I wouldn't want to deprive anyone of the joy experienced in a "Eureka" moment of discovery. My 'job' gives me many of them and is what keeps me interested. Deb's is reading old books. You should be in the room with her while she works! Patricia, contact me off list and I will be glad to connect you to people who will help you. I also have some new places for you to look. Pam

Thanks Pam, I am not asking for you to do look up -just a note to you. Thanks I work 3 jobs and am 67 years old. A divorce after 31 years has put me in bad shape. I work to eat and live. Thanks Lady Patricia' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Tessier" <pamtessier@sympatico.ca> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 4:32 AM Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] More Drummond Islanders............ > Patricia(?) and others, > > Your great grandmother, if she married Paul Currier, was a member of > Antoine Charpentier's extended family. > > Now I could just post everything here on the list but in addition to it > being a collaborative work, far from completed or ready for publication, > a presentation for the 2008 Settlers' Day event and a possible book, > there is another important reason............. > > This is a good time to explain what my work at the Museum entails. I > won't speak for the other volunteers but please bear it in mind when you > decide to contact them. If you know me, you will know I do not do > look-ups. I am too busy, like Deb and Gwen, getting other material ready > for all of you. > We spend hours, on a daily basis, researching, indexing and whatever it > takes to put material on the shelves or in the files of the Research > Centre...... where it is available for all to use. > I also monitor the Museum's emails and try to answer each in 'a timely > fashion' and believe me, it takes time. If I answered every email that > requests "all you have on __ family", I would never have time to do > anything else. > And please remember, if you can't find what you are looking for, chances > are I would have to spend a long time looking too. One request could > take 5 minutes, another 20.......add them up! > I work (volunteer and paid) for the Research Centre and my first loyalty > is to the Museum. We desperately need every penny we can get and if I > give it away, there is no reason for you to visit. Our fees (admissions, > books, research) are very reasonable and are kept that way because we > have dedicated volunteers. > > All that being said.........I am always more than happy to point you to > where you can find what you are looking for or put you in contact with > other people who can help you or are researching the same families. I > wouldn't want to deprive anyone of the joy experienced in a "Eureka" > moment of discovery. My 'job' gives me many of them and is what keeps me > interested. Deb's is reading old books. You should be in the room with > her while she works! > > Patricia, contact me off list and I will be glad to connect you to > people who will help you. I also have some new places for you to look. > > Pam > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >