This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: katefcampbell Surnames: Chouinard, Schouinard, Swenord, Swenard, Gerard Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.chouinard/87.101.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi I'm hoping someone can help me here. I'm looking for a Francois Chouinard born abt 1821 in French Canada and married Cynthia (or perhaps Vincynthia) Gerard b abt 1836. Her father was Joseph Gerard. Together they had at least 7 children, Frank (Francois), Joseph, Henry, Louis, Cynthia, Hattie/Harriet, Cynthia and Almon/Edmund/Elmon. They moved to Boonton, NJ before 1870 and Francois was a Cooper. I haven't been able to find who his parents were or where in French Canada they came from. When I search for records a Francois X Chouinard always comes up which is I believe who you've mentioned in your post. However, I have no idea if this is the same person or a distant relative to my ancestor Francois Chiounard. If anyone has any information on this family, I would greatly appreciate it! Best, Kate Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.