Sorry for the repeat many did not get through -----Original Message----- From: Paul L LeBlanc The DNA-Genealogy-History.com Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA Project DNA testing is adding substantially to the body of research available for all Acadian families, and because of the efforts of individual testers, we are now able to trace Acadian lineages, successfully and confidently, back to their earliest roots -- in the 17th and 18th centuries! Our Acadian AmerIndian Ancestry DNA project at Family Tree DNA includes Y chromosome DNA (Y DNA) results for male Acadian ancestors and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) results for female Acadian ancestors. The project welcomes all Acadian descendants, and descendants of allied families who married into Acadian lines, as well as AmerIndian descendants associated with the eastern Canadian First Nations people. All descendants of Acadian and related allied and First Nations family lines are welcome to join our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project including those who have taken the Family Finder test at Family Tree DNA or transferred their autosomal test resuts to Family Tree DNA from other testing companies. We encourage any male who carries an Acadian surname and descends from an Acadian family, or allied family who married into an Acadian line, to take the Y DNA test, in addition to the Family Finder autosomal DNA test, and all people who descend directly matrilineally (from your mother to her mother to her mother on up the tree) to an Acadian or a First Nations ancestor who married into an Acadian family to have an mtDNA test and join the project. One of the greatest tragedies of the Acadian expulsion that began in 1755 is the irrevocable loss of family. We, as family researchers, have problems in finding legitimate records for that period as in many instances our family records were destroyed. One of the greatest benefits of Y and mtDNA DNA testing with our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project is that we are able to "see through" the gaps in our family lines tracing back to the time of the Acadian expulsion, and find lost links that connect us back to our earliest ancestors.  By having the Y DNA and mtDNA test results of Acadian descendants in-hand, along with available genealogy information,  we are able to trace our most precious lineages from father to father, mother to mother, all the way back to the first Acadian settlement in Port Royal, Nova Scotia. Through advanced Y DNA testing, we've been able to pinpoint specific genetic markers that differentiate descendants of specific Acadian surname lines from all others. That our genes did not "forget" who we are and where we came from is perhaps one of the most significant research findings of our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project, and with our Y, mtDNA, and autosomal DNA test results, we are re-connecting and finding our way "home" in the truest sense of the word. Our astounding abilities to reconnect, by way of matching DNA test results, may be the best "just desserts" ever to be served upon those whose grand scheme was to split us asunder and thereby cause us to fail.  Our genetic, cultural, historical, and genealogical "staying power"  is why we have people from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Gaspe, Montreal, Ontario, Quebec and westward, Louisiana, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Michigan, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, California, France, and everywhere else participating in "our" Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project. The "Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project" is therefore open to all of our "legacy" cousins, who carry our celebrated Acadian and Amerindian project surnames and lines, our "allied families,"  (including Romeros, Oubres, Smiths, and all others) who married into Acadian families and have become a part of the greater Acadian / Cajun family tree, the "collateral cousins," who are related to Acadians and are still trying to figure out how, and those special cousins who, as Cousin Paul has stated so eloquently, "were raised at an Acadian / Cajun hearth" -- by the fireplace or in the kitchen of a loving (and very wise!) Acadian / Cajun mother or grandmother who never used the words "biological," "half," "step," "foster," or "adopted" when she talked about all of her children and grandchildren. You can view the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project information here: https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/acadian-amerindian/about/background You can see the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project's Y DNA participants here to determine if your male ancestral line is represented: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/AcadianAmerIndian?iframe=yresults You can see the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project's mitochondrial participants here to determine if our female ancestral line is represented: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/AcadianAmerIndian?iframe=mtresults For questions about joining the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project, contact the project administrators: Deadra Doucet Bourke at micmaclagniappe@gmail.com  Marie Rundquist at mrundqui@shentel.net  Roberta Estes at robertajestes@att.net  (Additional information can be found at https://dna-genealogy-history.com/travel-by-ancestry/travel-by-ancestry-to-the-acadian-and-cajun-roots-recovery-and-rescue-with-2-new-google-groups)

Sorry for the repeat many did not get through -----Original Message----- From: Paul L LeBlanc We invite anybody and everybody with an interest in genealogy, family history, and Acadian/Cajun history, culture & traditions to join one or more of our Google Groups. You don’t have to have been raised by an Acadian/Cajun Mother or Grandmother to join our “Research Family”. We firmly believe anybody with any kind of connection to Acadie/Acadia, Louisiana, and/or any early French settlers in North America can benefit from and contribute to our Groups. There are two types of Google Groups: Public, where everybody can see all the posts/items on the site, and Private, which only allows members to see what's on the site. It’s possible to simultaneously join several Public and Private groups and have the capability to send one post to every Group you’ve subscribed to. Regardless of whether the group you join is Public or Private, there are two ways to use it to receive replies to your inquiries.  You can use it like a “Mail list”, where you will immediately receive all posts via individual email or a daily summary containing all posts.  Or you can use it like a message board, where you will only receive copies of replies to your inquiries,.  You can choose your option from the “settings” menu once you’ve joined the group, or ask the Group Administrator to make the setting for you. Within our “Research Family”, we have a number of different Groups that are a mixture of Public and Private. Since it may seem a little overwhelming to determine which Group or Groups you would like to join, here is a quick summary of each one within the "family”. To get more information on these groups, go to their listed website(s). (Where no site is listed, contact the POC for more information.) If the Group is Public, you can submit a request to join through the site; if Private, request to join from the listed Point of Contact (POC). Please note this is only a partial list; more family and Parish groups may be added over the next few weeks. Our Acadian Roots (OAR), https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ouracadianroots . A Public group. For research on all Acadian ancestors back to their arrival in North America. Also very beneficial if you have Cajun or Colonial Louisiana ancestors ancestors (e.g., Creole, Islenos, John Law’s “Germans”, etc.). If your research includes any Acadian ancestors, regardless of where they were born, or ancestors primarily from the "Acadiana Triangle" (i.e., Lake Charles to Alexandria to Grand-Isle), this is probably the Group you should join first. (POC: ouracadianroots@gmail.com ) Our Louisiana Roots (OLR), https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ourlouisianaroots . A Public group. As its name implies, focuses on all Louisiana ancestors. Very beneficial if your starting point is your ancestors who came to or were born in Louisiana. (POC: ourlouisianaroots@gmail.com ) Our Metis Roots (OMR).  A Private group. Research on Western Metis, Coureurs-de-Bois, Amerindian, and other early French settlers. A Special Interest Group (SIG) that focuses on the Eastern metis.  This group covers a wide range of research and discussions of Canadian genealogy.  Because the Metis and their history can be rather complicated, we will go more in depth on this group’s focus in a different post. (POC: ourmetisroots@gmail.com ) Our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry Family Tree DNA Project, https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/acadian-amerindian/about/background , is not a Google Group, but part of our “research family”. The Acadian Amerindian Ancestry Family Tree DNA project website hosts the DNA test results of individuals who are direct-line descendants of the original Acadian (and other European nation) settlers, as well as the Amerindians who married Acadians and other Coureurs-de-Bois. Please see our other post for an in-depth description of this site’s primary focus and projects. (POC: Marie Rundquist, mrundqui@shentel.net ) Our Petitpas Roots, A Private group. This group discusses and shares information regarding the Petitpas surname and its numerous variations worldwide. A SIG that focuses on Claude Petitpas, who married Catherine Bugaret about 1658 in Acadia, and his descendants. Also researches/discusses families allied to his family. (POC: ouracadianroots@gmail.com ) Our Hotard Roots, a Private group. The goal of this group is to discuss and share information regarding the Hotard surname and its variations in any place and at any time, e.g., Autard, Otarte, Otard.  A SIG that focuses on Mathieu Autard (Hotard) of Bonnieux, France, m 1772 Marie Genevieve Bourgeois, St-Jean-Baptiste LA.  There is a Hotard Roots website on Spokt, https://spokt.com/hubs/934319  where you can upload graphics, images, photos, etc. about the Hotards. (POC:  ourhotardroots@gmail.com ) Our DeGruy Roots, a Private group. This group discusses and shares information regarding the DeGruy surname and its numerous variations. Also researches/discusses families allied to the DeGruy family.  A SIG that focuses on immigrant ancestor Antoine Valentin Verloin DeGruy (+1759) (There are many variations to Antoine's name: Antoine, Jean-Baptiste, Valéntin Du Mésnil Fouchard, Verloin de Gruy or Degruys Verloin, Lord Dumenil Fouchard, and Ecuyer de la Folie [Officer of the Troups of the Navy of this Colony].) Antoine married Marie Therese Aufrere, daughter of Antoine Aufrere and Marie Mathurine Guillemet dit LaLande, in 1743 at Fort de Chartres. There is a DeGruy Family Collaboration Site at Spokt where you can upload graphics, images, and/or photos https://spokt.com/hubs/934096 (POC: ourdegruyroots@gmail.com ) Our Evans-Richard Roots, a Private group. This group will focus only on those Evanses who descend from our immigrant ancestor, Richard Evans [+1703] and his son, Samuel Evans [+1770], and their allied families. This Evans family migrated from Maryland to Pennsylvania to Kentucky to Ohio. The New Orleans branch also included Evanses who had lived in Indiana, Ohio and Louisiana. Our Evans-Richard Roots has a site on Spokt, https://spokt.com/hubs/934188  where you can upload graphics, images, and/or photos. (POC:  ourevansrichardroots@gmail.com ) Lousiana Orleans Parish Roots (LAOrleans) A Private group. For any genealogical pursuits involving Orleans Parish and surrounding parishes, as many people came through the port of Orleans and moved to other parishes. If your ancestors lived at any time in Orleans Parish, you may want to join this group. (POC: Marsha, marshabryant100@gmail.com ) Breaux du Monde Family Newsletter. For anybody with Breau/Breaux/Braud ancestors in their family line.  Contact breauxdumonde@gmail.com for a full copy of the newsletter & how to join the association.  As Cousine Gayle Breaux likes to say in her newsletter, "Y'all come pass a good time!” Les Guédry et Petitpas d'Asteur is the family association of the Guédry and Petitpas families that descend from Claude Guédry & Marguerite Petitpas and from Claude Petitpas & Catherine Bugaret.  We have members from throughout the United States and Canada.  We have two websites for our family..  The first website below is our family website with all back issues of our family newsletter "Generations" as well as a lot of other information about the family.  The second website is the beginning our genealogical database on the Guédry family. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guedrylabinefamily http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guidryrm/Guedry-Labine In addition, we have a Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/Les-Guédry-dAsteur-Guidry-Labine-Labean-Jeddry-Geddry-Petitpas-387769648496/     It can be accessed when on Facebook by typing guidry-labine in the search box at the top of the page. Everything we have available is free to anyone interested. On 5 October 2020 we will have a Reunion with the Hébert and Breaux families at Rayne, LA - the ballroom of the Rayne Civic Center just off I-10.  It will be from 9 am until 3:30 pm with a couple of presentations, a Cajun musician or two, displays and lots of time for meeting and greeting cousins.  We're having a master Cajun chef prepare a big jambalaya dinner with black-eyed peas and will supply the fixings (desserts, salads, breads, drinks).  All is FREE and everyone with an interest in any of our families is welcome to attend.  Our latest issue of "Generations" has all the details. Martin Guidry 6139 North Shore Drive Baton Rouge, LA  70817 225-571-9726 (cell) guidryrmartin@gmail.com Les Guédry et Petitpas d'Asteur, Inc. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guedrylabinefamily http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guidryrm/Guedry-Labine The Grand Réveil Acadien 2020 (GRA2020), October 3-11.  GRA2020 will once again gather Acadians from all corners of the US and the world, as well as strive to educate everybody about our culture. This year will be a gathering of a family so big that Acadians from around the globe, many who speak different languages, work in different fields, and have different traditions but still feel like they belong to the same family, will meet to celebrate the historic ties that connect them all. Young and old will get to meet long-lost family members, hear about how their ancestors lived as well as how their cousins live now, share stories of their families’ successes and heartaches in the places they settled, and watch and hear the music and art that has come from these cultural roots. It will be a mix of entertainment, education, connection, and enrichment. The planned activities highlight how our history has made the Cajuns and Acadians who they are today, and how they have impacted North America.  Other planned events include a massive reunion of all the Louisiana participants at the Université Sainte-Anne French Immersion, a Tintamarre in Lafayette on October 11th and many other community activities in cities and towns throughout southern Louisiana. For further details, go to the GRA2020 Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GrandReveilAcadien/ , which is updated constantly. They will also soon have an active website at https://www.louisianeacadie.com/  If/when other groups join our research family, we will send out notices of their name, their focus, and their POCs. On behalf of all of our POCs, we hope to hear from you soon! 

Sorry for the repeat many did not get through -----Original Message----- From: Paul L LeBlanc Cousins/Fellow Researchers,   On January 7th Rootsweb informed us that “Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state.  Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb ...”   Upon receiving this notice we immediately began searching for another system that could accommodate the mailing list format we use on Rootsweb.  After much research, we determined Google Groups was our best option.  As such, we have created two new public Google groups:  “Our Acadian Roots” and “Our Louisiana Roots”, which between them will consolidate 77 Acadian and Cajun, 10 uniquely Louisiana, many French surname, and 32 Louisiana Parish sites.  Once up and running, we will “connect” these groups with our sister group (the private “Our Metis Roots” group) to form a consolidated Genealogy research/discussion group that focuses not only on Acadian and Louisiana ancestors, but also on "All Early French in North America".  This will enable us to continue to post questions, make comments, etc. etc., on our genealogy after having done what research we could in the Rootsweb list archives (which, from what I can gather, will still be available for the near future.)  In addition, we will soon add other Acadian, Louisiana, and French surname related research groups, which will expand the number of people we can talk to and bounce our ideas off of.   Come visit our groups' new websites and take a look at the new format:   https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ouracadianroots   or   https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ourlouisianaroots   If you would then like join , just click "apply to join group" box located at the top of the page.  If you have any problems, contact me at pleblan@aim.com   I will soon be sending invitations to as many of you as possible, asking if you would like to join the new Google Groups.  Please think about all these changes and decide if you want to continue your research by utilizing our new Groups.  If you want to join, simply click the “Join This Group” link at the bottom of the e-mail, and this will start the process to get you registered in the new Group.   For those of you who want to join but have not received an invitation, please e-mail me directly at pleblan@aim.com and I will add you to one or both of our discussion groups on Google.    One other note  If you would like to create your own "OUR ______ ROOTS" Google Group for your family or Parish/County contact me at pleblan@aim.com .  I may have some ideas to help you get started.  In addition, we may be able to add your new group to our new and expanding research family, more info about which will soon be forthcoming.   Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this.  Regardless of your final decision, I wish you luck with your ancestor hunting!   Paul L LeBlanc pleblan@aim.com 

The DNA-Genealogy-History.com Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA Project DNA testing is adding substantially to the body of research available for all Acadian families, and because of the efforts of individual testers, we are now able to trace Acadian lineages, successfully and confidently, back to their earliest roots -- in the 17th and 18th centuries! Our Acadian AmerIndian Ancestry DNA project at Family Tree DNA includes Y chromosome DNA (Y DNA) results for male Acadian ancestors and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) results for female Acadian ancestors. The project welcomes all Acadian descendants, and descendants of allied families who married into Acadian lines, as well as AmerIndian descendants associated with the eastern Canadian First Nations people. All descendants of Acadian and related allied and First Nations family lines are welcome to join our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project including those who have taken the Family Finder test at Family Tree DNA or transferred their autosomal test resuts to Family Tree DNA from other testing companies. We encourage any male who carries an Acadian surname and descends from an Acadian family, or allied family who married into an Acadian line, to take the Y DNA test, in addition to the Family Finder autosomal DNA test, and all people who descend directly matrilineally (from your mother to her mother to her mother on up the tree) to an Acadian or a First Nations ancestor who married into an Acadian family to have an mtDNA test and join the project. One of the greatest tragedies of the Acadian expulsion that began in 1755 is the irrevocable loss of family. We, as family researchers, have problems in finding legitimate records for that period as in many instances our family records were destroyed. One of the greatest benefits of Y and mtDNA DNA testing with our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project is that we are able to "see through" the gaps in our family lines tracing back to the time of the Acadian expulsion, and find lost links that connect us back to our earliest ancestors.  By having the Y DNA and mtDNA test results of Acadian descendants in-hand, along with available genealogy information,  we are able to trace our most precious lineages from father to father, mother to mother, all the way back to the first Acadian settlement in Port Royal, Nova Scotia. Through advanced Y DNA testing, we've been able to pinpoint specific genetic markers that differentiate descendants of specific Acadian surname lines from all others. That our genes did not "forget" who we are and where we came from is perhaps one of the most significant research findings of our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project, and with our Y, mtDNA, and autosomal DNA test results, we are re-connecting and finding our way "home" in the truest sense of the word. Our astounding abilities to reconnect, by way of matching DNA test results, may be the best "just desserts" ever to be served upon those whose grand scheme was to split us asunder and thereby cause us to fail.  Our genetic, cultural, historical, and genealogical "staying power"  is why we have people from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Gaspe, Montreal, Ontario, Quebec and westward, Louisiana, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Michigan, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, California, France, and everywhere else participating in "our" Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project. The "Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project" is therefore open to all of our "legacy" cousins, who carry our celebrated Acadian and Amerindian project surnames and lines, our "allied families,"  (including Romeros, Oubres, Smiths, and all others) who married into Acadian families and have become a part of the greater Acadian / Cajun family tree, the "collateral cousins," who are related to Acadians and are still trying to figure out how, and those special cousins who, as Cousin Paul has stated so eloquently, "were raised at an Acadian / Cajun hearth" -- by the fireplace or in the kitchen of a loving (and very wise!) Acadian / Cajun mother or grandmother who never used the words "biological," "half," "step," "foster," or "adopted" when she talked about all of her children and grandchildren. You can view the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project information here: https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/acadian-amerindian/about/background You can see the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project's Y DNA participants here to determine if your male ancestral line is represented: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/AcadianAmerIndian?iframe=yresults You can see the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project's mitochondrial participants here to determine if our female ancestral line is represented: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/AcadianAmerIndian?iframe=mtresults For questions about joining the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project, contact the project administrators: Deadra Doucet Bourke at micmaclagniappe@gmail.com  Marie Rundquist at mrundqui@shentel.net  Roberta Estes at robertajestes@att.net  (Additional information can be found at https://dna-genealogy-history.com/travel-by-ancestry/travel-by-ancestry-to-the-acadian-and-cajun-roots-recovery-and-rescue-with-2-new-google-groups)

We invite anybody and everybody with an interest in genealogy, family history, and Acadian/Cajun history, culture & traditions to join one or more of our Google Groups. You don’t have to have been raised by an Acadian/Cajun Mother or Grandmother to join our “Research Family”. We firmly believe anybody with any kind of connection to Acadie/Acadia, Louisiana, and/or any early French settlers in North America can benefit from and contribute to our Groups. There are two types of Google Groups: Public, where everybody can see all the posts/items on the site, and Private, which only allows members to see what's on the site. It’s possible to simultaneously join several Public and Private groups and have the capability to send one post to every Group you’ve subscribed to. Regardless of whether the group you join is Public or Private, there are two ways to use it to receive replies to your inquiries.  You can use it like a “Mail list”, where you will immediately receive all posts via individual email or a daily summary containing all posts.  Or you can use it like a message board, where you will only receive copies of replies to your inquiries,.  You can choose your option from the “settings” menu once you’ve joined the group, or ask the Group Administrator to make the setting for you. Within our “Research Family”, we have a number of different Groups that are a mixture of Public and Private. Since it may seem a little overwhelming to determine which Group or Groups you would like to join, here is a quick summary of each one within the "family”. To get more information on these groups, go to their listed website(s). (Where no site is listed, contact the POC for more information.) If the Group is Public, you can submit a request to join through the site; if Private, request to join from the listed Point of Contact (POC). Please note this is only a partial list; more family and Parish groups may be added over the next few weeks. Our Acadian Roots (OAR), https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ouracadianroots . A Public group. For research on all Acadian ancestors back to their arrival in North America. Also very beneficial if you have Cajun or Colonial Louisiana ancestors ancestors (e.g., Creole, Islenos, John Law’s “Germans”, etc.). If your research includes any Acadian ancestors, regardless of where they were born, or ancestors primarily from the "Acadiana Triangle" (i.e., Lake Charles to Alexandria to Grand-Isle), this is probably the Group you should join first. (POC: ouracadianroots@gmail.com ) Our Louisiana Roots (OLR), https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ourlouisianaroots . A Public group. As its name implies, focuses on all Louisiana ancestors. Very beneficial if your starting point is your ancestors who came to or were born in Louisiana. (POC: ourlouisianaroots@gmail.com ) Our Metis Roots (OMR).  A Private group. Research on Western Metis, Coureurs-de-Bois, Amerindian, and other early French settlers. A Special Interest Group (SIG) that focuses on the Eastern metis.  This group covers a wide range of research and discussions of Canadian genealogy.  Because the Metis and their history can be rather complicated, we will go more in depth on this group’s focus in a different post. (POC: ourmetisroots@gmail.com ) Our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry Family Tree DNA Project, https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/acadian-amerindian/about/background , is not a Google Group, but part of our “research family”. The Acadian Amerindian Ancestry Family Tree DNA project website hosts the DNA test results of individuals who are direct-line descendants of the original Acadian (and other European nation) settlers, as well as the Amerindians who married Acadians and other Coureurs-de-Bois. Please see our other post for an in-depth description of this site’s primary focus and projects. (POC: Marie Rundquist, mrundqui@shentel.net ) Our Petitpas Roots, A Private group. This group discusses and shares information regarding the Petitpas surname and its numerous variations worldwide. A SIG that focuses on Claude Petitpas, who married Catherine Bugaret about 1658 in Acadia, and his descendants. Also researches/discusses families allied to his family. (POC: ouracadianroots@gmail.com ) Our Hotard Roots, a Private group. The goal of this group is to discuss and share information regarding the Hotard surname and its variations in any place and at any time, e.g., Autard, Otarte, Otard.  A SIG that focuses on Mathieu Autard (Hotard) of Bonnieux, France, m 1772 Marie Genevieve Bourgeois, St-Jean-Baptiste LA.  There is a Hotard Roots website on Spokt, https://spokt.com/hubs/934319  where you can upload graphics, images, photos, etc. about the Hotards. (POC:  ourhotardroots@gmail.com ) Our DeGruy Roots, a Private group. This group discusses and shares information regarding the DeGruy surname and its numerous variations. Also researches/discusses families allied to the DeGruy family.  A SIG that focuses on immigrant ancestor Antoine Valentin Verloin DeGruy (+1759) (There are many variations to Antoine's name: Antoine, Jean-Baptiste, Valéntin Du Mésnil Fouchard, Verloin de Gruy or Degruys Verloin, Lord Dumenil Fouchard, and Ecuyer de la Folie [Officer of the Troups of the Navy of this Colony].) Antoine married Marie Therese Aufrere, daughter of Antoine Aufrere and Marie Mathurine Guillemet dit LaLande, in 1743 at Fort de Chartres. There is a DeGruy Family Collaboration Site at Spokt where you can upload graphics, images, and/or photos https://spokt.com/hubs/934096 (POC: ourdegruyroots@gmail.com ) Our Evans-Richard Roots, a Private group. This group will focus only on those Evanses who descend from our immigrant ancestor, Richard Evans [+1703] and his son, Samuel Evans [+1770], and their allied families. This Evans family migrated from Maryland to Pennsylvania to Kentucky to Ohio. The New Orleans branch also included Evanses who had lived in Indiana, Ohio and Louisiana. Our Evans-Richard Roots has a site on Spokt, https://spokt.com/hubs/934188  where you can upload graphics, images, and/or photos. (POC:  ourevansrichardroots@gmail.com ) Lousiana Orleans Parish Roots (LAOrleans) A Private group. For any genealogical pursuits involving Orleans Parish and surrounding parishes, as many people came through the port of Orleans and moved to other parishes. If your ancestors lived at any time in Orleans Parish, you may want to join this group. (POC: Marsha, marshabryant100@gmail.com ) Breaux du Monde Family Newsletter. For anybody with Breau/Breaux/Braud ancestors in their family line.  Contact breauxdumonde@gmail.com for a full copy of the newsletter & how to join the association.  As Cousine Gayle Breaux likes to say in her newsletter, "Y'all come pass a good time!” Les Guédry et Petitpas d'Asteur is the family association of the Guédry and Petitpas families that descend from Claude Guédry & Marguerite Petitpas and from Claude Petitpas & Catherine Bugaret.  We have members from throughout the United States and Canada.  We have two websites for our family..  The first website below is our family website with all back issues of our family newsletter "Generations" as well as a lot of other information about the family.  The second website is the beginning our genealogical database on the Guédry family. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guedrylabinefamily http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guidryrm/Guedry-Labine In addition, we have a Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/Les-Guédry-dAsteur-Guidry-Labine-Labean-Jeddry-Geddry-Petitpas-387769648496/     It can be accessed when on Facebook by typing guidry-labine in the search box at the top of the page. Everything we have available is free to anyone interested. On 5 October 2020 we will have a Reunion with the Hébert and Breaux families at Rayne, LA - the ballroom of the Rayne Civic Center just off I-10.  It will be from 9 am until 3:30 pm with a couple of presentations, a Cajun musician or two, displays and lots of time for meeting and greeting cousins.  We're having a master Cajun chef prepare a big jambalaya dinner with black-eyed peas and will supply the fixings (desserts, salads, breads, drinks).  All is FREE and everyone with an interest in any of our families is welcome to attend.  Our latest issue of "Generations" has all the details. Martin Guidry 6139 North Shore Drive Baton Rouge, LA  70817 225-571-9726 (cell) guidryrmartin@gmail.com Les Guédry et Petitpas d'Asteur, Inc. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guedrylabinefamily http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guidryrm/Guedry-Labine The Grand Réveil Acadien 2020 (GRA2020), October 3-11.  GRA2020 will once again gather Acadians from all corners of the US and the world, as well as strive to educate everybody about our culture. This year will be a gathering of a family so big that Acadians from around the globe, many who speak different languages, work in different fields, and have different traditions but still feel like they belong to the same family, will meet to celebrate the historic ties that connect them all. Young and old will get to meet long-lost family members, hear about how their ancestors lived as well as how their cousins live now, share stories of their families’ successes and heartaches in the places they settled, and watch and hear the music and art that has come from these cultural roots. It will be a mix of entertainment, education, connection, and enrichment. The planned activities highlight how our history has made the Cajuns and Acadians who they are today, and how they have impacted North America.  Other planned events include a massive reunion of all the Louisiana participants at the Université Sainte-Anne French Immersion, a Tintamarre in Lafayette on October 11th and many other community activities in cities and towns throughout southern Louisiana. For further details, go to the GRA2020 Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GrandReveilAcadien/ , which is updated constantly. They will also soon have an active website at https://www.louisianeacadie.com/  If/when other groups join our research family, we will send out notices of their name, their focus, and their POCs. On behalf of all of our POCs, we hope to hear from you soon! 

Cousins/Fellow Researchers,   On January 7th Rootsweb informed us that “Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state.  Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb ...”   Upon receiving this notice we immediately began searching for another system that could accommodate the mailing list format we use on Rootsweb.  After much research, we determined Google Groups was our best option.  As such, we have created two new public Google groups:  “Our Acadian Roots” and “Our Louisiana Roots”, which between them will consolidate 77 Acadian and Cajun, 10 uniquely Louisiana, many French surname, and 32 Louisiana Parish sites.  Once up and running, we will “connect” these groups with our sister group (the private “Our Metis Roots” group) to form a consolidated Genealogy research/discussion group that focuses not only on Acadian and Louisiana ancestors, but also on "All Early French in North America".  This will enable us to continue to post questions, make comments, etc. etc., on our genealogy after having done what research we could in the Rootsweb list archives (which, from what I can gather, will still be available for the near future.)  In addition, we will soon add other Acadian, Louisiana, and French surname related research groups, which will expand the number of people we can talk to and bounce our ideas off of.   Come visit our groups' new websites and take a look at the new format:   https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ouracadianroots   or   https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ourlouisianaroots   If you would then like join , just click "apply to join group" box located at the top of the page.  If you have any problems, contact me at pleblan@aim.com   I will soon be sending invitations to as many of you as possible, asking if you would like to join the new Google Groups.  Please think about all these changes and decide if you want to continue your research by utilizing our new Groups.  If you want to join, simply click the “Join This Group” link at the bottom of the e-mail, and this will start the process to get you registered in the new Group.   For those of you who want to join but have not received an invitation, please e-mail me directly at pleblan@aim.com and I will add you to one or both of our discussion groups on Google.    One other note  If you would like to create your own "OUR ______ ROOTS" Google Group for your family or Parish/County contact me at pleblan@aim.com .  I may have some ideas to help you get started.  In addition, we may be able to add your new group to our new and expanding research family, more info about which will soon be forthcoming.   Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this.  Regardless of your final decision, I wish you luck with your ancestor hunting!   Paul L LeBlanc pleblan@aim.com 

Below is the obit followed by her name line. Special thanks to Jean Doris LeBlanc of Trois Pignons, CB,NS.        >From her father's name list I was able to build his tree.        Based on partial trees a few of the closest way    Sister Edna is    my    6th 2R (13) Jacques Hebert & (3e) Marguerite Landry    6th 2R twice (10) Jean Aucoin & (2d) Marguerite Pitre        Jean-Doris LeBlanc    5th (80) Germain Boudrot & Anne Hebert    5th twice Pierre Aucoin & Felicite LeBlanc    5th Paul Chiasson & Marie Louise Boudreau       Paul Le B    l'Ascension    Louisiane        =======================================    Formerly of Cheticamp Nova Scotia        Sister Edna Elizabeth Cormier, in religion, Sr. Marie Yvonne des Anges, f.j., passed away on June 20, 2010, at the Moncton Hospital at the age of 90 and in the 72nd year of her religious profession. She resided at Canterbury Hall, Riverview, NB. She was born in Chéticamp, NS, the daughter of the late Samuel Cormier and the late Annie Poirier both of Chéticamp, NS equally.        Besides her religious family, she is survived by sister in law Ethel Cormier of Cambridge, ON. She is also survived by nephews and nieces.        She is predeceased by several brothers and sisters: Louis Léo, Estelle, Jeannette, Yvonne, Joseph Émile, and Arsène Henri.        As a registered nurse, she took care of the sick in Montana, Nova Scotia and in New Brunswick.        Resting at Frenette Funeral Home, 88 Church Street, Moncton (858-1900). Visitation on Monday, June 21, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Anselme Roman Catholic Church, Dieppe, on Tuesday, June 22,    at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Our Lady of Calvary Cemetery, Dieppe.            ==========================================    -----Original Message-----    From: jean doris LeBlanc         Sr. Edna Cormier was born Mar. 16, 1920 and died June 20, 2010, aged 90 ans.. Sr. Edna was the daughter of Samuel Cormier and Annie Poirier.         Samuel Cormier - b. April 20, 1892 in Cheticamp, NS (son of Patrick/"Padé" Cormier and Isabelle Delaney). Samuel married Annie Poirier (daughter of Magloire Poirier and Élisabeth LeBlanc) on Jan. 7, 1913 in St. Pierre Church, Cheticamp. Samuel died Oct. 7, 1929, aged 37 yrs. - buried in Cheticamp.         Patrick Cormier/"Padé" - b.July 11, 1859 in Cheticamp (son of Eustache Cormier and Lucille-Aurélie Aucoin, called Lucille). Padé married Isabelle Delaney (dau. of Dan Delaney and Louise LeBlanc) on Jan. 9, 1883 in St. Joseph Church, St. Joseph du Moine, NS. Padé died Dec. 29, 1934 and is buried in Cheticamp.         Eustache Cormier -b. April 9, 1829 in Margaree, NS.. Son of Jean Cormier and Anne Arsenault. He married Lucille-Aurélie Aucoin (dau. of Hubert Aucoin and Marie Bois) on Jan. 8, 1856, according to records at the Beaton Institute, Sydney, NS (part of Cape Breton University). Eustache died on May 10, 1916, aged 87 yrs. Buried in Cheticamp.         Jean/"Michon" Cormier - b. abt. 1791, according to the Census of 1871, son of Guillaume/"Big Bill" Cormier and Isabelle Boudreau (dau. of Germain Boudreau and Anne Hébert). Jean/"Michon" Cormier married Anne Arsenault (dau. of Pierre Arsenault and Marie LeBlanc)  in St. Michel Church, Margaree, NS on Jan. 24, 1820; no date of death available.but he was present at his daughter (Marguerite)'s wedding on Jan. 10, 1871, so he was still alive at that time.         Guillaume/"Big Bill" Cormier - b. abt. 1750; son of François Cormier and Anne Chiasson, who was the dau. of Jacques Chiasson and Marie-Josèphe Arseneau. No date of marriage available. He was deceased before the 1809 Census of Margaree. (His wife was listed as a widow in that Census.)         François/"Palette" Cormier - b. Oct. 9, 1719, in Beaubassin (now Amherst, NS); son of Pierre Cormier and Catherine LeBlanc. François married Anne Chiasson on July 2, 1742 in Amherst, NS (Beaubassin). He died before Sept. 1, 1812 (See marriage of his son, Basile, in Margaree at that time.)         Pierre Cormier - b. in Beaubassin (now Amherst, NS) on March 25, 1682; son of Thomas Cormier and Marie-Madeleine Girouard; died before July 17, 1730, according to Vol. I, P. 406 of Stephen White's DGDA volumes. Also, according to Stephen W. Pierre married about 1702.         Thomas Cormier - b. abt. 1636, son of Robert Cormier and Marie Péraud.; married about 1668 to Marie-Madeleine Girouard, daughter of François Girouard and Jeanne Aucoin. Thomas died before the Census of 1693.         Robert Cormier - (no parents available; married abt. 1635 to Marie Péraud. No date of death available.(Info. S. White)          All the info. from Margaree and Cheticamp was found in our registers for those parishes.        Jean Doris               

I may have something for you. If affirmative, it will be on my WebSite by next Monday. Léandre -----Message d'origine----- De : cormier-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cormier-bounces@rootsweb.com] De la part de MJ Envoyé : 28 octobre 2009 23:03 À : cormier@rootsweb.com Objet : Re: [CORMIER] Obit - Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier Nor here. Mary Jo Cormier Britton Fryeburg, ME ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" <rcormier4@cogeco.ca> To: <cormier@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [CORMIER] Obit - Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier not any connection sorry ----- Original Message ----- From: "alicor" <alicor@nb.sympatico.ca> To: <cormier@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [CORMIER] Obit - Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier nope I dont know it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Boivin" <genealogy.list@gmail.com> To: <CORMIER@rootsweb.com>; <ACADIAN@rootsweb.com>; "A Research-List Quebec" <Quebec-research@rootsweb.com>; <QUEBEC@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:56 PM Subject: [CORMIER] Obit - Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier Does anyone know her line?.... Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier Ronalda Davidson of Coleman, beloved wife of Howard Davidson, and loving mother of Roxanne, Rosalind, Scotty & Debra passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre in Blairmore, Alberta, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 61 years. On February 7, 1948, Ronalda was born to Aurore and Fred Cormier in Minto, New Brunswick. At the age of 19, Ronalda met her best friend Howard Davidson, and they married on May 13, 1967. Blessed with four children -- Roxanne, Rosalind, Scotty, and Debra – they moved their family from New Brunswick to the Crowsnest Pass in 1980. Ronalda had a love for music and enjoyed listening to a wide range of artists such as Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Alice Cooper, & Nana Mouskouri. She enjoyed communicating with her family and friends on “Facebook”, shopping for scrapbooking supplies, playing Scrabble and spending time gardening. Her favorite pastime was picking pinecones. Travelling with her husband and children to Mazatlan and across Canada was precious time that Ronalda spent with her family. She proudly served as a member of the Coleman Legion #9, and the Ladies’ Auxiliary, and volunteered for Child Find. Ronalda had a loving relationship with God, who gave her the faith to remain strong in spirit for her family during her illness. She will be forever missed but always remembered by them. Left to celebrate her life is her beloved husband of 42 years Howard Davidson of Coleman; her loving children: Roxanne (Darin) Loos of Peace River, Alberta; Rosalind Davidson (Loren Hassibi) of Calgary, Alberta; Scotty Davidson of Bellevue; and Debra (Ryan) MacEachern of Hillcrest, Alberta; her grandchildren: Jessica Davidson, Liam MacEachern, Marci and Kirah Loos; her mother Aurore Cormier of New Brunswick; her brothers: Rolly (Karen) Cormier of Ontario; Rudolph Cormier of New Brunswick; Regis Cormier (Alice Powers) of New Brunswick; Raymond Cormier (Cindy Hood) of New Brunswick; Rita Madore (Gary Mclean) of New Brunswick; Rachel (Lyndon) Flower of Ontario; and her brother-in-law Earl Brown of New Brunswick. She is predeceased by her father Fred Cormier (1983); her brother Roger Cormier (2007); and her sister Rose Brown (2007). A public visitation took place on Friday, October 16, 2009, at Fantin’s Funeral Chapel in Blairmore, and the Funeral Mass for Ronalda Davidson took place on Saturday, October 17, 2009, at 11:00 AM at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church with Fr. Thomas Vadassery as Celebrant: Pallbearers were: Kenny Gregory, Cordell Roome, Evan Inaba, James Matkowski, Scott Baillie, and Rod Field. Honorary Pallbearers were: Jeanine Beaulieu, Heather Berteotti, Doug Berteotti, Deb Bezzeg and Steve Bezzeg. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of the late Ronalda Davidson may be made to the Tom Baker Cancer Centre (1331 – 29 Street NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2). Fantin’s Funeral Chapel assisting the Family with arrangements, (403) 562-8555. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORMIER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORMIER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORMIER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORMIER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Nor here. Mary Jo Cormier Britton Fryeburg, ME ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" <rcormier4@cogeco.ca> To: <cormier@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [CORMIER] Obit - Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier not any connection sorry ----- Original Message ----- From: "alicor" <alicor@nb.sympatico.ca> To: <cormier@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [CORMIER] Obit - Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier nope I dont know it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Boivin" <genealogy.list@gmail.com> To: <CORMIER@rootsweb.com>; <ACADIAN@rootsweb.com>; "A Research-List Quebec" <Quebec-research@rootsweb.com>; <QUEBEC@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:56 PM Subject: [CORMIER] Obit - Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier Does anyone know her line?.... Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier Ronalda Davidson of Coleman, beloved wife of Howard Davidson, and loving mother of Roxanne, Rosalind, Scotty & Debra passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre in Blairmore, Alberta, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 61 years. On February 7, 1948, Ronalda was born to Aurore and Fred Cormier in Minto, New Brunswick. At the age of 19, Ronalda met her best friend Howard Davidson, and they married on May 13, 1967. Blessed with four children -- Roxanne, Rosalind, Scotty, and Debra – they moved their family from New Brunswick to the Crowsnest Pass in 1980. Ronalda had a love for music and enjoyed listening to a wide range of artists such as Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Alice Cooper, & Nana Mouskouri. She enjoyed communicating with her family and friends on “Facebook”, shopping for scrapbooking supplies, playing Scrabble and spending time gardening. Her favorite pastime was picking pinecones. Travelling with her husband and children to Mazatlan and across Canada was precious time that Ronalda spent with her family. She proudly served as a member of the Coleman Legion #9, and the Ladies’ Auxiliary, and volunteered for Child Find. Ronalda had a loving relationship with God, who gave her the faith to remain strong in spirit for her family during her illness. She will be forever missed but always remembered by them. Left to celebrate her life is her beloved husband of 42 years Howard Davidson of Coleman; her loving children: Roxanne (Darin) Loos of Peace River, Alberta; Rosalind Davidson (Loren Hassibi) of Calgary, Alberta; Scotty Davidson of Bellevue; and Debra (Ryan) MacEachern of Hillcrest, Alberta; her grandchildren: Jessica Davidson, Liam MacEachern, Marci and Kirah Loos; her mother Aurore Cormier of New Brunswick; her brothers: Rolly (Karen) Cormier of Ontario; Rudolph Cormier of New Brunswick; Regis Cormier (Alice Powers) of New Brunswick; Raymond Cormier (Cindy Hood) of New Brunswick; Rita Madore (Gary Mclean) of New Brunswick; Rachel (Lyndon) Flower of Ontario; and her brother-in-law Earl Brown of New Brunswick. She is predeceased by her father Fred Cormier (1983); her brother Roger Cormier (2007); and her sister Rose Brown (2007). A public visitation took place on Friday, October 16, 2009, at Fantin’s Funeral Chapel in Blairmore, and the Funeral Mass for Ronalda Davidson took place on Saturday, October 17, 2009, at 11:00 AM at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church with Fr. Thomas Vadassery as Celebrant: Pallbearers were: Kenny Gregory, Cordell Roome, Evan Inaba, James Matkowski, Scott Baillie, and Rod Field. Honorary Pallbearers were: Jeanine Beaulieu, Heather Berteotti, Doug Berteotti, Deb Bezzeg and Steve Bezzeg. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of the late Ronalda Davidson may be made to the Tom Baker Cancer Centre (1331 – 29 Street NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2). Fantin’s Funeral Chapel assisting the Family with arrangements, (403) 562-8555. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORMIER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORMIER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORMIER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

not any connection sorry ----- Original Message ----- From: "alicor" <alicor@nb.sympatico.ca> To: <cormier@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [CORMIER] Obit - Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier nope I dont know it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Boivin" <genealogy.list@gmail.com> To: <CORMIER@rootsweb.com>; <ACADIAN@rootsweb.com>; "A Research-List Quebec" <Quebec-research@rootsweb.com>; <QUEBEC@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:56 PM Subject: [CORMIER] Obit - Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier Does anyone know her line?.... Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier Ronalda Davidson of Coleman, beloved wife of Howard Davidson, and loving mother of Roxanne, Rosalind, Scotty & Debra passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre in Blairmore, Alberta, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 61 years. On February 7, 1948, Ronalda was born to Aurore and Fred Cormier in Minto, New Brunswick. At the age of 19, Ronalda met her best friend Howard Davidson, and they married on May 13, 1967. Blessed with four children -- Roxanne, Rosalind, Scotty, and Debra – they moved their family from New Brunswick to the Crowsnest Pass in 1980. Ronalda had a love for music and enjoyed listening to a wide range of artists such as Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Alice Cooper, & Nana Mouskouri. She enjoyed communicating with her family and friends on “Facebook”, shopping for scrapbooking supplies, playing Scrabble and spending time gardening. Her favorite pastime was picking pinecones. Travelling with her husband and children to Mazatlan and across Canada was precious time that Ronalda spent with her family. She proudly served as a member of the Coleman Legion #9, and the Ladies’ Auxiliary, and volunteered for Child Find. Ronalda had a loving relationship with God, who gave her the faith to remain strong in spirit for her family during her illness. She will be forever missed but always remembered by them. Left to celebrate her life is her beloved husband of 42 years Howard Davidson of Coleman; her loving children: Roxanne (Darin) Loos of Peace River, Alberta; Rosalind Davidson (Loren Hassibi) of Calgary, Alberta; Scotty Davidson of Bellevue; and Debra (Ryan) MacEachern of Hillcrest, Alberta; her grandchildren: Jessica Davidson, Liam MacEachern, Marci and Kirah Loos; her mother Aurore Cormier of New Brunswick; her brothers: Rolly (Karen) Cormier of Ontario; Rudolph Cormier of New Brunswick; Regis Cormier (Alice Powers) of New Brunswick; Raymond Cormier (Cindy Hood) of New Brunswick; Rita Madore (Gary Mclean) of New Brunswick; Rachel (Lyndon) Flower of Ontario; and her brother-in-law Earl Brown of New Brunswick. She is predeceased by her father Fred Cormier (1983); her brother Roger Cormier (2007); and her sister Rose Brown (2007). A public visitation took place on Friday, October 16, 2009, at Fantin’s Funeral Chapel in Blairmore, and the Funeral Mass for Ronalda Davidson took place on Saturday, October 17, 2009, at 11:00 AM at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church with Fr. Thomas Vadassery as Celebrant: Pallbearers were: Kenny Gregory, Cordell Roome, Evan Inaba, James Matkowski, Scott Baillie, and Rod Field. Honorary Pallbearers were: Jeanine Beaulieu, Heather Berteotti, Doug Berteotti, Deb Bezzeg and Steve Bezzeg. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of the late Ronalda Davidson may be made to the Tom Baker Cancer Centre (1331 – 29 Street NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2). Fantin’s Funeral Chapel assisting the Family with arrangements, (403) 562-8555. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORMIER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORMIER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

nope I dont know it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Boivin" <genealogy.list@gmail.com> To: <CORMIER@rootsweb.com>; <ACADIAN@rootsweb.com>; "A Research-List Quebec" <Quebec-research@rootsweb.com>; <QUEBEC@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:56 PM Subject: [CORMIER] Obit - Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier Does anyone know her line?.... Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier Ronalda Davidson of Coleman, beloved wife of Howard Davidson, and loving mother of Roxanne, Rosalind, Scotty & Debra passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre in Blairmore, Alberta, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 61 years. On February 7, 1948, Ronalda was born to Aurore and Fred Cormier in Minto, New Brunswick. At the age of 19, Ronalda met her best friend Howard Davidson, and they married on May 13, 1967. Blessed with four children -- Roxanne, Rosalind, Scotty, and Debra – they moved their family from New Brunswick to the Crowsnest Pass in 1980. Ronalda had a love for music and enjoyed listening to a wide range of artists such as Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Alice Cooper, & Nana Mouskouri. She enjoyed communicating with her family and friends on “Facebook”, shopping for scrapbooking supplies, playing Scrabble and spending time gardening. Her favorite pastime was picking pinecones. Travelling with her husband and children to Mazatlan and across Canada was precious time that Ronalda spent with her family. She proudly served as a member of the Coleman Legion #9, and the Ladies’ Auxiliary, and volunteered for Child Find. Ronalda had a loving relationship with God, who gave her the faith to remain strong in spirit for her family during her illness. She will be forever missed but always remembered by them. Left to celebrate her life is her beloved husband of 42 years Howard Davidson of Coleman; her loving children: Roxanne (Darin) Loos of Peace River, Alberta; Rosalind Davidson (Loren Hassibi) of Calgary, Alberta; Scotty Davidson of Bellevue; and Debra (Ryan) MacEachern of Hillcrest, Alberta; her grandchildren: Jessica Davidson, Liam MacEachern, Marci and Kirah Loos; her mother Aurore Cormier of New Brunswick; her brothers: Rolly (Karen) Cormier of Ontario; Rudolph Cormier of New Brunswick; Regis Cormier (Alice Powers) of New Brunswick; Raymond Cormier (Cindy Hood) of New Brunswick; Rita Madore (Gary Mclean) of New Brunswick; Rachel (Lyndon) Flower of Ontario; and her brother-in-law Earl Brown of New Brunswick. She is predeceased by her father Fred Cormier (1983); her brother Roger Cormier (2007); and her sister Rose Brown (2007). A public visitation took place on Friday, October 16, 2009, at Fantin’s Funeral Chapel in Blairmore, and the Funeral Mass for Ronalda Davidson took place on Saturday, October 17, 2009, at 11:00 AM at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church with Fr. Thomas Vadassery as Celebrant: Pallbearers were: Kenny Gregory, Cordell Roome, Evan Inaba, James Matkowski, Scott Baillie, and Rod Field. Honorary Pallbearers were: Jeanine Beaulieu, Heather Berteotti, Doug Berteotti, Deb Bezzeg and Steve Bezzeg. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of the late Ronalda Davidson may be made to the Tom Baker Cancer Centre (1331 – 29 Street NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2). Fantin’s Funeral Chapel assisting the Family with arrangements, (403) 562-8555. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORMIER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone know her line?.... Ronalda Davidson, nee Cormier Ronalda Davidson of Coleman, beloved wife of Howard Davidson, and loving mother of Roxanne, Rosalind, Scotty & Debra passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre in Blairmore, Alberta, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 61 years. On February 7, 1948, Ronalda was born to Aurore and Fred Cormier in Minto, New Brunswick. At the age of 19, Ronalda met her best friend Howard Davidson, and they married on May 13, 1967. Blessed with four children -- Roxanne, Rosalind, Scotty, and Debra – they moved their family from New Brunswick to the Crowsnest Pass in 1980. Ronalda had a love for music and enjoyed listening to a wide range of artists such as Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Alice Cooper, & Nana Mouskouri. She enjoyed communicating with her family and friends on “Facebook”, shopping for scrapbooking supplies, playing Scrabble and spending time gardening. Her favorite pastime was picking pinecones. Travelling with her husband and children to Mazatlan and across Canada was precious time that Ronalda spent with her family. She proudly served as a member of the Coleman Legion #9, and the Ladies’ Auxiliary, and volunteered for Child Find. Ronalda had a loving relationship with God, who gave her the faith to remain strong in spirit for her family during her illness. She will be forever missed but always remembered by them. Left to celebrate her life is her beloved husband of 42 years Howard Davidson of Coleman; her loving children: Roxanne (Darin) Loos of Peace River, Alberta; Rosalind Davidson (Loren Hassibi) of Calgary, Alberta; Scotty Davidson of Bellevue; and Debra (Ryan) MacEachern of Hillcrest, Alberta; her grandchildren: Jessica Davidson, Liam MacEachern, Marci and Kirah Loos; her mother Aurore Cormier of New Brunswick; her brothers: Rolly (Karen) Cormier of Ontario; Rudolph Cormier of New Brunswick; Regis Cormier (Alice Powers) of New Brunswick; Raymond Cormier (Cindy Hood) of New Brunswick; Rita Madore (Gary Mclean) of New Brunswick; Rachel (Lyndon) Flower of Ontario; and her brother-in-law Earl Brown of New Brunswick. She is predeceased by her father Fred Cormier (1983); her brother Roger Cormier (2007); and her sister Rose Brown (2007). A public visitation took place on Friday, October 16, 2009, at Fantin’s Funeral Chapel in Blairmore, and the Funeral Mass for Ronalda Davidson took place on Saturday, October 17, 2009, at 11:00 AM at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church with Fr. Thomas Vadassery as Celebrant: Pallbearers were: Kenny Gregory, Cordell Roome, Evan Inaba, James Matkowski, Scott Baillie, and Rod Field. Honorary Pallbearers were: Jeanine Beaulieu, Heather Berteotti, Doug Berteotti, Deb Bezzeg and Steve Bezzeg. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of the late Ronalda Davidson may be made to the Tom Baker Cancer Centre (1331 – 29 Street NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2). Fantin’s Funeral Chapel assisting the Family with arrangements, (403) 562-8555.

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Am looking for information on William CORMIER (b. 7 August 1875 in Cheticamp, NS-s/o Lubin Cormier and Luce Roach: brother of Catherine (1880-1973); Lucille (1875-1895; and Hippolyte (1877-1895). The 1930 US census has William living in North Cambridge, Mass. with his wife Elizabeth; son, Amadee and a boarder, Annie Melanson, on the street next to his sister Catherine's family (the Andrew Benoit family). Catherine is my wife's grandmother. Any help would be appreciated- THANKS in advance. Bill N ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Has the lineage been taken back beyond these progenitors of the line? What is known about Robert Cormier? Regards, Michele -- Newfoundland, Canada

Looking for the parents and siblings of Theodore CORMIER b. 07 Mar 1838 Plessisville, Megantic, Quebec Canada married Gertrude Delima Dubois about 1859 Of somerset, Canada d. 08 Jan 1916 Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Linda

Listowner: This is a commercial mailing I received after posting a query on the Cormier rootsweb list. Is this allowed? This is the first time this has happened in all the years I have been using rootsweb lists. Regards, Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yvon Cyr" <cajun@acadian.org> To: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@comcast.net> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 6:55 AM Subject: Re: Joseph Cormier/ 1864 Hi Marilyn: The "CORMIER Family Genealogy" CD-ROM which contains lineage-linked information on 13,839 individuals, might be of assistance to you. Check it out at http://www.acadian.org/family.html I occasionally send out Acadian/French-Canadian resource information which you would find helpful and so, I've added your name to my mailing list to receive same. FYI. Best Regards, YVON CYR, E-Mail: <cajun@acadian.org> 3-304 Stone Road West, Suite 311 Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 4W4 Acadian Genealogy Homepage: http://www.acadian.org/ This virus-free email has been scanned by Norton Internet Security 2003 Ce courriel exempt de virus a été examiné par Norton Internet Security 2003 Hello, I am looking for information about Joseph Cormier who was born in Canada circa 1864. He went to the USA in 1887 and was later naturalized. He lived in the Cleveland OH area. His wife's name was Jane/Jenny M. (maiden name unknown) who was born in OH or MA. Joseph's middle initial was either E. or O. He was a machinist. He had 3 or more children: Jewell, Jospeh and Janet. Joseph's parents were born in Canada. Thanks for any information about Joseph and his parents. ==== CORMIER Mailing List ==== At 07:42 AM 8/20/2003 -0500, you wrote: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@comcast.net>

Hello, I am looking for information about Joseph Cormier who was born in Canada circa 1864. He went to the USA in 1887 and was later naturalized. He lived in the Cleveland OH area. His wife's name was Jane/Jenny M. (maiden name unknown) who was born in OH or MA. Joseph's middle initial was either E. or O. He was a machinist. He had 3 or more children: Jewell, Jospeh and Janet. Joseph's parents were born in Canada. Thanks for any information about Joseph and his parents.

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