Hi everyone, I'm not into genealogy at all . . . but I thought it would be interesting to read about other Cormiers from around the world. So that's why I've joined a long time ago. So here it goes. My father is Roger CORMIER, born New Richmond, Quebec May 21 1937. His father was André CORMIER, born St-Alphonse, Quebec September 7 1903. His mother was Bertha CYR (1906-1998) My grandfather André, was the oldest of a family of five. His father Jean Cormier (1877-1909) died of the typhoid at age 31 on October 28 in the hospital in Campbellton, NB. Jean's wife, Emma Leblanc (1871-1953) had given birth to a son just one month before on September 9. Surprisingly enough she gave birth at the hospital (this is 1909). Both her and her husband were in the hospital at the same time ! That son (Joseph Edgar at birth) was adopted at one month of age in 1909 by Adélard Mélançon and his wife of Balmoral, NB. He was named Joseph Mélançon and kept this name his entire life. Later on, Emma had to give up at least two (maybe three I have to check) of her children, because she was so poor, before she finally remarried. Like many many poeple, my family goes back to Robert CORMIER (1610-1712?) from La Rochelle, France. My grandfather wrote his "memoirs", accounts of everyday life really. But there are interesting passages of his life when he was just a boy. I'll translate some of them and send them to the list if anyone's interested. I live in New Richmond, Quebec, in my grandfather's house. . on Cormier Street. . . where also lives my brother (in my father's house) and my father's brother. :-))) Chantal Cormier New Richmond, Quebec