Hello all, I have recently joined the list and have enjoyed reading all of the archived messages. I wish I had something to contribute but I have been at a standstill in my research for several years and most of my information is from secondary sources, albeit good ones. I am a descended from through his son Joseph and Marie Couturier, then Dominic and Charlotte Falgout, then Marie Laure and Jean Leon Picou, their son Leon and Anaise Bouvier, their son Emile Picou and Eva Quebedeau and my parents Carrol Richardson and Isabel Picou. Dominic was an early settler in the Lafource region where the name became Degruise. My mother's maternal line, Quebedeaux, also had its origins in the French Ilinois with one Joseph Quevedo, dit l'espanol being there as early as 1732 working in the mines. By 1742 he was at Fort Chartres. One of his sons, Carlos, migrated to Louisiana where the name became Quebedeau(x). I have some primary source information out of Lafource Parish which I will try and find get posted on the website and will post some other information from Conrad which I do not believe I have seen on the site or the list to date. Bill Richardson

Welcome Aboard, Bill! Thank you for situating yourself within our Degruy family tree. It makes me think to suggest to other Degruy-L members that if you have not yet done what Bill has in his introductory email, it would be very helpful for us all, if you would also list how you connect. Periodically different Rootsweb "lists" go through a "roll call." This allows the list owner to check emails and see if any email addresses have changed. We haven't be around all that long, so a full roll call isn't necessary. But, again, if you have never placed yourself in the "big" family tree, now would be a good time to do so. Just for your interest and information.... right now we have 13 people subscribed to Degruy-D and 14 subscribed to Degruy-L. I also send my messages to the group to a few other folks who can't handle being on a list at this time.... There are people signed in on the web site who are not subscribed to Degruy-L.... Thought you might like to know. For those who are on Degruy-L who have never checked out our website, contact me offlist and I'll send the simple instructions.... Renée Bill Richardson wrote: > >Hello all, > > I have recently joined the list and have enjoyed reading all of the >archived messages. I wish I had something to contribute but I have been >at a standstill in my research for several years and most of my >information is from secondary sources, albeit good ones. I am a >descended from through his son Joseph and Marie Couturier, then Dominic >and Charlotte Falgout, then Marie Laure and Jean Leon Picou, their son >Leon and Anaise Bouvier, their son Emile Picou and Eva Quebedeau and my >parents Carrol Richardson and Isabel Picou. Dominic was an early >settler in the Lafource region where the name became Degruise. My >mother's maternal line, Quebedeaux, also had its origins in the French >Ilinois with one Joseph Quevedo, dit l'espanol being there as early as >1732 working in the mines. By 1742 he was at Fort Chartres. One of his >sons, Carlos, migrated to Louisiana where the name became Quebedeau(x). > > >I have some primary source information out of Lafource Parish which I >will try and find get posted on the website and will post some other >information from Conrad which I do not believe I have seen on the site >or the list to date. > >Bill Richardson > > > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > >