This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: faithmarian Surnames: Antoine Demers (b. 1785) & Marie Catherine Proteau Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.demers/580.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: We believe that Flavian was born with the name Symphorien (8/22/1822) but that by the time he was christened, it had been changed to Flavian (or Flavien). (Or, more likely, it was his middle name as they had quite a tradition of using the middle name.) I do have the christening record for Flavian (parents Antoine & Catherine Demers) and the birth record for Symphorien. In my extensive research, I never found any later record (christening or death or marriage) of any Symphorien. Also have the marriage of Flavien ("minor son of deceased Antoine Demers and Marie Proteau"), to Marguerite Andere, in Quebec 9/26/1843. They had Flavian Jr. and Mary Marguerite in Quebec, then moved to Janesville, Wisconsin, where my ancestor, Julia Demars (Demers) married name Tischer, was born. The Demers family later settled in Dubuque, Iowa. I also have his death cert but believe the age was way off because the person responsible for the obit was his son-in-law. 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.