One of the lines I'm blocked on is my gg-grandfather's DESJARDINS line. I'm particularly seeking his parents, siblings, and birthplace. The following is what I have on him: My gg-grandfather was Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS/GARDNER (parents unknown) who was born abt 1834-35 in French Canada, known to be Quebec. The oral history of a deceased cousin is that our DESJARDINS line (evidently native or Metis) was living on tribal reserved land in Michigan, I think in the early-to-mid 1800's, when the tribe was driven off to other reserved lands. Unfortunately, this cousin could no longer remember the details when interviewed as an elderly person. Joseph shows up in Bangor, Maine at the time of his marriage in July 1857 to Pauline HUDON dit BEAULIEU/BOLIER, (b. July 1839, Cacouna, Quebec, d/o Jean Bte./Emilie DIONNE). The entire BEAULIEU family emigrated to Old Town, ME in 1854. After their marriage, the DESJARDINS-GARDNERS lived in Old Town, except 1876-1881, when they lived in KR2 Plantation, later called N. Caribou/Connor, ME. I have Pauline's line back to France, and have found that she is a ROY-DESJARDINS descendant, too: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and M. Anne BOUCHARD Ignace ROY dit DESJARDINS and M. Rose LEBEL M. Rose DESJARDINS and Joseph CHAMBERLAND Rosalie CHAMBERLAND and Francois DIONNE Emilie DIONNE and Jean Bte. BEAULIEU Pauline BEAULIEU/BOLIER and Joseph DESJARDINS/GARDNER The DESJARDINS-GARDNER children (all born and married in Maine) were: > * Jos.Theodule/Odule,b.1858, m.Philomene DIONNE, 1881 Van > Buren,Aroostook Co. > * Lea/Ella, b.1859-60, m. Edouard MICHAUD, 1878, Van Buren > * Genevieve, b.1861, m. Eloi THERIAULT, 1879 Van Buren > * Victoria, b.1863, m. Xavier COTE, 1883, Waterville, Kennebec Co. > * Mary, b.1865, m. Damase BRETON, 1886, Waterville > * Clementine, b.1867, m. Napoleon LOUBIER, > * Ferdinand, b.1869, m1. Euphemie BOSSE, 1899, Augusta, Kennebec Co.; m2. Agnes GAGNE/DUPLESSIS > * Henri/Henry, b.1871, m. Clara LEPAGE, 1892 Augusta > * Fred, b.1876, never married?, d. bef. 1917 > * Edouard/Edward, b.1878, m1.Adeline/Addie CYR, 1903, Old Town, > Penobscot Co.; m2. Lena CUNNINGHAM, 1921, Old Town > * Adeline/Celina, b.1882, m1. Onesime LANDRY, 1904, Old Town; > m2. Napoleon LOUBIER. Some related names are DIONNE, HUDON dit BEAULIEU/BOLIER, LEVESQUE/LEVEQUE, SIROIS, MICHAUD, BOUCHER, BEAUPRE, BELANGER, COTE, and SOUCY. Any help or suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks, Anne Beaupre Stefaniak

Hi everyone, My list of direct line ancestors I`m interested in are as follows: Antoine Roy dit Desjardins & Marie Major Pierre Roy dit Desjardins & Marie-Anne Martin Jean-Baptiste Roy dit Desjardins & Marie-Madeleine Michaud Joseph-Marie Roy dit Desjardins & Marie-Charlotte Miville dit Deschenes Ignace Roy dit Desjardins & Marie-Felicite Hudon-Beaulieu Bernard Roy dit Desjardins & Emilie Anctil-St-Jean Joseph-Ancline Roy dit Desjardins & Lumena Pelletier Lorraine

Hi Lorraine, Have you been to http://www.microtec.net/lutrin/Roy/01.html it has a lot of info on it. The above is the Roy dit Desjardins page. The page can be found under the great families' page on Projet GENWEB Quebec's "La Bas-du-Fleuve" at http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eqcbasduf/index.html . I am a nubie at researching in Quebec and found it helpful. I did note that Joseph-Marie Roy dit Desjardins & Marie-Charlotte Miville dit Deschenes are listed there. Donna Carmichael -----Original Message----- From: LSCeres@att.net [mailto:LSCeres@att.net] Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 3:45 PM To: DESJARDINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Desjardins] Re: Roll Call Hi everyone, My list of direct line ancestors I`m interested in are as follows: Antoine Roy dit Desjardins & Marie Major Pierre Roy dit Desjardins & Marie-Anne Martin Jean-Baptiste Roy dit Desjardins & Marie-Madeleine Michaud Joseph-Marie Roy dit Desjardins & Marie-Charlotte Miville dit Deschenes Ignace Roy dit Desjardins & Marie-Felicite Hudon-Beaulieu Bernard Roy dit Desjardins & Emilie Anctil-St-Jean Joseph-Ancline Roy dit Desjardins & Lumena Pelletier Lorraine

Okay! I am searching for information on my great grandfather and his family. He was Joseph Desjardins and born in Montreal circa 1848. He married my great grandmother, Philomene Boucher, in Chicago in 1883. In 1884 they had a child there. Philomene has FINALLY been located, she died in Chicago in 1941 but I have been unable to find any more information on Joseph. I sure hope I can connect with someone. Thank you, Cheryl Cass rnccass@essex1.com

Hi All, Just wondering which Desjardins that everyone is looking for? It would be great to have a roll call to find out if we connect anywhere or could assist each other. As for me the following are who we are involved in searching: Antoine Roy Dit Desjardins and Marie Major Pierre Roy dit Desjardins and Marie Ann Martin Jean Baptiste Roy dit Desjardins and Madeleine Michaud Joseph Roy dit Desjardins and Marie Anne Mignot-Mignault Hippolyte Roy dit Desjardins and Angelique Charmard Joseph Roy dit Desjardins and Felicitee Sirois Thomas Roy dit Desjardins and Nathalie Nadeau Henry Desjardins and Alice Sweeney We are now 28 people on the list and it would be great if we could exchange info on our Desjardins and associated families. Thanks so much, Donna Carmichael caldmc@msn.com List Admin.

Hi, again, The correction to the Langlois Compilation for Hippolyte below actually contains my own error. The corrected information for his parents is okay, but he is the same Hippolyte who was married to Josette ALEXANDRE, not his brother! Also, the MIB shows the spelling of his name and gives his first marriage to Josette as follow: Hyppolithe ROY and Josette ALEXANDRE mar.1, Riviere Ouelle, Kamouraska, PQ, Canada, 8 Jan 1787 (and yes, to confuse matters more, they had a son Hyppolithe!) No brides' parents are given in the MIB Repertoire. In the "Repertoire des Mariages de Comte Kamouraska," Josette, spelled "Josephte" is shown as the daughter of Louis and Josephte LEVESQUE, and Hyppolithe is spelled "Hypolite"! Sorry for any confusion I've caused, but at least you've got lots of info to check now, instead of info to find! Anne Stefaniak ----- Original Message ----- From: "annestef" <almstef@gis.net> To: <DESJARDINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 12:29 AM Subject: Re: [Desjardins] Henry Desjardin and Alice Sweeny of Maine > > Hi, Syd and Donna, > > Hippolyte ROY-DESJARDINS (Fr. Langlois shows H's parents to >be Hippolyte & Josette ALEXANDRE*, however, my research >shows them to be Joseph & M.Anne MIGNOT/MIGNEAULT**) mar. > Angelique CHAMARD (d/o Jean Baptiste & Angelique LAINEE) >m2 Kamouraska (Prov. Quebec, Can.), 14 Jan 1794 > > Notes: * Hippolyte & Josette were themselves only married in 1787, and Hippolyte was also the son of Jos. & M.A. Mignot per Fr. > Langlois' own "Repertoire." > > ** Hippolyte parents were Joseph & M.Anne Migneault per the > MIB - "Repertoires des Comtes Montmagny, Islet, & Bellechausse" > Anne Stefaniak

Hi, Syd and Donna, Here you go, all the way back to France! >From "Dictionnaire Genealogique du Madawaska Repertoires des Mariages," compiled by Pere Henri Langlois: Henri DESJARDINS (s/o Thomas & Nathalie NADEAU) and Alice SWEENEY (d/o Thomas & Margaret HUGHES) mar. Fort Kent, ME, 22 Feb 1897 Thomas ROY-DESJARDINS (s/o Joseph & Felicitee Sirois, Kam.) and Nathalie NADEAU (d/o Joseph & Seraphine MARTIN) mar. Frenchville, ME, 11 Aug 1856 Joseph ROY-DESJARDINS (s/o Hippolyte & Angelique CHAMARD) and Felicitee SIROIS (d/o Francois & Felicitee CHALOUX) mar. Kamouraska (Province Quebec, Canada) 18 Jan 1819 Hippolyte ROY-DESJARDINS (Fr. Langlois shows H's parents to be Hippolyte & Josette ALEXANDRE*, however, my research shows them to be Joseph & M.Anne MIGNOT/MIGNEAULT**) mar. Angelique CHAMARD (d/o Jean Baptiste & Angelique LAINEE) m2 Kamouraska (Prov. Quebec, Can.), 14 Jan 1794 Joseph Marie ROY (s/o Jean Bte. & Madeleine MICHAUD) and Marie Anne MIGNEAULT (d/o Michel & Ursule SOUCY) mar. Riviere Ouelle (Kamouraska, PQ, Can.), 12 Sep 1757 Jean Baptiste DESJ.-ROY ((s/o Pierre & Marie Anne MARTIN) and Madeleine MICHAUD (d/o Pierre & Marie ANCELIN) mar. Kamouraska (PQ, Can.), 1 May 1725 Pierre ROY-DESJARDINS (s/o Antoine & Marie MAJOR) and Marie Anne MARTIN (d/o Joachim & Anne PETIT) mar. St. Pierre, Ile d'Orleans (PQ, Can.), 12 Feb 1692 Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS (s/o Olivier & Catherine ROBERGE, of Sens, Champagne, France) and Marie MAJOR (d/o Jean & Marguerite LEPELE of Tongres, Lisieux, Normandy, France) Quebec (Canada), 11 Sep 1668 Notes: * Hippolyte & Josette were themselves only married in 1787, and Hippolyte was also the son of Jos. & M.A. Mignot per Fr. Langlois' own "Repertoire." ** Hippolyte parents were Joseph & M.Anne Migneault per the MIB - "Repertoires des Comtes Montmagny, Islet, & Bellechausse" And that's the end of the line, as I've been able to document it. However, research is ongoing, and if you keep looking and asking, you might pick the line back up in France. Pierre Desjardins and M.Anne Martin are my 10th great-grandparents. Happy hunting! Anne Stefaniak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <caldmc@msn.com> To: <DESJARDINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 10:00 PM Subject: [Desjardins] Henry Desjardin and Alice Sweeny of Maine > Hi, > > We are searching for the parents and/or siblings of Henry Desjardins and > Alice Sweeney that resided in New Canada, Aroostook County, Maine. Henry > had at least two sons Romeo Teodule Desjardins born on May 02, 1909 and > Patrick H. Desjardins May 10, 1917 both in New Canada, ME. This is all the > information we have. Any information would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank You, > > Syd Perreault.... psid_@apriselabs.com (psid_..... note the underscore) > Donna Carmichael .... caldmc@msn.com > >

Hi, We are searching for the parents and/or siblings of Henry Desjardins and Alice Sweeney that resided in New Canada, Aroostook County, Maine. Henry had at least two sons Romeo Teodule Desjardins born on May 02, 1909 and Patrick H. Desjardins May 10, 1917 both in New Canada, ME. This is all the information we have. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Syd Perreault.... psid_@apriselabs.com (psid_..... note the underscore) Donna Carmichael .... caldmc@msn.com

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I am new to the list and am looking for some help with dates. The following is all I have. Thanks, Debbie Joseph Des Jardins born ? Died ? married Jan. 10, 1832 Windsor, Essex Co., Ont. Marguerite Bastien born Dec. 12, 1815 Windsor died Nov. 19, 1833 Amherstburg, Essex Co., Ont. She died in child birth. The infant also died.

Hi everybody, my name is Lorraine Desjardins Sylvia, I`m from New Bedford, Ma. I am descended from the Roy-Desjardins line, beginning with Antoine Roy dit Desjardins a Carignan soldier who arrived in Canada in 1665. So far I`ve been very lucky in tracing my direct line. This list is a great idea and I hope everyone gets answers to their questions. Happy hunting all...

Hi, list, I just posted the following information less than a week ago, but am re-posting this update for the roll call. Also I'm interested in more information on Donna Carmichael's Romeo DESJARDINS from Aroostook Co., Maine. Although he was born much later than my gg-gfa. Joseph, maybe there's some connection between them. There were other DESJARDINS's in both Aroostook and Penobscot Cos. in ME, with whom I have been unable to connect, but feel must have had some relationship to my ancestor. This is what I have so far: I am looking for the parents and birthplace of a DESJARDINS ancestor, my g-g-grandfather Joseph who was born abt 1834-35 in Canada. The oral history of a deceased cousin is that our DESJARDINS line (evidently native or Metis) was living on tribal reserved land in Michigan, I think in the early 1800's. The younger tribe members were separated from their elders, and eventually (I have no idea how long after) my gg-gfa. Joseph moved to Old Town and Caribou in Maine. Some of his female cousins are known to have moved to Cambridge (Boston), Mass., and to someplace in Louisiana, but these latter moves might have taken place in the mid-to-late 1800's. Joseph himself turns up suddenly in Old Town/Bangor, Maine, as if out of nowhere, to marry Pauline HUDON dit BEAULIEU in 1857 in Bangor, ME. Interestingly, I have been able to trace one of Pauline's lines back to Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS and his father Olivier, etc. (If anyone wants her ascendancy in this line, I'll be glad to post it.) I believe that Joseph was a descendant of Antoine and Olivier, too, since his records show the use of both ROY and the dit name DESJARDINS, but not having been able to trace it back far enough, am not absolutely sure yet. I have researched Maine, Quebec, and New Brunswick for Joseph's birth family and place, to no avail for almost three years. In three Maine censuses his birthplace was given as "French Canada" which professional researchers tell me can only mean Quebec. I turned up lots of records in Maine for him and his family, but NONE give his town or county of birth, and NONE give his parents' names. I only know his approximate age and country of birth from U.S. Federal Census records for the state of Maine. Based on the oral history (above) which came to me last year by way of videotape, I have begun to research French-Indian Metis families in Michigan and Ontario, figuring that after Joseph's birth in Quebec, the family had to migrate through Ontario to get to MI. Also, there are a number of DESJARDINS families who settled in both those places, as you most likely already know, many of whom intermarried with native Indians. Please let me know if any of this rings a bell with any of you. Some related names for my line are DIONNE, HUDON dit BEAULIEU, LEVEQUE, SIROIS, CHAUD, BOUCHER, BELANGER, COTE, and SOUCY. Anne Beaupre Stefaniak Massachusetts

Thanks to Donna and Syd for starting this list! I am Cheryl Cass and I am in Northern Illinois. I have been searching for my great grandparents for ages. Joseph Desjardins, from Canada, married Philomene Boucher, from Canada, in Chicago, Illinois in 1883. At the time Joseph was 35 years old and Philomene was 24. They had one child that I know of, Leontine "Emma" Desjardins, born in Chicago. That is all the info I have on either of them. Thanks and looking forward to hearing from others. I have two death certificates for Cook County for Joseph Desjardins, but neither one is mine. If anyone thinks they could be their's let me know and I will be glad to send them on. Cheryl Cass

Hello Fellow DesJardins List Members, I am Donna Carmichael and along with Syd Perreault I am co-admin of the Desjardins Sur Name List and the Desjardins Boards. We now are about 12 strong and growing. I thought that this might be a good time for a "roll call". The "roll call" gives all the members a chance to share information about their research so that others might be able to help in their research. I'll go first. I'm Donna Carmichael I live in Central California and I am interested in The Desjardins that settled in Northern Maine in Aroostook County, especially in Fort Kent, Wallagrass, and Eagle Lake. Particularly the parents and siblings of Romeo H. Desjardins born May 02, 1909, Romeo may have been the son of Henry Desjardins and Mary Sweeny, but this is not confirmed. Feel free to share anything that you feel would be of interest or that will aid you in your research. Thanks so much.

Source: GC-Bas-du-Fleuve Region, Quebec, Canada<BR>Query Forum URL: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/Canada/Quebec/Bas-du-Fleuve/368 From: d nadeau <dmn531@aol.com> Subject: boucher and nadeau's families Surname: boucher, nadeau ------------------------- looking for information on Amanda Boucher who married Etienne Nadeau in 1895 in St Octave in Matane. Amanda's parents were Louis Bouchard and Scholastique Berube. Her Grand Parents were Joseph Bouchard and Mathilde Roy-Desjardins. Amanda Boucher and Etienne Nadeau immigrated to the US, to Fall River, MA, sometime during the turn of the Century. They had several children in MA, Omer, Wilfred, Armand, Henry and Alice, Albert, and an adopted daughter Imelda.

Cheryl, Did you ever look for the marriage certificate for Joseph and Philomene? I'd love to know more about his origins, because although he's from a little later time period, your Joseph's info sounds a little like my gg-gfa. Joseph's: origins in Canada, moved west. Do you know of any native Indian heritage? Anne > My great grandfather was Joseph Desjardins. The only information I > have on him is that he was supposed to have been from Canada and that > he married Philomene Boucher in Chicago, Illinois in 1883. At the time > he was 35 years old. They had one child, born in Chicago, Leontine > "Emma" Desjardins. > Cheryl Cass

I'm hoping to get some leads on my DESJARDINS line: I am looking for the parents and birthplace of a DESJARDINS ancestor, my g-g-grandfather Joseph who was born abt 1834-35 in Canada. The oral history of a deceased cousin is that our DESJARDINS line (evidently native or Metis) was living on tribal reserved land in Michigan, I think in the early 1800's. The younger tribe members were separated from their elders, and eventually (I have no idea how long after) my gg-gfa. Joseph moved to Old Town and Caribou in Maine. Some of his female cousins are known to have moved to Cambridge (Boston), Mass., and to someplace in Louisiana, but these latter moves might have taken place in the mid-to-late 1800's. Joseph himself turns up suddenly in Old Town/Bangor, Maine, as if out of nowhere, to marry Pauline HUDON dit BEAULIEU in 1857 in Bangor, ME. I have researched Maine, Quebec, and New Brunswick for Joseph's birth family and place, to no avail for almost three years. In three Maine censuses his birthplace was given as "French Canada" which professional researchers tell me can only mean Quebec. I turned up lots of records in Maine for him and his family, buy NONE give his town or county of birth, and NONE give his parents' names. I only know his approximate age and country of birth from U.S. Federal Census records for the state of Maine. Based on the oral history above which came to me a few months ago by videotape, I have begun to research French-Indian Metis families in Michigan and Ontario, figuring that after Joseph's birth in Quebec, the family had to migrate through Ontario to get to MI. Also, there are a number of DESJARDINS families who settled in both those places, as you most likely already know, many of whom intermarried with native Indians. Please let me know if any of this rings a bell with any of you. Or if not, please let me know which DESJARDINS you do have records for. Some related names for my line are DIONNE, HUDON dit BEAULIEU, LEVEQUE, SIROIS, MICHAUD, BOUCHER, BELANGER, COTE, and SOUCY.

Hi and I guess I will start. I was so happy to see that a Desjardins mailing list had been started! Hoping we can help each other! My great grandfather was Joseph Desjardins. The only information I have on him is that he was supposed to have been from Canada and that he married Philomene Boucher in Chicago, Illinois in 1883. At the time he was 35 years old. They had one child, born in Chicago, Leontine "Emma" Desjardins. That is all the information that I have on him or his wife. Nothing before the marriage and nothing after! I do have two death certificates from Cook County for Joseph Desjardins that are not him. I would be happy to pass them on to someone who can use them! Thanks and hoping to see some other posts, Cheryl Cass rnccass@essex1.com