Hi! My name is Henry Paul Lanouette, born August 19, 1930, in Dover, New Hampshire, as was my father, Henry Joseph Lanouette, born October 22, 1907, and died there November 28, 1992. My grandfather, Henri Emil Lanouette, though, was born in Gentilly, Province of Quebec, on February 24, 1882, and died July 29, 1966. I have as a hobby, the genealogy of the LANOUETTE families, and currently have a 16,000 plus name archives of LANOUETTEs (and connected families), their spouses and descendants. I am trying to connect all LANOUETTEs, the world over, under one family tree. All LANOUETTEs share the same common ancestor named PIERRE RIVARD, SIEUR-DE-LA-NOUETTE, born in 1661, at Trois Rivi�res PQ. Pierre's father, NICHOLAS RIVARD, left the land of his birth, Tourouvre-au-Perche, Normandy, France, circa 1650, at the request of the king, and went to 'New France', which we now call Canada. Nicholas, our ancestor, married CATHERINE ST-PERE, whose first husband was killed by the Iroquois at Trois Rivi�res PQ. If you could send (or mail) me any data (two, three or four generations) of any LANOUETTE ancestor, I should be able to tie you into THE LANOUETTE FAMILY TREE; and in return, send you your additional LANOUETTE ancestors, all the way back to the year 1540. I ask for nothing in return, except for the possibility of knowing you ... and being able to correspond with you. I'm just a LANOUETTE, who would like to meet and know another LANOUETTE cousin (or descendant). I am _not_ a con-man! I eagerly await your reply! God bless you, my friend, your family, ancestors and descendants! FYI, my address is: 11 So Geo Wash Rd, Enfield CT 06082-4541 tel.: (860) 749-0457 Internet address: < PepereLan@AOL.COM >