On January 7th Ancestry/Rootsweb announced that beginning March 2nd, 2020, they will discontinue their Mail Lists functionality.  Upon receiving this notice Paul L. LeBlanc immediately began searching for another website that could accommodate the mailing list format he uses on Rootsweb.  After much research, he determined Google Groups was the best option.  So he has created two new public Google groups: “Our Acadian Roots” and “Our Louisiana Roots”, which between them will consolidate 77 Acadian and Cajun, 10 uniquely Louisiana, many French surname, and 32 Louisiana Parish Lists.  The new consolidated Genealogy research/discussion groups will focus not only on Acadian and Louisiana ancestors, but also on "All Early French in North America". Come visit the groups' new websites and take a look at the new format: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ouracadianroots or https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ourlouisianaroots If you would then like join either or both of them, just click "Join group to post" located at the top left of the page. If any questions or problem joining contact Paul at [email protected] If you would like to create your own "OUR ______ ROOTS" Google Group for your family or Parish/County, contact me at [email protected] .  I may have some ideas to help you get started.  In addition, we may be able to add your new group to our new and expanding research family. For more information, Paul L LeBlanc at [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dctim1906 Surnames: francois francis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/127/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to documents my fathers family. I need pictures and connections. Anyone in Louisiana doing some family research 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. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MichaelBrown4344 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/126/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for info on Eugenie Francois and daughter Julie Anderpont 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: scoobygert Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/122.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: To update my own post: Walter Brooks Francois was born 12 NOV 1880 on the French ship Ferdinand de Lessepps, comgin from Benin, Africa via LeHavre, France. I still do not know his mother's name, she was simply listed as Mrs. Francois on the passenger list. His father was Louis Francois, born 1847 in France. Now the juicy part... Walter was an 'inmate' of the Burnham Industrial Farm in Burnham, NY. He was convicted of arson at this same facility at fifteen years of age. I am in communication with this school, which held the records on microfiche, for his records. He was admitted to the school when his father was convicted of murdering Walter's step-mother, they had been married only two years, Louis was imprisoned at Sing Sing prison in 1885, he is listed there on the 1900 Census. Upon reaching adulthood Walter added an H to the name, changing it to Franchois, he moved to Illinois, married Ruth Little and produced four living children the eldest: my grandmother, Helen Mildred Franchois in 1909. He died Oct 25, 1957, in Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lovida20 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/17.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Marie2285 Coralie's sister was Amie Delery Francois. She died in 1892. Her husband's name was Terrance Francois. I got a copy of her death cerificate from our main library. Coralie had 3 children, Emile, Cyril, and Sylvanie. I don't know if Amie had any children. I you have info on where they are buried, I am interested in getting that info. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nu2u1260 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/123.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am sorry about the very terrible miscommunication. It is just as complicating for me about the Francois side of the family as it is for you. I am a native New Orleanian too, and I am trying to find more inquiries about the Francois of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. I don't know if there is a possible connection or not because my creole ancestors had kept many secrets, so therefore, I don't know, it could be a high probability that we could related. I have not been consistently on ancestry.com as I once was relentlessly trying to find more inquiries. I hope you will find more inquiries as my main objective is to find more inquiries than what I have attained. GOOD LUCK MARCUS. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Aguagalicia Surnames: Francois, Duffy Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/13.37/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I don't know if you are still needing info. My greatgrandmother was Louise Marie Francois who married Albert O Duffy. They only had two children, Mamie Thelma (grandmother) and Robert Fred who never married. I remember as a teenager, after my grandmother passed away, I liked to go through a box my mom had kept that had photographs and I remember reading a letter Louise had handwritten claiming land her father, Andre, had left in Corsica. In the letter she gave details about his arrival in Louisiana. And, even though I cannot recall the details, she mentioned the ship's name and date. My mom, it seems, has the box in storage. I have only recently started researching my family tree and I have mentioned the letter to my mother but she seems to have no knowledge of it. I have not been able to find details about Andre Francois, only census info from LA. My aunt Norma, Louise's youngest sister, lived with our family the last couple of years of her life, she talked about Edgar! and Frankie, but not much about her older siblings. Are you related to my great grandmother Louise? I would be grateful for any info you might have on the Francois. I'm curious about the stepson, what was his name? 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marcusvoltori Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/123.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello my name is Marcus from New Orleans, Louisiana. I am researching my family ancestry on the Francoise (Francois). My grandmother is Marie Nadeja Vallerie born April 10, 1911 in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana. Her father was Louis aka Jim Vallerie born in 1880. His mother was Marie Francoise born in 1865. Her father was Gustin Francoise born in 1842, married to Idelle who was born in 1843. His father was Severin aka Savarin Francois born in 1813, married to Amelie born in 1820 and Eugenie born in 1830. Please contact me if there is a possible connection. I look forward to hearing from you. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ethelwood167 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/71.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: still looking for colette and michael michael will be about 53 yrs 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kwmedley Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/124/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does anyone have information on these Francois sisters? They lived in Louisiana during the abt 1820 - 1830. Arthemise "married" Thomas Medley, they had 2 children (Thomas?)Joseph and Charles Laura (Laure) married Pierre Mascaro, they had a daughter maria Theresa Mascaro. Irma "married" someone with the last name of Puig, they had a daughter, Nathalie Puig. Thanks kindly for any information you are kind enough to provide. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kehkashian0007 Surnames: FRANCOIS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/123/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am doing genealogical research and trying to find more inquiries about my creole ancestors and fourth great grandmother and grandfather whose names were Josephine and Honore "Pahte" Francois. I do not know my fourth great grandmother Josephine's maiden name or if she had even derived from Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. I have had a very difficult time trying to find their marriage records, I am hypothesizing that they had gotten married around 1850. I am trying to find more inquiries about their children or my fourth great aunts and uncles, JUSTIN FRANCOIS born about 1854, JULIEN FRANCOIS born about 1856, AUGUSTINE FRANCOIS born about 1859, FRANCOIS FRANCOIS born about 1860, HONORE FRANCOIS born about 1862, HYPOLITE FRANCOIS born about 1863, ADELIDE FRANCOIS born about 1864(It is a very high probability that she was my third great grandmother who had been called DELIETTE, but had changed her name to ELISTE. She had married a man named Richard Jefferson in 1887 ). LUCIEN FR! ANCOIS born about 1868, JOSEPHINE FRANCOIS born about 1870, and CAMILITE FRANCOIS born about 1875. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: scoobygert Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/122/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for information on my great grandfather, Walter Francois. He was, according to family legend, born on a ship coming from France just as it entered New York Harbor. He was said to be a twin, but no one remembers his brother's name. He would have been born in the late 1800's as his daughter, Helen Franchois, was born in 1909 in Illinois. He was married to Ruth Little and Americanized the last name at some point. Thank you!! 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cplawson Surnames: Francois, Briere Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/70.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am the original poster noted as LawsonHouse. Yes I have a son Robert born abt 1927 to Leo Francois and his wife Hazel Marie Briere. Robert's nephew is married to my sister. The other poster who responded is also of this family and will probably reply to you too. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hikaru2011 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/70.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Did Leo J. Francois have a son named Robert Francois in the 1920's by any chance because the information says that he died in Scott Co. Iowa and that is where my entire Family is from. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vicroper Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/7.46.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I never got an alert so am very interested in any information you might have. Vic 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rugrat604 Surnames: Francois Dunlevy Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/121/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I looking for an "Akat Francois who died 1918/1/31, age 71, St. Mary's Reserve, British Columbia (this reserve is near Cranbrook, B.C.). She was born 1847?, and I'm wondering if she was the lst wife of Peter Dunlevy of Soda Creek, B.C. Possible children of this union were Thomas and James (Dunlevy) both born in Soda Creek. Thank you, Denise 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AureliaBrooks Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/77.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Good Morning to you also, I understand delays - life intervenes. Is your friend a relative of Edgar? I would love to know about her relationship to the Burrells. It has not been easy tracking the descendants of this family. My immediate side moved to Washington, DC. Could she tell me more about Edgar and Family? Aurelia 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: iberville Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/77.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Good Morning Aurelia, I am sorry that it has taken so long for me to get back to you. I am doing this research for a member of my church and she has been out for a few weeks. I spoke with her last week and she states that he is indeed from the Northshore, specifically the Mandeville area. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nww2m Surnames: Johnson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/54.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Mary and Ken, I am searching for family members of Private Melvin Laverne Johnson, who was KIA in Normandy during WWII. I wish to provide the family with information about the action in which he was killed and discuss a documentary film that I'm producing about the battle. I'm reachable here: [email protected] Many thanks in advance for your concern. Regards, Steve 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AureliaBrooks Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.francois/77.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Did you get my answer to your e-mail question regarding the middle name of Francois? I would like to hear from you if you are related to the Burrell Family or have info about Edgar Burrell. I am related to the Burrell Family. I am almost certain that his middle name could have been Francois. Thanks, Aurelia 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.