Hi all, The importance of including medical information in our genealogy records hit home today. My mother was diagnosed with cancer and my daughter took her grandmother for her first trip to the Oncologist. He had many questions about who else in our family has or had cancer, perhaps to help determine if we are also at a high risk and might need testing to further determine risks, or possibly her chances of beating this. Cindy said to me, "Mom, when you're working on your genealogy, don't forget to include all of the medical information you know of or find. It could be very important later." I was aware of this at one time, but needed to be reminded. Holly

Welcome Teresa, I am still working on getting our Cyr information to you. Teresa and I have already corresponded and have determined that my husband's Cyr line is the same line she is researching. Joanne

Hi Holly, I have been in the same position that your Mother is in now. It sure woke me up to the fact that medical information is a vital part of our research. Yes, they do ask a lot of questions. I wish your Mother good luck with her treatments. I have tried to have a positive attitude and lots of prayers, it sure helps. Elaine

Holly, thank you for a thoughtful reminder to memorialize medical information about our ancestors. I send your mother every good wish for a quick and complete recovery, and SALUT! to you all. Ginny

Greetings, one and all, We've just re-subscribed after a short vacation and I do believe I've missed something very important. My great grandparents followed Fr. Chiniquy to St. Anne, where my grandfather, Moise Dellibac, and his other siblings were born. After Moise married my grandmother, they also moved to Clay Co., near Spencer, Iowa, where their only child, my mother, was born. Please, Vickie, or someone, fill me in on what I've missed!!! Thank you. Norma Jackson Researching: Dellibac, Montbleau, Saindon, Pecore, Turtle, Kimberlin

In a message dated 6/12/00 10:15:04 PM !!!First Boot!!!, Chiniquy@aol.com writes: << The parents of Joachim LECLERC dit Francoeur are: Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS. The parents of Marie-Catherine SOUCY dit Lavigne are: Pierre and Isabelle-Ursule Elisabeth Marie URBAIN FOUCRO FOUCHEREAU. Source: PRDH Carol Anne >> Carol Anne, Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I had stopped looking for a couple of years and just researched other names. I truly appreciate this information. Love Ya, Me Marsha

Bonsoir Teresa, I am also researching BOURGEOIS and I have a very large database on the surname. If I can be of any help, please let me know. Don't worry about being new. We are very easy to get along with. Carol Anne Chiniquy@aol.com

Hello everyone! My name is Teresa Ashcraft and I have to thank Kathye Knight for suggesting that I join your group. My French family came from the Montreal, Canada area to St. Anne, IL and then on to Cloud County, KS. My great great great grandfather was David CYR and is buried in St. Anne. Some of his descendants still live in the area. I am researching the surnames: CYR, BOURGEOIS, LIMBACH and of course any that link into the family. I do have a lot of information on the Cyr line and would be happy to share with anyone interested. I look forward to being a part of your group and I will gladly help in any way possible. I'm new at this (the group that is), so bare with me....I don't know what I'm doing. Teresa Ashcraft

Hi Vickie, Here is my snail-mail: Cynthia Stanford, 4 Catalina Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901. I really appreciate you doing this for me. Would you mind also including the pages of the book that you first wrote about where it mentions the early settlers and also the title page for a citation source? I want to pay you back for your copying and mailing costs, so please let me know what they are. My Renaud/Renos came to Clay County in the 1880s, living first in the county somewhere ( I have the census, I just can't recall the information) but some of them eventually ended up in Spencer. Apparently that is where my grandmother and grandfather met. Anyway, this is very kind of you. I am including all of the correspondences between us so everything makes sense. Regards, Cynthia -----Original Message----- From: Vickie Buettner <buetvsia@netins.net> To: ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com <ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, June 12, 2000 6:38 AM Subject: Re: [ILSTANNE] French-Canadian family histories from Iowa >Cynthia -- > >Would you mind sending me your SNAIL MAIL address? I will have copies >made and send them to you that way if you don't mind. > >I did find references to the name of RYNO in one of the family histories >for a Laurence & Alice (Glackin) LeClair. (no Renaud or Reno though)it >was common to have different spellings of last names for these French >families though! >* Laurence LeClair - born in 1912 grew up near Rosholt, SD. (another >state to look in for information!) When he reached his 20's he relocated >to rural EVERLY, Iowa where he would become a farm hand for his uncles, >CHARLES and JERRY RYNO. > >Everly, Iowa is to the north and west of Royal, Iowa. I do know that >they are in the same county -- CLAY COUNTY -- and the county seat is >SPENCER, IOWA. That is where you may want to write to get information >from the courthouse for land records, death records, etc. > >It is possible that the RYNO brothers had a large farming operation as >it stated in the family history for Laurence LeClair that he (Laurence) >and his wife farmed 333 acres, ...and for a short time, farmed the RYNO >land. > >There is also a family history for the PHILIP and VICTORIA (LeCLAIR) >MAYOU family and then three pages of histories for the different LeCLAIR >families. Victoria LeClair was the daughter of Pierre (Peter) LeClair. >Philip Mayou was the son of Melina Reginer. > >I was always told that my ancestor's name of FRANCOEUR --WAY BACK; was >first; LeClair dit Francoeur, THEN just Francoeur, then, when my great >grandfather and his brother came to Iowa the spelling was changed to >FRANKER. They were the only FRANKER'S in this part of the state (the >whole state as far as I know.) > >There was no reference to the name of CHAUVIN in the Centennial book. >Anything else (other names, etc.) I can look up for you in the >Centennial book, just let me know. > >Vickie F. Buettner > > >P & C Stanford wrote: >> >> Hi Vickie, >> >> I would very much like it if you looked up some names for me. My >> french-Canandians definitely went to that part of IA from IL. My >> great-grandfather was Thomas RENAUD/RENO. One of his sons was named Andrew, >> which may be the one you mentioned. Thomas' mother was a MAILLOUX/MAYHEW. >> I would appreciate any information you or anyone else has on either of these >> surnames and the related name of CHAUVIN. I will have to look it up, but I >> think the LECLAIR family also ties in. have more information about them in >> Kankakee and Iroquois Cos. I'll be happy to pay copying and mailing costs. >> Thanks ever so much. >> >> Regards, >> Cynthia Stanford >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vickie Buettner <buetvsia@netins.net> >> To: ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com <ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Saturday, June 10, 2000 10:52 PM >> Subject: [ILSTANNE] French-Canadian family histories from Iowa >> >> >Wanted to let everyone know that Royal, Iowa is having their Centennial >> >June 30, July 1, July 2, 2000. Bought the Centennial book and it >> >states: (quote) To the west of Royal there was a settlement of French >> >Canadian people who migrated here from Illinois. Some of those settlers >> >were ANTOINE GOYETTE, FRANCIS LeCLAIR, ALEXANDER MORROW, ELI & RAMIE >> >FRANKER (FRANCOEUR) RAMIE MAYHEW, and JOSEPH GROSS. (unquote) >> > >> >Later in the book (History of St. Louis Catholic Church) it states: >> > >> > 'The history of Catholicism in the Royal area dates back to the latter >> >part of the 19th century when priests from Sutherland (a near by town) >> >came up to celebrate Mass in an area southwest of Royal known as the >> >"French Settlement." The majority of people in this area were American >> >of French Canadian descent. They had left Canada accompanied by a >> >priest, settled in Illinois, and then migrated to the recently settled >> >area of western Clay County. Mass was celebrated first in homes, >> >including that of Joe Gross. >> > Some of the early French Canadian parishioners were: >> >RAMIE MAILLOUX (MAYOU/MAYHEW) >> >ELI, AMADEE, and ADELARD FRANCOEUR >> >PERLYN and EDGAR MOREAU (MORROW) >> >ART GILINEAU (GELINO) >> >TADDEE RICHARD >> >SAM DEMERS >> >HENRY LeCLAIR >> >ANDREW RENAUD >> >ANTIONE GOYETTE and sons ANTONE, LOU, FRED, AND HARVEY >> >JOE GROSS >> >FRANK HUSS >> >AUGUST GRENDLER >> >JOHN AUCHTER >> >PETER ASMUSSEN >> >VALENTINE HAMMES >> >NICHOLAS HAMMES >> >JOHN DUMKREIGER >> >JAMES PHILLIPS >> >JOHN, JAMES, and TONY GILLESPIE >> >JAMES 0'BRIEN >> >********************************* >> > >> >If any of these names mean anything to anyone I will gladly look in the >> >Centennial book to see if there are any 'family histories' about these >> >families. Maybe one of these people is a 'long lost' family member no >> >one knew where they ended up at. >> > >> >In the ALEXANDER MORROW family history it talks about Alex being the son >> >of M. and Abigail (YEW) MORROW. It said that he was born in Greenland, >> >Canada. When Alex was nine years old he and his family came to the U.S. >> >- part way by ship. Some of the relatives were told that on the way >> >Alex's parents and all of his relatives died of diphtheria. Others say >> >that they died of typhoid and some say that the father survived. Alex >> >was taken in by a family and lived in Kankakee, IL. In 1866 he married >> >Odella Buckrow/Dealia Ducrow who was born in Saint Anne, IL in 1851. >> >Dealia choked on a piece of boiling meat and died in 1880. Alex then >> >married ROSALIE (TREMBLEY) SANTAGE in 1882 in Saint Anne, IL. She was >> >born in 1856 to Jacob and Marie (Bissonet) Trembley. Rosalie had two >> >sons from a previous marriage; Zeb and Arthur Santage. >> >********************************************** >> > >> >It seems that some on this list had the last name of TREMBLEY they were >> >interested in, but I don't' remember for sure. I know there was someone >> >looking for the GOYETTE family on the list. One of the Goyette girls >> >married one of the Morrow boys and has a family history with a wedding >> >picture. >> > >> >...Funny how I have been wondering how to spell the last name of GELINO >> >and you have all been so helpful and up the road a couple of hours were >> >old church records with the french spelling -- GILINEAU -- Right under >> >my own nose!! >> > >> >Now it is my turn to help if I can. >> > >> >Vickie Buettner >> > >> >Looking for family names of: FRANCOEUR, MARION, DELIBAC, GELINO, >> >PARADIS, BRODEAU (BODRIC?) >> > >> > >> >============================== >> >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >> >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >> >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >> > >> > >> >> ============================== >> Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >> RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >> http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > >============================== >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >

In a message dated 6/12/00 1:16:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time, MARO2ME@aol.com writes: << My ancestor is Joachim Leclerc-Francoeur, married to Catherine Soucy Novemb er 24, 1738 in Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, Quebec. I have been unable to find his parents, is there any relationship here, with yours. >> The parents of Joachim LECLERC dit Francoeur are: Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS. The parents of Marie-Catherine SOUCY dit Lavigne are: Pierre and Isabelle-Ursule Elisabeth Marie URBAIN FOUCRO FOUCHEREAU. Source: PRDH Carol Anne

WOW! Thanks so much for the information on the beginnings of the family name. I often wondered if it was just hear-say or if it was really true! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WERE ABLE TO ANSWER MY OFTEN THOUGHT ABOUT QUESTION! ..and so fast! Now I just have to trace myself back to the beginnings. THANKS! Vickie F. Buettner ******************************************* Doryl and Jack Langlois wrote: > > Vickie You wrote: FRANCOEUR was first LeClair dit Francoeur, THEN just Francoeur, then, when my great grandfather (Remi) and his brother (Eli) came to Iowa the spelling was changed to FRANKER. > *********************** > First: LeClair = LeClerc > Here is the Pioneer > Jean LeClerc dit Francoeur son of (Jean & Perrine Merceron) of > St.Nicolas,Nantes,Bretagne,France. Jean was age 32 in 1691 and was a soldier > in the company of Cloches. Jean married 22 Nov 1691 at St-Pierre,isle de > O'rleans,Quebec, > a Marie-Madeleine Langlois daughter of Jean et Charlotte Francoise > Belanger. > Jean and Marie had 9 children including a set of twins. > Have a good day > Jack Langlois > >

I am totally getting goosebumps, following the ILSTANNE-L exchanges last week and today! IOWA, another pocket of St. Anne people! Then the added information about some of our long-sought surnames - clarifications - bursts of entirely new data! It's wonderful, and a great example of the good things that happen when friendly people put their heads together in matters of mutual interest. I like the phrase: CHANCE FAVORS THE PREPARED MIND. And I just read in the Ancestry-com newsletter: LUCK IS THE MOMENT WHEN PREPARATION AND OPPORTUNITY MEET. The ILSTANNE-L is living proof of these companion adages. Salut to all, Ginny ILSTANNE-L admin VCrawf@aol.com

Jack, My ancestor is Joachim Leclerc-Francoeur, married to Catherine Soucy Novemb er 24, 1738 in Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, Quebec. I have been unable to find his parents, is there any relationship here, with yours. Love Ya, Me Marsha

Vickie You wrote: >I was always told that my ancestor's name of FRANCOEUR --WAY BACK; was >first; LeClair dit Francoeur, THEN just Francoeur, then, when my great >grandfather and his brother came to Iowa the spelling was changed to >FRANKER. They were the only FRANKER'S in this part of the state (the >whole state as far as I know.) First: LeClair = LeClerc Here is the Pioneer Jean LeClerc dit Francoeur son of (Jean & Perrine Merceron) of St.Nicolas,Nantes,Bretagne,France. Jean was age 32 in 1691 and was a soldier in the company of Cloches. Jean married 22 Nov 1691 at St-Pierre,isle de O'rleans,Quebec, a Marie-Madeleine Langlois daughter of Jean et Charlotte Francoise Belanger. Jean and Marie had 9 children including a set of twins. Have a good day Jack Langlois

Cynthia -- Would you mind sending me your SNAIL MAIL address? I will have copies made and send them to you that way if you don't mind. I did find references to the name of RYNO in one of the family histories for a Laurence & Alice (Glackin) LeClair. (no Renaud or Reno though)it was common to have different spellings of last names for these French families though! * Laurence LeClair - born in 1912 grew up near Rosholt, SD. (another state to look in for information!) When he reached his 20's he relocated to rural EVERLY, Iowa where he would become a farm hand for his uncles, CHARLES and JERRY RYNO. Everly, Iowa is to the north and west of Royal, Iowa. I do know that they are in the same county -- CLAY COUNTY -- and the county seat is SPENCER, IOWA. That is where you may want to write to get information from the courthouse for land records, death records, etc. It is possible that the RYNO brothers had a large farming operation as it stated in the family history for Laurence LeClair that he (Laurence) and his wife farmed 333 acres, ...and for a short time, farmed the RYNO land. There is also a family history for the PHILIP and VICTORIA (LeCLAIR) MAYOU family and then three pages of histories for the different LeCLAIR families. Victoria LeClair was the daughter of Pierre (Peter) LeClair. Philip Mayou was the son of Melina Reginer. I was always told that my ancestor's name of FRANCOEUR --WAY BACK; was first; LeClair dit Francoeur, THEN just Francoeur, then, when my great grandfather and his brother came to Iowa the spelling was changed to FRANKER. They were the only FRANKER'S in this part of the state (the whole state as far as I know.) There was no reference to the name of CHAUVIN in the Centennial book. Anything else (other names, etc.) I can look up for you in the Centennial book, just let me know. Vickie F. Buettner P & C Stanford wrote: > > Hi Vickie, > > I would very much like it if you looked up some names for me. My > french-Canandians definitely went to that part of IA from IL. My > great-grandfather was Thomas RENAUD/RENO. One of his sons was named Andrew, > which may be the one you mentioned. Thomas' mother was a MAILLOUX/MAYHEW. > I would appreciate any information you or anyone else has on either of these > surnames and the related name of CHAUVIN. I will have to look it up, but I > think the LECLAIR family also ties in. have more information about them in > Kankakee and Iroquois Cos. I'll be happy to pay copying and mailing costs. > Thanks ever so much. > > Regards, > Cynthia Stanford > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vickie Buettner <buetvsia@netins.net> > To: ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com <ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Saturday, June 10, 2000 10:52 PM > Subject: [ILSTANNE] French-Canadian family histories from Iowa > > >Wanted to let everyone know that Royal, Iowa is having their Centennial > >June 30, July 1, July 2, 2000. Bought the Centennial book and it > >states: (quote) To the west of Royal there was a settlement of French > >Canadian people who migrated here from Illinois. Some of those settlers > >were ANTOINE GOYETTE, FRANCIS LeCLAIR, ALEXANDER MORROW, ELI & RAMIE > >FRANKER (FRANCOEUR) RAMIE MAYHEW, and JOSEPH GROSS. (unquote) > > > >Later in the book (History of St. Louis Catholic Church) it states: > > > > 'The history of Catholicism in the Royal area dates back to the latter > >part of the 19th century when priests from Sutherland (a near by town) > >came up to celebrate Mass in an area southwest of Royal known as the > >"French Settlement." The majority of people in this area were American > >of French Canadian descent. They had left Canada accompanied by a > >priest, settled in Illinois, and then migrated to the recently settled > >area of western Clay County. Mass was celebrated first in homes, > >including that of Joe Gross. > > Some of the early French Canadian parishioners were: > >RAMIE MAILLOUX (MAYOU/MAYHEW) > >ELI, AMADEE, and ADELARD FRANCOEUR > >PERLYN and EDGAR MOREAU (MORROW) > >ART GILINEAU (GELINO) > >TADDEE RICHARD > >SAM DEMERS > >HENRY LeCLAIR > >ANDREW RENAUD > >ANTIONE GOYETTE and sons ANTONE, LOU, FRED, AND HARVEY > >JOE GROSS > >FRANK HUSS > >AUGUST GRENDLER > >JOHN AUCHTER > >PETER ASMUSSEN > >VALENTINE HAMMES > >NICHOLAS HAMMES > >JOHN DUMKREIGER > >JAMES PHILLIPS > >JOHN, JAMES, and TONY GILLESPIE > >JAMES 0'BRIEN > >********************************* > > > >If any of these names mean anything to anyone I will gladly look in the > >Centennial book to see if there are any 'family histories' about these > >families. Maybe one of these people is a 'long lost' family member no > >one knew where they ended up at. > > > >In the ALEXANDER MORROW family history it talks about Alex being the son > >of M. and Abigail (YEW) MORROW. It said that he was born in Greenland, > >Canada. When Alex was nine years old he and his family came to the U.S. > >- part way by ship. Some of the relatives were told that on the way > >Alex's parents and all of his relatives died of diphtheria. Others say > >that they died of typhoid and some say that the father survived. Alex > >was taken in by a family and lived in Kankakee, IL. In 1866 he married > >Odella Buckrow/Dealia Ducrow who was born in Saint Anne, IL in 1851. > >Dealia choked on a piece of boiling meat and died in 1880. Alex then > >married ROSALIE (TREMBLEY) SANTAGE in 1882 in Saint Anne, IL. She was > >born in 1856 to Jacob and Marie (Bissonet) Trembley. Rosalie had two > >sons from a previous marriage; Zeb and Arthur Santage. > >********************************************** > > > >It seems that some on this list had the last name of TREMBLEY they were > >interested in, but I don't' remember for sure. I know there was someone > >looking for the GOYETTE family on the list. One of the Goyette girls > >married one of the Morrow boys and has a family history with a wedding > >picture. > > > >...Funny how I have been wondering how to spell the last name of GELINO > >and you have all been so helpful and up the road a couple of hours were > >old church records with the french spelling -- GILINEAU -- Right under > >my own nose!! > > > >Now it is my turn to help if I can. > > > >Vickie Buettner > > > >Looking for family names of: FRANCOEUR, MARION, DELIBAC, GELINO, > >PARADIS, BRODEAU (BODRIC?) > > > > > >============================== > >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > > > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/

We can't wait! Thanks for your effort. -Robbin

Hi Vickie, I would very much like it if you looked up some names for me. My french-Canandians definitely went to that part of IA from IL. My great-grandfather was Thomas RENAUD/RENO. One of his sons was named Andrew, which may be the one you mentioned. Thomas' mother was a MAILLOUX/MAYHEW. I would appreciate any information you or anyone else has on either of these surnames and the related name of CHAUVIN. I will have to look it up, but I think the LECLAIR family also ties in. have more information about them in Kankakee and Iroquois Cos. I'll be happy to pay copying and mailing costs. Thanks ever so much. Regards, Cynthia Stanford -----Original Message----- From: Vickie Buettner <buetvsia@netins.net> To: ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com <ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, June 10, 2000 10:52 PM Subject: [ILSTANNE] French-Canadian family histories from Iowa >Wanted to let everyone know that Royal, Iowa is having their Centennial >June 30, July 1, July 2, 2000. Bought the Centennial book and it >states: (quote) To the west of Royal there was a settlement of French >Canadian people who migrated here from Illinois. Some of those settlers >were ANTOINE GOYETTE, FRANCIS LeCLAIR, ALEXANDER MORROW, ELI & RAMIE >FRANKER (FRANCOEUR) RAMIE MAYHEW, and JOSEPH GROSS. (unquote) > >Later in the book (History of St. Louis Catholic Church) it states: > > 'The history of Catholicism in the Royal area dates back to the latter >part of the 19th century when priests from Sutherland (a near by town) >came up to celebrate Mass in an area southwest of Royal known as the >"French Settlement." The majority of people in this area were American >of French Canadian descent. They had left Canada accompanied by a >priest, settled in Illinois, and then migrated to the recently settled >area of western Clay County. Mass was celebrated first in homes, >including that of Joe Gross. > Some of the early French Canadian parishioners were: >RAMIE MAILLOUX (MAYOU/MAYHEW) >ELI, AMADEE, and ADELARD FRANCOEUR >PERLYN and EDGAR MOREAU (MORROW) >ART GILINEAU (GELINO) >TADDEE RICHARD >SAM DEMERS >HENRY LeCLAIR >ANDREW RENAUD >ANTIONE GOYETTE and sons ANTONE, LOU, FRED, AND HARVEY >JOE GROSS >FRANK HUSS >AUGUST GRENDLER >JOHN AUCHTER >PETER ASMUSSEN >VALENTINE HAMMES >NICHOLAS HAMMES >JOHN DUMKREIGER >JAMES PHILLIPS >JOHN, JAMES, and TONY GILLESPIE >JAMES 0'BRIEN >********************************* > >If any of these names mean anything to anyone I will gladly look in the >Centennial book to see if there are any 'family histories' about these >families. Maybe one of these people is a 'long lost' family member no >one knew where they ended up at. > >In the ALEXANDER MORROW family history it talks about Alex being the son >of M. and Abigail (YEW) MORROW. It said that he was born in Greenland, >Canada. When Alex was nine years old he and his family came to the U.S. >- part way by ship. Some of the relatives were told that on the way >Alex's parents and all of his relatives died of diphtheria. Others say >that they died of typhoid and some say that the father survived. Alex >was taken in by a family and lived in Kankakee, IL. In 1866 he married >Odella Buckrow/Dealia Ducrow who was born in Saint Anne, IL in 1851. >Dealia choked on a piece of boiling meat and died in 1880. Alex then >married ROSALIE (TREMBLEY) SANTAGE in 1882 in Saint Anne, IL. She was >born in 1856 to Jacob and Marie (Bissonet) Trembley. Rosalie had two >sons from a previous marriage; Zeb and Arthur Santage. >********************************************** > >It seems that some on this list had the last name of TREMBLEY they were >interested in, but I don't' remember for sure. I know there was someone >looking for the GOYETTE family on the list. One of the Goyette girls >married one of the Morrow boys and has a family history with a wedding >picture. > >...Funny how I have been wondering how to spell the last name of GELINO >and you have all been so helpful and up the road a couple of hours were >old church records with the french spelling -- GILINEAU -- Right under >my own nose!! > >Now it is my turn to help if I can. > >Vickie Buettner > >Looking for family names of: FRANCOEUR, MARION, DELIBAC, GELINO, >PARADIS, BRODEAU (BODRIC?) > > >============================== >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >

Wanted to let everyone know that Royal, Iowa is having their Centennial June 30, July 1, July 2, 2000. Bought the Centennial book and it states: (quote) To the west of Royal there was a settlement of French Canadian people who migrated here from Illinois. Some of those settlers were ANTOINE GOYETTE, FRANCIS LeCLAIR, ALEXANDER MORROW, ELI & RAMIE FRANKER (FRANCOEUR) RAMIE MAYHEW, and JOSEPH GROSS. (unquote) Later in the book (History of St. Louis Catholic Church) it states: 'The history of Catholicism in the Royal area dates back to the latter part of the 19th century when priests from Sutherland (a near by town) came up to celebrate Mass in an area southwest of Royal known as the "French Settlement." The majority of people in this area were American of French Canadian descent. They had left Canada accompanied by a priest, settled in Illinois, and then migrated to the recently settled area of western Clay County. Mass was celebrated first in homes, including that of Joe Gross. Some of the early French Canadian parishioners were: RAMIE MAILLOUX (MAYOU/MAYHEW) ELI, AMADEE, and ADELARD FRANCOEUR PERLYN and EDGAR MOREAU (MORROW) ART GILINEAU (GELINO) TADDEE RICHARD SAM DEMERS HENRY LeCLAIR ANDREW RENAUD ANTIONE GOYETTE and sons ANTONE, LOU, FRED, AND HARVEY JOE GROSS FRANK HUSS AUGUST GRENDLER JOHN AUCHTER PETER ASMUSSEN VALENTINE HAMMES NICHOLAS HAMMES JOHN DUMKREIGER JAMES PHILLIPS JOHN, JAMES, and TONY GILLESPIE JAMES 0'BRIEN ********************************* If any of these names mean anything to anyone I will gladly look in the Centennial book to see if there are any 'family histories' about these families. Maybe one of these people is a 'long lost' family member no one knew where they ended up at. In the ALEXANDER MORROW family history it talks about Alex being the son of M. and Abigail (YEW) MORROW. It said that he was born in Greenland, Canada. When Alex was nine years old he and his family came to the U.S. - part way by ship. Some of the relatives were told that on the way Alex's parents and all of his relatives died of diphtheria. Others say that they died of typhoid and some say that the father survived. Alex was taken in by a family and lived in Kankakee, IL. In 1866 he married Odella Buckrow/Dealia Ducrow who was born in Saint Anne, IL in 1851. Dealia choked on a piece of boiling meat and died in 1880. Alex then married ROSALIE (TREMBLEY) SANTAGE in 1882 in Saint Anne, IL. She was born in 1856 to Jacob and Marie (Bissonet) Trembley. Rosalie had two sons from a previous marriage; Zeb and Arthur Santage. ********************************************** It seems that some on this list had the last name of TREMBLEY they were interested in, but I don't' remember for sure. I know there was someone looking for the GOYETTE family on the list. One of the Goyette girls married one of the Morrow boys and has a family history with a wedding picture. ...Funny how I have been wondering how to spell the last name of GELINO and you have all been so helpful and up the road a couple of hours were old church records with the french spelling -- GILINEAU -- Right under my own nose!! Now it is my turn to help if I can. Vickie Buettner Looking for family names of: FRANCOEUR, MARION, DELIBAC, GELINO, PARADIS, BRODEAU (BODRIC?)

Thanks to Vickie for posting the Royal, Iowa data ANTIONE GOYETTE and sons ANTONE, LOU, FRED, AND HARVEY They belong to Bev Mieure, Dave King, and me. I will pass this on to one of Harvey's ancestors that has corresponded with us. Audrey Peters

Bonjour Everyone, I had to take some time away from typing the SAGA to take care of some personal stuff but I am back at work on it and have just finished "Pioneer Days" which is very interesting and worth reading. The names of the pioneer families are included in this chapter. I will proof read this and get it to Lee Ann later today. As soon as Lee Ann gets it converted to HTML computer code, she will post it to the web site for all to read. I will start on the next chapter right away. Carol Anne