In a message dated 7/23/2000 3:17:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time, michelle.wood@nadii.Novartis.com writes: << ABDON SPENARD and MARIE CHANDONNET had 14 children that I know of: 1. NOE ("NOAH") SPENARD (1/30/1828 - 3/28/1893) 2. AURELIE SPENARD (1/30/1830 - ?) 3. JULIE SPENARD (10/7/1831 - 9/18/1923) [1823?] 4. MARIE CELINA SPENARD (9/6/1833 - ?) I have that she married ELIE SAVOIE (on 4/20/1859), not Victor Beaupre. 5. FRANCOIS ONESIME SPENARD (1/13/1835 - 3/10/1842) 6. EMELIE SPENARD (6/5/1837 - ?) 7. EDOUARD SPENARD (5/13/1839 - ?) 8. MARIE ADELAIDE ("DELINA") SPENARD (4/25/1841 - 1927) married NOEL VICTOR BEAUPRE (12/25/1843 - 7/3/1928) on 11/25/1862 9. PIERRE SPENARD (? - April 1841) 10. PHILOMENE SPENARD (11/20/1843 - 5/23/1914) married STANISLAUS ("TENNIS") BEAUPRE (6/16/1851 - ?) on ??? [3 children: Jules, Neilida, and Georgium] 11. JOSEPH ZOTIQUE ("PAUL") SPENARD (10/31/1845 - 3/22/1914) married MARIE DELICE DELIMA BEAUPRE (11/14/1851 - 8/18/1898) on 12/26/1870. [12 children: Arthemise, Georgiana, George Joseph, Eva, Della, Edward David, Julia, Joseph Thomas, Anna-Marie, Adele, Maria Antonia, and Unnamed] 12. HERMINIE SPENARD (Abt 1847 - 10/19/1888) married Alfred Beaupre (July 1846 - 10/20/1914) on 1/15/1866 [10 children: Maria, Herminie, Artemise, Victor, Eloise, Eugenie, Alfred, Eduardus, Agnes Elizabeth, and Louis] 13. MARIE JOSEPHINE SPENARD (1/14/1850 - ?) 14. ADELAIDE SPENARD (12/29/1851 - 1/ 10/1853) >> >From Fr. Charles Chiniquy's ledger: 19 Dec 1857 - [baptized] MARIE DELIA SPENARD, born 7 Dec to Noe Spenard and Louise Charbono. Godparents: Elie Savoie & Celina Spenard [there they are!] 8 Apr 1860 - [baptized] VIRGINIE SPENARD, born 28 Sep 1859 to Noe Spinard [sic] and Louise Spinard [sic]. 28 Jun 1872 - [baptized] PHILOMENE SPENARD, 7 year old on 7th Feb, born to Noe and Louise Spenard. 30 Mar 1893 - [buried] NOE SPINARD [sic], 63 years old, died 28 Mar 1893 (stone at cemetery reads "Noah" 1828-1893). And credit goes once again to Ardis Boone of this list, who transcribed Fr. Chiniquy's ledger and indexed it so this information would be available forevermore! Yoo hoo, Ardis - thanks !!! Salut to all, Ginny L:istowner/adminstrator - ILSTANNE-L Carmel Valley CA USA