Vickie - Thanks for your enthusiasm and good wishes. The discoveries are always in the realm of miracles for me. I look forward to hearing about your family connections too. Best of gen luck to you, Kathleen -----Original Message----- From: Vickie Buettner <buetvsia@netins.net> To: ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com <ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, April 27, 2000 3:42 PM Subject: RE: [ILSTANNE] NAPOLEON & JOSEPHINE PARADIS BOUDREAU, KANKAKEE, IL m. 4/20/1874 >Just had to comment -- It is so richly rewarding to witness 'connections' >with families coming together even though they may be generations >apart...they are still family finding each other after all this time! I >only hope that someday I will also be able to experience this kind of >pleasure. I am so very happy for those of you who have had the chance(s). > Good luck to everyone else. > >It has been said that good things come to those who wait...... > > >Vickie Buettner > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kathleen Eaton [SMTP:keaton@stny.rr.com] >Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 7:28 AM >To: ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ILSTANNE] NAPOLEON & JOSEPHINE PARADIS BOUDREAU, KANKAKEE, IL >m. 4/20/1874 > >Thank you, Karen! > >So, that makes Pierre and Dorothy/Dorthee your g g g grandparents and my g >g >grandparents ... is that right? Napoleon is my grandfather, Luke/Luc my g >grandfather. And we are 'distant cousins'? > >If you would like to share information, I would be happy to. I can send a >privatized gen report from >Family Tree Maker, as an attachment. Others have been able to receive that. > >I am especially interested in times and locations of folks, as well as any >other information. My Boudreau's went to CA about the turn of the century - >1900. I have a photo with my g grandmother, grandmother and her siblings >in >that period. I do not know much about their IL family connections, other >than names and dates generously provided by others on the Boudreau List. >(Born in CA, I now live in NY state.) > >I have found the repetition of names a wonderful example of paradox - >confusing and helpful. > >Do you have any old photos of the ancestors? > >It all makes me very curious. > >Please advise if you would like to share more information. > >Thanks, again, > >Kathleen > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kwirsching@aol.com <Kwirsching@aol.com> >To: ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com <ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:42 PM >Subject: Re: [ILSTANNE] NAPOLEON & JOSEPHINE PARADIS BOUDREAU, KANKAKEE, >ILM. 4/20/1874 > > >>Hi Kathleen: Cyprien married to Pelagie are my g g grandparents. Seems >like >>these people always got stuck on a name and beat it to death. :-) >> >>Karen >> >> >>============================== >>Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >>RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >>http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >> >> > > >============================== >The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > >============================== >Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >