Hi! I just joined the group last night. I've communicated with Virginia a few times, but I had been off of AOL and the internet since Dec, and finally got a new HDD a few weeks ago. So, I'm back! My grandfather is Edward J. HEBERT (he still lives in Bradley) and all of his great-grandparents left Québec in the mid 1800s. His line goes comme ça: key: (in case you need it) StR = St. Rose Church or Cemetery Kkk = Kankakee br. = buried bp. = baptized Brb = Bourbonnais PQ = Québec Province d/o = daughter of s/o = son of b/o = brother of Alfred William HÉBERT (s/o Moïse & Clémentine FORTIER) b. 3 Nov 1884 Kkk, d. 5 Jan 1942 Kkk (br. in unmarked grave at StR). M. 16 Sep 1912 at StR in Kkk to Marie-Belzémire Herméline BOUDREAU (d/o Lucien & Agnès STRODEUR). She was b. 22 Apr 1897 in Union Hill, IL and d. 28 Jul 1985 in Bradley, she is buried out by the old Kmart and Drive-in theatre (forgot the name of the cemetery). They had: Eleanore (b. Mar 1914 Kkk, m. Earl HUBERT of Limestone, d. Mar 1995 Brb), Edward J., and Louise (m. Delmar PRAIRIE). After Alfred died, Herméline married Wesley Emil BOUDREAU (s/o Emil & Laura CHAISSON(sp?), m1. Clara BOUDREAU (d/o Zéphière & Rosanna BOUDREAU?)) in 1942?, and then Ralph ENGLE in 1952. Moïse HÉBERT (s/o Moyse & Marguerite BOUDREAU) b. 1 Jan 1846 St-Valentin, PQ, d. 19 Sep 1919 Kkk bur. at StR. M. 16 Aug 1868 at StR to Clémentine FORTIER (d/o Prudent & Marie-Olive WOLFF). She was b. Nov 1847 prob. Louiseville, PQ, d. 18 Oct 1922 bur. StR. They had: Moïse Henri (bp. 31 Aug 1869 StR, d. 1959, m. 31 Oct 1892 Kkk to Armeline BÉLANGER); Marie-Éciline (bp. 28 Aug 1871 StR, d. 9 Mar 1954 Kkk, m. 31 Aug 1890 Kkk to Edward BOUCHARD); Emma (b. Nov 1874 Kkk, d. 1 Feb 1970 Kkk, m. William WHITE); Arthur ABERT (b. Mar 1879 Kkk, d. 1951, m. Rose BEHRENS WARNER); Homer (b. Dec 1883 Kkk, no other info); Alfred William; & Mary Louise (b. 19 Jan 1887 Kkk, d. 15 Oct 1963 Kkk, m. Frank BOUCHARD b/o Edward BOUCHARD). Lucien BOUDREAU (s/o Charles & Marguerite GAREAU DITE ST-ONGE) b. 2 Mar 1855 PQ or IL, d. 6 May 1920 Kkk, bur. Goodrich Cemetery. M1. 21 Jul 1872 Brb to Agnès STRODEUR (d/o Georges & Martine LaVOIE). She was b. abt 1859 PQ, d. abt. 1909, bur. u/k. They had: George (b. 1875 Brb?, d. 11 Oct 1948 Brb, m. 28 Oct 1896 Brb to Belzémire GERVAIS (d/o Isaac & Marie-Émeline BOUDREAU?)); Zéphière (b. Jan 1878 Union Hill?, d. 9 Jul 1946 Brb, m. Jan 1900 Rosanna BOUDREAU (poss. d/o Joseph & Julie LaGESSE); Nelda (b. 1880 Brb?, d. 1959 Kkk, m. 14 Apr 1896 Kkk to Louis HARPIN); Mary (b. 1882 Brb?, d. 1948, m. Médard BERTRAND); Arthur Louis (b. 18 Mar 1887 Brb?, d. 23 Jan 1972 Manteno, m. Louise m.n. u/k); Louise (b. 3 Jun 1890 Brb?, d. 23 Jun 1960, m1. Stephen GOING, m2. Samuel ADAMS); Homer (b. 10 Jun 1892 Brb?, d. Dec 1983 Kkk, m. Louise m.n. u/k); & Marie-Belzémire Herméline. I'll continue with the first generation to settle in Kankakee County tomorrow. Brenda Hébert