Greetings, I have just recently discovered the StAnne mailing list.This mailing list was suggested by a very kind person who answered a question that I had posted on a search board .Thank you Carol C. My knowledge of Illinois and STANNE is very limited as I'm from western Canada and my research is just starting to take me back to my family roots in the U.S.A I'm hoping that I might learn of some of the early history of the French Canadian families that came to your great state and area. I'm looking for a Emma Louise St.Germain b.aprx 1877 m 1893 at the age of 16 to William Charles Cooper.Thayer Kansas. Emma's father name was Dennis/Denis St Germain There is a stoty in the family that goes somthing like this : Emma's ancestors were of French Canadian stock coming from Acadia (Canada).When these Acadians were forced out of Canada by the British in 1755 Emma's forebears (probly grandparents) stopped to take up farming in the state of Illinios. Emma told a story of having a sister (louise) she said that her mother died when she was very young,her and Loiise were raised by a step mother ? I have been told by others in the family (who have passed on) that Emma's father remarried and had a second family with a tolal of 7 children Three boys and four girls.I believe that one sons name was Amos. Im lead to believe that there was two other 1/2 sisters by the name of Rose and Esther that still lived in the Kankakee area in the late 1970 I believe that this is the Family? 1880 census record in Limestone, Kankakee County Dennis St Germain age 24 b in Canada Leas age 23 b in Canada Amos age 2 b in Illinois Louisa age 1m b in Illinois this would suggest that Leas is actually Lois Couture So I guess what I'mlooking for is any infromation that may help create a profile for this family Names of father,mother ,imigration history church records ect Thanks so much for taking the time to read my message and thanks in advance for any and all infromation that you may be able to share. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/161 - Release Date: 11/3/05