Hello everyone! I am Ken Bonvallet. I saw a thread on my name on this discussion group and decided to join. My great grandfather was Pierre A. Bonvallet, who settled in St. Anne in the 1860's. He was in various businesses, such as wine, asparagus, and tomatoes. His company PA Bonvallet's Sons, is still in business, now dealing in gardening supplies. Pierre was not French-Canadian, having emigrated directly from France. The thread asked for information about Albert Bonvallet. Albert was a son of Pierre and my grandfather's brother. For more information about the family, please visit the Bonvallet Family website at freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com. For the person interested in Albert, I am in contact with one of his grandchildren. I would be happy to pass a name and address along to him to see if he wants to correspond. There are two family questions I am interested in: First is finding Pierre's roots in France. I know he was from Vitry le Francois. However, Bonvallet is a fairly common name in France. I correspond with a Bonvallet who is apparently unrelated. Second, there is a famous Chilean soccer player, Eduardo Bonvallet. I wonder if we are related. I hope I can contribute to this group.