In a message dated 10/9/2002 9:05:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Thanks so much for adding me on to the list. I'll have to play around and get the hang of it but will start with listing my known info so far. My gggrandparents PIERRE/PETER BECK (BEIQUE? sp. unk) AND SOLOMEA/SELMA CLOUATRE emigrated from Quebec about 1856. Possible birthplace for PIERRE is Montreal about 1821. Possible birthplace for SOLOMEA is St. Valentin about 1826. They emigrated to either Bourbonnais or St. George area. 1860 census shows them in Kanakee Township. 1870 census shows just SELMA in Ashkum, Iroquois County. Children of PIERRE AND SOLOMEA: HERMINE born about 1848 in Canada, married ALEXANDER GARNO in 1867 in L'Erable. no further info ELUDIE born about 1850 in Canada. no further info PETER CHARLES born 1852 in Montreal. Married MARY MAGAN in 1880 in L'Erable. He died 1897 in Chebanse. Children DELPHINE DeETTE and CHARLES FRANCIS. JOSEPH born 1853 in Montreal. Married PHOEBE DEMARS in 1877 in L''Erable. Joseph died 1921 in Clifton. Children: MARY LOUISE, JOSEPH, JOSEPHINE, PEARL(THOMPSON), FRANK, PHOEBE(RENICHE) JOSEPHINE born about 1856 in Canada. Married PETER MILLER in 1872 in L'Erable. Children as of 1880 MARY, EMMA, CAROLINE, JOHN. (in Ford County) VIRGINIA born about 1858 in Illinois. Married BASIL DURAND 1877 in L'Erable. no further info. SALOMA born about 1859 in Illinois. no further info HENRY born about 1861 in Illinois. Said never to have married and moved at some point to KS or MO AUGUSTIN born about 1861 (twins?). Died 1863 in L'Erable. AGNES (my ggrandmother) born 1864 in St. George. Married JAMES HALEY in 1879. Married THOMAS RYAN in 1886. Children: MARY ELLA (my grandmother) by JAMES HALEY. Then 6 children by RYAN: MINNIE (HARTMAN), MARGARET (WALLACE), OLIVE, JOHN THOMAS, HENRY C., ALICE (BUNKER)(MITCHELL) ORVAL RYAN. It has only been the last year that I have uncovered all this info. Prior to that no one even knew the CLOUATRE name or that my ggrandmother (AGNES) had any siblings. What a pleasant discovery. Any info or leads would be greatly appreciated. Most interested in original spelling of BECK name that would enable me to back into Montreal records and start trying to trace the family back. Family lore has it that PIERRE'S parents came from France but nothing to substantiate that. Also trying to trace the family forward to find living relatives. Have discovered a Ryan cousin in Watseka which was wonderful. Thanks so much for adding me to your list! Rolayne Nelson (Nelson because my French Canadian grandmother married a Dane (JOHANN NIELSEN) in Clifton!) >>