Bonjour Laura, I do find a record of Zepherin FRANCOEUR and Emerance FORTIN in my research book for St Anne, Kankakee Co., Il. What are you looking for ??? Carol Anne In a message dated 11/19/02 12:12:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I'm interested in the Francoeurs that came from Quebec to Beaverville around > 1852. In particular, I'm looking for Zephiron (note: I have seen his name > spelled in a variety of ways, so this spelling may not be accurate). > > Zephiron Francoeur > b. 1823 > m. Emerance Fortin > d. 1907, buried at St. Mary's in Beaverville. > > I'm looking for any information that would help me to discover what part of > Quebec that they are from (I suspect Il St. Anne, which is why I joined > this list). I also suspect that this family may have been originally > LeClerc, which appears to be the common philosophy, but I have yet to make > that connection working up from the Francoeurs. >