Hi Folks: The following message is posted for the benefit of "new" members of this LANDRY Mailing List and will be re-posted on an ongoing basis. --------------------------------------------------------------- A subscriber to one of the other Mailing Lists which I Facilitate, has offered the following suggestions as a means of increasing the activity on the List: "Would it be possible to start a trend? Each week we concentrate on one letter of the alphabet for FIRST names of Landry? We are getting a lot of input this way on another List and great discussions going. As an example, the first week we work on people whose first name begin with the letter A. There can be the usual e-mails covering all subjects concerning the Landry lines but this might put some spark back into the list. Just a suggestion." I very much support this suggestion and encourage all subscribers to participate. So, to get the ball rolling, I'll chose a letter of the alphabet to work on for the current week (see the Subject Heading above), such as... 1st week: Post information (or ask about) any BERNARD names starting with "A" 2nd week: Post information (or ask about) any BERNARD names starting with "B" 3rd week: Post information (or ask about) any BERNARD names starting with "C" etc. etc. etc. PS1: Anyone on the List can chose an appropriate letter (A, B, C etc.) and keep the ball rolling. PS2: Don't send your messages to ME... send them directly to the List at: LANDRY-L@rootsweb.com PS3: This "idea" is NOT to discourage anyone from asking/posting any other genealogy-related information to the List... it is merely intended to be a catalyst to get subscribers to actively participate. Enjoy. PS4: Since all messages are archived by subject matter, I would suggest the following be used as a "Subject Heading"... Subject: LANDRY first names starting with the letter A or Subject: LANDRY first names starting with the letter B etc. etc. YVON L. CYR, cajun@acadian.org Facilitator of Rootsweb's LANDRY Mailing List. For details visit URL : http://www.acadian.org/rootsweb.html

I recieved the following press release from Felix and Lucille Amirault at: amifl@ns.sympatico.ca (Felix Amirault) =========== PRESS RELEASE ________________________________________________________________________ For distribution Friday, June 15, 2001 CMA 2004 announces major events ! Halifax (N.S.) - The Congrès mondial acadien organizing committee is pleased to make this first of a series of announcements regarding its programming for the 16-day event to be held in Nova Scotia in 2004. On July 31, 2004 opening ceremonies will be held in the Acadian region of Clare in South West Nova Scotia. Historically, Samuel de Champlain and Sieur De Mons as well as other French explorers, landed on the beautiful shores of la Baie Sainte Marie in 1604. This event will commemorate the beginings of Acadie. On August 7 and 8, Acadians and their friends from around the world will experience Acadian culture and arts in all its forms in the region of Chéticamp on the Cabot Trail. Recognised world-wide for its music and crafts, Chéticamp will welcome Acadian artists from all of Nova Scotia for a splendid showcase of modern as well as traditional creations. All participants will congregate for a pilgrammage to the site which commemorates the deportation of the Acadians on August 15, national feast day for Acadians. Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada will host a religious ceremony. To celebrate 400 years of the founding of Acadie as well as the start of French colonization of the Americas, the city of Halifax will play host to a musical happening of international calibre, ringing with pride and praise for a people with such a rich background. This event is equally significant to ALL as the anniversary is an important part of Canadian history. Allister Surette, President of the organizing committee states. ‘ These events will be the anchors of the Congrès mondial acadien. Our goal is to showcase the vitality and vibrancy of Nova Scotia’s Acadie to the world.’ Details of these and other events will be released at a later date. A call for proposal for producers of the events will be released shortly. Other events include family reunions, festivals, conferences and twinning ceremonies with communities in Louisiana. In all, it is expected that more than 1,200 activiies will be hosted during the CMA 2004. Hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world are expected to attend this third Congrès mondial acadien which marks, for Acadians living outside Nova Scotia, a return to their homeland. For further information : Vaughne Madden, General Manager Congrès mondial acadien 2004 Suite 106, Roy bldg. 1657 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova ScotiaB3J 2A1 Tel : (902) 424-7104 Fax :(902) 424-3600 Email: vmadden@cma2004.com Web Site : www.cma2004.com Communiqué de presse CMA 2004 Pour diffusion le vendredi 15 juin 2001 Le CMA 2004 annonce les dates et lieux des grands événements Halifax (N.-É.) - Le comité organisateur du Congrès mondial acadien est heureux de faire la première d'une série d'annonces concernant la programmation du congrès de 16 jours tenu en Nouvelle-Écosse en 2004. Le 31 juillet 2004, des cérémonies d'inauguration seront organisées dans la région acadienne de Clare, dans le Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle-Écosse. C'est sur les magnifiques plages de la baie Sainte-Marie, en 1604, que Samuel de Champlain et le sieur De Mons, ainsi que d'autres explorateurs français, débarquaient. Ces cérémonies commémoreront donc la naissance de l'Acadie. Les 7 et 8 août, les Acadiens et leurs amis du monde entier découvriront la culture et les arts acadiens sous toutes leurs formes dans la région de Chéticamp, sur la Piste Cabot. Reconnu partout dans le monde pour sa musique et son artisanat, Chéticamp accueillera des artistes acadiens de toute la Nouvelle-Écosse et deviendra une superbe vitrine pour les créations modernes et traditionnelles. Tous les participants se rassembleront, le 15 août, journée de la fête nationale des Acadiens, pour un pèlerinage sur le site commémorant la Déportation. Le lieu historique national du Canada de Grand-Pré sera en effet l'hôte d'un service religieux. Pour célébrer le 400e anniversaire de la fondation de l'Acadie ainsi que les débuts de la colonisation française dans les Amériques, la ville de Halifax accueillera une manifestation musicale de classe internationale dont les mélodies feront la fierté et l'éloge d'un peuple à l'histoire riche. Il s'agira d'une fête pour TOUS, cet anniversaire marquant un moment important de l'histoire du Canada. Selon Allister Surette, président du comité organisateur : « ces manifestations seront les assises du Congrès mondial acadien. Notre objectif est de montrer au monde entier la vitalité et la vivacité qui caractérisent la collectivité acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse ». Plus de détails sur ces manifestations et bien d'autres seront annoncés plus tard. Un appel d'offres pour les producteurs des manifestations sera bientôt publié. Parmi les autres activités organisées, on trouvera des réunions de familles, des festivals, des conférences et des cérémonies de jumelage avec des collectivités de la Louisiane. En tout, on prévoit que plus de1 200 activités seront organisées pendant le CMA 2004. On attend des centaines de milliers de visiteurs provenant du monde entier à l'occasion de ce troisième Congrès mondial acadien, qui marquera, pour les Acadiens vivant à l'extérieur de la Nouvelle-Écosse, un retour dans leur patrie. Pour plus d’information : Vaughne Madden, Directrice générale Congrès mondial acadien2004 pièce 106, édifice Roy 1657, rue Barrington Halifax (Nouvelle-Écosse)B3J 2A1 Tél : (902) 424-7104 Téléc :(902) 424-3600 Courriel: vmadden@cma2004.com Site web: www.cma2004.com

Hi List. Can anyone tell me why the "Landry family website" is down?????? Thanks Leo Landry

Can anyone tell me what happened to the Landryfamily.com site? Leo Landry.

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Hi Folks: The following message is posted for the benefit of "new" members of this LANDRY Mailing List and will be re-posted on an ongoing basis. --------------------------------------------------------------- A subscriber to one of the other Mailing Lists which I Facilitate, has offered the following suggestions as a means of increasing the activity on the List: "Would it be possible to start a trend? Each week we concentrate on one letter of the alphabet for FIRST names of Landry? We are getting a lot of input this way on another List and great discussions going. As an example, the first week we work on people whose first name begin with the letter A. There can be the usual e-mails covering all subjects concerning the Landry lines but this might put some spark back into the list. Just a suggestion." I very much support this suggestion and encourage all subscribers to participate. So, to get the ball rolling, I'll chose a letter of the alphabet to work on for the current week (see the Subject Heading above), such as... 1st week: Post information (or ask about) any BERNARD names starting with "A" 2nd week: Post information (or ask about) any BERNARD names starting with "B" 3rd week: Post information (or ask about) any BERNARD names starting with "C" etc. etc. etc. PS1: Anyone on the List can chose an appropriate letter (A, B, C etc.) and keep the ball rolling. PS2: Don't send your messages to ME... send them directly to the List at: LANDRY-L@rootsweb.com PS3: This "idea" is NOT to discourage anyone from asking/posting any other genealogy-related information to the List... it is merely intended to be a catalyst to get subscribers to actively participate. Enjoy. PS4: Since all messages are archived by subject matter, I would suggest the following be used as a "Subject Heading"... Subject: LANDRY first names starting with the letter A or Subject: LANDRY first names starting with the letter B etc. etc. YVON L. CYR, cajun@acadian.org Facilitator of Rootsweb's LANDRY Mailing List. For details visit URL : http://www.acadian.org/rootsweb.html

In a message dated 6/10/01 3:28:22 PM Central Daylight Time, CLLANDRY37@msn.com writes: > Doe's anyone out there have a list of the children of (Oliver Landry and > Marie > Marguerite Hebert) married on February 7, 1775? Would appreciate any help. > > Leo P. Landry > Lafayette, La. ++ Leo: Here is what I have on Oliver Valentine LANDRY ( Rene, leJeune, Abraham - I, Rene) Oliver Valentine LANDRY son of Rene landry & Marie marguerite Theriot was bn 1752 died 11 February 1807 m 7 February 1775 at Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana to Marie Madeliene HEBERT Issue: Marie Theotiste LANDRY bn 1778 ?? - Anne Theotiste LANDRY bn 14 September 1778 Pierre Oliver LANDRY bn 6 December 1779 m. Anne Breaux at St. Martinville 6 May 1805 Fabien LANDRY bn 6 December 1779 m. 26 December 1810 at St. Martinville Jean Henri LANDRY bn 25 march 1781 m. Jean LANDRY bn 1784 m. 14 june 1808 at St. Martinville to Louise Begnaud Alexandre LANDRY bn 15 September 1782 m. 3 February 1801 Madeleine Brasseaux at St. Martinville Firmin Oliver LANDRY bn ca 1785 m. 6 May 1805 to Julienne Breaux Raphael LANDRY bn 20 January 1786 m 25 November 1816 to Adele Bgnaud Anne Felicite LANDRY bn 20 Jan 1786 - m. 28 February 1803 St. Martinville to Louis Hebert Anne felicite LANDRY bn 1775 ?? Michel Simon LANDRY bn 23 June 1787 Edmond Michel LANDRY bn 23 June 1787 - m. 26 December 1810 at St. Martinville to Anastasie Girouard Louis LANDRY bn 22 November 1788 Francoise Marie LANDRY bn ca 1794 m. 21 June 1813 to Pierre Landry Marie LANDRY bn 12 June 1803 m. 21 June 1813 to Elise Missonier Adolphe LANDRY bn 12 December 1804 I hope this helps Don Landry

This request was posted in The Cape Breton Post, Sydney, Nova Scotia, on Friday, June 8, and forwarded to me today by my father. Looking for my Great great grandfather "Nelibar" Londry. -Was in the army during the Civil War. -Spoke only French. -Said he was born in Eastern Canada in 1829. -Moved to Michigan in 1856 and died in 1893 -Douglas M. Londry <dklondr@prodigy.net> (I assume it must be a Landry and the spelling was changed by the enlistment officer after hearing the French pronunciation of the name.) Take Care, Paul :-{) Lower Sackville, NS <landryp@staff.ednet.ns.ca>

Hi List Doe's anyone out there have a list of the children of (Oliver Landry and Marie Marguerite Hebert) married on February 7, 1775? Would appreciate any help. Leo P. Landry Lafayette, La. CLLANDRY37@MSN.COM

Don, I believe the Joseph M. Landry to be the same as Josef Maria Landry. The name of the wife is Marguerite Francoise Pivauteaux/Pivoteau/Pivoto. Let me start with my GG Grandparents on back. Claire Lapointe, d. of Vital Lapointe and Marie Aveline Landry m. Aurelien Hargrave, s. of James Hargrave and Sarah Walker. Marie Aveline Landry d. of Joseph Maria Landry and Marguerite Francoise Pivoteau m. Vital Lapointe s. of Pierre Lapointe and Isabelle (Elizabeth) Broussard. Joseph Maria Landry s. of ???? b. abt. 1750 m. Marguerite Francoise Pivoteau d. of Guillaume (William) Pivoteau and Louise Duquette/Laquet/St. Eustache. With every baptism the last name was different. Marguerite was b. June 2, 1764. I have been told that Joseph is the some of either Rene Landry and Rose Marie Rivet or Augustine Landry and Anne Rivet. So far I have not been able to prove or disprove either one. I haven't done enough research into the Landry side to be sure of my facts. From what I have been able to gleam so far, Augustine and a second wife, Marie Babin had another son by the name of Joseph. If I have these facts straight. I would be very interested in knowing one way or the other. It does make it interesting that the witnesses at their (Joseph and Marguerite) wedding was Blas Rivet and Josef Landry. Maybe this information will help. Darla

In a message dated 6/8/01 7:05:42 PM Central Daylight Time, Kera103034@aol.com writes: > Hi All > Here are some different spellings LANDRY I have got from email and books . > If you have a spelling I do not have here please email me . > > LANDERICUS, L'ANDRE, LANDRI, LANDRIE, LANDRIS, LANDRY, LONDRE , LONDRY > Thanks Charlotte Charlotte: The French family name Landry is of patronymic origin, belonging to that category of names derived from the first name of the father or ancestor. In this case, the name simply denotes "the son of Landry, a popular personal name during the medieval period, early forms of which included Landri, and the regional variant Landry. There are some who state that the name Landry is actually an ancient baptismal name of Germanic origin, "Land-rik", a composite name, which signifies, literally, "land/country?powerful". Today in France, different spelling variations of Landry are a common occurrence. Dictionaries of surnames indicate probable spelling variations of Landry to be Landre, L'andre, Landri, Landrin, Landrey, Landro, Landron, Landru and Lendry. The surname Landry, considered to be the second oldest name in France, is a name steeped in history, religion and culture. Numbering among its members no less than four saints 3 of which were named Landericus). The name has also lent its name to towns in France, Canada, and the United States, as well as to the labels to at least two prestigious French wines. Don Landry don2717@aol.com

Hi All Here are some different spellings LANDRY I have got from email and books . If you have a spelling I do not have here please email me . LANDERICUS, L'ANDRE, LANDRI, LANDRIE, LANDRIS, LANDRY, LONDRE , LONDRY Thanks Charlotte

Hopefully someone has some information on Joseph M. Landry. I have the following and would like to know who his parents, etc., are. These are my GGGG Grandparents. Iberville Parish Succ. Probate Court. #6 Landry, Joseph N. 20 Nov. 1807 #99 Landry, Joseph M. Mrs. 24 July 1816 #99 Pivoteau, Marguerite 24 July 1816 From the Baton Rouge Diocese books. Pivoto (sometimes Pivotos) Margarita of St. Gabriel in Manchac (parents not given) m. 28 Dec 1783, Josef Maria Landry (parents not given). Witnesses: Blas Rivet & Josef Landry (ASC-1, 152) If anyone has any information, I really would appreciate it. Thank you, Darla Sumners

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In a message dated 6/7/01 4:20:31 AM Central Daylight Time, maturc@ns.sympatico.ca writes: > what is the year of marriage of Eugene > Landry and Virginie Ploudre? you have 11 Feb, and is Elisse Landry d/o > Agatha or Virginie? I have Eugene LANDRY s/o Pierre LANDRY & Salome Roy DesJardins married (1st) at St Octave, Matane, PQ, on 2 February1857 to Agatha Leocadie BOUCHARD and was married (2nd) at N.D. Du Portage, Rviere. Du Lac, P.Q. on 11 February 1879 to Virginie PLOUDRE Elisse LANDRY was the son of Eugene LANDRY and Agatha Leocadie BOUCHARD was married ca 1890 at Fall River Massachusetts to Marie Page Issue: Adrien; Adrienne

I am looking for information on the families of the following Landrys: PIERRE LANDRY (Rene, Antroine, Antoine, Alexis) bn ca 1757 m. at kamouraska, P.Q. on 30 June 1778 to Theotiste Laisne (Laine) ======= PIERRE LANDRY (Rene, Antroine, Antoine, Alexis Pierre) m. at St Louis de Kamouraska, P.Q. on 20 October 1812 to Salomee ROY DESJARDIN ========= EUGENE LANDRY ( Rene, Antroine, Antoine, Alexis, Pierre, Pierre) m. (1st) at St Octave, Matane, PQ, on 2 February1857 to Agatha Leocadie BOUCHARD m. (2nd) at N.D. Du Portage, Rviere. Du Lac, P.Q. on 11 February Virginie PLOUDRE =========== ELISSE LANDRY ( Rene, Antroine, Antoine, Alexis. Pierre, Pierre, Eugene) m. ca 1890 Marie Page at Fall River Massachusetts - issue: Adrien; Adrienne Need names of the children of all of the above and the dates and places of their birth, death and marriages and names of their spouses: Don Landry Don2717@aol.com

Hi Folks: The following message is posted for the benefit of "new" members of this LANDRY Mailing List and will be re-posted on an ongoing basis. --------------------------------------------------------------- A subscriber to one of the other Mailing Lists which I Facilitate, has offered the following suggestions as a means of increasing the activity on this List: "Would it be possible to start a trend? Each week we concentrate on one letter of the alphabet for FIRST names of Landry? We are getting a lot of input this way on another List and great discussions going. As an example, the first week we work on people whose first name begin with the letter A. There can be the usual e-mails covering all subjects concerning the Landry lines but this might put some spark back into the list. Just a suggestion." I very much support this suggestion and encourage all subscribers to participate. So, for example, let's do this... 1st week: Send (or ask about) any LANDRY names starting with "A" 2nd week: Send (or ask about) any LANDRY names starting with "B" 3rd week: Send (or ask about) any LANDRY names starting with "C" etc. etc. etc. PS: Anyone on the List can chose an appropriate letter (A, B, C etc.) and start the ball rolling. PSS: This "idea" is NOT to discourage anyone from asking/posting any other genealogy-related information to the List... it is merely intended to be a catalyst to get subscribers to actively participate. Enjoy. PSSS: Since all messages are archived by subject matter, I would suggest the following be used as a "Subject Heading"... Subject: LANDRY first names starting with the letter A or Subject: LANDRY first names starting with the letter B etc. etc. YVON L. CYR, cajun@acadian.org Facilitator of Rootsweb's LANDRY Mailing List. For details visit URL : http://www.acadian.org/rootsweb.html

Hi Folks: The following message is posted for the benefit of "new" members of this LANDRY Mailing List and will be re-posted on an ongoing basis. --------------------------------------------------------------- A subscriber to one of the other Mailing Lists which I Facilitate, has offered the following suggestions as a means of increasing the activity on this List: "Would it be possible to start a trend? Each week we concentrate on one letter of the alphabet for FIRST names of Landry? We are getting a lot of input this way on another List and great discussions going. As an example, the first week we work on people whose first name begin with the letter A. There can be the usual e-mails covering all subjects concerning the Landry lines but this might put some spark back into the list. Just a suggestion." I very much support this suggestion and encourage all subscribers to participate. YVON L. CYR, cajun@acadian.org Facilitator of Rootsweb's LANDRY Mailing List. For details visit URL : http://www.acadian.org/rootsweb.html

In a message dated 5/24/01 9:35:49 PM Central Daylight Time, Molly Wright James at <Mandrjames> requested information on her great grandparents: Marguerite Landry and Aladain Dupre of Belle Rose, Louisiana. Marguerite Landry was the daughter of Alcide and Collettte Landry. Marguerite Landry died in 1918. Can anyone help ========================= Molly: As you can see, I have posted your inquiry to a number of people in hopes to get a leas. The dates and places of births, marriages and deaths of as many of your ancestors and the names of their spouses and children would help. Don Landry don2717@aol.com

ENGLISH PASTOR APOLOGIZES TO ACADIANS According to Acadian writer Clive Doucet, the Acadian deportations of 1755 (ex. Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia) and 1758 (Charlottetown, P.E.I.) mark the real beginning of the British Empire but the long, rich and complicated tapestry of Acadian survival remains, on the whole, still unspoken and unacknowledged. In his recent book (Notes from Exile, McClelland & Steuart ), he says that "the story of Acadie is the story of the disappearance of a people from the geography of nations...and it happened at gunpoint" i.e. at British gunpoint. He adds : "It's as if a great broom had swept through Acadian society erasing not just the elders but our history.....Nothing happens in Acadie that is not marked by the Deportation. It is a wind that still blows." A wind that nowadays seems to herald for Acadians what has been called a transitional-time of cleansing-closing : a time of reconciliation ! What transpired in the parish of Mont-Carmel, Prince Edward Island, on April 1st, 2001 indeed reverberates throughout the land of Acadie for a time for genuine reconciliation. The cause of all this commotion : the homily given in French by visiting English pastor, David Adcock, of the Southampton Community Church in England. A former advisor to the BBC in religious broadcasting for 5 years, thus enriched by a border perspective about the Christian faith today, pastor Adcock met the folks from the Summerside Community Church (P.E.I.) who attended one of the Church's conference in England. Pastor Adcock had then shared the importance of reconciliation between churches and peoples. It was the Summerside congregation that arranged for him to go to Mont-Carmel, a predominantly French Acadian parish, and meet Father Eddie Cormier. He was then invited to speak to the people at their regular Sunday Mass. Basing his homily on Saint Paul's second epistle to the Corinthians 5 :17ff and also on the theme of the Lenten season : "So many reasons to be reconciled", pastor Adcock spoke on the ministry reconciliation that Christ offers. He spoke these words to the Acadian parishioners of Mont-Carmel : "As an Englishmen, I read about the expulsion of the Acadian people last year when I visited Prince Edward Island for the first time. I was shocked by the way you were treated. If you feel it is relevant for an Englishman, a "pasteur" from Southampton, in the year 2001, to apologize, I want to do so. I want to ask your forgiveness for the way my people treated you". Pastor Adcock informed the parishioners that he works with Protestant Evangelical groups in Normandy (France) with friends from a Roman Catholic charismatic community. Not far from the beaches where Canadian soldiers gave their lives, in the Second World War, his Church has set up a house called "Sans Frontières" (Without Borders). He added that "just as Christ has reconciled us to God, we too have this ministry of reconciliation".Mont-Carmel parishioners, surprised and overwhelmed, expressed their assent by a heartfelt applause, some in tears. For a local historian, " it was an incredible and moving experience. It was as if the evils about the deportation of his people, that had been submerged and hidden for so long, were suddenly brought to the surface in the parish where he grew up. At last, to be faced, cleansed and changed" ! It's the beginning of a long process which should end up at Grand-Pré (Nova Scotia) when Queen Elizabeth apologizes to Acadians worldwide for the ethnic cleansing that her royal ancestors and the British government perpetrated against an innocent people. (Mont-Carmel Parish, P.E.I.)