This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Boisjolie, Boisjoly, Perreault, Perrault, Dion Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VFB.2ACI/4176.2.1 Message Board Post: I'm so glad you've answered, too. The lineage for Boisjolie may be as follows: Augustine and Eugel were children on Oscar (1863 Can to ? prob Holyoke, MA) and Delia (Gaudet) Boisjolie (m. 1885 Moncalm, Can, b.c. 1867 Can to ? prob Holoke, MA). Oscar Boisjolie was son of Urgel Griveau dit Boisjolie (b.c. 1831 Montcalm, Can to ?) and Marcelline Bonneau (m. 9 Nov 1852 St-Jacques, Montcalm, Can) b.c. 1839 to ?). Urgel Griveau dit Boisjolie was son of Antoine Griveau dit Boisjolie (b.c. 1811 Montcalm to 1890)and Marguerite Julie Bosquet (m.c. 1836 Montcalm b.c. 1815 same place d. 27 Sep 1889) The lineage of Oscar Boisjolie is not my own work and I have not yet seen the parish records. The parish records have to be seen to be sure this lineage is correct. In Tanguay Genealogy Dictionary the Boisjolie entries are light and rather disorganized, compared with other family records. They name does not trace, in Tanguay, to families in France but seems to be a name "made-up" in the new world. http://www.genealogie.org/tanguay This is the URL for the dictionary. Tanguay has lots of errors but provides valuable clues and directions for research in Quebec and France. Boisjolie begins on page 329 of the second book of Tanguay and the earliest known Boisjolie was b. about 1690 (no reference to place of birth or marriage to Suzanne Huppe, b. 1690, but he was thought to be son of Pierre I. Then, the next reference shows a marriage in 1727 of Joseph, son of Pierre above to Angelique Huppe in Beauport. The line branches out from there. But at the top of the page is the following: BOISJOLI. - Variations et surnoms (variations and surnames): DAVION, GRIVEAU, BOISJOLY, JOLY, LIENARD, RAVION. At the bottom of the page, there are footnotes showing which of the individuals shown used which "dit" names (in french, dit means "to say"; the person was a Boisjolie but was called Griveau or vice versa [I haven't figured that out yet since I've seen it Boisjolie dit Griveau and Griveau dit Boisjolie]). Included is "dit Jolicoeur, soldat (soldier)" and "Lienard-Durbois dit" and "dit Griveau" However, the family goes from Beaupre parish in 1727, to Pte-aux-Trembles 1756, and 1744 in Trois-Rivieres as well as Lavaltrie. Then, there is a gap of 60 years, or so, until Antoine was born in 1811. The migration back and forth to MN.....there were many Boisjolie in Morrison Co., MN, at Little Falls, and I have their records in 1880 and 1900. I've written to someone in Minneapolis to see if the City Directory lists the comings and goings of Oscar and family there. I haven't been able to connect Oscar directly with the Morrison Co. Boisjolies but the names in Morrison include Adolph, Eugene, Leo(n), Antoine, etc. It appears that descendants of some of these went west to ND, MT and WA states (where I am). My view, presently [from research], is that Oscar went, first, to Minneapolis (probably for work), then, returned to Quebec for a few years (maybe 1891-1894); then, returned to USA to Hampshire Co., MA, where he was a farmer. His wife, Delia, birthed 12 children and 8 were living in 1910. The oldest two were Urgel and Augustine, both born in MN. Then, came Joseph, who was age 16 and born in PQ (province Quebec), about 1894. All eight of them are listed in that census (1910 S. Hadley, Hampshire, MA; family #218-227; ED 719, Sheet 12A. I found Oscar and Eugene (Urgel, Eugel) in the 1920 census where Leo is listed as having been born in NY about 1913. Had they been on a trip to MN when Leo was born? Interesting. You can write to me privately at amerindgen@qwest.net Thanks. KD