Hi, You wrote to Paul Dumas on Rootsweb about his research wanting to find more of his grand-parents. Do you know how I can reach him cause those one are mine too. Georgiana was married to David Ménard. They had a girl (my grand-mother) Diana that married Andronique Carbonneau (my grand-father's father). Thanks Danielle Carbonneau

A reminer this Maillist is closing sunday. Please move the discussion to OurMetisRoots GoogleGroups. Save email addresses for direct contact Paul pleblan@aim.com -----Original Message----- From: ART <folco@kingston.net> sherry my family name is Foley  from ontario in the area of Tyendinaga Mohawk territory on grandfathers side [Frank Foley b. 1894] are we related regards art foley -----Original Message----- From: Sherry Another correction please, my Mothers Mom was Caroline Foley not Catherine, Thank you .

Sorry for the repeat many did not get through -----Original Message----- From: Paul L LeBlanc The DNA-Genealogy-History.com Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA Project DNA testing is adding substantially to the body of research available for all Acadian families, and because of the efforts of individual testers, we are now able to trace Acadian lineages, successfully and confidently, back to their earliest roots -- in the 17th and 18th centuries! Our Acadian AmerIndian Ancestry DNA project at Family Tree DNA includes Y chromosome DNA (Y DNA) results for male Acadian ancestors and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) results for female Acadian ancestors. The project welcomes all Acadian descendants, and descendants of allied families who married into Acadian lines, as well as AmerIndian descendants associated with the eastern Canadian First Nations people. All descendants of Acadian and related allied and First Nations family lines are welcome to join our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project including those who have taken the Family Finder test at Family Tree DNA or transferred their autosomal test resuts to Family Tree DNA from other testing companies. We encourage any male who carries an Acadian surname and descends from an Acadian family, or allied family who married into an Acadian line, to take the Y DNA test, in addition to the Family Finder autosomal DNA test, and all people who descend directly matrilineally (from your mother to her mother to her mother on up the tree) to an Acadian or a First Nations ancestor who married into an Acadian family to have an mtDNA test and join the project. One of the greatest tragedies of the Acadian expulsion that began in 1755 is the irrevocable loss of family. We, as family researchers, have problems in finding legitimate records for that period as in many instances our family records were destroyed. One of the greatest benefits of Y and mtDNA DNA testing with our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project is that we are able to "see through" the gaps in our family lines tracing back to the time of the Acadian expulsion, and find lost links that connect us back to our earliest ancestors.  By having the Y DNA and mtDNA test results of Acadian descendants in-hand, along with available genealogy information,  we are able to trace our most precious lineages from father to father, mother to mother, all the way back to the first Acadian settlement in Port Royal, Nova Scotia. Through advanced Y DNA testing, we've been able to pinpoint specific genetic markers that differentiate descendants of specific Acadian surname lines from all others. That our genes did not "forget" who we are and where we came from is perhaps one of the most significant research findings of our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project, and with our Y, mtDNA, and autosomal DNA test results, we are re-connecting and finding our way "home" in the truest sense of the word. Our astounding abilities to reconnect, by way of matching DNA test results, may be the best "just desserts" ever to be served upon those whose grand scheme was to split us asunder and thereby cause us to fail.  Our genetic, cultural, historical, and genealogical "staying power"  is why we have people from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Gaspe, Montreal, Ontario, Quebec and westward, Louisiana, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Michigan, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, California, France, and everywhere else participating in "our" Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project. The "Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project" is therefore open to all of our "legacy" cousins, who carry our celebrated Acadian and Amerindian project surnames and lines, our "allied families,"  (including Romeros, Oubres, Smiths, and all others) who married into Acadian families and have become a part of the greater Acadian / Cajun family tree, the "collateral cousins," who are related to Acadians and are still trying to figure out how, and those special cousins who, as Cousin Paul has stated so eloquently, "were raised at an Acadian / Cajun hearth" -- by the fireplace or in the kitchen of a loving (and very wise!) Acadian / Cajun mother or grandmother who never used the words "biological," "half," "step," "foster," or "adopted" when she talked about all of her children and grandchildren. You can view the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project information here: https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/acadian-amerindian/about/background You can see the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project's Y DNA participants here to determine if your male ancestral line is represented: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/AcadianAmerIndian?iframe=yresults You can see the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project's mitochondrial participants here to determine if our female ancestral line is represented: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/AcadianAmerIndian?iframe=mtresults For questions about joining the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project, contact the project administrators: Deadra Doucet Bourke at micmaclagniappe@gmail.com  Marie Rundquist at mrundqui@shentel.net  Roberta Estes at robertajestes@att.net  (Additional information can be found at https://dna-genealogy-history.com/travel-by-ancestry/travel-by-ancestry-to-the-acadian-and-cajun-roots-recovery-and-rescue-with-2-new-google-groups)

Sorry for the repeat many did not get through -----Original Message----- From: Paul L LeBlanc We invite anybody and everybody with an interest in genealogy, family history, and Acadian/Cajun history, culture & traditions to join one or more of our Google Groups. You don’t have to have been raised by an Acadian/Cajun Mother or Grandmother to join our “Research Family”. We firmly believe anybody with any kind of connection to Acadie/Acadia, Louisiana, and/or any early French settlers in North America can benefit from and contribute to our Groups. There are two types of Google Groups: Public, where everybody can see all the posts/items on the site, and Private, which only allows members to see what's on the site. It’s possible to simultaneously join several Public and Private groups and have the capability to send one post to every Group you’ve subscribed to. Regardless of whether the group you join is Public or Private, there are two ways to use it to receive replies to your inquiries.  You can use it like a “Mail list”, where you will immediately receive all posts via individual email or a daily summary containing all posts.  Or you can use it like a message board, where you will only receive copies of replies to your inquiries,.  You can choose your option from the “settings” menu once you’ve joined the group, or ask the Group Administrator to make the setting for you. Within our “Research Family”, we have a number of different Groups that are a mixture of Public and Private. Since it may seem a little overwhelming to determine which Group or Groups you would like to join, here is a quick summary of each one within the "family”. To get more information on these groups, go to their listed website(s). (Where no site is listed, contact the POC for more information.) If the Group is Public, you can submit a request to join through the site; if Private, request to join from the listed Point of Contact (POC). Please note this is only a partial list; more family and Parish groups may be added over the next few weeks. Our Acadian Roots (OAR), https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ouracadianroots . A Public group. For research on all Acadian ancestors back to their arrival in North America. Also very beneficial if you have Cajun or Colonial Louisiana ancestors ancestors (e.g., Creole, Islenos, John Law’s “Germans”, etc.). If your research includes any Acadian ancestors, regardless of where they were born, or ancestors primarily from the "Acadiana Triangle" (i.e., Lake Charles to Alexandria to Grand-Isle), this is probably the Group you should join first. (POC: ouracadianroots@gmail.com ) Our Louisiana Roots (OLR), https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ourlouisianaroots . A Public group. As its name implies, focuses on all Louisiana ancestors. Very beneficial if your starting point is your ancestors who came to or were born in Louisiana. (POC: ourlouisianaroots@gmail.com ) Our Metis Roots (OMR).  A Private group. Research on Western Metis, Coureurs-de-Bois, Amerindian, and other early French settlers. A Special Interest Group (SIG) that focuses on the Eastern metis.  This group covers a wide range of research and discussions of Canadian genealogy.  Because the Metis and their history can be rather complicated, we will go more in depth on this group’s focus in a different post. (POC: ourmetisroots@gmail.com ) Our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry Family Tree DNA Project, https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/acadian-amerindian/about/background , is not a Google Group, but part of our “research family”. The Acadian Amerindian Ancestry Family Tree DNA project website hosts the DNA test results of individuals who are direct-line descendants of the original Acadian (and other European nation) settlers, as well as the Amerindians who married Acadians and other Coureurs-de-Bois. Please see our other post for an in-depth description of this site’s primary focus and projects. (POC: Marie Rundquist, mrundqui@shentel.net ) Our Petitpas Roots, A Private group. This group discusses and shares information regarding the Petitpas surname and its numerous variations worldwide. A SIG that focuses on Claude Petitpas, who married Catherine Bugaret about 1658 in Acadia, and his descendants. Also researches/discusses families allied to his family. (POC: ouracadianroots@gmail.com ) Our Hotard Roots, a Private group. The goal of this group is to discuss and share information regarding the Hotard surname and its variations in any place and at any time, e.g., Autard, Otarte, Otard.  A SIG that focuses on Mathieu Autard (Hotard) of Bonnieux, France, m 1772 Marie Genevieve Bourgeois, St-Jean-Baptiste LA.  There is a Hotard Roots website on Spokt, https://spokt.com/hubs/934319  where you can upload graphics, images, photos, etc. about the Hotards. (POC:  ourhotardroots@gmail.com ) Our DeGruy Roots, a Private group. This group discusses and shares information regarding the DeGruy surname and its numerous variations. Also researches/discusses families allied to the DeGruy family.  A SIG that focuses on immigrant ancestor Antoine Valentin Verloin DeGruy (+1759) (There are many variations to Antoine's name: Antoine, Jean-Baptiste, Valéntin Du Mésnil Fouchard, Verloin de Gruy or Degruys Verloin, Lord Dumenil Fouchard, and Ecuyer de la Folie [Officer of the Troups of the Navy of this Colony].) Antoine married Marie Therese Aufrere, daughter of Antoine Aufrere and Marie Mathurine Guillemet dit LaLande, in 1743 at Fort de Chartres. There is a DeGruy Family Collaboration Site at Spokt where you can upload graphics, images, and/or photos https://spokt.com/hubs/934096 (POC: ourdegruyroots@gmail.com ) Our Evans-Richard Roots, a Private group. This group will focus only on those Evanses who descend from our immigrant ancestor, Richard Evans [+1703] and his son, Samuel Evans [+1770], and their allied families. This Evans family migrated from Maryland to Pennsylvania to Kentucky to Ohio. The New Orleans branch also included Evanses who had lived in Indiana, Ohio and Louisiana. Our Evans-Richard Roots has a site on Spokt, https://spokt.com/hubs/934188  where you can upload graphics, images, and/or photos. (POC:  ourevansrichardroots@gmail.com ) Lousiana Orleans Parish Roots (LAOrleans) A Private group. For any genealogical pursuits involving Orleans Parish and surrounding parishes, as many people came through the port of Orleans and moved to other parishes. If your ancestors lived at any time in Orleans Parish, you may want to join this group. (POC: Marsha, marshabryant100@gmail.com ) Breaux du Monde Family Newsletter. For anybody with Breau/Breaux/Braud ancestors in their family line.  Contact breauxdumonde@gmail.com for a full copy of the newsletter & how to join the association.  As Cousine Gayle Breaux likes to say in her newsletter, "Y'all come pass a good time!” Les Guédry et Petitpas d'Asteur is the family association of the Guédry and Petitpas families that descend from Claude Guédry & Marguerite Petitpas and from Claude Petitpas & Catherine Bugaret.  We have members from throughout the United States and Canada.  We have two websites for our family..  The first website below is our family website with all back issues of our family newsletter "Generations" as well as a lot of other information about the family.  The second website is the beginning our genealogical database on the Guédry family. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guedrylabinefamily http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guidryrm/Guedry-Labine In addition, we have a Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/Les-Guédry-dAsteur-Guidry-Labine-Labean-Jeddry-Geddry-Petitpas-387769648496/     It can be accessed when on Facebook by typing guidry-labine in the search box at the top of the page. Everything we have available is free to anyone interested. On 5 October 2020 we will have a Reunion with the Hébert and Breaux families at Rayne, LA - the ballroom of the Rayne Civic Center just off I-10.  It will be from 9 am until 3:30 pm with a couple of presentations, a Cajun musician or two, displays and lots of time for meeting and greeting cousins.  We're having a master Cajun chef prepare a big jambalaya dinner with black-eyed peas and will supply the fixings (desserts, salads, breads, drinks).  All is FREE and everyone with an interest in any of our families is welcome to attend.  Our latest issue of "Generations" has all the details. Martin Guidry 6139 North Shore Drive Baton Rouge, LA  70817 225-571-9726 (cell) guidryrmartin@gmail.com Les Guédry et Petitpas d'Asteur, Inc. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guedrylabinefamily http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guidryrm/Guedry-Labine The Grand Réveil Acadien 2020 (GRA2020), October 3-11.  GRA2020 will once again gather Acadians from all corners of the US and the world, as well as strive to educate everybody about our culture. This year will be a gathering of a family so big that Acadians from around the globe, many who speak different languages, work in different fields, and have different traditions but still feel like they belong to the same family, will meet to celebrate the historic ties that connect them all. Young and old will get to meet long-lost family members, hear about how their ancestors lived as well as how their cousins live now, share stories of their families’ successes and heartaches in the places they settled, and watch and hear the music and art that has come from these cultural roots. It will be a mix of entertainment, education, connection, and enrichment. The planned activities highlight how our history has made the Cajuns and Acadians who they are today, and how they have impacted North America.  Other planned events include a massive reunion of all the Louisiana participants at the Université Sainte-Anne French Immersion, a Tintamarre in Lafayette on October 11th and many other community activities in cities and towns throughout southern Louisiana. For further details, go to the GRA2020 Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GrandReveilAcadien/ , which is updated constantly. They will also soon have an active website at https://www.louisianeacadie.com/  If/when other groups join our research family, we will send out notices of their name, their focus, and their POCs. On behalf of all of our POCs, we hope to hear from you soon! 

Sorry for the repeat many did not get through -----Original Message----- From: Paul L LeBlanc Cousins/Fellow Researchers,   On January 7th Rootsweb informed us that “Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state.  Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb ...”   Upon receiving this notice we immediately began searching for another system that could accommodate the mailing list format we use on Rootsweb.  After much research, we determined Google Groups was our best option.  As such, we have created two new public Google groups:  “Our Acadian Roots” and “Our Louisiana Roots”, which between them will consolidate 77 Acadian and Cajun, 10 uniquely Louisiana, many French surname, and 32 Louisiana Parish sites.  Once up and running, we will “connect” these groups with our sister group (the private “Our Metis Roots” group) to form a consolidated Genealogy research/discussion group that focuses not only on Acadian and Louisiana ancestors, but also on "All Early French in North America".  This will enable us to continue to post questions, make comments, etc. etc., on our genealogy after having done what research we could in the Rootsweb list archives (which, from what I can gather, will still be available for the near future.)  In addition, we will soon add other Acadian, Louisiana, and French surname related research groups, which will expand the number of people we can talk to and bounce our ideas off of.   Come visit our groups' new websites and take a look at the new format:   https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ouracadianroots   or   https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ourlouisianaroots   If you would then like join , just click "apply to join group" box located at the top of the page.  If you have any problems, contact me at pleblan@aim.com   I will soon be sending invitations to as many of you as possible, asking if you would like to join the new Google Groups.  Please think about all these changes and decide if you want to continue your research by utilizing our new Groups.  If you want to join, simply click the “Join This Group” link at the bottom of the e-mail, and this will start the process to get you registered in the new Group.   For those of you who want to join but have not received an invitation, please e-mail me directly at pleblan@aim.com and I will add you to one or both of our discussion groups on Google.    One other note  If you would like to create your own "OUR ______ ROOTS" Google Group for your family or Parish/County contact me at pleblan@aim.com .  I may have some ideas to help you get started.  In addition, we may be able to add your new group to our new and expanding research family, more info about which will soon be forthcoming.   Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this.  Regardless of your final decision, I wish you luck with your ancestor hunting!   Paul L LeBlanc pleblan@aim.com 

The DNA-Genealogy-History.com Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA Project DNA testing is adding substantially to the body of research available for all Acadian families, and because of the efforts of individual testers, we are now able to trace Acadian lineages, successfully and confidently, back to their earliest roots -- in the 17th and 18th centuries! Our Acadian AmerIndian Ancestry DNA project at Family Tree DNA includes Y chromosome DNA (Y DNA) results for male Acadian ancestors and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) results for female Acadian ancestors. The project welcomes all Acadian descendants, and descendants of allied families who married into Acadian lines, as well as AmerIndian descendants associated with the eastern Canadian First Nations people. All descendants of Acadian and related allied and First Nations family lines are welcome to join our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project including those who have taken the Family Finder test at Family Tree DNA or transferred their autosomal test resuts to Family Tree DNA from other testing companies. We encourage any male who carries an Acadian surname and descends from an Acadian family, or allied family who married into an Acadian line, to take the Y DNA test, in addition to the Family Finder autosomal DNA test, and all people who descend directly matrilineally (from your mother to her mother to her mother on up the tree) to an Acadian or a First Nations ancestor who married into an Acadian family to have an mtDNA test and join the project. One of the greatest tragedies of the Acadian expulsion that began in 1755 is the irrevocable loss of family. We, as family researchers, have problems in finding legitimate records for that period as in many instances our family records were destroyed. One of the greatest benefits of Y and mtDNA DNA testing with our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project is that we are able to "see through" the gaps in our family lines tracing back to the time of the Acadian expulsion, and find lost links that connect us back to our earliest ancestors.  By having the Y DNA and mtDNA test results of Acadian descendants in-hand, along with available genealogy information,  we are able to trace our most precious lineages from father to father, mother to mother, all the way back to the first Acadian settlement in Port Royal, Nova Scotia. Through advanced Y DNA testing, we've been able to pinpoint specific genetic markers that differentiate descendants of specific Acadian surname lines from all others. That our genes did not "forget" who we are and where we came from is perhaps one of the most significant research findings of our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project, and with our Y, mtDNA, and autosomal DNA test results, we are re-connecting and finding our way "home" in the truest sense of the word. Our astounding abilities to reconnect, by way of matching DNA test results, may be the best "just desserts" ever to be served upon those whose grand scheme was to split us asunder and thereby cause us to fail.  Our genetic, cultural, historical, and genealogical "staying power"  is why we have people from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Gaspe, Montreal, Ontario, Quebec and westward, Louisiana, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Michigan, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, California, France, and everywhere else participating in "our" Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project. The "Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project" is therefore open to all of our "legacy" cousins, who carry our celebrated Acadian and Amerindian project surnames and lines, our "allied families,"  (including Romeros, Oubres, Smiths, and all others) who married into Acadian families and have become a part of the greater Acadian / Cajun family tree, the "collateral cousins," who are related to Acadians and are still trying to figure out how, and those special cousins who, as Cousin Paul has stated so eloquently, "were raised at an Acadian / Cajun hearth" -- by the fireplace or in the kitchen of a loving (and very wise!) Acadian / Cajun mother or grandmother who never used the words "biological," "half," "step," "foster," or "adopted" when she talked about all of her children and grandchildren. You can view the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project information here: https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/acadian-amerindian/about/background You can see the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project's Y DNA participants here to determine if your male ancestral line is represented: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/AcadianAmerIndian?iframe=yresults You can see the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project's mitochondrial participants here to determine if our female ancestral line is represented: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/AcadianAmerIndian?iframe=mtresults For questions about joining the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project, contact the project administrators: Deadra Doucet Bourke at micmaclagniappe@gmail.com  Marie Rundquist at mrundqui@shentel.net  Roberta Estes at robertajestes@att.net  (Additional information can be found at https://dna-genealogy-history.com/travel-by-ancestry/travel-by-ancestry-to-the-acadian-and-cajun-roots-recovery-and-rescue-with-2-new-google-groups)

We invite anybody and everybody with an interest in genealogy, family history, and Acadian/Cajun history, culture & traditions to join one or more of our Google Groups. You don’t have to have been raised by an Acadian/Cajun Mother or Grandmother to join our “Research Family”. We firmly believe anybody with any kind of connection to Acadie/Acadia, Louisiana, and/or any early French settlers in North America can benefit from and contribute to our Groups. There are two types of Google Groups: Public, where everybody can see all the posts/items on the site, and Private, which only allows members to see what's on the site. It’s possible to simultaneously join several Public and Private groups and have the capability to send one post to every Group you’ve subscribed to. Regardless of whether the group you join is Public or Private, there are two ways to use it to receive replies to your inquiries.  You can use it like a “Mail list”, where you will immediately receive all posts via individual email or a daily summary containing all posts.  Or you can use it like a message board, where you will only receive copies of replies to your inquiries,.  You can choose your option from the “settings” menu once you’ve joined the group, or ask the Group Administrator to make the setting for you. Within our “Research Family”, we have a number of different Groups that are a mixture of Public and Private. Since it may seem a little overwhelming to determine which Group or Groups you would like to join, here is a quick summary of each one within the "family”. To get more information on these groups, go to their listed website(s). (Where no site is listed, contact the POC for more information.) If the Group is Public, you can submit a request to join through the site; if Private, request to join from the listed Point of Contact (POC). Please note this is only a partial list; more family and Parish groups may be added over the next few weeks. Our Acadian Roots (OAR), https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ouracadianroots . A Public group. For research on all Acadian ancestors back to their arrival in North America. Also very beneficial if you have Cajun or Colonial Louisiana ancestors ancestors (e.g., Creole, Islenos, John Law’s “Germans”, etc.). If your research includes any Acadian ancestors, regardless of where they were born, or ancestors primarily from the "Acadiana Triangle" (i.e., Lake Charles to Alexandria to Grand-Isle), this is probably the Group you should join first. (POC: ouracadianroots@gmail.com ) Our Louisiana Roots (OLR), https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ourlouisianaroots . A Public group. As its name implies, focuses on all Louisiana ancestors. Very beneficial if your starting point is your ancestors who came to or were born in Louisiana. (POC: ourlouisianaroots@gmail.com ) Our Metis Roots (OMR).  A Private group. Research on Western Metis, Coureurs-de-Bois, Amerindian, and other early French settlers. A Special Interest Group (SIG) that focuses on the Eastern metis.  This group covers a wide range of research and discussions of Canadian genealogy.  Because the Metis and their history can be rather complicated, we will go more in depth on this group’s focus in a different post. (POC: ourmetisroots@gmail.com ) Our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry Family Tree DNA Project, https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/acadian-amerindian/about/background , is not a Google Group, but part of our “research family”. The Acadian Amerindian Ancestry Family Tree DNA project website hosts the DNA test results of individuals who are direct-line descendants of the original Acadian (and other European nation) settlers, as well as the Amerindians who married Acadians and other Coureurs-de-Bois. Please see our other post for an in-depth description of this site’s primary focus and projects. (POC: Marie Rundquist, mrundqui@shentel.net ) Our Petitpas Roots, A Private group. This group discusses and shares information regarding the Petitpas surname and its numerous variations worldwide. A SIG that focuses on Claude Petitpas, who married Catherine Bugaret about 1658 in Acadia, and his descendants. Also researches/discusses families allied to his family. (POC: ouracadianroots@gmail.com ) Our Hotard Roots, a Private group. The goal of this group is to discuss and share information regarding the Hotard surname and its variations in any place and at any time, e.g., Autard, Otarte, Otard.  A SIG that focuses on Mathieu Autard (Hotard) of Bonnieux, France, m 1772 Marie Genevieve Bourgeois, St-Jean-Baptiste LA.  There is a Hotard Roots website on Spokt, https://spokt.com/hubs/934319  where you can upload graphics, images, photos, etc. about the Hotards. (POC:  ourhotardroots@gmail.com ) Our DeGruy Roots, a Private group. This group discusses and shares information regarding the DeGruy surname and its numerous variations. Also researches/discusses families allied to the DeGruy family.  A SIG that focuses on immigrant ancestor Antoine Valentin Verloin DeGruy (+1759) (There are many variations to Antoine's name: Antoine, Jean-Baptiste, Valéntin Du Mésnil Fouchard, Verloin de Gruy or Degruys Verloin, Lord Dumenil Fouchard, and Ecuyer de la Folie [Officer of the Troups of the Navy of this Colony].) Antoine married Marie Therese Aufrere, daughter of Antoine Aufrere and Marie Mathurine Guillemet dit LaLande, in 1743 at Fort de Chartres. There is a DeGruy Family Collaboration Site at Spokt where you can upload graphics, images, and/or photos https://spokt.com/hubs/934096 (POC: ourdegruyroots@gmail.com ) Our Evans-Richard Roots, a Private group. This group will focus only on those Evanses who descend from our immigrant ancestor, Richard Evans [+1703] and his son, Samuel Evans [+1770], and their allied families. This Evans family migrated from Maryland to Pennsylvania to Kentucky to Ohio. The New Orleans branch also included Evanses who had lived in Indiana, Ohio and Louisiana. Our Evans-Richard Roots has a site on Spokt, https://spokt.com/hubs/934188  where you can upload graphics, images, and/or photos. (POC:  ourevansrichardroots@gmail.com ) Lousiana Orleans Parish Roots (LAOrleans) A Private group. For any genealogical pursuits involving Orleans Parish and surrounding parishes, as many people came through the port of Orleans and moved to other parishes. If your ancestors lived at any time in Orleans Parish, you may want to join this group. (POC: Marsha, marshabryant100@gmail.com ) Breaux du Monde Family Newsletter. For anybody with Breau/Breaux/Braud ancestors in their family line.  Contact breauxdumonde@gmail.com for a full copy of the newsletter & how to join the association.  As Cousine Gayle Breaux likes to say in her newsletter, "Y'all come pass a good time!” Les Guédry et Petitpas d'Asteur is the family association of the Guédry and Petitpas families that descend from Claude Guédry & Marguerite Petitpas and from Claude Petitpas & Catherine Bugaret.  We have members from throughout the United States and Canada.  We have two websites for our family..  The first website below is our family website with all back issues of our family newsletter "Generations" as well as a lot of other information about the family.  The second website is the beginning our genealogical database on the Guédry family. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guedrylabinefamily http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guidryrm/Guedry-Labine In addition, we have a Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/Les-Guédry-dAsteur-Guidry-Labine-Labean-Jeddry-Geddry-Petitpas-387769648496/     It can be accessed when on Facebook by typing guidry-labine in the search box at the top of the page. Everything we have available is free to anyone interested. On 5 October 2020 we will have a Reunion with the Hébert and Breaux families at Rayne, LA - the ballroom of the Rayne Civic Center just off I-10.  It will be from 9 am until 3:30 pm with a couple of presentations, a Cajun musician or two, displays and lots of time for meeting and greeting cousins.  We're having a master Cajun chef prepare a big jambalaya dinner with black-eyed peas and will supply the fixings (desserts, salads, breads, drinks).  All is FREE and everyone with an interest in any of our families is welcome to attend.  Our latest issue of "Generations" has all the details. Martin Guidry 6139 North Shore Drive Baton Rouge, LA  70817 225-571-9726 (cell) guidryrmartin@gmail.com Les Guédry et Petitpas d'Asteur, Inc. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guedrylabinefamily http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guidryrm/Guedry-Labine The Grand Réveil Acadien 2020 (GRA2020), October 3-11.  GRA2020 will once again gather Acadians from all corners of the US and the world, as well as strive to educate everybody about our culture. This year will be a gathering of a family so big that Acadians from around the globe, many who speak different languages, work in different fields, and have different traditions but still feel like they belong to the same family, will meet to celebrate the historic ties that connect them all. Young and old will get to meet long-lost family members, hear about how their ancestors lived as well as how their cousins live now, share stories of their families’ successes and heartaches in the places they settled, and watch and hear the music and art that has come from these cultural roots. It will be a mix of entertainment, education, connection, and enrichment. The planned activities highlight how our history has made the Cajuns and Acadians who they are today, and how they have impacted North America.  Other planned events include a massive reunion of all the Louisiana participants at the Université Sainte-Anne French Immersion, a Tintamarre in Lafayette on October 11th and many other community activities in cities and towns throughout southern Louisiana. For further details, go to the GRA2020 Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GrandReveilAcadien/ , which is updated constantly. They will also soon have an active website at https://www.louisianeacadie.com/  If/when other groups join our research family, we will send out notices of their name, their focus, and their POCs. On behalf of all of our POCs, we hope to hear from you soon! 

Cousins/Fellow Researchers,   On January 7th Rootsweb informed us that “Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state.  Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb ...”   Upon receiving this notice we immediately began searching for another system that could accommodate the mailing list format we use on Rootsweb.  After much research, we determined Google Groups was our best option.  As such, we have created two new public Google groups:  “Our Acadian Roots” and “Our Louisiana Roots”, which between them will consolidate 77 Acadian and Cajun, 10 uniquely Louisiana, many French surname, and 32 Louisiana Parish sites.  Once up and running, we will “connect” these groups with our sister group (the private “Our Metis Roots” group) to form a consolidated Genealogy research/discussion group that focuses not only on Acadian and Louisiana ancestors, but also on "All Early French in North America".  This will enable us to continue to post questions, make comments, etc. etc., on our genealogy after having done what research we could in the Rootsweb list archives (which, from what I can gather, will still be available for the near future.)  In addition, we will soon add other Acadian, Louisiana, and French surname related research groups, which will expand the number of people we can talk to and bounce our ideas off of.   Come visit our groups' new websites and take a look at the new format:   https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ouracadianroots   or   https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ourlouisianaroots   If you would then like join , just click "apply to join group" box located at the top of the page.  If you have any problems, contact me at pleblan@aim.com   I will soon be sending invitations to as many of you as possible, asking if you would like to join the new Google Groups.  Please think about all these changes and decide if you want to continue your research by utilizing our new Groups.  If you want to join, simply click the “Join This Group” link at the bottom of the e-mail, and this will start the process to get you registered in the new Group.   For those of you who want to join but have not received an invitation, please e-mail me directly at pleblan@aim.com and I will add you to one or both of our discussion groups on Google.    One other note  If you would like to create your own "OUR ______ ROOTS" Google Group for your family or Parish/County contact me at pleblan@aim.com .  I may have some ideas to help you get started.  In addition, we may be able to add your new group to our new and expanding research family, more info about which will soon be forthcoming.   Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this.  Regardless of your final decision, I wish you luck with your ancestor hunting!   Paul L LeBlanc pleblan@aim.com 

I am looking for her parents louisa cadieux born about 1826 was married to peirre didier longlade born about 1824 married in penetanguishene ontario about 1850 or so I hope you can help me fill the blanks in Peirre didier longlade parents are philomene longlade and antione melafant this is my family the (longlade,bonnenfant,melafant, goodchild)thanks in advance for your help Rose Ritchie

Our Quebecois cousins are taking several paths. Please use the links for more info Thanks Lisa The quebec-research list had a facebook group, and that will continue, but that list was not transferred anywhere either.  That group is here   https://www.facebook.com/groups/QRlist/ Bill Fleming who is a frequent contributor to the QR list has set up his own page for lookups and discussion.  That one is here  https://bestbillco.wordpress.com/ ===========================  David Samuelsen <dsam52@sampubco.com>  has created a groups.io for Quebec https://groups.io/g/Quebec

You should have received 2nd invite to OMR Should you not join at this time please please keep my addr pleblan@aim.com

DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT, extracted by Eileen Horan, from the PA Now Newspaper: Published on Monday, January 20th 2020 PAULINE BIRD Late of Prince Albert, SK Mother, Grandma, Gigi to Cindy, Vicki and families Service: 1:30 p.m., Thursday, January 23, 2020 at River Park Funeral Home Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of River Park Funeral Home, (306) 764-2727, Don Moriarty, Funeral Director. ******** OBITUARY, extracted by Eileen Horan, from the PA Now Newspaper: Published on Tuesday, January 21st 2020 OBITUARY PAULINE AMELIA BIRD [nee Smith] It is with sad and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our Mom, Gramma, Gigi, Pauline Amelia Bird (nee Smith). Pauline was born on Wednesday, March 1, 1939 in London, England. She passed away peacefully on Friday, January 17, 2020, in Prince Albert, SK, following a courageous battle with cancer. Pauline leaves to mourn her daughters, Cindy (Kerry Gear) and Vicki (Terry Stewart); her grandchildren, Danielle (Brad Collins), Matthew Reichle (Lindsay Mason), Kendra Gear (Tyler Leischner), and Chase Miller; her great-grandchildren, Stevie Winiandy, Rhett & Ryley Collins; her brothers and their children, Roger Smith (Diane Roddy-Smith), Brenden (Sloane Meyer) Roddy-Smith & Erin Roddy-Smith, Chris (Donna) Smith, Jason Smith & Jodi (Perry Soderberg) Liam; her sisters-in-law, Donna Bird and Winnie Larson; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family in England; her special friends, Opal Harris, Iris Morris and Julie Dryka. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Edwin (Ted) Bird; her parents, Andrew and Doris Smith; her brother Robbie; her mother and father-in-law, Lily & Edwin Bird; her step father-in-law, Ernie Souster; her brothers-in-law, Walter Bird, George Munson, Lawrence Catling and Ted Larson; her sisters-in-law, Grace Munson and Bertha Catling. The family would like to thank Homecare Palliative nurses and nursing staff from Level 5 Victoria Hospital for your kindness and compassion with mom. Pauline’s funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m., on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at River Park Funeral Home, in Prince Albert, SK. Interment to follow at St. Christopher Anglican Cemetery, in Christopher Lake, SK. Online condolences may be left at https://www.arbormemorial.ca/riverpark/Obituaries/pauline-bird/44495 . Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of River Park Funeral Home, (306) 764-2727, Don Moriarty, Funeral Director. ****** Sent from Mail for Windows 10

If any of your parents generation are still alive and want to partipate  point them to this site  VIKING II website. https://www.ed.ac.uk/viking/volunteer-for-viking You might ask if interested about the next generation(yours)priginal article    https://genealogyalacarte.ca/?p=30728 -----Original Message----- From: Louise Belin <louise_belin@telus.net> Good Morning My great grandfather came from the Orkneys, William Corston. Louise Belin -----Original Message----- From: Paul L LeBlanc v For the non-French a genetic study From: Genealogy à la carte https://genealogyalacarte.ca/?p=30728 |  | People with grandparents from Orkney or Shetland wanted for Scottish university genetic research study by Gail Dever  | The University of Edinburgh is looking for people with at least two grandparents who were born in the northern Scottish isles of Orkney or Shetland for a genetic study aimed at improving medical treatments. Some 4,000 people will be invited to take part in a study, called VIKING II, that could lead to new insights into ways to prevent and treat conditions, such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and cancer. -----Original Message----- <donotreply@wordpress.com> To: pleblan <pleblan@aim.com> Sent: Sun, Jan 26, 2020 5:08 am Subject: [New post] People with grandparents from Orkney or Shetland wanted for Scottish university genetic research study #yiv0580391142 a:hover {color:red;} #yiv0580391142 a { text-decoration:none;color:#0088cc;} #yiv0580391142 a.yiv0580391142primaryactionlink:link, #yiv0580391142 a.yiv0580391142primaryactionlink:visited {background-color:#2585B2;color:#fff;} #yiv0580391142 a.yiv0580391142primaryactionlink:hover, #yiv0580391142 a.yiv0580391142primaryactionlink:active {background-color:#11729E !important;color:#fff !important;} #yiv0580391142 |  Gail Dever posted: "The University of Edinburgh is looking for people with at least two grandparents who were born in the northern Scottish isles of Orkney or Shetland for a genetic study aimed at improving medical treatments. Some 4,000 people will be invited to take p" | | |  | | New post on Genealogy à la carte   |  | | | |    | People with grandparents from Orkney or Shetland wanted for Scottish university genetic research study by Gail Dever  | The University of Edinburgh is looking for people with at least two grandparents who were born in the northern Scottish isles of Orkney or Shetland for a genetic study aimed at improving medical treatments. Some 4,000 people will be invited to take part in a study, called VIKING II, that could lead to new insights into ways to prevent and treat conditions, such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and cancer. The unique genetic identity of those with Northern Isles ancestry offers a rare opportunity to give a detailed picture on how genes are implicated in health. According to the university, there are significant numbers of descendants from the Northern Isles living in Saskatchewan, Chicago, and Dunedin, New Zealand, among many other parts of the world. In the case of Saskatchewan, the university is looking for help from people whose family name is Flett, Rendall or Isbister. The study's participants will complete an online questionnaire about their health and lifestyle. They will also submit by mail a saliva sample kit, which will be analysed by researchers, including genetic sequencing. People who would like to take part can register their interest by visiting the VIKING II website.    Gail Dever | January 26, 2020 at 6:05 am | URL: https://wp.me/p4LMfi-7ZC   | | |  Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Genealogy à la carte. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions.  Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://genealogyalacarte.ca/?p=30728   | | |  |   | | _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/metis@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/metis@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

For the non-French a genetic study From: Genealogy à la carte  https://genealogyalacarte.ca/?p=30728 | | People with grandparents from Orkney or Shetland wanted for Scottish university genetic research study by Gail Dever | The University of Edinburgh is looking for people with at least two grandparents who were born in the northern Scottish isles of Orkney or Shetland for a genetic study aimed at improving medical treatments. Some 4,000 people will be invited to take part in a study, called VIKING II, that could lead to new insights into ways to prevent and treat conditions, such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and cancer. https://genealogyalacarte.ca/?p=30728 -----Original Message----- <donotreply@wordpress.com> To: pleblan <pleblan@aim.com> Sent: Sun, Jan 26, 2020 5:08 am Subject: [New post] People with grandparents from Orkney or Shetland wanted for Scottish university genetic research study #yiv0580391142 a:hover {color:red;} #yiv0580391142 a { text-decoration:none;color:#0088cc;} #yiv0580391142 a.yiv0580391142primaryactionlink:link, #yiv0580391142 a.yiv0580391142primaryactionlink:visited {background-color:#2585B2;color:#fff;} #yiv0580391142 a.yiv0580391142primaryactionlink:hover, #yiv0580391142 a.yiv0580391142primaryactionlink:active {background-color:#11729E !important;color:#fff !important;} #yiv0580391142 | Gail Dever posted: "The University of Edinburgh is looking for people with at least two grandparents who were born in the northern Scottish isles of Orkney or Shetland for a genetic study aimed at improving medical treatments. Some 4,000 people will be invited to take p" | | | | | New post on Genealogy à la carte | | | | | | People with grandparents from Orkney or Shetland wanted for Scottish university genetic research study by Gail Dever | The University of Edinburgh is looking for people with at least two grandparents who were born in the northern Scottish isles of Orkney or Shetland for a genetic study aimed at improving medical treatments. Some 4,000 people will be invited to take part in a study, called VIKING II, that could lead to new insights into ways to prevent and treat conditions, such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and cancer. The unique genetic identity of those with Northern Isles ancestry offers a rare opportunity to give a detailed picture on how genes are implicated in health. According to the university, there are significant numbers of descendants from the Northern Isles living in Saskatchewan, Chicago, and Dunedin, New Zealand, among many other parts of the world. In the case of Saskatchewan, the university is looking for help from people whose family name is Flett, Rendall or Isbister. The study's participants will complete an online questionnaire about their health and lifestyle. They will also submit by mail a saliva sample kit, which will be analysed by researchers, including genetic sequencing. People who would like to take part can register their interest by visiting the VIKING II website. Gail Dever | January 26, 2020 at 6:05 am | URL: https://wp.me/p4LMfi-7ZC | | | Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Genealogy à la carte. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://genealogyalacarte.ca/?p=30728 | | | | | |

ADDENDUM TO OBITUARY, Written by Eileen Horan on Friday, January 24th 2020: Clara Belhumeur was a daughter of Alfred Everett Belhumeur [1901-1959] and Adalina Marie Joubert [1904-1993] Her Paternal Grandparents were Raymond Belhumeur [1868-1929] and Marie “Clara” Keable [1883-1929] Her Maternal Grandparents were Auguste Joubert [1868-1948] and Marie Louise Rouleau [1869-1960] Clara married Vernon James Mackie on November 16, 1951 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Vernon was a son of Dennis Roy Mackie [1902-1984] and Myrtle Magdelane Pocha [1905-1948] He was born December 16, 1928 and died June 27th, 1983 at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Their marriage was blessed with their children: Leon James, Delores Myrtle and Terrence Everett Mackie. Leon, born May 21st 1953, died May 10th 2017 at Prince Albert. Clara had another son, Joseph Conrad Belhumeur, who was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. Her sister, Priscilla, is married to Camille Lajeunesse – a son of Athanase Lajeunesse and Marie LaRose ********* OBITUARY, extracted by Eileen Horan, from the PA Now Newspaper: Published on Friday, January 24th 2020 OBITUARY CLARA ADALINA MACKIE [nee Belhumeur] Mrs. Clara Adalina Mackie (née Belhumeur), of Prince Albert, SK, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at the age of 93 years. Clara was born to parents Alfred Belhumeur and Adalina Joubert on Wednesday, June 2, 1926, in Prince Albert, SK. She grew up as the eldest of two and became a professional hairdresser. She then married and became a loving mother and later caregiver of her late husband and mother. Clara is survived by her daughter, Delores Myrtle; her sons, Joseph Conrad; Terence Everett and her sister Priscilla; five grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Vernon James; her son, Leon James; and her parents. There will be a private viewing for the family. Clara will be interred at South Hill Cemetery, in Prince Albert, SK, on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, friends and family are invited to attend. Time to be determined. The family is grateful for the condolences. Online condolences may be left at https://www.arbormemorial.ca/riverpark/Obituaries/clara-mackie/44637 . Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of River Park Funeral Home, (306) 764-2727, Paula Hanson, Funeral Director. ******* Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Important as much as possible send maintenance subs, frequency changes etc. direct to pleblan@aim.com Members OAR 122 OLR 75 OMR 113OHR  3 ------------------------------ Did you see we knocked down a 25 year Brickwall on OAR? See my GRA2020 post. Save the 2nd week in October to "come pass a good time". ------------------------------ OAR & OLR 2nd Invites this weekend. spread the word to those who have not crossed over. Any rootsweb list owners? contact me pleblan@aim.com  We can send your members invites to join us. Digest or Daily summary option We are drowning in posts when we are getting started. Daily summery is how we had digest on the old system they are now sorted by chain.Digest is sent after 25 posts No Mail option You can treat the groups like a message board. It looks like you will get just your replies. You can change your frequency by the instructions yesterday. I found I can also do it for you just ask pleblan@aim.  Tell me what you want for each group. Our sister list "Our Hotard Roots" is being setup by a member.Would you like to start one for your family (or parish) contact me? I have 26 parishes and 70 Acadian family names lists I plan to invite them all to join us.I also have 150 other lists mostly French.Anyone got time to brut force the lists to our input format?

This Obituary may be of interest to the Quebec Research Group…. Jeannine and her Husband were of French Ancestry Jeannine was the Widow of Alfred Phaneuf [b.17 Aug. 1925 at St Denis, SK.; d.09 July 2012 at Prince Albert, SK.] They were married June 30th, 1950 in Hoey, Saskatchewan He was a son Romeo PHANEUF and Evelina LaBRECQUE – who moved to St Denis, Saskatchewan, from the Province of Quebec. OBITUARY, extracted by Eileen Horan, from the PA Now Newspaper; Published on Thursday, January 16th 2020 OBITUARY JEANNINE CARMEL PHANEUF [nee Dupuis] November 20, 1927 - January 12, 2020 Jeannine Phaneuf passed away peacefully at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon, SK on January 12, 2020 at the age of 92. Jeannine was born to parents Arthur and Elise (née Blais) Dupuis in Hoey, SK. She attended elementary school at Argon Country School, and the Convent of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in Duck Lake, SK. Her high school education was completed in Domremy, St. Louis, and Hoey, SK. It was during her Grade Twelve year in Hoey that she met Alfred Phaneuf whom she later married. Jeannine went on to complete teacher training at the Teacher Training Institute (Normal School) in Saskatoon, SK. She taught in Jackfish Lake, SK, and Hoey, SK before marrying Alfred in 1950. Once married they moved to Henribourg, SK, where she taught for two years before retiring to raise her family. Jeannine and Alfred moved to Wakaw, SK and then to Prince Albert, SK where they raised their four children, Lynn, Cheryl, Duane, and Kevin. Jeannine entered the workforce again in 1975 as bookkeeper for a business that Alfred and two partners built in La Ronge, SK. She also acted as bookkeeper for PA Vacuum and Air Conditioning, a business that Alfred and their son Duane opened. Duane and his wife Cheryl continued to run the business once Alfred and Jean were ready for retirement. Family meant the world to Jeannine and it was always her first priority. She loved caring for her children and grandchildren, and was overjoyed to become a great-grandmother with the arrival of her first great-granddaughter, and was anxiously awaiting the arrival of her second great-grandson. She also loved animals, a love that she passed on to all of her children. Over the years she allowed cats, dogs, several birds, including a Canada Jay, and a flying squirrel into the family home either as pets or rescued animals. Jeannine was a consummate shopper and she loved to find any reason or person to shop for. She was generous and loved to buy gifts for her family. Shopping trips were usually followed by coffee, lunch, or supper out. Jeannine and Alfred were frequent visitors to the local Smitty’s Restaurant. They were always at their happiest sharing a meal or coffee with family or friends at a restaurant. Even in her nineties she made sure to go out for lunch or supper with family at least once a week. Waskesiu Lake was a large part of Jeannine’s life as the family had purchased a cabin there in 1957. Jeannine enjoyed fishing, wiener roasts, walking, and especially visiting with all the relatives who also made Waskesiu their summer place. Jeannine and Alfred also enjoyed traveling to many places in Western Canada and the United States. They particularly enjoyed time in Las Vegas. Jeannine spent her last years living in the Mackenzie Condominiums where she enjoyed visiting, playing cards, and bingo with the many friends she had made there. Jeannine will be lovingly remembered by: her children: Lynn (Louise) Phaneuf, Cheryl (Brian) Farnham, Duane (Cheryl) Phaneuf, and Kevin (Loralie Shinkaruk) Phaneuf; her grandchildren: Ashley (Dave) Gordon, Andria (Adam Selinger) Farnham, Renée Phaneuf, Denise (Brayden Sauve) Phaneuf, and Daniel Phaneuf; her great-granddaughter: Adanna Phaneuf; her sisters and brothers-in-law: Florence Phaneuf, Rita (Ben) Habetler, Therese Carriere, and Edward Phaneuf; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Jeannine was predeceased by: her husband: Alfred Phaneuf; her parents: Arthur and Elise (née Blais) Dupuis; her great-grandson: Hudson Gordon; her siblings: Fernand (Anne) Dupuis, Rollande (Robert) Tournier, Simone (Isidore) Bernier, Gaston (Yvonne) Dupuis, Lorenzo (Juliette) Dupuis, Mariette (Henry) Deault, and Jean Paul Dupuis; and her sisters and brothers-in-law: Albert (Ella) Phaneuf, Lionel Phaneuf, Lillian (Joe) Fauchoux, Don Carriere, and Rosemarie Phaneuf. At Jeannine’s expressed wishes, no service will be held. A private family interment will occur at a later date. In lieu of floral tributes, donations in Jeannine’s memory can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 54 11 St E, Prince Albert, SK S6V 0Z9. Arrangements in care of MacKenzie Chapel & Crematorium Brian and Bev Stobbs, Renée Phaneuf - Funeral Directors. www.MacKenzieChapel.ca . 306.763.8488 ******** Sent from Mail for Windows 10

I have finally caught up on requests If you sent one in That I have not replied submit it again. LAOrlean I sent you invites to Acadian this morning. just delete if not interested.Do you mind if I share your address with Marsha for her LAorleans group? We are being joined by "Our Hotard Roots" and other family groups. We will have a place in Rootsweb to point to our Group, Like the Writeups? if you want to start a discussion from them or any subject please copy and start a new topic.

Hi Stan - I have a bit on this family: There was a Henry Monkman age 97 born in Winnipeg who died 23 Aug 1926 at Goodfish Lake IR, AB. Death cert says his father was born in England and Mother born in Canada. The Henry Monkman [who lived in Prince Albert, SK from about 1874 to 1885] was born 1835, married Nancy Whitford at Portage la Prairie 27 Feb 1868, she was dau of Peter Whitford and Christine Spence. To further confuse things Henry Monkman appears to have had a couple spouses: [1] Louise McLeod [dec. before 1875]; and [2] Nancy Whitford [1842-1931]. The offspring of Henry and Nancy were: Ellen Sarah, Alexander, Charles Richard, Christabel, Marie Alice, Edward, Rosina, Emma Jane, poss a Robert. There are a few trees on Ancestry that I wonder about - where this family seems to be mixed up with another Monkman family in Ontario. Caron Paulovich -----Original Message----- From: Stan Hulme [mailto:nanitort@shaw.ca] Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 4:03 PM To: ourmetisroots@googlegroups.com; 'MetisGen' Subject: [METISGEN] Henry Monkman 1834-1926 Hi All I have been working on the family of Henry Monkman and have a slight difference between two references. Gail Morin has Henry as the son of James Monkman and Nancy Chaboyer - Metis Families Volume 8 pages 178 and 180.. The book... Dreams and Destinies - Andrew and District ( Box 157, Andrew, Alberta, T0B 0C0 , Andrew Historical Society, 1980), Pages 467 and 468 has the following: "Monkman, Henry and Nancy Henry Monkman was born in Manitoba on June 1, 1834 to James and Mary (Whitford) Monkman, both half-breeds. He married Nancy Whitford, daughter of Peter and Christie (Spence) Whitford." Has anyone worked on this family? I have typed out the complete article from the foregoing reference is anyone is interested. Take care Stan _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/metisgen@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community