Hello: My 20 year search goes on...Michael Tisserand and Mary Catherine ? arrived 1830 from Alsace Lorraine, France, with daughter Catherine age 6. Name changed to English translation, Wever or Weaver, upon arrival. They were living in Jefferson County (Redwood) in 1850. Daughter married Joseph Senecal in 1839. I have searched records, town and county, Mormon church, newspapers, census, and followed up on all advise I've been given over the years. My search has never given me a clue to where the parents, Michael and Catherine arrived from France or if there were other children. I've about given up and I'm afraid the list is tired of hearing my once a year story. Happy New Year! Gloria, Fairport, N.Y.

Gloria, Winston Churchill said something like "Never Give Up, Never Give Up, Never Give Up!" What sort of details do you have or proof of name change? I'm also curious why the name would have changed so drastically. Sounds like an occupational name. Where did they live in 1840 and do you have census data? Have you recorded all of the data from the various New York State census that might be available for this family, such as 1855, 1865, 1875, etc.? Are there any neighbors that report having been born in the same place as they did or that might have moved into that specific town at the same time? One of the questions on the 1855 is "How many years resident in this town?) They "might" possibly be related, if so, then you could work on them. Do you know if they came down from Canada or do you have any ship's passenger information? If they had lived for a while in Canada there are some excellent Catholic church records available that I have never used but have read about. LDS is still bringing more and more items on-line, (and also removing some,) so it might help you to take a trip to Salt Lake City and work with a French/German professional researcher out there. There are plenty of pros there that will sit with you for a couple of hours a day, for a nominal fee, and go over your research and give you many specific details to research there that might only be available in SLC. Check put some of the ideas and resources on my website and blog. Perhaps just one idea will send you off to something that you have never checked before. Happy New Year. Dick Hillenbrand On 1/1/07, Gloria Cruppi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello: My 20 year search goes on...Michael Tisserand and Mary Catherine ? > arrived 1830 from Alsace Lorraine, France, with daughter Catherine age 6. > Name changed to English translation, Wever or Weaver, upon arrival. They > were living in Jefferson County (Redwood) in 1850. Daughter married Joseph > Senecal in 1839. I have searched records, town and county, Mormon church, > newspapers, census, and followed up on all advise I've been given over > the years. My search has never given me a clue to where the parents, > Michael and Catherine arrived from France or if there were other children. > I've about given up and I'm afraid the list is tired of hearing my once a > year story. > Happy New Year! Gloria, Fairport, N.Y. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Dick Hillenbrand Upstate New York Genealogy (UNYG.com) website: http://www.unyg.com (note new url) blog: http://ny-genes.blogspot.com/