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Hi Folks: The following message is posted for the benefit of "new" members of this POTVIN 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 Potvin? 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 Potvin 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: [email protected] 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: POTVIN first names starting with the letter A or Subject: POTVIN first names starting with the letter B etc. etc. YVON L. CYR, [email protected] Facilitator of Rootsweb's POTVIN Mailing List. For details visit URL : http://www.acadian.org/rootsweb.html

Potvin-D Roots file.

Hi Folks: The following message is posted for the benefit of "new" members of this POTVIN Mailing List and will be re-posted on an ongoing basis. --------------------------------------------------------------- Once you have joined, there are only _three_ ways a subscriber can get removed from the POTVIN Mailing List: 1. You chose to unsubscribe yourself for whatever reason. 2. I chose to unsubscribe you because you are not following established guidelines. 3. The Rootsweb software automatically removes you from the Mailing List, because messages being sent to your address are being "bounced-back". Item # 1: a) You may chose to "temporarily" unsubscribe from the List because you are going to be absent for an extended period of time. That of course is YOUR decision and when you return, you need only re-subscribe. In this instance, you are NOT required to provide me your name when you re-subscribe, since I already have you in my records. If however, you change your e-mail address before re-subscribing, be certain to send me your complete name. b) You change your e-mail address, in which case, you need to unsubscribe the "old" address and re-subscribe under your "new" address. Here again, you must provide me your complete name for my records (only). Item # 2: a) Very few people get removed from the List by myself...and when they do, it is usually after they've received fair warning that they are breaking established guidelines of the Mailing List (a blatant "flaming" message is one of the few exceptions where a member may be removed without further warning). While I can usually live with heated discussions, I cannot condone and will not accept any personal attacks against any subscriber. b) When subscribers are removed from List by myself, it is PERMANENT and they cannot re-subscribe. Item # 3: a) The Rootsweb software automatically unsubscribe's a member, when a number of messages from the Mailing List have been "bounced-back" (for whatever reason) by the subscriber's Internet Service Provider. While a change in e-mail address can cause this, more often it is because the subscribers Mailbox is full (or exceeds the size allowed by your ISP). b) I am provided a copy of all "bounced" messages by the Rootsweb software and I usually attempt to advise the subscriber...however, sometimes my messages are also "bounced". If you do receive my message, you need to quickly contact your local ISP to have the matter rectified and/or delete some of the messages in your Mailbox (at the ISP server level). c) If you stop receiving messages from the Mailing List (and have _not_ been informed that I was unsubscribing you for cause), you need only re-subscribe by using the information listed at the URL address of my signature. YVON L. CYR, [email protected] Facilitator of Rootsweb's POTVIN Mailing List. For details visit URL : http://www.acadian.org/rootsweb.html

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Hi Folks: The following message is posted for the benefit of "new" members of this POTVIN 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 Potvin? 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 Potvin 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 POTVIN names starting with "A" 2nd week: Send (or ask about) any POTVIN names starting with "B" 3rd week: Send (or ask about) any POTVIN 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: POTVIN first names starting with the letter A or Subject: POTVIN first names starting with the letter B etc. etc. YVON L. CYR, [email protected] Facilitator of Rootsweb's POTVIN 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 POTVIN 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 Potvin? 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 Potvin 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, [email protected] Facilitator of Rootsweb's POTVIN 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 POTVIN Mailing List and will be re-posted on an ongoing basis. --------------------------------------------------------------- Every SUNDAY evenings starting at 7:00 PM (Eastern time), all Acadian-Cajun cousins are invited to meet in the ACADIAN-CAJUN Chat Room located at: http://www.acadian.org/chat.html This is your opportunity to "TALK" with all your Acadian-Cajun friends and cousins. Won't you join in? PS: If this is your first time "at the party", you may want to arrive a bit early, in order to have the opportunity to check things and figure out how to enter the 'Chat room". PSS: As we all know, the Mailing List is primarily intended for genealogy-related discussions however, there are times when subscribers might want to discuss a subject matter not quite suitable for the Mailing List. Obviously the ACADIAN-CAJUN Chat Room is an excellent medium for this purpose. While the regularly scheduled Sunday meeting (7:00 PM Eastern) is a _weekly_ happening for the subscribers of this POTVIN Mailing List, keep in mind that anyone...at anytime...can meet to "talk" in the Chat Room. Just (privately) send each other an e-mail message and decide what date/time you want to meet. Then, at the pre-arranged time, click on the URL address: http://www.acadian.org/chat.html ...and follow instructions there, for your get-together. PSSS: You must have your Internet Browser (Netscape, Explorer etc.) java-enabled. If you are not certain how to do this, contact your Internet Service Provided for assistance. YVON L. CYR, [email protected] Facilitator of Rootsweb's POTVIN Mailing List. For details visit URL : http://www.acadian.org/rootsweb.html

My name is Zackari Daoust SANTORO, daughter of Francis Emil Nelson DAOUST and Florence Mary EZRO, married 26 April 1952 in Massena, New York. My mother's parents: Mary Rita WOOD & Lawrence EZRO (Hussereau/Usero) mother's grandparents: Joseph EZRO & Margaret PUDVAH m. 17 Jun 1902. Margaret's parents were Moses PUDVAH & Elizabeth DAME m. 25 Jul 1875. I have DAME's all the way back to when they came to Canada, but the PUDVAH line is a tough one. In the church record for Moses' marriage to Sophronia Auligny (Elizabeth DAME was (at least) his second wife) his parents were listed as: Oliverii PODEVIN and Flavioe BISHARD. Do they ring a bell for anyone?? I can't find them anywhere - and I've been looking for over ten years!!!. I have an unconfirmed birthdate (provided by another descendent) for Moses of 27 Sept 1849 - probably in Canada? He married Sophronia Auligny (d/o Peter Auligny & Marie NICHOLS) 6 Jan 1867 in St Pat's Church, Chateaugay, Franklin County, NY. She was buried 25 Jul 1874 in St Philamene Cemetary, Churubusco, Clinton County, NY. He then married Elizabeth/Isabelle Dame (d/o David Dam & Margaret Poupore) 25 Jul 1875 in St Pat's Church, Chateaugay, Franklin County, NY. His children from both marriages used "Pudvah" rather than Potvin / Podevin or any of the other variants. I have info on his descendents, but can't find any siblings or parents for Moses. He seems to have sprung from nowhere. I am searching Franklin and Clinton Counties in New York, as well as Canada and north-western Vermont along the NY border as his likely place of origin. Did anyone lose a Moses from their line? Zack

To me finding another Potvin has been something I just shrug my shoulders over. It's like saying 'Bostonian' - so many residents can claim that title. I know of at least six different surnames that have the dit POTVIN - and my original name (back to 1665) is ARPIN. My name is Jeannette Potvin ERICKSON, d/o Leo W and Aldona AINS. They married 23 June1924, Palmer, Mass. Paternal grandfather William of Worcester and Eudoxcie GAMACHE.. They married 20 June 1898, Palmer, Mass. Maternal grandfather Napoleon AINS/HAINS to Roseanne DUBOUR 30 Sept 1888, Chicopee, Mass. My grandfather Bill POTVIN and his siblings, called themselves PORTER when they came to the US and lived in the Worcester area. In 1914, only my grandfather returned to the use of POTVIN. Thus I may have some PORTER cousins someplace. I have some COMEAU (married to GAMACHE) - thus my Acadian heritage. My database is 11,000 plus and I'm willing to help where I can. I can trace all my surnames back to the 1600's in Quebec. Jeannette in Florida

To me finding another Potvin has been something I just shrug my shoulders over. It's like saying 'Bostonian' - so many residents can claim that title. I know of at least six different surnames that have the dit POTVIN - and my original name (back to 1665) is ARPIN. My name is Jeannette Potvin ERICKSON, d/o Leo W and Aldona AINS. They married in 1924, Palmer, Mass. Paternal grandfather William of Worcester and Eudoxcie GAMACHE.. They married 20 June 1898, Palmer, Mass. Maternal grandfather Napoleon AINS/HAINS to Roseanne DUBOUR 30 Sept 1888, Chicopee, Mass. My grandfather Bill POTVIN and his siblings, called themselves PORTER when they came to the US and lived in the Worcester area. In 1914, only my grandfather returned to the use of POTVIN. Thus I may have some PORTER cousins someplace. My database is around

Hi Folks: The following message is posted for the benefit of "new" members of this POTVIN Mailing List and will be re-posted on an ongoing basis. --------------------------------------------------------------- (If you haven't already done so), may I encourage EVERY subscriber to tell us a little bit about themselves by posting a BRIEF message to the Mailing List to tell everyone about their interest in genealogy, something along these lines... --------------------------------------------------------------- SAMPLE MESSAGE: "My name is Yvon Cyr and I am the Listowner of over two dozen Rootsweb Mailing Lists, including this one. I'm originally from Grand Falls, New Brunswick... right smack in what has become known as the Madawaska Territory where so much wonderful Acadian history has been written. I now live in Ontario, Canada. My late father was Robert CYR (born February 2, 1910); my deceased mother Annie OUELLETTE (born May 14, 1914) and I am married to Judy THERIAULT, the daughter of Eugene (born March 11, 1892) and Alice MICHAUD (born May 5, 1896) [the main four surnames I am researching]. I have over 110,000 (directly related) names in my personal data and have produced two Acadian-Cajun Genealogy CD's with over one million names combined (with complete pedigree). It don't get much more Acadian than that! <grin> I am the Webmaster of the Acadian Genealogy Homepage which may be viewed at URL address: http://www.acadian.org where details of my CD's are posted. I encourage Acadian-Cajun webmasters to add links from it, to their own web site, by visiting http://www.acadian.org/hotlinks/ Working in conjunction with KH&A Printing Inc., I can now assist in providing beautiful family tree wall charts... as you've never seen before! For complete details, connect to http://www.acadian.org/charts.html -------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE 1: Try to keep your message as genealogy-related as possible. For example, you might want to include your direct (Acadian-Cajun) lineage, as far back as you have been able to trace same. HOWEVER, keep in mind that the _size_ of your message cannot exceed 20 K bytes... otherwise it will be rejected by the Rootsweb software. NOTE 2: Please use your own SURNAME in the "Subject Heading" of your message. For example, an appropriate "Subject" for my message might have been... "CYR, Yvon; Introduction". This will ensure that the message is properly archived. Thanks. NOTE 3: Please do NOT include a _long_ list of surnames in your message (unless it is in your direct lineage). Include only the FOUR main surnames you are researching. NOTE 4: Don't send your message to ME. Post it directly to the Mailing List for all your cousins to see, by sending it to: [email protected] [For those who are posting to the List for the first time, please note that the word "request" is NOT included in the address and is only used to subscribe or unsubscribe to/from the Mailing List]. YVON L. CYR, [email protected] Facilitator of Rootsweb's POTVIN Mailing List. For details visit URL : http://www.acadian.org/rootsweb.html

Would anyone know when Francois Poitevin married Francoise Bogar some where in France. They had a son named Francois Potvin born 1738 married Catherine Rioux 03/02/1767. Thanks in advance Diana

Hello I am looking for to find Olympe Potvin married with Xavier Minié the september 22 1873 , in Pointe-Gatineau. I want to find parents of Xavier Minié/Lagacé.I appreciate your help.Thanks you.Mon é-mail is [email protected]