Magdeleine and Madeleine were interchangeable spelling variations of the same name. Here's what I have on your direct CARRIER line. Descendants of: Jean CARRIER 1 Jean CARRIER m. Elisabeth AYRAULT 2 Jean CARRIER m. Jeanne DODIER m. May 18 1639 St-Georges-des-Coteaux, Saintes, France 3 Jean CARRIER b. 1640 Xainte, Nantes, Charente-Maritime,France m. Barbe HALAY m. Nov 04 1670 Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada b. 1645 St-Julien-du-Coudray, Chartres, France d. Jun 1696 Levis, Quebec, Canada [d/o Jean Baptiste HALAY & Mathurine VALET] * Here is where my wife's line splits off with brother Charles CARRIER 4 Jean CARRIER-CARIE b. Dec 1682 Quebec, Canada d. Dec 1749 Lauzon, Levis, Quebec, Canada m. Jeanne SAMSON m. 1705 Quebec, Canada b. 1681 Islet, Montmagny, Quebec, Canada d. Oct 1758 Lauzon, Levis, Quebec, Canada [d/o Jacques SAMSON & Anne METRU] 5 Jacques Charles CARRIER b. Nov 08 1713 Pointe-de-Levis, Quebec, Canada m. Catherine HUARD-dit-DESILETS m. Apr 10 1736 St-Joseph, Levis, Quebec, Canada b. 1712 [d/o Mathieu HUARD-dit-DESILETS & Jeanne JOURDAIN] 6 Etienne CARRIER b. Sep 07 1754 Levis, Quebec, Canada m. Charlotte BEGIN m. Apr 21 1777 St-Joseph, Levis, Quebec, Canada b. May 11 1755 Levis, Quebec, Canada [d/o Michel BEGIN & Josephte TURGEON] 7 Madeleine CARRIER b. BEF 1794 m. Antoine HAMEL m. May 12 1806 Trois-Rivieres, St-Maurice, Quebec b. BEF 1791 [s/o Antoine HAMEL & Anne M. LANDRY] Some of my Sources include -Dictionnaire National Des Canadiens Francais (1608-1760) -Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes ( 1608 - 1700 ) -Contrat Notaire - Chamballon -Best Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Mcanfora@aol.com To: gboivin@agt.net Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 8:39 AM Subject: Carriere Family In a message dated 6/6/04 7:46:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gboivin@agt.net writes: My father-in-law (Armand CARRIERE) is a good example. He told me he was a Canadian and that his father was born in France, but his father was born in Canada and so was many gr-grandfathers all the way back to Jean CARRIER and Jeanne DODIER Hi Gary--When I saw your note above, it occurred to me that you might be able to fill in some missing information on my Carrier line. I am descended from Madeleine Carrier, who marired Antoine Hamel 12 May 1806 in Trois Rivieres, Quebec. Madeleine (some sources say Magdeleine) Carrier was the d/o Etienne Carrier, who married Charlote Begin. Etienne Carrier was the son of Jacques Charles Carrier, who married Catherine Huard dit Desilets 10 Apr 1736 in Levis. Jacques Charles Carrier was the son of Jean Carrier and Jeanne Samson (If this is the same Jeanne that you noted above, I seem to have a different last name for her.) Any information on the above people would be most welcome. Of course, I'd love to know the source of the information as well. So far, I've not been able to find anything on these people. You are the first that I have seen mentioning this surname. Maryellen