Hi I you ever thought of checking the early fur trade records. A number of them were from that area. Sheila Behan SShariMA@aol.com wrote: > Seeking marriage or origins of Arthur STRACHAN who married Angelique RACINE > before 1794. This marriage is not found in any of the traditional marriage > repertoires. > > (Angelique is said to be the daughter of Jean-Baptiste-Clement Racine and > Marguerite Monty, m. at Chambly, Quebec - sources: Blue Drouin and the PRDH.) > > Also seeking who would be the likely notary for St-Joseph-de-Chambly in the > 1780s and 1790s. > > First known child, baptized Catholic, Jean-Baptiste (John), in 1794 in > St-Joseph-de-Chambly. > > Other known children, all either married or baptized Catholic are: > - Marguerite STROKEN, b. before 1795, m. Antoine Grise in 1812 at > St-Joseph-de-Chambly. > - Jean-Baptiste, b. 1796 at Chambly, m. Clotilde COMETTE in 1830 at > St-Athanase de Iberville. (He first m. Louise MONTY in 1821 at St-Luc, comte St-Jean, > Quebec) > - Angelique, b. 1799 at Chambly. > - Sophie, b. about 1800 (could possibly be "Angelique"), m. Pierre BROSSEAU > in 1819 at St-Luc, comte St-Jean. > > Arthur STRACHAN later married Genevieve Laurent dit Jeanjoffe in 1813 at > St-Joseph-de-Chambly. They had 3 known children: Albert aka Hubert, Julienne and > Adelaide. This Hubert/Albert went by the name of STRONG. > > Arthur STRACHAN is called "about 76 years old" at his death in 1840 at > St-Athanase, comte Iberville. > He is also called "anglais" and "etranger" and "sergent au 26ieme regiment" > and "cultivateur" in the various records mentioned above. > > I find no land records in his name in Quebec. > > Family tradition is that he was Scottish. > > This man has been a dead-end for me for over 20 years and is my direct > ancestor. > > Regards, > Shari Strahan > Massachusetts > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > Someday YOU'LL be an ancestor too! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237