Hi: I am descended from Octave Courcy, born in Quebec about 1828, He was the son of Joseph NIcolas Courcy and Modeste Boisbriant. Octave married Helene Berube, in St. Flavie, Rimouski, Quebec on 26 November 1850. In the 1851 census, the family is living at Metis. in 1861 they are living at St. Octave de Metis, by 1869 the family is living in Burlington, Vermont where Octave's wife, Helene, died November 16, 1869. Their children were: Charles Augustin Courcy, born bet 1850-1852 in Metis Jean Courcy, born abt 18 Jan 1853 in Metis Alexandre Courcy, born abt 1855 in Metis Marie Courcy, born abt 9 November 1856 in Metis Lea Courcy, born abt 31 January 1859 in Metis Georgina Courcy, born abt 1860 in Metis Marie Celina Courcy, born abt 8 January 1861, died abt 4 March 1861 in St. Octave de Metis. Joseph Courcy (Lemere), born abt July 1865, unsure of Place of birth ( he was my great-grandfather) On 12 September 1870, Octave, using the name Lemiere, married Julie Pepin in St. Joseph's Church, Burlington, Vermont. Most of the children by his earlier marriage apparently stayed in Burlington but sometime in the early 1870's, the family moved to Massachusetts taking only Joseph. In the 1880 census, the family is listed in Millbury, Mass. with children Henry, born about 1874, Emma, born abt 1875, Agnes born abt 1876, George, born abt 181878 and Mary, born abt 1880 as well as Joseph Lemere. Octave and Julie were listed as deceased when Joseph applied for marriage license to marry Winnie Jannette Gilmore on 10 November 1886 in Troy. New Hampshire. I'd like to exchange information with others who may be descended from Octave or Joseph NIcolas or their descendants. I also have info on siblings of Octave. Ted Richard