This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bernier Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wEC.2ACE/1412 Message Board Post: I am searching for an obituary or any other information about my great grandfather, Israel Bernier. He died 11 Sept. 1895 and is buried at St Francis of Assisi Cemetery at Necedah. Two daughters died within days of him so I'm thinking there was an epidemic or outbreak of disease at that time. Actually I need his parent's names or anything that would lead me to that information. He was born in Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada in 1845 and came to the US the following year. He served in the Union Army at the end of the Civil War. Any information would be greatly appreciated.