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Françoise Hubou (~1638-~1692)

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20121115034504!GlobeThe Pioneers from Mesnil-Durand, France

We have identified five persons who came from Mesnil-Durand in the 17th Century: Guillaume Hubou (about 1627), Barbe Hubou (1639), Mathieu Hubou (1641), Nicolas Goupil (1642) and Françoise Hubou (1662).

Here is the story of Françoise Hubou.

Although there is no baptismal act for Françoise Hubou in the Catholic registers of Saint-André du Mesnil-Durand (France), we are lucky enough to have an approximation of her birth year. In the 1667 Census, in Côte Saint-Ignace, in Sillery, she declared being 29, probably born then in 1638. Continue reading →

French Canadians Living in Ferrisburgh, VT in 1850: #4 Catherine LaCount

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Catherine LaCount (Hébert dit Lecompte) is listed in the 1850 US Census for Ferrisburgh. She is referred to as Cathrine Laurow on Page 299 (stamped), Line 35, Household 97, with the following persons listed respectively on line 34 for her husband Peter and lines 36 to 38 for her children:

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Newspaper Nuggets: “Death of Local Twin Recalls Family History”, featuring Catherine Tourville and Joseph Chappee

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jersey twinsJersey County Democrat, 1932 [exact date unknow, after 27 April]

DEATH OF LOCAL TWIN RECALLS FAMILY HISTORY

Spelling of Name Changed to Conform With Pronunciation

With the death of James Chappee, life-long resident of the Newbern vicinity, which occurred a few weeks ago, interesting history concerning the Chappee family was recalled, and sent to the Jersey County Democrat by Jos. Chappee who lives in Pine Lawn, Missouri. The deceased was the twin brother of John Chappee who died two years ago. Continue reading →

The Story of Two Brick Walls: Étienne Arpajou (1834-?) & Peter Parish (?-1884)

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Peter Parish. I remember the first time I saw his name. Back then, I was trying to track down Matilda Tourville in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, before her marriage in 1865 to Louis Tourville, son of Charles Tourville and Sophie Arpajou. Matilda, whose maiden name I had just found out was LaQuire (Lequin in Québec). Continue reading →

French Canadians Living in Ferrisburgh, VT in 1850: #3 Sophronia Janson

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Sophronia Janson is listed in the 1850 US Census for Ferrisburgh. She is referred to as Sophrona Gorrow, on Page 306 (stamped), Line 23, Household 191, with the following persons listed respectively on line 22 for her husband Joseph and lines 24 to 29 for her children:

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The Bangle Files: #8 | Stone Arabia

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BANQI wish I could have been able to retrieve the email I had received more than a decade ago from Judy Bangle Persin in which she was writing me that she had found baptismal records for three of the children of Adam Bangle and Marie Davis!

I wouldn’t have had a clue where to look having, of course, no idea about the exact location where the Germans had been settling in New York along the Mohawk River. But Judy knew! And she ordered microfilms from her Family History Center for various churches in the area. Continue reading →

From the Archives: Joseph T. Tourville (1833-1908)

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For those who read the newspaper article earlier this week about Grandpa Tourville, I thought you might appreciate to see this picture of Joseph T. Tourville, a Civil War Private, in Company A, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Missouri.

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Used with permission of the Missouri History Museum, St. Louis (item P0249-0954).

For details about this photo, click here:

And take the time to visit the Website of Missouri History Museum. There are real treasures hidden there!

 

Nicolas Goupil (?-1655)

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20121115034504!GlobeThe Pioneers from Mesnil-Durand, France

We have identified five persons who came from Mesnil-Durand in the 17th Century: Guillaume Hubou (about 1627), Barbe Hubou (1639), Mathieu Hubou (1641), Nicolas Goupil (1642) and Françoise Hubou (1662).

Here is the story of Nicolas Goupil.

I’ve always been convinced that Nicolas Goupil, who came to New France around 1642, was related to our Hubou family. Why? Continue reading →

French Canadians Living in Ferrisburgh, VT in 1850: #2 Joseph Garrow Sr

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Joseph Garrow is listed in the 1850 US Census for Ferrisburgh. He is referred to as Joseph Gorrow, on Page 306 (stamped), Line 22, Household 191 with the following persons listed respectively on lines 23 to 29:

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Newspaper Nuggets: “Took Wrong Trunk” featuring Joseph T. Tourville

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sunday, September 1, 1901, page 6

TOOK WRONG TRUNK

MR. TOURVILLE DEPARTS FROM MARRIED SON’S HOUSE

AND WHEN HE NEEDED A SHIRT?

Well, He Opened the Trunk With an Ax, Found It Full of Lingerie and Answered an “Ad.”

It started when Grandpa Tourville decided last Wednesday to leave the home of his son, C. B. Tourville of 4719 Greer avenue, and go downtown to board. Continue reading →