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:
Newspaper Nuggets: “Took Wrong Trunk” featuring Joseph T. Tourville
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
French Canadians Living in Ferrisburgh, VT in 1850: #1 Charles Tourville
Charles Tourville is listed twice in the 1850 US Census.
First, he is referred to as Charles Footervill, on Page 300 (stamped), Line 1, Household 99 with the following persons listed respectively on lines 2, 3 and 4: Continue reading
Bye bye 2015 and so many projects for 2016!
2015 proved to be a very productive year with regard to my blog. Let’s see: I only published 6 posts in 2013 and the following year it increased to 23; not bad considering some personal issues I had to deal with in 2014. This past year, no fewer than 80 posts were finalized (excluding this one)! I have received very positive comments for which I am very appreciative as English is not my first language. Continue reading
The Bangle Files: #7 | The “Jeneffer”
Two weeks ago, relying upon the results obtained further to our latest research, we were led to believe that Adam Bangle arrived in America in 1765. My good friend Judith Bangle Persin had found his name on a passengers’ list.
Well, not exactly. Continue reading
The Bangle Files: #6 | The Loyalist
Collaboration, that is the key word. I don’t remember exactly when I “met” Judith Bangle Persin online for the first time. However, I do recall the days when I was searching through the notarial records of Terrebonne at Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec while, at the other end of the continent, she was looking through microfilms she ordered from her Family History Center. Continue reading
#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #32 Nancy Tourville (née Head) (~1816-1906)
If Nancy was still alive today, I would have tons of questions to ask her. There is a lot we know about her, but surprisingly, her exact identity still remains a mystery to me so far. Let’s take a look. Continue reading
The Bangle Files: #5 | The Children of Josephte Allaire and John Bangle
I am certainly not the one who can brag about discovering John Bangle’s family! The only clue I had about John was that he was cited in his father’s will. Continue reading
#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #31 Anne Hubou (~1619-?)
Insomnia has its good sides. Sort of. As I couldn’t sleep for too long, I gave in; I thus went back to my computer and visited the Website of the Archives départementales du Calvados, in France, to continue looking through the index of Saint-Germain de Lisieux Parish. I then thought I might as well take advantage of the fact that due to some technical problems for this Website all viewings are free for now. So, I searched through the parish of Saint-André du Mesnil-Durand from the very first page. Continue reading
#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #29 Charles Tourville (1828-1907) and #30 Joseph Gier (Giguère) (1826-1892)
About six years ago, I drove just south of the border to pay a visit to the Franklin County Courthouse in Malone, New York, hoping to find out if Charles Tourville Sr. (father of our Charles featured here and married to Sophie Arpajou) once owned a land in Chateaugay. Unfortunately, my search in the Grantee Index (e.g. Buyer Index) was fruitless. Continue reading