My 2018 French ChallengeAZ in 100 Words: P for Parish

You may assume that I am referring to the Vermont parish repertoires here. I am rather thinking about Peter Parish, who lived in Ferrisburgh in the mid 1850s until the early 1880s. He was one of my famous brick walls. When I found this French Canadian, son of John and Mary—insert a big sigh—, I couldn’t figure out what his surname was in Québec. And I remember conceding that I would never know who his parents were. Well, I am very proud of the hard work I have done on this one—you may read the whole story here.


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Travel 2016: My Trip to Vermont ~ Day 4

Having taken tons of pictures of land records pertaining to the town of Ferrisburgh during nearly three hours, I only had the energy to visit two cemeteries, namely North Ferrisburgh Cemetery and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in East Charlotte.

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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