Tanguay’s Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families
September of 1658 in Montreal
An interesting series of events occurred in Montreal during September of 1658 which historians have failed to adequately document. The men of the Grand Recrue who had signed 5 year commitments with Chomedey sieur de Maisonneuve now found themselves in Montreal and at the end of their contract term. Most…
1835 Marriage of Charles Martelle and Archange Hémeri
This is the marriage record for Charles Martin and Mary Emery dite Codere of Highgate, Vermont, my 3rd great-grandparents As genealogists it is our responsibility to determine the kinship between our ancestors. While most can be straightforward, there are some which require a determination based on the evidence and analysis…
Lewis Martin Pension Packet #219698 – Pages 28-30
The Parentage of Nora Williams
Vincent Croteau and Jeanne Godequin
Grandma’s Grandma was an Indian
Louis Hébert, the first European settler of Quebec
Louis Hébert monument. Photo by Jean Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 In Quebec City, the Louis Hébert Monument stands in the corner of the garden of the Hôtel-de-Ville. The work of Canadian sculptor, Alfred Laliberté, the statue represents Louis Hébert, the first European settler of Canada, standing on the plinth, offering…
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
The First White Marriage in Montreal
On 3 November 1647, less than one month after Françoise Fafard arrived in Ville-Marie (Montreal) from France, she was married to Mathurin Meunier at the Basilique Notre Dame. To us, this probably sounds like a hurried marriage, and it was, but not for the reason you may think. In 1647,…