Blasts from the Past: Unraveling Our Families’ Explosive Histories
The adage “if you play with dynamite, you’re bound to get blown up” resonates deeply within both my wife’s and my family histories, each marked by a harrowing tale of dynamite. The intriguing part? These incidents occurred within a few years and few miles from each other, despite my wife…
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 an analysis of the marriage record for Charles Martin and Mary Emery dite Codere of Highgate, Vermont, my 3rd great-grandparents Determining kinship often involves sifting through evidence, a process that, while straightforward in many cases, can sometimes morph into a meticulous investigation requiring deep analysis of all available…
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…