There are several dozen online geneologies (Manseau is a very old name in Quebec any way you slice it) but most of them dont follow all of the children, just the line the researcher's family came from. Also, some of them brush over certain details the researcher would rather not deal with. Then there is the just plain wierd stuff. According to one of the online geneologies one woman on the US side was born in Maine in 1608, which afaik is before even the Mayflower. And given the name I don't think she was Indian. I will have to look into actual records to determine what actually happened and verify this other research. So far I have gotten as far as bookmarking the web page for the Bibliotheque Nationale and the Archives :)
Dana Larry C. Lyons writes: > Sounds familiar, but its been a long time since I read any of New > France's history. But many of the parishes in Quebec still have every > extensive records of the immigrants from France up to 1760 and the > British conquest of New France. That might be a source for you if > you want to pursue it. > > larry > > > >no, that wasn't it. St something, Augustin? . I'd have to look it up. But > >in both versions of family history the immigrant ancestor came very very > >early. 1630? (There are two versions and since both were done by non-French > >speaking relatives I don't know which to believe. And I haven't had time > >yet to get nitty-gritty about looking into it myself) > > > >Dana > > > >Larry C. Lyons writes: > > > >> Last weekend we visited the Jeanie Johnson, a replica of an 1847 > >> packet ship that carried immigrants from Ireland to the US and > >> Canada. A real interesting time.One of the interesting diplays on > >> the ship were records about passengers and where they ended up - > >> Canada/Quebec or Baltimore, MD. Anyhow chances are your ancestors, > >> if going to Canada, probably went to Mirmache or Grosse Isle first - > >> these served the same purpose as Ellis Island did in the US. > >> > > larry > > -- > > Larry C. Lyons > > ======================================================== > Life is Complex. It has both real and imaginary parts. > ======================================================== > Chaos, Panic and Disorder. My work here is done. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
