“This is a Pilgrimage for You”
“This is a Pilgrimage for You” No sooner had Claire given voice to my innermost thoughts, in the shadow of Evangeline at the Grand Pré National Historical Site, did the…
My Colonial Ancestors
The following table contains a manifest of my ancestors who emigrated from Europe to settle in North America, specifically, Nouvelle-France. Church names are in (). Current-day names are in .…
Le P’tit Canada: A Film Screening and Associated Thoughts
On Tuesday, Claire and I attended a screening of the 1979 short film, Le P’tit Canada, a film in a series of films, called Le Son des Français d’Amerique, which…
Emigration Stories
As I’ve mentioned countless times on-line and in person, I am primarily of French-Canadian descent. To date, I have tracked my ancestral lines to 600 colonists who emigrated from France…
The Lineage of Claude Guérin dit Lafontaine (Part I)
This post contains a register of the first three generations descending from Claude Guérin dit Lafontaine, my paternal line ancestor, who arrived in Québec between 1690 and 1697. His marriage…
My European Ancestors: Claude Guérin dit Lafontaine (1669-1708)
Claude Guérin dit Lafontaine was born about 1669 in Lusignan, France in the ancient department of Poitou. He was the son of Michel Guérin and Jeanne Véron and is the…
Heading into Advent
It’s been a little over three months since my last post. It’s been a busy time. I’m busier now than when I had a day job. Brick Mill Games My…
The Guérins of Acadie: An Acadian Tragedy
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie (Prologue) – by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1847) This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks,Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct…
My Acadian Roots: Marie Modeste Doucet
As we North American Francophones celebrate National Acadian Day on August 15, I want to celebrate the memory of my 5*ggm, Marie Modeste Doucet, and recall the forced migration from…
Québecois Heritage: Marie Rollet
Who Was Marie Rollet? Marie Rollet was born about 1580 in Paris, France. She was the daughter of Jean Rollet and Anne Cogu, an upper-middle-class family. As part of her…