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Offline montie

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Re: How COOL is this?
« Reply #18 on: Friday 30 April 10 02:21 BST (UK) »
Quote from: chinakay on Friday 30 April 10 01:36 BST (UK)
Some of the Filles were from high society...Quite a few of them didn't like the look of who they were getting, and broke their contracts.

Very interesting site, China! That might explain why my ancestor annulled 3 marriages in less than 2 years before he married the "right" one, hehe.  I actually found all 3 ladies on that list  ;D.

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Bradley (Liverpool, Toxteth Park / Co. Sligo, Co. Tyrone); Wheler/Wheeler  (Poole, Liverpool); Ganly (Co. Roscommon / Edinburgh); Kilculllen (Co. Sligo); Lush (Dorset); Dignan (Co. Sligo); Hoare (Co. Roscommon)

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Re: How COOL is this?
« Reply #19 on: Friday 30 April 10 02:49 BST (UK) »
Maybe *they* annulled *him*...before he found one who wasn't quite as choosy ;D ;D
Moore/Paterson~Montreal
Moore/Addison~New Brunswick
Jubb/Kerr~Mirfield~Halifax~Moffatt
Williams~Dolwyddelan

King~Bedfordshire~Hull
Jenkins~Somerset
Sellers~Hull

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Re: How COOL is this?
« Reply #20 on: Saturday 01 May 10 14:53 BST (UK) »
Another surprising source of settlers to New France was English Captives!

While most captives would have returned to New England after being ransomed or released following the signing of peace treaties; according to the book  “Captors and Captives: the 1704 French and Indian raid on Deerfield” by Evan Haefeli, Kevin Sweeney, there may have being as many as five hundred English captives who choose to remain and settle in New France. Parts of the book are on google books:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/08kn/


Two branches of my family tree lead back to English ancestors in New France.  One leads to John (or Jean) Pain who was born in England in 1708 and married Marie Josephe Brisson in 1732 at Ste-Anne-de-La-Pocatière.

The other leads to Josiah Rising and Abigail Nims. They were both captured as children during the 1704 raid on Deerfield Ma, and carried back to Montreal by Mohawks. They married in 1715 and by 1721 had settled in Oka Quebec. The house they build is still standing in Oka. Their grand daughter Elisabeth Seguin married Antoine Quesnel, the great grand son of Olivier Quesnel, in 1762.

There is a six part documentary on Youtube about my ancestors from Deerfield Ma. Josiah Rising and Abigail Nims (6 x great grand parents)



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4Jk5ItNpmY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSaUS4jJ0cA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPIv5J5Oh6I&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1HGAqsd0bQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8lrxyo7M_M&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX6W9YV60Zg&feature=related

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Re: How COOL is this?
« Reply #21 on: Sunday 02 May 10 03:12 BST (UK) »
How very interesting! I'd heard of the Deerfield raid but didn't know much about it...I shall investigate your links tomorrow. Many thanks for posting them.

Are you descended from James McGill as well? I was intimately acquainted with him for 5 years ;D ;D

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Moore/Paterson~Montreal
Moore/Addison~New Brunswick
Jubb/Kerr~Mirfield~Halifax~Moffatt
Williams~Dolwyddelan

King~Bedfordshire~Hull
Jenkins~Somerset
Sellers~Hull

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Re: How COOL is this?
« Reply #22 on: Sunday 02 May 10 03:44 BST (UK) »
Quote from: chinakay on Sunday 02 May 10 03:12 BST (UK)

Are you descended from James McGill as well? I was intimately acquainted with him for 5 years ;D ;D


No relation to James McGill. I just abbreviated my name.

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Re: How COOL is this?
« Reply #23 on: Sunday 02 May 10 06:30 BST (UK) »
china ....  don't let that answer keep you from telling us all about your intimate relationship with james ....   ;D ;D

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Re: How COOL is this?
« Reply #24 on: Sunday 02 May 10 07:09 BST (UK) »
Wanna see my transcript? ;D ;D ;D
Moore/Paterson~Montreal
Moore/Addison~New Brunswick
Jubb/Kerr~Mirfield~Halifax~Moffatt
Williams~Dolwyddelan

King~Bedfordshire~Hull
Jenkins~Somerset
Sellers~Hull

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Re: How COOL is this?
« Reply #25 on: Wednesday 24 November 10 17:50 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

I have something to add about Zacharie Cloutier that I found in a book about 20  years ago, I can't remember the title but I know it's about the origins of French-Canadian names.  Apparently Zacharie Cloutier  is ancestor to every French-Canadian through female and male lines, not one family tree is missing him in its genealogy.

Adele

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Re: How COOL is this?
« Reply #26 on: Thursday 28 April 11 00:22 BST (UK) »
Here’s a little pop quiz in honour of the upcoming royal wedding.

 Which member of the British Royal family is also a descendent of Zacharie Cloutier?
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