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The Rabideaus early Easthampton, Mass history

In the 1910s, the Rabideau family moved to Easthampton, Massachusetts from Clinton County, New York. They came in search of work and a future. As lumberjacks and forest workers, their future and earnings were becoming increasingly limited in upper New York and the promise of work in the mills of Massachusetts was alluring.  Neither Frederick [...]

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Massachusetts Maps

Easthampton Hampshire County- 1856 Hampshire County, Massachusetts- 1854 Massachusetts- 1801 Massachusetts- 1839 Southern New England 1872

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The Raphael Robidoux Mystery

The following reproduced web publication goes a long way in solving the mystery of Raphael Robidoux’s birth and his family linkages. I sincerely appreciate the wonderful work of Clyde Rabideau and his making this publication available on the web. I hope he is honored by our presentation of his material and analysis. If you get [...]

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Joseph Yon (Joseph Deyo) by Wilfred Deyo

PART I JOSEPH YON (JOSEPH DEYO) 1805-1880-PLUS INTRODUCTION Joseph Yon was born around the year 1805. His parents, Ignace Yon (Guyon) and Marie Suzanne Gervais were of the Parish of St. Marc sur Richelieu. It is believed Joseph lived in the area of St. Marc until his marriage at about the age of twenty three. [...]

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A History of French Canada 1635 to 1649

source: David Garneau 1635 Three marriages, four births and thirteen deaths are recorded in Kebec, New France. (I)-Christophe Crevier Sieur de la Mesle married Jeanne Enard, Metis or sauvagesse b-1619, see (II)-Pierre Boucher 1634 who married their daughter b-1636 About 31 women were recorded in Kebec at this time, three being Indian girls for marriage [...]

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A History of French Canada 1670 to 1699

source: David Garneau 1670 From 1670 on, permanent residents were called Canadians or French Canadians. SOME FILLE DU ROI who arrived 1670 and entered into contract of marriage Marie Angelier, married Vivien Rochereau, Vivien Denise Anthoine, married Laurent Buy, Laurent dit Lavergne, said his name is Lavergne; 2nd marriage 1704 Mathurin Banlier dit Laperle, saaid [...]

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A History of French Canada 1536 to 1609

source: David Garneau 1536 (I)-Philipie Rougemont (1518-1536) died at Kebec, Canada being part of Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) crew. Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) is believed to have named New France Canada this year. It is believed that Cartier traveled with Verrazzano to Canada in 1524 and 1528. It is also believed he was in Newfoundland prior to [...]

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Eli Deyo 1850-1924

[written by Wilfred Frank Deyo circa 1982] Eli Deyo was born in Lacolle, Province of Quebec, Canada around the year 1850 according to a copy of the marriage certificate issued to him by the Town of Alburg, Vermont when he married Miranda BABBA in Alburg, Vermont on January 6, 1875. He gave his age then [...]

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Are you serious?

Genealogical research always presents dilemmas. These dilemmas almost always have significant impact and represent important family history decisions. I will try to provide some examples. First every family historian or genealogist needs to decide their role and its potential impact: Are you simply trying to gather bunches of names and places -or- are you doing [...]

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French Canadian Emigration to the United States, 1840-1930

Source: Damien-Claude Bélanger, Département d’histoire, Université de Montréal Claude Bélanger, Department of History, Marianopolis College Between 1840 and 1930 roughly 900 000 French Canadians left Canada to emigrate to the United States. This important migration, which has now been largely forgotten in Quebec’s collective memory, is certainly one of the major events in Canadian demographic [...]

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