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I have checked with the following: Lower Lakes Marine Historical Society, New York National Archives, Buffalo and Erie county Historical Society, Port of Buffalo, National Archives of Bayonne, N. J., W.N.Y. Heritage Inst. Canisius College of Buffalo, Archives of Ontario, Canadian National Archives of Ottawa, City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York Genealogy, Ancestry, etc. I run into a dead end wherever I look. One source told me that since there is no direct water route from Europe to Buffalo, they first had to land in Canada, and then simply walk over one of the Niagara River bridges.
The following queries were submitted previously: BEAUPRE, BEDARD, BOLDUC/NORMAN/NORMAND/GIRARD, CHARTRAND, DROLETTE, DUPUIS/ADRIEN, FOREST/DEFOREST, FOURNIER, GAUDET/JALBERT, GAUTHIER/PETIT, GIROUX/JOUBERT, JALBERT, LABELLE/BRUSSEAU, LACERTE/PELLETIER, LAFOND/ST. PIERRE, LAFORCE/SAUBERAN/LANDRY, MERCIER/BOULARD, OWEN/OWENS, PAQUIN/CHASTENEY, PELOQUIN, PERROT/PERRAULT, POIRIER, RICHARD/BLAISE, RICHTER/ST. CYR, ROSENZWEY, TOUTANT.
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JOLIVETTE & GOYETTE (Submitted 7 May 2008)I am the great great granddaughter of Moses JOLIVETTE and Xavier GOYETTE who settled French Island near La Crosse, WI in the mid 1800's. I live in Oklahoma and am looking for any family history related to them. My grandmother was Hazel JOLIVETTE ROSS, and her father was Theophile JOLIVETTE (son of Moses) . Theophile married Xavier's daughter.
Can you help me out? Thanks.
Subitted by: Kathy WELCH Email: kwelch@wyandotte-nation.orgHOLLISTER/WARNER (Submitted 3 May 2008)I am interested in information of my great gandfather George HOLLISTER. George was born 6/29/1826 in Canada. He died 12/11/1901 in Mondovi Wisconsin. George married Lucretia WARNER who was from New York. They had a large family. They were early settlers in Buffalo County Wisconsin. I have no record of George's parents or beyond. George HOLLISTER was a long time lumberman. I'd appreciate any help that you can give.
Subitted by: Sandra (HOLLISTER) LALUMONDIER Email: skl@wi.rr.comPELLETIER/PELTIER(Submitted 27 March 2008)I am looking for information on Hermenegilde PELLETIER( I believe he was my great-greatgrandfather.) He was born in Canada in 1877. His children were Alfred, Israel, Exhilda and Eugene. (Eugene was my grandfather. ) Eugene was born in Canada but, some of the others were born in Wisconsin. Eugene PELTIER lived in Escanaba with his family but His father died shortly after he was born. I knew he had cousins in Escanaba. I am hoping someone has information on this family.
I have another person I am looking for , it would be a great Uncle that would have been born in Wisconsin ( so I am told ). His name is Israel PELLETIER. Born in March, 9 or 19, 1889 and died August 26, 1959, at Montreal , Canada . I have many pictures (4 or 5) that I could share with family if they are out there some place. Thanks.
Subitted by: Denise PELTIER-POHL Email: thepohlfamily@earthlink.netMARTEL/BOUCHER(Submitted 25 February 2008) I am looking for Agatha MARTEL, the mother of Michael BOUCHER. His father is Joseph BOUCHER, he was born 28 January 1816, and baptised in Green Bay 25 July 1823 by Father Gabriel Richard. Joseph BOUCHER's wife was Charlotte, Mandan Indian. Michael if my G>G> Grandfather lived in Bellevieu, Brown Co. until his death in 1865. He was married to Sophia MATTA and had three children.
Subitted by: Gerald BAUER Email: gjb7001@yahoo.comFORCIER/BERGEVAIN (Submitted 15 February 2008) Vincent FORCIER married to an Indian, Henrette. Vincent FORCIER born 1821 in Canada...Have no other info on Henrette (sp). They had a daughter, Rosalie, who married Louis BERGEVAIN, and one of their children was my grandmother Mrs. Frank "Hattie" HENNE.
Any help will be appreciated.
Subitted by: Gloria GARVEY Email: ggarvey@centurytel.netCAMERON/SCHUTE (Submitted 25 January 2008) Looking for the marriage of Alan Cameron and Eliza Schute (Alexander & Margaret Cook) possibly from Brome or Sutton, Vermont.
Subitted by: Judith LEANNA Email: judith8888@sbcglobal.netPELLERIN/PELLROY (Submitted 7 January 2008) I first find Pierre PELLERIN in Dubuque, IA in July of 1847, when he married Catherine CASSIDY at St. Raphael Cathedral. He was born in Canada approximately 1817. Family lore has it that his Mother was Indian. Pierre and Catherine's children were: Joseph, Mary, Ellen, Catherine, and Philomene. They migrated to Union County South Dakota in the mid 1860's. Pierre Americanized his name to Peter PELROY.He died in Jan of 1870. I hope to find someone who may recognize this man, Pierre PELLERIN, my Great, Great, Grandfather!
Subitted by: Debra WELCH Email: dwelch@gwtc.netBESEAU/BOISSEAU (Submitted 8 November 2007) I am researching the Joseph BESEAU/BOISSEAU who was in Chiipewa Falls in 1950 and married to a lady, perhaps an Indian, named Mary Ann. They had a daughter Josephine and a son Antoine. I have the info I know at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kmiller/boisseau/boisseauresearch.htm.
Subitted by: Karen MILLER Email: kmm62@earthlink.netSCHROEDER (Submitted 2 November 2007)Nicolaus SCHROEDER - 2/15/1820 - 12/25/1897. His Declaration of Intent from Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin, showed that he was born in Hannover about 1819 and he landed at the Port of Buffalo about August 1852. Dated November 1853. His last name was spelled with just the o and an umlaut.
Subitted by: Jeanne Stauss Email: jstauss@wi.rr.comPELOQUIN (Submitted 12 October 2007) I am trying to find info concerning a grand uncle Felix PELOQUIN 1855-?, born in Canada . Parents: Joseph PELOQUIN and Theotiste LAVALLEE . He is mentionned in a brother's obit in RI; it states that Felix PELOQUIN was from WI. He 'went out west' is the term used by nieces and nephews. That he married or had progeny is unknown. I have been searching for several years to no avail.
Subitted by: Roland PELOQUIN Email: jrbp@bellsouth.netBEDORE (Submitted 6 October 2007) I am trying to locate information on Marie Lavadie ROBINSON BEDORE (ca. 1822-1902) of Bedford, Ontario. Marie was an Ottawa woman who married Francois BEDORE ca. 1840. In particular, who were her parents? Marie gave birth to 11 children of whom 10 survived to adulthood. One of her children was Chlotilde (Chloe) BEDORE ROBINSON (1844-1924). Chloe BEDORE ROBINSON was my great-grandmother. Any help you could provide would be appreciated. Thank you.
Subitted by: Chuck Robinson. Email: jjcurran@shaw.caDURAND (Submitted 21 July 2007) I am looking for Arthur DURAND, born March 4, 1857 in Trois Rivieres, Quebec. He left Quebec at age 19 to go to Wisconsin and married a woman named Anna Marie BRITZ in Portage. I am hoping to recieve his parents names.
Submitted by: John Curran, Email: charles2549@sbcglobal.netTo view the archived queries for any of the following surnames, click on ARCHIVES at the bottom of this page.