Monthly Archives: October 2009

Is this your lucky day?

Posted on October 29, 2009 by

Is your name Hogue? Are your parents from Massachusetts or New England? Then you might be a descendant of Jean-Marie Hogue? There are probably thousands of Jean-Marie Hogue’s descendants living in the United States and if they write to me … Continue reading →

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Matthias Farnsworth… Does this name ring a bell?

Posted on October 26, 2009 by

If your name is Phaneuf and you live in Canada or the United States, it should ring a bell… Have you ever heard about the raids both the English and the French conducted in the late 1690′s and early 1700′s. … Continue reading →

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Are you ready for this…?

Posted on October 23, 2009 by

Click here first… to get in the mood. Jim sent me another e-mail. Okay… You can stop the music… Jim had sent me the info he had about his wife’s ancestors. Her mother was one of the daughters of Joseph … Continue reading →

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I wonder if they grow strawberries in Memphis, Tennessee…

Posted on October 21, 2009 by

That’s exactly why I started an English version of my blog… well let’s say an American version… To find descendants of people who lived in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines. Maybe I will become famous and be invited to Jay Leno’s show or Oprah’s … Continue reading →

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Every old picture has a story to tell…

Posted on October 19, 2009 by

Someone I know and who knows a lot about Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines told me that Napoléon Hogue is probably the first person who grew strawberries in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines. Napoléon Hogue Click on the picture to see his genealogy file Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines is renowned for … Continue reading →

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I sent James an e-mail…

Posted on October 15, 2009 by

I sent James e-mail about what I found on Nicolas Renaud. He answered back and that was quite an answer… I asked him permission to share this with you. Dear Pierre, You mentioned your good fortune in Quebec “of having … Continue reading →

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I had warned her and now I am warning you…

Posted on October 12, 2009 by

This last message from Evelyn… Hi once more… Yes, this is addictive and I’ve got to get busy with some household chores that are waiting for me… Here is the picture of Herm. He had warned her… Yes, you may … Continue reading →

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Some passengers in the Passenger List of the SS. Victorian in 1910

Posted on October 11, 2009 by

This is another e-mail Evelyn sent me… Hi My father is listed here as Anton, but his legal name was Anthonie Sulkers. Boarding pass He was 11 year old when they came to Canada, and his brother, Pieter, (Herm’s father) … Continue reading →

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Here is a copy of the boarding pass…

Posted on October 10, 2009 by

Evelyn sent me an e-mail… Here is a copy of the Boarding pass, showing the “Sulkers” family’s arrival in Canada on the HMS Victorian, September 2nd, 1910. I also have a picture of Herm, shortly before he passed away.  I … Continue reading →

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Guess who went to Holland…

Posted on October 9, 2009 by

Hi Pierre, How interesting that you found my message posted in 2005.  It has been floating around in Cyber Space for over 4 years.  I also, recently, received an e-mail from a distant relative, in Switzerland, who also found my … Continue reading →

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