Monthly Archives: November 2009

Gérard Landry

Posted on November 30, 2009 by

In genealogy, all is about sharing. When I went to see Antonio Lamdry, I also met this man… who wanted to meet me also. Gérard Landry Gérard had some photos of his ancestors and he wanted to share them  with … Continue reading →

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Antonio Landry

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

Antonio Landry wanted to see me and I wanted to see him. I phoned him around 10:45 and after a two-hour drive I arrived in Acton Vale. Omer Landry, Antonio’s father, was Maria Landry’s brother. Omer is in the medaillon … Continue reading →

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I know a lot for someone who did not know a lot about his ancestors…

Posted on November 26, 2009 by

Two years ago I knew very little about my ancestors. I wanted to know the reasons that led my father to cut all ties with his immediate family and also with his children. While I won’t go into that subject, … Continue reading →

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Eugène Dubé

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

Maria Landry is my grandfather’s first wife. What’s the connection with Eugène Dubé? Leo Lagace Senior and Maria Landry Landry were married on September 16, 1912. In this page of the parish registers of Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur church it is said that … Continue reading →

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Is your name Lagacé, Lagasse, Lagace, Lagassi or Legacy…?

Posted on November 21, 2009 by

Is your name Lagacé, Lagasse, Lagace, Lagassi or Legacy…? Would your great-grandfather be Antoine or Anthony Lagacé or Tony Lagasse, Lagace, Lagassi or Legacy…? Then this might be your lucky day. Do you live in New England or know someone … Continue reading →

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More pictures of Édouard and also his family

Posted on November 19, 2009 by

These pictures were sent to me by Thérèse Métayer, my father’s cousin. I met her through the person who sent me an e-mail about his great-grandfather he saw on my genealogy site. Édouard Métayer probably around 1927 Édouard Métayer probably … Continue reading →

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This is Édouard’s genealogy file…

Posted on November 16, 2009 by

Click here… This is Édouard’s file. Édouard is my great-grandfather, a man I never met but that I admire a lot… The only thing I knew about him was that he died in 1928. With Mister Courtemanche’s information, I looked … Continue reading →

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How I found information about Édouard…

Posted on November 13, 2009 by

I never could understand why my father acted the way he did with his children and with his family. When his father died on January 1, 1964, the whole Lagacé family died with him. Leo Lagacé Senior was my grandfather. … Continue reading →

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Searching for my father… through his family tree

Posted on November 10, 2009 by

Well this is it… This is the picture of my father… May 10, 1950 After spending two years searching for answers, I finally found peace with my father, and Édouard Métayer was the one who help me without knowing… Before … Continue reading →

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How it all started…

Posted on November 7, 2009 by

This is the picture that is hanging on the wall of my office. Édouard Métayer It is the picture of Édouard Métayer. He was a fireman and made captain in 1911. Édouard is the father of my paternal grandmother Juliette … Continue reading →

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