Monthly Archives: September 2012

I have the Lagasse lineage if interested…

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

It’s hard to find the maiden name of women in many documents when searching for our ancestors. While searching for Dosithée Lagasse’s wife’s maiden name, I found this post in a forum dating from 2004. Hello! I’m seeking information about … Continue reading →

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Just One Clue…

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

Just one clue was enough to guide me to Étienne-Émilien Lagasse. This is again the obituary that linked Noel Lagasse, son of Joseph Lagasse and Emelina Jalbert, to his Lagacé ancestors. The clues are in red. One of County’s First … Continue reading →

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Le 22 Sept 1853

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

When  Frank sent me this, he never realized he had opened up a lot of doors in his search for his ancestors. Le 22 Sept. 1853, nous ptre sousf avons reçu le mutuel consentement de mariage entre J. Bte Archambault, … Continue reading →

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One of County’s First Pioneers Passes Away

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

Remember this comment made by Marilyn… Hi, My name is Marilyn and I am a newbie at this. I am so happy that I found your blog. Very very interesting. I have been trying for awhile, about a year, to … Continue reading →

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We Are Not Alone

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

We are not alone dear… That’s what Emilie Mercier might have said to Jean-Baptiste Archambault in St. Joseph Church in Burlington, Vermont, on their wedding day, on September 22, 1853. Her sisters Mathilda and Rosella were also getting married… I … Continue reading →

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Sometimes You Say Things That Come Back to Haunt You

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

Sometimes you say things that come back to haunt you like this comment I had left on Ancestry forum… If you live in Massachusetts and you are looking for your roots… I know a lot about André Mignier the ancestor … Continue reading →

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Leave no Stone Unturned

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

This is why genealogy is so addictive. You get a message like this one… Hello, My name is Mary Helen Lagasse, wife of the recently deceased Wilbur L. Lagasse, son of Benard Lagasse, and grandson of Henri Lagasse buried in … Continue reading →

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Remember Good Old Holyoke?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

Ed had sent me this message along with his 31 pictures of unidentified ancestors. After our little discussion of the Alexander family and from what little research I have done, I believe I have some old photographs that might be … Continue reading →

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I am still wondering…

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

I am still wondering if this is Sophie Archambeault and the man beside her is her husband Frank Lagasse (1858-1937), another descendant of Stanislas Lagacé I (1816-1900) whom we still don’t  have a picture of. I have his dead certificate though, … Continue reading →

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Unidentified Couple

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

This is going to be interesting. This tintype picture was part of the lot Frank Archambeault sent me two weeks ago. I started wondering who was this unidentified couple… The young woman posing here seemed a bit familiar. Sandy had … Continue reading →

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