Monthly Archives: September 2012

Touching Lives Again and Again Take Two

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

Many people have helped me since 2010 to touch lives over and over again. I had posted this tintype picture in March 2012 with this post. Carl J. Archambeault Sr., who is Frank’s brother, found my blog before his brother … Continue reading →

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Frank’s Tintype Pictures

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

Twelve pictures… More if you count this one. All the pictures are related to Jean-Baptiste Archambault who we see here in front of his house. This is not a tintype picture of course. His wife Emélie Mercier is on the … Continue reading →

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Miss Mary Archambeault… I Presume…

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

Frank Archambeault, a distant cousin of mine, scanned and sent me two weeks ago several tintype pictures of the Archambeault family to share with you. Frank has fond memories of his grandmother Myra Alexandre who, back in 2010, was that … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg July 3rd, 1863, a Time to Remember the Fallen

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

Many soldiers died at Gettysburg. One of them was Jude Newcity, Calista’s son. This is what I found during my search for Calista’s identity. I thought posting this was important. Jude’s Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 September … Continue reading →

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Jacques Avelines, one of Susan’s Ancestor

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

Do you remember how this amazing story started…? Calista Who? That’s the only thing we had and a few notes Susan had written about Calista. Calista Who was in fact Colette Aveline and Edward Newcity was Édouard Villeneuve. Colette’s ancestor … Continue reading →

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I Could Not Resist

Posted on September 9, 2012 by

I could not resist the temptation of looking for Colette Aveline’s own ancestors. The only record I need to find her father’s parents is the marriage act of Jean-Baptiste Aveline and Marie Végiard dite Labonté. But I can’t find it. … Continue reading →

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Le deux mars mil huit cent trente-cinq

Posted on September 8, 2012 by

Why wait for tomorrow… Le deux mars mil huit cent trente-cinq, après les publications de trois bans faits aux prônes de la messe paroissiale entre Édouard Villeneuve fils mineur de de défunt Joseph Villeneuve et de Louise Racine  domicilié en cette … Continue reading →

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Colette’s Apple Pie

Posted on September 8, 2012 by

This is the marriage record I found for Édouard Villeneuve’s and Colette Aveline’s wedding with the information Susan gave me.  The surname Aveline was the key! We now have the parents’ names.   Joseph Villeneuve and Marie-Louise Racine and Jean-Baptiste Aveline … Continue reading →

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Robert Lagasse

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Robert was born in 1880. I don’t think he did anything extraordinary in his life.  At least nothing about him on the Internet. I did not find him any descendants. Robert was the son of Joseph Lagasse and Edwina Newcity. … Continue reading →

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Find a Grave Website

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

I did not want to post anything this week, but Susan came along and I had to post an article. This is how I met Susan on Monday. A headstone! I found her on this site. This is what she … Continue reading →

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