Tag Archives: Ste-Anne-des-Plaines

Anybody here seen my old friend… Abraham

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

Abraham Martin that is. He was known as Abraham Martin dit l’Écossais. He owned the plains of Abraham. Do you know someone who is related to him? Well guess what? I met one of his descendant in Ste-Anne cemetery. Ron … Continue reading →

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Paul is coming home…

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

Paul wrote me this morning. All systems are go. I even gave him an alternate route to drive to Ste-Anne-des-Plaines. There is a lot of road construction in Quebec. The most direct route would be using Mercier bridge. But that’s … Continue reading →

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Remember this picture Ron…?

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

All in the Family Now look at this one… Déjà vu…? Then try this little montage… Remember Ron that this house was for sale when you came to visit Ste-Anne…? The man who restored this house bought it and is … Continue reading →

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Meet Paul’s Great-great-grandparents

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

I don’t know if Paul Dauphin had this picture of his maternal ancestors.   This picture was one of almost a thousand pictures scanned from the city hall’s archives. It belongs to Ginette Leclair who is related to the Leclair … Continue reading →

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I Know Someone Who Is Going to Be Very Happy…

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

I did not have much to write about on this blog since I wrote about my good friend Ron Depatie  down in Ontario. Well until this afternoon when someone wrote a comment… Dear Mr. Lagacé, My name in Paul Dauphin … Continue reading →

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A Walk in Ste-Anne’s Cemetery…

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

Back in 2009, I went for a walk in Ste-Anne’s cemetery. I took my camera along.   I don’t believe Jacques Bélisle’s grave is still there. Once it stops raining, I will go for another walk…

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Dopamine

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

This is what Wikipedia says about dopamine… Dopamine is a catecholamine neurotransmitter present in a wide variety of animals, including both vertebrates and invertebrates. In the brain, this substituted phenethylamine functions as a neurotransmitter, activating the five known types of … Continue reading →

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Hi Ron… I’m back

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

I have decided to ease up a little on the French version of this blog about genealogy. I have written close to 950 articles since January 2008. That’s a lot! Last week I learned why I wrote so many. It’s … Continue reading →

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Do you remember my article about strawberries?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

No…? Click here. Next time I will tell you what I found thanks to someone who read that article. Or is it this one…

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The long and winding road of Ron…

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

Ron Depatie was desperately searching for who had built la Maison Chaumont. Ron thought Toussaint, the son of his ancestor Jacques Bélisle, had built la Maison Chaumont. Nice job… After Ron and I teamed up in our research, we believe … Continue reading →

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