tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post3488024695277889773..comments2024-03-24T19:29:46.463-07:00Comments on Ancestral Discoveries: "Who Do You Think You Are?" - Tom BergeronJanice M. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-24862815316456399022023-01-30T10:12:59.977-08:002023-01-30T10:12:59.977-08:00Thank you. As you may have noticed, I do have &qu...Thank you. As you may have noticed, I do have "memere" later in the post. With "mi-me", I was trying to approximate how Bergeron himself pronounced it.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-90109659806294990062023-01-30T06:56:35.979-08:002023-01-30T06:56:35.979-08:00The name is memere not mi-me. Pronounced by many ...The name is memere not mi-me. Pronounced by many as Meh-May. Or in acadie as meh-mare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-2784321272447379532021-08-13T08:36:02.025-07:002021-08-13T08:36:02.025-07:00You are very welcome! It's nice in some ways ...You are very welcome! It's nice in some ways to find out your family history has already been documented, isn't it?Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-20237457887489232282021-08-13T07:53:33.228-07:002021-08-13T07:53:33.228-07:00My husband did his dna and found Tom and he share ...My husband did his dna and found Tom and he share the same great grandparents on his mothers side! exciting to see this information. :) thank youchilledtothebonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06071327358619603528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-60144836105975785972021-03-09T18:01:34.099-08:002021-03-09T18:01:34.099-08:00Yes, but the history was not the problem. I did n...Yes, but the history was not the problem. I did not realize when I wrote this that Canada had recognized Quebec as of 2006, as Richard quoted above: "That this House recognize that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada."Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-57262406150566662982021-03-09T17:24:30.110-08:002021-03-09T17:24:30.110-08:00Quebec parlement is called Assemblée nationale. Th...Quebec parlement is called Assemblée nationale. The first one was in 1791. <br />Canadian Parlement started only in 1867<br />Québécois are more than 4 centuries old. Canada is only 154 years old<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-75041001145387486612021-01-07T10:28:42.247-08:002021-01-07T10:28:42.247-08:00That's really cool that you are descended from...That's really cool that you are descended from her first marriage. Now you have a good amount of information about your ancestors, courtesy of Ancestry. And I have been told that if you are French-Canadian, you likely descend from multiple founding immigrants. Ninety is an impressive number!Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-67367528157676166602021-01-07T08:40:11.279-08:002021-01-07T08:40:11.279-08:00This was so interesting.Thank you.I am a descendan...This was so interesting.Thank you.I am a descendant of Marguerite ,first husband and son Laurent.Great to find her parents names also.LaRochelle history is amazing.I am very proud to come from these Filles du Roi women.I have found 90 of them in my lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-51594468531349938282020-07-17T14:16:04.357-07:002020-07-17T14:16:04.357-07:00Thank you for the clarification and correction. I...Thank you for the clarification and correction. I was unaware of this recognition.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-84212416158526692632020-07-17T13:01:33.766-07:002020-07-17T13:01:33.766-07:00"National Archives of Québec (which is an int... "National Archives of Québec (which is an interesting turn of phrase, considering that Québec is not a nation"<br />Error:<br />Federal Gouvernment:<br />« That this House recognize that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada » 27 novemvre 2006Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751203526429455070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-19794643697772162252020-06-21T11:46:40.943-07:002020-06-21T11:46:40.943-07:00I have been told that the key to French Canadian r...I have been told that the key to French Canadian research is to find a couple's marriage in the Drouin records (available on Ancestry and on the dedicaetd Drouin site). Once you have that, you can hop-skip back because it all quite literally is online.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-21719599244060364892020-06-21T10:56:51.006-07:002020-06-21T10:56:51.006-07:00My husband's family is Bergeron. We know they ...My husband's family is Bergeron. We know they come from Canada. I wish this episode had traced the Bergeron line a bit more directly, but it's still amazing history. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313144551503626582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-55788157364941247542019-05-20T21:54:36.463-07:002019-05-20T21:54:36.463-07:00Where is your family from?Where is your family from?Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-43689863248621159052019-05-20T19:30:01.151-07:002019-05-20T19:30:01.151-07:00I am interested in my own familys history but cant...I am interested in my own familys history but cant seem to find out much since records are almost non existent where they are fromAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03116928845283374333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-18186054690665930232018-04-25T10:33:08.071-07:002018-04-25T10:33:08.071-07:00Cool! Isn't it nice to have Ancestry do resea...Cool! Isn't it nice to have Ancestry do research on your family?Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-29755863466224514632018-04-25T10:30:34.442-07:002018-04-25T10:30:34.442-07:00I'm a descendant of Marguerite as well!I'm a descendant of Marguerite as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-18315677682943810332017-08-26T06:34:16.349-07:002017-08-26T06:34:16.349-07:00You are very welcome! I'm glad you found my b...You are very welcome! I'm glad you found my blog.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-65384690860428029362017-08-26T06:16:54.275-07:002017-08-26T06:16:54.275-07:00I have just been researching my own ancestry and d...I have just been researching my own ancestry and discovered that I am also a descendant of Suzanne Rabouin and therefore Marguerite. Your post really brings life to my ancestors, thank you for it!!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785753641703970797noreply@blogger.com