Charente-Maritime - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Boret Alexandre

Yvb6741 — 2009-10-31 23:00:42Z

I was just looking through and saw your post. My grand dad was called Frank Arthur Boret

Re: Eppinette, LA

mynene05 — 2009-06-29 20:55:24Z

I realize your post is from 1999 - just wondering if you are still interested or was able to find info you were looking for. My mother was an Eppinette from Rayville, Richland Parish, Louisiana. Her grandfather's name was Sidney Leon Eppinette.

Saintonge, France

bkgrammer — 2009-06-29 20:54:44Z

In the 1700s, my ancestors came to America from Saintonge, France. Their name was a variation of present-day Eppinette, including: d'Espanay, DeLa E'Spinay, Epinet, Epinett, Eppinet, and Pinet. If anyone has access to such information, would you kindly check local directories to see if any families by any of these names remain? We want to go to the area. A small amount of research has shown it to be beautiful and historically interesting. They left the area in approximately 1750, according to family records. Thank you.

Drouillard

markd56 — 2008-12-23 11:53:17Z

Looking for suggestions on where to search for the surname Drouillard. Found some at Saint Hilaire de Villefranche, St. Pierre de Marennes, Eglise réformée de Marennes....but not mine. Time period before 1666.

Robert dit Lafontaine,Robert,Roberts

FamilyRobertsRobert — 2008-04-15 00:15:52Z

Looking for information for Andre dit Lafontaine. Born 1607 and died 1663. Cogne, LaRochelle,Charentemaritime,France.
He was innkeeper for Lion d' Argent. Also information for Pierre Robert born abt. 1577(1580)Angoumoise and married 1605 Breuilaufa,France. Looking dor this Pierre's parents names and where they lived. Also trying to see if there is a picure of that inn from that time for Andre.

Re: Estavan & Jeanne (Dulonge D'Arthagnan) Charbonneau

SusanDaugs49 — 2008-02-29 22:58:40Z

I have info on Olivier from when he left France in 1659 and landed in Montreal. I am a descendant of his son, Jean. Let me know if you are still looking for info. Please contact me at shdaugs1@cox.net

Sicard, Perron, Charente-maritime

isabella51122 — 2007-11-25 06:56:11Z

Looking for information on the following:
Ambroise SICARD
born: 1631 Mormac, France
Married before 1666
LaRochelle, France
Died; 1701 New Rochelle, Westchester Co., NY

Jennie PERRON
Born Abt. 1636 LaRochelle, France.

Could someone please tell me about the area. and also if there are any other decendents still living. in France.

thank you so much for your time. would also like to know how to get any records.

Re: Fournier, Lacroix, Gow

eydistrict — 2007-11-01 18:52:52Z

what are the the "Fournier" names ? Birth and death dates also help
David

Re: Fournier, Lacroix, Gow

JusDance1 — 2007-11-01 18:41:16Z

My ex-husband abandoned his two daughters when they were very young---I have little to no family history from their father's side of the family. Indications are that they are of native/metis ancestry. Here is what I do know: My daughter's names are Felicia and Cheyenne; my ex-husband's name is Richard Bruce Gow from Ottawa/Hull; his mother's name (deceased) was Lorette Gow (nee Fournier) and his father's name (deceased) was Percy Gow. Richard has a sister, Joan who was or is married to Danny Knight and they have two daughters Tammy and Kathy. I believe they reside somewhere in or around the Gatineaus in Quebec. Percy had a sister Marge or Marjorie nee Gow. It is Lorette's side of the family I am interested in. She had a sister, Cecile LaCroix (nee Fournier), a nephew Luc or Luke Lacroix. I believe that Lorette grew up in the area of Lac Ste Marie, and her parents were of aboriginal descent. Her father's first name was something like Turgeon--or started with a T. Richard Gow had a family ring from his grandfather with a T on it. He spoke of spending a lot of his childhood at a lake in Quebec with his Grandfather Fournier (Lac Ste Marie??)

FROUIN, SOULIE, DUTILLOY in Aigrefeuille

lambinohio — 2007-04-27 19:11:20Z

I'm looking for information about the family of Marie Madeleine FROUIN (born 21 July 1875 in Aigrefeuille d'Aunis; died 20 May 1963 in Virginia). Her parents were Rene Frouin (born about 1839-1840) and Thais or Chais Ernestine DUTILLOY (born about 1837-1838). Both parents were still alive at Madeleine's marriage on 6 October 1898. Madeleine also had a brother, Georges, who was a doctor in Aigrefeuille, and died about 1948. Madeleine married Jean Frederic SOULIE, an Army Captain. They had a daughter, Renee Jeanne Soulie, born 31 October 1899 and a son born sometime later who died about 1906. Jean died in early 1911, and Madeleine and Renee emigrated to the US (Virginia) in 1919. Any help would be most appreciated!

Re: Bonin dit St-Martin

2006-12-07 00:39:34Z

Hello Cynthia.

Guess that we were able to go two steps higher than the Nicolas Bonin dit St-Martin.

His father was Louis, and his grandfather was Nicolas.

you ca verify our findings on our web page. Should you have any other information, we sure would appreciate.

http://sites.rapidus.net/jeanboni/Nosance.htm

Have a super day

Gerry

Re: Bonin family

judyturnerfamily — 2006-12-07 00:38:07Z

I finally made some progress on my BONIN line only to find that I have the BONIN line running through my family twice and I am not sure if they are seperate families or the same.

My grandmother was Lillian Bonin Doyle. Her father's parents were Antoine Bonin (b 1828 Ste-Elizabeth, Canada) and Julie Carriere (b.1829 Montreal, Quebec, Canada).

I trace Antoine Bonin's father side (Antoine-Nicolas Bonin b. 06 Dec 1794) back to Nicolas Bonin dit Ste-Marie and Marie Francoise Houde dit Houle in the mid 1700.

I then find out that Antoine Bonin's mother (Marie Elisabeth Dalcour b.19 Apr 1797 St-Cuthbert, Quebec, Canada) who was married to Antoine-Nicolas Bonin (m. 11 May 1818 Sainte-Elisabeth, Sainte-Elisabeth, Quebec, Canada) has the BONIN family in her line. Her parents were Ignace Dalcourt & Marie Anne Frappier dit Sthilaire. Ignace Dalcourt parents were Jean Baptiste Guignard dit Dalcour and Marie Josephe Bonnin (b. 05 Sep 1720 Contrecoeur, Quebec, Canada). This line goes back to the Nicolas Bonin dit Ste-Marie & Marie Esmery (m. 19 Nov 1684). This is the Nicolas that you speak of in your emails who is a soldier. I then go back on this line to Nicolas dit l'Aîné Bonin married to Anne Buchard (m. Abt. 1620 La Couarde-sur-Mer, Notre-Dame-des-Bonnes-Nouvelles, France)

Do you have any of these lines in your research?

Judy Doyle Turner

Bonin, Ile de Rhe

@@twohedz@hotmail.com — 2006-12-07 00:35:35Z

I have traced our family line back to Nicolas Bonin, son of Louis Bonin from Ile de Rhe Larochelle France, and am wondering where I might find more information regarding this line.
It has been said that the Bonins originate in Germany as Von Bonin. Should you have ay information, please contact me.

Thanking you in advance,
Cynthia Bonin

Ambroise Sicard/Mornac-sur-Seudre

picchetti707 — 2006-12-01 22:11:45Z

Hi
Does anyone have anything from France about Ambroise Sicard. We have plenty of things from NY/New Rochelle but even the protestant museum in Paris has nothing on him.
Thank you picchetti707@hotmail.com

Surnames Chorey/Charron

2006-11-08 13:36:17Z

We are looking for anyone with the last name Chorey whose family is related with the Charron name

Re: French place names - La Tourterie, Montemboeuf

joypegrum — 2006-10-19 12:42:09Z

Many thanks for your assistance Jerome. This was what I had thought, and ties in with as suggestion that there may have been a mill here at one time.

Are you by any chance in or near Montembeuf?

Re: French place names - La Tourterie, Montemboeuf

2006-10-18 08:08:16Z

probably comes from “tourte” which is translated into English by “pie”.

In the past, the word “tourte” had rather meant a kind of bread.

the termination “erie” indicates the place or we could find of “la tourte” (manufacture or/and sale).

I find this for the toponymy of village (but not the hamlet) in France:
http://crehangec.free.fr/

French place names - La Tourterie, Montemboeuf

joypegrum — 2006-10-17 14:37:02Z

Can anyone help me out with a link that bmight help me to find info on French place names - or help me specifically with info on or the the meaning of " La Tourterie ", a hamlet in Montemboeuf, Charente.

Many thanks in eager anticipation!

MANES ANCESTRY

nancy0807manes — 2006-09-14 00:48:07Z

I am looking for information about two brothers (Manes), who left France for Cuba possibly early 1800. One of them was my great-grandfather . That's all the information I have. Please help!

Pierre Canaud & Marie Brethomme

injanae — 2006-09-01 22:56:09Z

Looking for information on these two people. Their son, Antoine, was born in Bords (spelling?). Had at least one other son, Jacques.
I am descended from Pierre, Antoine, and Antoine's daughter Marie. Maried married Pierre Bougon in Cape Francais, Santo Domingo in 1778.
Thank you.

Re: Boret Alexandre

yvb674 — 2006-07-16 19:45:25Z

Hi, sorry for not replying earlier, but I deleted the other email in error. My dad has passed away so I don't really have any other information. The best person to ask is my dad's brother Nigel Gerald Boret. You can contact him at www.fleetline.co.uk/contacts

St-Denis, Ile d'Oleron 1698 Charente-M

2006-03-17 20:57:33Z

I descend from the Archal's/Rachals who came from St. Denis, Ile d'Oreon, France, where is this and how do I begin, the last know relative to be born there was in 1698. He was baptised at the Paroisse de St.Denis catholic that was already a millenium old at that time, I want to know more about his family, his name was Piere Rachal/Archal, the name was changed to Archal one he came to Louisiana in the French Army, I would also like to know how to get French Army records of that time.

Tammy Hayes

Jean Seguin of Ile d'Oleron

phillytucker — 2006-03-14 16:45:50Z

John (Jean) escaped to England (Hugenot), his son was Jaques (?James), and this Jaques married Marie Magdalaine Martin. (Her father was Pierre Martin of Gascony).

Jaques and Marie had Thomas (1726)and Jaques (1730) in Canterbury, England.

Thomas (1726) married Esther, and had James (1752) and Martha (1757) SEGUIN.

Martha married Robert PORTCH in London in 1789 - Robert was from Wiltshire. Martha and Robert had Sarah PORTCH in 1791.

Sarah married James WICKEN in London and had Sarah Ann WICKEN who married Samuel Apthorpe PHILLIPS. They had Caroline Edith PHILLIPS in 1862. Caroline married Arthur John TUCKER in 1889 and Arthur was my great grandad.

Any connections/help I would be most interested.

Philly

Re: Pierre Rachal from Ile d'Oleron

2006-03-14 11:21:53Z

Hi Tammy:

Have you done a research in http://www.rootsweb.com/ as to the name PIERRE RACHAL? Several persons are doing a research on Pierre Rachal from Ile d'Oleron.

As for French Army ... I have no idea ... what year and what war are we talking about? Couldn't come up with anything - sorry! perhaps someone else will help you.

Good luck.

Lucie

Re: Charente-Maritime

2006-03-14 11:21:06Z

Hi Tammy:

Ile d’Oleron is in the Poitou-Charentes Region (zone 17) which is in the Charentes Maritime, Department 17:

http://home.att.net/~bpatftw/oleron.htm
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sylvain.chardon/locom/loc_t_fr_dpt.h...
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sylvain.chardon/locom/loc_t_fr_reg.h...

In this site: http://www.st-denis-oleron.com/contenu/patri.html (it's in French), it mentions that the church of Saint-Denis twice, in 1575 and 1584. It was rebuilt end of the 16th century. It was restored in 1889.

The church most certainly must have registers when the church was rebuilt end of the 16th century. I couldn't find an exact address for that church so you should address your request simply to:

Eglise Saint-Denis
17550 Saint-Denis d’Oleron
France

or write to the Mairie inquiring as to where could you find certains records, or better yet send a FAX (in French preferably):

Mairie de Saint Denis
Rue de la Liberation
17550 Saint-Denis d’Oleron
e-mail : st.denis.oleron@wanadoo.fr

I'll get back with you if I find something regarding French Army records.

Amicalement,

Lucie

Pierre-Clement Bouchard, Charente-Maritime

ShirleyWilliamsB — 2006-03-14 11:00:59Z

I am looking for info on this person and his wife. He was born about 1577 LaRochelle, France married 1602 in Charente Maritime, France to Marie Guerreau b. about 1587 in the same place as her husband.
please help

Re: Jean SEGUIN

2006-03-14 10:52:53Z

Hi

I've looked through all the Huguenot stuff that I have in digital form (I'm responsible for the digitization programme for the Hug Soc of GB) plus all the other Huguenot references that I have and have come up with 227 SEGUIN hits, of which 23 of them refer to Jean, one or two of which are references to his daughter.

I also have information about references to the family in the Huguenot Library in London.

E mail me privately if you want any of them.

Regards

Tony Fuller

Henry Mornet, la Vendee

rodnron — 2006-03-14 09:48:21Z

Henry Mornet was born in Vendee France in or about 1854 he was married in Australia in 1882 and died in 1898.

On his marriage certificate he listed his father as Loius Mornet and his mother as Marie Manget.

Any info/suggestions greatly appreciated.

Re: Boret Alexandre

2006-01-04 11:40:18Z

Yvonne
How interesting. My GGgrandfather was a Boret who settled in London after traveling the world on Tea and Opium Clippers. He came from Ile de Re in LaRochelle and I believe that his father was a Blacksmith . Do you think they could possibly be related? I don't think there were too many Boret's in France. What was your grandfathers first name?

Re: Boret Alexandre

yvb674 — 2006-01-04 09:51:38Z

My grandfather was also a Boret. He moved to England from France and travelled round the world as a tobacco trader.

Re: Boret Alexandre

yvb674 — 2006-01-04 09:50:04Z

Garnier

JenniferMorris524 — 2005-12-16 18:58:12Z

Looking for information on the family of Alexandre Antoine Garnier, born in St. Jean D'Angely c. 1830. Parents were Jean Baptiste Garnier and Marie Dadot. Alexandre emigrated to Louisiana, USA in 1870.

Re: Boret Alexandre

2005-12-16 13:31:21Z

Sorry for delay I've been off line for a while. Yes I am related to the Borets, it was my grandmothers maiden name.

Re: Famille Renaud de Saintes, Charente-Maritime

2005-11-30 18:26:45Z

Are we related? Please email me.

Etienne Boyer

M_Boyea — 2005-09-04 15:49:20Z

LASSAUVAJUE Famillie

2005-04-26 22:02:36Z

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Fournier

2005-04-03 14:56:15Z

Claude Fournier b. Abt. 1595 or any Fournier in Charante-Maritime. Any information would be appreciated.
Thank you
David

Re: Etienne Boyer

daboyer777 — 2005-03-15 11:34:50Z

I am come from in Montreal
I can find the father to Etienne Boyer
But I know the Etienne son is Antoine Boyer dit Bouhier
If you find something, I very appy if you let me know.

Tank you

Re: Famille Renaud de Saintes, Charente-Maritime

2005-02-19 15:24:25Z

I am looking for a photograph of the same Louis Phillipe Renaud

Estavan & Jeanne (Dulonge D'Arthagnan) Charbonneau

SSharbono — 2004-09-01 03:31:26Z

I'm looking for information on these ancesters and their families. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I believe they were in La Rochelle, France. One of their sons was Olivier Charbonneau who immigrated to Quebec, Canada.

Famille Renaud de Saintes, Charente-Maritime

c_michaelangelo — 2004-03-02 23:12:17Z

I am lookind for any information regarding the family of Louis Philippe Renaud who was born in Saintes around 1817 and grew up there. He moved from Saintes around 1846 and came to New Orleans and then settled in Brownsville, Texas, died in 1871. There was a Pierre or Peter Renaud travelling with him and is assumed that it is his brother. Anyone with info please write.
deeply appreciated,
Michaelangelo

Faubert of Lesterps, Cognac, FRA web site

2004-02-15 06:27:38Z

go to web search . Fill in Faubert name. When you get the list look for the sympatico web site . Its got alot of info on Canadian Faubert. Just returned from France. In the cognac region, is a small and quite ancient town, Lesterps. If you ever get to France that region is a must see for all of the Faubert Linage.

Lardeaux

GillianAndrews161 — 2004-02-14 19:29:07Z

Still looking to trace ancestors by the name of Lardeau(x) who fled from France - La Rochelle in the 1600s when the Huguenots where being persecuted by the Catholics. They came to England and dispersed to Devon and London (and surrounding areas eg Kent,) I know about the London/Kentish family from late 1800s onwards Should you be a Lardeaux or know one, please let me know.

Boret Alexandre

angela1110 — 2004-01-23 23:43:58Z

Contacted La Rochelle town hall re birth records for Alexandre Boret born circa 1829 son of Pierre Boret a blacksmith. They couldn't find him.
He gives La Rachelle (I presume an enumerator error) as his place of birth on a UK census. Am wondering if he's just given the nearest large town. Anyone got any ideas where else I could try to find him.
Have also tried the Maritime Museum at La Rochelle as he worked as a rigger but they hold no personal records. I haven't a clue as to where I would look for the French equivalent of a seamans ticket or even if there are such things. Could anyone give me some tips as I'm stumped.
Many thanks.

temple calviniste

Aldo10 — 2003-12-24 20:38:46Z

Recherche Sarah (1597?-1691) fille de Pierre Cousseau & Anne Bourrandier, m Andre Valade, fils d'Anthoine Valade de Perdy, Angoumois & Ozanne du Pin a St-Nicolas-de-LaRochelle, Aunix 3-fev-1630. Sarah Cousseau epouse en deuxieme noces, Samuel Bertrand, saulnier, au temple calviniste de LaRochelle le 25-oct-1653. Elle fut oblige d'abjure le calvinisme le 25 sept 1685 au meme registre, sa fille Marie Valade emigre a Montreal en Canada, nee a La Rochelle, Aunix en 1642 m a Jean Cadieux en 1663.

Herve-dit-Saint-Jean

Aldo10 — 2003-12-24 20:38:46Z

Jean-Baptiste Herve-dit-Saint-Jean, natif de Notre-Dame-de-Cogne, LaRochelle vers 1697et mort a Montreal (QC) le 19 sept. 1752, 55 ans, a epouser M.-Catherine Fache, Fasche a St-Laurent-de-Montreal le 14.mai 1722. Recherche l'origine de Jean & la famille Herve-dit-Saint-Jean en Charente-maritime.

Re: place names in Charente-Maritime

Aldo10 — 2003-12-24 20:38:46Z

Saint =Parish name. Ev. =Bishopric of... Ar. =Suburb of... a good atlas or online map will help localize the sites. Bonne chance!

DE LAUNAY

2003-12-12 22:37:23Z

Hello,
I am looking for parents/siblings of Jeanne De Launay, born circa 1601, France, she married Francois Guimond. I believe that Jeanne is related to Gilles De Launay, born Fresnay-Le-Boesme, Charente, France, he married Denise Louise Dubois, also believe Jeanne is related to Jacques De Launay, born circa 1600, France, married to Catherine Benard, beleive she is his second wife. I believe Jeanne is related to these De Launays as they were all living in the same area in Quebec Canada at the same time and there were not alot of De Launay's.

Any help will be gratefully received.

Sharron Nadeau(nee Guimond)

Re: Charron dit LaFerriere

2003-11-02 01:30:46Z

excellent work done by Craig M Sharrow family. think address is Sharrow.com/geneology/legacy
I am also working on carron, caron, charron families and have over 300 pages by generations most from Robert, but think now our family may be from Claude but still searching. Would appreciate any information you may have. The one I am seeking is Hilaire Carron. He moved to WIsconsin in l850's and ended up in Minnesota. I know his father is Joseph and mother Elisabeth and he was born in trois rivieres but have not found our missing link. Sally

Claude Fournier abt.1595

2003-10-17 19:09:04Z

I am looking for information on Claude Fournier born abt. 1595 at Marans, Charante-Maritin, France. He married (1) Catherine Seneschal then (2) Claude Marais. They had 6 children. He is my ancestor.
David Fournier