PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Quebec Its Formative Years
Helpfull Hints to Researching Parish Records In RI
The Journal of Sophronie Marchessault
Les Coins de Nos Ancetre
Librarians Message
Membership List
This & That
Question Box
Charts

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Conclusion Sophie Marchessault
Other Wars, Other Valois
Le Coin de Nos Ancetre
Librarians Message
Family Associations
Principal Historical Societies in Quebec
Elections
This & That
Queries
New Members
Letters to the Editor
Charts 5-gen

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
GENEALOGY IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC -- Roland J. Auger 
THE ACADIANS IN NEW ENGLAND -- Reverend Clarence Muis D'Entremont 
THE HISTORY OF THE FRANCO-AMERICANS IN RHODE ISLAND -- Robert P. Goudreau 
JEAN DE BREBEUF -- Robert P. Goudreau 
OTHER WARS, OTHER VALOIS; THE WAR OF 1812 -- Jack Valois 
LE COIN DE NOS ANCETRES -- Lucille F. Rock 
LIBRARY -- Robert J, Quinlan 
MELANGE 
QUERIES 
MEMBERSHIP 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
THE FRENCH IN RHODE ISLAND: AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW -- Armand B. Chartier, Ph D 
JAMES N. WILLIAMS, BAPTIST MISSIONARY TO THE FRENCH CATHOLICS IN NEW ENGLAND 
JOSEPH GRAVELINES AND THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION - Paul C. Graveline 
LE COIN DE NOS ANCETRES: ROBERT RIVARD -- Lucille Rock 
RESEARCH IN FRANCE -- French Embassy 
INTRODUCTION OF DR. ULYSSE FORGET ON PRESENTING HIM AN HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP IN THE AMERICAN FRENCH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY -- Henri Leblond 
LIBRARIAN'S MESSAGE 
RECIPE BOOK 
QUESTION BOX 
NEW MEMBERS 
SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AFGS 
CHARTS 

THE FEAST OF ST JEAN 
JAMES N. WILLIAMS: MISSIONARY AMONG THE FRENCH CATHOLICS IN NEW ENGLAND (conclusion) 
THE MAGDELEN ISLANDS -- Reverend Dennis Boudreau 
TRACING YOUR ROOTS IN FRANCE 
THE FRENCH IN RHODE ISLAND: RELIGION AND EDUCATION - Reverend Edward St Godard 
LE COIN DE NOS ANCETRES: JACQUES TURCOT -- Lucille Rock 
CONTRACT DE MARIAGE 
LIBRARIAN'S MESSAGE 
MELANGE 
QUERIES 
CHARTS 
SPRING CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN CANADIAN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 
THE FORGET MARRIAGES OF RHODE ISLAND 

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 
PHOTOGRAPHY - A TOOL FOR GENEALOGISTS 
TRANSLATION OF MARRIAGE CONTRACT - Lucille Rock 
LE COIN DE NOS ANCETRES - Lucille Rock 
SOPHIE, LA PETITE MISERE -- Reverend Dennis M. Boudreau 
WHERE TO WRITE FOR VITAL STATISTICS: NEW ENGlAND 
THE BOUDREAU FAMILY REUNION 
BOOK REVIEWS 
QUERIES 
NEW MEMBERS 
POESIE PAR PIERRE 
ANCESTOR CHARTS 
LES CARTES POSTALE DU QUEBEC 
FORGET MARRIAGES FROM RHODE ISLAND 

Dates to remember
From Lakeville to our Lineage
The Deportees of 1837 Revolt
Joseph Marceau - Franco Australian
New Members
Queries
5 Gen Charts

Letters from the Editors
A Descending Genealogy of the Martineau-St Onge-Lormiere Family
Froget Marriages of RI
New Genealogical Societies & Family Associations
Queries
Wanted
New Members

President's Letter
Guillaume Lalonde dit L'Esperance
Genealogy of Guillaume Lalonde
Genealogy of M. Madeleine (Sarah) Allyn
Louis Cyr, The Strongest Man in the World
Coin De Nos Ancetres - Michel Boudrot
Acadian & Canadian Folklore
Laurent Hangard dit Lapolise
Melanges
5 Gen Charts
Membership Committe
Queries
Holdings of AFGS
Journal de Sophie Marchessault

Editorial -- by Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau, Editor
Coin de Nos Ancestres: Pierre Boucher by J. Richard Lebel
The Canadian Presence in North Providence, R.I. by Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau
Amended Lines: Genealogy and Adopted Children by Theresa Poliquin
Photography: A Tool for Genealogists, Part II by Paul Delisle
Genealogy and Family History by Albert K. Aubin
Genealogist's Prayer by Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau
Vignette: Laurent-Salomon Juneau by Al Berube
Disp. 3-3 c. (Marriage Dispensations of Consanguinity and Addinity) by Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau
Librarian's Report
Active Membership Listing
Questions and Answers
Donation to the Loiselle File
Ancestral Charts by Robert Mulcahy

EDITORIAL -- Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau, Editor 
TRACING OUR GENEALOGIES -- Lucille Fournier Rock 
VIGNETTE: NAPOLEON "LARRY" LAJOIE-- Al Berube and The Woonsocket Call 
LE COIN DE NOS ANCETRES: FRANCOIS PINSONNEAU -- Lucille Fournier Rock 
CONTES ET LEGENDES: THE FIRST ACADIAN MURDER -- Rev. Dennis M Boudreau 
MATCH THE SPOUSES 
GENEALOGY AND BEYOND: A STORY ABOUT OUR PEPIN ANCESTRY -- Wilfred E. Berube 
THE ELUSIVE JEAN BAPTISTE LABERGE -- Robert J. Quintin 
IMMIGRANTS TO THE UNITED STATES AT THE END OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 
RECIPE: PET DE SOEUR -- Lucille Fournier Rock 
ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS TO THE LAST ISSUE and ANSWERS TO MATCH THE SPOUSES 
DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY / LIBRARIAN'S MESSAGE 
ADDITIONS TO THE AFGS LIBRARY 
HOLDINGS OF THE AFGS LIBRARY - PART III 
WANTED: RESEARCH IN FRANCE / DUES NOTICE 
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE / NEW MEMBERS 
MESSAGE FROM RESEARCH COMMITTEE 
QUERIES 
DONORS TO THE LOISELLE INDEX 
ANCESTRAL CHARTS 

EDITORIAL -- Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau, Editor 
ON HUMBLE BEGINNINGS -- Irene A. Poliquin 
A GENEALOGICAL PROBLEM -- William Thibeault 
JOSEPH E. BARRETTE AND MARIE LOUISE ADAM -- Marie Ange Barrette Lescault 
THEN THE SEA GAVE UP THE DEAD -- Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau 
A LOVE STORY or TAKEN IN -- Lucille Fournier Rock 
ANTOINE LAVALLEE -- TAKE YOUR PICK -- Cecile Martens 52 
FRANCO-AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS: BROTHER ANDRE -- Al Berube 
GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC -- Robert J. Quintin 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
ANSWER TO A GENEALOGICAL PROBLEM 
MEMBERSHIP REPORT AND NEW MEMBERS 
DONATIONS TO THE LOISELLE INDEX 
RECIPE 
ANCESTOR CHARTS 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE -- Lucille Fournier Rock 
A JOURNEY INWARD, TOWARD HOME -- Irene A. Peloquin 
LE COIN DE NOS ANCETRES: DAVID LETOURNEAU -- Armand Letourneau 
LOUISE CLOUTIER -- J. Richard Lebel 
THE GILL FAMILY -- Gerard J. Gauthier 
GENEALOGICAL NOTES 
IN KEEPING WITH A RELIGIOUS TRADITION -- Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau 
CALIXA LAVALLEE -- Al Berube 
A REMARKABLE WOMAN -- Lucille F. Rock 
LA CUISINE DE MA GRANDMERE 
MY LAST HOLIDAY ON THE FARM -- Marie Ange Barrette Lescault 
ANTOINE LAVALLEE:THE FINAL PUZZLE PIECE 
RASSEMBLEMENT DES BELLIVEAU-BELIVEAU 
THE CHARTIER FAMILY REUNION 
CATHOLIC PARISHES OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND 
FROM THE MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR 
LIBRARY ADDITIONS 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
ANCESTOR CHARTS 

EDITORIAL -- Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau 
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE-- Lucille Fournier Rock 
LE COIN DE NOS ANCETRES: FRANCOIS GAULIN-- Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau 
EARLY MARRIAGES IN CANADA -- Lucille Fournier Rock 
FRENCH CANADIAN EXILES IN BERMUDA -- Armand R. Letourneau 
A STORY WORTH RETELLING -- Patricia A. (deMund) Griffore 
ADVERTISING POLICY 
THE HABITANT -- William Henry Drummond M.D. 
TWO CANADIAN HEROES 
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE TWICE (SO CAN LOVE) -- Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau 
AN EVALUATION OF THE TANGUAY DICTIONARY-- Lucille Fournier Rock 
GENEALOGY OF MGR. CYPRIEN TANGUAY -- Al Berube 
BOOK REVIEW: WILLA CATHER'S QUEBEC -- Irene A. Peloquin 
FRENCH AND INDIAN MARRIAGES -- Lucille Fournier Rock 
A SPECIAL BREAKFAST (RECIPE) 
REPERTOIRE NEWS 
CARTOON 
PERPETUAL CALENDAR 
MEMBERSHIP REPORT 
RESEARCH COMMITTEE REPORT 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
STRAIGHT LINE CHARTS 
ANCESTOR CHARTS 

THE GREAT FIRE OF 1721 IN MONTREAL -- Lucille Fournier Rock 
THE FINE ART OF "BALLOONING"-- Irene A. Peloquin 
RECIPE: TETE DE FROMAGE 
CLOUTIER GENEALOGY -- Paul P. Delisle 
HUGUENOT RESEARCH INFORMATION 
CAPTIVES FROM HAVERHILL -- Armand Letourneau 
NATURALIZATION PAPERS - THE FRENCH REGIME -- Lucille Fournier Rock 
FRANCO-AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS: GOVERNOR ARAM J. POTHIER 
A DESCENDING GENEALOGY OF THE POTHIER FAMILY 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
MEMBERSHIP REPORT 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
CHARTS 
A.F.G.S. PUBLICATIONS & SUPPLIES 

FORTUNATE FINDS FROM FRANCE -- Rev. George E. Christian, Jr. and Wilfrid E. Varieur 
EDELINE-DELISLE GENEALOGY -- Paul P. Delisle 
A MARRIAGE LICENSE OR A DEATH CERTIFICATE? -- Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau 
QUIZ: WHERE ARE YOU? 
OUR FRENCH HERITAGE IN AMERICA: STE. GENEVIEVE, MISSOURI -- Armand R. Letourneau 
RECIPE: GATEAU DU PORC 
PEPERE AND THE GOLD RUSH -- James H. Lague, Jr. 
RESEARCHING IN DETROIT AND VICINITY -- Archdiocese of Detroit Archives 
QUIZ: ANSWERS 
BOOK REVUES: COMPUTER GENEALOGY 
LIBRARIAN REPORT 
IMPORTANT NOTICE 
MEMBERSHIP REPORT 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
A.F.G.S. PUBLICATIONS AND SUPPLIES 
ANCESTRAL CHARTS

EDITORIAL AND HOLIDAY MESSAGE 
IMPORTANT NOTICES-- Lucille F. Rock 
GARNEAU GENEALOGY -- -- Paul Delisle 
CORDELIA -- -- Helen (Houle) Murray 
AN ESSENTIAL NEW REFERENCE FOR FRENCH-CANADIAN GENEALOGISTS -- Rev. Jerome Weber 
THE "GRANDE RECRUIT" OF 1653 -- Lucille F. Rock 
MEDERIC BLOUIN -- Loretta (Duclos) Blouin and Mary Blouin 
ANTOINE DESCOMPTES-LABADIE -- Claire Vadnais and Border Cities Star 
GETTING OUT FROM UNDER -- -- Irene Peloquin 
A FAMILY CURSE: AN ORAL TRADITION -- Rev. George Christian, O.P. 
LA CUISINE DE MA GRANDMERE 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
RESEARCH SERVICES 
A WORD TO ALL FRENCH AND HUGUENOT RESEARCHERS 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
ITEMS FOR SALE 

COIN DE NOS ANCETRES: JEAN POISSON -- Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau 
BY ANY OTHER NAME -- Irene A. Peloquin 
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO FUTURE 
CONTRIBUTORS TO J.M.S. 
LINKS IN THE CHAIN OF A FAMILY TREE -- John F. Cote 
BOOK REVIEW: GERARD J. BRAULT'S THE FRENCH-CANADIAN 
HERITAGE IN N.E. -- Henri A. Paradis 
BLUE BLOOD -- Rev. George Christian & Richard Christian 
THE CHAPDELAINES -- Henri Chapdelaine 
RHODE ISLAND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 
USEFUL ADDRESSES FOR OUR READERS 
MA, C., & R.I. VITAL STATISTICS UPDATE -- Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau 
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY 
NEW MEMBERS 
INDEX FOR JE ME SOUVIENS: WINTER 1985 

FROM THE EDITOR --- Rev. Dennis Boudreau 
FRANCOIS XAVIER ROSS -- Roger Ross 
NOTES ON THE BARIL-DUCHENY FAMILY -- Clement Plante 
THE CIRCLE REMAINS UNBROKEN -- Richard Leon Provost 
JEAN GUYON (1592-1694) -- Henri Paradis 
ASSOCIATION DES DION D'AMERIQUE 
SAINTE-LUCE 
A HISTORY OF TAFTVILLE, CONNECTICUT -- John D. Nolan 
ONDA8ANNHONS-GROS LOUIS DESCENDING GENEALOGY 
LIFE AFTER REACHING FRANCE -- Janice Burkhart 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
MEMBERSHIP 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 

FROM THE EDITOR--- Roger Ross 
A FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS ENIGMA -- Beatrice Couture Sawyer 
A TOUR OF QUEBEC -- Ann L. Barillas/Annette Hebert 
A CANADIAN ANECDOTE -- Lucille Fournier Rock 
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST MARRIAGES: MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN 
LUCIEN-HIPPOLYTE GOSSELIN, 1883-1940 -- Raymond J. Hebert 
ST. BRUNO 
JE ME SOUVIENS INDEX: SUMMER 1986 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
MEMBERSHIP 
CHARTS 

IN MEMORIAM: RACHEL GAUDET 
EDITORIAL 
LETTER TO THE EDITOR 
SUMMER 1907: RESEARCH UPDATE -- George E. Christian,Jr. & Richard L. Christian 
THE MARRIAGES OF ST. JEAN-BAPTISTE CHURCH, Marquette, MI (PART II) 
LOUIS WHITE -- Ken White 
MARTIN INTERNATIONAL RALLY 
AS IN A MIRROR: RESEARCHING TWINS -- Xary-Ellen Benoit & Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau 
RECIPE: TURKEY CUTLETS A DIJON 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
A.F.G.S. RESEARCH COMMITTEE POLICY 
QUESTIONS ANSWERS 
WHO'S WHO IN THE A.F.G.S. UPDATE 
WHO'S WHO ANCESTRAL CHARTS 
GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS FOR SALE 
JE ME SOUVIENS INDEX (WINTER 1986/SUMMER 1987) 

THE LACHINE MASSACRE -- Al Yelle 
THE DERYCKE FAMILY OF ROUBAIX -- Helen Houle Murray 
BEQUESTS & OTHER GIFTS 
CHURCH ADDRESSES FOR THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC-- Compiled by Rev. Dennis Boudreau 
JACQUES CARTIER'S OFFICERS & CREW -- Roger C. Ross 
ANCESTOR CHARTS 
OUR EDILINE dit DELISLE GENEALOGY -- Paul P. Delisle 
A.F.G.S. RESEARCH POLICY 
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 
NEW MEMBERS 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
INDEX FOR JE ME SOUVIENS: WINTER 1987 

FROM THE EDITOR 
REMARKS ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF AFGS 
CORRECTIONS TO OUR EDELINE DIT DELISLE GENEALOGY -- Paul P. Delisle 
PARISH ADDRESS FOR PROVINCE OF QUEBEC -- Rev. Dennis Boudreau 
MEDARD CHOUART, SIEUR DES GROSEILLIERS -- Wilbur D. Starr 
REFLECTIONS ON A FRENCH-CANADIAN CHILDHOOD 
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 
ANCESTORS CHARTS 
AFGS MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS 
INDEX FOR JE ME SOUVIENS: SUMMER 1988 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
HISTORICAL NOTE -- from the Providence Journal-Bulletin 
THE SCOT IN CANADA -- Roger C. Ross 
NATIONAL ARCHIVES UPDATE 
HOW TO WRITE FOR DOCUMENTATION. -- Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau 
CHURCH ADDRESSES FOR THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC -- Compiled by Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau 
A CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE CORRECTION -- Edgar Dupuis 
PIERRE BOUTHILLET: AN AMENDED LINEAGE -- Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 
ANCESTOR CHARTS 
INDEX FOR JE ME SOUVIENS: WINTER 1988 

REMARKS TO LE FOYER -- Roger C. Ross 
THE LURE OF THE COTTON MILLS -- George H. Buteau 
FRENCH-CANADIAN MARRIAGES -- Rosalyn G. Lachapelle 
ANCESTORS MADE US WHAT WE ARE -- Charley Reese 
ANCESTOR CHART -- Antoine Bessette 
EXPLORERS, VOYAGERS, & INDIAN TRANSLATORS -- Richard L. Provost 
RECIPE: RAGOUT D'ELEPHANT 
BIRTHS FROM DEATHS -- Rev. Dennis Boudreau 
THE HECTOR-- Roger C. Ross 
WITH SINCERE THANKS 
LIBRARIANS'S REPORT 
OTHER A.F.G.S. PUBLICATIONS 
INDEX FOR JE ME SOUVIENS: SUMMER 1989 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: REV. ALBERT LEDOUX 
OUR COUSINS IN THE AMERICAN MIDWEST 
SOME SUGGESTED IDENTITIES FOR EARLY FRENCH-CANADIAN SETTLERS IN ILLINOIS 
FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS: TIES THAT BIND 
LIST OF FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS 
FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS NEWS 
MEMBERS' CORNER 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
DROUIN BOOK FUND DONORS 
BOOK REVIEW 
ABOUT RI VITAL STATISTICS 
RESEARCH POLICY 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
ANCESTOR CHARTS 
NEW MEMBERS 
A.F.G.S. MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS 
INDEX TO NUMBER 24 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
SURVIVANCE: A FRANCO-AMERICAN OBSESSION 
GENEALOGY 
REVIVING EXTINCT NOBLE TITLES 
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES 
CYRIAC AND WILFRED GENDREAU 
HOLIDAYS PAST 
FROM THE OLD MARQUETTE, MI, CEMETERY 
MEMBERS' CORNER 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
DROUIN BOOKS FUND DONORS 
RESEARCH POLICY 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
ANCESTOR CHARTS 
NEW MEMBERS 
A.F.G.S. MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS 
INDEX TO NUMBER 25 

President's Message
About our Feature Article
Aram Jules Pothier as Governor of RI
State Governors of French Descent
Epidemics in French Canada and New England Since the Seventheeth Century
Members Corner
Work in Progress
Of Interest
Family Association News
Librarian's Report
Research Policy
Q & A
5 Gen Charts
New Members
AFGS Publications for sale
Index to JMS 27

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
IN MEMORIAM 
RI'S FRANCO-AMERICANS IN THE CIVIL WAR 
SACRED HEART BROTHERS IN NEW ENGLAND 
FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS CAPTIVES 
COLONIAL FOLK MEDICINE 
DESCENDANTS OF CHARLEMAGNE 
MEMBERS' CORNER 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
RESEARCH POLICY 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
ANCESTOR CHARTS 
NEW MEMBERS 
A.F.G.S. MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS 
INDEX TO NUMBER 27 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
RI'S FRANCO-AMERICANS 
THE GUERTIN FAMILY OF WARE, MA 
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS 
MICHEL NAPOLEON CARTIER 
GENEALOGICAL COMPUTER PROGRAMS 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
ACQUISITIONS 
RESEARCH POLICY 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
MEMBERS' CORNER 
OF INTEREST 
ERRATA 
NEW MEMBERS 
AFGS MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS 
INDEX TO NUMBER 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK 
AUTHORS' GUIDELINES 
CURIOSITE'S FAMILIALES 
MON PEPERE 
VISIT TO THE ROUEN, FRANCE, MUNICIPAL LIBRARY 
DYERS AND TANNERS 
THE SEARCH FOR MY IDENTITY 
BOOK REVIEW 
MEMBERS' CORNER 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
RESEARCH POLICY 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
ANCESTOR CHARTS 
NEW MEMBERS 
A.F.G.S. MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS 
INDEX TO NUMBER 29 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK 
AUTHOR'S GUIDELINES 
THE FOUNDING OF THE AFGS 
A BLUE BLOOD FANTASY 
THE TRANSFORMATION OF CENTERVILLE, RI 
PIERRE BUTEAU 
SEW WHAT? 
MEMBER'S CORNER 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
RESEARCH POLICY 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
NEW MEMBERS 
AFGS MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS 
INDEX TO NUMBER 30 

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK 
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
JEAN CHRETIEN 
LE LOUP LAFONTAINE 
CHARLES VINCELETTE 
EXPERIENCES IN RESEARCH 
MICHEL NAPOLEON CARTIER 
JAMES N. WILLIAMS, D.D. 
LIBRARY REPORT 
AFGS RESEARCH POLICY 
QUESTION & ANSWERS 
NEW MEMBERS 
AUTHORS' GUIDELINES 
INDEX TO NUMBER 31 
INDEX TO THIS ISSUE 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK 
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 
THE PAPER TRAIL 
THE LEFEBVRES AND PAPILLEAUS OF BATISCAN 
DATING GENEALOGICAL EVENTS 
EUROPEAN TRIP TO EVETTE, FRANCE: THE VOISINET ANCESTRAL HOME 
FRANCO-AMERICAN VETERANS IN THE SPANISH- AMERICAN WAR 
AFGS RESEARCH POLICY 
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 
LIBRARY REPORT 
NEW MEMBERS 
GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS & PUBLICATIONS 
INDEX TO THIS ISSUE 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
POPPA 
MEMBERS' CORNER 
MARGUERITE ROBITAILLE AND HER TWO HUSBANDS 
THE HISTORY OF WITCHES IN NEW FRANCE AND NEW ENGLAND 
EULOGY FOR RAYMOND T. LANTHIER 
CAROLINE GARNEAU 
THE CHASSE-CURRAN FAMILY 
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 
HEBERT FAMILY 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
NEW MEMBERS 
GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS & PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE 
INDEX TO THIS ISSUE 
PARTING SHOTS 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
LIFE IN A CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY 
MEMBERS' CORNER 
JOSEPH GRAVELINES AND THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION 
DOMINA JALBERT 
A MYSTERY UNRAVELED 
JOSEPH-GABRIEL COTE 
FRENCH AND BELGIAN IMMIGRANTS TO WOONSOCKET, RI 
GEORGE NAPOLEON GIRARD 
THE MAKING OF A FAMILY TREASURE 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
FRENCH AND INDIAN CONNECTION 
AUTHORS' GUIDELINES 
NEW MEMBERS 
DONATIONS TO REEL FRIENDS 
INDEX TO THIS ISSUE 
PARTING SHOTS 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
A PROBLEM SOLVED 
A GOUIN FAMILY MYSTERY 
THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE DES SERRES SURNAME 
MAXIME GORTON 
LOUIS NAPOLEON BEAUDRY 
MEMBERS'CORNER 
NEW FINDINGS ON THE ROULEAU FAMILY IN FRANCE 
A ROMANCE WITH QUEBEC 
LORENZO DeNEVERS 
A MOTHER IS LOST 
MARIA JULIETTE GIROUX KEEFE 
PORTRAITS OF THE POULINS 
e and OUR OWN WORST ENEMY 
FRENCH AND BELGIAN IMMIGRANTS TO WOONSOCKET, RI 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
FRENCH-CANADIAN GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH: A BOOK REPORT 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
DONATIONS TO LIBRARY FUND 
INDEX TO THIS ISSUE 
PARTING SHOTS 

SPECIAL NOTICE 
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
AFGS RESEARCH POLICY 
THE NEVER-ENDING BATTLE: KEEPING VITAL RECORDS OPEN FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS 
MEMBERS' CORNER 
ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR FAMILY HISTORY RE-SEARCHERS 
GIRARD LEBEL, C.Ss.R 
FRENCH AND BELGIAN IMMIGRANTS TO WOONSOCKET, RI 
JOLIETTE DAYS 
HOW DID MY LAGACE ANCESTORS END UP IN NORTHERN MAINE? 
HAVE COMPUTER, WILL PUBLISH 
YESTERDAY AND TODAY 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
NEW MEMBERS 
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS 
AUTHORS' GUIDELINES 
INDEX TO THIS ISSUE 

AFGS MISSION STATEMENT 
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR: BIRTHPLACE OF THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 
FATHER AND DAUGHTER GENEALOGY 
MEMBERS' CORNER 
METIS FAMILIES 
DESCENDANTS OF PIERRE BUTEAU 
THE GENOGRAM: A TOOL FOR NURSING EDUCATION 
READING ABOUT YOUR ROOTS: A BOOK REVIEW 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS & PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE 
AFGS RESEARCH POLICY 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
AUTHORS' GUIDELINES 
INDEX TO THIS ISSUE 
PARTING SHOTS 

AFGS MISSION STATEMENT 
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
AUTHORS' GUIDELINES 
LA SURVIVANCE: FROM THE FRENCH CANADIAN STRUGGLE FOR CULTURAL SURVIVAL 
TO WORLD CLASS MUSEUM 
ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS 
ANATOMY OF A FRENCH CANADIAN HERITAGE 
MEMBERS' CORNER 
MARIE ROLLET: CULTURAL MEDIATOR 
A ROMANCE WITH QUEBEC: A REBUTTAL 
MARIE LOUISE MARTINEAU: A BIOGRAPHY 
GODFROY DAIGNAULT, WALTER F. FONTAINE AND ALEXANDER GILBERT 
ODDS AND ENDS 
FRANCO-AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I FROM BLACKSTONE, MA 
CALIXTE LAVALLIE 
AU REVOIR, LOWELL 
ST. LAWRENCE OF NEW BEDFORD, MA 
A FAMILY'S MIGRATION 
SEARCHING FOR ROOTS: FINDING FRIENDS 
MISTAKEN IDENTITY 
EAST MEETS WEST 
HONEY, WHERE'S THE MAIL? 
AFGS OPEN HOUSE 
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
INDEX TO THIS ISSUE 
PARTING SHOTS 

PRESIDENTS' MESSAGES 
ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS 
TREASURES IN WOOD 
A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF MOISE POTVIN 
AFGS RESEARCH POLICY 
DESCENDANTS OF MOISE POTVIN AND ARSELIE QUINTIN 
LA FAMILLE POITEVIN 
AUTHORS' GUIDELINES 
DESCENDANTS OF CHARLES ALLAIRE AND MARIE-LOUISE RICHARD 
MEMBERS' CORNER 
CRIME AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURY WOMEN IN NEW FRANCE 
GUILLAUME LECLERC AND MARIE-THERESE HUNAULT: PIONEERS OF THE ILE-JESUS AND LACHENAIE 
FRANCO-AMERICAN CIVIL WAR VETERANS FROM THE WOONSOCKET, RI AREA 
FRENCH INFLUENCE ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 
SEVIGNY DIT LAFLEUR 
MARIE-LOUISE BONIER REVISITED 
WINTHROP WAYS AND WOES 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
INDEX TO THIS ISSUE 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
THE JOURNAL OF SOPHRONIE MARCHESSAULT 
ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS 
QUEBEC: ITS FORMATIVE YEARS 
JEAN DE BREBEUF 1593-1649 
REMEMBER THE SURCOUF 
OTHER WARS, OTHER VALOIS 
ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING 
A LOOK AT FRENCH KINGS 
A TRIBUTE TO THE PEOPLE OF QUEBEC 
GRANDMA AND THE FAMILY TREE 
AMENDED LINES: GENEALOGY AND ADOPTED CHILDREN 
CAPTIVES FROM HAVERHILL 
IT'S OFF TO WORK I GO 
STANDARDS FOR SOUND GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH 
STANDARDS FOR USING RECORDS REPOSITORIES AND LIBRARIES 
STANDARDS FOR USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH 
CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT IN NEW FRANCE AND NEW ENGLAND 
MEMBERS CORNER 
FRENCH-CANADIAN EXILES IN BERMUDA 
LA FEDERATION DES FAMILLES-SOUCHES QUEBECOISES 
BY ANY OTHER NAME 
AUTHORS' GUIDELINES 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
ALL AFGS RESEARCH POLICY 
INDEX TO THIS ISSUE 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 
IN MEMORIAM: THERESE Y. POLIQUIN 
IN MEMORIAM: REV. CLARENCE J. D'ENTREMONT 
DEVOTED, THE DISTINGUISHED, AND THE DAUNTLESS UN-USUAL WOMEN OF SEVENTEENTH 
CENTURY NEW FRANCE 
EMERY J. SANSOUCI: 1847-1936 
LIFE IN THE SWEET LANE 
VITALINE LANTIER CHARTIER (1864-1935) 
MARIN CHAUVIN, GILLETTE BONNE, AND JACQUES BERTAULT 
PIERRE BOUCHER 
THE FRENCH IN RHODE ISLAND 
JAMES N. WILLIAMS BAPTIST MISSIONARY TO THE FRENCH CATHOLICS IN NEW ENGLAND 
AUTHORS' GUIDELINES 
THE FRENCH IN RHODE ISLAND: RELIGION AND EDUCATION 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
MEMBERS' CORNER 
AFGS RESEARCH POLICY 
EXCESS BOOK LISTING 
GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS & PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE 
ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS 
INDEX TO THIS ISSUE 
PARTING SHOTS 

AFGS Mission Statement In Memoriam
Justice en Nouvelle-France
Tarragon to Taylor - Spain to the United States, Diary of a 700 Year Journey
A Mystery Unraveled, Part II
1913 Pioneers: The Giroux Family in Peace River
Variant and Dit Names and Rehabilitation
Member's Corner
The Acadian Benoit's Of Rhode Island
Some Indian Captives From New England
Hitting the Books Again
Children Baptized At Notre-Dame de Stanbridge, Que., Born To Parents Living In The United States - 1846-1859
Lighting Can Strike Twice (So Can Love)
Accepted Standards of Conduct for Family History Researchers
Index to Record of Service Of Connecticut Men Who Served in the Regular Army in the Mexican War
On The Trail Of The Papineau's
An Important Concern for All Genealogists
Questions and Answers
AFGS Research Policy
Authors' Guidelines
Excess Book Listing
Index To This Issue
Parting Shots

AFGS Mission Statement 
In Memoriam Viateur A. Pelletier 
Antoine Latour, "Forgette" , a Blacksmith, and His Son
Pierre-Simon Latour dit Forget 
La Guerre en La Belle France 
Members' Corner 
Acadia 1612-1614 
The French Canadians of New England 
A Family Story 
A Legend of Heroes 
Joseph E. Barrette and Marie Louise Adam 
A Call to Arms 
Questions and Answers 
Our Ancestors Affected by the American Revolutionary War! 
Accepted Standards of Conduct for Family History Researchers 
World War I Flying Aces 
I Never Would Have Guessed 
Research on the Library Computers 
Excess Book Listing 
Genealogical Materials & Publications For Sale 
Authors' Guidelines 
Index To This Issue 
Parting Shots 

AFGS Mission Statement
President's Message
Members' Corner;
In Memoriam, Alfred D. Gaboury;
Acadia 1612-1614, Part II;
Allies Uber Deutschland;
Antoine Latour dit Forget and his Son, Joseph, 1802-1873;
Genealogy and History of the Noble Godefroy Family;
Pierre Morand;
Leon Lemire;
LeNormand;
The First Barabé Family in Canada;
Champion Quartette of Rhode Island Sisters;
Index To This Issue 
Authors' Guidelines 
Genealogical Materials & Publications for Sale;
Excess Book Listing 
Parting Shots

AFGS Mission Statement
A Cartier Genealogy - Medieval France and Early Canada
Skeletons? - Not In Our Family
A Family Story
Researching Quebec Descendants Who Came To the U.S
The Manchaug, MA Baptist Affair
The Godefroy Family - A Continuing Story
College and University Records in Family History Research and the
French Influence of Early Seton Hall College, 1856-1866
The Friendliest Church in Boston
Omer Dénommée 1893-1881 - The Inventor
Home, Sweet Home
Q & A Answers
AFGS Lending Library Additions
Genealogical Materials & Publications For Sale
Excess Book Listing
Authors' Guidelines
AFGS Research Policy
Index To This Issue
Parting Shots

AFGS Mission Statement
President's Message
Jean Jouineau
The Godefroy Family - A Continuing Story
The Swiss Connection: Le Regiment Meuron
Passage to Canada
Addendum to The Manchaug, MA Baptist Affair
Return to the Workaday World
The Emigration From Québec
Jean-Baptiste Goes to War
A History Lesson
French-Canadian Veterans of World War II
Joseph Lefebvre dit Villemur
Authors' Guidelines
Antoine Dionne dit Sans Soucy (1641-1721)
A Very Productive Genealogy Research Day
S.S. John Fairfield 2nd Voyage
Book Review
Genealogical Materials & Publications For Sale
Excess Book Listing
AFGS Research Policy
Index To This Issue
Parting Shots

AFGS Mission Statement
President's Message
Hail the Midwives; Beware the Witches: Women in Seventeenth Canada Century New France
Franco-Americans in the Civil War Era
The Godefroy Family - A Continuing Story
The Village Of Manville, RI.
Manville's "Brick Blocks" Unique Mill Housing
Migrations of the Asiatic Cholera
Dr. Ulysse Forget
Quebec: It's Formative Years
Westward Ho, the Boissonneaults
Father Pierre Beaugrand dit Champagne
Photo Restoration Basics
Antoine Latour, Forgette, and His Son, Pierre-Simon Latour dit Forget
Spice Added To My Ancestral Story
Amended Lines - Genealogy and Adopted Children
Companion to the Companions
Life in the 1500's
Tips from Your Bookie
Joseph-Wilfrid Moreau and Malvina Guay
Family Associations in Canada
Authors' Guidelines
Excess Book Listing
Genealogical Materials & Publications For Sale.
Index To This issue
Parting Shots

AFGS Mission Statement
President's Message
Memories
The Godefroy Family -A Continuing Story 
AFGS Research Policy 
Antoine Terroux: Travels of a Gascon 
The Patter of Little Feet 
Grandmere Roger - and Her Obit 
The Latour Dit Forgit Family in New England
Ask The Retoucher 
Authors' Guidelines
Excess Books 
Index To This Issue 
Parting Shots

AFGS Mission Statement 
President's Message
In Memoriam
Jean Guyon 1592-1634
Annette's Secret
Military Roots of the Dit Names
Relying On Secondary Sources Can Be Risky
Master Architect Left His Mark On Woonsocket
Authors' Guidelines 
The Godefroy Family - A Continuing Story 
La Famille Vadenay 
French Colonization in the New World 
The France-England Relationship1689-1870
Louis Truchon and Marie-Francoise Beauchamp 
The Deerfield Captives and Their Descendants 
Member's Corner 
Notary Records Can Help Us Paint A Picture of the Past 
The Beginning of the End 
AFGS Research Policy 
Index To This Issue 
Accepted Standards of Conduct for Family History Researchers
Parting Shots

AFGS Mission Statement
Notes on William Ross
Finding Ancestral Homes on the Romantic Ile d'Orleans
The Search
The Godefroy Family
A Continuing Story
Louis Truchon and Marie-Francoise Beauchamp 
Cream Puffs From Borgia 
Noel Norbert Bissonette 1836-1928 
Alphonse Deslauriers 
AFGS Research Policy 
A Buteau in the American Civil War 
My Acadian Ancestors 
Authors' Guidelines 
Index To This Issue
Parting Shots 

President's Message 
Michel Chretien dit LeBrun
AFGS Research Policy 
Nicolas Froget dit Despatis
Jacques Berthiaume and Catherine Bonhomme, Who Married at Sillery, Quebec, 1667
Heritage of Peace 
The Godefroy Family
The Napoleon Bissonette Story
Member's Corner
The Hertel Family and the Salmon Falls Raid
Roster of the 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry in the Spanish American War
A Bit of Genealogical Speculation And Levity
Descendants Of Charles Allaire & Marie-Louise Richard
There Are Ancestors and There Are Ancestors
A Changing Face
The Missing Baptismal Record
Excess Books
Publications 
Authors' Guidelines
Index To This Issue 
Accepted Standards of Conduct for Family History Researchers

AFGS Mission Statement 
Medard Chouart Des Grosseilliers 
Timothy Demonbreun 
Historical Marker Highlighting The Site Of Demonbrein's Home
Monument Sculpted By Alan Lequire To Honor Demonbruen
17th and 18th Century Comedians 
Generation 
The History & Genealogy of the Renauld Family
Hockey as a Genealogical Study in the French-American Experience
New Legislation Affecting Genealogists And Family Researchers
Joseph Gravelines and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
St. Jean-Baptiste Day 
AFGS Research Policy 
Woonsocket: Where French Language Met American Culture 
The Laflamme Family 
Chronology of Louis Adolphe Beaugrand Dit Champagne
Authors' Guidelines 
Publications and Excess Books 
Boisse/Laliberte Wedding
Index To This Issue