How to search this blog? – And much more…

Updated 5 December 2021

How to search this blog? – And much more…

This is what you will see if you happen to stumble on my original blog and read this…

Forget André Mignier dit La Gâchette!

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I know it must be hard to find your ancestor on Our Ancestors or one of your ancestor’s photo on the Internet.

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Courtesy Dennis Lagasse IV

This is why I was posting this image so you can find the search button under the comment section.

If you type a name into the search box, you might find lost ancestors I wrote about. Of course if the name is “Sorel” then you might find articles I wrote on the town of Sorel in Quebec also…

On this blog the search button in on the upper left side.

More updates down here on the sequel to Our Ancestors.

Posts featured on Our Ancestors II

About Our Ancestors II

Our Ancestors II

Keeping their memories alive

Monday morning – Comparing moustaches

Tuesday morning- Just imagine

Wednesday morning – Just imagine one last time

Where to start?

Sunday morning – 18 October 2020 – Who says genealogy has to be boring?

Sunday morning – 25 October 2020 – How to start?

Update

Posts I have written since…

Where should I start? Maude Powe

Where should I start? Arthur Joseph Myers

Where should I stop?

Where to stop – Old photos

Where to stop – William Costello

Where to stop – Francis William Powe

Written in 2011

Remembering Harvey Louis Lagasse Jr

A note I had left behind…

A post in the draft section of Our Ancestors since 2014

It’s not over till it’s over…

It’s not over till it’s over… Epilogue

The missing link – Final Jeopardy!

Lives of our French-Canadian Ancestors in New France, Québec and Canada

The Ferlatte Family – Final Jeopardy!

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Keeping their memories alive

Updated 28 July 2021

Most of our ancestors were just ordinary people whose names will never be found in history books.

This is why I had created Our Ancestors back in September 2009 to eventually make contact with distant relatives in the United States and Canada.

Little did I know that in September 2020 I would be contacted by Michael Meteyer, a third cousin once removed who had a lot to share.

Having written more than 1500 posts on Our Ancestors, if I want to write more about Michael’s ancestors and share old family photos, I have to write about them here on Our Ancestors II. This is Michael’s paternal grandparents.

Next Sunday, we will go back in time to Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA…

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A Day in the Life…

When you are looking for your roots you will find documents that fill some gaps.

I am not closely related to Maria Anita Viens who was a bookkeeper in New Bedford.

How I got curious was this message I got on Ancestry.

Bonjour! Vous êtes relié à ma recherche par l’intermédiaire de mes ancêtres canadiens George M. Viens, épouse Eudora Gelineau, mère Julienne Chagnon et père Frank Cummings. George et Eudora sont mes arrières grands-parents. Je suis nouvelle avec l’étude d’ancêtres. J’aimerais en apprendre davantage et me connecter à mes parents canadiens et français. Je ne parle pas encore français. J’aimerais apprendre. Peut-être avez-vous des informations et des conseils. Je voudrais savoir comment vous êtes liés à mes arrière grands-parents!! J’espère avoir de vos nouvelles!

K. A., Massachusetts, États-Unis

How could I resist?

To be continued…

However there’s a problem.

La Famiglia 2017 – January 2017 The Mocciolo Family

This is the 2017 calendar cover I posted yesterday.

This is January 2017.

These are the names as identified by Joe.

To be identified later…

Eva Mocciolo (1905-1998)

Eva Mocciolo (1905-1998)

Maria Carmela Mocciolo (1909-2003), born March 1,1909 in Waterbury.
Photo taken perhaps in the 1940s. She married Joseph Pazera (1909-1972).

Maria Carmela Mocciolo

Maria Josephine Mocciolo (1896-1974), with her first husband, Nick Cappella.

The boy is believed to be her first child, Nicholas, photo circa 1920.

Maria Josephine Mocciolo

La Famiglia 2022 – Redux

You probably have not noticed this yesterday… It was not a typo on my part.

If the Internet still exists in 100 years from now, some amateur genealogist might be thrilled to find this.

Joe Palladino has been preserving his old photos on calendars well before 2017. That was something I did not know. He told be yesterday in an email.

Hi Pierre – this is pretty awesome – nice job, and thank you.

I went back to check and I believe the family calendars actually started in 2014. The theory behind it was simple: A relatively inexpensive way to archive photos, cut them up and frame or form a wall display of some kind once the year was over. (I think I still have extras from all the years.) But it is special, every day of the day, to check the calendar and always see a lost loved one, or in many cases, an ancestor that we never knew.

Have a terrific year!

This is the 2017 calendar cover I posted yesterday.

This is January 2017.

These are the people.

Next time, who are these people?

La Famiglia 2022

Somewhat precious artefact in 2122.

Joe Palladino has been preserving his old photos on calendars since 2017.

This is the 2017 calendar cover.

Joe and I think the young woman in the back was Robert Miller’s mother.

A closer look…

While I was working on my family tree I was struck by the resemblance with this woman.

This led me to create this montage I sent Joe.

Joe agrees there is a resemblance.

This is Edwina Miller’s family tree. Her paternal grandmother was Edwina Newcity (Villeneuve)

Descendants of Edwina Newcity can find her on Find A Grave. They can also find her on Our Ancestors and its sequel Our Ancestors II or on Google.

Richard A. Newcity – Last Post

Two weeks ago Joe Palladino’s cousin sent him what he thought of  Richard A. Newcity.

To say the least, he was robust, full of life and loved to mix it up, always ready for a bit of verbal judo. He had a quick wit and a natural ease dealing with people. Knowing him, it was no surprise that he held the rank of Master Chief in the Navy. When Dick spoke to you he always looked directly into your eyes and leaned in, focused on you and nothing else at that moment. The phrase “lean in” gained popularity for many reasons, but in his case it was a feature of his personality. He had a propensity for action, often rocking on his feet like a boxer or the ballroom dancer he was, ready for the next move. We had many young naval officers in our organization and it was always interesting to watch them interact with Dick. Even though he was a civilian, they were deferential and always referred to him as “Chief” or “Master Chief”.

Everyone respected him not just for his prior service, but because of his demeanor and the way he respected them. He cared for his coworkers and looked out for them, particularly in troubled times. It was not uncommon for him to display emotion or tears when speaking about someone who was in a difficult situation. That concern and respect for others was evident as he was a member of the Military Honor Guard and attended to the burial of many CT veterans.

Lastly, he was rock solid dependable. I am certain whether aboard ship in dangerous seas, under enemy assault or just as I knew him in the workplace, he would always have your 6.

The Navy has a customary farewell expression when parting company with others, thus: “We bid you fair winds and calm seas.” That may be a pleasing thought to leave with his surviving relatives.

Your cousin

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These are Richard Newcity’s ancestors and one of his great-great-grandfathers.

James Edward Newcity

1836-1908

Richard A. Newcity

You will find Richard A. Newcity on Find A Grave.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64261053/richard-a-newcity

Find A Grave is about remembering those who have passed away. Sometimes you will just find a headstone. Some headstones tell very little about that person. If you are lucky in your search for someone, there will be an obituary with the memorial.

In Richard Newcity’s memorial this is what you can read.

Richard “Dick” A. Newcity, 72, of Bristol, husband of Patricia (Kinosh) Newcity, died on Saturday (January 14, 2011) at St. Francis Hospital. Dick was born in Bristol on May 9, 1938 and was a son of the late H. Frank and Bernice (Gibbs) Newcity. He is a longtime Bristol resident and retired as a Master Chief from the U.S. Navy after 24 years of service. Dick was a member of St. Matthew Church, and St. Matthew School Board, Forestville. He enjoyed golfing, record collecting, ball room dancing and was a member of the Military Honor Guard of CT, the Officers Club of CT, and the Broadcasting Club. Besides his wife Dick is survived by a daughter and son-in-law Jennifer Pryde and her husband Charles, of Lithia, FL; two sons and daughters in law, Mark Newcity and his wife Lisa, of Barrington, RI and Andrew Newcity and his wife Tara, of New Hartford; four grandchildren Emma and Julia Newcity and Katie and Ashley Pryde; a brother and sister–in-law Paul Newcity and his wife Sharon, of Harwinton and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Thursday (January 20, 2011) at 9 AM from Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, to St. Matthew Church for a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10 AM. Burial with Military Honors will follow in the St. Joseph cemetery, Bristol. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday between 5 and 8 PM. Memorial donations may be made to St. Matthew School 33 Welch Drive Bristol, CT 06010.

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His son Mark is also on Find A Grave.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182376797/mark-a-newcity

Mark A. Newcity, 51, of Bristol, Connecticut died on November 18, 2014. Mark was born May 4, 1963 in Patuxent River, Maryland to Richard and Patricia (Kinosh) Newcity. He graduated from St. Paul High School in 1981 and from the University of Connecticut in 1986 (where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity). Mark earned his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 1989 and he practiced law in Hartford, Connecticut and in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a history buff and an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox, Miami Dolphins, and his beloved UConn Huskies. He also enjoyed family vacations at Cape Cod, gardening, golfing, and long walks with his dog Daisy. When his children were young, he resided in North Attleboro, Massachusetts where he was a soccer coach for the North Soccer Club. Mark was happiest when spending time with his children who will remember him for his devotion as a father, his sense of humor, his intelligence and guidance, as well as for making the best pancakes in the world.

Mark is survived by his two daughters, Emma Carol Newcity and Julia Patricia Newcity of Barrington, Rhode Island, his mother Patricia Newcity of Bristol, Connecticut, his sister Jennifer (Newcity) Pryde of Lithia, Florida, his brother Andrew Newcity of New Hartford, Connecticut, as well as extended family throughout Connecticut. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard A. Newcity in 2011. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Joe Palladino was asking me in an email if I knew something about Richard Newcity since I had researched the Newcity family. 

Hi Pierre – we visited with a cousin of mine today and ancestry topics came up, as they always do (he receives a calendar also) – and he mentioned that he once knew a Newcity, Frank A., born, died, buried in Bristol, Conn. – and it seems more than likely that he is part of the family tree somewhere, although I cannot seem to place him.

Does a Richard Newcity ring any bells for you? He was a career Navy man.

I have attached his info from Find A Grave –

Take care – Joe P

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I did not have anything on Richard Newcity but I was curious to find out who were his ancestors. 

See you on January 1st, 2022 

Joseph Lagassé – Epilogue Part 3

You will find this on the original blog…

Joseph Lagassé – Epilogue Part 2

I could never have imagined that I would have written that many posts on Our Ancestors back in September 2009. I have eased up a bit in 2021. In 2016, I did not know Joseph Lagassé had died on January 17, 1947. He was 99 years-old. 

Almost ten years ago this is what I had written on this blog…  

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This story really started 1027 posts ago with the story of Doris who wanted to visit Ste-Anne-des-Plaines in Quebec where her ancestors once had lived.

I acted as a guide. After her two-day visit, she wanted me to translate what I had written in French on my blog Nos ancêtres so her distant relatives she had in Louisiana could read it. Our Ancestors grew from there. I just continued on with stories about my genealogical research in the hope of making contact with distant relatives living  in the United States since my great-grandfather Stanislas Lagacé emigrated in Bristol, Connecticut in 1889.

Stanislas Lagacé with two grandchildren Mary and Harvey

In 2009 or 2010, I knew Joseph Lagassé was my great-grandfather’s brother, but he was just a name on a census page.

Then I found his baptismal act.

20 August, 1848

Where he had lived in 1861…

In 1871…

Who he had married in 1878…

Where he had lived with Edwina in 1900…

with their only child, their son Robert on the next page…

Where the couple had lived in 1940…

In 1942…

Source Ancestry

When they died…

source Find a Grave

Where they rest in peace…

source Find a Grave

I knew little I knew about my second great-uncle Joseph until last Friday when Joe Palladino wrote a comment on the blog, and wanted to upload old pictures. Since Joe couldn’t, I wrote him a personal  message…

Joseph Miller Lagasse?

I believe this is young Joseph Lagassé in 1869 when he reached 21. I think  his wife Edwina Newcity is probably one of these three women, probably she is the one in the back since Edwina was the youngest daughter of Edward Villeneuve and Scholastique Aveline dit St. Jules.

We will probably never know for sure if Edwina Newcity is on that picture because my second theory is that it could be Joseph Lagassé’s sisters Elmire, Agnes and Marie-Anne on that picture.

The search goes on and on…

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Now, I feel 2022 will be a great year for our ancestors starting with this photo of Eva Mocciolo.

Meet the Myers – Arthur Julian Myers Junior, son of Arthur Joseph Myers and Eva Rock

Updated 15 December 2021 with more photos shared by Steve Myers

 

Arthur Julian Myers Junior (courtesy Steve Myers)

 

His father Arthur Joseph Myers

Arthur Julian Myers Junior (courtesy Steve Myers)

Arthur Julian Myers Junior (courtesy Steve Myers)

Photo taken in Arlington Cemetery, November 20th, 1948

Arthur Julian Myers Junior with his son Steve Allan Myers (courtesy Steve Myers)

Probably taken the same day he visited Arlington Cemetery on November 20th, 1948

Arthur Julian Myers Junior with his wife Margaret Ellen Childs and two sons (circa 1946)

Arthur Julian Myers Junior’s wife Margaret Ellen Childs

 

Arthur Julian Myers Junior or maybe his son Steve Allan Myers (courtesy Steve Myers)

Family reunion – September 1970 (Arthur Julian Myers in the yellow shirt)

From L-R): Pasquale Macchiaverna and Bruna Macchiaverna (Steve’s maternal grandparents), Arthur Julian Myers, Steve’s father and mother, and Margaret Ellen Childs Myers. On the back “September 1970”. This is in the dining room in the Macchiaverna house in Danbury, CT. 

Steve Allen Myers’ car (1964 Pontiac Lemans)

 

 

Will the real Alexandre Lagacé please stand up?

I still don’t have proof Alexandre Lagacé, who married Philomène Ferlatte or Frelatte, was the son of Louis Minier dit Lagacé and Marie Fournier.

My interest was once again rekindled by a reader’s comment.

Here’s my best guess: Ferlatte. Philomene’s Father was Raymond and mom Henriette Stuart (Stewart?) BTW – James (aka Jacques) and Nancy (Anastasia) had 3 boys but James died in 1901. William Henry (1896); Maurice James (1898 my grandpa) and William James (1900). Nancy remarried Alexander Bertin – together they owned a “corner” store in Bathurst, NB, One more connection for the win… Philomene was married to Alexander Legace who was the son of Louis Hilarion Lagace.

Kevin

If you’re new to Our Ancestors II, which is the sequel to Our Ancestors, let’s go back to what I wrote about the Ferlatte family.

It’s not over till it’s over…

It’s not over till it’s over… Epilogue

The missing link – Final Jeopardy!

The Ferlatte Family – Final Jeopardy!

Then I got this other comment…

.. as I am sure you have found in your research… with so few (other than the priests) with reading / writing skills and depending on whether the priests were French or English there are annoying variations. I just checked my records: 1. Baptism: Louis Migner dit Lagace. 2. His daughter (Lucille) death cert = Louison 3. his death record = Louison.

Kevin J. Legacy

 

 

 

The Ferlatte Family – Final Jeopardy!

Do you remember how all this quest started with two questions?

Click on the link below if you are lost.

It’s not over till it’s over…

So let’s play Final Jeopardy! for the last time on Our Ancestors II.

Taken from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Trebek)

Trebek was born on July 22, 1940 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada,[5][6][7] the son of George Edward Trebek (born Terebeychuk),[8] a chef who had emigrated from Ukraine as a child, and Lucille Marie Lagacé (April 14, 1921-2016), a Franco-Ontarian.[9] Trebek had roots in Renfrew County, Ontario, where his maternal grandmother was born in Mount St. Patrick near Renfrew.[10] He grew up in a bilingual French-English household.[11] Trebek almost got expelled from the boarding school his parents sent him to. Shortly after he attended military college but dropped out when he was asked to cut his hair.[12] Trebek’s first job at age 13 was as a bellhop at the hotel where his father worked as a chef.[13] Trebek attended Sudbury High School (now Sudbury Secondary School) and then attended the University of Ottawa.[14] Trebek graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in philosophy in 1961.[5][15] While a university student, he was a member of the English Debating Society. At the time, he was interested in a broadcast news career.[16]

The category is…
The Frelatte Family

Think Music…

Philomène’s real surname was Ferlatte or Frelatte. Philomène’s father was Raymond Frelatte, Frélatte, Frélat, Frelat, Ferlatte… and her mother was Henriette Stuart or Stewart.

Sometimes looking for our ancestors is confusing with so name variations. Here the priest wrote Frelatte for Philomène and Frélatte for the father. Philomène’s mother is Henriette Stewart, but Stuart is also seen in other official documents.

Marie Philomène Frelatte was baptised on January 19, 1843 in St-Roch Chuch in Quebec City. That’s an undeniable fact. She would later married Alexandre Lagacé. When they got married? I have not found that yet. I have found three more children: Éléonore, Jean-Baptiste and Marguerite. There has to be more, but I have not found that yet.

Is that all important to find everything about our ancestors? Is it more about remembering those who lived and touched people’s lives?

In Memoriam
Alex Trebek (1940-2020)

Final Jeopardy! was all about remembering my seventh cousin Alex Trebek…

Next time… Will the real Alexandre Lagacé please stand up?