Today marks the one hundred and six year anniversary of the death of my maternal great-grandfather Joseph Alexandre Ulderique L’Oiseau. Ulderique also known as Henry Bird died at the Battle of St Eloi on the night of April 9, 1916. Private Ulderique L’Oiseau21st Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force4th Infantry Brigade2nd Canadian Division “In Flanders fields theContinue reading “Joseph Alexandre Ulderique L’Oiseau”
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Week 13- Sisters
The prompt this week at 52 Ancestors is Sisters, so I’ve decided to share a few of the memories I have of my maternal grandmother’s sister Mary Ann L’Oiseau. Maime Maime was born in Kingston Ontario on October 8, 1897. She was baptised Mary Ann L’Oiseau in St Mary’s Cathedral on October 27th. Maime wasContinue reading “Week 13- Sisters”
Week 12 – Joined Together
The prompt at 52 Ancestors this week is Joined together. I thought of a couple of ways I could approach this, but in the end I decided I would share a few photos and newspaper clippings from various family weddings. Photo of mum’s sister Doreen Jamieson (Dodo) and James Moran on their wedding day. IContinue reading “Week 12 – Joined Together”
Week 11 – Flowers
The prompt at 52 Ancestors this week is Flowers. While searching through old newspapers from Kingston at newspapers.com, I came across this piece which describes the gardening abilities of my 2nd great-grandfather Joseph Jamieson. The piece appeared on page 6 of the Kingston Whig Standard on Saturday July 31, 1897. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97485077/ Joseph owned a duplexContinue reading “Week 11 – Flowers”
Week 10- Worship
The prompt at 52 Ancestors this week is worship. Although religion would have been a huge influence in the lives of my French Canadian ancestors, I find myself at a loss as to what to write. So for this week I will simply be sharing a photo of a place that would have held significanceContinue reading “Week 10- Worship”
Week 9 -Females
The theme of 52 Ancestors this week is females, so today I share a bit about my maternal grandmother Alice L’Oiseau Jamieson. Just Alice When I started researching my maternal grandmother, one of the first things that fascinated me, was her name. As I learned more about her family, I discovered that her siblings andContinue reading “Week 9 -Females”
Week 8 – Courting
When I first read the prompt for week 8 I was at a bit of a loss as to what I would write about, then I remembered the story mum had told me about meeting and dating my dad. Mum and dad met in the autumn of 1939 when mum was 16 years old. DadContinue reading “Week 8 – Courting”
Week 7 – Landing
The prompt for 52 Ancestors this week is Landing. I haven’t been able to do much research this past week, so I thought would share a couple of photographs of Maison Saint-Gabriel, now a Cultural Heritage site. In week one I posted about my 8th great-grandmother Françoise Curè and mentioned Maison Saint-Gabriel as the placeContinue reading “Week 7 – Landing”
Week 6 -Maps
The prompt for 52 Ancestors this week is maps. Maps can be a very useful tool for a family historian. As many of my ancestors settled in the Québec City area, I find the Cadastral map of Québec City Region 1709, very interesting. I know that my 9th great-grandfather Noël Langlois received a land grantContinue reading “Week 6 -Maps”
Week 5 – Branching Out
This week the prompt for 52 ancestors is Branching Out. One of the units I studied as part of my Diploma in Family History through the University of Tasmania was Convict Ancestry. At first, I thought I would just pick one of my husband’s five convict ancestors to research and write about, but then IContinue reading “Week 5 – Branching Out”
Branches of my tree 