"Anything for Joey"
Some of you probably have seen the recent SportsNet documentary “Anything for Joey” which was made in memory of Joey Moss, who had Down...
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Eileen Maloney Condon
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Letter to Gordon.......
This narrative was written by my first cousin Patricia (Salamon) Sinclair on August 18, 2002—the year after Gordon died—and is in the...
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Eileen Maloney Condon
- Nov 8, 2020
- 3 min
Marie Brazeau (c1663-1735)
Most of our ancestors led quite ordinary lives, but sometimes an ancestor appears whose life was not quite as ordinary as others. Marie...
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Eileen Maloney Condon
- Oct 30, 2020
- 5 min
La Grande Recrue de 1653
“The Great Recruitment of 1653” was an ambitious effort by Quebec’s Governor to bring settlers to New France. Villemarie [Montreal] was...
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Eileen Maloney Condon
- Oct 19, 2020
- 2 min
If Today Be Sweet.......
In early 2007, Joanne added a “virtual book club” to her blog site. One of the books she reviewed was “If Today Be Sweet” by Thrity...
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Eileen Maloney Condon
- Oct 9, 2020
- 5 min
Michel Longtin (1785-1873) and the Papineau Rebellion
Michel Longtin dit Jérôme (Jim’s 3 X great-grandfather) was born 14 November 1785 just south of Montreal at Laprairie, eldest son in a...
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econdon247
- Sep 27, 2020
- 4 min
Justice in New France
From the earliest days in New France some form of judicial system existed. The earliest was by Champlain in 1620 when he appointed Louis...
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econdon247
- Sep 27, 2020
- 2 min
Anne Heard (c1681-1750)
Anne (Jim's 6 X great-grandmother) was born about 1681 in Cocheco (now Dover, New Hampshire USA). This was during a tumultuous period in...
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econdon247
- Sep 13, 2020
- 3 min
Remembering Gordon........
Nineteen years ago this week, we lost a very special and much-loved member of our family---my brother Gordon. I've recently been reminded...
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econdon247
- Sep 1, 2020
- 3 min
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865
If you are the daughter, granddaughter or great-granddaughter of a Civil War veteran, you are eligible to become a member of the...
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econdon247
- Aug 22, 2020
- 2 min
The Charlemagne Connection
Marie Catherine Baillon (c1645-1688) - Jim's maternal 8th great-grandmother. Marie-Catherine is a special ancestor because it is through...
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Eileen Maloney Condon
- Aug 10, 2020
- 2 min
George Smihula (1777-1831)
George, my 3X great-grandfather, was born in Pongracovce, a small village near Bijacovce in what is now Spis County, Slovakia. At the...
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Eileen Maloney Condon
- Aug 10, 2020
- 1 min
Well, here goes.......
I am going to give this blogging a try! My plan is to post mini-biographies of some of our ancestors, especially those who experienced...
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