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"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...
Eileen Maloney Condon
Feb 5, 20211 min read
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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...
Eileen Maloney Condon
Nov 16, 20203 min read
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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...
Eileen Maloney Condon
Nov 8, 20203 min read
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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...
Eileen Maloney Condon
Oct 30, 20205 min read
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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...
Eileen Maloney Condon
Oct 19, 20202 min read
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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...
Eileen Maloney Condon
Oct 9, 20205 min read
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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...
econdon247
Sep 27, 20204 min read
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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...
econdon247
Sep 27, 20202 min read
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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...
econdon247
Sep 13, 20203 min read
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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...
econdon247
Sep 1, 20203 min read
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The Charlemagne Connection
Marie Catherine Baillon (c1645-1688) - Jim's maternal 8th great-grandmother. Marie-Catherine is a special ancestor because it is through...
econdon247
Aug 22, 20202 min read
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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...
Eileen Maloney Condon
Aug 10, 20202 min read
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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...
Eileen Maloney Condon
Aug 10, 20201 min read
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