Francoise Monpetit married Louis Campeau, and the parents of Francoise Monpetit were Pierre Monpetit and Louise Elizabeth Brisebois who married 7 Jan 1783 at Pointe-Claire. Their parents were listed on their marriage lines.
Parents of Pierre Monpetit were Joseph Monpetit and Marie Anne Hunos and they were married 26 Jan 1756 at Ste Anne de Bellevue. Their marriage lines included the names of their parents.
Parents of Louise Elizabeth Brisebois were Antoine Brisebois and Francoise Baune and they were married 7 Jan 1760 at Pointe-Claire. Their marriage lines included the names of their parents.
Parents of Antoine Brisebois were René Brisebois and Angélique Lanthier and they were married 28 May 1725 at Pointe-Claire
Parents of Francoise Baune were Jean Baptiste Baune and Clemence Proux and they were married 20 Nov 1730 at Pointe-Claire. Their parents were included in the marriage lines.
Parents of Jean Baptiste Baune were Jean Bolne and Louise Magdalene Merlot and they were married 9 Feb 1705 at Lachine. Their parents were listed on the marriage lines.
Parents of Louise Magdalene Merlot were André Merlot and Agnes Jeanne Roy and they were married 21 Nov 1678 at Lachine. Parents of Agnes Jeanne Roy were Jean Roy and Francoise Bouet. They were married in France. André was born in France no parents were listed on the marriage lines.
Parents of Jean Bolne were Jean Bolne and Marie Madeleine Bourgery and they were married in France.
Parents of Louise Clemence Prou were Jacques Proulx dit Poitevin and Marie Jeanne Pilon and they were married 1 Feb 1705 at Lachine. Their parents were listed on their marriage lines.
Parents of Jacques Proulx dit Poitevin were Jacques Proulx dit Poitevin and Madeleine Rivet and they were married in France.
Parents of Marie Jeanne Pilon were Antoine Pilon and Marie Anne Brunet and they were married 20 Jan 1689 at Montréal. Their parents were listed on their marriage lines.
Parents of Antoine Pilon were Thomas Pilon and Madeleine Huguet and they were married in France.
Parents of Marie Anne Brunet were Mathieu Brunet and Marie Blanchard and they were married 10 Nov 1667 at Québec. Their parents were listed on their marriage lines.
Parents of Mathieu Brunet were Jacques Brunet and Jacqueline Recheine and they were married in France.
Parents of Marie Blanchard were Jean Blanchard and Martine Lebas and they were married in France.
The Brisebois and Monpetit families will continue in a new blog. The Cousineau family will also carry on into a new blog. This has proven to be an enormous task and very interesting.
I purchased a book on the Companions of Champlain and have discovered that 20 of the people who came with Champlain are in these trees thus far.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Campeau family
Octavie Campeau was born and baptized 7 Oct 1834 at Coteau du Lac, married to Cyprien Chénier 13 Aug 1855 at St Michel, Vaudreuil and burial was from Notre-Dame, Montréal 18 April 1911. Her parents were listed on the marriage registration as Louis Campeau and Marie Angélique Cousineau. Louis and Marie Angélique were married 18 Feb 1822 at St Michel Vaudreuil. Their parents were listed on the marriage registration.
Parents of Louis Campeau were Louis Campeau and Françoise Monpetit and they were married 25 Jan 1803 at St Michel Vaudreuil. Their marriage lines included the names of their parents.
Parents of Marie Angélique Cousineau were Amable Cousineau and Marie Josephte Franch dit Laframboise and they were married 9 Jan 1786 at Notre-Dame in Montréal.
Parents of Louis Campeau were Jean Baptiste Campeau and Archange Amable Marie Campeau and they were married 18 Mar 1765 at Pointe-Claire. Their marriage lines included the names of their parents.
Parents of Francoise Monpetit were Pierre Monpetit and Louise Elisabeth Brisebois. They were married 7 Jan 1783 at Pointe-Claire. Their marriage lines included the names of their parents.
I will continue back with the Campeau/Monpetit lines and then return to the parents of Marie Angélique Cousineau.
Parents of Jean Baptiste Campeau were Joseph Campeau and Elisabeth Beaujean. They were married 12 Nov 1736 at Montréal. Their marriage lines included the names of their parents.
Parents of Joseph Campeau were Francois Campeau and Madeleine Brossard and they were married 28 Jan 1698 at Montréal. Their marriage lines included the names of their parents.
Parents of Francois Campeau were Etienne Campo and Catherine Paulo and they were married 26 Nov 1663 at Montréal. The names of their parents were included in their marriage lines.
Parents of Madeleine Brossard were Urbain Brossard and Urbaine Hodiau. They were married 19 Apr 1669 at Montréal. The names of their parents were included in their marriage lines.
Parents of Etienne Campo were Leonard Campo and Francoise Mauge and they were married in France.
Parents of Catherine Paulo were Pierre Paulo and Renée Cordetelle and they were married in France.
Parents of Urbain Brossard were Mathurin Brossard and Michelle Bidrut and they were married in France.
Parents of Urbaine Hodiau were Sebastian Hodiau and Marie La Mounier and they were married in France.
Returning to Elisabeth Beaujean (wife of Joseph Campeau) and her parents were René Beaujean and Elizabeth Tuillier (or Cuyer). They were married 21 Nov 1699 at Montréal. The names of their parents were included in their marriage lines.
Parents of René Beaujean were Joseph Elie Beaujean and Suzanne Coyon and they were married in France.
Parents of Elizabeth Tuillier (Cuyer) were Jacques Tuillier and Jeanne Bernard and they were married 29 Apr 1669 at Montréal.
Parents of Jacques Tuillier were Jean Tuillier and Gillettes Louier and they were married in France.
Parents of Jeanne Bernard were Hugues Bernard and Pettine Bestournere and they were married in France.
Returning to the Monpetit family, Francoise Monpetit married Louis Campeau, and the parents of Francoise Monpetit were Pierre Monpetit and Louise Elizabeth Brisebois who married 7 Jan 1783 at Pointe-Claire.
This has proven to be a very long set of lines for one blog. I shall carry on with the Monpetit family in a new blog.
I will pick up the other Campeau line (Jean Baptiste Campeau and Archange Amable Marie Campeau were married 18 Mar 1765 at Pointe-Claire). I have already worked back on Jean Baptiste Campeau's line. The parents of Archange Amable Marie Campeau were Francois Campeau and Catherine Viger and they were married 31 Jan 1735 at Montréal. The parents of Francois Campeau were Francois Campeau and Madeleine Brossard (Francois is a brother to Joseph father of Jean Baptiste).
Parents of Catherine Viger were Charles Viger and Francoise Guertin and they were married 29 Jun 1694 at Montréal. Their parents were listed in the marriage lines.
Parents of Charles Viger were Pierre Viger and Catherine Moittier and they were married 19 Sep 1667 at Montréal. Their parents were listed in the marriage lines.
Parents of Francoise Guertin were Louis Guertin and Elizabeth Lecamus and they married 26 Oct 1659 at Montréal. Their parents were listed in the marriage lines.
The parents of Pierre Viger were Nicolas Viger and Robine Fessart and they were married in France.
The parents of Catherine Moittier were Jacques Moitie and Francoise Langevin and they were married in France.
Parents of Louis Guertin were Louis Guertin and Georgette Lebas and they were married in France.
The parents of Elizabeth Lecamus were Lecamus and Jeanne Charles and they were married in France.
Parents of Louis Campeau were Louis Campeau and Françoise Monpetit and they were married 25 Jan 1803 at St Michel Vaudreuil. Their marriage lines included the names of their parents.
Parents of Marie Angélique Cousineau were Amable Cousineau and Marie Josephte Franch dit Laframboise and they were married 9 Jan 1786 at Notre-Dame in Montréal.
Parents of Louis Campeau were Jean Baptiste Campeau and Archange Amable Marie Campeau and they were married 18 Mar 1765 at Pointe-Claire. Their marriage lines included the names of their parents.
Parents of Francoise Monpetit were Pierre Monpetit and Louise Elisabeth Brisebois. They were married 7 Jan 1783 at Pointe-Claire. Their marriage lines included the names of their parents.
I will continue back with the Campeau/Monpetit lines and then return to the parents of Marie Angélique Cousineau.
Parents of Jean Baptiste Campeau were Joseph Campeau and Elisabeth Beaujean. They were married 12 Nov 1736 at Montréal. Their marriage lines included the names of their parents.
Parents of Joseph Campeau were Francois Campeau and Madeleine Brossard and they were married 28 Jan 1698 at Montréal. Their marriage lines included the names of their parents.
Parents of Francois Campeau were Etienne Campo and Catherine Paulo and they were married 26 Nov 1663 at Montréal. The names of their parents were included in their marriage lines.
Parents of Madeleine Brossard were Urbain Brossard and Urbaine Hodiau. They were married 19 Apr 1669 at Montréal. The names of their parents were included in their marriage lines.
Parents of Etienne Campo were Leonard Campo and Francoise Mauge and they were married in France.
Parents of Catherine Paulo were Pierre Paulo and Renée Cordetelle and they were married in France.
Parents of Urbain Brossard were Mathurin Brossard and Michelle Bidrut and they were married in France.
Parents of Urbaine Hodiau were Sebastian Hodiau and Marie La Mounier and they were married in France.
Returning to Elisabeth Beaujean (wife of Joseph Campeau) and her parents were René Beaujean and Elizabeth Tuillier (or Cuyer). They were married 21 Nov 1699 at Montréal. The names of their parents were included in their marriage lines.
Parents of René Beaujean were Joseph Elie Beaujean and Suzanne Coyon and they were married in France.
Parents of Elizabeth Tuillier (Cuyer) were Jacques Tuillier and Jeanne Bernard and they were married 29 Apr 1669 at Montréal.
Parents of Jacques Tuillier were Jean Tuillier and Gillettes Louier and they were married in France.
Parents of Jeanne Bernard were Hugues Bernard and Pettine Bestournere and they were married in France.
Returning to the Monpetit family, Francoise Monpetit married Louis Campeau, and the parents of Francoise Monpetit were Pierre Monpetit and Louise Elizabeth Brisebois who married 7 Jan 1783 at Pointe-Claire.
This has proven to be a very long set of lines for one blog. I shall carry on with the Monpetit family in a new blog.
I will pick up the other Campeau line (Jean Baptiste Campeau and Archange Amable Marie Campeau were married 18 Mar 1765 at Pointe-Claire). I have already worked back on Jean Baptiste Campeau's line. The parents of Archange Amable Marie Campeau were Francois Campeau and Catherine Viger and they were married 31 Jan 1735 at Montréal. The parents of Francois Campeau were Francois Campeau and Madeleine Brossard (Francois is a brother to Joseph father of Jean Baptiste).
Parents of Catherine Viger were Charles Viger and Francoise Guertin and they were married 29 Jun 1694 at Montréal. Their parents were listed in the marriage lines.
Parents of Charles Viger were Pierre Viger and Catherine Moittier and they were married 19 Sep 1667 at Montréal. Their parents were listed in the marriage lines.
Parents of Francoise Guertin were Louis Guertin and Elizabeth Lecamus and they married 26 Oct 1659 at Montréal. Their parents were listed in the marriage lines.
The parents of Pierre Viger were Nicolas Viger and Robine Fessart and they were married in France.
The parents of Catherine Moittier were Jacques Moitie and Francoise Langevin and they were married in France.
Parents of Louis Guertin were Louis Guertin and Georgette Lebas and they were married in France.
The parents of Elizabeth Lecamus were
Monday, March 22, 2010
Chénier Family
Yesterday I worked on the Chénier family. Jean Baptiste Chénier married Anna Racine 15 May 1882 at Montréal. Jean Baptiste was born at Les Cédres 22 Feb 1858 and Anna was born at Ste Scholastique 19 Oct 1858. Their marriage lines showed Jean Baptiste to be the son of Cyprien Chénier and Octavie Campeau. The parents of Anna Racine were Edouard Racine and Elisabeth Douras. The name Douras is hard to read in the register and I am still not positive on the spelling of this surname. However a check for the name in Ireland reveals this to be the spelling and this is an Irish family. Elisabeth and her siblings came to Québec with their father James likely following the death of their mother Mary Attewell in Ireland. Since she married in 1848 they arrived prior to that and possibly during the Irish Famine Emigrations.
Cyprien Chénier married Octavie Campeau 13 Aug 1855 at Vaudreuil. He was born 31 Jul 1831 at Les Cédres and she was born 7 Oct 1834 at Coteau du Lac. Their marriage lines gave the names of their parents.
Parents of Cyprien Chénier were: Joseph Antoine Chénier and Marie Charlotte Levac. I have not yet found their marriage.
Parents of Octavie Campeau were Louis Campeau and Marie Angélique Cousineau and their married 18 Feb 1822 at Vaudreuil.
Fortunately I was able to find the parents of Joseph Antoine Chénier as he was born 10 Jun 1782 at Pointe-Claire and baptized 12 Jun 1782 at St Joachim. His parents were Joseph Marie Chénier and Marie Rose Brabant who married 29 Jul 1776 at Pointe Claire.
Continuing back in the Chénier family, Joseph Marie Chénier was born 15 Aug 1743 at Carillon and his parents were Joseph Julien Chénier and Marie Josephte (Céleste) Pilet. Julien and Marie Josette were married 21 Nov 1740 at Lachine.
Parents of Joseph Julien Chénier were: Jean Baptiste Chénier and Barbe Rapin. They married 7 Apr 1709 at Lachine. Their marriage lines indicated the names of their parents.
Parents of Marie Josephte Pilet were Joseph Pilet and Jeanne Fortier. They married 1 Feb 1699 at Lachine. Their marriage lines indicated the names of their parents.
Parents of Jean Baptiste Chénier were Jean Chénier and Geneviève Feret. They were married 8 Feb 1683 at Pointe aux Trembles. Their marriage lines indicated the names of their parents.
Parents of Barbe Rapin were André Rapin and Clémence Jarry. They were married 25 Nov 1669 at Montréal. Their marriage lines indicated the names of their parents.
The parents of Jean Chénier were Jean Chénier and Jacqueline Sedilot. They were married 23 Oct 1651 at Québec City. Their marriage lines indicated the names of their parents.
The parents of Geneviève Feret were Pierre Feret and Mare Lasnon. They were married 24 Nov 1667 at Québec City. Their parents were listed on the marriage lines.
The parents of André Rapin were Jean Rapin and Marie Bousandeau who married in France.
The parents of Clémence Jarry were Eloy Jarry and Jeanne Merrin who married in Montréal 9 Nov 1654. Clémence was born at Montréal 5 Feb 1656. The names of their parents were listed in the marriage lines.
The parents of Jean Chénier were Jean Chénier and Marguerite Birost and they married in France.
The parents of Jacqueline Sedilot were Louis Sedilot and Marie Grimoult and they married in France.
The parents of Pierre Ferré were Jean Ferré and Marguerite Tanquet who were married in France.
The parents of Marie Lasnon were Gilles Lasnon and Colette Laisné and they were married in France.
The parents of Eloy Jarri were Elois Jarri and Francoise Chevalier. They were married in France.
The parents of Jeanne Mairé were Michaelis Mairé and Catherine Archanster (sp) and they were married in France
I will continue with the Campeau line another day.
Cyprien Chénier married Octavie Campeau 13 Aug 1855 at Vaudreuil. He was born 31 Jul 1831 at Les Cédres and she was born 7 Oct 1834 at Coteau du Lac. Their marriage lines gave the names of their parents.
Parents of Cyprien Chénier were: Joseph Antoine Chénier and Marie Charlotte Levac. I have not yet found their marriage.
Parents of Octavie Campeau were Louis Campeau and Marie Angélique Cousineau and their married 18 Feb 1822 at Vaudreuil.
Fortunately I was able to find the parents of Joseph Antoine Chénier as he was born 10 Jun 1782 at Pointe-Claire and baptized 12 Jun 1782 at St Joachim. His parents were Joseph Marie Chénier and Marie Rose Brabant who married 29 Jul 1776 at Pointe Claire.
Continuing back in the Chénier family, Joseph Marie Chénier was born 15 Aug 1743 at Carillon and his parents were Joseph Julien Chénier and Marie Josephte (Céleste) Pilet. Julien and Marie Josette were married 21 Nov 1740 at Lachine.
Parents of Joseph Julien Chénier were: Jean Baptiste Chénier and Barbe Rapin. They married 7 Apr 1709 at Lachine. Their marriage lines indicated the names of their parents.
Parents of Marie Josephte Pilet were Joseph Pilet and Jeanne Fortier. They married 1 Feb 1699 at Lachine. Their marriage lines indicated the names of their parents.
Parents of Jean Baptiste Chénier were Jean Chénier and Geneviève Feret. They were married 8 Feb 1683 at Pointe aux Trembles. Their marriage lines indicated the names of their parents.
Parents of Barbe Rapin were André Rapin and Clémence Jarry. They were married 25 Nov 1669 at Montréal. Their marriage lines indicated the names of their parents.
The parents of Jean Chénier were Jean Chénier and Jacqueline Sedilot. They were married 23 Oct 1651 at Québec City. Their marriage lines indicated the names of their parents.
The parents of Geneviève Feret were Pierre Feret and Mare Lasnon. They were married 24 Nov 1667 at Québec City. Their parents were listed on the marriage lines.
The parents of André Rapin were Jean Rapin and Marie Bousandeau who married in France.
The parents of Clémence Jarry were Eloy Jarry and Jeanne Merrin who married in Montréal 9 Nov 1654. Clémence was born at Montréal 5 Feb 1656. The names of their parents were listed in the marriage lines.
The parents of Jean Chénier were Jean Chénier and Marguerite Birost and they married in France.
The parents of Jacqueline Sedilot were Louis Sedilot and Marie Grimoult and they married in France.
The parents of Pierre Ferré were Jean Ferré and Marguerite Tanquet who were married in France.
The parents of Marie Lasnon were Gilles Lasnon and Colette Laisné and they were married in France.
The parents of Eloy Jarri were Elois Jarri and Francoise Chevalier. They were married in France.
The parents of Jeanne Mairé were Michaelis Mairé and Catherine Archanster (sp) and they were married in France
I will continue with the Campeau line another day.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Buller family
Every once in a while I search on my Buller family. My grandmother, Ellen Rosina Buller was born 20 May 1886 at Birmingham Warwick the daughter of Edwin Denner Buller (b 8 Apr 1850 Birmingham) and Ellen Taylor (possibly born 9 Oct 1859 at Birmingham). Edwin had a brother Clement Charles Buller born Dec quarter 1856 Aston nr Birmingham. I found a short newspaper clipping from Uganda in 1888 which mentioned Clement Charles Buller (released from bankruptcy). I know that Clement Charles Buller was a Jeweller's clerk on the 1871 census but until now I knew nothing more about him from that date onwards. He literally disappears from the British Census after 1871 so it would appear perhaps that he went to Africa. Is there a clue in that for Edwin Buller? Edwin looked like he was a gunner at Woolwich in the Royal Artillery but Find My Past has now put up the records for the men who were chelsea pensioners after 1885 and the individual at Woolwich is Edwin Baller (mis read as Buller) who was actually born at Westmoreland but enlisted at Birmingham and claimed his birthplace as Aston and birth year as 1850. Why he did that is a mystery but he is still alive on the 1901 census so can not be my great grandfather who died in 1899.
That was good news and bad news. Bad because the Edwin Buller at Woolwich made my life easier although I couldn't find information until now on him :) . The good news is that I can continue looking for information on my great grandfather to try to solve the puzzle of where he was from the 1861 census where he is with his grandmother Sarah (Cheatle) Welch to the 1886 birth of my grandmother and he is on the 1891 census at Birmingham.
My grandmother had told me about this tall gentleman who walked with a cane from a leg injury (and the military aspect suited that but he never claimed to be a Chelsea Pensioner). I have stories that he was a policeman and I shall perhaps pursue that thought now. But I do know his occupation on the 1891 census of drover and journey soap maker. He always seems to have two occupations and my grandmother did say that he worked very hard.
Enough of that for today though I think. I always have this vague tale that he was in Africa so perhaps was there with his brother but returned home to England in the mid 1880s.
I have also been working on some of the French Canadian lines of our son in law. I have made a few good breakthroughs where it appeared like a dead end in terms of searching. One of my most recent finds was the parents of Octavie Lavigne who married Jean Baptiste Lagarde dit St-Jean 8 Nov 1875 at Ste Scholastique, Deux-Montagnes. Her parents were Hyacinthe Lavigne and Josephte Potvin. I could not find a marriage for this couple initially but finally did find that Hyacinthe's surname was Lavigne dit Poudret and Josephte's surname was d'Amour dite Potvin. They married 1 Oct 1838 at St Benoit and their marriage revealed the names of their parents.
Hyacinthe Lavigne dit Poudret parents: Augustin Poudrette dit Lavigne and Josephte Labrosse dite Raymond who married 18 Feb 1811 at St Benoit. Their marriage lines revealed the names of their parents.
Josephte d'Amour dite Potvin parents: Nicolas d'Amour dit Potvin and Rosalie Marie Beauchamp who married 14 Feb 1814 at St Eustache. I have read the names of Nicolas' parents from the marriage registration.
Nicolas d'Amour dite Potvin parents: Pierre d'Amour dit Potvin and Marie Anne Legault dite Deslauriers and they married 22 Oct 1770 at Lachine.
Augustin Poudrette dit Lavigne parents: Joseph Marie Poudret dit Lavigne and Marie Angélique Ranger dite Laviolette who married 17 Jan 1774 at Ste Geneviève.
Josephte Labrosse dite Raymond parents: Joachim Labrosse dit Raymond and Judith Marie Groulx who married 7 Aug 1775 at St Laurent.
I will continue searching back on these lines but it was indeed a good breakthrough for me as this has been a brickwall that I couldn't appear to solve. Interestingly the breakthrough came as a result of looking up the marriage of Jean Baptiste Lagarde dit St-Jean and Octavie Lavigne on the LDS Family Search website. I then went back to Ancestry and pulled the marriages.
That was good news and bad news. Bad because the Edwin Buller at Woolwich made my life easier although I couldn't find information until now on him :) . The good news is that I can continue looking for information on my great grandfather to try to solve the puzzle of where he was from the 1861 census where he is with his grandmother Sarah (Cheatle) Welch to the 1886 birth of my grandmother and he is on the 1891 census at Birmingham.
My grandmother had told me about this tall gentleman who walked with a cane from a leg injury (and the military aspect suited that but he never claimed to be a Chelsea Pensioner). I have stories that he was a policeman and I shall perhaps pursue that thought now. But I do know his occupation on the 1891 census of drover and journey soap maker. He always seems to have two occupations and my grandmother did say that he worked very hard.
Enough of that for today though I think. I always have this vague tale that he was in Africa so perhaps was there with his brother but returned home to England in the mid 1880s.
I have also been working on some of the French Canadian lines of our son in law. I have made a few good breakthroughs where it appeared like a dead end in terms of searching. One of my most recent finds was the parents of Octavie Lavigne who married Jean Baptiste Lagarde dit St-Jean 8 Nov 1875 at Ste Scholastique, Deux-Montagnes. Her parents were Hyacinthe Lavigne and Josephte Potvin. I could not find a marriage for this couple initially but finally did find that Hyacinthe's surname was Lavigne dit Poudret and Josephte's surname was d'Amour dite Potvin. They married 1 Oct 1838 at St Benoit and their marriage revealed the names of their parents.
Hyacinthe Lavigne dit Poudret parents: Augustin Poudrette dit Lavigne and Josephte Labrosse dite Raymond who married 18 Feb 1811 at St Benoit. Their marriage lines revealed the names of their parents.
Josephte d'Amour dite Potvin parents: Nicolas d'Amour dit Potvin and Rosalie Marie Beauchamp who married 14 Feb 1814 at St Eustache. I have read the names of Nicolas' parents from the marriage registration.
Nicolas d'Amour dite Potvin parents: Pierre d'Amour dit Potvin and Marie Anne Legault dite Deslauriers and they married 22 Oct 1770 at Lachine.
Augustin Poudrette dit Lavigne parents: Joseph Marie Poudret dit Lavigne and Marie Angélique Ranger dite Laviolette who married 17 Jan 1774 at Ste Geneviève.
Josephte Labrosse dite Raymond parents: Joachim Labrosse dit Raymond and Judith Marie Groulx who married 7 Aug 1775 at St Laurent.
I will continue searching back on these lines but it was indeed a good breakthrough for me as this has been a brickwall that I couldn't appear to solve. Interestingly the breakthrough came as a result of looking up the marriage of Jean Baptiste Lagarde dit St-Jean and Octavie Lavigne on the LDS Family Search website. I then went back to Ancestry and pulled the marriages.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Dog Sitting Day Eight and finished
Our daughter and son in law arrived back from their honeymoon in the warm sun of the Caribbean and two very excited and happy dogs greeted them. They had really missed them and especially the Sheltie on the last evening. He was very mournful but full of glee twelve hours later when they arrived.
In the morning we were short for time so I elected to let the Sheltie run in the yard - whoosh it was muddy but he cleaned up nicely! The older dog and my husband went for a walk around the block. We were out for the afternoon at the Opera - Carmen. Excellent opera and we quite enjoyed it. Initially we were not sure which of us would arrive first as the plane was due to touch down mid-afternoon. However, we ended up being first and we were greeted by two very enthusiastic dogs who always love it when you come home! The much better surprise awaited them though just a short while later as their "parents" arrived. The older dog was jumping in the air like a young puppy he was so happy and the younger one was ecstatic leaping up into first one and then the other's arms. It took them about fifteen minutes to settle down once again and let us eat dinner. Then back home to see the third furry creature - the bunny. He too had really missed everyone and cuddled into both of his parents contentedly. We helped to move all the dog's things back and then left them all to sort out everything.
We returned home to our now quiet house and finished picking up everything. We had actually done some cleaning in the morning removing the traces of backyard from our back hall and cleaning the steps to the basement where I had washed the sheltie after his mud bath! Lots of hair all over and we have cleaned the upstairs. We will do the main floor and basement next. Our place looks empty now without all of their beds and toys. They were quite good. Probably we wouldn't do eight days again but it was for their honeymoon. We were tired but not exhausted. They occupied our entire day though for the eight days.
Now back to genealogy and other items that I want to work on including knitting the baby blanket (almost half finished) and finishing sewing my night dress. Then onto the finger puppets as I have purchased ten balls of Paton Satin to make them. I have patterns for four different ones and will try to create a few more.
In the morning we were short for time so I elected to let the Sheltie run in the yard - whoosh it was muddy but he cleaned up nicely! The older dog and my husband went for a walk around the block. We were out for the afternoon at the Opera - Carmen. Excellent opera and we quite enjoyed it. Initially we were not sure which of us would arrive first as the plane was due to touch down mid-afternoon. However, we ended up being first and we were greeted by two very enthusiastic dogs who always love it when you come home! The much better surprise awaited them though just a short while later as their "parents" arrived. The older dog was jumping in the air like a young puppy he was so happy and the younger one was ecstatic leaping up into first one and then the other's arms. It took them about fifteen minutes to settle down once again and let us eat dinner. Then back home to see the third furry creature - the bunny. He too had really missed everyone and cuddled into both of his parents contentedly. We helped to move all the dog's things back and then left them all to sort out everything.
We returned home to our now quiet house and finished picking up everything. We had actually done some cleaning in the morning removing the traces of backyard from our back hall and cleaning the steps to the basement where I had washed the sheltie after his mud bath! Lots of hair all over and we have cleaned the upstairs. We will do the main floor and basement next. Our place looks empty now without all of their beds and toys. They were quite good. Probably we wouldn't do eight days again but it was for their honeymoon. We were tired but not exhausted. They occupied our entire day though for the eight days.
Now back to genealogy and other items that I want to work on including knitting the baby blanket (almost half finished) and finishing sewing my night dress. Then onto the finger puppets as I have purchased ten balls of Paton Satin to make them. I have patterns for four different ones and will try to create a few more.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Dog Sitting Days Five, Six and Seven
Wow the time has passed quickly enough. The dogs have been quite good although somewhat depressed as their "parents" are still away returning tomorrow. Fortunately it has been just cold enough at night that the ground is frozen in the morning letting the sheltie run back and forth to his heart's delight in the cool morning (usually 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) and then a foot wash because we have a lot of garden space that is now exposed. Our snow cover is gone amazingly early this year. While almost gone; still enough of a path to move up and back in the yard so as not to trample the grass down too much whilst it is thinking of starting to grow. The sheltie especially loves the hedge at the back and spends a lot of time under it hunting out little twigs and barking at the cars passing by and the few pedestrians unless I am there with my rattle can first.
Our last full day and then one last night's sleep and then their "parents" return to claim them. They are missing them dreadfully as well from afar. It seems strange to go away and be depressed about part of one's family but that is the human and it would appear the canine way!
Nothing accomplished in terms of genealogy other than updating my H11 group (3 new members with the latest deal at FT DNA). Even at that we continue to but a small portion of the entire group (35 members in over 2000). The concentration continues to be Europe.
Opera tomorrow afternoon and our task will be finished as their parents arrive home soon after. At the moment they are somewhat depressed sitting quietly waiting for their "grandfather's" return from his morning walk with a friend. It will be their turn later for a walk around the block. The older dog especially misses him and will be so excited when he returns. At 16 years of age he is fairly chipper and sleeps very well. Mostly they are sleeping seven hours at night and probably four or five in the day.
Back to genealogy in another couple of days. I shall need to clean after the boys go back home. We have done a hit and miss job knowing that they will be tracking in mud every time they are in the back yard.
Our last full day and then one last night's sleep and then their "parents" return to claim them. They are missing them dreadfully as well from afar. It seems strange to go away and be depressed about part of one's family but that is the human and it would appear the canine way!
Nothing accomplished in terms of genealogy other than updating my H11 group (3 new members with the latest deal at FT DNA). Even at that we continue to but a small portion of the entire group (35 members in over 2000). The concentration continues to be Europe.
Opera tomorrow afternoon and our task will be finished as their parents arrive home soon after. At the moment they are somewhat depressed sitting quietly waiting for their "grandfather's" return from his morning walk with a friend. It will be their turn later for a walk around the block. The older dog especially misses him and will be so excited when he returns. At 16 years of age he is fairly chipper and sleeps very well. Mostly they are sleeping seven hours at night and probably four or five in the day.
Back to genealogy in another couple of days. I shall need to clean after the boys go back home. We have done a hit and miss job knowing that they will be tracking in mud every time they are in the back yard.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Dog Sitting Days Three and Four
Missed posting yesterday on our interesting day with the dogs. It is getting unusually warm here and our snow is quickly melting. That means instead of a snow day for the dogs in the back yard, it is a mud day. The larger dog was covered and needed a bath when he came in but fortunately he loves the hair dryer so soon fluffy and clean again.
Another busy days for the two dogs but they are missing their "parents." Last evening a black car like theirs came past the house and they were convinced they were returning and went and barked at the door waiting for them to come in but had to tell them no not yet still a few more days to wait. We are nearing the half way point though.
Last night a very good night's sleep for both of them and they didn't wake up until 7:00 a.m. A good night's sleep for them (eight hours each) and for us! They did not wake up even once in the night.
Today a run in the yard early and then a good long walk before noon. We begin day five early in the evening. Amazing how once the half way point is reached time moves faster although we shall see if that is true in this case.
Another busy days for the two dogs but they are missing their "parents." Last evening a black car like theirs came past the house and they were convinced they were returning and went and barked at the door waiting for them to come in but had to tell them no not yet still a few more days to wait. We are nearing the half way point though.
Last night a very good night's sleep for both of them and they didn't wake up until 7:00 a.m. A good night's sleep for them (eight hours each) and for us! They did not wake up even once in the night.
Today a run in the yard early and then a good long walk before noon. We begin day five early in the evening. Amazing how once the half way point is reached time moves faster although we shall see if that is true in this case.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Dog Sitting Day Two
Today dawned bright and warm and beautiful for an early March day leading to more melting unfortunately. I had thought we would have the snow for the week that we were babysitting the dogs. However, the ground is quite frozen in the morning so that they can run and play out there and get cleaned up with a damp cloth. The afternoon is a different matter and I sponge bathed the larger dog. For the rest of the week we will stick with the mornings.
We also went for a brisk 2k walk around the large block which they both enjoyed. The bigger dog is slowly getting used to the area and is barking less frequently which is good. I have him sit quite a bit whilst the smaller dog does his sniffing and actually he doesn't mind. It gives him a chance to familiarize himself with the area and the people.
Tomorrow we are into Day three of a seven day tour of duty and by Tuesday night we are half way through. The older dog picked up a small rose thorn in his foot which my husband managed to remove. He is 15 nearly 16 years old but still moving very well and can readily manage a 2k walk.
Will I do it again? Well probably not as it will probably not happen again quite this way. The dogs are quite sweet. The younger one is missing our daughter dreadfully and sits on my lap and licks my hands. He is trying to make up for her not being here for him.
We also went for a brisk 2k walk around the large block which they both enjoyed. The bigger dog is slowly getting used to the area and is barking less frequently which is good. I have him sit quite a bit whilst the smaller dog does his sniffing and actually he doesn't mind. It gives him a chance to familiarize himself with the area and the people.
Tomorrow we are into Day three of a seven day tour of duty and by Tuesday night we are half way through. The older dog picked up a small rose thorn in his foot which my husband managed to remove. He is 15 nearly 16 years old but still moving very well and can readily manage a 2k walk.
Will I do it again? Well probably not as it will probably not happen again quite this way. The dogs are quite sweet. The younger one is missing our daughter dreadfully and sits on my lap and licks my hands. He is trying to make up for her not being here for him.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Dog Sitting Day One
Although we have looked after dogs for people before including many years ago for a young couple at Church, we haven't really done it for an extended period for quite a while. Day One of Dog sitting has been fairly successful and we even made it to the Opera at SilverCity. Last night the dogs slept not too badly considering they never slept with us before. They mostly stayed in their beds for the night and didn't wake us up until 7:00 a.m.
We have a long back yard so as soon as they woke up we let them have a run. I managed to keep the larger dog's barks somewhat under control and we just let them run a short time just to get the wind out of their sails. Then another big play around 9:00 a.m. A long walk (2 km) and then we were off to the Opera. Arriving back five hours later we let them out again for a run and they both ran as fast as they could to the back of the yard. They had a great time. I am gradually training the younger one to stay away from the fence. I do not mind his barking so long as it is more of a greeting than a threat but I do not like dogs to lunge at the fence.
Day Two begins now and we will see how well we sleep this second night. We kept waking up to check and make sure the dogs were okay. I have to admit that I am somewhat terrified of grandchildren. It is something that has never really interested me. I suppose it should given all of my genealogy work but I have six siblings and already five great nephews and for sure there will be a lot more. I do not really need to have any grandchildren myself to carry on the line! My husband has six first cousins plus two nieces to carry on his lines!
We have a long back yard so as soon as they woke up we let them have a run. I managed to keep the larger dog's barks somewhat under control and we just let them run a short time just to get the wind out of their sails. Then another big play around 9:00 a.m. A long walk (2 km) and then we were off to the Opera. Arriving back five hours later we let them out again for a run and they both ran as fast as they could to the back of the yard. They had a great time. I am gradually training the younger one to stay away from the fence. I do not mind his barking so long as it is more of a greeting than a threat but I do not like dogs to lunge at the fence.
Day Two begins now and we will see how well we sleep this second night. We kept waking up to check and make sure the dogs were okay. I have to admit that I am somewhat terrified of grandchildren. It is something that has never really interested me. I suppose it should given all of my genealogy work but I have six siblings and already five great nephews and for sure there will be a lot more. I do not really need to have any grandchildren myself to carry on the line! My husband has six first cousins plus two nieces to carry on his lines!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Hampshire Genuki Webpages
I have been managing the Hampshire Genuki Webpages for about five years and the first four went quite well as I worked away at them. However this past year with first my illness, then moving our newly graduated Ph.D. daughter and marrying our youngest daughter took their toll on my activities. Plus I was starting to get in over my head with the html coding. I simply could not get some of my pages to work properly. A new volunteer has taken over the Church database which will take a good deal of the work out of my hands. I shall endeavour to maintain the pages until someone comes forward to take them on. But my mailbox is now almost empty as it was filling up with the exact locations on Churches and other information and I simply could not keep up with everything. Plus I had committed to doing our new son-in-law's family tree for the wedding and that proved to be a very rewarding and interesting task.
As I mentioned earlier I produced an *.pdf file of his family thus far and it is over 400 pages. My own on which I have worked for seven years now is less than 200 pages! My husband's book though is two separate lines for his parents and easily 1000 pages as he has acquired so much information in his years of researching.
I will continue working on proving his paternal grandmother's lines back to the 3x great grandparents and then I want to extract the proofs for his mother's parental lines although already proven by his aunt (I am extracting the relevant documents from ancestry to add to the Legacy file).
A good day for me as I cleared out my mailbox which has been steadily accumulating since last June when I did my last successful updating of the Church database for Hampshire. I still have a number of items for my OPC work to clear away and for my DNA study groups. But the help with Hampshire will make these pages so much more useful for people although I often get comments from people thanking me for what is there already which is great. I can not take the credit though as the pages are automatically generated from the Parish database which I did revise in order that the automatic generation could be done.
I am finding though that copyright rules prevent my adding to the pages as I had originally thought that I would. As they stand now they provide a tremendous amount of information for the researcher in terms of locations, parishes nearby, etc.
Today I shall sew.
As I mentioned earlier I produced an *.pdf file of his family thus far and it is over 400 pages. My own on which I have worked for seven years now is less than 200 pages! My husband's book though is two separate lines for his parents and easily 1000 pages as he has acquired so much information in his years of researching.
I will continue working on proving his paternal grandmother's lines back to the 3x great grandparents and then I want to extract the proofs for his mother's parental lines although already proven by his aunt (I am extracting the relevant documents from ancestry to add to the Legacy file).
A good day for me as I cleared out my mailbox which has been steadily accumulating since last June when I did my last successful updating of the Church database for Hampshire. I still have a number of items for my OPC work to clear away and for my DNA study groups. But the help with Hampshire will make these pages so much more useful for people although I often get comments from people thanking me for what is there already which is great. I can not take the credit though as the pages are automatically generated from the Parish database which I did revise in order that the automatic generation could be done.
I am finding though that copyright rules prevent my adding to the pages as I had originally thought that I would. As they stand now they provide a tremendous amount of information for the researcher in terms of locations, parishes nearby, etc.
Today I shall sew.
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