Following My Ancestors Footprints In The Loire Valley, France
Loire Valley visit during June 2023 to visit ancestral sites and walk in the footsteps of 6 ancestors.
Loire Valley visit during June 2023 to visit ancestral sites and walk in the footsteps of 6 ancestors.
French-Canadian Private Albert Dallaire, 1900-1987, volunteered for service in WW1 at the age of 17. He served in the Canadian Forestry Corps.
French-Canadian Private Edoire (Eddie) Jolicoeur, 1894-1983, was drafted for service in WW1. He served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps.
My family surname changed from Meloche to Jolicoeur. The grandson of Francois Meloche assumed Jolicoeur as his surname to honor his stepfather, a French soldier.
Ship Voyage during 1687 for my ancestor Pierre Jamme dit Carriere who was a soldier in the Marine Troops from France to New France.
Eddie Jolicoeur my paternal grandfather and his French ancestors Francois Meloche and Marie Blanchard
Andrea Timm my paternal grandmother and her ancestors Charles Timm and Marie Chevreau
Albert Dallaire my maternal grandfather and his French ancestors Charles Allaire and Marie Asselin
Florence Beauchamp my maternal grandmother and her French ancestors Jean Beauchamp and Francoise Hurteau
Part 1 Ship Voyages of my Ancestors from France to New France: Jean Cote; Pierre Michaud; Charles Allaire, Jean Beauchamp