Category Archives: Daily Journal

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!

I wish you all the best this Easter! This is the earliest Easter anyone now living will experience. Easter, a moveable holiday, is set for the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Vernal Equinox. Continue reading

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W Polskich Restauracjach – In Polish Restaurants

During my trip to Poland in the year 2000, I had the opportunity to sample food in a number of Polish restaurants. Continue reading

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The Birth and Baptism of Théodore LeBlanc – 1719

On 23 Dec 1719, Théodore LeBlanc, son of Pierre LeBlanc and Franí§oise Landry, was born and baptized. Continue reading

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The Birth and Baptism of Augustin LeBlanc – 1724

On 25 Nov 1725, Augustin Leblanc, son of Pierre Leblanc and Franí§oise Landry, was born and baptized. Continue reading

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The Birth and Baptism of Marie Magdeleine LeBlanc – 1723

On 10 Sep 1723, Marie Magdeleine Leblanc, daughter of Pierre Leblanc and Franí§oise Landry, was born and baptized. Continue reading

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The Birth and Baptism of Angélique LeBlanc – 1722

On 27 May 172, Angélique Leblanc, daughter of Pierre Leblanc and Franí§oise Landry, was born and baptized. Continue reading

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The Birth and Baptism of Jean Gamache – 1704

On 07 May 1704, Jean Gamache, son of Louis Gamache and Angelique Minville, was born. He was baptized in the parish of Cap St. Ignace, New France on 08 May 1704. Continue reading

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Mrs. Katzman, Children’s Librarian

J3036 was the number of my first library card at the Albany (New York) Public Library. Continue reading

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The Death and Burial of í‰lisabeth Gamache – 1750

On 01 Feb 1750, í‰lisabeth Gamache, daughter of Nicolas Gamache and í‰lisabeth Ursule Gamache, died. She was buried in the parish of Cap St. Ignace, New France on 02 Feb 1750. Continue reading

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Resolving Conflicting Evidence in the Spelling of Names

Jasia of Creative Gene recently raised the question of how to record given names and surnames in databases and written family histories when the original records themselves provide different variants of those names. Continue reading

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