GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: French -Canadian Ancestry with Judy Nimer Muhn & Laura Wilkinson Hedgecock

 The panel- Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, Laura Hedgecock, Shelley Murphy, Mary Kircher Roddy, and I- welcome genealogist Judy Nimmer Muhn to share how she has been helping Laura research her French-Canadian ancestors.

So much to learn when we are learning about a new line, new records, and a new location. Not to mention a new language!

Thank you to Laura for sharing her journey and to Judy for her expertise.

We all learned so much on this episode!

Do you have French-Canadian Ancestors?

We'd love to hear from you!

Links in this episode

Judy Nimer Muhn-Lineage Journeys

https://lineagejourneys.com/

https://www.genealogiequebec.com/en/   is the subscription-based repository by the Drouin Institute of “over 100 million records and images to help trace your Quebec and French Canadian ancestors.”

 https://www.prdh-igd.com/ Programme de recherche en démographie historique -Indexed Database of all Catholic baptisms, marriages and burials between 1621 and 1861.  You pay by records accessed.  You can read more at https://www.genealogiequebec.com/blog/en/2017/10/24/what-is-the-prdh/

 

Explanation of “dit names”:  https://www.genealogiequebec.com/blog/en/2019/06/05/french-canadian-dit-names-and-nicknames/

 

Filles à Marier and Filles du Roi: Québec Genealogical eSociety’s article with links: https://genquebec.com/en/filles-%C3%A0-marier-and-filles-du-roi-research

 WikiTree’s Project Quebecois: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Quebecois.

The Acadian Project (Nova Scotia) - Acadians Project

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Acadians

Joseph (Savoy) Savoie (1845-) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree – Laura’s ancestor and

connects with Judy’s ancestor Simon - Simon Savoie (1739-1809) | WikiTree FREE

Family Tree

GenealogieQuebec - https://www.genealogiequebec.com/en/

FichierOrigine – https://www.fichierorigine.com/fr/

FamilySearch Wiki – French Canadian Resources:

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Quebec_For_Further_Reading

AND FamilySearch Wiki – Online Records:

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Quebec_Online_Genealogy_Records

Filles a marier (Women to marry) - https://www.tfcg.ca/filles-a-marier-en

Filles du Roi (Daughters of the King) – Society for Filles du Roi and Soldiers (Carignan Regiments) - https://fillesduroi.org/

Overview of Immigration of French to North America -

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Canada,_French_Immigration_(New_France)_-_International_Institute#Filles_du_Roi

 

 Contact the Panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

 http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/

Bernice Bennett-BerniceBennett.com

Jenny Hawran-Like Herding Cats Genealogy

https://like-herding-cats.com/

Laura Hedgecock-Treasure Chest of Memories

https://treasurechestofmemories.com/

Mary Kircher Roddy-MKR Genealogy

https://www.mkrgenealogy.com/

https://appliedgen.institute/

Shelley Murphey-Family Tree Girl

https://familytreegirl.com/

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