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trix abound · Jun 23, 2016 13:25

I think it's about 150 miles...not that far really, but...there is no ocean :)

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MD · Jun 23, 2016 13:07

I wonder what was so special about uncle......... LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would have found it impossible to keep it to myself about Susan. The lady you spoke to could well have been a lowlife in Jack-in-the-Box. I'm sure she has probably ruffled Susan's feathers in some way ...... al...

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trix abound · Jun 23, 2016 12:36

yes...I looked at that link from Rain...thats why I was unaware of them....they are all up north!!

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trix abound · Jun 23, 2016 12:30

LOL, not at all like Susan....I had to bite my lip to stop from telling her about Susan,.,.they live in the same area!!!! She lives on "the hill" that we have read about in the journal!!

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trix abound · Jun 23, 2016 12:26

MD....I also found that marriage didn't put a damper on uncles love life...he had both, his wife and his girlfriend, pregnant at the same time...no wonder mom didn't like him!!!!

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MD · Jun 23, 2016 12:25

Well ..... how could you not read that booklet before bed? It must be so satisfying to read about your Swedish grandparents. I hope they were happy that they moved to the US. How did you get on with the lady in Seattle? She wasn't a Susan type ........ not good on the phone? L...

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trix abound · Jun 23, 2016 12:15

Good morning MD....headache...never woke up till 7:30...I found a booklet online that explained how and why my Swedish grandparents ended up in Vermont from Sweden...they were even mentioned by name...it was only 31 pages so I read it before I went to bed...of course I never saw ...

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MD · Jun 23, 2016 11:20

Good morning Trix ...... child number 7 .......... uncle must have got fed up of moving house!!!! I looked at Rain Shadow's link ...... it looks like quite a few French in New England. I went to BJ's last night. She was enthralled by tales of your family tree. And now you tell m...

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trix abound · Jun 22, 2016 22:27

MD....I have just been told about child #7 :(....I don't think uncle ever wore pants!!!!!

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trix abound · Jun 22, 2016 20:02

thanks Rain...most interesting...actually the numbers are higher than I thought!!!!

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Rain Shadow · Jun 22, 2016 19:30

I think you are right. A fairly small percentage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_French

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trix abound · Jun 22, 2016 19:18

hi Rain Shadow...not that I'm aware of but I do know the French Canadians bless our vacation spots during the summer...Canadian flags are flying every where during the summer :)...I especially noticed it at Hampton Beach!!

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Rain Shadow · Jun 22, 2016 18:55

Excuse my iterruption but that sounds very interesting, Trix. Am I right in thinking that there is still quite a large Francophone population in New England?

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trix abound · Jun 22, 2016 18:23

I just accidently came across my dads family online!!

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trix abound · Jun 22, 2016 18:15

oh no....yesterday I found FamilySearch...it's all free...bless those Mormons!!!!! thats where I found my uncles other 2 daughters birth certificates!!!!

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MD · Jun 22, 2016 17:43

Have you had to pay for the research? If you have ..... I think you've had your money's worth! :D

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trix abound · Jun 22, 2016 17:03

sounds like she ran out if names :)

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MD · Jun 22, 2016 16:29

They probably used the middle name as well as Marie. My ex sister-in-law always used both christian names ..... Janet-Clare.

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trix abound · Jun 22, 2016 15:24

in the good ole US of A... I also noticed that a few families in France and Canada named 3 or 4 of their daughters Marie...so odd being its the same family and all lived...wonder if it was confusing or perhaps they were spoken to using their middle names!!!

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MD · Jun 22, 2016 14:35

I'd have thought there would be laws. Which country was this in?