Hello everyone reading this. I am looking for infomation about Amqui. My grandfather and his family came from there around 1907. I was wondering if anyone would know what it was like in this community around this time or if the is a book about this place. Thanks for your help.
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Edmond Jean s/o Evariste & Elisabeth Gagne dit Bellavance, Amqui
Hello, Your in luck, I am doing a search on my G Grandparents from Amqui, Qc. his name is Edmond Jean, son of Evariste Jean and Elizabeth Gagne dit Bellavance. I have located the Amqui web site and have all ready ordered two books on Amqui 1889-1989, "Amqui Cent Ans a raconter" and" Vie d' Autrefois", you can order copies from Ville d'Amqui: vilamqui@globetrotter.net attention Mr Guy Leclerc. Another book is being written also and may be out by the end of the year. I visited Amqui in June of this year, a very lovely town indeed. Hope this helps, any more ques on Amqui E-mail me OK .
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Hello Barbara, Thanks for the info. I will look into the books. Do you know if any books are in English. I haven't spoke my high school french since high scholl about 30 years ago. I would like to see a map of the town. I only know what my grandmother told us about. My grandfather was from Amqui and he died when I was 9 years old. His name is Joseph Gagne and his parents were Philippe Gagne and Aurora Le Brun Gagne. I am trying to get a feel for this town. Thanks again. Lois
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Hi Lois, I wrote a previous message, went to re-read it and it got lost??? Everything is in French on the Books. Here is a web site to view Amqui, some pictures and lots of French written history. Good Luck! http://www.matapedia.net/amqui/ Have fun, Barbara
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Edmund Jean, Amqui, QC, CAN
My G. grandfathers name was Edmund Jean also from Amqui. I do not know his parents names. Colud this be the same man?
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I am not sure about the name. I know my great grandfather's name was Phiippe Gagne and his father's name was Elie Gagne.
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Re: Edmond Jean s/o Evariste & Elisabeth Gagne dit Bellavance, Amqui
JEAN Edmond, Farmer (Charles-Onésime, Célina Bellavance) GAGNE Rosalie (Joseph, Célina Collin) m Amqui 22 Nov 1892
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Correction: Jean Emond m. Marie-Anna-Victoria Pineault, Amqui, 1888
Ooops, sorry, wrong one before. Here's the correct couple:
JEAN Edmond (Evariste, Elizabeth Gagné/ Bellavance) PINEAULT Marie-Anna-Victoria (Benjamin (dec), Angèle Lavoie) m Amqui 08 May 1888
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Some family info for you.
Children of Philippe Gagné & Aurore LeBrun, ALL born at Amqui:
Charles, born 28 Dec 1885 Stillborn Child, born/died 14 Oct 1888 Louis-Philippe, born 21 May 1890 Marie-Élise, born 27 Aug 1893; died 6 Nov 1893 Moïse, born 19 Mar 1895
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Re: Edmund Jean, Amqui, QC, CAN
Some family info for you.
Children of Edmond Jean & Victoria Pineau, ALL born at Amqui:
Marie-Louise-Nida (Anita?), born 5 Feb 1889 Louis-Evariste-Edmond, born 38 Mar 1890 Marie-Adèle, born 8 Mar 1892; buried 17 Mar 1892 Joseph-Léon, born 31 Jan 1893 Zénon-Ferdinand, born 15 Dec 1894 Joseph-Théodore, born 23 Dec 1896 Joseph-Albert, born 4 Jun 1898 Joseph-Adrien, born 30 Sep 1899 Marie-Angéline, born 22 Jan 1901 Joseph-Jean-Paul, born 1 Nov 1902 Joseph-François-Gérard, born 21 Mar 1904 Marie-Ange (twin), born 4 Sep 1905 Joseph-Nil (twin), born 4 Sep 1905
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